Mike Green Review of Tipitina's
Saw Dinosaur Jr. here the other night and was incr...
Saw Dinosaur Jr. here the other night and was incredibly disappointed with the sound quality overall. I normally wouldn't bother to write a review, but this is about the worst I've ever heard. Although I felt that the noisy music I like suffered from extreme overamplification on poor equipment, my main gripe is that the vocals were output way too low. It didn't matter if I was right in front or upstairs where I was forced to retreat. I know it's dinosaur jr, (who i respect as artists) and I was not expecting anything that resembles high fidelity, but I couldn't understand a single word. I was staring at a staff member sitting on the stage next to the speaker and he seemed oblivious. Nobody seemed to notice or care. I can't honestly say whether its Tips or the band's equipment that I want to blame, but I saw Lou Barlow in Austin years ago and enjoyed that just fine. I'd expect that basic level adjustments to be made during sound check, and I know that didn't work out. Too bad.
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