What in the world is going on.....

I bought this album when it came out and posted a comment on it and did not receive one response. I felt that it was recorded hot, had sibilance issues and seemed compressed. I bough the vinyl. IMO, the song writing is disjointed and the lyrics seems forced. There are some interesting moments and probably worth  purchasing but not near his best effort. And, I am a big fan of his music!

Roy Halee was the engineer I believe. He did the mixes on this album. 

This from Wikipedia:  Simon also worked with longtime friend Roy Halee, who is listed as co-producer on the album. Halee, who had retired years earlier, was mostly recruited to advise on how to create natural echo. He was unfamiliar with Pro Tools, so Simon helped him with it. "I always liked working with him more than anyone else," Simon noted

Have you not noticed how loud this album is? Usually that is a sure sign of heavy handed compression. I'm going to make a digital transfer and will check the wav file. My guess is that I'll see plenty 9f chopped off peaks.

"Songs from the Capeman", is the last great album by Paul, however, it was and one that flopped as a Broadway show.  The song writing is excellent, the album has a fantastic flow to it and the sound is very good. 

I'm also a very big fan of "One Trick Pony".

One problem with his recent album is that it was recorded too hot, which can cause all kind of issues with the cutter head. 

I'm not going to list my equipment and set up but rather say that after 40 years my system is good and my set up is spot on. 

Btw, cablepro, have you bought and listened to the vinyl copy? If so, what are your thoughts? I assume you have and have no issue with it., yes?

The issue is not with my volume control. The problem is what happens when you send too hot a signal to the cutter head, which, IME caused the minor sibilance issues. This could have been avoided with more care. It is not terrible but it is there. And, once you hear it, there is no avoiding it.

I wouldn't say this is a bad sounding recording but rather there are some bad sounds on the recording.