Do you think Bob Rock is an excelent producer?

[Andy Sneap]

He's awesome. He can adjust for a super-fu**ing-mega sound, or a poop-demo-sh*t sound, if the artist wants it. Metallica is THE example of that.

He invented the "Nordström" miking technique ffs.

funny cause I was shown that technique in germany years ago so I have my doubts.

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

Who knows who "invented" that micing technique. It's not like it's something crazy anyway.

However, I think Nordstrom learned it from Bob Rock if I remember correctly.

 

[DanLights]

Bob rock is a great producer, although I will never get St. Anger. I mean the same guy that made one of the finest sounding metal albums ever (black album) all of a sudden makes a piece of shit that sounds like kids hitting their guitars against the wall while another one can't stop hitting dirty trash cans? I guess that's how the band wanted it wtf. I know it's recorded "live" and shit, but damn, most Iron Maiden albums are recorded in the same style and sound totally kick-ass and "raw" in the good way, not the St. Anger way

Am I the only one who thinks St. Anger's production sucks?

 

[Metaltastic]

Am I the only one who thinks St. Anger's production sucks?

Uhh, no, pretty much everyone in the civilized world feels that way

And can anyone confirm/deny this?

I always thought he was more of a "producer" in the traditional sense, acting as a liason between band and label, making arrangement changes, coaxing the best takes out of the members, etc., (like Rubin, for example) rather than the technical aspects...

 

[jhrv]

Am I the only one who thinks St. Anger's production sucks?

No. Everybody thinks like you.

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

 

[jhrv]

 

[DanLights]

hahahaha. Nice response.

 

[Ermz]

Well you really have to wonder how much of the Black album's sound comes directly from Randy, yet it's always Bob Rock who gets the credit. Listen to Randy's later work and you can tell it annihilates in much the same ways.. IMO his work with Nickelback totally pisses on the sound of the Black album, and B-rock had nothing to do with it, so that tells you what sort of level this guy is coming from. Truly at the top of his game.

 

[Metaltastic]

Then again Ermz, it's likely that Randy learned a thing or two in 17 years

 

[Felix Neumann]

How old is this? God I loved Hetfields vocals when he put some passion into 'em... Those vox are really nice here.

+100000000

 

[Felix Neumann]

Yeah felix, the thing that got me was the room sound of the kick, its quite wierd. Drums sound very compressed and super attacky apart from the toms which sound kind of distant (yet still amazing). The snare is so powerful and consistent... Why cant my drums sound that good

Joe

Fucking YEEEEAAHH It´s so great and interesting to hear the stero sum of the drums. I will take this as a reference for my drumsound. It´s amazing!!! This room!!! I think, the reverb is completely natural. Can someone confirm this?

 

[vespiz]

The bass gets a bit buried in the mix with all the woof in the guitars.

(Still, I'd love to be able to do this kind of sound!!)

 

[GarethSE]

That snare's way more scooped sounding than any of my snares.
Daaamn

EDIT: listened to the mix clip, i don't like it in the mix either. I'd say there's room for more mids in there. I almost got worried I was DOIN IT RONG or some shit for a second

 

[greyskull]

my god there is some dodgy autotuning going on there...
tsk tsk

 

[theRev]

my god there is some dodgy autotuning going on there...
tsk tsk

Which song?

 

[TheDude]

funny cause I was shown that technique in germany years ago so I have my doubts.

Sure, Bob might've learned it from another guy, that's true. I had a couple of beers yesterday and didn't check the facts properly. Nordström got it from Bob anyway. Maybe.

 

[KillDivision]

He's awesome. He can adjust for a super-fu**ing-mega sound, or a poop-demo-sh*t sound, if the artist wants it. Metallica is THE example of that.

QUOTE]

I wish Bob would have mixed Death Magnetic like he did the Black Album.

 

[John_C]

The drum sound on the black album is simply the best drum sound ever put on a metal record in my opinion.

Joe

I always felt the drum sounds were very good, but dominate the mix too much

 

[Jormyn]

I'd just turn the snare down so it's not threatening to liquify my brain when the rest of the mix is at a good level.