Symphony X: Trouble in Paradise
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Lucius Octavion
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Force10
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This article was linked to on the ProgPower board late last year and addresses the issue as well.
http://www.austin360.com/music/content/music/stories/xl/2006/09/28cover.html
*Edit - sorry - I now see that was the same article linked in the original post.
http://www.austin360.com/music/content/music/stories/xl/2006/09/28cover.html
*Edit - sorry - I now see that was the same article linked in the original post.
Force10
Member
And thanks for posting the pictures of the wave forms, that is neat to see and clearly shows the problem.
Jeremy Krull
Destroyer of the C-List
You're completely missing the point. The fact that it looks that way has nothing to do with it sounding that way. There are GREAT sounding masters that look the same.
Force10
Member
I don't think anyone is saying that it does not sound great. I think it sounds great myself, but like a few others here, I can only listen to about half of the album at a time before I'm reaching for something else. This over-compression idea might be the reason for that.
Jeremy Krull
Destroyer of the C-List
No again, missing the point. I'm not even saying that PL sounds great, I'm just saying in general, just because it looks a certain way, has almost nothing to do with how it sounds honestly.
schenkadere
Obey my dog!
Funny, because this album has really grown on me...I enjoy it more with each listen. I'm used to listening to crap quality sound commuting 70 miles each way and having a bad stereo mixed with tons of road noise.
Jeremy Krull
Destroyer of the C-List
Iced Dog
The Stormrider's Pooch
Thankfully I haven't noticed listening fatigue with PL, though I haven't listened to it in a while...hmm 
Hey Jeremy, do you think you could do me a huge favor and remix/remaster Iron Maiden's Dance Of Death...I frickin LOVE that album, but the flat, lifeless production almost ruins it...not sure what Kevin Shirley was thinking. Let me know what your price is
Hey Jeremy, do you think you could do me a huge favor and remix/remaster Iron Maiden's Dance Of Death...I frickin LOVE that album, but the flat, lifeless production almost ruins it...not sure what Kevin Shirley was thinking. Let me know what your price is
Jeremy Krull
Destroyer of the C-List
If you're cracking a joke at me that's pretty feeble.
but yea, I would have loved to take a crack at that record, seriously. That guy is the worst thing that's happened to that band.
but yea, I would have loved to take a crack at that record, seriously. That guy is the worst thing that's happened to that band.
schenkadere
Obey my dog!
Road noise is destryoing my hearing...and giving me tinnitus.
I wonder if I would enjoy the Symphony X catalog without road noise?
Kenneth R.
Cináed
Welcome to 2007. It's a mastering thing as many have said before. But why would you be complaining about audio quality when you listen to the album on your iPod 
of all things, in mp3 format? Hypocrisy?
JDub, Vapor Trails has issues but I still love that album, and there are far worse mastering examples I can think of.
As for PL, I think it sounds fine. It's the best produced SX album yet. Perhaps the original poster just isn't into slammin' metal for the entire record.
of all things, in mp3 format? Hypocrisy?JDub, Vapor Trails has issues but I still love that album, and there are far worse mastering examples I can think of.
As for PL, I think it sounds fine. It's the best produced SX album yet. Perhaps the original poster just isn't into slammin' metal for the entire record.
Iced Dog
The Stormrider's Pooch
no joke AT you, I'm simply venting my frustration at great albums ruined by horrible production. But I'm glad to hear you agree with me in this instance...Shirley needs to go
Jeremy Krull
Destroyer of the C-List
no joke AT you, I'm simply venting my frustration at great albums ruined by horrible production. But I'm glad to hear you agree with me in this instance...Shirley needs to go
A LOT of producers who are involved in metal need to go.
darkblade
heartbeat of the earth
i have been unable to STOP listening to this album all the way through since i bought it. the first two weeks i had it, it was the only thing i wanted to listen to front to back... and when it ended i started it over. guess what, i still listen to it about 3 -5 times a week all the way through. i may be a freak by these standards but i guess i like being auraly fatigued, hahahah.
really cool point though. i think that the fact that it is like that isn't in the volumes but the layers of instrumentation. yes it is loud but, you could just as easily turn your damn volume down and come out the other end alive..... i still turn it up as loud as possible.
really cool point though. i think that the fact that it is like that isn't in the volumes but the layers of instrumentation. yes it is loud but, you could just as easily turn your damn volume down and come out the other end alive..... i still turn it up as loud as possible.
Kenneth R.
Cináed
I knew Pharaoh was going to come in and start talking about vinyl.
Good points, but... I still laughed.
Good points, but... I still laughed.
EyeballKid
Shyamalan'd
