Comments on: Metallica Hurts My Ears (And I Like “Death Magnetic”!) http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:56:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: D.R. Mosby http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic/comment-page-1#comment-718492 D.R. Mosby Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:56:29 +0000 01414e379684d26016391624aaa945df#comment-718492 <P>The graphic that accompanies the WSJ article is shocking. Rick Rubin's beard is heavily clipped, and you don't get to see the full dynamic range of his facial hair. I demand that the article be pulled, fixed and reissued so readers can see an accurate portrayal of Mr. Rubin!</P> The graphic that accompanies the WSJ article is shocking. Rick Rubin’s beard is heavily clipped, and you don’t get to see the full dynamic range of his facial hair. I demand that the article be pulled, fixed and reissued so readers can see an accurate portrayal of Mr. Rubin!

]]> By: bburl http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic/comment-page-1#comment-718502 bburl Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:19:45 +0000 01414e379684d26016391624aaa945df#comment-718502 <p>It's a sad fact that a whole generation of music is being damaged by mastering. Death Magnetic isn't just loud, it's distorted and clipped, things mastering engineers used to be taught to avoid. If you can play the guitar hero III tracks with the volumes equalized against the commercial cd release. Even on mid grade equipment, you should notice a large difference, and if this doesn't make you sad as a music fan...</p> <p>Also you can join <a href="http://www.turnmeup.org/">[www.turnmeup.org]</a></p> It’s a sad fact that a whole generation of music is being damaged by mastering. Death Magnetic isn’t just loud, it’s distorted and clipped, things mastering engineers used to be taught to avoid. If you can play the guitar hero III tracks with the volumes equalized against the commercial cd release. Even on mid grade equipment, you should notice a large difference, and if this doesn’t make you sad as a music fan…

Also you can join [www.turnmeup.org]

]]> By: Lucas Jensen http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic/comment-page-1#comment-718462 Lucas Jensen Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:57:19 +0000 01414e379684d26016391624aaa945df#comment-718462 <p><a name="youtube:XCumH8LRo1A"></a></p>

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic/comment-page-1#comment-718472 Anonymous Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:13:43 +0000 01414e379684d26016391624aaa945df#comment-718472 <p>Unfortunately, squashing in the mix in mastering is only part of the problem. The mixes that the mastering engineer gets are usually squashed by the mix engineer. The tracks that the mix engineer gets are often over compressed by the tracking engineer. And the tracking engineer is often recording musicians who no longer understand dynamics.</p> Unfortunately, squashing in the mix in mastering is only part of the problem. The mixes that the mastering engineer gets are usually squashed by the mix engineer. The tracks that the mix engineer gets are often over compressed by the tracking engineer. And the tracking engineer is often recording musicians who no longer understand dynamics.

]]> By: revmatty http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic/comment-page-1#comment-718442 revmatty Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:44:52 +0000 01414e379684d26016391624aaa945df#comment-718442 <p>Yea, I agree this isn't new. It hit live albums the hardest, I think. Listen to a live album from the 90's on good quality headphones (not earbuds, even the best of those are garbage), then listen to one from the 60's. Almost without exception the 90's ones sound noticeably worse than the 60's ones.</p> Yea, I agree this isn’t new. It hit live albums the hardest, I think. Listen to a live album from the 90’s on good quality headphones (not earbuds, even the best of those are garbage), then listen to one from the 60’s. Almost without exception the 90’s ones sound noticeably worse than the 60’s ones.

]]> By: BenRad http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic/comment-page-1#comment-718452 BenRad Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:27:02 +0000 01414e379684d26016391624aaa945df#comment-718452 <p>I know this has probably been mentioned on other related posts, but the latest record from Elbow was mastered with more dynamic range at the band's request. They have a site for an org called "Turn Me Up!" on the CD booklet: <a href="http://www.turnmeup.org/">[www.turnmeup.org]</a></p> <p>Good for them, I say. The record is a lot more nuanced and texturally rich.</p> <p>As for Death Magnetic, while I do enjoy the record, it's painful to listen to after about 15 minutes and I'm using good quality headphones (Grado SR-60s). The snare is noticeably distorted, and not in a "St. Anger" kind of way. I had a frightening moment last week when I was running for a train...my headphone amp turned itself all the way up and I was carrying two bags (couldn't yank my headphones off) and "My Apocalypse" was playing so loud I thought my head was going to implode, and not in a good way.</p> I know this has probably been mentioned on other related posts, but the latest record from Elbow was mastered with more dynamic range at the band’s request. They have a site for an org called “Turn Me Up!” on the CD booklet: [www.turnmeup.org]

Good for them, I say. The record is a lot more nuanced and texturally rich.

As for Death Magnetic, while I do enjoy the record, it’s painful to listen to after about 15 minutes and I’m using good quality headphones (Grado SR-60s). The snare is noticeably distorted, and not in a “St. Anger” kind of way. I had a frightening moment last week when I was running for a train…my headphone amp turned itself all the way up and I was carrying two bags (couldn’t yank my headphones off) and “My Apocalypse” was playing so loud I thought my head was going to implode, and not in a good way.

]]> By: metalkate http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic/comment-page-1#comment-718482 metalkate Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:38:50 +0000 01414e379684d26016391624aaa945df#comment-718482 <p>wow, so the music sucks and the dynamic range is really limited? double ouch!</p> wow, so the music sucks and the dynamic range is really limited? double ouch!

]]> By: Lax Danja House http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic/comment-page-1#comment-718512 Lax Danja House Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:24:31 +0000 01414e379684d26016391624aaa945df#comment-718512 <p>@<a href="#c7974684">janine</a>: Yeah...</p> @janine: Yeah…

]]> By: janine http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic/comment-page-1#comment-718522 janine Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:06:49 +0000 01414e379684d26016391624aaa945df#comment-718522 <p>@<a href="#c7967806">Lax Danja House</a>: Right on, if you don't hear something, no one can!</p> @Lax Danja House: Right on, if you don’t hear something, no one can!

]]> By: OingoBobo http://idolator.com/5054816/metallica-hurts-my-ears-and-i-like-death-magnetic/comment-page-1#comment-718532 OingoBobo Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:50:12 +0000 01414e379684d26016391624aaa945df#comment-718532 <p>...and here we have an online poll you can fill out!<br> <a href="http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/re-mix-or-remaster-death-magnetic.html">[www.gopetition.com]</a><br> Together, we can get Metallica to remaster the album, and we can hear it when it hits Pirate Bay!<br> Yes we can.</p> …and here we have an online poll you can fill out!
[www.gopetition.com]
Together, we can get Metallica to remaster the album, and we can hear it when it hits Pirate Bay!
Yes we can.

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