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yes, they were better but only because it was Dre's generation. So he was creating a movement and speaking on shit that was highly relevent and trendsetting to the whole world and people are still following those trends.
that and the music was better too and that’s not a diss to compton, but both the chronic and 2001 have an argument for goat hip-hop album.. cant say that for compton, altho compton has an argument for greatest rap album of the 2010s which is still amazing .. but the chronic and 2001 were better both because they set trends AND because they were better musically
Album was really harsh on the ears.
Ssup yall, its been a minute since I commented on a topic. But this thread here did call me back somehow..In my opinion 2001 is the greatest rap album of all time sonically, it is literally the reference for many beatmakers and producers all around the world. I am a beatmker and producer myself and everytime I make music, 2001 is the go-to to reference album for loudness, clearness, mixing and vibe all in one. Compton was a bit too harsh in the highs to my ears compared to 2001 and The Chronic. But we are talking about Dr. Dre, he still nailed it with the mix engineering on the album. Thats just a personal opinion, who am I to judge the sonic choices of this legend...I agree with some of you, who said that Compton couldnt live up the hype against both Chronics. It will though forever be a special album to me, I was in the US coincidentally for the first tiime in my life when Dre announced it suddenly on Beats Radio or something. Will never forget the day it dropped, I was so hyped after all the years we waited for Detox to never come out But then it didnt sound the way the Intro did start the album. It was a modern attempt from Dre and his whole ICU team to sound current at the time. The arrangement on the album is amazing, it is like a movie and I like many songs on it. Favorites are Its All On Me, All in a Days Work, Just Another Day, Animals and Talking To My Diary. The way he uses instruments as song elements is just genius. For example the digging part or the percussion switch ups. My problem with the album is also Dres voice and flow, he didnt sound like the normal Dre Rapper we used to know.... And there was not one +HIT SONG+ on this album. Its just a fact but that doesnt mean that the album is not good. I am happy that we got the album almost ten years ago and it was a phenomenal time to me. I enjoyed it and still do from time to time PS: I dont believe Dre will ever drop another album, so just enjoy what we have and peace out to all of you
in what way
https://gearspace.com/board/mastering-forum/1023788-dr-dre-compton-sounds-harsh.html?s=b063a7c5e1bf8eacf5048fa7cf8854a9
so you don’t like the masterit’s definitely much brighter than his earlier work, but the mastering is excellent. it’s simply a choice of sound, which favors clarity and sharpness over low end in a good system it shouldn’t hurt your ears at all
FOCUS's himself said that mastering was dissapointing. who ever was responsible for mastering fucked it up and they didnt have time to fix it.so you dont have to justify it bro.
Agreed about 2001. I remember hearing Dre replica beats from producers for the next 5+ years. Dre also carried his sounds with and had a damn near flawlesss 5 year run after 2001 dropped.
what you need to understand about mastering is that a lot of it is subjective meaning some will prefer a brighter master and some will prefer a darker master compton was mastered on the bright side and although it’s not my preference it’s still an A1 master in terms of sound quality could they have sent it back for revisions to fit a different sound they’re aiming for? sure but that doesn’t make the initial master subpar sonically, compton was pure excellence .. even tho i most definitely prefer the darker master of 2001i’m curious to see what focus said .. can you post it here?