good songs ruined by crap production (2 Viewers)

[MrT]

Good songs/crap production?
So many examples of this in the 80's
I'm sure some people would disagree its even a good song but I think
Mad World by Tears for fears is a good example.
As is a lot of early prince.
Anyone think of any more?

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

ban this joker pete

 

[MrT]

Maybe I wanna be banned....

 

[classic seanc]

He said on his 666th post.......

I am afraid.

 

[therealjohnny]

Mad World by Tears for fears is a good example.

I think the 'poor' production adds to this song

their later stuff that won all sorts of praise for "production" was awful



The Travelling Wilburys would have been waaay better if Jeff Lynne hadn't been involved

 

[cephalopod]

The long and winding road and Across the universe by The Beatles (Phil Spector versions).

Yeah loads of stuff from the 80s, late-period REM songs are overproduced, and the last Mercury Rev album was like teflon, when compared to Yerself Is Steam its astonishing how shitly synthetic it sounds.

 

[Mitchum]

The tinny gick that is 'Raw Power' immediately springs to mind.

Laughing Len's 'Death Of A Ladies Man' is almost unlistenable thanks to Phil Spector.

 

[plug]

the recording/mixing/production on the later hüsker dü albums are monumentally bad.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

First Smiths album

 

[cephalopod]

The Stone Roses always gets mentioned as having muted production, but I think its class.

 

[Lili Marlene]

First Fiona Apple album is way overproduced.
Bouncing off the Satellites by the B-52's could have been a completely different album if it had been produced properly

 

[mark]

the recording/mixing/production on the later hüsker dü albums are monumentally bad.

aye was going to say that. hard to think what they were going for.

 

[Pedronimus]

South of Heaven by Slayer. Not as well produced as what went immediately before or after.

On Purple Rain there seems to be a distinct lack of bass guitar, maybe it was intentional or my crap stereo.

 

[cephalopod]

Almost everything Guided by Voices has ever done has shocking production, but I love it like that

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

"19" by Paul Hardcastle

 

[Pantone247]

First Smiths album

ALL Smiths Albums


Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen... fuck you Thomas Dolby, fuck you...

 

[cephalopod]

ALL Smiths Albums


Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen... fuck you Thomas Dolby, fuck you...

Queen is Dead? I think that has superbly balanced sound

 

[Unicron]

Born In the USA. The whole album sounds horrible despite some of the songs being brilliant, I can only listen to I'm On Fire and Bobby Jean.

 

[Pantone247]

I've never liked the sound of any Smiths records, though I will say I'm not much of a fan I can appreciate the songwriting and guitaring, but the bass sounds are awful (IMHO, obviously...) and the drumming generally very processed and dead (to my ears!). I think it's a symptom of the times really... *shrug*

 

[george mcfly]

"19" by Paul Hardcastle

why is that always playin in your office when i call over?