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Which Rock/ Metal Album Has The Best Production?

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For me I think this has to be Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon.

The producing of the album was done by the band themselves with real hands on approach, its a masterclass in recording studio wizardry! Especially when you consider it was done on analogue too…

Pink Floyd – Money (All Rights Are Retained By Pink Floyd)

It’s got that real smooth dynamics throughout and at the time the synthesizers and effects used were truly ground-breaking. Without ever going into too much territory. Including loops and echos perfectly it really does create a soundscape.

Pink Floyd – Breathe (In The Air) (All Rights Are Retained By Pink Floyd)

Finally the bass and drums fit the songs perfectly , it gives the vocals the chance to shine, nothing competes for your ears. I would love to know what you think the best produced album in rock and metal is! Let me know in the comments!

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38 responses to “Which Rock/ Metal Album Has The Best Production?”

  1. lyndhurstlaura avatar
    lyndhurstlaura

    I know nothing about production, but I do know that I’ve loved this album from the time it was released up to the present day and beyond. I could name other albums I love, but how well-produced are they? I havwn’t a clue. 🙂

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  2. windupmyskirt avatar
    windupmyskirt

    I completely agree with you. Dark side of the moon is a perfect album, in my opinion. Another album that is a close second for me is Tommy from the Who.

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      That is another great album! What do you think contributes to that albums great production?

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  3. richardbist avatar
    richardbist

    And don’t forget Alan Parson’s was the engineer. He received a Grammy nomination for his work on this album.

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      Yes you are absolutely correct! *Smacks wrist* !

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  4. firewater65 avatar
    firewater65

    Dark Side over the Wall any day. Parsons should have won the Grammy for his engineering. First time I heard his other “Project,” I thought it was Pink Floyd under an alias.

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      Yes he totally should!

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  5. aquinoaa2272 avatar
    aquinoaa2272

    I agree with you, dark side of the moon is my second favorite album of all time is my number two favorite album with Abbey Road by The Beatles being number one.

    And by the way, it were talking about great albums that are Rock ‘n’ roll or heavy metal I’d have to say that Paranoid by Black Sabbath is probably one of my favorite albums as well.

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      All 3 albums are great , I would rank them…

      Paranoid
      Dark Side Of The Moon
      Abbey Road

      But purely because im not as into The Beatles as others are

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  6. Margaret McCaffrey avatar
    Margaret McCaffrey

    It’s pretty good.

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      It really is! 🙂

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  7. Radio Faux Show avatar
    Radio Faux Show

    I am not going to argue against Dark Side’s amazing production. It is a perfect album. However, my answer to your question is Another Green World by Brian Eno.

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      I do not know that album! So I now will check it out , thank you! 🙂

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  8. S.Bechtold avatar
    S.Bechtold

    Dark Side is amazing definitely agree but… I’d nominate Boston’s 1st album.

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      Oh interesting! What made that album so great ? 🙂

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      1. S.Bechtold avatar
        S.Bechtold

        The studio work is amazing, especially that it was done in a basement. cohesive songs. It worked as a group of parts that made up a solid single entity. It was too bad though that that was all they had. From Wikipedia: “Defying Epic Records’ insistence on recording the album professionally in Los Angeles, Scholz and Boylan deceived label executives into believing the band was recording on the West Coast, when in reality, the bulk was being tracked solely by Scholz in his Massachusetts home.” So yeah this one’s just about the production.

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        1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
          Fox Reviews Rock

          Nothing wrong with a recording studio in the basement 🙂

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          1. donna1musiclover avatar
            donna1musiclover

            Absolutely Agree on that 1! 😊

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            1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
              Fox Reviews Rock

              It adds an edge of rawness to it too

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              1. donna1musiclover avatar
                donna1musiclover

                Definitely!! Got to work with what you’ve got! 😎

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  9. robjtriggs avatar
    robjtriggs

    …And Justice For All

    Nah, just kidding. But it’s a really tough question. Could name some top producers (Mutt Lange is worth a mention for his versatility, from Boomtown Rats to Def Leppard to Shania Twain; Butch Vig too) but…

    For me a well-produced album should capture the spirit of the music. All elements should be balanced but it can’t be too tame. I really dislike the Phil Spector sound – to say nothing about the man – because the production kills the emotion (see She’s Leavings Home). So in essence she best produced albums are the ones where you don’t notice what’s going on beyond the control desk.

    So I guess I’d divide this in two: ‘electronic’ production, where effects are essential to the sound like NIN or Garbage (and a mention for George Martin on songs like Strawberry Fields) and albums where the intention is to make the band sound like it’s in your room. For the latter category my vote goes to Surfer Rosa by the Pixies

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      Surfer Rosa! What a great selection! 🙂

      I totally get what you mean though, the best music though is where you feel like you are in the same room as the artists 🙂

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  10. Living a great life at 61 … Minimalist style avatar
    Living a great life at 61 … Minimalist style

    Love “Pink!”

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  11. donna1musiclover avatar
    donna1musiclover

    Love this album, it’s inspired one of my own blog posts and many times throughout my life. Love this post too! You’ve given a great review here! Well done! ✊🎶❤️✨

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      Thanks! 🙂 Please feel free to add a link to that blog post here! ( I would be grateful if you also added a link to my site in that post ❤ )

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      1. donna1musiclover avatar
        donna1musiclover

        Sure, that’s a really cool idea! Love it! I’ll have to figure out how to do that first though, as I’m new to this so might take longer than anticipated! ☺️ Thank you for this suggestion I absolutely love it!! 🙏❤️

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        1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
          Fox Reviews Rock

          No worries at all ❤

          1. Go to posts in WordPress side menu on the left , find the right post and click into it.
          2. Add a link to my site/ or this post.
          3. Save.
          4. Copy the url for your post.
          5. Paste it as a comment in here and ill accept 🙂

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          1. donna1musiclover avatar
            donna1musiclover

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      2. donna1musiclover avatar
        donna1musiclover

        Hi all! Just added your link 🔗 but still working on sharing my piece with you ☺️ it’s on my donnasdreams.co.uk website under ‘My favourite All time album’ really still trying to figure this out as could only share to jetpack in general, not personally to you. I hope this works 🤞😊🙏🌟

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        1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
          Fox Reviews Rock

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          1. donna1musiclover avatar
            donna1musiclover

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            1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
              Fox Reviews Rock

              You are so welcome! 🙂

              Honestly you ever want any help with anything just let me know 🙂 You can find us on instagram under foxreviewsrock if you would rather do private message 🙂

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  12. donna1musiclover avatar
    donna1musiclover

    Thank you, from the very depths of my soul, I can not to tell you how made up I am at taking a chance on creating my blog now after today! I’ve followed you on Instagram, quite new to that too! But, absolutely delighted nonetheless! 🙏❤️🤗❤️

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      These things take time 🙂 Just take it day by day and feel free to ask me anything any time 🙂

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      1. donna1musiclover avatar
        donna1musiclover

        Thank you again for your advice and guidance on this one today! Exactly as I’m trying to do it, day by day, even though the work builds up written, harder to figure out what to put on here…

        All the same, you have absolutely made my day here! Very grateful to you for all the information! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I hope you enjoy my version of the best all time album! Made it all worth it to see this today!
        Deeply grateful for the support!
        Much love ❤️ Donna ❤️🤗❤️🙏❤️

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  13. Greg Dennison avatar
    Greg Dennison

    Great album… now that I think about it, I think this might have been the first full album I ever spent money on that wasn’t newly released at the time and wasn’t a greatest hits album. (I bought it in the mid-90s when I was 18 or 19, I think.)

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar
      Fox Reviews Rock

      Nothing wrong with a greatest hits album although I always find a song or 2 that I think should have been on them that isnt!

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      1. Greg Dennison avatar
        Greg Dennison

        haha true!

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