r/TragicallyHip • u/ImpossibleAd7943 • 28d ago

props to Mark Vreeken, recorded & mixed ‘Live’

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Live albums don’t always sound the greatest for some reason. Mark Vreeken did a great mix capturing the Hip on the final tour

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u/DickFiddler70 He said I’m Tragically Hip 28d ago

Is that the Bruce Dickinson from iron maiden?

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u/ImpossibleAd7943 28d ago

Wiki: Bruce Dickinson, an executive at MCA Records, discovered The Tragically Hip during a live showcase in Toronto in late 1988.

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u/DickFiddler70 He said I’m Tragically Hip 28d ago

Did not know that, very cool, thanks for the information

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u/Woodbridge9 28d ago

I dont think its the same guy

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u/traghip11 28d ago

We need a long Mark Vreeken interview. As long as possible.

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u/energytaker 28d ago

Love iron maiden 

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u/Used-Gas-6525 28d ago

Dickinson wanted more cowbell, but Gord put the kibosh on it.

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u/Zemby_7 From the depths of vagueness, am I expected to take this 28d ago

Did an amazing job on Phantom Power. All the other Dolby mixes seem like a glorified stereo mix, with the PP Dolby copy you can actually hear details that you wouldn't pickup on a stereo mix otherwise. Would love an interview on his process with these albums.

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u/lemon67 26d ago

Mark was the Hip's sound engineer forever, so no one really knew how to dial in the Hip's sound like Mark. He is an awesome guy too.

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u/ImpossibleAd7943 26d ago

Props to Mark. There’s a great mix of the live arena sound with some great stereo separation.

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u/PossibleCoach3736 25d ago

Still wish they'd give the correct dates for the tracks though

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u/ImpossibleAd7943 25d ago

In the liner notes the dates are wrong?

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u/PossibleCoach3736 24d ago

Some of the cities. It says Escape is from Kingston but they didn't play it there

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u/ImpossibleAd7943 28d ago

Wiki: Bruce Dickinson, an executive at MCA Records, discovered The Tragically Hip during a live showcase in Toronto in late 1988