Most poorly produced albums of all time

[Thoth-Amon]

Exodus - Pleasures Of The Flesh
Testament - The Legacy

POTF is certainly not a well produced album but I've always thought Legacy sounded fine.

 

[mutantllama]

He's right about both... KIMBABIG is very thin sounding and PTK is simply not crisp enough. Worst of all though is the sloppy ass drumming on PTK constantly throwing the music off beat. Which is why I far prefer the 3 albums after it.

the sloppyness is what makes it so great.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

the sloppyness is what makes it so great.

sloppiness ESPECIALLY in thrash is unlistenable.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

sloppiness ESPECIALLY in thrash is unlistenable.

It depends on the type of thrash, but in the case of Pleasure to Kill, no.

 

[IntoPhagist]

Bad production does not mean a low quality sounding album all the time, It could be the direction a band took with a certain album as well.

In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape
Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth
Metallica - Death Magnetic

 

[The Ozzman]

Nah.

I really think the mixing ruins that album and it would be great if not for that.

 

[AchrisK]

He's right about both... KIMBABIG is very thin sounding and PTK is simply not crisp enough. Worst of all though is the sloppy ass drumming on PTK constantly throwing the music off beat. Which is why I far prefer the 3 albums after it.

They may not be perfect, but "most poorly produced of all time"? I don't think so. I had no problem totally getting into them when they were released. I am thinking this topic is more suited to production that actually totally changes the destiny of a given album, like Suffocation - Breeding the Spawn.

BTW I do love Terrible Certainty. Such a killer album.

 

[SentinelSlain]

Some of the nwobhm bands that only released like one single had pretty shitty production.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

For such a highly-praised recording, I find the production of Clandestine to sound under par; on top of that the vocals are absolutely lame.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I just skip past Pleasure to Kill when it comes on.
It sounds like utter shit.

 

[damnromulans]

Gris - Il Etait Une Foret.

Amazing music ruined by a piss-poor production full of static noise and "s9a8da90s8da9s8dasodjasjkdaskjdhaskjdhaskdjhaskdjhaskdjashkfxfmksdfsd" sounds plaguing the album.

Really? I actually think the production really made it a standout.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

I think it is fairly common for people to find contention with black metal albums' (even seemingly randomly-chosen ones ) production values.

 

[damnromulans]

like Ildjarn nipple-suckers and people who like Archgoat

 

[Thoth-Amon]

I just skip past Pleasure to Kill when it comes on.
It sounds like utter shit.

Pretty much.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

itt I learned that a lot of people I previously didn't dislike are actually certifiably homosexual. Disliking PTK? WTF guys.

 

[mutantllama]

Yeah really, wtf.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

itt I learned that a lot of people I previously didn't dislike are actually certifiably homosexual. Disliking PTK? WTF guys.

Shit drumming.
Sorry. Its a fact.
Guy should have done more than one take per song.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

wow.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

wow.

yeah that's what I said.

Early Destruction is badly produced also but at least they are playing in time.... and the music fucking slays.
PTK isn't bad musically but the execution is poor.

 

[Pyro Stick]

I always thought Warning - The Strength To Dream was terribly produced. It would be great if they rerecorded it and gave it Watching From A Distance's production.