Why Lots of Current Music Sounds Miserable...

Hi everyone! I haven't posted here for quite a while. While going through the pile of "Professional Trade Magazines" I receive at my video editing and media duplication company; I came across a copy of "Electronic Musician". As I'm sure you all probably know by now, the vast majority of recorded music being churned out these days is done on digital workstations. There on the cover in bold letter was the title - "Make Your Mixes As Loud As Possible". So next time you get a CD so hopelessly loud and compressed it makes your ears hurt, just keep in mind that that's what music
"professionals" are being urged to pump out.