Which Album Has the Best Production?

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Well?

Ten
1
2%
Vs
4
6%
Vitalogy
17
27%
No Code
19
30%
Yield
10
16%
Binaural
4
6%
Riot Act
7
11%
S/T
1
2%
Backspacer
0
No votes
Lightning Bolt
1
2%
 
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This is probably a pretty close call between a few candidates, but I'm thinking No Code.
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I'd put Vs, vitalogy, and riot act ahead of it
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stip wrote:I'd put Vs, vitalogy, and riot act ahead of it
Vs., Riot Act, and Yield would be my runners-up. But No Code has a thick muddiness I find very appealing, especially in the drums.
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I like No Code.
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Vitalogy
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No Code
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Riot Act by a mile.
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No Code and by a good margin.
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Kaius wrote:No Code and by a good margin.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
stip wrote:I'd put Vs, vitalogy, and riot act ahead of it
Vs., Riot Act, and Yield would be my runners-up. But No Code has a thick muddiness I find very appealing, especially in the drums.
I really don't care for the no code sound. Everything is so muted
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Ten and Vs. are too "90s" generally - but I do love the reverb filled Oceans original mix.

Yield sounds like the band playing in a room - which is great, but doesn't work for everything. For example, In Hiding, should be as big a stadium-filler as Given to Fly, but falls a little flat production wise.

Binaural works, and sounds lovely on headphones - but loses some grit on the way.

Riot Act is fine, but the vocals sometimes get lost. Seems like production is an after thought on this record.

Avocado is a nightmare from which I'll never wake up.

Backspacer and Lightning bolt have far too much of a pop-sheen.

However, Vitalogy has energy and bite, while the slower songs resonate beautifully - THAT guitar tone on Nothingman is glorious. And No Code just works. The heaviest songs - Habit and Lukin sound INTENSE and on the verge of collapse, while the delicate moments such as Off He Goes are perfectly captured.

So, Vitalogy and No Code joint.
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Riot Act
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No Code and Yield are IMO the best productions. Binaural would have been better if they had used Blake's mixes instead of letting O'Brien jizz all over it.
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Yeah, vitalogy is probably the answer.
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