[kj] Killing Joke at The Wiltern

[TB]

folk devil wrote:

Although I enjoyed the show, and it was good to meet young Cliff, not sure it was their best, to be honest.
I found Geordie to be way too loud in the mix, the bass was undefined, and BPF pissed off? Probably because he was almost non
existent in the mix, by the end. The kick drum was pretty much gone completely. And they looked tired as hell....

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See, I liked Geordie way up in the mix, especially after the 2008 LA show were he was buried way down in the mix at the shitty House
Of Blues.  I also thought the drums sounded fine in the mix especially during "This World Hell" from my position in the pit.  I
agree though that the bass was muddy and lacked punch much of the night.  Regarding the energy - Clearly, doing 5 shows straight
from Canada to LA should of had a day or two break somewhere in there.  The rather typically sedate LA audience didn't really push
the band who did seem a bit worn down.

Like I said, it seemed like the band was really focused on delivering a no-nonsense performance and without the spark of a manic,
tightly confined crowd (you could walk right up to the rail much of the show), the show never really went into the stratosphere.
Here's a clip from The Wiltern from someone who was standing right next to me that pretty much sums up how the show looked and
sounded:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=395OKVhLimY

T.B.