Atomic.Sheep
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I though it would be nice to include one of these topics, so just post ur concert experiences here.
I went to a Megadeth concert yesturday (17/4/05) and came out highly unimpressed. The place was called Queensbridge Hotel, which was probably the main problem as this place was rather small. There were about a thousand people (rough estimate) packed into this building, but that wasn't the problem (this was my first metal concert and is exactly what I expected in terms of creature compforts). I found it relatively easy to get to the front (right up close to the stage) but could only get two rows close (in terms of people ahead of me) as any further was just an impregnable and immovable wall (pitty I didn't come earlier - oh well), but essentially I saw all the members up close, I could see them clearly, so that wasn't the major dissapointing issue either. But the sound, now thats what I was severly dissapointed with. They had on the stage 12 4*12 marshall cabs + bass cabs, mic stands etc. (the stage was about 8 meters long and 2 meters wide) so go figure how much space is left after that. Anyway. Right up front when they started playing all I could hear was just this wall of sound (no music whatsoever). After about two songs I realised that the front was a lost cause as I couldn't even tell what songs they were playing :x . So I quickly went in search of a better place but quickly realised that everywhere was the same. So at that stage I put in my ear plugs and found to my horror that now at least I could tell what songs they were playing, so from that moment on I had my ear plugs in (except for "Tout Le Monde" which sounded surpisingly good (relative to everyhting else they played). But essentially the sound asapect of the concert was unbelievably dissapointing. So all up I reckon that the whole concert would be around a 5/10 (the six would only exist due to the ability to see the members up close).
I also saw Mark Knophler (about two months before that) at the Rod Laver Arena (tennis venue). Now that was ironically all back to front, the sound was A LOT better, I was actually mostly enjoying the music. But I was seated rather far back so to me he was a spec (not really but he was relatively small - smaller than tennis players as the satge was at the far end of it (amphitheatre style setup)). But that concert I rated about a 9/10-I thouroughly enjoyed it.
I went to a Megadeth concert yesturday (17/4/05) and came out highly unimpressed. The place was called Queensbridge Hotel, which was probably the main problem as this place was rather small. There were about a thousand people (rough estimate) packed into this building, but that wasn't the problem (this was my first metal concert and is exactly what I expected in terms of creature compforts). I found it relatively easy to get to the front (right up close to the stage) but could only get two rows close (in terms of people ahead of me) as any further was just an impregnable and immovable wall (pitty I didn't come earlier - oh well), but essentially I saw all the members up close, I could see them clearly, so that wasn't the major dissapointing issue either. But the sound, now thats what I was severly dissapointed with. They had on the stage 12 4*12 marshall cabs + bass cabs, mic stands etc. (the stage was about 8 meters long and 2 meters wide) so go figure how much space is left after that. Anyway. Right up front when they started playing all I could hear was just this wall of sound (no music whatsoever). After about two songs I realised that the front was a lost cause as I couldn't even tell what songs they were playing :x . So I quickly went in search of a better place but quickly realised that everywhere was the same. So at that stage I put in my ear plugs and found to my horror that now at least I could tell what songs they were playing, so from that moment on I had my ear plugs in (except for "Tout Le Monde" which sounded surpisingly good (relative to everyhting else they played). But essentially the sound asapect of the concert was unbelievably dissapointing. So all up I reckon that the whole concert would be around a 5/10 (the six would only exist due to the ability to see the members up close).
I also saw Mark Knophler (about two months before that) at the Rod Laver Arena (tennis venue). Now that was ironically all back to front, the sound was A LOT better, I was actually mostly enjoying the music. But I was seated rather far back so to me he was a spec (not really but he was relatively small - smaller than tennis players as the satge was at the far end of it (amphitheatre style setup)). But that concert I rated about a 9/10-I thouroughly enjoyed it.
, and sadly won't go next year either as the showgrounds where it gets held every year, are getting referbished. Oh well definatley will go in 2007.
