Being that the Loudness Wars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war) is a hot topic concerning the sound quality of today's music, will it potentially affect Morrissey? I've heard some good remasters lately and some pretty bad ones, so it seems as if it's a mixed bag depending on the label.
Generally speaking, most of Morrissey's albums have been unaffected by this trend. Despite Quarry and Ringleader's criticized production, I still feel that it was mastered with a good amount of dynamics in tact. It really seemed as if the Loudness Wars started to effect Morrissey with the release of the Greatest Hits compilation, which I remember was criticized due to the amount of compression on it. Even Years of Refusal, which doesn't sound terribly compressed, leans a bit towards the flat and dull side of things. But YOR was recorded and mastered in late 2007/early 2008, and we all know things can change within the music industry in a couple of years.
Do you think that this trend will affect any future studio albums, or even the Bona Drag remaster? I really hope not, but I'll probably be wrong.
Generally speaking, most of Morrissey's albums have been unaffected by this trend. Despite Quarry and Ringleader's criticized production, I still feel that it was mastered with a good amount of dynamics in tact. It really seemed as if the Loudness Wars started to effect Morrissey with the release of the Greatest Hits compilation, which I remember was criticized due to the amount of compression on it. Even Years of Refusal, which doesn't sound terribly compressed, leans a bit towards the flat and dull side of things. But YOR was recorded and mastered in late 2007/early 2008, and we all know things can change within the music industry in a couple of years.
Do you think that this trend will affect any future studio albums, or even the Bona Drag remaster? I really hope not, but I'll probably be wrong.
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