GOOD albums, BAD production!

Andreas89 wrote:I'd have to mention the entire Blind Guardian discography. The new remasters are really good luckily.

UltraMagnus wrote:

Andreas89 wrote:I'd have to mention the entire Blind Guardian discography. The new remasters are really good luckily.

I haven't listened to Blind Guardian in a little while, but I especially remember not being too pleased with the production and mixing on Imaginations.  I'll have to look into those remasters.

alldatndensum wrote:Mercy Rule - Overruled

Constantine wrote:

alldatndensum wrote:Mercy Rule - Overruled

Yep, for sure.  I was going to list that one but if I start listing great Christian albums with poor production, we could be here all day 

UltraMagnus wrote:

Here are a couple that come to mind:

Saint - Warriors Of The Son (1984)

Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice (1988) (kinda works in its favor though!)

Constantine wrote:

alldatndensum wrote:Mercy Rule - Overruled

Yep, for sure.  I was going to list that one but if I start listing great Christian albums with poor production, we could be here all day 

Constantine wrote:

UltraMagnus wrote:

Here are a couple that come to mind:

Saint - Warriors Of The Son (1984)

Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice (1988) (kinda works in its favor though!)

The original Human Sacrifice demo was far worse - at least they beefed up the sound quality with the album release.  I had the demo from Roger because the band did an interview for my fanzine which was on side 2.  But honestly, the production was horrific.

Warriors of The Son, to this day I find it unlistenable.  I have heard that the later version is better, but I have not heard it.   
I just don't care for the songs enough to go out of my way.

alldatndensum wrote:Mercy Rule - Overruled

Follower of Jesus wrote:Perhaps because they signed Tempest by mistake they weren’t interested in investing too much in them.

WildWorld wrote:

Follower of Jesus wrote:Perhaps because they signed Tempest by mistake they weren’t interested in investing too much in them.

They signed them by mistake?

WildWorld wrote:

Follower of Jesus wrote:Perhaps because they signed Tempest by mistake they weren’t interested in investing too much in them.

They signed them by mistake?

This is one of the two infamous Tempests that formed a weird chapter of Christian metal history. It seems that Pure Metal wanted to sign this Tempest from Ohio, but they sent their offer to the Tempest from Indiana led by Mick and Jamie Rowe (who later went on to sing for Guardian). No one seemed to notice that it was the wrong band until it was too late. So this tape is a tale of what could have been. Many labels have wanted to re-issue this demo through the years, but it seems the band is not having it. Too bad. This is one killer slab of thrash metal. The first song starts off with some nice bass guitar work underneath a skit that compares Satan to a jack in the box. And then just starts thrashing away. This is the thrash that you heard on Headbanger’s Ball, but didn’t exactly follow the Big 4 – some speed metal, some Overkill, some Metal Church power metal, etc. And lots of bass soloing – all three songs on side 2 are bass solos (no other instruments). Of course, the constant focus on hell gives it a Grim Reaper feeling, but just from the other side. The songs can be found pretty easily online if you look around.