Comments on: The Making Of The Sound http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/2005/12/the-making-of-the-sound-by-jim-crockett/ a weblog dedicated to the legendary Wally Heider, his studios, and the people that worked there. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:24:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Leary http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/2005/12/the-making-of-the-sound-by-jim-crockett/comment-page-1/#comment-2641 Michael Leary Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:08:20 +0000 http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/archives/administrator/32/#comment-2641 The tension was unbearable during Deja Vu, nothing me and Russ could do was acceptable. I think we're the only ones to ever tell Stills and Crosby to act like pros. Neil and Graham were the only ones to keep me from beating up both those bozos. The tension was unbearable during Deja Vu, nothing me and Russ could do was acceptable. I think we’re the only ones to ever tell
Stills and Crosby to act like pros. Neil and Graham were the only
ones to keep me from beating up both those bozos.

]]> By: Michael Leary http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/2005/12/the-making-of-the-sound-by-jim-crockett/comment-page-1/#comment-2640 Michael Leary Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:59:42 +0000 http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/archives/administrator/32/#comment-2640 That date goes down in my personal files as the worst I've ever been on; and I did some ego groups after that. That date goes down in my personal files as the worst I’ve ever been on; and I did some ego groups after that.

]]> By: Michael Leary http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/2005/12/the-making-of-the-sound-by-jim-crockett/comment-page-1/#comment-2639 Michael Leary Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:51:08 +0000 http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/archives/administrator/32/#comment-2639 It was not Russ at fault; I screwed it it up by shutting down the machine when Stills went off-key; Russ took the ride with me. It was not Russ at fault; I screwed it it up by shutting down the
machine when Stills went off-key; Russ took the ride with me.

]]> By: admin http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/2005/12/the-making-of-the-sound-by-jim-crockett/comment-page-1/#comment-2638 admin Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:13:27 +0000 http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/archives/administrator/32/#comment-2638 Russ is a very wonderful, talented guy. My sessions with him were always enjoyable. Michael, as far as you and Russ 'getting thrown-off' the sessions, it wasn't like that. You were Russ's guy, but I was specifically chosen for the CSNY sessions by Wally to work with Bill Halverson, and worked with Russ in the 3 or 4 days he did the sessions. Just before Bill flew up. If they had given Russ a bigger chance, they might have continued with Russ, but the band (at least CSN) already had a rapport with Bill Halverson from the first record, and wanted Bill back. Russ is a very wonderful, talented guy. My sessions with him were always enjoyable.

Michael, as far as you and Russ ‘getting thrown-off’ the sessions, it wasn’t like that. You were Russ’s guy, but I was specifically chosen for the CSNY sessions by Wally to work with Bill Halverson, and worked with Russ in the 3 or 4 days he did the sessions. Just before Bill flew up.

If they had given Russ a bigger chance, they might have continued with Russ, but the band (at least CSN) already had a rapport with Bill Halverson from the first record, and wanted Bill back.

]]> By: Michael Leary http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/2005/12/the-making-of-the-sound-by-jim-crockett/comment-page-1/#comment-2636 Michael Leary Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:28:05 +0000 http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/archives/administrator/32/#comment-2636 Russ Gary was the calmest engineer I ever worked with, even though we both got thrown-off the CSNY dates, which, eventually gave Barncard his start. Russ Gary was the calmest engineer I ever worked with, even though we both got thrown-off the CSNY dates, which, eventually
gave Barncard his start.

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