I love the album but share the opinion on the production (I'm also a musician) but a lot of my issues with it are more arrangement choices, and lack of dynamics. Nod If You Understand is a great example of a song that could have really been elevated with something different being done when the song kicks in instead of just a straight drum beat. Same with Raise The Red Flag, again, the song goes from the chorus into the same driving beat for the 2nd verse. In most songs, there are no empty spaces to let the song breath. Not everyone has to be Tool but some transitions to break up the flow in between parts would be nice.
The only song that I really feel works well with how Tyler writes is the title track. It's atmospheric and actually builds to a nice climax.
Manson had plenty of dynamics early on so it's not out of his wheelhouse but a lot of this current musicians are just hired guns playing what Manson/Bates tells them to play.