It’s always fun to read a post about the beginnings of heavy metal and nobody even mentions The Misunderstood. I was 12 when I stopped listening to Blue Cheer. Dig around a little fellas. We used to have to do this through mail order.
Back to the main topic, I think both metal and punk can sound better if the source is better - problem is the majority of music produced in these genres didn’t focus heavily on good production and their listeners at the time didn’t have the equipment to know better. Even worse is garage music. I love me some early sixties garage bands - but my system makes them sound like they are broadcasting from inside the electrical outlet between my speakers.
Back to the main topic, I think both metal and punk can sound better if the source is better - problem is the majority of music produced in these genres didn’t focus heavily on good production and their listeners at the time didn’t have the equipment to know better. Even worse is garage music. I love me some early sixties garage bands - but my system makes them sound like they are broadcasting from inside the electrical outlet between my speakers.