Quote Originally Posted by eyes without a face
what an odd topic? pretty big generalisation there to give any answer with substance behind it, there are simply far too many records about to be able to say "yes, kick drums on average are weaker with no bite" and really not expect someone to come along and laugh out loud...

i hear records all the time with huge kicks, and i hear records all the time with more subtle kicks, really depends on the track and producer

strange one that
well said