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You should hear that played back on MBLsOriginally Posted by ack
Ron Party and I were there
Steve Williams
aka oneobgyn
There's ALWAYS another Steve Williams BUT there's only "oneobgyn"
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My brother was at the Greek Theater performance,said it ranked up at the top. I never thought much of the actual recording,poorly done IMHO.
"Noise is the enemy. Noise is the unnecessary baggage that most systems carry around like backpackers scaling a crest loaded up with stones - it kills the experience. In audiophile terms, it kills clarity, speed and dynamics." --- Walter Fields
'Remembering That You Are Going To Die Is The Best Way I Know To Avoid The Trap Of Thinking You Have Something To Lose' ---Steve Jobs
'I hear the noise, not by hearing it's presence, but only when it is removed.'-- RD
Finally, someone comes out and says so! Yes, clear but constricted IMO
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I sat 3rd row for that performance so I have a special fondness for the album itself. I've seen Al Di Meola in concert at least half a dozen times, including twice with RTF and once just with John McLaughlin. I sat no more than 10 feet from the two of them at that show with McLaughlin. Al even gave me the guitar pick he used at that show. I've seen McLaughlin about 5 times.
The FNISF album (and, for that matter, Al's and John's entire catalogs) is not about the recording, it's about the performance and the music.
Peace.
Ron Party
That must be you guys throwing spit wads at the groupies.
I've heard 3 different pressings of the CBS live album - the regular, the half speed and the Japanese pressed DM which for me is the best as it is very extended from top to bottom. (This is the only one I own now). I've heard this Japanese copy on the Sonus Stradivari with a Koetsu Tiger Eye and the VS VR9 with the Koetsu Blue Lace and both are riveting. I can hear the passion and emotion of these great guitarists.
Phil
You're exactly right. All the CD's I have heard including the mastersound are compressed. There is no doubt that this performance is legendary,but the engineer did a **** poor job setting this up. A darn shame because live recordings done right are magical.
"Noise is the enemy. Noise is the unnecessary baggage that most systems carry around like backpackers scaling a crest loaded up with stones - it kills the experience. In audiophile terms, it kills clarity, speed and dynamics." --- Walter Fields
'Remembering That You Are Going To Die Is The Best Way I Know To Avoid The Trap Of Thinking You Have Something To Lose' ---Steve Jobs
'I hear the noise, not by hearing it's presence, but only when it is removed.'-- RD
Not in my system
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