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Originally Posted by Son Of Meat Loaf
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the production on Dead Ringer. It's the MASTERING of the album that is poor. Listen to the Vinyl version - it sounds infinitely better than the CD version, with sounds 'dull' and lifeless. It seems to me that the process of mastering it to CD was rushed and/or messed up, and that affects sound quality. Also, try listening to the DR tracks on the Hits Out Of Hell CD - they sound much 'brighter' and, IMO, better than they do on the DR CD. It is how well an album is mastered that makes it sound good/bad. The mastering process adds the finished 'gloss' that you get on albums/singles etc. That's why TMIL will almost certainly sound better when it's been professionally mastered.
And to clear up an issue of some debate - people say that Steinman had nothing to do with the production of DR - he, along with Jimmy Iovine, produced the backing tracks (ie the music) and Meat Loaf and Stefan Galfas ONLY PRODUCED THE VOCALS. So the music (apart from 'Read 'Em and Weep' and 'Dead Ringer For Love') WAS produced by Steinman and co, EXACTLY THE SAME as Bad For Good. Meat and Stef just added the vocals at a later date, and because Meat's voice was effecively ruined at the time, he had to sing it almost one line at a time, and then edit it all together. This is most noticeable on 'Peel Out'.
Rant over, carry about your business!
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I think you're basically spot on son of meat loaf, mastering would solve a good deal of the problem but then there are other issues with the arrangement that just make the whole thing sound a bit, uh, unfinished if you see what i mean, i actually thought everything is permitted would work quite well without guitars and drums just a piano and a softer vocal, but considering his voice at the time that wasn't an option.