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Post by Darth Florist on Sept 6, 2018 17:38:31 GMT -5
My wife bought me tickets to the gig a few weeks ago as a (very!) belated birthday prezzie. She knew I'd been into Garbage since the "Stupid Girl" single, so she went out and got a couple of tickets for the gig at The Festival Hall (site of the old Empire Theatre). The support was an all-girl duo (guitarist + drummer) called Honeyblood. I didn't find them particularly adventurous musically, but they do need a bassist - there wasn't much depth to the sound. I'd heard from somewhere that Garbage would be performing "Version 2.0" in its entirety plus a few B-sides. That was true - the DID all of V2.0, but one of the tracks was part of the encore, which I thought was chancing it a bit. They also did "The World is Not Enough", but I would have preferred it if they did the UNKLE re-mix version, which I regard as their musical zenith. They also did Bowie's "Starman" as a somewhat belated tribute, and they did a cover of an Alex Chilton (ex-Box Tops & Big Star) song. The sound wasn't too good, but I put that down to being the first night of the tour. The balance was poor, with the guitars & keyboards too low down in the mix. They also want to damage the audience's eardrums - it was TOOOOOOOO loud! I had to use my I-Pod ear-pieces as defenders. There were a couple of false starts, as Shirley couldn't hear the pitch and click and blamed George. I could also do without her chat in between songs (very cringe-worthy) and she pandered too much to the front row of the audience. I expected too much from the gig - carbon copies of what I've heard on the albums and played at a comfortable level. From that standpoint, it was a bad gig, but that's my fault.
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Darth Florist Edinburgh
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Post by murphybridget on May 23, 2024 5:44:07 GMT -5
My wife bought me tickets to the gig a few weeks ago as a (very!) belated birthday prezzie. She knew I'd been into Garbage since the "Stupid Girl" single, so she went out and got a couple of tickets for the gig at The Festival Hall (site of the old Empire Theatre). The support was an all-girl duo (guitarist + drummer) called Honeyblood. I didn't find them particularly adventurous musically, but they do need a bassist - there wasn't much depth to the sound. I'd heard from somewhere that Garbage would be performing "Version 2.0" in its entirety plus a few B-sides. That was true - the DID all of V2.0, but one of the tracks was part of the encore, which I thought was chancing it a bit. They also did "The World is Not Enough", but I would have preferred it if they did the UNKLE re-mix version, which I regard as their musical zenith. They also did Bowie's "Starman" as a somewhat belated tribute, and they did a cover of an Alex Chilton (ex-Box Tops & Big Star) song. The sound wasn't too good, but I put that down to being the first night of the tour. The balance was poor, with the guitars & keyboards too low down in the mix. They also want to damage the audience's eardrums - it was TOOOOOOOO loud! I had to use my I-Pod ear-pieces as defenders. There were a couple of false starts, as Shirley couldn't hear the pitch and click and blamed George. I could also do without her chat in between songs (very cringe-worthy) and she pandered too much to the front row of the audience. I expected too much from the gig - carbon copies of what I've heard on the albums and played at a comfortable level. From that standpoint, it was a bad gig, but that's my fault.
Sorry
Darth Florist Edinburgh Wow, what a detailed review of the gig! Sounds like your wife really knows your taste in music. Garbage performing "Version 2.0" in its entirety must have been a treat, despite the sound issues. I can understand how the live experience can sometimes differ from the studio recordings, especially with the balance and volume issues you mentioned. Using your iPod ear-pieces as defenders was a smart move!
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Post by murphybridget on Jun 19, 2024 4:26:55 GMT -5
My wife bought me tickets to the gig a few weeks ago as a (very!) belated birthday prezzie. She knew I'd been into Garbage since the "Stupid Girl" single, so she went out and got a couple of tickets for the gig at The Festival Hall (site of the old Empire Theatre). The support was an all-girl duo (guitarist + drummer) called Honeyblood. I didn't find them particularly adventurous musically, but they do need a bassist - there wasn't much depth to the sound. I'd heard from somewhere that Garbage would be performing "Version 2.0" in its entirety plus a few B-sides. That was true - the DID all of V2.0, but one of the tracks was part of the encore, which I thought was chancing it a bit. They also did "The World is Not Enough", but I would have preferred it if they did the UNKLE re-mix version, which I regard as their musical zenith. They also did Bowie's "Starman" as a somewhat belated tribute, and they did a cover of an Alex Chilton (ex-Box Tops & Big Star) song. The sound wasn't too good, but I put that down to being the first night of the tour. The balance was poor, with the guitars & keyboards too low down in the mix. They also want to damage the audience's eardrums - it was TOOOOOOOO loud! I had to use my I-Pod ear-pieces as defenders. There were a couple of false starts, as Shirley couldn't hear the pitch and click and blamed George. I could also do without her chat in between songs (very cringe-worthy) and she pandered too much to the front row of the audience. I expected too much from the gig - carbon copies of what I've heard on the albums and played at a comfortable level. From that standpoint, it was a bad gig, but that's my fault.
Sorry
Darth Florist Edinburgh Sounds like quite the experience! It's awesome your wife got you those tickets as a birthday gift. Shame about the sound issues and some of the other hiccups, but live shows can be unpredictable. Hopefully, the next one will hit the mark for you.
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