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[ Follow Ups ] [ Music Board Archive #1 ] [ The Recording Website Music Board Archives ] [ Archives ] Posted by 7wielder on March 30, 2000 at 10:31:51:
I don't know if this topic has ever been discussed... so I figured that I would bring this up.
I love heavy music and I love new bands that have roared on to the scene, in the past, with a unique sound of their own. I am going to state two examples of bands and their albums and I would like to hear everyone's opinions on these albums. This thread is for people who like HARD ROCK music and are familiar with Nirvana and Metallica.
Metallica "Master of Puppets" vs. Metallica "Metallica" (the black album)
Nirvana "Bleach" vs. Nirvana "Nevermind"
OK.. now to the point. I think that the Master of Puppets recording is one of the greatest hard rock/heavy metal recordings of all time. This record truly captures the sound, dynamics and emotions of Metallica in the "rawest" form. In my opinion... the Black album, although it sounded incredible, lacked the raw intensity of Master of Puppets. This holds true IMO for Nirvana's "Nevermind" album when compared to it's predecessor "Bleach". To me... "Bleach" was a perfect representation of Nirvana in it's "rawest" uncut form. "Nevermind" was WAY overproduced, IMO, but they made a good rebound with "In Utero" which returned to the raw, uncut excellence that Nirvana personified on the Bleach recording.
Yes... I do agree that the overall sound quality on Metallica's black album was superior to that of Master of Puppets. And likewise with the comparison of Nevermind to Bleach. But why do I always pop in my Master of Puppets CD (about every 4 months) and my black album CD collects dust???? The same with Nirvana... why do I listen to Bleach from time to time... but I NEVER listen to "Nevermind"????
This just goes to show that an album DOES NOT have to have a million dollar production in order to capture a band's raw, uncut sound and continue to attract listeners for many years after it's release. To me... these multi-million dollar production DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to truly represent the artist. In the long run... I think it hurts the band. Is there anybody out there who agrees with me or even cares for that matter?????
- Oh ya, I'm with ya. BananaHead 18:57:42 3/30/00 (1)
- Re: excellent examples / soundgarden 7wielder 08:45:23 3/31/00 (0)
- I guess the bottom line is the bottom line... $$$$ Kevin 18:43:23 3/30/00 (2)
- Re: Sell the soul 7wielder 08:18:19 3/31/00 (1)
- Those groups and more examples Bolts 09:48:34 4/04/00 (0)
- i had to bring out all my hacked up concert t shirts for this one! JR#97 13:17:57 3/30/00 (4)
- Re: 80's rock 7wielder 14:10:03 3/30/00 (3)
- Re: 80's rock Tedster 16:33:37 3/30/00 (0)
- ignorance on fire JR#97 16:23:13 3/30/00 (1)
- Ah HA! Bolts 08:51:23 4/05/00 (0)
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