The Loudness War. A view from the top.

I am a regular participant on the recording forum Gear Slutz and have been part of that community for many years. I have seen a lot of things there that have been informative, stupid, silly, brilliant and everything else one could imagine, but in a recent discussion I read the one post that has stuck with me more than any I have ever read. There was a discussion about the recent Maroon 5 album,...