hynesie08 wrote: » Seriously Aiken???? €106 for this.......
AfterLife wrote: » That's hilarious in fairness.
hynesie08 wrote: » I actually admire the sheer lack of giving a **** it takes to sign off on this.......
Mental Mickey wrote: » Was Bonnie Raitt any good?
BrianJD wrote: » Nope. Not much better there. Visibility is shocking for €106. Surely there is a better way of doing this.
Mrs Shuttleworth wrote: » Well! How did it pan out in the end?
justbored wrote: » The sound was brutal, never have I been at a concert where people were shushed at for talking during the intro for songs. It was a shocking set up between the sound and t-shirt stand blocking the view. The RSD is not a music venue.
hynesie08 wrote: » The last 45 minutes saved the gig from being a total disaster. Shocking set-up from Aiken, which of course they'll ignore. Lucky it wasn't sold out because the sides were packed. The sound desk at the RDS is always an issue but I've never seen it that far forward and then the gap between seating and standing was ridiculous. Volume was only an issue due to the large amount of *****, and the setlist was fairly self indulgent. But those last 45 minutes.......
davef1000 wrote: » I'll allow him all the self indulgence in the world if it means he plays Can't Run But, Spirit Voices, and that version of Bridge Over Troubled Water!
roadmaster wrote: » This may be a stupid question but why can the sound desk not be moved to back further instead of the middle. Surely with modern technology something could be done
pocketse wrote: » Because behind the desk is a person who is using their ears to mix a sound. Its like asking why can't the pilot sit at the back of the plane. Middle is the average of everyones position in the stadium. Best place to hear a gig is near the sound desk.
Mrs Shuttleworth wrote: » Old habits die hard for the RDS it seems. The sound is so hit and miss in there. The bass tends to sound like an earthquake and drowns out the other frequencies.
delbertgrady wrote: » I'm sorry to hear horror stories from people who had bad experiences, either with low sound or restricted view. I was in the flat seats and had no issues, although being close to the stage probably meant that the sound was fine anyway. I did think the distance between the last row of seats and the standing barrier was ridiculous. If you were in the seats, you'd to walk around them to get back in, so I saw what the vantage point from standing would have been like. Miles away. And restricted view. My only complaint was a group of thirtysomethings sitting behind me who could not (and would not) stop talking. I've never endured anything as bad. Relentless chat, during songs and the spoken introductions. Are you even a fan at all? Fortunately, a few of them left at one point to get food or booze and I was able to get a few songs without any distraction, including - thankfully - the great version of Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War. I was biding my time until the inevitable move to the front, when I could escape them completely, so once people began to wander up the aisles, towards the stage, I moved too, ending up standing more or less front and centre for the last ten songs, which was (obviously) a totally different (and much better) experience, and elevated the whole night. I thought Bonnie Raitt did a great job as an opener and James Taylor played a shrewd set of greatest hits, as well as being his usual funny self, so it was a very well matched bill. For a triple bill, it was exceptional stuff.
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Zardoz wrote: » It sounds like the sound mix in the Marquee . Wouldnt surprise me if it was the same sound engineer ,probably a student knowing Aiken ,trying to cut costs .
