Why do good bands make bad recordings?

S01 E05

Why do bands mess up excellent songs with the wrong production choices? Why would any band choose to make their recordings sound deliberately terrible? Dr Sam Page and Andrew Culture answer these questions and many more in this episode of the Beat Motel podcast.

If you expect objective facts and reasonable arguments, you should find a different music podcast; music is too important to be treated with vagueness.

Riffs of the week
Squid Pisser – Liquified Remains
Decapitated – Just a cigarette

Sam’s picks

1. Rotten Sound – Green
2. Cradle of Filth – Desire in Violent Overture (https://tidal.com/browse/track/1319065)
3. Poison Ruin – Parade of Phantoms
4. Terveet Kädet – Vapaa Pohjola
5. Riff of the Week: Archspire – Drone Corpse Aviator

Andrew’s picks

1. Charlatans – page 1
2. Stone roses – breaking into heaven
3. Replacements – Can’t hardly wait

Also mentioned in this episode:

• The Locust
• White Centepide podcast
• Against Me!
• Placebo
• Fat Wreck Chords
• Rancid
• Citizen Fish
• Leftover Crack
• BYO Records
• Meshugga
• System of Down
• Bullets of Broadway
• Mike Patton
• The Refused
• Fucked Up
• Sepultura
• Professor Nicholas Cook

Last Updated on May 29, 2023