EQ Magazine - February 2008 - (Page 50) GUITAR TRAX BLUE CHEER AND THE TEMPLE OF LOUD them, but don’t be fooled by those sounds. Tube amps have the sound. I s t h e r e a n ove r r i d i n g p ro d u c t i o n c o n c e p t yo u c a r ry t h ro u g h a s yo u t ry t o m a ke a c l a s s i c B l u e C h e e r r e c o r d ? The members of this band have accumulated decades of exposure to other artists, different producers, old and new recording techniques, and musical evolution. All that stuff is put into a basket, shaken up, and the end result is us. No matter what we do, we are representing ourselves. So we try not to over-think what we’re doing. We just go for it. The Blue Cheer approach is very spontaneous. If you spend too much time with a song, you can beat it to death—just like you can beat a performance to death in the studio. My little secret is to take the bad stuff, and crank it up. You’re documenting a space in time, and it’s the imperfections that make you unique. It’s like having sex. Sometimes, you’re good at it, and, other times, you’re not, but even bad sex is good. JON KOZLOWSKI Blue Cheer’s Andrew “Duck” MacDonald (left) and album engineer Chris Kozlowski tracking guitars for What Doesn’t Kill You in the studio control room. 50 EQ FEBRUARY 2008 www.eqmag.com http://www.eqmag.com http://www.eqmag.com http://www.eqmag.com http://www.eqmag.com
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