Adele cd...bad mix/recording

I agree...the cd is recorded somewhat hot and bright, at high or loud passages her vocals/instruments, start to sound distorted. It's a shame cause she is a great singer. If they mastered the cd recording better, it would showcase her talents more appropriately.

This seems to be the new norm for recording pop and rock music. There are similar responses regarding Bruce Springsteen's "Magic" and some really scathing reviews regarding Metallica's "Death Magnetic" to name just two. Many say that they are unlistenable because of the distortion. I don't know if it's the artists fault, but it is something every artist should be paying attention to, since it is their work. Recording studios are moving toward using compression and loss of dynamic range as a tool to get people to listen, lIke loud will get our attention. Seems like the tactics employed by television when airing their commercials.

We are all pissing in the wind, barking up the wrong tree, singing to the deaf. No one cares or gives a hoot about audiophiles and recording purity, we are just an insignificant blip or a grain of sand in a desert in the great scheme of things.
I checked it out on youtube, sounds like it is catering for how 99.999999% of the population will listen to it.

I am listening to "Adele 19" right now and though some could have been recorded a little better, this is a R&B, Pop recording and not a audiophile jazz recording. Very enjoyable singing and music. On the song Crazy for you, both vocals and guitar are recorded perfect with superb soundstaging

Vinylmeister,I amy be wrong, but, by your member name, I am assuning you are listening on vinyl. Vinyl usually doesn't have these problems, digital does. A recording can be mastered to sound good without being designated audiophile quality.