Is it weird that I don't think the albums he produced sound anywhere near as good as Bob Rock's? The songs are better, but that's also the band at the time.
Bob's stuff brought the bass front and center and gave all the instruments space to breathe and be huge.
The bass is buried in the mix, and even Call of Ktulu's bass solo is lost. Master of Puppets barely features any truly audible bass other than during Orion, leper Messiah and damage inc, and that's only because the bass being front and centre is part of the riff.
Flemming's albums all have their own distinct personality, which is cool, and that's why it's also fun to try and recreate the sound. But that aside, yes, they're not particularly impressive albums when it comes to the production, not even for their time.
Bob's albums sound a lot better, and finally captured the power the band had live. TBA in particular is one of the best mixed rock/metal albums ever, you can hear how they've slaved over every little detail. He also did a phenomenal job with S&M, it's really not easy to find the balance he did between the symphony and the band, as evidenced by S&M2.
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u/Seiryth 3d ago
Is it weird that I don't think the albums he produced sound anywhere near as good as Bob Rock's? The songs are better, but that's also the band at the time.
Bob's stuff brought the bass front and center and gave all the instruments space to breathe and be huge.
The bass is buried in the mix, and even Call of Ktulu's bass solo is lost. Master of Puppets barely features any truly audible bass other than during Orion, leper Messiah and damage inc, and that's only because the bass being front and centre is part of the riff.