[binarymilton]

Originally Posted by keano

I am looking at some albums I dig and can't figure who has create the most influence on the songs.

Sigh No More by Mumford Sons @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download

Quite often the recording engineer is the mix engineer. A lot of the engineers I like both tracked and mixed on their best work (eg Robert Corranza, Ethan Johns).

Here's the personnel on the album you're linking to, by Mumford & Sons:

Markus Dravs - production
François Chevallier - engineering
Samuel Navel - assistant engineering
Ruadhri Cushnan - mixing
Bob Ludwig - mastering

I'd say all of the above will have made quite a contribution to the sound of that album. I'd say that even if it had been mixed and produced appallingly, Bob Ludwig would have got it sounding pretty bloody good.

Personally, I don't like the sound of that album. I don't like the reverb used on it, I don't like the big sound. (I don't like the band either, but that's neither here nor there)

Laura Marling's 'I Speak Because I Can' features many of the same musicians, but has a much nicer sound. That one was mixed and produced by Ethan Johns. And also mastered by Bob Ludwig. It sounds amazing.