Absolutely love the Johnny Cash American Recordings albums. They all sound amazing. I always thought RHCP Californication sounded like shit though. Album had no dynamics, just sounded flat. Alright album though I suppose.
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Yuroko 27 posts
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kalel 77,123 posts
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Rubin producing the new original line-up Black Sabbath album!
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morriss 69,592 posts
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Registered 9 years agoandywilkie35 wrote:
this.
Blood Sugar Sex Magik makes him a great producer by default. The rest just back this up. -
DUFFMAN5 11,678 posts
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Registered 9 years agoMassive Rubin fan. Love his work with Public Enemy, Beasties and more rescent-ish Petty,Zz Top, Diamond et al and the brilliant Cash american recordings.
So looking forward to the new Sabbath...I'm listening to them a lot at the mo, awesome band in their pomp."Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem! Oh, yeah!"
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nickthegun 45,269 posts
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Registered 7 years agoIts a testament to how much its in his blood that he still works after selling his half of Def Jam.---------------------------------------------------------
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Trane 3,841 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI know this is pretty old now, but the answer to the question in the thread title is still an unequivocal 'Yes'. -
MatMan562 1,193 posts
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Registered 3 years agoTechnically it's not the original line-up of Sabbath as Bill Ward isn't there.
Rick Rubin has produced some of the best records ever made but i've heard that he's supposed to be an arse and doesn't actually do much. That list would suggest that's either bullshit or he's just incredibly lucky.XBL/ PSN/ Steam/ NNID - MatMan562
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SilentTristero 265 posts
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Registered 4 years agoWas looking for an album I'd genuinely consider to be a favourite of mine, and then remembered he 'did' De-loused in the Comatorium. Pretty much the only one, although a lot of great albums on there, obviously. -
SuperCoolEskimo 8,790 posts
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By The Way by RHCP was a triumph. Great album.
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QotSAfan 1,355 posts
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Registered 6 years agoRubin excels at emphasising the vocals and their melody in the mix and consequently making an album more accessible.
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Maturin 1,815 posts
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Registered 4 years agoRubin is a brand rather than a real producer these days. He left Metallica alone and the shit they came up with was Death Magnetic. Awful production including distortion at the recording stage.
Sabbath should be better because Tony Iommi knows what he's doing and has essentially coproduced most of the band's output..Pre-childish ragequit username - Harry
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kalel 77,123 posts
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DUFFMAN5 11,678 posts
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I'm awaiting the hard copy.
New Black Sabbath is currently free to stream on iTunes.
Heard 2 tracks so far, excellent"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem! Oh, yeah!"
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Zomoniac 6,318 posts
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Registered 9 years agoHow much of the sound engineering and mastering is a producer responsible for? There's some great stuff in there, but some things that stand out as shite. Californication, whilst I love the songs, is one of the worst sounding albums I've ever heard. And the drum sound on the first three System Of A Down albums is painful. -
Rhaegyr 114 posts
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Alastair 12,359 posts
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Wow for two things.
From creating Def Jam to rejuvinating Johnny Cash's career, this guy has imo the most varied and impressive discography ever.
I can almost guarantee that at least one of your favourite albums has been produced by him. An absolute legend.
1, that's an impressive list
2, I only own 2 albums off that list... Licensed it Ill and Electric. Both are great!Not as nice as I used to be
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Humperfunk 742 posts
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Registered 8 months agoThe best thing Rick Rubin has ever done is his debut production effort "The Pricks", by The Pricks.
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Maturin 1,815 posts
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Registered 4 years agoRubin is more of a brand than a producer these days. He does very little of the actual work and has sub-producers and engineers create the recordings. He'll listen to the results and suggest things, but he's become more of a guru than a producer.
And so bands that need a proper producer such as Metallica end up making a complete balls of things because there's no one really telling them what to do.
It seems more and more you pay a lot of money to put Rubin's name on your album without him contributing very much.Pre-childish ragequit username - Harry
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warlockuk 18,673 posts
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Registered 9 years agoWas it Rubin who did the new Sabbath album? 'cos it sounds like he recorded the band and then let Ozzy record over the top Karaoke style from another studio where he couldn't punch the monkey controlling the fx / volume knob.I'm a grumpy bastard.
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Maturin 1,815 posts
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Registered 4 years agowarlockuk wrote:
I doubt Rubin ever went near the desk during the whole recording of 13.
Was it Rubin who did the new Sabbath album? 'cos it sounds like he recorded the band and then let Ozzy record over the top Karaoke style from another studio where he couldn't punch the monkey controlling the fx / volume knob.Pre-childish ragequit username - Harry
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Choppi 250 posts
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Registered 4 weeks ago@warlockuk you like slagging off the new Sabbath album at every given opportunity. -
warlockuk 18,673 posts
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Registered 9 years ago@Choppi don't be pathetic.
I like slagging *everything* off at every given opportunity.
The first track released was just total wank until the last two minutes and the vocals just don't sound like they fit in.
I really enjoyed the article with Rick on the recording of the album, though. I don't think the album's really *that* shit; Ozzy was always going to be the awkward/weak point once Bill Ward was out.I'm a grumpy bastard.
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wizbob 748 posts
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Registered 9 years agoI think Rubin earned his place in musical history with Def Jam (The Beastie Boys, Slayer & Public Enemy were the gateway to the 90s for me) and by shepherding Johnny Cash through the production of the American recordings. I'm suspicious about the role of a music producer though, especially given the lack of signature sound in that discography. Albini takes an engineering credit - that's tangible. -
Electric by The Cult is one of my favourite albums. Quite a clean sound though - maybe a smidge overproduced. Still great though.
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