SPCodex:Social media/Butch Vig
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In 1990 SP was trying to find a producer for the Sub-Pop release of "Tristessa". The band was impressed by the kick drum sound of another Vig-produced record, and this influenced them to pursue recording with him. When they first met in Vig's Smart Studios, Vig said he thought they looked super cool as a band but were "totally a bunch of freaks." Jimmy Chamberlin has historically jokingly referred to Vig as "The Butchster".
In the Gish sessions, Vig was known for pushing SP to perfection. SP had not experienced the pressure of working with a professional producer before. Corgan explained his frustration behind recording "Rhinoceros", where Vig insisted he re-record the "she knows" lyric for hours on end until it met Vig's liking. Vig was still a relatively unknown producer, and enjoyed the longer recording period and larger budget that came with Gish. He later recalled, "[Corgan] wanted to make everything sound amazing … For me that was a godsend … I was over the moon to think I had found a comrade-in-arms who wanted to push me, and who really wanted me to push him."
Siamese Dream saw the push for perfection brought to a new level, with Corgan and Vig working overtime under pressure from Virgin. The pair refused to cut corners if it meant compromising the sound. It was this determination and camaraderie that helped pave the way for the band's mainstream success.
Corgan wrote: "I think [I liked] the fact that [Vig] wasn't pretentious; he was a hard worker and he wasn't intimidated by the scope of what Jimmy and I were trying to do. In fact, he seemed to welcome it. Then, in turn, he asked us to play at a higher level than we even knew we could play at … we tended to feed off of one another's insanity." Vig recently chatted with Corgan on the episode 6 of the Thirty-Three podcast.
Aside from his work with SP, Vig famously produced Nirvana's Nevermind, and is the drummer and co-producer of the band Garbage. In 2012, he ranked #9 in NME's list of the Top 50 Greatest Producers Ever.
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In 1990 SP was trying to find a producer for the Sub-Pop release of "Tristessa". The band was impressed by the kick drum sound of another Vig-produced record, and this influenced them to pursue recording with him. When they first met in Vig's Smart Studios, Vig said he thought they looked super cool as a band but were "totally a bunch of freaks." Jimmy Chamberlin has historically jokingly referred to Vig as "The Butchster".
In the Gish sessions, Vig was known for pushing SP to perfection. SP had not experienced the pressure of working with a professional producer before. Corgan explained his frustration behind recording "Rhinoceros", where Vig insisted he re-record the "she knows" lyric for hours on end until it met Vig's liking. Vig was still a relatively unknown producer, and enjoyed the longer recording period and larger budget that came with Gish. He later recalled, "[Corgan] wanted to make everything sound amazing … For me that was a godsend … I was over the moon to think I had found a comrade-in-arms who wanted to push me, and who really wanted me to push him."
Siamese Dream saw the push for perfection brought to a new level, with Corgan and Vig working overtime under pressure from Virgin. The pair refused to cut corners if it meant compromising the sound. It was this determination and camaraderie that helped pave the way for the band's mainstream success.
Corgan wrote: "I think [I liked] the fact that [Vig] wasn't pretentious; he was a hard worker and he wasn't intimidated by the scope of what Jimmy and I were trying to do. In fact, he seemed to welcome it. Then, in turn, he asked us to play at a higher level than we even knew we could play at … we tended to feed off of one another's insanity." Vig recently chatted with Corgan on the episode 6 of the Thirty-Three podcast.
Aside from his work with SP, Vig famously produced Nirvana's Nevermind, and is the drummer and co-producer of the band Garbage. In 2012, he ranked #9 in NME's list of the Top 50 Greatest Producers Ever.
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