Concert Review (long)

[Paul Mather]

Robert Kohl writes:

> Also, for whatever reason, the musical sound quality suffered (again,
> probably because of the venue).  I found myself thinking that a CD has
> superior sound quality compared to this.  Granted that in a CD, you don't get
> the energy and unique performance differences of a live show, but if this is
> as good as the sound quality gets, than I'll sit back with a good CD version.

Well, I'm inclined to side with Venom on this one.  They put things
nicely into perspective on their _Venom Live: Official Bootleg_ album.
I don't remember the exact words, but near the start Cronos is
berating the audience; something along the lines of, "I'm sure there
are people in the audience just waiting for Venom to fuck up.  Well
I've just got one thing to say to them: if you want to hear perfect
Venom, stay at home and listen to your fucking LPs you miserable
bastards..." etc.

I normally find that the artists pale in comparison on CD compared
with their live performances, when I get home and listen to the CDs I
bought at the gig.  It's often quite a let-down.  The better sound
quality just doesn't cut it for me.

Cheers,

Paul.

obCD: The Allman Brothers Band, _The Fillmore Concerts_

e-mail: paul at csgrad.cs.vt.edu                    A stranger in a strange land.