[moogoob]

I finally got this album. Took me long enough- eh?

Well, maybe it's this awful cold I've just caught (roommate works in a hospital, so he brings all sorts of interesting diseases home), but despite me loving the album as a whole, I can't get past the horrid, loud scratchy highs and mids. Right now, I've actually engaged my iTunes EQ with my 325i goldies. I've never, ever had to do that, even with Therion's other albums.

Am I just crazy?

EDIT: I'm listening to Ship of Luna off of Deggial and it sounds much nicer. Maybe they just need to hire a better engineer?

 

[acidbasement]

I've got it on vinyl and it sounds pretty good - not the best mastering for dynamics IMO, but the EQ seems fine. Some of the brighter instruments are prominent in the mix at times - could that be what's bugging you, combined with the enhanced upper-mid reproduction of your Grados?
I'll have to listen to it tonight and get back to you.

 

[moogoob]

Could be what you've said. I gave it a bit more of a listen last night, and the instruments (guitars etc) are pretty nice. The vocals though...

I'd still be willing to chalk it up to this awful cold that's been going around.

 

[acidbasement]

I finally got around to listening to this again, in its entirety. I think it's EQ'd very well, and I retract what I said earlier about the dynamics not being good - I think they are very good.
Such an awesome album - thanks for giving me the reason to listen to it again!

 

[moogoob]

No problem! I've worked out that the problem was actually with me- my sinuses were hella clogged and must have been doing something to my hearing. Album sounds fine now. Weird.