[kj] Killing Joke at The Wiltern

[Michael Garcia]

The sound in san Francisco was tons better than last night. The sound guy never got it under control. I don't know if they're intentionally burying the bass or not but the bass in the last two shows was really muddy and had no definition. The drums in SF were huge. No wonder BP was in a crap mood. Too bad his final night if the tour ended that way for him. Nice to meet the goat too!

Michael

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On Dec 19, 2010, at 3:48 PM, "fluw" <fluwdot at earthlink.net> wrote:


> That sounds tons better than most of the clips of post 2000 Joke. if Geordie

> isn't loud and on top of the other instruments then what is the point of

> listening to killing joke.

> 

> What Is

> Amazing though is that mid 80's live joke clips the instruments are all

> defined thick powerful and with no redlining fizz. Live sound has taken a

> big dump in a porta potty since those years.

> 

> 

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> 

> 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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