why does the chronic sound expensive?
Just supremely well-produced. All the drums hit. Listening to that album in FLAC is crazy s***.
Damn, the album sounds like it was even more expensive than that.
What is the 2020 equivalent of that ?
Calculated it.
$558,872.22
Half a mil ain't so bad
In comparison, Random Access Memories cost close to 1 million back in 2013.
In comparison, Random Access Memories cost close to 1 million back in 2013.
Fun fact: Daft Punk's original band name was Darlin', which is named after their favorite Beach Boys song.
How does an album sound expensive exactly?
Quality of production, instrumentation, samples. A lot of music today sounds great but clearly didn't have a lot of money put into it. Albums that audiophiles can put on.
Still Striving
underrated choice 
s*** sounds clean as hell even when its distorted and dirty
homogenic / vespertine
Homogenic is the right answer
s*** came out in 1997 n it sounds like it could've come out tomorrow