Loudness War/Quotes

Music is about tension and release. With very "hot," un-dynamic music there is no release because the sensory assault simply doesn't let-up. By the time you've listened closely (or tried to) to a whole album that's heavily compressed, you end up feeling like Alex at the end of A Clockwork Orange -- battered, fatigued by, and disgusted with the music you love.

—Nick Southall, Imperfect Sound Forever

I'm not a fan of some of the modern mastering techniques, where you squash all the upper harmonics out of the music in order to make it louder.

—Steven Wilson, on Surround Sound

You don't have to be good, just loud.'

—Traditional during dodgy rock band practice.

...if they're not laughing it's not comedy. Well, either that or you're just not SPEAKING LOUDLY ENOUGH!!

—Brian Blessed