Members ToeJamFootball Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Ever notice that some album have really strange mixes or things in the mixes? If it wasn't there it wouldn't be the same. One for me is Megadeth's Countdown to Extinction. The mix is really dry, it's almost metallic. Others are Devin Townsend's work. he has so much going on in the mix that it is almost overwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BloodTypeBlue Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 "...and Justice For All" by Metallica is easily my favorite "I love this album but this has got to be the worst mix in the history of recording" record..... "Eye Of The Beholder" is a great song.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 "Synchronicity" by the Police. It is one of the best recordings ever as far as stereo seperation, clarity, and tone, but it has NO LOW END WHATSOEVER!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 "Synchronicity" by the Police. It is one of the best recordings ever as far as stereo seperation, clarity, and tone, but it has NO LOW END WHATSOEVER!!!!!!! Tea In The Sahara is such a cool friggin song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Tea In The Sahara is such a cool friggin song It'd be a lot cooler if there was some subwoofage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 It'd be a lot cooler if there was some subwoofage! Man - You are in a bad mood tonight --- Everything OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robin Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Off the top of my head ..... Probably the whole Steely Dan/Donald Fagen discography. Strange because, they sound so much better than many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basste Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 A lot of things by Pink Floyd. All these noises, speaking extracts, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bleepo Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 The drum sounds on the Deftones' White Pony, and the Ambient room mics of Primus' Brown Album come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 '... and Justice for All' has to take it for me. Totally inaudible bass, but {censored}ing awsome songs, awful drum sound but great playing and arranging. Werid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gretschzildjian Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Genesis' Nursery Cryme album. It sounds like if an artrock band hit the studio with Black Sabbath's producer...but I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Genesis' Nursery Cryme album. It sounds like if an artrock band hit the studio with Black Sabbath's producer...but I like it "A well known Bognor restaraunt owner disappeared early this morning....." .... love that song!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badmotor Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 The drum sounds on the Deftones' White Pony, and the Ambient room mics of Primus' Brown Album come to mind. Are you mad??? I love the drum sounds on White Pony. That cracking picolo snare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badmotor Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 I thought "Undertow" was a weird mix. But awesome nonetheless. I agree with "... and justice". That was my 'angry' album when I was a teenager. I'm not angry anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 UmmagummaElectric LadylandSgt. Peppers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Peter Gabriel's "Melt" and "SSecurity" albums ******Gabriel's third album, released in 1980, arose as a collaboration with Steve Lillywhite, who also produced early albums by U2. It was notable for the hit singles "Games Without Frontiers" and "Biko", for Gabriel's new interest in world music (especially for percussion), and for its bold production, which made extensive use of recording tricks and sound effects. Gabriel's third album is generally credited as the first LP to use the now-famous "gated drum" sound, invented by engineer Hugh Padgham and Gabriel's old Genesis band-mate Phil Collins. Collins played drums on several tracks, including the opener, "Intruder", which featured the reverse-gated, cymbal-less drum kit sound which Collins would make famous on his single "In the Air Tonight" and through the rest of the 1980s. The massive, distinctive hollow sound arose through some experiments by Collins and Padgham. Gabriel had requested that his drummers use no cymbals in the album's sessions, and when he heard the result from Collins and Padgham, he asked Collins to play a simple pattern for several minutes, then built "Intruder" on it. Arduous and occasionally damp recording sessions at his rural English estate in 1981 and 1982, with co-producer/engineer David Lord, resulted in Gabriel's fourth LP release (Security), on which Gabriel took more production responsibility. It was one of the first commercial albums recorded entirely to digital tape (using a Sony mobile truck), and featured the early, extremely expensive Fairlight CMI sampling computer. Gabriel combined a variety of sampled and deconstructed sounds with world-beat percussion and other unusual instrumentation to create a radically new, emotionally charged soundscape. Furthermore, the sleeve art consisted of inscrutable, video-based imagery. Despite the album's peculiar sound, odd appearance, and often disturbing themes, it sold well and had a hit single in "Shock the Monkey", which also became a groundbreaking music video.***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatcat Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Most of the Beatles early catalog, with that weird vocals on one side, drums on the other stuff. The sounds are pretty good though. And that kind of weird psuedo-stereo is good for figuring out parts. The first four King's X records, because they're incredible and the bass is thin, especially on the first two. Dogman, they got it right, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Man - You are in a bad mood tonight --- Everything OK? I'm ok! Do I seem in a bad mood??? Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 '... and Justice for All' has to take it for me. Totally inaudible bass, but {censored}ing awsome songs, awful drum sound but great playing and arranging.Werid. Don't forget woofy rhythm guitards too. Amazing songs, lousy production, worse mixing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Don't forget woofy rhythm guitards too. Amazing songs, lousy production, worse mixing. My vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Retrovertigo Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 There is a song on Gov't Mule - Dose that has a strange guitar lick sorta tossed in, but it's growing on me.The way that Drive By Truckers - The Dirty South has guitar solos mixed kinda takes you by surprise, but the album is great overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Peter Gabriel's "Melt" and "SSecurity" albums ****** Gabriel's third album, released in 1980, arose as a collaboration with Steve Lillywhite, who also produced early albums by U2. It was notable for the hit singles "Games Without Frontiers" and "Biko", for Gabriel's new interest in world music (especially for percussion), and for its bold production, which made extensive use of recording tricks and sound effects. Gabriel's third album is generally credited as the first LP to use the now-famous "gated drum" sound, invented by engineer Hugh Padgham and Gabriel's old Genesis band-mate Phil Collins. Collins played drums on several tracks, including the opener, "Intruder", which featured the reverse-gated, cymbal-less drum kit sound which Collins would make famous on his single "In the Air Tonight" and through the rest of the 1980s. The massive, distinctive hollow sound arose through some experiments by Collins and Padgham. Gabriel had requested that his drummers use no cymbals in the album's sessions, and when he heard the result from Collins and Padgham, he asked Collins to play a simple pattern for several minutes, then built "Intruder" on it. Arduous and occasionally damp recording sessions at his rural English estate in 1981 and 1982, with co-producer/engineer David Lord, resulted in Gabriel's fourth LP release (Security), on which Gabriel took more production responsibility. It was one of the first commercial albums recorded entirely to digital tape (using a Sony mobile truck), and featured the early, extremely expensive Fairlight CMI sampling computer. Gabriel combined a variety of sampled and deconstructed sounds with world-beat percussion and other unusual instrumentation to create a radically new, emotionally charged soundscape. Furthermore, the sleeve art consisted of inscrutable, video-based imagery. Despite the album's peculiar sound, odd appearance, and often disturbing themes, it sold well and had a hit single in "Shock the Monkey", which also became a groundbreaking music video. ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Most of the Beatles early catalog, with that weird vocals on one side, drums on the other stuff. The sounds are pretty good though. And that kind of weird psuedo-stereo is good for figuring out parts. The first four King's X records, because they're incredible and the bass is thin, especially on the first two. Dogman, they got it right, IMO. Yeah, Kings X's first few albums are at the top of my list for strange mixes that work(ed) for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted November 20, 2007 Members Share Posted November 20, 2007 Tea In The Sahara is such a cool friggin song They're ALL friggin' cool. It IS a bass lite production, but otherwise, a near perfect one. Didn't Hugh Padgam produce it? I've always loved his work with Genesis as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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