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Originally Posted by Javier
Meh, production, mixing and the mastering of the tracks all sound great to me. Compression is just a given these days as the loudness wars is as prevalent as its ever been. They just made some different stylistic choices than most of us would have liked. Rollercoaster could have used louder backing vocals as that gives it an added oomph live, BAT I don't get the hate over its production, it's perfectly in tune with the sound they were going for, I prefer the live version because the guitars are louder but that's just preference and not lacking in production or mixing quality.....
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The "loudness wars" haven't been a factor in the music industry for several years now. You'll find very few albums that are brick-walled beyond belief like albums like Death Magnetic were. If you're fine with the production then that's fine. At the end of the day as long as it is a pleasant listening experience for you that's what matters. However for me, and what will be for many other people, the level of compression is way beyond the norm, even for this day and age. It's just not pleasant to listen to. A song like Come on Up to Our House actually sounds authentic and natural, I would say almost to the extent that it reminds me of something that could have been on These Days, especially the way Jon's vocals are.