Yes, poor, CD mastering, either buy mistake (early on before a lot of the techniques had matured), or on purpose (destroying dynamic range to make the whole thing sound louder).

Many "remastered" reissues sound worse than their original CD releases too (Tear for Fears comes to mind).

Technology can be used for good or evil.

Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011
Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8
Sony PS4, surround backs
-Chris