On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Old message snipped at bottom for some context. > > Udhay > > http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/217383.html > > Can a Metallica album be too loud?
Yes it can be. On a related note. I found this review on Amazon useful. In case you are planning to buy the album, you should buy the Guitar Hero III versions. http://www.amazon.com/review/RHUKEE6FAQY8B/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm <quote> It's been confirmed by several sources that the Guitar Hero III version of this album has not suffered from the brick-wall compression of the CD / Vinyl release. Apparently someone decided MP3's sound better mixed as loud as possible and then clipped of the highest and lowest ranges. So, the retail CD / Vinyl of DM have been mixed with heavy dynamic range compression (meaning they've eliminated the difference between soft sound and loud sound) the album now sounds like a wall of noise. This is a too common recording industry practice, it ruins the experience and removes the subtleties of the music. You may notice this CD suffers from a lack of bass guitar, that the guitar is flat, the drums do not resonate, the cymbols are thin and the vocals are often drowning in the music mix. Also, there is a lot of noise, you can not only hear distortion in the music, but their is noise at the beginning and end of every track, which, a CD should not have. There are multiple petitions and blogs as well as thousands on Metallica's own website begging for an uncompressed re-release. If you hear the GHIII versions, you may never go back. </quote> -- Vinayak -- Blog @ http://thoughts.vinayakhegde.com Photoblog @ http://lens.vinayakhegde.com
