点评:We visited all three recording studios (FAME, Muscle Shoals and Cypress Moon) while in town and this was our second favorite (Cypress Moon was outstanding.) The FAME studio visit has a totally different atmosphere from Cypress Moon, thus making both visits worthwhile. Before going I suggest you see the YouTube documentary called Muscle Shoals which is mainly about Rick Hall and how he started the Muscle Shoals sound. It's a great background set-up for your visit.
Tickets are easy to purchase on their website with a choice of the regular tour at $20 and a VIP tour at $40. We did the regular tour as I didn't see the additional value of the VIP tour, getting to see the office of Rick Hall.
Our guide was excellent on 10/7 - gave a very good time line, showed us the sound studios, played some music and we saw lots of memorabilia. I appreciated the opportunity to ask questions, take pictures and absorb the amazing history.
It's obvious that these tours and the merch they sale, are monetarily important to keep the recording studios functioning, available to artists and providing it's history to guests. Since Rick Hall's death, big name artists aren't frequent but the history is worth keeping the studios alive.
Recommended.
翻译:我们在城里参观了三家录音棚(FAME、Muscle Shoals 和 Cypress Moon),这是我们第二喜欢的(Cypress Moon 非常棒)。FAME 录音棚的氛围与 Cypress Moon 截然不同,因此两次参观都很值得。去之前,我建议你看看 YouTube 上的纪录片《Muscle Shoals》,主要讲述了 Rick Hall 以及他如何开创了 Muscle Shoals 的音乐。这能为你的参观提供一个很好的背景介绍。
门票很容易在他们的网站上购买,普通团 20 美元,VIP 团 40 美元。我们选择了普通团,因为我觉得 VIP 团没什么特别之处,可以参观 Rick Hall 的办公室。
10 月 7 日,我们的导游非常棒——他详细地介绍了录音棚,带我们参观了录音棚,播放了一些音乐,我们还看到了许多纪念品。我很感激有机会提问、拍照,并了解这段令人惊叹的历史。
显然,这些巡演及其周边商品的销售,对于维持录音室的正常运转、为艺术家提供服务以及向观众展示其历史至关重要。自从里克·霍尔去世后,大牌艺术家就很少来演出了,但这些历史仍然值得让录音室继续存在下去。
推荐。