ijux Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 i'm glad i didn't pre-order thatn 5xlp set like i intended to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altarsofradness Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 yeah, this has been blown way out of proportion. it sounds loud and gritty. it sounds like a metal record. people will complain about anything and everything apparently. anyone who really believes this record sounds bad with the "clipping" has obviously never heard Cursed I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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manicdogbert Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 hey man, if you enjoy the album, more power to you. but i don't think it's being blown out of proportion considering how many people are complaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partysmasher Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 i just downloaded and listened to the GH3 rip, sounds awesome! Still love the over-compressed version, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altarsofradness Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 where did you find a link to that version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numanoid Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 yeah, this has been blown way out of proportion. it sounds loud and gritty. it sounds like a metal record. people will complain about anything and everything apparently. anyone who really believes this record sounds bad with the "clipping" has obviously never heard Cursed I It doesn't sound loud and gritty, it sounds shitty and brickwalled. Every drumbeat, heavy guitar riff, etc, hits a plateau instead of going to a peak. I can't listen to music that has been butchered like this. It's annoying, and I can listen past this to hear the music. A metal album doesn't have to be loud and compressed to be a metal album, it just needs to be dynamic, and it helps if the music is good. This has no dynamics. I downloaded a flac file ripped with eac and ripped my own 320 kbs mp3's hoping it would sound better. It doesn't, it's awful. And now that I hear the vinyl isn't better, I may not buy it. It's a shame that most people don't care, as long as it's loud... i dont think the CD sounds bad at all. not unlistenable by any stretch of the imagination. maybe a product of the "loudness wars", but so is every record released by a major label. anyone who listens to punk rock, or underground music in general, should have no issues with the way this record sounds. I really, really WANT to listen to this album. It reminds me of when "Justice" came out. Everyone was excited, the music was pretty good, and you couldn't go to any of your friends houses without hearing it. But, I CAN'T listen to it. I can't get beyond the shitty compression and the lack of dynamics. I'm sure that 98% of people can, either because they don't care, or have never heard a decent system, in which case, whatever. But for the 2% of us who can hear it, and do care, then this is unlistenable. And that's a shame... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxfesterxx Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 just listened to track one Thats Was Just your Life. I am digging it............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partysmasher Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 where did you find a link to that version? I posted it up here but took it down before the file sharing police got here. if you just google the Guitar Hero 3 rip, you'll find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabepunktony Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 what's the 5xLP version limited to?. 2,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altarsofradness Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 yeah, this has been blown way out of proportion. it sounds loud and gritty. it sounds like a metal record. people will complain about anything and everything apparently. anyone who really believes this record sounds bad with the "clipping" has obviously never heard Cursed I It doesn't sound loud and gritty, it sounds shitty and brickwalled. Every drumbeat, heavy guitar riff, etc, hits a plateau instead of going to a peak. I can't listen to music that has been butchered like this. It's annoying, and I can listen past this to hear the music. A metal album doesn't have to be loud and compressed to be a metal album, it just needs to be dynamic, and it helps if the music is good. This has no dynamics. I downloaded a flac file ripped with eac and ripped my own 320 kbs mp3's hoping it would sound better. It doesn't, it's awful. And now that I hear the vinyl isn't better, I may not buy it. It's a shame that most people don't care, as long as it's loud... i dont think the CD sounds bad at all. not unlistenable by any stretch of the imagination. maybe a product of the "loudness wars", but so is every record released by a major label. anyone who listens to punk rock, or underground music in general, should have no issues with the way this record sounds. I really, really WANT to listen to this album. It reminds me of when "Justice" came out. Everyone was excited, the music was pretty good, and you couldn't go to any of your friends houses without hearing it. But, I CAN'T listen to it. I can't get beyond the shitty compression and the lack of dynamics. I'm sure that 98% of people can, either because they don't care, or have never heard a decent system, in which case, whatever. But for the 2% of us who can hear it, and do care, then this is unlistenable. And that's a shame... well, we all can't be sound engineers. too bad those of us without discerning ears will have to endure such an awful, awful experience. and you were 9 when Justice came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altarsofradness Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 also, dude. are you going to be ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partysmasher Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 yeah, this has been blown way out of proportion. it sounds loud and gritty. it sounds like a metal record. people will complain about anything and everything apparently. anyone who really believes this record sounds bad with the "clipping" has obviously never heard Cursed I It doesn't sound loud and gritty, it sounds shitty and brickwalled. Every drumbeat, heavy guitar riff, etc, hits a plateau instead of going to a peak. I can't listen to music that has been butchered like this. It's annoying, and I can listen past this to hear the music. A metal album doesn't have to be loud and compressed to be a metal album, it just needs to be dynamic, and it helps if the music is good. This has no dynamics. I downloaded a flac file ripped with eac and ripped my own 320 kbs mp3's hoping it would sound better. It doesn't, it's awful. And now that I hear the vinyl isn't better, I may not buy it. It's a shame that most people don't care, as long as it's loud... i dont think the CD sounds bad at all. not unlistenable by any stretch of the imagination. maybe a product of the "loudness wars", but so is every record released by a major label. anyone who listens to punk rock, or underground music in general, should have no issues with the way this record sounds. I really, really WANT to listen to this album. It reminds me of when "Justice" came out. Everyone was excited, the music was pretty good, and you couldn't go to any of your friends houses without hearing it. But, I CAN'T listen to it. I can't get beyond the shitty compression and the lack of dynamics. I'm sure that 98% of people can, either because they don't care, or have never heard a decent system, in which case, whatever. But for the 2% of us who can hear it, and do care, then this is unlistenable. And that's a shame... Everyone cares about recording quality here, you're posting on a vinyl message board after all. But this is far from unlistenable, it just doesn't sound incredible. I very much doubt people across the world are throwing down their headphones in disgust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 i cant say im surprised at the lack of bass on either considering there was practically no bass at all on the original mix those albums were snare vocals and guitar for the most part actually, i gotta disagree with you on that. IMO, Justice is the only album that lacks bass. Kill, Ride and Puppets all have the bass prominent in the original mixes. IIRC justice doesn't have ANY bass on the record at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numanoid Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 and you were 9 when Justice came out. Is nine years old too young to listen to Metallica? I was in fifth grade, and all of my friends were skaters and most had older brothers and sisters, so it wasn't uncommon for us to listen to good music. And this is before Kids Bop... Sorry if you were listening to crap when you were nine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Picked up the CD today. Listened to it a couple of times already and have to say that I like it. It's close to redemption from the debacle that was St. Anger. I'm still finding it hard to understand what the deal is with the mixing issue and being "brick-walled"...but whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rhythmgtr5 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 when i first heard the album, i thought it might be a webrip due to the sound quality. I hope that they re-mix this album as it does sound alright as is but it could sound much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicdogbert Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 finally downloaded the Guitar Hero version of DM. it is so much better. way more dynamic than the sonic mess of the CD. it sort of has the raw energy of the Garage Days Re-Revisited e.p. Trujillo's bass is way more prominent in this mix. miles better than the retail version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 How can go about getting the GH version? Someone PM me please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgry Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 MASTERED BY MUPPETS End of session day, Rubin works away: I'm your source of song-destruction Tunes that hurt you ear, poor sound engineer Leaving spikes on my instruction Trust me you will see Volumes all you need Dedicated to How I'll limit you Compressing faster Limit your Master Your albums sell faster With a loud Master Master Mastered by muppets, brickwalling your dreams Clipping, distorting and smashing extremes Ruined by me, you can't hear a thing Just spiking snares, and auto-tuned screams Mastered Mastered Rubins my name, and I'll hear you scream Bastard Bastard Need to mix this way, never you dismay Loud makes death magnetic clearer Gain monopoly, ritual Waves L3 Squash your tracks til its severe Gate and you will see More and more dB Dedicated to How Im killing you Compressing faster Limit your Master Your albums sell faster With a loud Master Master Mastered by muppets, brickwalling your dreams Clipping, distorting and smashing extremes Ruined by me, you can't hear a thing Just spiking snares, and auto-tuned screams Mastered Mastered Rubins my name, and I'll hear you scream Bastard Bastard Master, Master, where's the version I've been after? Bearded, Bastard, you promised only lies Blaster, Blaster, recorded on a ghetto blaster? Laughter, laughter, laughing at those highs Spike to me! Lars aint worth all that natural kick and hats Kirk adds wah without a reason Never ending phrase, Jaymz goes on for days Rob, your shirt is out of season Ill record til 5 (then) I will help you buy Sandals that suit you Now you look cool too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentoage Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 i'm curious if anyone from the band/rick rubin will respond to all of the feedback that's out there regarding this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanketbyday Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 and you were 9 when Justice came out. Is nine years old too young to listen to Metallica? I was in fifth grade, and all of my friends were skaters and most had older brothers and sisters, so it wasn't uncommon for us to listen to good music. And this is before Kids Bop... Sorry if you were listening to crap when you were nine. i was 5 when this record came out and i still have fond memories of it rocking my fucking baby socks off man, ever heard of older brothers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Supposedly the 5xLP set is already out of print. Only a few places have copies left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxfesterxx Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 if you had the chance would u pick this up for 70 bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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