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Originally Posted by stereomixer  If you like the pixies and think that is the mixing epicentre, you need to hear Dark side of the moon and Sgt. Peppers. They sound pretty good too.
No offense taken.
I feel the same way you do about a lot of modern music, having said that you are either a part of the solution or part of the problem. |
No i didn't mean to say that Doolittle is the pinnacle of mixing, far from it! Just that it is substantially nicer to listen to than most rock records i have heard in recent years, warts and all. I like a wide range of music, Doolittle is just the first record that came to mind when i was trying to come up with something remotely in the same genre as Paramore for comparison (perhaps it's a poor comparison, and i accept that).
Not really sure what i would point to as my favourite mixing jobs, Joe's Garage and Regatta De Blanc would be a couple that come to mind. Maybe they are not regarded as masterpieces in the professional community, but i am just speaking for my own preference. Most of my favourite records are either from before i was born or at least very young, so i'm not coming from a rose tinted nostalgic point of view i just really like the sound of those records. I also like the fact that with older records i can listen to several full length albums in a row if i want to, and still not end up feeling worn out. That's what i was trying to get at with the Pixies comparison, they were a very dynamic band with some rocking songs and the records managed to get all that across to the listener without the pure volume.
Anyway like i said in my first post i do like the mixing job on the Paramore record, particularly in comparison to other recent rock/pop records, it's just the overall volume that kills me. Even if the album were exactly my kind of music i would still find it tough to sit through because of that. Sorry if my first post seemed like i was criticizing your mixing, i guess in general i am just ranting at the results of the volume war.