Scali
02-01-2008, 11:06 PM
I was just reading this article: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17777619/the_death_of_high_fidelity/print
It makes some valid points... Music these days sounds 'exhausting'.
So I was wondering... what do you consider great albums... not in terms of music, but in terms of sound and production quality?
They mention Norah Jones, and indeed, her music has a pleasant natural feel to it. Some still claim that Michael Jackson's Thriller is the best album ever produced, but I think it's showing its age.
One album I've always quite liked, is Richie Sambora's Stranger In This Town. It sounds very rich.
I also quite like how Nightwish recorded the song Ghost Love Score (not necessarily the rest of the album that it's on, Once). They didn't over-compress the orchestra, and didn't put the 'metal' instruments way upfront. It sounds like a true orchestra, and you can hear many small details in the arrangement, very nice.
It makes some valid points... Music these days sounds 'exhausting'.
So I was wondering... what do you consider great albums... not in terms of music, but in terms of sound and production quality?
They mention Norah Jones, and indeed, her music has a pleasant natural feel to it. Some still claim that Michael Jackson's Thriller is the best album ever produced, but I think it's showing its age.
One album I've always quite liked, is Richie Sambora's Stranger In This Town. It sounds very rich.
I also quite like how Nightwish recorded the song Ghost Love Score (not necessarily the rest of the album that it's on, Once). They didn't over-compress the orchestra, and didn't put the 'metal' instruments way upfront. It sounds like a true orchestra, and you can hear many small details in the arrangement, very nice.