The Death of High Fidelity : Rolling Stone
I remember a teacher in my recording program putting on “Don’t Look Back” from Boston and showing us how the meters didn’t move much from full volume, even when the song sounded quieter. Producer/singer/songwriter Tom Sholtz was an MIT engineer who worshiped at the altar of Lost Dynamics. Today everybody compresses the life out of their tracks and they all sound the same. Remember how “Smells Like Teen Spirit” kicked you in the ass when the chorus kicked in? This is a great article about why even the good bands released today sound 1 dimensional
4 years ago