Most Compressed Albums ever ???

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Reggie said:
Now come on, that doesn't really count. The stations add the extra limiting/compression so we can hear even the quiet parts of songs in our cars or in areas of poor reception. You really shouldn't bother listening to the radio on your nearfields. Actually, we all shouldn't really bother checking someone's mastering work on our mixing nearfields. Of course things will sound more compressed then we are used to hearing in a natural mix. Mastered works are for the enjoyment of the consumer, not us recording/mixing goofs.
I'm not saying there are not a lot of unnecessarily loud CDs out there; but come on, give 'em a little bit of a break.
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Yes, but I think he meant (and I hope he corrects me if I'm wrong) anything that MAKES IT to radio play. Implying that most pop music is over-compressed, even before what the radio stations do with it. I would generally agree with that, if that's what he meant.
 
I would have to say “Summon the Dust” by Faith Remain , you can hear it playing on their website... I have the CD and it really does sound that compressed.

For more of a mainstream band, I would have to say Nickleback... (pick one)
 
LeeRosario said:
Now I'm on a mission!
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Check that album out - I never though I'd like Lyle Lovett, but it is a great album. G. Massenburg did it - recorded to 16 bit digital something or others - can't remeber for sure. "Church" is awesome. Really shows that with the right person at the controls, any recording medium can sound incredible.
 
curl up and die - unfortunately we're not robots
released in 2002 and it has to be the absolute loudest cd i've ever heard
 
I'll have to agree on the sound of californication, when playin it in the car or in my shop i can always hear some crackling peaking n shit...not good at all!!!
 
-- sorry, i just like to jab radio play songs as much as possible --
 
NL5 said:
Check that album out - I never though I'd like Lyle Lovett, but it is a great album. G. Massenburg did it - recorded to 16 bit digital something or others - can't remeber for sure. "Church" is awesome. Really shows that with the right person at the controls, any recording medium can sound incredible.
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Well I would think George Massenburg isn't the right person for any job, he is *the* person.


I wonder if he ever looks at a parametric EQ and then tells an intern, "hey, you know I invented that right?"


But I doubt the man is anything but humble. :D
 
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