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Originally Posted by Bohemian
The production on Bad for Good poops all over Dead Ringer, and I'd much rather listen to Jim and Rory singing than Meat Loaf singing with only half his voice, from his throat. I find the vocals on Dead Ringer almost impossible to listen to. It's borderline kermit impersonation. And More than you Deserve has never interested me, Peel Out is a great song but way let down by bad production where the album needed good production most, and Everything is Permitted sounds wrong. I've always loved Read em and Weep, but again Meat's voice!! 
Bad for Good for me, by somewhat of a mile. |
Have you got the vinyl version? It sounds INFINITELY better than the CD version - Peel Out is much 'brighter' sounding, and the vocals seem to have more presence to them.
Bad For Good is possibly my favourite album ever. I love Rory's voice (got hooked on it after hearing 'Total Eclipse') and the arrangements of the tracks are great. However, 'Dance In My Pants' is one that I skip quite often - it seems like a pale imitation of 'Paradise' to me. The only trouble with the album is Jim's voice. Over the years I've learned to like it, but whenever I play the album to anybody they all say the same: "Boy, this guy CAN'T SING!!!"
Dead Ringer also has its high points - 'I'm Gonna Love Her For Both of Us' and 'I'll Kill You If You Don't Come Back' are excellent, and two of Jim's best songs in my opinion. I don't like the CD version though - it sounds muffled, like it was mastered really badly. It takes lots of fiddling with my graphic equaliser to get it to sound anywhere near right, which puts me off listening to it. So Bad For Good gets my vote (but if we're comparing the vinyl versions, I'd say that I like both about the same - to me they are twins separated at birth lol!)
[edited to say that Davey's guitar sounds way too tinny on 'Peel Out' and 'Stark Raving Love', but again, over the years I've learned to acccept it]