Making Records with Eric Valentine - T-Ride "Zombies From Hell"

[@partyatsteves6702]

What a gift Mr. Valentine has given to us fans sharing this video. This song has been one of my favorites for years. One aspect I have always appreciated is the variance in the bass drum pattern that happens every fourth bar in the original composition. It wasn't mentioned in this video, but adds another nuance for the listener to appreciate.

[@johnnyceravolo]

This was incredible. When this band came out, I was listening exclusively to T Ride, King's X, and Jellyfish. It defined me in so many ways. To this day, these three bands are so key in my musical expression. I am so grateful for the experience of seeing how the record was made. I have thought for years about this record and tried to imagine how it was made. To this day, Heroes and Villains is in my opinion one of the most brilliant songs ever written and recorded. It's at a par with Prince's brilliance. Thank you so much for this. It is such an incredible gift. Thank you a million times over.

[@coltermac]

Yesss Jellyfish and King's X.

[@donotfret]

Heroes and villains is next level

[@michaelfinley4440]

Hey Eric, Thanks for recognizing my brother Jimi (Finley) with the kind words. I enjoyed watching this whole thing.

[@mrwev]

It was my pleasure to try and recognize Jimi while talking through this stuff. His musicality and passion for life shinned so bright for the time we had him :) I hope you're well!!

[@brauebrands]

This is a christmas highlight! The one we all waited for. The production of one of the most outstanding rock records ever made. Yes! Thanks Eric and T-Ride!

[@kristianniemann8716]

My absolute favorite record in the whole history of music. This is beyond awesome. Thank you so much Eric!

[@JonMulveyGuitar]

No Way!! The T Ride episode!?!?! Excellent !! Thanks Eric!

[@bartgrantham]

Amazing. I can't tell you how much it means to me to be able to hear you spend almost 3 hours (!) deconstructing this track. That T-Ride album is in my top two favorite albums ever and I must've listened to it at least a hundred times by now. I was the soundtrack to my life for a year or two. But it's so dense and detailed I *still* hear new things in it. This really was special, thank you very, very much for all the effort it took to put it together. 5 stars, would gladly tune in for 3 hours each for the other 10 tracks. :). I really appreciated hearing your personal and professional perspective on this track and how it compared to your vision at the time vs. what you can achieve today. That's a really cool thing to hear about in context with the more technical details. I'd like to echo other posters and say that a remastered T-Ride album would be highly prized, if you can find the bandwidth and to do it. Frankly, for us fans, any more T-Ride stuff is a special gift, indeed. Thank you again for this, you've made my month! PS - I have always loved the production on that first Power Station album, I'm surprised I never made the connection but it's totally clear now that I listen for it. Is the Scritti Politti sample from "Perfect Way"? And did you ever sample from Sly Fox's "Let's Go All The Way"? The drum sounds on that track sound like they could've been chopped up and used in T-Ride.

[@stagesnake4146]

T-Ride, What a phenomenally underrated band. I stumbled on Zombies from Hell going through singles at a local radio station back in the early 90's when I was 16 years old. I fell in love immediately. I still listen to the album from time to time. Such a tremendous amount of raw talent. You guys should have been huge. But at least to a young aspiring musician like me, you WERE huge. Thanks for this.

[@kamikazekrush3758]

One of the most unique bands ever, my God I wish Dan would release the 2nd album, no reason to take those songs to the grave

[@CorinneLucy]

This is utterly great. My dad had T-Ride's first album on a cassette and I used to constantly steal it and play it in my little ghetto blaster when I was a kid, I was absolutely raised on this record and it's just been one of my favourites my whole life. I was playing that syncopated section to my partner only the other day exclaiming about what an amazing and complex part it is rhythmically - fascinating to know how it came about. Thanks for going through all this in such depth.

[@davidkey6623]

This is my favorite tv show. I start on Sunday and watch it on every drive. The best tv

[@noiseinthebasement8139]

Thank you, Eric! It's incredible the amount of effort you went to, to bring us this episode, and also the depth of the recording and production knowledge that you acquired by age 20 (without the Internet!). You continue to amaze. I'm sure we all appreciate your willingness to share this with us.

[@JulesFox]

Noise in the Basement spot on

[@krommetal]

This was one of the coolest things I’ve ever watched! This album takes me back to high school, when I was just starting to take guitar lessons. It’s always been something that I turn on to people every chance I get.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

I've waited almost 20 years to learn all this. T-Ride is one of my all-time favorite albums ever. I've been listening to it at least once a week if not more since it came out. I used to listen to it in the car on the way to school and it's a huge reason why I got into playing guitar. THANK YOU FOR T-RIDE AND FOR THIS VIDEO!

[@froloffanton]

Damn! This is the episode I've been hoping for! I'm both eternally grateful for the insane music you and Dan (ans also Geoff, Steve, Dave and whoever didn't get a mention) created, and also as grateful for you taking the time carefully digitizing and preserving your legacy. There's just endless amounts of technical trickery I've already learned just by listening to the record a zillion times, and this video will be in heavy rotation for quite a while. And now for the age-old question, but someone has to pose it and such burden fell on me today: any chance of the unreleased 2nd album tracks ever getting an official(-ish) release?

[@mrwev]

I think that is very unlikely. Dan controls all things T-Ride. He would have to want to do it and I would have to have the time/desire to do it. I have no idea how Dan is feeling about all of this at this point but I know I definitely dont have the time to do it for the foreseeable future. I wish I had something more promising to tell you but I think that is the most realistic assessment :)

[@bpreece1]

@@mrwev I really loved the first album, and its ashame to have that material for the 2nd and not get it out.

[@jimwiesen2278]

@@bpreece1 I, too, wish we could get that second release. The "unreleased" versions are all awesome and just leave me wanting more (even all these years later). Thank you, Eric for taking the time to put this together.

[@wrongfuture]

I never realized those were swelling guitars in the break, always thought it was a synth. Really like that creative guitar stuff, probably your best video to date.

[@jaybender3025]

Wow! I'm so glad I stumbled across this while looking for any sort of archived unreleased T-Ride music. This was probably the best 3hrs I've spent on KZbin ever Eric. Thank you for putting this together. Loved how you broke things down instrument by instrument and shared your sneaky insight into how everything worked with each other in the mix. My mind is spinning around your explanation of how you tracked 36 tracks of vocals but still staying within a 3-part harmony. Please bring more of this when you have time for the die-hard fans and convince (drag) Dan in here and Geoff to help. I'd love to hear more analysis and breakdown of the recording process as well as anything that was unreleased. Thanks many times over for a creation I've been listening to for 30 years now.

[@mrufino1]

Thank you so much for this video! One of my favorite albums of all time and what you did with what you had back then is unreal. The modulation towards the end of this song was always my favorite moment on the album as well. From your first gearslutz post “spilling the beans” on the real story of the making of the album to this, I’ve been following it and I hope that someday you get to rework it and put it out again.

[@JulesFox]

Mark Rufino yes, the Gearslutz post together with this really conveys the full ambition and technical limitations and ingenuity employed to make this come to life in the album we know and love

[@bjornobenny]

Thanks Eric for taking us through this incredible production. Soo ahead of the time.

[@EDEN-LIMINAL]

This is an amazing exposure of one of the most innovative productions and band concept of all times. The melodies, chord progressions which seldom get repeated, syncopated rhythms, performances and top notch production are groovy and pleasing to listen to. I will apply and explore many of these ideas, they will not be forgotten and I will happily share them in the future. This band is like a cross between Van Halen, Oingo Boingo and Pantera. Thanks, Mr. Valentine!

[@garybruce4704]

Fantastic record Eric. A major part of the soundtrack of my high school days. Thank you for making a magnificent hard rock record. Hard rock you could dance too. Amazing

[@caseyhooper4779]

This is one of the best things I’ve seen. Great stuff Eric!

[@ritualee10]

"It should never sound like just a person playing guitar," huh, Eric? Well, a big F-you for all the time I spent trying to figure out how to play this stuff with just guitar and amp. I'd heard a rumor there were drum sticks involved so I started whacking my Les Paul with those and yet never sounded a bit like the record. This run-through you've done is gold for me. You guys absolutely were WAY ahead of your time and that remains one of my favorite albums ever.

[@JayLamm]

I've been searching for this for the longest time. I've always wondered how T-Ride got those massive harmony vocals, how that guitar sound was achieved, and those huge drums. Thirty-six tracks of backing vocals! I've been working on an album for a while and recently triple-tracked the leads, and then doubled all the 4-part harmony vocals. Now I have to go back and lay more down I guess. Thanks for this video. T-Ride was an enormous influence on me and I still jam to this album to this day.

[@joelalexander4513]

This is tremendous, Eric! So blown away by this presentation. And I'm sure it's been asked a lot, the question - will you consider taking the same approach on the entire 1st T-Ride album, track by track? A lot of work, I know. The only reason I'd even hope for a doc-series on this album is because it's the album that got you into your career in some way (?) and I'm sure holds a lot of good memories as far as the "mad scientist" thing went/goes. My hands are folded in prayer for another zinger like this. In fact, I'm doing some chants with a candle in front of the mirror with the lights out right now lol.

[@johnthompson9073]

This was fascinating! I got turned on to T-Ride when you did a show at the WOW Hall in Eugene, Oregon. You did a quick meet-and-greet to hand out some merchandise at the Record Garden and I still have the t-shirt from that day. I'm still a big fan and thank you for dissecting this tune.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Wow! Thanks for the epic undertaking! So cool to see how this was made. I always like the record. It's challenging to the listener. So, I'd keep going back to it. How on earth did you do this stuff live????

[@froloffanton]

Wow Michael, I’m a big fan of your stuff. As far as I know, they had a really hi-tech live rig for 1992, including an Atari computer running midi for guitar rack fx switching and backing tracks for vocals. They did sing everything live too, but the tracks just gave it a bit more depth. Eric complemented his kit with an Octapad and triggers as well. Stuff like that is really common nowadays, but was really innovative for it’s time.

[@thomasgilmartin1]

Eric, I read about T-RIde in Guitar for the Practicing Musician back in the early 90s. I recall a discussion of you saying that everyone couldn't understand how a guy so young could understand and apply all these high-level recording techniques. I attended a T-Ride concert in Buffalo NY and actually managed to talk to a band member, I think it was Geoff (sooo long ago). I remember him being super patient and cool and he chatted with me for a few minutes, more than most bands are willing to. You can't imagine how incredibly cool it is to see how these sounds were created. I probably listened to "Zombies from Hell" 1,000 times, and now to know all the incredibly difficult techniques used on TAPE to do this makes me love T-Ride all the more. I'm just smiling from ear to ear. Thanks for taking the time to do this. If you ever need a lackey to move mics around 1mm at a time, look me up. Tom PS I lived in Rutland, Vermont near Killington for 10 years and I know a ton of people there. Sadly the best restaurant "Hemingways" was destroyed by the flood from hurricane Irene. I know all the great places to go in Vermont, hiking, scenery, shops, etc. If you are at Killington, go hike Deer Leap at Pico Pass. You have to climb some ladders to get to the clifftop, but the view is worth it. It's part of the Appalachian Trail. Go to the Christmas shop at Queechee Gorge. Go shopping in Woodstock (VT, not NY). PPS I suppose you couldn't do "Luxury Cruiser" because it was in Encino Man and they probably have the rights. I bought that soundtrack just to get that song. "A Sta-a-aa-a-a-a-a-a-a-aa-a-arrrr!!!!!!....."

[@nickgreg7016]

Fantastic video Eric, perfectly explained and amazing performance from you and the band, and what a beautiful view in the background, very picturesque...keep up your amazing work. Happy Christmas

[@robertpehrsson6979]

That is a lot of effort you put in to make this happen. Thank you, so cool! It always makes me happy when you release a new video and the amazing intro music plays :)

[@Greenmantislives]

I was a radio DJ when this record came out and I played several tracks on my show “New Music Machine”. I was honored to be one of your earliest supporters and love that record to this day!

[@Ezoangelofdeath]

Awesome, Ive always hounded on the sound Tony Thompson's drum kit produced on that Power Station disc, I sometimes questioned if it was an electronic kit, what a unique sound, this was awesome, I wish you'd do You And Your Friend, my favorite cut off T-Ride, thanks for this, it was a treat. and thanks everyone who got him to do it. I knew there had to be T-Ride brothers out there.

[@mcsolvang]

Really enjoyed this documentary of Zombies from Hell! Thank you for all the great info and all the work you put into it!

[@bryanholland3623]

Eric, thanks a million for taking the time to tear this song apart piece-by-piece. I absolutely worshipped this album when it came out and think it's still holds up quite well especially for its uniqueness and creativity. Many thanks to you and Dan for all your time and effort spent making this fantastic album.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

I just got done watching this and it's made me so happy. This song really is one of my all-time favorites. It always lifts my spirits and I hope at some point you're able to fully realize it because I'm sure it will sound even more amazing. Thank you again so much.

[@natebreksmith5307]

This just made my Christmas break! Wow!! I’ve just gotten started but I’ve been starving for more information about T-Ride for decades. I’m so excited to learn even more about this incredibly important (to me at least) record. It’s still one of my all-time favorite records to listen to.

[@jasonalexander5253]

Totally engaging & heaps of insight into the recording/mixing process. Love that album as well. I wish more producers would dissect albums that they have done-gold!! Thanx Eric.

[@432b86ed]

Hey Eric, *_I_* know about this band. And so does every one of my neighbors within a two block radius.

[@crowkangi]

I’ve been listening to T-ride since ‘93. Such a unique sound. Thank you for this!

[@aaaahahaha]

Thanks so much for doing this, Eric! One of my favourite albums ever. Please get Dan on, that would be so interesting!

[@MrDeeyal]

Great video. Would love to see a similar one on other tracks, like Hit Squad.

[@intheblink]

Jerry Marotta and Tony Levin did the drumstick hitting bass guitar thing on Peter Gabriel’s album So on the song Big Time. Was that an inspiration? Very cool stuff as always! Thanks Eric!

[@mrwev]

intheblink hey!! Yes!!! I LOVE that drum stick bass thing on big time. Definitely and influence :) thank you for mentioning it. I totally forgot about it :)

[@SteveOuimette]

What a cool trip down memory lane! Thanks for the shout outs Eric, and man, Geoff's intro lick is badass. I never did hear it except for the live shows here and there. As for the Marshall, I always thought that was your brother's 2203 (100 watt) head through my cab, no?

[@mrwev]

I think you did use my brothers marshall for the beginning lick but the main ryth guitar part was this 50W marshall that I got later. Same era as my brothers though. The notes say "New Marshall". that was definitely the 50W.

[@SteveOuimette]

@@mrwev Ah, got it. Yep, I recall all of the stuff with Dave C was with your brother's Marshall as well as the Zombie's session. I just picked up an '81 JCM 800 50 watt which is basically the same thing. Cosmetic change but same circuit as the last JMP master. Sounds...familiar, lol.

[@Gurbstein]

What!! Played T-Ride record today, never KZbind it till now. Awesome!!!! Bought the CD in Amersfoort Netherlands in those days after reading the tune up piece in GFTPM or guitar world. Got to say: the playing and singing is awesome!!! Dan is a beast on vocals, all playin, composing, arranging and producing is next level! Thanks so much for this!!!!🤘🏻

[@easymix8109]

Thank you for this!! been waiting a long time for a T ride song.

[@PickettMusic]

Holy Crust....That T-Ride album still impacts how I make a living to this day. This is so great!...Thank you!

[@JAMStudiosIE]

Hi Eric. Around that time I also had Atari sync’d to analog reel and subsequently Tascam DA88 with a SMPTe reader called Midex and Cubase 1. I remember that fabulous crosstalk issue from the smpte timecode too sometimes! Thank god for 2019 technology!

[@omegavague9042]

Unbelievable I am just discovering this now. Eric please...for the love of God...give us a deep dive into every track on this gem of an album. Thank you so much for this!!! T Ride came out of nowhere when I was like 16 years old. I'm 45 now. Also...would love to share some of my tunes to hear how T Ride harmonies inspired the hell outta me. Search "Neonach - Miserable" on the youtubes. 👏

[@groovecat]

So happy to be seeing this. It’s still my favourite album of all time! Definitely the best way to spend 34 minutes of your life! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼.

[@baolbardotbulsara]

Man, what an experience has been to watch this... THANK YOU!!!!!

[@Deckylad]

Thank you Eric. It was worth every minute of watching. It's a shame such creativeness wasn't more appreciated. I'm chancing my arm here but... Any chance of backing tracks to jam over for guitar? If not... cool :) Thank you

[@KevinSPeace]

late to the party here ... I remember buying this on a cassette tape in probably 1992 at this little abstract music store in Dayton Ohio that always had promotional copies of albums and used stuff and was just really eclectic. To this day, this piece of work is easily still in my top handful of albums ever. Period. After watching this, I had no idea you were that young when you were doing all of this Eric. Holy shit. I cannot even come close to telling you how many people I have shared this album with over the last 30 years. Thank you for taking the time that it took to put this together and share all of these stems with us. I would definitely be on the hook for a remastered new copy if you ever got it to that point!!!

[@steveg219]

This is a great story, makes me want to go back and get out my tapes recorded on my old Tascam M520 and Otari tape machine!

[@TheWjhoward07]

Not sure if this comment was already made but I’ve always thought that t-ride was a perfect mix of hair metal meets NIN meets queen! Beautiful job🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@Qball728]

FANTASTIC video!! Thank you for taking the time!

[@loki3050]

Thank you for this! I still have my T-Ride CD at 52 and it takes me back to my 20's. I only wish there had been a followup album. It ended too soon.

[@johnmerrifield1047]

Love that delay and gate trick on guitar. I may have to steal that from you too Eric! I've tried to do some similar things to that and nothing has ever worked as well as that would!

[@cliffgarrett]

That was epic. I am now frightened of you and your thought process...

[@jesuscoss8539]

Amazing work!! Thanks a lot for the reconstruction Eric!

[@ogsegasteve9430]

I was kickin around Palo Alto when the first album released. I have listened to (and continue to listen to) the whole album straight through hundreds of times over the years. I have likely listened to Nevermind straight through a half dozen times in that same period. I really glad the T-Ride album exists; wish the 2nd album had been completed. Thanks for the music!

[@dougstapp]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this! One of my top five life altering albums I bought as a kid. This record made me listen to everything differently and totally changed the way I listened to albums. So, thank you for doing this Eric!

[@mihalis68]

I only just found this video and it's a lot to take in, but I wanted to say hi from another fan in 2022, still love the album. I was there at the Borderline gig in '92 in London (just off charing cross road) when I think the kick drum pedal had been mounted backwards or something? Came apart just at the bit where the synth opening fades out and the real action started. Still was a great gig even if "Zombies" needed a second kick in the rear to get going. I have followed Geoff's various videos with bits and pieces of this album for years, but it still absolutely amazing to find a description of the recording from Eric with comments from Dan. Guys I understand the second album maybe isn't happening.... what about a t-shirt? Anyway thank you to all three of you.

[@JariBehm]

Thank you! This was very interesting and informative. Usually I wouldn’t spend this much time to watch this long video, but this album has been always one of my favorites. Now I know who was the master mind behind the unique sound. So many innovative solutions in production/mixing process. There is still no other band like T-Ride. You were master producer already in your early age!

[@JulesFox]

Man, the detail in this is epic. The swing part of those drums would have been awesome. This album is something I've only started getting familiar with in the last year. It has a looong shelf life and relevance. Amazing eingineering work for someone of your age at the time. Mate, the Ibanez bass.. hhahaaa. The Roadstar series at least in the electric guitar area, is a sleeper, gradually creating up in price. That bass part is really awesome. Then OMG, the guitar delay.... thank you! I've been working on learning one of the other T-Ride songs, Hit Squad and I'm going to re-assess my guitar performance work effort on that one, see if delays will come to the rescue at all. I

[@freaksarise]

I watch every moment of each of your videos and man did we evolve so similarly. I should have put less energy into "making it" as a band and a little more into engineering. I've always recorded and produced our music but turned down opportunities with the right people that I regret at this point. I can see how your techniques evolved from necessity when using earlier limited resources. I have the same techniques. Thanks for these man! We appreciate the length and the detail. Continued luck!

[@mrwev]

That is interesting. There was a very specific change of course that happened for me. When T-Ride unravelled, it was very clear to me that my mistake with that project was joining the band. It just didn't make sense for me to put all of my eggs in one basket because any/all band projects are a long shots. If I don't join the band, I would get 2 or 3 swings at the plate every year. That became my mantra to this day... "Don't join the band" :)

[@derekofbass]

Super cool, Eric. This disc was huge for me.. I copied it to a 120 minute cassette along with Dream Theater's Images & Words, and that ran on auto-reverse in my truck non-stop for about a full year. What a life-changing time.. Really interesting to hear your recollections and listen to it dissected like that. Brilliant stuff. would definitely watch more!

[@tam2973]

Eric, you are a legend for doing this. It’s so awesome to see behind the curtain of this intensely interesting album. Any chance of a full remaster?

[@timstar5150]

Hey Eric, can we have a copy of the new mix? Would love to hear it in full. (BTW happy 30th Anniversary for the album for a couple of weeks ago 19th May 1992 - 19th May 2022).

[@khinton8014]

Thanks so much for doing this video. I'm not sure if I heard T-Ride first on WLLZ or WRIF Detroit or on muchmusic Canada tv- I was immediately struck by the complexity and energy of the music. hadn't been so excited about a band since Kings X Out of the silent planet. Wildly original and full of surprises. It's great to see you documented so well. I was so excited to see T-Ride open in Detroit having listened to the cd over and over. You guys did play The Moon is Bleeding and after the show we went out on break singing those catchy words "Devils in the mood tonight" others around joined in...awesome. So wanted more from this band. I wish it had gone on but appreciate what you've contributed nonetheless. So wish to hear more from Dan. I've been a fan of Geoff's for years. Big Salute!

[@tedgerard333]

This a classic video, the scenery behind you with the snow. Thanks for sharing your life with us, really enjoyed it. On that note, how can I get you to mix one of my bands songs?

[@mickyv6273]

The late Great Wally Buck (1948-2011) of Mr. Hyde Productions. Miss the HOS days. (Lovecraft/Aldo Rox) The studio with the best "reading" material. Love Zombies from Hell, pure genius. Thank you for this! Wonderful memories.

[@blayniac]

T-Ride Remaster and re-release????? It'd be a lot cooler if ya did....

[@mrwev]

It was really fun trying to reconstruct this one song but I didnt even get to a place of it being "finished". Unfortunately, It would take a lot of time that I dont have to do the whole record. haha!

[@mrufino1]

Well MAKE time. 😂 But seriously, thank you so much for this video, I’ve loved this album for so long and it’s very cool to hear you break it down.

[@blayniac]

@@mrwev We have time, my good man. Take your time, do it the way current Eric would do it with the tools available to you now. I say do a Gofundme / Kickstarter and see what kind of interest you get. I'll be the first in line. No labels needed. I saw your comment about Dan being all things T-Ride. What else is he doing? Don't see too much on the interwebz about him. Would he put the kibosh on it, ya think?

[@blayniac]

Also, what does Grace think of this album? My apologies, sir if you've already answered this. I'm still watching the video.

[@crowkangi]

@@mrwev just do it one at a time. finish it over the course of a few years. this is our cult classic bro, this is our blade runner.

[@ernstschlafer6258]

On my third time watching this, ha! Blown away on so many different levels. Many things that made the guitarplayer in me pull my hair out obviously de-mystified, so there's a very weird mix of relief & reality, haha. In the end, you achieved exactly what you set out to do, making the ultimate record (...even if Nirvana killed it). At the same time a beautiful and gory painting, much like a Tarsem Singh movie, or Seven. Maybe three years too early to catch that and or the NIN crowd. Way too dark for the Leppards & such fans, anyway. One of the milestones in my musical life. Thx so much :)

[@semperconstance]

I disagree. For me, at the time, this was the perfect blend of Pretty Hate Machine meets early (Pyromania) Def Leppard. But if you're talking about later Hysteria fans, then yeah, I'll buy it.

[@bobbycat8]

such an aesthetic snowy backdrop

[@markpoulsen6429]

Hey, Palo Alto... I took lessons at Draper's Music way back when I was a kid in good old Paly Alto. I've been curious about the production on this record since I first got it back in '92. Thanks for this!

[@mrwev]

Mark Poulsen that’s cool!! I worked at drapers music during the summer of 85’ with Hershal and Sig and Tom Coster JR. :)

[@johnmerrifield1047]

I think I may steal your idea to make certain bass drum hits harder than others. You're so right how when they are all the same to the human ear and it just makes them into a low drone and it doesn't pick out or separate the notes individually. As you say, it takes time for the low frequencies to take shape and by the time they begin, if another low frequency copy of it hits, they practically sound like the same note.

[@wow10191]

Amazing!! I'm a HUGE fan. By far one of the most innovative bands of the 80's/90's, from rhythms to forms , T-Ride was great. I saw you guys in Baltimore opening for either Shotgun Messiah or Tora Tora......I can't remember which - I wasn't there to see them.....fantastic show. 2 Things: 1.Where can I get a digital copy of the "album" (I can't find it on iTunes)? 2. Did you guys play to tracks live? I remember it sounding huge for 3 guys. Eric, thanks so much for these videos.

[@mrwev]

Unfortunately, I don't know of any place where you can purchase a digital download of the album. Right now, I think Spotify is the only option. We did play to tracks a little bit. It was just the intro to Zombies from hell that was pre recorded. I triggered sounds FX from a Roland Octapad and we did have recordings of Jeff, Dan and I singing our background vocal parts. We didn't use the actual album recordings because we wanted it to sound as live as possible. We left it up to our sound engineer as to how much he blended the live voices and how much he used the prerecorded voices. It often depended on how healthy everyone's voices were. if one or all of us had a cold of the flu or whatever and couldn't sing the mixer could lean more on the pre recorded voices as safety net. I had an Atari Laptop that ran the whole show haha!

[@dwarkanathpramanik8545]

You can buy a digital version from Google Play Music (or Amazon if you're in USA). play.google.com/music/preview/Boa26meyevyiayqojlkndrhpkly

[@FloydBoy26]

I've always wished the vocals were more clear and easy to understand but overall one of the best, well mixed, well produced albums ever!!

[@crowkangi]

I love this video. exceptional content from a few angles. T ride is still influential to me.

[@ragingchimera8021]

I remember the rug just getting yanked right out from under the hair-bands in those days. Sorry you were one of them Eric... but things seemed to work out alright for ya ; )

[@starwarstogorian]

I remember hearing Backdoor Romeo in a rock club in London, it blew me away. I'd not heard anything like it before, I was intrigued and excited to hear more. The next day I went to Tower Records on Piccadilly Circus and bought the album. It didn't disappoint and quickly became one of my favourite albums. The album is worthy of being up there against the best albums of all time, every track is excellent, not one filler.

[@JennipherJeni13]

Love T-Ride…Seen y’all In Houston Texas at the Backstage club in 92 with Shotgun Messiah I think n y’all Rocked…Been playing the T-Ride album lately n what great talent…Ya had a Incredible Band that’s very we’ll appreciated…How y’all named all the cities like that In zombies from hell I’ll never know…Anyway greetings from Florida Eric…ya rock… :)

[@davewestner]

I haven't gotten too far in this video yet, but I am VERY curious to know how much you paid for the Neve, Studer, Ampex and each of the microphones. It's kinda crazy to think that it's most likely that the Studer was the biggest investment at the time, and also has lost the most value over the decades. I bet the mics were actually reasonably priced (guessing $3k or so each), and they're worth a FORTUNE now. I think at that point, there were companies starting to scoop up Neves and cut them into modules, so they were probably relatively inexpensive compared to what they'd go for now. The whole Neve thing just boggles my mind. Sure, they're great preamps, but the prices that some of them are fetching is just ludicrous. Not that any of this matters at all aside from gear nerd curiosity.

[@leoeriksson1859]

One of the BEST albums EVER !!!!!!

[@drmoshie]

Loved this band, saw you live supporting Ugly Kid Joe of all bands. Geoff snuck us backstage after for a beer, cool dude

[@lionellaiguillon3696]

Oh man, this is a really really interesting video!! The t-ride album is in my top 5, I still listen to it very often! I had the chance to see the band opening for Ugly Kid Joe in Toulouse France, it was really great !!! Thanks to Eric, Dan and Geoff for laying out such a masterpiece !!! And, oh yeah ERIC: the sound of the bass drum on the song "hit squad" is simply SUBLIME !!!!

[@calvinmay35]

Satriani talked about Geoff Tyson in a band called T-Ride in some guitar magazine at the time. Picked it up and absolutely loved it. Can't even begin to tell you how bummed I was that it was the only T-Ride album released (officially).

[@456or7strings]

I remember reading that as well and was the reason I picked up the album on cassette. I've long since lost it and wish I could find it on a streaming platform.

[@calvinmay35]

@@456or7strings I still have my CD. Amazon seems to have it on CD (expensive), mp3 (cheap) and streaming.

[@456or7strings]

Calvin May looks like you need to have Amazon Unlimited in order to stream it, so I’ll just have to buy the mp3 version

[@mrwev]

456or7strings it is also on Spotify

[@456or7strings]

MAKING RECORDS with ERIC VALENTINE thanks - now I have a reason to use Spotify!

[@sglaze56]

Terry Carleton is the man. Such a great drummer, and all around great guy! He seriously needs to turn his house into a museum though!

[@dalisman]

Thanks sooo much for doing this. I’ve loved the record since 1992. Gotta tell ya, though - I’m pausing the video at 57:35 bc I’ve always LOVED the alternating snare drum sound on this. But it’s your prerogative to change it for this. Thanks again for making this!

[@batlanyard3569]

Hey Eric! Love your channel and the wealth of knowledge you share every episode. Using the album advance to buy all of that gear - did you have to do anything later on to keep it? Curious where the balance sheet ultimately ended up with T-Ride and the studio you built. On an unrelated note, on first listen it certainly seems like NITRO could have been influenced by the overall sounds from this recording. Especially in the layered chorus vocal stuff going on.

[@mrwev]

By the time the band got dropped by Hollywood records it was pretty deep in debt. We got a small chunk of money as a buy out for the second record but even with that the band/studio were underwater. From about 1993 to 1997 I worked my ass off in that studio to repay all of the debt. It was mostly rap music for the first couple of years. Those were lean years. I lived off of Chevron microwave burritos and ramen for most of it. :)

[@batlanyard3569]

@@mrwev Thanks for the insight into the dark side. Hope that didn't strike a nerve. What you've accomplished speaks for itself... in volumes. Huge fan of your work and UTA. Thanks again for all that you share here.

[@justinurness]

That's a fucking sweet trick with the guitars dude

[@gizmogearloose3391]

I got the cassette of this album in 92', and played the hell out of it, while always trying to figure out how on earth it was recorded...Studio Sorcery!

[@tcrane8630]

This makes me appreciate this album so much more

[@TimiTamminen]

Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is the full second T-Ride album because I know it'll be good, thanks - Timi

[@philouze1815]

Saw you guys in Lyon, France in 1992. I was 14 years old. You were opening for Ugly Kid Joe (they sucked). I went and bought the album the very next day. Still listen to it today. So yeah, you did a good job! Cheers from France!!

[@stevedoesnt]

I was seriously just considering buying a zeta or other synchronizer for a project... I hadn’t considered that they wouldn’t be too reliable or prone to breaking. We ended up just moving to digital tracking after filling up a tape. Glad I watched this. No wonder nobody is slaving tape to modern DAWs.

[@EricChesek]

For anyone unaware, Geoff Tyson has some T-Ride memorabilia on his KZbin channel. www.youtube.com/@geofftyson

[@jroc2427]

We need this on a new release of vinyl!

[@damienlott]

This was awesome Eric, thanks.

[@christopher6673]

Awesome video, very CRAZY talented! Honestly I think sound was plenty great back then. question: when you charged people $12/hr for world class producer (LOL), did you use samples? Edit: I’m still watching the episode. Well your headphone mixes sound better than my reference monitor mixes. No surprise there.. Are those ATH m50x? .. I don’t have good headphones, not feeling it for Sennheiser or Beyer.. I need lows! And highs! And mids.. I’ve never tried AT. Hmmm... I’ll keep watching maybe you talk about somewhere..