Well, one reason the music is in the toilet is that not only are almost all of the reissues of the classic rock and pop overly compressed by the audio engineers but even the new stuff like the last several albums from Dylan, the Stones and Zeppelin are overly compressed as well. I'm not talking one or two dB, I'm talking 3 to 6 dB of compression. Hel-looo! If you don't believe me just go take a look at the data over on the Official Dynamic Range Data Base.
5 Reasons the Music Business Is in the Toilet
Interesting but not really "good news" article about the music business for those of you who can get past the picture of Miley Cyrus:
5 Reasons the Music Business Is in the Toilet
And no, the business problems are not Miley's fault. She does have to take some responsibility for the musical problems though.
5 Reasons the Music Business Is in the Toilet
And no, the business problems are not Miley's fault. She does have to take some responsibility for the musical problems though.