No surprise and I agree but it’s more than just the compression. Santana just doesn’t have the skill as a guitar player anymore. Very repetitious playing. Not imaginative like in the early days. I have every album and multiple concerts but no more. The albums are overproduced and over compressed. Even the band members don’t have the chops as previous ones. Each album seems worse than the last, to me.
New Santana, Lowest Dynamic Range Ever
I'm not much of a Santana fan but did like some of the '70s stuff. Heard nothing but good about the new release Africa Speaks so got it. As usual, first thing I do is check dynamic range. Well this is the lowest in my collection. DR4, ranging from 3-5. I won't be listening to this at all.