Roy Thomas Baker has passed away

He was responsible for a lot of the albums that shaped my life...

R.I.P. Roy

https://trackingangle.com/features/78-year-old-record-producerengineersongwriter-roy-thomas-baker-rip-died-april-12th-family-just-announced

mofimadness04-23-2025 2:51am

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larsman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,354 posts 04-24-2025 at 02:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete One of the last Great Producers....
artistx Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 14 posts 04-24-2025 at 01:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Quite a talent. So many influential bands and songs. Bohemian Rhapsody changed my whole perception of what a rock song could be when I was a teenager. RIP.
curiousjim Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,325 posts 04-23-2025 at 07:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Amazing career! RIP RTB.
slaw Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 23,400 posts 04-23-2025 at 06:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete RIP
dgd Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5 posts 04-23-2025 at 05:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A titan in the industry. I had the pleasure/displeasure of attending a mixing session with him. Pleasure, because it was informative, exhilarating, and educational. Displeasure because RTB mixed at a SPL that even seasoned rock musicians found alarming. I’m going to pull out some of his work and crank it up now.
mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 22,898 posts 04-23-2025 at 02:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The guys behind the scenes like him do not get enough credit.
jafant Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 20,431 posts 04-23-2025 at 10:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete R.I.P.
roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,198 posts 04-23-2025 at 04:51am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I loved him. If Candy O was the only album he ever produced, he should still be famous just for that. Of course there were many others. A gifted man.
tony1954 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,272 posts 04-23-2025 at 03:58am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Definitely one of the greats. So much good music benefited from his "decorating of the cake". Rest in peace Roy. The world will listen to you forever.

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