Bob Clearmountain: The World’s Most Legendary Mixer

[@RamonaJan]

I was Clearmountain's assistant engineer for four straight years at Mediasound and one of the first women engineers in the world. He trained me! I watched him mix for hours. It was great to hear this interview. He hasn't changed a bit. Always very humble and beautiful. And he looks the same, too!

[@dapsign]

Lucky gal to get that gig! I was an assistant at a now-closed studio in the mid-90s myself.

[@billguitarvin]

Wow, how cool it must have been to learn from one of the best, and apparently one of the humblest.

[@ksteiger]

I worked with Bob on several projects at Electric Lady in the mid 80s. Learned a lot!

[@cooldebt]

Wow, this chat has some famous people in it! I would love to hear Rick interview you!

[@ChuckWortman]

She was literally​ "in the room when it happened"!@@dapsign

[@photobearcmh]

Bob...."I'm not an expert." Dude, you are THE expert!

[@fivebyfivesound]

Haha, right?! If he’s no expert, then there must be no experts lol.

[@jimdukeproject]

Haha that was priceless.

[@killyourtvnotme]

damn who is the expert 🤔

[@eber66]

Such a super humble guy! Like most of the greats like Gretzky, etc...

[@Hymn43]

When one thinks they know everything that needs be, they cease to learn.

[@davidchavez81]

Beato deserves 110% of everything he has accomplished with this channel. He has literally taken this to a new level.

[@sevchyk]

Basic google level for pre-beginners, dude

[@somethingbl]

A huge takeaway from all of these interviews is to STAY HUMBLE. You can see why all these legends were so successful - they all do the job without ego. Rick interviews the most successful engineers and producers of all time and none of them think they are anything special! Easy to talk to and communicate with, and always open to other opinions. Such a great lesson in life, being professional, and supporting the artists you work with!

[@joshuatorres9772]

Absolutely agree!

[@JamesVandevanter]

Yep for the music.

[@BloodPact]

Yea. Like CLA

[@dougplaysgames]

Except for Billy Corgan.

[@davidduarte2887]

Next interview: Gene Simmons.

[@DavesCoverSongs]

23:04 “I don’t think about the numbers. I just turn the thing until it sounds right.” -excellent quote

[@gregwhitcoe5411]

Very common in this industry... it seems... LOL 😂❤

[@mikepettengill2706]

Being able to do that seems to be the trick.

[@robgrano6814]

'Avalon' is one of the best sounding records ever, from start to finish. Golden.

[@RageRockForNow]

Too bad it's also so boring.

[@faddy24]

​@@RageRockForNowsome tracks maybe but there's a lot of good songs on that album.

[@powlobo.m.b.]

Timeless reference track!

[@robgrano6814]

@@RageRockForNow If you think 'Avalon' is boring I don't believe the problem's with the album.

[@khlee4069]

Peter Frampton often used this album to EQ his speakers.

[@Car_Tube_007]

Rick, you are spoiling us lately with these brilliant interviews!

[@michaelpaduch2917]

Agreed 100%. I feel so rewarded and enriched by the content I dreamed of to hear all my life listening to music.

[@drssexy2142]

lol, or he's lining his own pockets with ad money and landfill merch revenue!

[@jordanvincenzo464]

@@drssexy2142 Quality doesn’t happen for free.

[@OZRIC1985]

You are so correct! I'm just blown away with all of the amazing people (musicians, etc.) Rick has been interviewing. So many of them are some of my all-time favorites that I have looked up to for several decades! :)

[@c3dmf4s]

Yes... hes succesful.. if that bothers you perhaps you should have paid better attention in school.... anyway in 20 years you will make assistant manager at the movie theatre so keep grinding.​@drssexy2142

[@JoeValenti1968]

I actually could not imagine passing trough times like these we’re living today without Rick Beato and his interviews.. thank you for doing this Mr Beato. I’m really grateful

[@JAYDUBYAH29]

Omg the nerdy settings and gear talk about 10 minutes in is just geek-out gold.

[@scottbaekeland9750]

yes, that's the stuff I REALLY like to hear. Let's get INTO IT!

[@billguitarvin]

I agree and love the term “geek out gold”! What a fantastic interview. Only Rick can come up with some of these technical questions that everybody would love to know about.

[@dwightburns6699]

You have to be an expert to understand what they're talking about though

[@billguitarvin]

@@dwightburns6699, but according to Mr Clearmountain, he isn’t an expert, so maybe you don’t have to be an expert. 😊

[@NisGaarde]

"I'm no expert" 🙏♥ Pay attention kids. Humility.

[@RageRockForNow]

Or maybe he largely lucked out and fell ass backwards into something that's easier than Beato makes it out to be. 🤪

[@edwardjons8684]

True, but then Bob is saying here that he’s no expert on what earlier engineers were doing, which is probably also true.

[@RickGraziano]

I think his idea behind saying that is this, and I subscribe to it as well: no matter how much you do, learn, innovate, and are able to do your job fantastically nearly every time, there is ALWAYS more to learn. When you stop learning, you stop growing, you stop thriving, and you grow lackadaisical. And that's when the world passes you by.

[@BreakfastandDessert]

@@RageRockForNow not sure why you'd be watching this video if you think that

[@rhalfik]

I agree, he's no expert

[@GregoryMarkel]

I was fortunate to experience him mixing my first "altered state" Warner Bros. record which he mentions here, from which he would choose "Ghost beside my bed" out of all the artists he worked on that year, Springsteen and the Stones included, to feature in an AES keynote. That was surreal. Got to hang out with him recently at Apogee studios ...a very talented, accomplished, yet surprisingly humble guy. So happy for his success. Great interview, Rick, thank you.

[@clickside5035]

When Born in the USA and other mega records from the 80s came out, I loved reading the liner notes and kept noticing this name, Bob Clearmountain. As a young guy it was the first time I realized the importance of producers and mixing engineers. Thank you for doing this interview with Bob. The guy is a legend.

[@geoffallan3804]

Same, really. I noticed Bob and Hugh seemed to be on almost all the records I really liked.

[@firebald2915]

Rick, check out the interview with Jason Whitlock with Glenn Beck about the take over of the music industry by Black Rock and P Diddy's plight. You must know something about this mayhem.

[@philburns5656]

Same for me with the Bryan Adams records. And I also noticed Hugh Padgham a little later... makes me quiet happy to have realized these people so early and often now that I have become a mixing engineer myself.

[@MarkDoyleMusic]

Fantastic interview. I first worked with Bob in 1978 when Power Station was being built, and just finished working with him a month ago when he mixed my new record. He's remained exactly the same person - just a sweet, humble genius of a guy. When you watch him mix it's like he's in a trance. He becomes the music. When the mix is done I don't think he even knows how he did it. Amazing.

[@garyhambleton2374]

Wow, chills!

[@antoinebunel]

That is EXACTLY what I would like Rick to film. Witness this magic.

[@MrPocketProductions]

Had the pleasure to work with Bob on a few different projects. He is by far the most genuine, humble and gracious person I’ve ever dealt with. Super rare traits for someone with his talent and status / reputation. The man is a legend! Great interview.

[@AWardWinningTV]

My introduction to Bob's mastery was Crowded House's album Together Alone. The intro of the first track is incredible, crank the speakers and feel it wash and crash over you like the waves in the lyrics. Love Rick's interviews, so insightful and respectful to the participants.

[@tonekilltech]

6:51 Rick wasn't about to let Bob get away with saying he's no expert.

[@keithferris9574]

Woman in Chains, by Tears for Fears, is the most amazing mix ever. Every time I listen to it, I marvel at how Bob fit everything so clearly and each element has it's own space. Gorgeous mix.

[@seymills]

so true !

[@shoegazer93]

Remarkable track

[@stephanlandshuter5237]

Yea, great sound. But I wonder why he kept the fine drums by Phil Collins so far in the background.

[@maccafixx]

The whole album sounds amazing

[@david_a_uno]

That's it exactly. Bob is amazing.

[@LordStevie]

Best interview with Bob I’ve seen. I got to work with him on a Chic session with Niles & Bernard at Electric Lady. PS was booked, and we had a Neve 8068 he liked. Bob was one of the nicest guys I got to work with. During a break, he showed me a side chain parallel compression trick using a channel buss. Great guy and an amazing mixer.

[@dorhinj23]

Rick's vast deep knowledge base makes these conversations incredibly fascinating. He takes the time to diligently research his subjects, and it seems they respond accordingly. Massive respect ...

[@johnplunkett2004]

The amazing thing is that Bob has worked in an industry that completely revolutionized itself at least 3 times in his career and he somehow managed to not only keep up with those changes but to take of with them and thrive. Going from live recording to tape, to multi track with a console, to digital with Protools, to mixing Dolby Atmos mixes. A comparable would be if you saw Henry Ford go from making Model T's to Teslas.

[@amherst88]

Mr. Clearmountain is living proof that mixing is as much an artform as any of the music he's working with -- thank you Rick for such a stellar conversation ❤

[@thevoiceofgrandmother]

Roxy Music's Avalon is audio gold.

[@herseem]

sublime

[@humanactivated1017]

It’s incredible how sound has evolved from the prehistoric days of Avalon to modern works of art like Justin Beiber and Sam Smith .

[@michaelpaduch2917]

Sublime and ethereal. The best sound ever.

[@conorfurlong]

@@humanactivated1017😂

[@lubie_ogorky]

listening to Avalon feels like watching a sunset in a convertible, such a beautiful song, and the whole album is amazing too

[@TheMididoc]

Rick has done MANY amazing interviews, but this has to be the single most INFORMATIVE one yet for us Studio Rats. And Bob is SO humble! These men are GODS.

[@NealKnight-o9f]

Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Bob Clearmountain were/are my musical production heroes. Such a humble guy. Another amazing interview by my 'New' musical hero. I give you Mr. Rick Beato!

[@samiam5557]

Bob Clearmountain! Is the mixerman!

[@SPiCOLi6]

B - B - BeATooo!

[@TheDamageinc81]

Mutt Lange cheated on Shania Twain ... who in the hell would do that???!?

[@Breakbeats92.5]

This is the guy that made "Let's Dance" sound so good.

[@GeorgeAmodei21]

I always thought the E. Gtr had an AMS 15-80S Delay from what I read years ago?

[@mattmorris2867]

@@GeorgeAmodei21you just reached new nerd levels.

[@GeorgeAmodei21]

@@mattmorris2867 sorry I just did COVER of Phil Collins “ In The Air Tonight” … uploaded around New Years. Check it out! I’m using AMS DMX16 & AMS 15-80S & I feel this is what Phil used on his VOX because he used it on his Drums ( only the Non- Liner Verb) I researched it and I feel I came in the 90+% if this FX. SO That’s why I was shocked to hear Clearmountain say what he did in this Video.

[@GeorgeAmodei21]

@@independentfilmfestival what is BINGO? Explain yourself please?

[@belturbet4]

Exactly. Let´s Dance is basically Bob Clearmountain. Incredible mixing.

[@53greenhill]

Bob mixed three albums for Crowded House after he became a fan of their debut album and the single Don’t Dream It’s Over. I can understand how this would happen since he mentions paying particular attention to the lyrics of a song. An interview with Neil Finn would be astonishing, one of the most Beatlesque musicians around.

[@terrikesler1823]

@53greenhill, I would PAY to watch that interview. 👏🏻

[@jellemaartenlof3260]

Yes Neil Finn please!!!

[@erichollar5503]

It seemed Bob's name was on all of my favorites cassettes back in the 80s. I thought there was something so appropriate about his last name being "Clearmountain". His humility is stunning.

[@YAMISOOLD2009]

I was going to say something very similar!!!

[@StevenBLevy]

That Divinyls story that ends the interview so totally sums up his Ethos: Serve the music. Thank you, Rick (and thank you, Bob).

[@terencecarter7793]

Rick, these interviews are great. Your latest interviews have been fascinating - even more than usual. From The Police guys to George Benson, to Tool's Danny Carey and this one with Bob Clearmountain. The Steely Dan players. All wonderful. And you're one of the only guys who could pull this off. Your recall of musicians around the early jass era Benson era to knowing what compressor or gate was used in the heady days of the transition to digital is second to none. And Benson and Copeland stories - I could watch those in a theatre setting. Food for thought...

[@dstarling61]

Avalon is a masterpiece. Bravo!

[@fabrikk60]

It's a masterpiece of production, yes.

[@doublestrokeroll]

It's nice when the ones who really know what they are talking about and doing, squash a lot of the myths about analog and tape.

[@zoltanszabados8445]

Yes! That was the greatest takeaway from this interview for me. I feel vindicated.

[@jamesdalgleish9389]

His work on INXS’ Kick was wonderful………

[@iamnoti6162]

I was working in a studio in London, Advision, in 1989 and he was in the studio next to me. He would blow in London for a couple of weeks and all the record companies would send their pop bands down so he could mix their latest hits. He also told me to get NS10s and Yamaha amp which he used. I still have them to this day.

[@mavrosyvannah]

Same. So do I.

[@wadeteo8282]

Which amp was it?

[@iamnoti6162]

@@wadeteo8282 Yamaha P2250

[@djerikfox]

..what a legend, what a great humble person!!! RESPECT BOB!!!

[@douglasstephens6693]

Rick, you keep on bringing so many important, creative musical people into our greater awareness and appreciation. You're crushing it! Hardest working man on youtube. Thank You!

[@nickvallemusic]

Man!!! You deserve all of the interviews you've filmed this year!!! I am SO glad your channel keeps getting more and more attention! Bob is a LEGEND.

[@SigPuma]

The man, the legend! In the credits of almost every single album of my youth.

[@binkywarren21]

Holy moly! Bob Clearmountain is a legend! Rick is tearing it up lately!!

[@edwells9964]

Avalon is one of my all time favorite records. What a wonderful thing to listen to the guy who engineered that masterpiece!

[@erikalesi7603]

Got a chance to meet and speak with Bob briefly at NAMM a couple years ago. Whatta prince! Thank you Rick.

[@MarkTiffany-pu5sp]

Absolutely the best interview yet! The great ones are often humble and let their work do the talking.

[@JimAndDeePatton]

I was glad to hear Bob talk about today’s kick drum issues. I don’t find that many would agree with him but when I talk like that people look at me sideways!

[@EgoShredder]

I totally agree with him, as this issue really ruins a lot of modern music production. Same goes for electronic synth bass sounds. Many would argue this is part of the style of the music, but I disagree.

[@bazZzment]

AMEN! I hate going to concerts and all I hear is kick drum and vocals.

[@jamesmarino7364]

Wow! I'm a musician and grew up in the '70s and '80s reading every liner note every thank you every player on every song.... Bob clear mountain is a legend. Thank you Rick No one else would even think to interview him! .... No one on the planet should be allowed to interview a musician unless they themselves are a musician..... Better yet only you get to do all the interviews

[@DanFlashes99]

I first became aware of Bob through Crowded House. He did some incredible work with them...Distant Sun, Into Temptation, Whispers and Moans. A true legend!!

[@TheReubenKincaid]

Nice Shout Out.. His mix really put the icing on the cake on the Together Alone Record. You can hear and feel the vibe of the Kare Kare climate.

[@mrsherwood2599]

Seconded. The crowded house stuff, you can walk around behind those mixes.

[@neugey]

That "Let's Dance" story is awesome! And truth be told, that unusual guitar panning really makes the song work!

[@ChuckWortman]

When you're an expert and you make a " mistake"its not the same as when the rest of us do it.

[@misenheimer_music]

Long time Beato subscriber and viewer (and fan). It pretty much goes without saying - Rick is as rare as they come in terms of his knowledge, brilliance, warmth, talent, and insight. He has managed to string together some of the all-time greatest interviews that I trust will be revisited over and over as the appreciation for these legendary artists, mixers, producers, musicians, etc. grows. A word on Clearmountain: to say I'm a fan is a patent understatement. A trailblazer, the real deal, a sweet person, on the right side of music as an artform. Back to Rick: I've spent countless hours watching interviews of my favorite musicians, producers, engineers, mixers, etc. So, I've seen numerous prior interviews of practically all of the people Rick interviews and Rick seems to ask all the questions that I wished others had asked and didn't. Hats off to you Rick.

[@RickBeato]

Thanks!

[@lauraelliott7441]

And, thankfully, these fabulous interviews will live on forever in KZbin.

[@michaeldunne3379]

Wow! This is gold dust. Hats off, again, Rick!

[@picksalot1]

Once again, another wonderful interview. You can tell Rick's doing it right when they compliment him for the questions asked and say what a good time they had. 👍

[@stianmathisen4284]

Clearmountain is a genius!!! His point in regards too loud bass drums is spot on, and he is the only one that made the E-Street band sound great live!!

[@storbjork4257]

HUH?? E street band is one of the only old school bands that sounds good and if not one of the most greats sounding bands live of all time. U know nothing about music

[@stianmathisen4284]

@@storbjork4257 It is plenty consensus for the opinion that the E-Street live sound/mix has been somewhat patchy for decades. This is not the bands fault, it is the live production/mixes that causes this problem! Sound became significant worse after The River Tour (1981).

[@storbjork4257]

@@stianmathisen4284 okay sorry i missunderstood you.

[@woodydawg77]

Hearing Roxy Music Avalon was life changing for me as a drummer. How Bob's sonics shaped that sound of Andy Newmark's kit. Blew my mind and still does to this day. Awe inspiring.

[@douglove2412]

As often the case with Rick’s channel content, it’s way over my head and will never be something I will be involved in, but completely fascinating and fulfilling. New worlds!

[@Fig5000]

It was so great to hear Rick and Bob chat! I've been a huge Clearmountain fan since the mid-eighties record Get Close by the Pretenders. He took Chrissie's sound from polished demo quality to slick but with a vibe. The drums and bass are awesome, and she finally had some good effects on her voice. The delay on Robbie McIntosh's guitars is incredible. I just learned from the interview that he mixed Avalon, another favorite of mine, and two mixes per day. Holy crap!

[@huffdm]

Rick, these interviews you do are historical, insightful, and inspirational. Thank you!

[@randalclarke5487]

I'm SO glad when I hear the mixing/producer masters reiterating the same issues I have with modern mixes!! The kick in live concerts really hit home. And guitars are mixed out of EVERYTHING today!!

[@GT-mq1dx]

Absolutely spot on! You can never hear the guitar the way it should sound in a song because it’s always faded way back, which really sucks and I believe detracts a lot from the music that young people nowadays will never experience unless they listen to something other than newer music. Bring the darn guitar up some more us what I’m always thinking in my head just before I change the channel.

[@jrm2fla]

Rick, I thought about you today, and your evolution from “delivering / explaining” via music theory and WMTSG presentations, to the “two way” dialogues and interviews with your peers and music legends. THANK YOU for sticking with it, I know it has to be SO much work… you are producing a LEGACY like Dick Cavett did… your body of work needs to be in the Library of Congress for future generations!

[@clazy8]

Great comparison with Dick Cavett

[@emanuellandeholm5657]

Wow, real interesting interview Rick! You're basically a tier 1 pop music historian. A bona fide researcher. Nobody documents this piece of culture like you do. I hope you get paid enough for your work!

[@dinkychickenshorts]

These interviews have changed the way I listen to music. I’ve always listened for the different instruments, baselines, etc. but now I’m paying attention to the position of each sound, the compression, all the stuff I never thought about before. I’m really becoming a nerd! It’s great!

[@kabongpope]

Excellent interview. Bob's story at the end about mixing the Divinyls' record is the essence of it all: each project is different, start with a clear mind and listen to what it needs. I remember being in high school and starting to pay attention to a record's credits when I heard something good, and Bob's name started popping up all the time, either at the mixing or mastering line. Great to see he's still around and doing his thing.

[@zapzap36]

What a sweet man. I could listen to him for hours.

[@robertstapleton3598]

What an incredible, humble man! And Rick is the best interviewer ever. He asks a question and then gets out of the way. So many interviewers are anxious to tell their own stories and it gets to be about them instead of who they are interviewing. This was a great pairing and a delight to hear.

[@robertmarszalek1978]

At 20:15 Bob talks about how the bass drum is mixed a lot of times too loud in modern music and this is also bothered me for a really long time and it was nice to hear this from a true expert confirming to me that something is just not right about that because the drum kit should have an overall balance and I understand sometimes it is intentional to have the bass drum emphasized but loved his comments on this I never hear anybody talked about this and kudos to Rick for once again bringing up things that we all think but nobody else asks but Rick does!

[@dfisk79]

I was just at an Atmos event with Bob and got to talk to him. He’s so humble and so darn good. I build atmos systems for clients and getting his perspective on Atmos mixing was very enlightening.

[@adrianlyord5300]

I became familiar with his talent first with his work with CHIC and then later with Byran Adams’ “ Reckless “ album in the early eighties!!!! Great interview with such a talented and humble person! Thank you 🙏!

[@bobabreath5097]

Holy Grail insights....Rick Beato. The great hidden tech tips for recording from some of the best in the business. Thank you, infinitely. Bob has helped to make some amazing hits, Wow.

[@jeffbaxter5918]

WOW! Thank you Rick and Bob!

[@simonrussell77]

Bob is the best! Every time he's ever interviewed I always go away with so many ideas to try, even when I supposedly know it all (joke..!). What a humble guy. Thansk Rick!

[@lobster4501]

I love watching two music geeks talk to each other.. that was an amazing interview

[@NasserSharaf]

That was by far the best Clearmountain interview I've seen... because Rick asked all those questions that I'm sure many of us nerds have been dying to ask for years. So satisfying to listen to this one.

[@drummerbill5718]

Avalon and Marley’s Legend 5.1 mixes are sublime!!

[@jamespowers3602]

You continue to interview all of the people in the music industry that I have been fascinated about for decades. I've been so blown away by your guests: Loved Bill Schnee, Al DiMeola, Steve Lukather, Michael Omartian, Bob Clearmountain, the list goes on!

[@michaelmeehan9083]

It's amazing, all of the interviews I've seen Rick do whether it's studio musicians, recording engineers, or mixing engineers, they all seem to have the same message: "Serve the song!" I learn more every day.

[@brockjennings]

Bob is a master of his craft. It's amazing listening to him deconstruct his work with such humility.

[@OmarTorrez]

I recorded my record "A NIght Of Serious Drinking" in this room, and on that Neve... Great sounds... And Bob is great!

[@raywayne]

Roberto Montagnachiara. I was blessed to go to a seminar at an AES Convention in San Francisco, where Bob spoke. He said the truest words about mixing that I've heard, and confirmed that I was on the right path. Some fool asked :"What do you do to get a perfect mix?" Everyone roared with laughter and Bob said:" Well, I just keep listening and fixing things until there's no more to fix." Amen. I think I started following him with "Cuts Like A Knife" by Brian Adams. Your interviews are fabulous, Rick. You ask great, wise questions.

[@Nick_Barre]

What a brilliant title. He's the best because he *hears more* than the rest of us.

[@zebalby]

Yes, he is one of a group of elite listener/technicians - Roy Halee is equally gifted too

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

Good to see Rick having so much fun in these interviews, and getting to interview the legendary musicians and engineers of the 20th century. This is another legacy that will continue to be useful and interesting through the 21st...

[@CentrifugalSatzClock]

Rick disparages himself for asking so many questions but they were very interesting questions and shows Ricks depth on the subject. Bob was an awesome choice for an interview and he did not disappoint. The one thing I've never understood is how he manages the very quiet songs in such a way as to make them seem to be more "still" than most other mixers work in that area.

[@ummagumma7826]

They are going to look back in 300 years on our rock music and it’s going to make so much sense to them. They are going to be able to reason every move of our rock history. Love your channel Rick. You’re like no other

[@editboy23]

The only reason I've heard of Bob Clearmountain is because of his mix of "Rock the Casbah" by the Clash. It's so much more dynamic and cool sounding. It's the definitive version that I grew up listening to on the radio.

[@buddyalbert5808]

Man! The energy on that track is amazing.

[@Drjackdempsey9644]

Glyn John’s mixed Combat Rock. What mix of Rock The Casbah did Clearmountain do?

[@buddyalbert5808]

⁠@@Drjackdempsey9644From what I understand Glyn Johns mixed the album version. But, Bob Clearmountain mixed the single.

[@rogerramjet8395]

I know this is strange, Rick, but the deeply genuine and utterly sincere way you said "sorry" about the "sub groups" vs. "VCA groups" mixup really moved me. Two humble gentlemen with obvious deep respect for each other. Thank you for all you do for music and for us, Rick. 🙏

[@davidsummerville351]

Rick, you are doing a great job on these interviews. You are very good at it.

[@e.s.8869]

Love that you’re back into the production content. Definitely wanna see more!

[@paulnyman6739]

Thank you Rick Beato again for sitting down and sharing these amazing interviews and studio techniques from all of the Legendary artists!!❤

[@markkillington3394]

So in May 1986 I’m in Air Studios at Oxford Circus with Rupert Neve, Rupert’s son John and Betty Watts delivering a Focusrite sub-mixer en-route to Montserrat to fit in their SSL and working in Air that day was Bob and the Pretenders working on Get Close.

[@_Ben4810]

Bob's mixing on New Model Army's The Love Of Hopeless Causes album is some incredible work...He put so much clarity & separation in the mix it actually adds an element of mood & even sparseness to the overall album...Truly fabulous & very very clever mixing, an underrated real gem of an album. 👍👍❤👍

[@anthonyward8587]

What a magic Interview, so good to hear Bob talk about gear from Analogue Tape/Gear to Digital etc. Excellent Rick.

[@realbworld]

He came to the U.K. in the 90’s to mix a Kinks record that I was working on….. a truly lovely guy.

[@david_a_uno]

In person, Bob Clearmountain is as unassuming as he is brilliant. His natural genius for bringing out musically defining tones, ambience and placement of each instrument is sincerely astonishing.

[@jonathansteffler1597]

What a great interview! Talking about gear from the past. Such a humble guy and down to earth. Temple of Low Men by Crowded House and Charlie Sexton second album are excellent examples of Bob Clearmountain's work. Fantastic stuff!

[@richatlarge462]

I love Temple of Low Men.

[@wtorules4743]

What a talent. We grew up with those stunning mixes.

[@cinders302]

Its so great to that Rick B is doing what he loves. The expression on his face and the dialogue vibe says it all. What a joy to see and hear, and I know virtually nothing about the topic. 😊

[@dougiemanross]

I like how he mentioned being practical. He's the guy who's ultimately going to mix the tones that he comes up with and its refreshing to hear he's totally cool with recording the drums with mics you can get at your local Guitar Center. Nothing fancy but they get the job done. Lesson to be learned there!

[@JayYarbroughMusic]

Bob is just the most genuine, down to Earth guy, totally humble. Love it. Superb interview.

[@MrWheeler715]

Anytime I flipped a tape/album/cd over (showing my age) and saw the name "Bob Clearmountain," I knew it was quality. The sonic difference between Simple Minds' Once Upon A Time vs. their previous albums? Unparalleled.

[@RBS_]

...Not just 'you', Dude....I was a Professional DJ, and I saw Bob's name on SO MANY 12"s!! ...I almost thought he was a Producer! ...ha-HAAA!

[@robgrano6814]

Not so sure that had as much to do with Bob's mix as with Jimmy Iovine's production. Still, to many of us who liked Simple Minds in the early days Once Upon a Time was a disappointing fall-off into arena rock. It would be interesting to see what Bob would have done with New Gold Dream, for instance.

[@peterdelaney7061]

A lot of this went right over my head and it seems like an interview Rick did more himself than the lay viewer, but having seen Bob Clearmountain's name on so many recording credits, you know Rick had to be psyched for this. Avalon might be the richest recording ever. Sublime.

[@tel5690]

From the Boss to The Pretenders and Bryan Adams Bob is a legend Awesome Interview

[@ModularMemories]

Probably my favorite of all your interviews Rick. Hard to miss with Bob Clearmountain!!

[@savedbyzero8340]

Bob is right, he’s not a expert he’s an ARTIST!

[@kotla671]

Bob is amazing. This is one of your greatest interviews! So much information - and relatively easy to follow and understand. 👊🏾

[@romelovesdan]

This is one we waiting for! Now we need a 100% Rolling Stones sequel regarding this albums and work improving the Archive releases.