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The vocal recording on Gigaton (vs Backspacer)

Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,154
edited April 2020 in The Porch
It sounds like they have recorded Eddie differently this time around.

I've always said that Backspacer sounds like they recorded a person with the worst cold in his life on the most compressed talk-radio mic around. It's harsh and at least to me sounds very compressed and with a lack of nuance and room. 

https://youtu.be/_7ioE4wRil8

Gigaton sounds - to my untrained ears and only using Spotify right now for listening - a lot more natural and harmonic. You eardrums doesn't get sharply attacked by every word. 

 https://youtu.be/8-bwSHQ3RdM

Have you given the vocal recording any thought?




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  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,680
    edited April 2020
    the pinnacle to me is No Code and Yield for how Eddie's vocals were recorded.  Off He Goes is just pure.  

    Riot Act always sounded "head cold" like on a few songs.  Like wow did his voice get deeper or is the mix?  Avocado will never be source material for any kind of sound quality.  Gigaton just sounds terrific for everything.  
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,154
    edited April 2020
    cp3iverson said:
    the pinnacle to me is No Code and Yield for how Eddie's vocals were recorded.  Off He Goes is just pure.  

    Riot Act always sounded "head cold" like on a few songs.  Like wow did his voice get deeper or is the mix?  Avocado will never be source material for any kind of sound quality.  Gigaton just sounds terrific for everything.  
    I removed the Riot Act part to keep the Riot Act Haters brigade less to hate on. ARe you HAPPY NOW?! :P (I don't know what "head cold" means (hungover?). He sounds sleepy on Riot Act, a bit too sleepy on the faster songs (Save You etc) but perfectly so on the slower numbers. But I think the vocals sounds great and warm. Recording wise.)

    Anyways - Brendans style on Backspacer VS Gigaton
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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Posts: 565
    I always thought Ed sounded like he a had a cold on Backspacer, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one! 
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  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,680
    Thumbing My Way is just awesome. 
  • EilianEilian Posts: 276
    edited April 2020
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