What is the mob saying at the beginning of “Witch Hunt”?
“It is purposely mixed so that you cannot understand what is being said, but the tenor of the situation, the hatred, the ill will, and the fear comes through loud and clear. This effect was created by emptying the studio (in the middle of a snowy night) of production staff, road crew and band, and depositing everyone in the cold outside the isolated facility. With tape recorders rolling, Neil gave his best fanatic’s speech, gradually getting more and more whipped up as everyone involved let themselves get carried away.” – from _Visions_ Here’s how Alex Lifeson described that session in an interview called “In The Studio” from the MP era. “We went outside of Le Studio and it was so cold, it was really cold; we were well into December by then, I think. We were all out there. We put a couple of mics outside. We started … rauw, raew, wrow … (starts mumbling), ranting and raving. We did a couple of tracks of that. I think we had a bottle of Scotch or something with us to keep us warm.
