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I can't really think of any time the production of a particular SY album has been unfitting for the band or the songs themselves. Like, some may argue the Confusion is Sex or Bad Moon Rising doesn't sound like the band did live, but I think in some instances (Shaking Hell comes easiest to mind, because of the live version at the end of the disc I have) where burying certain sounds that would otherwise be very loud definitely added to the somewhat creepy vibe the band's songs had in those days. Likewise, some might say Dirty sounded too "clean", but the band was moving more toward the mainstream in those days so it would be fitting for them to deliver a well-polished and "professional" sounding product.
The only time I feel any SY album wasn't very well produced (and I hate to pick on this one so much) from an objective standpoint was Rather Ripped. The vocals sound much cleaner than the music, which sounds somewhat muddier and muffled. I think the band was aiming for a "warm" sound there, but it ended up sounding like someone was singing in one room and the band was playing in another...
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