Production totally fits the music and the feel they're going for in this big Australian hit of the 80's (and this singer I will be seeing at a gig on the weekend)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1meVbrbXGfs

I mean, if you listened to the piano, bass or any other part in isolation you'd think, wow, weird tone, but this mix really works. Someone shaped all those sources to work together expertly. This was 1981 and in its day this was fresh as anything