chelboed
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I used to listen to music all the time. I took a hiatus for a while and got back into it with headphones. The funny thing is...now that I'm a little more mature and "into the sound" and dynamics of the production...alot of my old fav's have let me down.
Prime example: I love VanHalen. Always have. When I throw on some headphones and try to rock out, I get distracted by how much Eddie liked to put his guitar in only one channel. Eddie is arguably the driving force behind most of the music. He did it for a good reason, but it's just a bit too extreme. They should have maybe panned the sound 60/40 or 70/30 to one side or the other instead of 100/0%. It's not on all recordings of theirs to my knowledge, and the earlier albums seem to suffer more in the mastering than the latter.
Another example: Mama Said Knock You Out (lol) I know I said "mature" earlier, but I still like this song. At least I did until I listened to it yesterday for the first time since highschool. It's so freakin' raw and one dimensional sounding. I have an 80's HipHop playlist going right now with Mr. Wendel by Arr. Develp immediately following LLCj. The difference is pretty crazy. The Mama song makes your ears feel congested and slightly irritated...the Wendel song just feels like your ears are taking a nice stretch.
Prime example: I love VanHalen. Always have. When I throw on some headphones and try to rock out, I get distracted by how much Eddie liked to put his guitar in only one channel. Eddie is arguably the driving force behind most of the music. He did it for a good reason, but it's just a bit too extreme. They should have maybe panned the sound 60/40 or 70/30 to one side or the other instead of 100/0%. It's not on all recordings of theirs to my knowledge, and the earlier albums seem to suffer more in the mastering than the latter.
Another example: Mama Said Knock You Out (lol) I know I said "mature" earlier, but I still like this song. At least I did until I listened to it yesterday for the first time since highschool. It's so freakin' raw and one dimensional sounding. I have an 80's HipHop playlist going right now with Mr. Wendel by Arr. Develp immediately following LLCj. The difference is pretty crazy. The Mama song makes your ears feel congested and slightly irritated...the Wendel song just feels like your ears are taking a nice stretch.