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Re: [ARSCLIST] Mellencamp
Three words.Avery Fisher Hall.
Roger Kulp
Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi Scott:
Did I read you correctly? Tweeter Center, named by the audio-goods store? And it has bad acoustics
and/or sound system?
Irony!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott D. Smith"
To:
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Mellencamp
> I'm sure you're well aware of your brother-in-law's lineage:
> Oh, yeah-you can't get away from it!
>
> Dylan's performances have been all over the map. I recorded some of live shows in the 1970's. A
> few were good, some were abysmal. I saw him a few years ago here in Chicago. Unfortunately, the
> venue wasn't very good (Tweeter Center).
>
> --Scott
>
>>
>> http://www.funisgood.net/?page=bio
>>
>> Bill Veech's legacy of oddball marketing and cooked up events lives on in minor league parks all
>> over. I have been a long-time fan of the minor league experience (even though it's gotten a tad
>> too commercial as it's gotten more popular, dammit). The Dylan/Nelson tour was a great idea but
>> your ideas would have helped. I look at it this way --
>> I can say I saw Bob Dylan (briefly) once. Willie I've seen several time, and thoroughly enjoyed
>> each one. Time has been kinder to Willie's voice and brain than Dylan's.
>>
>> -- Tom Fine
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott D. Smith"
>> To:
>> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 7:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Mellencamp
>>
>>
>>> My brother-in-law Mike Veeck helped produce the Nelson/Dylan tour (he owns some minor league
>>> teams in partnership with some other investors). I tried to convice him to get a sound company
>>> that could "ride herd" on the show (especially the Dylan portion), but he was kind of at the
>>> mercy of some of the local PA companies. It was a great idea, though, and we have had
>>> discussions about doing something similar again next year.
>>>
>>> Regarding live sound in general, my frustration is such that I have avoided many shows that I
>>> would normally love to go see. It just isn't worth the pain. (although I did see a fine
>>> performance of Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris recently at the Northerly Pavilion in Chicago.
>>> The PA level was a little hot for where we were sitting in relation to the stage, but to be
>>> fair, the main cluster PA had to reach back another 25 rows).
>>>
>>> On the other hand, I have attended many fime jazz and classical performances for which I have
>>> little complaint (except for some rude audience members).
>>>
>>> (Hey, wasn't it Dylan who was just complaining about the poor quality of current recording
>>> technology in curent issue Rolling Stone too? Maybe it's time to get the 'ol ears checked...)
>>>
>>> --Scott D. Smith
>>>
>>> Tom Fine wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My wife and I went to the Willie Nelson/Bob Dylan minor league ballpark tour two summers ago.
>>>> Willie's show actually sounded great. We were seated down the 3rd base side toward the
>>>> outfield. The stage was set up in the outfield with a self-contained sound system, not using
>>>> the stadium PA system. Like I said, Willie was great. Dylan was so loud, so distorted and so
>>>> unintelligable that we opted to save our ears and walked out.
>>>>
>>>> -- Tom Fine
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
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