Isolating the track
Thank you to the folks over at Radio-Canada. They just did a list of their thirty favourite songs from Quebec in the ‘70s, a special time for me. I was “invested” in learning my second language, and music was the best way. I listened to these songs. I bought vinyl copies. I went so far as to do late-night radio programs on campus… not sure who was listening, but I had fun finding the stuff in our library.
So long ago. Before children, before a house, before any real jobs. And now I have the time to wax nostalgic. Oh, right. The list is here: Top 30
Of course, the music never stops, and a lot of artists have come through in the “more than four decades” interval. I wonder how many of the new ones will still get airtime, going forward. I’m not sure that my children have the time to listen, the way we did.
I also happened across a channel on YouTube that profiles the individual talents of rock musicians from the past. What I really want to know is “how did they isolate the solo efforts, like that?” Especially in the case of bass players. It’s not as simple as cranking the tone controls to the left, believe me. Did the channel find how to access individual album instrument tracks? Is that even possible? I might have to write to the channel owner just to satisfy my curiosity. I’ll let you know if that happens, and what I get back as a response. Maybe the answer is obvious (to others) and I’m just due for some education.
