[kj] Killing Joke at The Wiltern

[Michael Garcia]

The goosebumps were mutual! Happens ever time they play that damn song!

Michael

www.thor_recording at yahoo.com
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Skype: dragonfly_mg

On Dec 19, 2010, at 4:26 PM, "Bill Meissner" <BMeissner at encorehollywood.com> wrote:


> 

>  My highlight last night - getting goosebumps (as I always get hearing

> it live) during "Love Like Blood" with the crowd singing along - and

> meeting fellow Gathering members.....(what's up LB and Michael?!) -

> Great to meet all of you!

> 

> Billy Goat  

> 

> 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

> On Behalf Of Michael Garcia

> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 4:16 PM

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

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

> 

> That photographer was driving me nuts. I hope those pics are for

> something useful because I wanted to use that camera as a suppository on

> the photographer

> 

> Michael

> 

> www.thor_recording at yahoo.com

> www.myspace.com/pleasureandpainmusic

> Skype: dragonfly_mg

> 

> On Dec 19, 2010, at 3:34 PM, folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 

>> 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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