I don't have a degree but my ears are pretty good at detecting the complete flatness of bass dynamics and destruction of all peaks as soon as the bass is played. Horrendous.
Was the degree interesting?
Was the degree interesting?
"A Bigger Bang" by the Rolling Stones is another great example from that era of an album with great songs that was horribly recorded. It was remastered in 2009 but the original 2005 recording was intense. (The fact that it was remastered four years after release says a lot!) I recall record reviews at the time describing the mix as "rough and ready" but really it sounded half-finished to me. I think we can now look back on these records as artistic decisions associated with the era, which is interesting in itself.