Jan 14, 2021
We’re kicking off 2021 with the legendary producer, guitarist
and singer/songwriter Daniel Lanois, talking about
one of the greatest debut albums of all time, The Jimi
Hendrix Experience’s 1967 barnstormer ‘Are You
Experienced?’
We delve into Daniel’s discovery of the record while he was a
teenage record producer in Canada, how the album opened up his
imagination, the idiosyncrasies and nuances of Hendrix’s guitar
playing technique and how it’s influenced Lanois’ own approach to
the instrument, Mitch Mitchell’s jazz influenced
drumming and some of the studio innovations that made the album
special. Daniel also talks about reimagining ‘May This Be Love’
with Emmylou Harris when they recorded it for her
classic album ‘Wrecking Ball’.
Plus I pick Daniel’s brain about the making of my favorite
Willie Nelson album ‘Teatro’, which he produced
and was the subject of a previous episode of this show.