pg666 wrote on Sat, 26 August 2006 09:56 |
the guitars on 'nevermind' sound utterly bizarre.. completely mids-less and distant. everything else sounds ok, if unremarkable.
compared to other pop music at the time it sounded really huge and raw, which probably helped it become a hit. but it hasn't held up too well imo..
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I agree. I remember at the time, thinking it sounded great and huge... but I just cant hear it that way anymore. Once the distortion kicks in on Teen Spirit... I just about want to lose my lunch... every time. It worked better on some of the other songs, but had, say, Albini produced it, it could have been a much better record.
...and that Smells Like Teen Spirit was supposed to be a Pixies tribute/ripoff is just insulting (although no one seems to know/care that the song, musically, is a blatant ripoff of Blue Oyster Cult's "Godzilla").
No offense to Butch Vig... it's really only my opinion, but to me, he's ruined every record he's ever touched (save Garbage, which was semi-interesting). His production does, however, capture perfectly the instant gratification/artificial aftertaste feel of the early to mid 90's.
All that said, if we're talking "grunge" I always thought the stuff Rick Parashar was doing around the same time was consistently more interesting and pleasing to the ear...