Worst compressed recording you own

gudnoyez
gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
edited September 2011 in Music & Movies
I thought I would listen to listen to my Rush Vapor Trails today, since I was in the mood for some Rush today, my god I now know what they mean about the so called loud wars I couldnt stand it, after the fifth track that being The Stars look Down, I couldnt take anymore, shame hopefully this gets remastered and toned down a bit. I also own the remastered Queensryche Operation Mindcrime same thing sounds awful the cassette I own of that sounds better, another one that sounds god awful is Joe Bonamasa's Black Rock. I was wondering what purchases any of you fellow polkies have made original or remastered that you reget because of the in your face compressed recordings.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited September 2011
    While it might not be the worst, I have to vote for Lady Gaga's latest, Born This Way.

    Her first two CDs are some of the best sounding CDs around, and I expected the latest to be at the same level of quality sound. That is why it is really disappointing. Another thing is it is over 60 minutes in length, which is great when you consider most pop/rock CDs are around 40 minutes. Yet, because it sounds so bad I cannot listen to it.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited September 2011
    Without doubt, K.D. Lang's "Angel With A Lariat"

    I love the music itself, but it's a HORRIBLE recording. Compressed to hell & distortion galore!
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  • m00npie
    m00npie Posts: 697
    edited September 2011
    In recent memory... Death Magnetic from Metallica. Dreadful!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited September 2011
    I don't own it anymore.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,457
    edited September 2011
    BlueFox wrote: »
    While it might not be the worst, I have to vote for Lady Gaga's latest, Born This Way.

    Her first two CDs are some of the best sounding CDs around, and I expected the latest to be at the same level of quality sound. That is why it is really disappointing. Another thing is it is over 60 minutes in length, which is great when you consider most pop/rock CDs are around 40 minutes. Yet, because it sounds so bad I cannot listen to it.

    All her music on cd sounds aweful. The Fame however, on vinyl, is actually enjoyable.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited September 2011
    m00npie wrote: »
    In recent memory... Death Magnetic from Metallica. Dreadful!

    I forgot about that one your right, we finally get some decent stuff from metallica and it is distorted as hell, your supose to crank metallica but cant on this one as it clips and distorts, we want our money back.
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  • HHStuart
    HHStuart Posts: 263
    edited September 2011
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  • arun1963
    arun1963 Posts: 1,797
    edited September 2011
    the new u2 album
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  • stubby
    stubby Posts: 723
    edited September 2011
    ALL of the early Van Halen releases. Besides compression, some of the flattest stages I have ever heard. Like they're hanging on the bloody wall.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited September 2011
    I have a CD of U2 The Joshuwa Tree that sounds like total crap. Blandorama!

    On the flip side...Petty's Wildflowers is about the best sounding I own
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited September 2011
    I second the U2 cd's. I have 3 of them and they all sound like crap.
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  • ShadesPG
    ShadesPG Posts: 89
    edited September 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    I don't own it anymore.
    deronb1 wrote: »
    Petty's Wildflowers is about the best sounding I own

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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited September 2011
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    Without doubt, K.D. Lang's "Angel With A Lariat"

    I love the music itself, but it's a HORRIBLE recording. Compressed to hell & distortion galore!

    Do you have the 1987 Sire 25441-2? I don't think it's that bad, 'Turn Me Round' has some compression, but it was mastered for radio play and this was before the big compression wars. 'Three Cigarettes in a Ashtray' has a lovely open sound.

    I've been looking for an Lp copy for years...VHTF in the US.

    Alot of new pop releases are godawfull bad, too many to list, I traded most away after copying them to cassette and RtR, which made many sound tollerable. Even my beloved latest Springsteen's sound crappy :frown:
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  • arun1963
    arun1963 Posts: 1,797
    edited September 2011
    Almost everything by u2 + miley cyrus
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited September 2011
    Ern Dog wrote: »
    I second the U2 cd's. I have 3 of them and they all sound like crap.

    I've experienced this to, shame as I love their early stuff.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2011
    I third the Metallica Death Magnetic, And Load, And Reload and Saint Anger.

    Pretty much anything after the Black album and that was borderline.

    Anything from U2 after the album with Sunday Bloody Sunday is crap.

    Any Rush from Presto on.

    Pretty Much any album recorded after 1990.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited September 2011
    "Pretty much any album recorded after 1990" is obviously a gross over-generalization and inaccurate. There have been LOTS of albums mastered in the last 20 years that are great.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2011
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    "Pretty much any album recorded after 1990" is obviously a gross over-generalization and inaccurate. There have been LOTS of albums mastered in the last 20 years that are great.

    Yes it was an over-generalization and inaccurate. :rolleyes:

    Hope I didn't hurt your sensibilities? :wink:
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited September 2011
    Who said anything about feelings being hurt? I don't work in the industry or have any ties to the work done, so I don't care. You made an inaccurate statement and I corrected it, simple as that, nothing personal.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited September 2011
    Little Feet "Waiting for Columbus" is a great sounding live CD!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2011
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    Who said anything about feelings being hurt? I don't work in the industry or have any ties to the work done, so I don't care. You made an inaccurate statement and I corrected it, simple as that, nothing personal.

    I was just kidding with you. Its all in fun. :biggrin:
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited September 2011
    I recently purchased The Flaming Lips Do Pink Floyd Dark Side of The Moon, and while I liked the CD, the sound is really awful.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited September 2011
    ...Little Feat.
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