Re: SB vs. Aud

[Richard James Nigel Allcock <jpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Ahoy Oceanographers!!
> >Great atmosphere and a great show.  Be wary of anyone who suggests a >show sourced from a dry, sterile soundboard tape.  Only a few of those >are worth owning. 
> Conversely, one must beware of the claims of great "atmosphere"
> ("atmosphere" meaning you get to hear the idiot next to you yelling
> "fuck yea" and the inane, tiresome conversations going on around the
> taper)  Or the ever popular- "it sounds like your there!" This means the
> band sounds muffled and distant with all of the subtleties by the
> musicians impossible to discern!  When I listen to music I don't want to
> hear "atmosphere"; I want to hear the band! Be carefull:  Only a few
> audience boots are worth owning!! (numerically speaking, there are
> probably MORE decent audience boots than SB's only because there are so
> many MORE audience recordings than SB's)  For example; I'll take the

Yeah and I'll take the sound and performance quality from the 27th
April1969 show over just about anything. Superb


Richard Allcock
PhD Student
Perth Western Australia
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