Discotheque's album mix

[mobvok]

There's a general EQ setting for songs I listen to in my car; it's the right mix of treble and bass and for the most part this works fine for songs from my iPod. However, Discotheque on Pop sounds dull and a little boring. I suspect this is because of Adam's bass being so present in the mix, as it's not until I crank the "Treble Booster" on my iPod that the song reveals itself. TB brings out more of the awesome clanky percussion and pretty much hides Adam until the chorus and bridge.

Does anyone else make this change? I think the rest of Pop works fine without fiddling with the EQ and some of the later (see: Vertigo) takes on the song do find a home for Adam's groove. But the one version on the album is a separate creature to me, more about Bono and the million little Edge noises playing off Larry and the Fane sample than anything Adam contributes.

 

[Scorpionac]

No, I never notice Adam on Discotheque...I wish U2 would make a single as layered as that again.

 

[digitize]

I personally love Disco's studio mix.

 

[mobvok]

I personally love Disco's studio mix.

The thought crossed my mind that it might be some some crazy issue with my speakers, but it's seemed pretty consistent across different systems/headphones that the right mix needs a bit more treble then usual. Don't get me wrong, though, when I've got it right I the studio mix.

Or maybe I'm just weird.

 

[u2trinity]

I felt like listening to Pop last night and I was to lazy to dig out my cd so I decided to to listen on U2.com .

Apparently U2.com dosen't acknowledge the existence of Discotheque .

 

[AtomicBono]

i hait u2.com

 

[eviltwin]

Stop listening to mp3s.
Play a proper CD.

 

[gman]

I have noticed a similar thing on NLOTH. IGCIIDGCT is very poory mixed, compared to the rest....its flat and one dimensional!

 

[digitize]

I have noticed a similar thing on NLOTH. IGCIIDGCT is very poory mixed, compared to the rest....its flat and one dimensional!

Let's hope that the band didn't shoe Brian and Danny away entirely for that song and just have Will.I.Am produce it or something. But yeah, you're right.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

Stop listening to mp3s.
Play a proper CD.

i can't speak for the op, but it is a bit of a pain to carry around 500 cds or to commit yourself to just listen to one or two.

 

[Scorpionac]

Let's hope that the band didn't shoe Brian and Danny away entirely for that song and just have Will.I.Am produce it or something. But yeah, you're right.

The band did say that they weren't running it through ProTools and they wanted it to stay really rough. Doesn't excuse the lack of dynamics, though.

 

[An Cat Gav]

The studio album mix of Discotheque is my favourite version.

 

[AndrewCowley]

I have noticed a similar thing on NLOTH. IGCIIDGCT is very poory mixed, compared to the rest....its flat and one dimensional!

IGCIIDGCT is totally ruined. There is noticeable distortion. Another victim of the loudness wars.

 

[gman]

Good to know its not just me thats noticed the poor quality sound on IGCIIDGCT. I was listening to radiohead this afternoon. And even tho the Albums are much older (Kid A 2000 and Amnesia 2001), the sound quality is shit hot. the music is a lot more vibrant, alive and in your face. You can hear all the lil details in there. What ad give to have a u2 album mixed like this. I have always questioned the sound quality of u2s albums (compared to other around the same time) and even the live mixing at concerts is shit at times!

 

[Scorpionac]

I think the last truly great-sounding U2 album was probably Passengers.