Straight to the point: Everybody's talking about how great Still Life is, that the production is brilliant (I expect no less from Dan!), etc.
It's just that it seems to me that the sound quality of the entire album is WAY sub-par. I've listened to online shop previews (which I know are often way downsampled) and *gasp* downloaded songs, in MP3, AAC and FLAC (lossless). Every single one of them have the same flaws at the same spots, and this definately puts me off buying the album (I ordered Blackwater Park just a few hours ago, and Still Life would be right next to it if it wasn't for this).
So, dear Opeth fans: Start playing 'The Moor' and listen closely at 5:01 and forward. 10 seconds should suffice (until after "... burning in my eyes"). Use headphones if possible.
Does anyone else notice this? Perhaps everyone else? I'll order the Digipak (only version I can buy) ASAP once I learn this issue has been "fixed" on that release.
It's just that it seems to me that the sound quality of the entire album is WAY sub-par. I've listened to online shop previews (which I know are often way downsampled) and *gasp* downloaded songs, in MP3, AAC and FLAC (lossless). Every single one of them have the same flaws at the same spots, and this definately puts me off buying the album (I ordered Blackwater Park just a few hours ago, and Still Life would be right next to it if it wasn't for this).
So, dear Opeth fans: Start playing 'The Moor' and listen closely at 5:01 and forward. 10 seconds should suffice (until after "... burning in my eyes"). Use headphones if possible.
Does anyone else notice this? Perhaps everyone else? I'll order the Digipak (only version I can buy) ASAP once I learn this issue has been "fixed" on that release.