E45 - Oasis, Metallica & The War That Crushed Music

Ever wonder why older albums feel warm and dynamic while some late-’90s and 2000s records sound like a stark wall of noise?

In this episode of Tape Spaghetti, Scott and Blake remember the Loudness Wars—an era when mastering engineers pushed music to its absolute sonic limits.

The guys track the constraints of analog vinyl to the digital “look-ahead” limiters that could mathematically crush peaks into flat lines.

From Bob Ludwig's legendary Led Zeppelin II pressing to Steely Dan, Dire Straits, Oasis, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick Rubin’s hit factory, and Metall...