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Caspian:

--- Quote from: DynamiteKid on 15 Jan 2008, 09:32 ---Oh, the hilarity. So, after a shit-ton of procrastinating I finally bought Blues For The Red Sun by Kyuss. And it's pretty damn good, I love listening to it, but I have two thoughts - one, the production is complete mud. I mean I know that Homme's guitar tone is murky at the best of times, but on QOTSA records it at least cut through the mix. On Kyuss you can only just tell it's even there.

Secondly... I hate the vocalist.

Maybe I need to hear more of their CDs, but it seems to me like their vocalist - all I can think is James Hetfield when I'm listening to him - has virtually no variation other than high-pitched screaming. Does he grow on you? Or are do you guys disagree? Or better yet, does he show more of a variety on other albums?

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..Typically, I think comparing someone to James Hetfield is a massive compliment. (well, Hetfield off the AJFA- Garage albums). And the production is meant to be really bassy. The album kicks ass, really, and if you're complaining about muddy production then you're kinda missing the point.

Thrillho:
There's muddy and there's muddy. I mix both live and recordings, and so the mix is one of the first things I'll notice. It's not missing the point, it's an analysis I'll make of anything I listen to.

Alex C:
I know where DynamiteKid is coming from here, although I rather like Blues for the Red Sun's production. I know I for one would have greatly appreciated a more traditional approach to QOTSA's Songs For the Deaf, an album which playfully conveys their sound as if it were being played over AM radio. Which you know, would maybe have been fine for a track or two or when married to the right song, but the bottom line is after a while everything kind of sounds the same and honestly, the album becomes quite hard to listen to all the way through, at least for me anyway. You can do something on purpose, but sadly intent isn't enough to guarantee that it was a good idea in the first place, and I must admit to wondering sometimes how good the album would sound if it was presented just a tiny bit differently.

roulettescars:
You want funny lyrics? Listen to "Big Bikes" from Wretch.

"I want pussy from a fat bitch, on a big bike yea."

onewheelwizzard:
I think it's "bad bitch."

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