[kj] Killing Joke at The Wiltern

[folk devil]

Everything is coming off the backline :). Still no bass and a relatively thin kick.
Obviously a better position than middle of auditorium, with a rather mediocre PA for the front...
A shame the venue wasn't a tad smaller ;)
I wanted to shoot that photographer, too!



> From: planetary at socal.rr.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:25:43 -0800

> Subject: Re: [kj] Killing Joke at The Wiltern

> 

> 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....

> 

> ++++++++++++

> 

> 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.

> 

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