Songs That Changed Music: Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm - with Stephen Lipson

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  • @Producelikeapro
    @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +51

    What songs do you think changed music? Share below

    • @LucasOliveira-pv9ir
      @LucasOliveira-pv9ir 2 года назад +14

      I'm so glad Slave to The Rhythm got picked!
      What about Straight Outta Compton? It's the foundation for a whole genre of rap music

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +5

      @@LucasOliveira-pv9ir marvellous idea!!

    • @hans-anneveldt
      @hans-anneveldt 2 года назад +29

      Yes with owner of a lonely heart

    • @totallykoolyeah
      @totallykoolyeah 2 года назад +7

      While we're at it , Slave To Love b.Brian ferry/Virginia plain b.Roxy music or really any of it.
      Cheers.. great stuff!

    • @lakrids-pibe
      @lakrids-pibe 2 года назад +5

      Terry Jacks: "Seasons in the Sun" . Based on a french song by Jacques Brel. The history is really interesting.

  • @Snhojbar
    @Snhojbar 2 года назад +102

    This song started my 37 year career in music. As a music student we had a field trip to Sarm East studios. They showed us the control room and explained the SSL. Then they pinned ten wide eyed students to the back wall of the control room with a track they'd just finished mixing. It was Slave To The Rhythm. An amazing experience and a total epiphany. I'd never heard anything so good, so loud and with such incredible clarity. I now knew what I wanted to do as a career. When college finished I wore a hole in a brand new pair of shoes taking my resume and knocking on every recording studio door in London. I got a job as a tape op in a small studio in Chiswick that had a Fairlight III. 37 years later I'm still working in music in Los Angeles. Thank you so much for this video! I know this record inside and backwards and this video is a big deal for me. You Rock!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +7

      Wow!!! That’s absolutely amazing! It must have been an incredible experience! Thanks ever so much for sharing

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +6

      It is an incredible song, amazing production and so well mixed! Hugely influential to so many of us!

    • @paulwright8695
      @paulwright8695 9 месяцев назад +1

      So jealous of this story!

    • @Wulfcry
      @Wulfcry 8 месяцев назад +2

      You rock doing what you wanted, awesome.

  • @dwaynecollins535
    @dwaynecollins535 Год назад +72

    ‘Slave To The Rhythm’ is an absolute masterpiece!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  Год назад +8

      Yes! It is! Thanks ever so much!

    • @trevorbayers2175
      @trevorbayers2175 Год назад

      It’s absolute garbage

    • @thornbird6768
      @thornbird6768 Год назад +3

      Fabulous song from a visually stunning Grace .

    • @musicnerd72
      @musicnerd72 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@trevorbayers2175Well obviously your ears were made in China. 🙄

  • @MisterHughes
    @MisterHughes 2 года назад +50

    I still listen to this track (and the album) regularly, without sounding like an old fart, the industry doesn't seem to want this kind of complexity and beautifully layered music anymore. What an incredible group to have crafted this track.

  • @chrisjoyce415
    @chrisjoyce415 2 года назад +59

    Glastonbury 1987 on the Wednesday evening before the festival. I was standing on the hill facing the Pyramid Stage when they sound checked the PA system with Slave to the Rhythm. It was one of the most awesome audio moments of my life. Like listening to the biggest hi-fi on earth. The sound filled the entire valley. Unforgettable.

  • @simonhodgetts6530
    @simonhodgetts6530 2 года назад +328

    In my opinion (for what it’s worth) one of the best produced records of all time. It still sends shivers down my spine when I hear it!

    • @leefchapman
      @leefchapman 2 года назад +18

      100% Not only that but the title of the track nails that feeling

    • @don_ald1
      @don_ald1 2 года назад +3

      The Beatles Helter skelter

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +13

      Agreed 100% Simon! Absolute masterpiece on all levels

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +9

      @@leefchapman absolutely

    • @andreirlmeier
      @andreirlmeier 2 года назад +8

      Without pro tools - from todays view , unbelievable

  • @just_passing_through
    @just_passing_through 2 года назад +93

    This song still sounds fresh in 2022, almost 40 years later.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +6

      Agreed 100%!

    • @RedFoxRoaming
      @RedFoxRoaming 2 года назад

      Jesus is it really that long ago?
      I'm only just starting to appreciate it !

    • @adamblue2980
      @adamblue2980 2 года назад +2

      After her first 3 disco albums, the production on all of Grace's records (the Compass Point recordings with Sly and Robbie in particular) is absolute top tier.

    • @RedFoxRoaming
      @RedFoxRoaming 2 года назад

      @@adamblue2980 I'll have to take a listen. I didn't know she wored with Sly & Robbie.

    • @quantize
      @quantize 2 года назад

      @@adamblue2980 agreed, the Sly and Robbie stuff really set her up for this! its also incredible

  • @ejeckk
    @ejeckk 2 года назад +28

    I am from Washington, D.C. where Go-Go has its roots. The music had a tremendous influence on my playing. Groove and meter are absolutely supreme in this musical style. I remember hearing this song for the first time and was totally knocked off my feet by the production and orchestration. This song remained my personal national anthem for years. It was and has remained one of my top favorite tracks of all time even after almost 40 years. The song in 2022 continues to have a sound just as fresh as it was in 1985.
    Bravo to Grace and all the crew who created this masterpiece!
    I am forever A Slave to the Rhythm.

    • @ryannewsome2981
      @ryannewsome2981 7 месяцев назад +1

      I saw in a documentary where they used Go-Go musicians to get the beat

  • @quantize
    @quantize 2 года назад +18

    Literally a timeless track. Endlessly modern, classical, funky...just incredible.

  • @MrGenedancingmachine
    @MrGenedancingmachine 2 года назад +25

    Madam butterfly by Malcolm McLaren was a year before and Peter Gabriel’s sledgehammer was a year after, I liked that part of the eighties, exotic sounding funky dance music

  • @ezradlionel711
    @ezradlionel711 2 года назад +6

    Wow.. I'm an 80s baby from the Caribbean and this is all news to me. I was actually conceived in Jamaica but born in St.Lucia, so I feel extra embarrassed cuz I tell people I'm Jamaican sometimes.
    Grace Jones is the sh*t

  • @SomeoneCalledRob
    @SomeoneCalledRob 2 года назад +67

    There was a phase of incredibly well-arranged pop music in the mid 80s that managed to retain a lightness of touch without being simplistic and dull - Slave to the Rhythm being the perfect example.

  • @lv2465
    @lv2465 2 года назад +29

    An absolute fu*king masterpiece. This is the tune that inspired IMHO the Triphop, Lounge and Folktronica scene. It's so versatile, this is music in an immortal sense it will never sound dated. It even has that James Bond movie vibe to it. I salute everyone involved with this.

  • @jasonstarr2036
    @jasonstarr2036 2 года назад +28

    One of the best records ever made! I can't get enough of it. It's a shame that it did not get a Grammy.

  • @MusicEssentials
    @MusicEssentials 2 года назад +52

    I just recently found out, that many of my favorite tracks from the 80's - when I was a teenager - were produced/composed by Trevor Horn. Like this track, or Yes' "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" or Art Of Noise's "Moments In Love".

    • @mrkinla
      @mrkinla 2 года назад +2

      Me, too!

    • @iixorb
      @iixorb 2 года назад +1

      Indeed - Trevor’s SARM studio in west London, where Steve Lipson worked, produced a significant amount of the backdrop of the 80’s. You’d be surprised and suitably impressed if you saw the whole ‘catalog’ !

    • @NJbakintheday
      @NJbakintheday 2 года назад

      Same. Serious a-ha moment for me. I only knew Trevor Horn from The Art of Noise (or so I thought). Video Killed The Radio Star, Owner of A Lonely Heart... I never connected the dots until now. Wow.

    • @robertpayneserratore3562
      @robertpayneserratore3562 Год назад

      Plus- FGTH, Art of Noise and Propaganda!!

    • @skierpage
      @skierpage Год назад +2

      Check out his other production peaks: ABC's entire Lexicon of Love album especially "Poison Arrow" and "The Look of Love". Malcolm McLaren's breakthrough "Buffalo Gals", the first track to combine turntable scratching with Fairlight trickery. Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Welcome to the Pleasuredome album, especially the title track. And later on, Seal's tracks.
      Although after hearing this I need to check out the engineers and co-producers on those tracks. If Trevor Horn is god, Stephen Lipson is at least Apollo. Red Bull Music Academy has a long interview in which Trevor Horn talks about them at length, and gives credit to Stephen Lipson, Anne Dudley on string arrangements, and many more. A massive nexus of talent.

  • @fairdose
    @fairdose 2 года назад +69

    Grace Jones is nothing short of an Amazonian Goddess! There has never been anyone with a combination of her style and attitude and probably never will be. Oh yeah, she's also a fantastic singer!

    • @andreborges2881
      @andreborges2881 2 года назад +7

      And strikes a momentous figure every time, with due elegance and iconoclasm. A full package, really

    • @shaunm1030
      @shaunm1030 2 года назад +2

      I'll always remember her as Strange ( Stron-zhae) in that Eddie Murphy film....."Zis is ze essonce of sex!!"😆

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +6

      YES! HUGE fan of Grace Jones!

    • @bentilley5412
      @bentilley5412 2 года назад +8

      @D M my only disagreement is in the tense you use. I would say 'has', rather than 'had'. Grace Jones remains a force of fucking nature. She is magnificent.

    • @UTubeISphere
      @UTubeISphere 2 года назад +2

      Betty (Gray) Davis (1944-2022) arguably her precursor but roughly ten years too early.

  • @leefchapman
    @leefchapman 2 года назад +94

    More Stephen Lipson! Amazing to get his insight into this. What a treasure.
    Still waiting on some Kraftwerk!

    • @matthewotooleis
      @matthewotooleis 2 года назад +6

      Andrew Scheps has a long interview with him on RUclips. Over three hours.

    • @JohnOShaughnessy
      @JohnOShaughnessy 2 года назад

      kraftwerk, ja!

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky 2 года назад

      I love Lipson’s work with Public Image Ltd.

  • @lakrids-pibe
    @lakrids-pibe 2 года назад +10

    Carl Lewis, the olympic athlete, had the same haircut as Grace Jones in 1984.
    He named her as the inspiration for it.

  • @fernandoblanc
    @fernandoblanc 2 года назад +41

    37 years after that top end is everything what is right, the vocals sit in the mix like a kitty in a couch

  • @willemmoller6736
    @willemmoller6736 2 года назад +134

    This track epitomises '80s production to me, and it still sounds huge and fresh. Great video, thanks Warren!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +6

      Agreed! Thanks ever so much!

    • @angelfoodstudio7619
      @angelfoodstudio7619 2 года назад +5

      @@Producelikeapro agreed - this is a masterpiece - I loooooove this record (12" version) - thank you so much for your efforts Warren

    • @vincenteoppolo9025
      @vincenteoppolo9025 2 года назад +1

      agreed....screams 80's

    • @acb6621
      @acb6621 2 года назад

      This and the full version of Welcome To The Pleasuredome. Same team obviously so its not surprising :D

    • @mohebbi71
      @mohebbi71 2 года назад

      It REALLY stood apart from much of the pop of the era, trapped as they were in the Quincy Jones styling so many other acts were built on:)

  • @jonpeckman6431
    @jonpeckman6431 2 года назад +132

    It’s funny, I always loved this album but pre-internet, I just assumed that the drums were programmed and the orchestrations were Synclavier or Fairlight. Thanks, Warren for bringing this gem to light.

    • @leefchapman
      @leefchapman 2 года назад +6

      So true!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +6

      Thanks ever so much Jon!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +5

      @@leefchapman you rock!

    • @chillimont
      @chillimont 2 года назад +4

      Same here Jon!

    • @julianmbrown
      @julianmbrown 2 года назад +4

      Know what you mean. Not sure how you'd programme those drum fills mind. But then again, they're clever chaps with good equipment, who knows what they're capable of?

  • @inphanta
    @inphanta 2 года назад +52

    Oh wow this was a great, great video! As a kid, I found Grace Jones to be pretty scary (especially so in the video for this song), but as an adult, I came to really appreciate her artistry. She’s like the female Bowie in a lot of ways.
    My fiancé and I saw her live back a few years back when she headlined Afropunk in London and she was an absolute BOSS. She did the hula hoops things there too! My fiancé’s claim to fame now is that she was touched by Jones as she passed by the front row and brushed her hands through the crowd!
    Thanks again for the amazing content, man. 👍🏿😊

    • @AHoundOnAHonda
      @AHoundOnAHonda 2 года назад

      A fiancé is the male part of an engaged couple. Perhaps you had a fiancée.

    • @shadowmixx
      @shadowmixx 2 года назад +3

      Hey, I feel you. I use to think she was a bit weirdly scary too. This video and even some of her cover graphics. I appreciated her more as years went by, and then when she was cast in the movie Boomerang, I found her to be really quite appealing.

  • @richardgutteridge2127
    @richardgutteridge2127 2 года назад +8

    I always thought this song was so sophisticated and elegant, a masterpiece that blew me away and gave images of summer in the Mediterranean.
    The composition and arrangement was in my mind perfect and timeless to this day.

  • @jetaddicted
    @jetaddicted 2 года назад +2

    About 15 years ago, I was gifted with attending to Ms Jones while she flew from my place to L.A.
    She was a LOVELY person, offered me to go rollerblading which I turned down out of shyness.
    To this day I keep regretting not having said yes.

  • @richardmcarthur40
    @richardmcarthur40 2 года назад +42

    So generous of Stephen to do the breakdown. So insightful to the process, I love how irreverent he is. Hang on, Lovejoy is on it!!!???

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +5

      Yes! It was fantastic to have him do this with us!

    • @michaelhawkins7389
      @michaelhawkins7389 2 года назад

      @@Producelikeapro I have a question Warren, according to your wiki page you worked with singer James Blunt , was that for a song or a full album and what song or album was it?

  • @jenomeyer4116
    @jenomeyer4116 Год назад +9

    Salute to my big brother in music Juju House for representing our gogo culture and laying the foundation down in one of the most greatest songs ever 🥁

  • @awrogers3013
    @awrogers3013 2 года назад +10

    Agree. One of the most criminally underrated records of my 60 year old life. Absolutely a peak moment of creativity and innovation and one of the most important records of the 80s.
    We can talk all day about thei importance of Trevor Horn but THIS was and remains his greatest musical achievement.
    There never will be another. A unique moment in time never to be repeated.

  • @MrMrh1958
    @MrMrh1958 2 года назад +6

    The best live version of this, is her hoola hooping to it at the Queens jubilee celebration outside Buckingham Palace!👏🏻🇬🇧

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +1

      Yes! I talked about that at the end of the video! Amazing!

  • @DavidMorley
    @DavidMorley 2 года назад +43

    In my opinion, this is those of the greatest songs and productions ever recorded.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +7

      Agreed 100%! Absolute masterpiece

    • @DavidMorley
      @DavidMorley 2 года назад +2

      @@Producelikeapro 👍

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +2

      @@DavidMorley thanks!

    • @wesboundmusic
      @wesboundmusic 2 года назад +1

      Chiming in here. I had the same visceral response as the gentleman presenting this to us: The killer groove was the hardest hitting one I had heard unto, probably is to this day! Absolutely phenomenal piece and fantastic walkthrough and breakdown of its genesis! Thanks so much!

  • @jami7772
    @jami7772 2 года назад +3

    As a 16 year old in '85 I thought this song was so ahead of its time. Avante Garde ! The song, the video and the album cover and of course Grace herself. Amazing work by the engineers to put this together. Always associate this song with going to the South of France as part of a family holiday. Still gives me goose pimples when I listen to this. I also heard a version with Ian McShane introducing Grace Jones before the song kicks in.

  • @jknorratl
    @jknorratl 2 года назад +9

    @5:00 this is classic Go-Go beat. I grew up in DC with that exact backbeat groove. I played with many of the local groups in the late 80s.

  • @superchaserbr
    @superchaserbr 7 месяцев назад +2

    A monumental masterpiece. So complex, so sophisticated, so incredibly good, and still sounds fresh after almost forty years.

  • @musicnerd72
    @musicnerd72 8 месяцев назад +1

    As a 13 year old when this album came out, it blew me away! 38 years later it's still a captivating listen! One of my all time favorites! 👌

  • @deesee6009
    @deesee6009 2 года назад +15

    The music video and visuals by Grace's husband for this was equally a masterpiece

    • @paulsmith3057
      @paulsmith3057 2 года назад +4

      Unforgettable work from JP Goude. Feels like it influenced Philipe Decoufle's triumph with New Order's True Faith vid.

    • @josephirizarry5195
      @josephirizarry5195 2 года назад +2

      Just a bunch of snippets from his tv adverts and they're all brilliant

  • @EdgyNumber1
    @EdgyNumber1 2 года назад +23

    I'm not her biggest fan, I'll admit but I really feel Grace Jones was a piece of art herself.
    This tune was unbelievably awesome but the visuals in the music video were cutting edge.
    ...and THAT CHORUS!

    • @charlibiris
      @charlibiris 2 года назад +2

      Defo ahead of her time

  • @Del-Lebo
    @Del-Lebo 2 года назад +1

    Oy! I was a lad in 1985 working in a record shop when I bought that record!! I'm 55 now and Still listen to that album regularly!!!! Well done! BTW Born in Washington D.C. Yes GoGo!!

  • @hoisin75
    @hoisin75 2 года назад +50

    It’s perfection. I think it’s THE high watermark of production - more so after watching this. And Lovejoy is on it! This channel is just immense, thanks for the love and work you clearly put into it

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +1

      Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much for your support!

  • @Chewbacca6334
    @Chewbacca6334 Год назад +3

    This is my favorite track of all time, because it has it all; a thundering drumtrack, a funky bass-line, a haunting guitar, a complete classic orchestra and of course the unforgettable voice of Grace Jones. I carry this song in my heart wherever I go. Thanks a million!

    • @skierpage
      @skierpage Год назад

      Close. You omitted the PING sound, the thrUMMM upward keyboard whoosh, _multiple_ haunting guitars, a dozen motifs and riffs, the glockenspiel, the portentous Ian Shane narration... Check out remixes like Droopus' Rough Slave Mix and DJ Friction's Rmx.
      I've got no beef with people saying "Poison Arrow" (ABC), "Buffalo Gals" (Malcolm McLaren, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (Yes), or "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" is Trevor Horn's greatest achievement, but "Slave to the Rhythm" is at least their equal. And it's great to see Stephen Lipson getting more credit.
      "What do you get if you combine 2 years of studio time, the best musicians in the world, two insanely-talented producers and £800,000? The most expensive, and IMO the best produced single of all time, and surely - another 80s masterpiece." -- Bruce Forest (Drupus?) on Facebook.

  • @steveantony342
    @steveantony342 2 года назад +4

    RIP J J Belle dude was an amazing guitarist who’s talent is sadly missed 👊🏿

  • @wajobu
    @wajobu 2 года назад +2

    I walked in to Cutler's Records in October 1985, and a friend of mine who worked there had just taken the first copy of that album out of the box and put it on the store turntable. I heard the first two bars and said: "Bob, I'll take that one, please..." Fabulous album from beginning to end.

  • @Megadoculous
    @Megadoculous 2 года назад +6

    I consider this song to be so sonically correct, that I even used Slave To The Rhythm as my reference track, to tune all front of house PA's we were using during the 80's and 90's. An absolute masterpiece. This video and the songs breakdown was fascinating to watch, thank you!

  • @paultorbert6929
    @paultorbert6929 2 года назад +10

    The first time I heard this song, t'was the long-play version...... I was stunned !!!!
    It still has that stun-power today !!!!

  • @kaiulrich6185
    @kaiulrich6185 2 года назад +11

    That song sounds great enough to have been used for dialing in p.a. eq‘s on huge systems for decades. That says quite something.

    • @AlexAlcyone
      @AlexAlcyone 2 года назад

      haha yep we did that too, was our reference disc :)

  • @johndangelo4647
    @johndangelo4647 2 года назад +16

    Boston's More Than a Feeling and Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill are just two serious productions that impacted many musicians and producers. As far as Slave to the Rhythm, that was a fun deep dive thanks to Mr. Lipson recollections, great job!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +9

      Yes, the whole of Hounds Of Love was very influential

  • @scientifico
    @scientifico 2 года назад +4

    I remember when I was young and beautiful, and hearing this in a large club was like being bathed in glory. People were lifted to their best selves as they threw themselves joyfully, luxuriantly, seductively into the rhythm. How many countless people fell in love (or lust) on the dancefloor to this song!Thanks gentlemen in the booth and thank you Ms. Jones! I am forever a slave to the rhythm.

  • @VaPHpk
    @VaPHpk 2 года назад +14

    The first part of orchestral arrangement he played brings to mind the end of ‘left to my own devices’ by Pet Shop Boys

    • @hoisin75
      @hoisin75 2 года назад +1

      Never knew JJ Belle had played on this. Know him from his work on Behaviour

    • @markusandergard6925
      @markusandergard6925 2 года назад +1

      Richard Niles arranged that too.

    • @marcanw
      @marcanw 2 года назад

      Team was nearly the same.

  • @kildogery
    @kildogery 2 года назад +6

    Grace Jones is incredible. Still.
    I've seen her live at least twice in the last 15 years.
    Legendary.
    Goddess is not too strong.

  • @johnbullard5973
    @johnbullard5973 Год назад +1

    A friend saw Grace Jones in concert in the 8o's in LA. Her stage presence was unique - being a model probably helped, as well as those Armani suits she wore.

  • @dejonckheere100
    @dejonckheere100 2 года назад +1

    I was just sixteen,...clubbing in Ghent (Belgium) in this incredible little New Wave club called " The Fash".... Packed with punters dressed in stylish Yamamoto black sporting crazy laquered hairdo's and heavy eyeliner. And then this song came up... and i was floored with how beautifully perfect and theatrical this track worked with this freaky crowd. I will never forget this moment and i still get goosebumps hearing Miss Jones incredible voice on it.

  • @c.1166
    @c.1166 2 года назад +8

    The Thrill Of It All by Roxy Music. I can not imagine anybody from punk to New Romantics existing without this song. It's influence is in Adam Ant and Duran Duran. That intro followed by a roar of sound. By the way, thank you for featuring Slave to the Rhythm. It is a brilliant single and album with an artist I feel never gets enough credit for her talent and artistry. Love this series.

    • @skierpage
      @skierpage Год назад

      Slave to the Rhythm was 1985, years after Adam Ant hit big in 1980 and Duran Duran in 1981.

  • @backspin6698
    @backspin6698 2 года назад +7

    Even if it is from the 80's, it is an timeless production. Lot's of good memories 😀

  • @antoniog2854
    @antoniog2854 2 года назад +40

    One of the greatest recordings ever made. Thank you! More Trevor Horn related please!

    • @leefchapman
      @leefchapman 2 года назад +2

      More Trevor Horn required @producelikeapro

    • @brucemckay6615
      @brucemckay6615 2 года назад +1

      Hell yes!

    • @63Baggies
      @63Baggies 2 года назад +1

      I've always rated this track has being one of the greatest rhythm tracks 've ever heard.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад

      Thanks Antonio!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад

      @@63Baggies agreed 100%!

  • @DJTI99
    @DJTI99 2 года назад +6

    I used to DJ at this tiny martini bar on Saturdays, and I would open up my set with this track every time.
    And speaking about Ju-Ju House playing on that track, I'm originally from DC and I can tell you that go-go is a religion there. E.U., Rare Essence, and Trouble Funk all played at my high school back in the 80s.

    • @j_ocrates23
      @j_ocrates23 2 года назад +2

      My uncle “Lil’ Beats” of Redds & The Boys played on “STTR”. It still rocks to this day. Great interview Thank you to all involved

  • @paulphilippart7395
    @paulphilippart7395 2 года назад +23

    Oh my, always the go to to reference for the latest Hi Fi acquisition,have had some quite subliminal audio moments with this album ,specially in the 80s. Very inspirational to my audio engineering quest.Big benchmark album for Audio.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +2

      Agreed! Absolutely fantastic song and Producton

  • @xxhank
    @xxhank 2 года назад +31

    This really is the best episode yet Warren.....Go-Go beat? You just blew my mind, but there it is clear as day! There really should be MUCH more Go-Go in the world.

    • @BeesWaxMinder
      @BeesWaxMinder 2 года назад +3

      T H I S👍

    • @Mclenchie
      @Mclenchie 2 года назад +4

      Said!

    • @eyeboyd
      @eyeboyd 2 года назад +3

      For GoGo, look for tracks by Washington band Troublefunk from the 1980s. One the best live bands I ever saw! E.g. Drop the Bomb

    • @rayygun
      @rayygun 2 года назад

      @@eyeboyd Still Smokin' , had that on 12" also chekc out a superb track by Kindness - Thats Alright - Done with Trouble Funk as well

    • @marcfitzgerald569
      @marcfitzgerald569 Год назад

      We're about to bring Go-Go full circle ❤

  • @WrvrUgoThrUR
    @WrvrUgoThrUR 2 года назад +5

    I remember being so proud of the musicians from my city’s go-go scene being showcased on such a big international stage. The album itself is one of my Dessert Island Discs. I’d have to have it!!!

  • @kouchpotato1
    @kouchpotato1 2 года назад +2

    DaVinci of audio - sonically beautiful

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +1

      Thanks ever so much for the great comment! I really appreciate it!

  • @edwardmulholland7912
    @edwardmulholland7912 2 года назад +28

    I’ve not heard the album, but have always loved the single - it was perfect for Grace. Enjoyed this, thank you.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +3

      Yes, amazing song!

    • @JohnOShaughnessy
      @JohnOShaughnessy 2 года назад +4

      wow, you just gotta hear that album!

    • @IfUfindthisURlost
      @IfUfindthisURlost 2 года назад

      @@JohnOShaughnessy Loved the single, but I remember hearing the album when it came out and thought I'd been utterly conned, same track remixed several times. I haven't heard it since, so I will dig it out of my collection and try listening with an open mind and a more mature set of ears.

  • @johnw5734
    @johnw5734 2 года назад +3

    Every time MTV played a Grace Jones tune the kids and I would nose up to the TV. The right stuff at the right time in the right place. It was great.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 года назад +1

      Thanks ever so much for sharing! I really appreciate it

  • @mrd5024
    @mrd5024 2 года назад +2

    My dad worked at a very posh stereo store and this was always his goto record to show off a system to someone.
    He said it was the most perfect track of music ever made.

  • @elspurso
    @elspurso 8 месяцев назад +2

    Fascinating....love this song takes me back to the 80s...

  • @madmaxit2
    @madmaxit2 2 года назад +18

    Grace Jones also did that little stint on one of my favorite albums "Arcadia- So the Red Rose". Man I LOVE that album! David Gilmoure's guitar playing, Mr Le' bon...Love it!.

    • @julianmbrown
      @julianmbrown 2 года назад +2

      Election Day & The Flame. Same year as Slave to the Rhythm too!

    • @marcanw
      @marcanw 2 года назад

      @@julianmbrown Yep that was a nice one.

    • @HadrianRex
      @HadrianRex 2 года назад +3

      Imo, So Red the Rose is the greatest "Duran Duran" album. It's one of those 80s albums that has always remained in play for me since its release.

    • @julianmbrown
      @julianmbrown 2 года назад +2

      @@HadrianRex Keep Me In The Dark is an oft over-looked gem I find. Love the keys & guitars on that track. Carlos Alomar plays on that I think.

    • @MisAnnThorpe
      @MisAnnThorpe 2 года назад +3

      @@HadrianRex I'd say it's the best "Duran Duran" album bar the self titled debut. That was a really promising start to their career but it was all downhill from there. "Girls on film", "Careless memories", "To the shore", "Night boat" and especially "Tel Aviv" are all really great tracks and there's nothing on that album that is as cringeworthy as what was to come later. "Wild boys"? Really! "Lady Ice" was the stand out track from "So red the rose", for me.

  • @danielphillips2852
    @danielphillips2852 2 года назад +8

    I'd no idea it was Ian McShane (and I'm a fan of both the song and him). Thank you Mr H for this and the recent Steve Lipson interview. Very interesting stuff.

  • @dartheejit6797
    @dartheejit6797 2 года назад +1

    Song production, the video + Grace, what a fantastic combination. One of the standout tracks of the 1980s. Agree, it hasn't aged at all.

  • @samsam-ko3fp
    @samsam-ko3fp 4 месяца назад

    I’ve argued with people over the greatness of this song.
    Some people hate it and others love it.

  • @xhy20x
    @xhy20x 2 года назад +14

    Simply a masterpiece. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, were influenced by this song on the New Edition 'Heartbreak' album.

  • @alanmatthew5713
    @alanmatthew5713 2 года назад +6

    Grace and Bowie would've been great in a movie together.

  • @msaintpc
    @msaintpc 2 года назад

    Everyone in this video are certified geniuses. This era was a great time to be educated and still in your twenties.

  • @DjLeoZero
    @DjLeoZero 2 года назад +3

    What an incredible thing to hear Stephen's breakdown...... wow!

  • @peachmelba1000
    @peachmelba1000 2 года назад +9

    Trevor Horne was a big part of the first Seal album. Any track from that one is worth digging into.

  • @themotownboy1
    @themotownboy1 2 года назад +8

    Yes!! I love his song and the concept album built around it. I loved this immediately when it first came out! This was a great example of the versatility of digital recording. Thank you, Warren!!

  • @Crewelperleology
    @Crewelperleology 2 года назад +1

    I'm late to the party, but I can say this. What a gift it was having Stephen Lipson break it all down, and give us insight into the song and production of Slave to the Rhythm. The song is simply classic. Alright, I dare anyone to tell me that it isn't one S-E-X-Y masterpiece!

  • @PresidentGas
    @PresidentGas Год назад +1

    It wasn't the best song in the world - but it was, and still, sounds like the best song in the world. This is still my go to track for auditioning audio equipment, the whole album is just so sonically gorgeous.

  • @ianpreece6391
    @ianpreece6391 2 года назад +12

    I've wondered for years how those amazing "ahhhh" sounds were made. I assumed it was a Fairlight/ Synclavier layered pad etc. So it was Tessa Niles' backing vocals multitracked. Such an interesting video thanks!

  • @e-conrecords4665
    @e-conrecords4665 2 года назад +6

    Everything Horn touched turned to gold back then. He is responsible for some of the most lavish production I’ve ever heard… but not to the point of being self indulgent. It’s all honey for the ears. I especially love his work with Propaganda… along with everything he’s ever done with Anne Dudley.

    • @RaymondinJapan
      @RaymondinJapan 2 года назад

      Stephen Lipson produced Propaganda’s ‘A Secret Wish’ album on ZTT not Trevor Horn.
      Horn was too busy working with Frankie Goes To Hollywood at the time.

    • @e-conrecords4665
      @e-conrecords4665 2 года назад

      @@RaymondinJapan It was produced by Lipson under the supervision of Horn.

    • @RaymondinJapan
      @RaymondinJapan 2 года назад

      @@e-conrecords4665 So, just as I said, not produced by Trevor Horn.

  • @mts9512
    @mts9512 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow, the separated drum/percussion tracks sound brilliant, especially at 6.24

  • @nicholasmartin297
    @nicholasmartin297 2 года назад +1

    For me this track marked an important, if unpleasant, time in my life. I always felt this track was special in some way. I was 23 in 1985. I will be 60 this year. I had no appreciation of how much talent and technical expertise had gone into the production. I still get a thrill when I listen to it. For me it doesn’t sound dated but fresh and perfect.
    Much as I admire Grace Jones I still find her a bit scary, but what a talented artist!!!

  • @craigborland4383
    @craigborland4383 2 года назад +5

    My exact sentiments when I fIrst heard this track back in 1985.
    So polished , but atmospherically on point

  • @Simbosan
    @Simbosan 2 года назад +4

    Grace Jones always had the talent to find other talent. Her latest album Hurricane is my go to album for testing hifi systems

    • @MisAnnThorpe
      @MisAnnThorpe 2 года назад +1

      I'm guessing that you don't have it on vinyl. That goes for a lot of money.

  • @KiaTheDMVBison
    @KiaTheDMVBison 6 месяцев назад

    I grew up in DC listening to Go-Go music. This song was LIFE CHANGING for me and the entire DMV area!!!

  • @benjamindenton
    @benjamindenton 2 года назад +1

    The low-end on this is perfect for fine-tuning a sub-woofer.

  • @darenfairhurst7895
    @darenfairhurst7895 2 года назад +18

    Love this series - keep up the great work. Suggestion for a song that changed music "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five

  • @christiangillmann9466
    @christiangillmann9466 2 года назад +7

    Yeah, my favourite "producer" song, especially the extended version! The one to test hifi systems. Thanks for the great infos!

    • @marcanw
      @marcanw 2 года назад +1

      Indeed Blood Mix was interesting for the first instrumental part which let your hear the production magic.

  • @edalder2000
    @edalder2000 8 месяцев назад

    I grew up near DC where Go-Go originated and is the sound of DC. Hearing that looped rhythm is pure Go-Go. 2/4 beat, multiple drummers playing different rhythms and those drummers are LOCKED IN tight. They are the pocket!

  • @mhoppy6639
    @mhoppy6639 2 года назад +2

    And for US viewers Ian mcshane was also heavily involved in American Gods on prime.
    And who could forget the Citroen CX advert featuring grace and this track. Superb.

    • @davidwylde8426
      @davidwylde8426 2 года назад

      His ‘American Gods’ profile would probably be trumped by his central role in the ‘John Wick’ movie series I would imagine.

    • @mhoppy6639
      @mhoppy6639 2 года назад +1

      @@davidwylde8426 indeed. Forgot about that role. He’s pretty good in everything really

  • @TheFeralBachelor
    @TheFeralBachelor 2 года назад +3

    For me this song is one of my all time favorites of any genre out there. The lyrics, vocals, and production stand shoulder to shoulder with songs like Donna Summer's I Feel Love. What sets this above the rest is Grace's vocals, and the lyrics speak of the Club Life like no other because as she says it in the tile and lyrics, we're all slaves to the rhythm.

  • @JohnLloydDavis
    @JohnLloydDavis 2 года назад +9

    Great choice, an amazing album too. I read that Trevor Horn really enjoyed working with Grace Jones. I also really liked her cover version of 'Walking in the rain' by Flash and the Pan.

    • @paulsmith3057
      @paulsmith3057 2 года назад +4

      Vanda and Young sure have an interesting legacy. Pull Up to The Bumper was another banger from Nightclubbing.

    • @jazzguitarmichael9753
      @jazzguitarmichael9753 2 года назад +1

      @@paulsmith3057 They sure do. Angus Young's big brother

    • @darganx
      @darganx 2 года назад

      The Easybeats!

  • @philliphamrick9883
    @philliphamrick9883 2 года назад

    I love the sound of this tune. So glad you did this!

  • @fdschuler7863
    @fdschuler7863 2 года назад +2

    Couldn't agree more. It's still my main reference track.

  • @mark902
    @mark902 2 года назад +3

    I love "don't cry, it's only the rhythm". It's a great stereo effect demo.

  • @kisslena
    @kisslena 2 года назад +4

    This legendary groove is so hot! It still holds up today. When you think of the epitome of a R&B arrangement British-style this is it.
    The Horns!🔥The musicians are so tight and bring depth to the groove.
    The other sound elements make it a very unique piece.
    Grace Jones’s phrasing range is crazy fun and flirty! STTR is still in my personal top 20 songs of all time.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💛🎶👏🏽

  • @musiccreation1198
    @musiccreation1198 2 года назад +1

    Stephen says: "I like that noise" ... awesome

  • @EckhardRotte
    @EckhardRotte 2 года назад +1

    1985, I was sitting inside a car of a friend which had one of the first really good sound systems on board and this song totally blew me away. It was the huge, huge sound, the waves, the "blingblings" and "tzztzzztzzzz" so spherical and roomy which impressed me like nothing before. A few days later I was humming, singing and describing the track to a guy in a local record store, which obviously worked - I got the 45 maxi version which I own until today.
    Such a great, great track, still makes me goose bumps after 37 years!

  • @beckyhaycox
    @beckyhaycox 2 года назад +3

    This was so good. I am not nor ever have been a musician or producer but I can appreciate the incredible level of work. Great interview, comments and breakdown of one of the best songs ever.

  • @URKillingme100
    @URKillingme100 2 года назад +5

    I was obsessed with this album when it came out. Freaking brilliant start to finish. I also love what Trevor Horn did with Propaganda and Seal.

    • @AardvarkTaxi
      @AardvarkTaxi 2 года назад

      With Propaganda, Trevor Horn was too busy with FGTH at that time, and so production duties for A Secret Wish was passed to the very same Steve Lipson in this video.

  • @deantiquisetnovis
    @deantiquisetnovis 2 года назад

    Great, great documentary!!! Thanks for making it

  • @kosirbostjan
    @kosirbostjan 2 года назад +1

    Wow, amazing! Thanks guys for doing this video!

  • @donqphotography
    @donqphotography 2 года назад +3

    -> I remember hearing the cassette tape on a Sony Walkman. I recall the amazing panning efx they used and was blown away.

  • @dabeage
    @dabeage 2 года назад +4

    The WHOLE concept album (original version,) is fan-TAS-tique, still a favorite of mine.

  • @jedigrandvelle8844
    @jedigrandvelle8844 8 месяцев назад

    It's so weird. When I first heard this song back when it was released, I found it weird, but extremely extraordinary. And to this at 53, I still find it to be one of the most amazing songs ever created.👍