> Throughout the show a rather drunken lout near my left ear kept
shouting, in
> a voice like gravel rolling down an empty flatbed truck, "Ye-aahh!"
I don't
> mind their peculiar way of having fun, but regret it always seems to
happen
> near me. ;-)
AAAUUUGGHHH!!!! I find this more & more annoying everytime it
happens. What's with people at concerts these days?
Okay, the acoustics were lousy, too, with the electric music
> often drowning out the orchestra and the violins close to shrieking
through
> the PA at times. The music actually sounded better way out on the
other
> side of the performing area, but you lose the nuances of the
performance
> from there.
I had a very similar experience when The Moody Blues played the Gorge
with an orchestra a few years ago. All in all it was an enjoyable
show, the first time I had ever attended a rock concert with my older
brother, but the sound was horrible. I wondered why they felt the
orchestra needed to be miked but maybe it really was necessary. The
Gorge is a large venue. But still, although it wasn't the New York
Philharmonic or anything, it was a large enough orchestra that I would
think the sound would carry. But maybe not over the electric
instruments. Anybody know what the logistics are of making a concert
like this work on a sound system in a large venue?
Mark E.
