Willie Nelson - 2026 - Dream Chaser
The story of the Loudness War is often told through dramatic before-and-after examples, but sometimes it creeps in so gradually that we barely notice it.
Willie Nelson’s older 1970s albums, including Yesterday’s Wine (DR14) and Red Headed Stranger (DR12), were highly dynamic recordings.
His later albums reveal a steady, almost imperceptible erosion of dynamic range—a textbook example of how the Loudness War can advance incrementally rather than all at once.
2013 - Let's Face The Music & Dance (11)
2013 - To All The Girls... (12)
2014 - Band of Brothers (11)
2018 - Last Man Standing (10)
2022 - A Beautiful Time (9)
2023 - Bluegrass (9)
2023 - I Don't Know A Thing About Love- The Songs of Harlan Howard (9)
2024 - The Border (10)
2024b - Last Leaf on the Tree (10)
2025 - Workin' Man- Willie Sings Merle (10)
2026 - Dream Chaser (8)
Thank you for this reminder. It's details like these that really interest me, in addition to the music itself, of course.