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Jafo · Post by **Jafo** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:35 pm

Rather than hijack the "Best Commercially Mixed/Mastered CD?" thread, I thought I'd initiate another.

I'll open with the original releases of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, and maybe Let It Be. Superb albums except for the mastering and mixing -- although a lot of people don't mind. YMMV.

No fair refering to stone-age recordings! So don't bitch about, say, Robert Johnson.

Reverse Engineer · Post by **Reverse Engineer** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:43 pm

Elliott Smith - Roman Candle (1994.) It's an absolute gem lyrically and musically, but i'm not the biggest fan of the "production" if there was any at all

philipc68 · Post by **philipc68** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:48 pm

Zen Arcade

seamoss · Post by **seamoss** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:49 pm

"What a stupid questions, dude.

It's all about the phat philtered bass lines man. …..doesn't matter about the production. Songs will sell themselves"

-billy bad ass

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herodotus · Post by **herodotus** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:58 pm

The most recent Mars Volta album really suffers from the 'squash it flat and turn it up' mastering mentality.

Good music though.

wrench45us · Post by **wrench45us** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:11 pm

Husker Du 'Zen Arcade'

all part of the DIY ambience, but that's some hard to listen to production imo

kodama · Post by **kodama** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:12 pm

Front 242 - Up Evil

Brilliant songs but horrible mixing IMHO.

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:15 pm

Kyuss - Blues for a red sun

Damn, I love this album but it sounds like f**king shite to me..the bottom end is just this huge bloated smear like a giant bloodclot from a chick's period ..

rockstarfx · Post by **rockstarfx** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:15 pm

Makeshift Hammer wrote:Elliott Smith - Roman Candle (1994.) It's an absolute gem lyrically and musically, but i'm not the biggest fan of the "production" if there was any at all

rip. he was a god.

Jeremy_NSL · Post by **Jeremy_NSL** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:20 pm

Hmm, my vote is Tool - Opiate . Damn what a hard-rocking album with a crushing rhythm section, but it sounds shit! One song has a telephone ringing in the background even.

Also, Chris Poland (Ex-Megadeth guitarist) - Return to Metalopolis. One of my favorite instrumental albums ever, but terrible recording quality with no low-end to speak of.

MickGael · Post by **MickGael** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:22 pm

Though undeniably seminal music, the very early "The Kids Are Alright"-era Who recordings an amazingly bad....

kevink · Post by **kevink** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:23 pm

Todd Rundgren - A Wizard/A True Star
pretty much defines the category for me!

smoddelm · Post by **smoddelm** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:24 pm

kevink wrote:Todd Rundgren - A Wizard/A True Star
pretty much defines the category for me!

Wow, that's exactly what I was going to say...

dystonia_ek · Post by **dystonia_ek** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:26 pm

All the old Ramleh, Consumer Electronics, Sutcliffe Jugend and related stuff - sound quality is shit but that just adds to the atmosphere.

Peel · Post by **Peel** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:27 pm

The original CD master of Bitches Brew is pretty infamous. Thankfully it only took them 10 years to put out a proper one.
The second (I think) printing of Spiritualized's Lazer Guided Melodies has a *skip* on one track. I don't know if they ever fixed that; they might still be printing them that way.
I guess I don't love to much music that's really terribly mixed/mastered. Or maybe I don't hate many mixes of music I love. Or something.

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