Prolly on the earlier tip too, but the first few Kiss albums are horribly produced, borderline unlistenable. Destroyer was their first studio album with any oomph.
― henry s, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:07 (two years ago) link
I like electric sitars
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:13 (two years ago) link
The Kinks are not really noted for their production values tbf.Their records are all over the place. Production-wise, their best stuff was with Shel Talmy. Ray always seemed indifferent at best, accepting whatever the then-current mode of production was, but never attempting to perfect it or bend it to the Kinks’ needs. One exception is Give The People What They Want, but the great production is wasted on middling material. Their ‘70s theatrical records all sound meh, especially Preservation (though that was apparently rushed; they finished the mix literally the day before they left for a US tour).
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:35 (two years ago) link
Three albums that I associate with a sort of murky over-stuffed 70s sound - though that might have been the pressings I heard them on - are "Quadrophenia", "Physical Graffiti" and "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway".Same engineer on Quadrophenia and (the ‘74 recordings on) Physical Graffiti, Ron Nevison. He designed Ronnie Lane’s mobile studio which the Who used for Quadrophenia while their control room was being built, so they kept him on as the engineer. He didn’t know how to mic Moon’s kit — few did — and supposedly after the first session with Zep, Bonham had to take him aside to tell him how he wanted his kit miked. This is why the drums on Quadrophenia are close-miked vs. the more ambient approach on Physical Graffiti. But the overall sound of Quadrophenia was heavily criticized in Lenny Kaye’s Rolling Stone review.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:51 (two years ago) link
I mean
is no one going to talk about Nebraska
it's like
i
i don't even KNOW you people
― popcornoscenti (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 06:20 (two years ago) link
Nebraska isn't '70s.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 06:36 (two years ago) link
Oh! Right. My bad
― popcornoscenti (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 13:03 (two years ago) link
Music production in the 80s is another kettle of fish altogether
― procter and gamble and huff (Matt #2), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 14:39 (two years ago) link