My Chemical Romance Band • Page 582

If anything, you'd do that with the original loudness war'd mix

 

The new one is so much more the traditional (overused phrase) “loudness war” profile?

 

I don't think it's controversial to say that the original mix was compressed sounding. The new one is pretty loud too, but it's loud in a way that you're not losing detail, imo. idk. I'm not an audio engineer! I just like it!

 

I love MCR. Three Cheers is one of my all-time favorite albums. I have no absolutely desire to listen to a new mix.

 

Kick drum sounds so much better.

 

It is controversial in here heh I basically said the same thing about the album a couple years ago and nobody agreed with me. So, hey! Glad to meet a fellow person who was itching for a new mix! Haha.

 

Damn, sucks it was removed.

 

You'll have to pry my MP3s and SD card from my cold, dead hands, your honor.

 

I will say, after diving into it a bit, I do have mixed feelings. On one hand, I think the remix does a good job at increasing the clarity and making out the individual instruments and background vocals. On the other hand, they cranked up the bass drum way too high. Both mixes, imo, are great in some regards, flawed in others.

But no I'm not claiming to be an expert in audio engineering lmao this is just how I feel on casual listening

I will say, I do definitely prefer the new remix of Jetset Life

 

Wild that the whole thing released early on a streaming service and they're planning on holding it until June

 

Weird that they're releasing it on my birthday, I give them permission not to do that.

 

The Ghost of You is the first one where I feel like it's almost....too clean now? I dunno, something is sort of lost in the chorus with it I feel a bit.

 

The Ghost of You is the one song that I have no problems with from the original recording of the album. It almost sounds like someone else mixed it from the rest of the album when I hear it

 

oh wow I really like new Cemetery Drive

 

Full rip on Youtube.. Its not Apple Music quality but still noticeable.

 

Ok just finished it, generally enjoyed it! It's hard to say if I prefer it over the original after listening to the original for 21 years but it's appreciated as a fun extra thing for the album at the very least. It's probably the more ideal version to introduce to someone who hasn't listened to the original, there's some neat things added to it.

 

I really hate when albums are remixed/remastered and released, as the mixing and mastering is part of the original album. Is this going to become the version that kids of the future listen to?

WHY ARE THE KEYS SO LOUD IN GHOST OF YOU

 

I’ll wait until the album releases on Spotify but I’m definitely snagging a vinyl

 

I love it. It itched a part of my brain that felt new. Like reuniting with an old friend and having it be not the same, but somehow the way it’s always been.

The low end is pushed higher but I also love hearing the little riffs and background vocals more. And the whole thing sounds WIDER. It’s like a 2.35:1 aspect ratio versus 16:9 but for audio. Even things like how clear the ride cymbal comes through on the chorus of “I’m Not Okay” that I had never heard before.

 

it’s a feature not a bug

 

Yeah I think this sounds excellent personally

 

I got around to listening to the 2025 mix and honestly think it sounds really bad. Give Em Hell Kid is a total disaster in the 2025 mix, it sounds like it was recorded in a box. Somehow made it sound worse than the original. Not sure I can listen to much more of this....

 

The new mix is my new definitive way of listening to the album tbh. I really like it

 

I mean, maybe the leak I have is bad, but it was pretty unlistenable to me, you couldn't even hear the whoa-ohs in Give Em Hell Kid, and the drums sounded like pillows and there are new layers of fuzz and feedback. I'll wait for the actual release to fully judge