This is always an interesting point of discussion as well because 'sonically pretty terrible' is still somewhat subjective even from an audio engineering standpoint.
If the artist has got the sound they want, the producer has the sound they want (who was also Prince for these records) and the songs are incredibly successful and well loved, it's very difficult to argue that they're sonically terrible.
In fact, you could argue that any 'improvements' would be ultimately reductive overall. These are incredibly distinctive sounding records.
If the artist has got the sound they want, the producer has the sound they want (who was also Prince for these records) and the songs are incredibly successful and well loved, it's very difficult to argue that they're sonically terrible.
In fact, you could argue that any 'improvements' would be ultimately reductive overall. These are incredibly distinctive sounding records.