Shure SM58

Records it appears on · 13

• I Can Help

  Billy Swan · I Can Help, 1974

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedUsed on the snare drum.
• Reckless

  Bryan Adams · Album, 1984

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedChosen as the lead vocal microphone on a couple of the album's tracks where an edgy sound was wanted; the text does not say which tracks.
• A Head Full of Dreams

  Coldplay · Album, 2016

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedHandheld vocal mic that Martin sometimes chose; Simpson says a lot of these takes ended up on the album.
• Hymn for the Weekend

  Coldplay · A Head Full of Dreams, 2016

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedHand-held vocal mic Martin sometimes preferred; a lot of these takes made the album.
• Freedom of Choice

  Devo · Album, 1980

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedPlaced underneath the snare, as a general rule across the album.
• Like a Virgin

  Madonna · Album, 1984

  • Drum kit (Tony Thompson) · MicrophoneVerifiedClose microphone on the bass drum with a pop shield, chosen because it was the only one that survived the drummer hitting it hard.Position: Close on the bass drum
• Rockin' in the Free World

  Neil Young · Freedom, 1989

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneReportedThe engineer thinks he may have used this microphone on Young's lead vocal, but he is not certain.
• In the Lonely Hour

  Sam Smith · Album, 2014

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedSnare microphone, used in place of a 57.
• Stay with Me

  Sam Smith · In the Lonely Hour, 2014

  • Drums and percussion · MicrophoneVerifiedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: Snare mic at RAK, chosen instead of an SM57 because he prefers the sound.
• Anarchy in the U.K.

  Sex Pistols · Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, 1977

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedMicrophone Rotten sang his rough vocals into during the Anarchy sessions.
• Back on the Chain Gang

  The Pretenders · Learning to Crawl, 1984

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneReportedUsed for Hynde's scratch (guide) vocals during the band tracking.
• What's Love Got to Do with It

  Tina Turner · Private Dancer, 1984

  • Guitar · MicrophoneReportedOne of the microphones on the guitar amplifiers, in combination with the SM57 and C12A.
• Achtung Baby

  U2 · Album, 1991

  • Bono lead vocal (album sessions) · MicrophoneReportedMain microphone for most of Bono's vocals on the U2 sessions Adams worked on.

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