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Post by timothystevens on Apr 27, 2009 7:44:10 GMT 10
Wonderful concert last night in the ghastly BMW Edge; even after waiting in the queue for over an hour and having to stand for the length of the performance it was a sensational delight. Congratulations to everyone involved.
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Post by alimcg on Apr 27, 2009 12:41:59 GMT 10
I only caught the last 10-15mins between sets a gig I was doing nearby. When I saw "caught", I mean "heard", as I couldn't see a thing. The audience was about 5 or 6 deep in the standing area at the back - surely a good sign for jazz on a very bleak evening.
And I actually thought the sound was pretty good - for BMW Edge anyway!
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Post by ironguts on Apr 27, 2009 13:21:00 GMT 10
Thought you said my hair looked gay? You couldn't even see!! Maybe my hair sounded gay?
The audience was huge, hopefully they support the ticketed gigs too.
Sound on stage was good for BMW. The drapes and full room helped control the sound. Charlie had us playing pretty quiet overall so it worked out well on stage. Was a bit weird having him in front of us but we got to watch him play the whole time.
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Post by captain on Apr 27, 2009 14:04:10 GMT 10
I thought it was very thoughtful of the sound guys to make sure we only heard a distorted buzzy direct line bass sound for the first three tunes. A nice touch!
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Post by ironguts on Apr 27, 2009 14:41:02 GMT 10
there was some discussion about that. We couldn't hear it but apparently words were said to bring it to the engineers attention! Mal Stanley didn't have any troubles though so hopefully it didn't go to air or to tape.
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Post by trumpetguy on Apr 27, 2009 15:03:05 GMT 10
Was a bit weird having him in front of us but we got to watch him play the whole time. How did his bum look? |
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Post by ironguts on Apr 27, 2009 15:21:03 GMT 10
That's for the audience to tell, he was facing us! The only bums I could see were the sax players, those guys are all bums!
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Post by erin on Apr 27, 2009 16:03:31 GMT 10
It looked pretty good... for an old dude.
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Post by aj on Apr 28, 2009 9:28:34 GMT 10
So was the concert recorded for a Jazztrack broadcast? What I heard sounded pretty damn good, but I'd like to hear the whole set some time. Or maybe they can just bring Charlie back to do it at Hamer Hall next year?
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Post by ironguts on Apr 28, 2009 9:31:11 GMT 10
Yes, Mal recorded it all but only a bit more than half went to air as it went well over time. He's going to mix it then they will most likely play it again on the radio. Have to look at the diary but Hamer hall next year could work!
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Post by alimcg on Apr 28, 2009 16:46:45 GMT 10
Thought you said my hair looked gay? You couldn't even see!! Maybe my hair sounded gay? The audience was huge, hopefully they support the ticketed gigs too. Sound on stage was good for BMW. The drapes and full room helped control the sound. Charlie had us playing pretty quiet overall so it worked out well on stage. Was a bit weird having him in front of us but we got to watch him play the whole time. No no, you're hair sounded fine, it just looked gay. As for your trumpet - so gay. You should just become a singer like I told you to - you'd make a lot more money. Think of the children. |
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Post by trumpetguy on May 4, 2009 16:27:44 GMT 10
Was it just me or was the Charlie Haden, Bill Frisell, Ethan Iverson set a pile of shyte?
The opening tune sounded like a high school jazz band and it didn't improve much from there.
The worst part for me wasn't that it wasn't particluarly good musically(which in itself was a letdown), rather they didn't sound like they were trying - I would like some effort for my $80!
Charlie, to my ears, sounded like he was doing the Charlie Haden act and not going for very much at all. Maybe he was exhausted after a big schedule of concerts - even so, if he committed to the gigs he should have put in!
I don't think I am being a whinger - what did you all think?
On the other hand the opening set by PG et al was great. Well done to all!
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Post by dodgy on May 4, 2009 17:17:10 GMT 10
Was the Charlie Haden, Bill Frisell, Ethan Iverson set a pile of shyte? The worst part ... they didn't sound like they were trying - I would like some effort for my $80! I can't talk about their musical ability, but I did not think Charlie's heart was in it, or that his mind was on the job. I might have been imagining a lack of interest or communication — Charlie often seems to look down or at the charts while playing — but he did not seem to pay much attention to his fellow musicians. And there did not seem to be any fire in the bellies of this trio, really. From a guy who played with Ornette Coleman, and a Bad Plus man, I had expected something more out there. Bill Frisell always seems to play nice. that's my five cents' worth |
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Post by timothystevens on May 4, 2009 17:18:55 GMT 10
Actually I thought it was crap too. Really, really dreadful. I was deeply disappointed. After really enjoying both Haden's other appearances, I thought this was a shocking letdown.
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Post by gator on May 4, 2009 18:07:43 GMT 10
Expectations are high - concept is flawed. - the sensibilities of these 3 are just too disparate - particularly Iverson with the other two - I think a Frisell/Haden duet would have been a different story - and how are 3 guys who never play together supposed to suddenly be amazing..?
...when they are Berne, Black and Cline.
playing free and listening like demons. Bloody Marvellous..
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