[kj] Killing Joke at The Wiltern

[Michael Garcia]

That photographer was driving me nuts. I hope those pics are for something useful because I wanted to use that camera as a suppository on the photographer

Michael

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On Dec 19, 2010, at 3:34 PM, folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com> wrote:


> Everything is coming off the backline :). Still no bass and a relatively thin kick.

> Obviously a better position than middle of auditorium, with a rather mediocre PA for the front...

> A shame the venue wasn't a tad smaller ;)

> I wanted to shoot that photographer, too!

> 

> 

> > From: planetary at socal.rr.com

> > To: gathering at misera.net

> > Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:25:43 -0800

> > Subject: Re: [kj] Killing Joke at The Wiltern

> > 

> > folk devil wrote:

> > 

> > Although I enjoyed the show, and it was good to meet young Cliff, not sure it was their best, to be honest.

> > I found Geordie to be way too loud in the mix, the bass was undefined, and BPF pissed off? Probably because he was almost non

> > existent in the mix, by the end. The kick drum was pretty much gone completely. And they looked tired as hell....

> > 

> > ++++++++++++

> > 

> > See, I liked Geordie way up in the mix, especially after the 2008 LA show were he was buried way down in the mix at the shitty House

> > Of Blues. I also thought the drums sounded fine in the mix especially during "This World Hell" from my position in the pit. I

> > agree though that the bass was muddy and lacked punch much of the night. Regarding the energy - Clearly, doing 5 shows straight

> > from Canada to LA should of had a day or two break somewhere in there.  The rather typically sedate LA audience didn't really push

> > the band who did seem a bit worn down.

> > 

> > Like I said, it seemed like the band was really focused on delivering a no-nonsense performance and without the spark of a manic,

> > tightly confined crowd (you could walk right up to the rail much of the show), the show never really went into the stratosphere.

> > Here's a clip from The Wiltern from someone who was standing right next to me that pretty much sums up how the show looked and

> > sounded:

> > 

> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=395OKVhLimY

> > 

> > T.B.

> > 

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