What Happened To Good Vocals & Mixing?

[m-nus_orange]

Ok, I just listened to the new song, Tarantula, by the reunited Smashing Pumpkins and the vocals and mixing sound like fucking shit!

And the reason I bring this up is because it reminds me so much of the new Nine Inch Nails record and how piss poor the production on that was, too.

I'm actually starting to notice this trend in other new rock tunes as well.

So what the hell is going on - is it the software (ie: Pro Tools) or are they letting just anybody record and mix these tracks nowadays?

Fucking hell.