Yeah they layered the voices for the track. The technical description of what they did: "Stewart spent three weeks recording Gouldman, Godley and Creme singing "ahhh" 16 times for each note of the chromatic scale, building up a "choir" of 48 voices for each note of the scale. The main problem facing the band was how to keep the vocal notes going for an infinite length of time, but Creme suggested that they could get around this issue by using tape loops. Stewart created loops of about 12 feet in length by feeding the loop at one end through the tape heads of the stereo recorder in the studio, and at the other end through a capstan roller fixed to the top of a microphone stand, and tensioned the tape. By creating long loops the 'blip' caused by the splice in each tape loop could be drowned out by the rest of the backing track, providing that the splices in each loop did not coincide with each other. Having created twelve tape loops for each of the 12 notes of the chromatic scale, Stewart played each loop through a separate channel of the mixing desk. This effectively turned the mixing desk into a musical instrument complete with all the notes of the chromatic scale, which the four members together then "played", fading up three or four channels at a time to create "chords" for the song's melody. Stewart had put tape across the bottom of each channel so that it was impossible to completely fade down the tracks for each note, resulting in the constant background hiss of vocals heard throughout the song"
@christophersobanski11 ай бұрын
👍🏼
@shannonbayley36842 ай бұрын
Appreciate it 🙏
@dagmar.6954 Жыл бұрын
10cc are a great English rock band from the 70's. This group was super talented as every member was a multi-instrumentalist, singer, writer & producer. "I'm Not In Love" was their biggest hit in 1975 but they had other songs such as "The Things We Do For Love", "Rubber Bullets", "The Dean & I", "The Wall Street Shuffle", "Silly Love", "Life Is A Minestrone", "Art For Art's Sake", "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" etc.
@sfkeepay Жыл бұрын
The word that comes to mind (for me) is “ethereal”. It has a very transportive, otherworldly feel. Evocative, even haunting.
@tlucas9798 Жыл бұрын
Just one of the best songs ever composed
@worldwidebirthdaycelebrations9 ай бұрын
Their voices were roped together, to sound like a choir of over 600 voices! Please go to "The Making Of I'm Not In Love by 10cc" ( on You Tube) where the members of 10cc tell you how they did this. Back then, this song was such a monster, everyone wanted to know how it was done! God Bless!
@margretalbrecht9511 ай бұрын
One of my top 10 life songs. Its really heartworming to see a young man like you enjoying the music of my youth. ❤
@randywhite39476 ай бұрын
What’s your top 10?
@chadblackburn6137 Жыл бұрын
This song is 🔥 🔥..the vibe tho
@americanaforever67252 ай бұрын
The epitome of 70’s soft/yacht rock. Smooth, patient and heartfelt
@sfkeepay Жыл бұрын
>>Another
@andreakear97 Жыл бұрын
Basically trying to convince himself he's not in love when he really is.
@onionhead5780 Жыл бұрын
This song has many recorded layers upon layers upon layers from what I remember. Like an unusually high amount. And the Big boys don’t cry part was an afterthought so they got the secretary receptionist at the studio to do that part of the song.
@reborndaughter445 Жыл бұрын
If you like this otherworldly outer space type sound, check out ELO and a very excellent uplifting band. Thanks for your great review Ace!
@danacasey8543 Жыл бұрын
I really loved the song back in the day. I can now look at it in a different way, seeing young people reacting to it. Thanks for what you do!
@lipby Жыл бұрын
The word you're looking for is "ethereal." "Dreamweaver" by Gary Wright has a similar vibe.
@danjimenez5304 Жыл бұрын
Loved your reactions. I too am taken back with this song. There were so many different levels.❤
@johnmcaleer7099 Жыл бұрын
The big boys don't cry was actually them recording their secretary'cathy' saying that for them
@GinMae11 ай бұрын
Thanks, Ace! This song was a genius composition... so many talented musicians... they do use "effects" - but the LIVE version is just as good as studio!.. so gorgeous! also hear "The Things we do for Love" (a much lighter song... and also a huge hit for them....) appreciate your reactions!
@andydavies181020 күн бұрын
Ethereal sir uk bricklayer!
@ruthlong9702 Жыл бұрын
You need to do a reaction to Queen, "The Show Must Go On". Freddie Mercury has a very powerful voice. You WILL love it!!
@sfkeepay Жыл бұрын
I recommend: “Old and Wise” and “Don’t Let the Moment Pass” (both by the Alan Parson’s Project), “Hold On” (Sarah McLachlan) and “9 to 5” (a VASTLY BETTER Dolly Parton song than what you’ve heard)
@marcodebrabander5751 Жыл бұрын
great song!! (This song inspired ABBA 's My love my Life, good one to react to!)
@andydavies181020 күн бұрын
Thanks ace, uk bricklayer
@beeboppbaby Жыл бұрын
He wrote it as a love song for his wife as a sort of joke.
@MGrayl-ib5fo6 ай бұрын
There's a youtube video on "the making of" - all your questions will be answered!
@danjimenez5304 Жыл бұрын
Please give a listen to Randy Vanwarmer’s JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST.
@dnvlogs43905 ай бұрын
Your reaction is pretty fly man
@user-bg3bt3zb7y25 күн бұрын
Ethereal is the word I believe you are looking for.
@jeffmande467111 ай бұрын
big boys don't cry
@dougwill8850 Жыл бұрын
10cc is the average young males ejaculation amount. This is how they named the band. At least that's what has been said throughout the years. 20x's overdubs to get that sound 😊😊
@fabguyver99796 ай бұрын
MELLOTRON 😉
@worldwidebirthdaycelebrations6 ай бұрын
Guy! Always listen to album version first, it's the blueprint. This version is cut! I always wonder! If people on You Tube don't know what these artists went through to put this music out, who gives them the right to slice up these songs?....that's exactly what they're doing!
@davedeblaey84544 ай бұрын
How they did it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaDblmejodiEpdUsi=7XMm3Hs23Mj6BgAF
@chriswissler672411 ай бұрын
The Song was to his Ex-Wife the one he lost everything to... He just letting her know she lost a'lot when loosing him when she lost him she screwed up he is pouring his heart out... The Stains on the Wall is the fighting her and smashing things over the wall and making stains... Not NEW Love but OLD Love you know how we feel when you lost something we can never have back.. I am Not in Love means he will never have that Love he ONCE had.. BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY,