And, you're welcome to it, my man.
As a home recordist and a member of a couple of female fronted “new country” bands I can tell you I agree with him more than I disagree. He’s a little over the top but his points are valid.
I don’t enjoy recorded music much today because it is “too perfect”. It is also not really better than I can do at home. Johnny Cash’s Live at Folsum Prison is awesome in part because of the screw-ups, the announcements and the spontaneous stuff. It’s just fun.
The problem is that good vocalists are a dime a dozen and with digital mastering, even mediocre vocalists can sound amazing. It takes the humanness out of it in a very real way. It is an intangible that damages the lure of the music. I personally think it is just one of the reasons teh music industry is hurting right now.