What really stinks are the "greatest hits" albums that jump back and forth in time. Old song, then newer song, then older song, etc.. The advances in recording (and I assume, mixing) technology over the years are very apparent.
The ones ordered older songs to newer songs aren't so bad, since the sound quality gradually gets better as it progresses through the years. It is much less noticeable.
I bought Cheap Trick at Budokan the other day. The mix on the first few songs is really lousy. Near the end, it's great. I do remember that it always sounded that way on my "stereos" as a youth (I think... my memory from back then is kind of fuzzy
).
