Worst compressed album awards

[Rodrat]

My beloved was listening to Paloma Faith on the radio this morning and asked me to play her new album. It is on now via Tidal. Jesus it is almost painful it is so compressed. I might as well be listening via a boom box. I have to award it the thread title awards. It is also very prentious.

 

[linnfomaniac83]

I think Bat Out Of Hell is still right up there!

 

[darrenyeats]

Treats by Sleigh Bells. But it kind of fits since the music is so bonkers!

 

[steve_1979]

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication

 

[PeteVid]

James Taylor and Carole King live at The Troubadour, a fantastic album ruined.

 

[krenzler]

St. Anger?

Or was it Death Magnetic?

 

[mercalia]

lan del reys
Born to Die

 

[davidsrsb]

David Bowie Heathen

 

[cj66]

Primordial, To The Nameless Dead.

It's the only album by them I like but its been compressed to he'll and back.

 

[Guitar Beard]

St. Anger?

Or was it Death Magnetic?

Both - terrible

 

[krenzler]

David Bowie Heathen

The LP sounds pretty good though.

 

[krenzler]

Playing the Angel on CD is no good.

 

[steve_1979]

Most greatest hits albums.

 

[guey]

The 25th anniversary remaster of REM's Fables Of The Reconstruction.
The remasters of The The's Soul Mining and Infected.

 

[onlyconnect]

David Bowie - Reality

Tim

 

[Snufkin]

Raising Sand on CD is like a different album its so compressed. Its rather good on LP.

 

[norliss]

Blondie's most recent album 'Pollinator' is really compressed. I've only listened to it twice: I have to keep turning it down because it makes my head hurt.

 

[Arkless Electronics]

I get "pro sound news" delivered and in an interview with some female mixing engineer (who apparently last worked on Bjorks new album) in the latest issue there is a telling comment saying "...and then the all important listening to the final mix to make sure it's not optimised for those listening to it on expensive hi fi systems". This is what we're up against...

 

[Warszawa]

Bjork's Utopia. It's a challenging and complex avant-garde piece and they've brick-walled it so hard the flutes could give you tinnitus.

 

[TheDecameron]

The entire output of Abba- it sounds like it was mastered for elevator ceiling speakers.