Another victim of LW - Rolling Stones latest album

[mkrzych]

Hello,

Here is have another victim of loudness wars after latest releases of Metallica and Sting - Rolling Stones:

 

Rolling Stones Blue and Lonesome vinyl or cd? | Page 6 | Steve Hoffman Music Forums

 

 

foobar2000 1.3.13 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: The Rolling Stones / Blue & Lonesome

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track

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DR8 0.00 dB -8.58 dB 2:16 01-Just Your Fool

DR6 0.00 dB -7.64 dB 3:38 02-Commit a Crime

DR6 0.00 dB -8.16 dB 3:07 03-Blue and Lonesome

DR7 0.00 dB -7.90 dB 4:47 04-All of Your Love

DR5 0.00 dB -6.39 dB 3:26 05-I Gotta Go

DR7 0.00 dB -8.42 dB 4:31 06-Everybody Knows About My Good Thing

DR6 0.00 dB -7.06 dB 2:49 07-Ride ’em on Down

DR7 0.00 dB -8.04 dB 3:21 08-Hate to See You Go

DR7 0.00 dB -8.39 dB 2:37 09-Hoo Doo Blues

DR9 0.00 dB -10.32 dB 3:32 10-Little Rain

DR6 0.00 dB -7.14 dB 3:25 11-Just Like I Treat You

DR7 0.00 dB -8.13 dB 5:13 12-I Can’t Quit You Baby

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Number of tracks: 12

Official DR value: DR7

 

Samplerate: 44100 Hz

Channels: 2

Bits per sample: 16

Bitrate: 883 kbps

Codec: FLAC

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Again, peak levels!!!!

[firedog]

Yep, found the DR info at the dr-loudnesswar.info site. That's why I didn't order the 24/88 download that's available.

Another one for the Tidal Library.

[mkrzych]

Yep, found the DR info at the dr-loudnesswar.info site. That's why I didn't order the 24/88 download that's available.

Another one for the Tidal Library.

 

It's a shame, because music if fine on this album! Vinyl should be a bit better, but it also depends on pressing quality. That might be their last album, so they should care about the quality, but again, they are like money machine similar to Metallica, so who cares - own money during concerts.

[wwaldmanfan]

I was the person who posted that Audacity graphic on the Hoffman forum. It's disgusting. I listened to the album on my headphones. Could not turn the volume past "2" (normal listening level is 4-7). And, even after that, I had a headache.

To be honest, the music is forgettable. It's time for the Stones to retire. I say that as a big fan of their older work.

Everyone's raving about their choice of blues covers, Jagger's harp work, etc. To me, it sounds like Pat Boone covering Little Richard. If you want to hear this material, listen to the originals.

[Doak]

How cow, some horrible numbers.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

 

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[sindey]

This is a helpful analysis, however people sometimes disregard the loudness factor of the album especially if they love the artists.

[doankhuong92]

a very useful analysis