Coney Island Steeplechase

burnbabyburn · Post by **burnbabyburn** » 07 Mar 2005 02:29

I was wondering why Coney Island Steeplechase has this "telephone voice sound". Is that a result of the mixing in the eighties?
Actually I likeit a lot, but it would be better if the chorus would also have this sound effect. sorry for my bad english..it's too late in here.

Homme Fatale · Post by **Homme Fatale** » 07 Mar 2005 13:17

The funny thing is all Strokes songs have that same vocal sound.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » 07 Mar 2005 15:05

I don't think it's a result of the '80s mixing, although I could be wrong. I can think of two other possibilities:

1 - It was a guide vocal, sung by Lou down the studio intercom or something for some reason. They intended to replace it with a 'final' version but as the track was never finished at the time it never happened.

2 - It's meant to sound like a telephone conversation - which does kind of fit in with the lyrics.

piupiu · Post by **piupiu** » 07 Mar 2005 23:07

i really want to believe that it's ment to be like that. and good point about the strokes there

burnbabyburn · Post by **burnbabyburn** » 08 Mar 2005 00:35

Mark wrote: 2 - It's meant to sound like a telephone conversation - which does kind of fit in with the lyrics.

thanks. that's a good piont. I never thought about that. Too bad that there isn't a rough mix circulating.

and for the strokes: maybe that's why I like the strokes too

But actually it's the only connection I can figure between those two bands