hungrych Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Whoopee, another song that sounds like one of the crappier ones off the Black Album... looks like the thread title is pretty accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I tried to listen, but it sounds like a 32kpps bitstream. Fuck that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Any links to the track? I'm lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Metallica.com To be sure it wasnt just their streaming that sucked, I also previewed at the iTunes music store (you have to have iTunes open). The iTunes sounded just as bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'll give it a listen in a bit, trying to let my expectations clear beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostonetr Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 wow that facepalm gif. I'm still trying to see how many I recognize and can name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Some of this has been posted in the WAYLTRN thread but I figured I'd put it here for completeness' sake. If you like this album at all but are incredibly frustrated by the absolutely horrid production I would suggest tracking down the "Guitar Hero" rip of the album. Evidently it was released to the game manufacturer prior to final processing and is so far and away better than the commercial releas it's absurd. It's still not perfect, but leaps and bounds better. Ultimate for whoever the engineer was who did the final mastering/production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 My post from the WAYLTRN thread: The quote from the mastering engineer was pretty telling... I've also read that Metallica was in Europe when the album was mixed, so they let someone else do a majority of the work without them in the room, which sounds insane to me. For a band that is usually so involved and protective of their work to let someone mix their album without them being present sounds way out of character. But hey, whatever... At least there's a decent version floating around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Ultimate for whoever the engineer was who did the final mastering/production. I'll say. Getting beat at your own 'skill' by a fucking video game. What a douche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 is the decent version available in FLAC? Yup, I just finished downloading it. Let me know if you need a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 is the decent version available in FLAC? Yup... Torrents are floating around. Sadly you must bring yourself to include Guitar Hero in your search to find the right one. There are also two versions of "Suicide and Redemption" in the .flac with J.H. for one with a James Hetfield solo based one and with K.H. for a Kirk Hammett solo based one. My experience leads me to believe I'll prefer the J.H. one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Now I'm marginally curious to see how the vinyl pans out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Vinyl has gotten pretty horrid reviews @ SH and other places. Appears to be the same master as the CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 i don't know if i really need a link. nitpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I need the link, I have only found the mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I need the link, I have only found the mp3 PM inbound And for the curious, here's a wav form comparison between the Guitar Hero (top) and CD version of one track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 YGPM Nate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I've seen it before, and it's still shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'll take a flac link too, I suppose. For when I get off work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Well, just listening to the 320 kbps .mp3s, the difference is pretty staggering. For those of you that like the music on the album, this should do wonders for your enjoyment. It won't change things if you don't care for the songs anyway... There are differences, but they're subtle... But it's definitely worth the DL if you're even on the fence about the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'll take a flac link too, I suppose. For when I get off work. Check the Casino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Well, just listening to the 320 kbps .mp3s, the difference is pretty staggering. For those of you that like the music on the album, this should do wonders for your enjoyment. It won't change things if you don't care for the songs anyway... There are differences, but they're subtle... But it's definitely worth the DL if you're even on the fence about the album. That's great. It was pretty appalling listening to needle drops of the MFSL vinyl that sounded worse than the CD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 It's gone from an earsplitting listen to a damn fun listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 wow, the mfsl vinyl is brick walled as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Yup... I've even read of people returning the vinyl thinking it was defective, only to later realize it sounded like it was "supposed" to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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