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TyronneBob Dylan's take on modern recording
August 23rd 2006 23:04
Folk singer Bob Dylan recently made it quite clear that he hates the Compact Disc and the modern recording techniques that have evolved along with it. According to him:
"I don't know anybody who's made a record that sounds decent in the past twenty years, really... they're atrocious, they have sound all over them. There's no definition of nothing, no vocal, no nothing, just like... static."
Of course he's not alone - there has always been a niche community of people who prefer the vinyl, a desire that has only really been provided for by some bands in the indie scene. To add to that, he's not totally wrong either - to some extent, the production quality on some records, even some "professionally recorded" ones, have horrible sound.
But, this isn't a problem of the CD. The problem is only the fact that music is so diverse, the chance for a screwup has increased immensely and there are so many producers and sound engineers that don't know what they're doing, it's hard to find a good one. Then again, I've never really liked the production quality of the 60s and 70s - there's simply no space for the sound to take up, like it's been severely restricted to the grooves on a vinyl.
Each to their own I suppose.
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Comment by DanielR
his points don't really hold water, i don't think. there are a great deal more ways to mess up a recording nowadays, but there are just as many ways to make it sound great. just because dylan is used to the tinny throb of archaic recordings doesn't make today's any worse than them.
i think mainstream recordings from dylan's era are just indicative of the fashion, and today's are indicative of today's fashion. dylan can't argue one against the other, it's like saying one generation is better than the other.
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stop me.
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