Excellent sound, thanks to klingklang for sharing his recording
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Lineage: SP-CMC-2 (AT831) > SP-SPSB-8 (roll-off @ 69Hz) > Edirol R-09HR (@ 24bit/48kHz) > Audacity (fades, track splits, export as 16bit/44.1kHz) > TLH (flac level 8)
Taper: klingklang
Location: About 25' from the stage (about 20' FOB), 2nd level, left of center
01. Zikir
02. Lowroom
03. Velocity Bird
04. Peace To Earth
05. Peter talks
06. Disappearing
07. Silent Hedges
08. Burning From The Inside
09. I'll Fall With Your Knife
10. Peter talks
11. Subway
12. Hurt
13. Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem
14. The Prince And Old Lady Shade
15. Stigmata Martyr
16. Uneven And Brittle
17. encore
18. Strange Kind Of Love > Bela Lugosi's Dead
19. She's In Parties > Riders On The Storm > Jammin'
20. Cuts You Up
Notes:
Great show by Mr. Murphy, but unfortunately, his voice was a little worse for wear. It might have been due to the fact that this was his 5th gig in a row or perhaps he was ill (he was coughing a lot). Regardless, he was physically active and put a lot into the show. He's such an incredibly charismatic performer and his amusing banter with the audience continues to be a highlight.
Both PM and his main opener, Reckless In Vegas, made reference to how so many people were in the back (the upper levels) and wondered why we wouldn't come down to the main floor. There were two reasons for that: 1) the drinking area was restricted to the sides of the upper levels 2) it always cost more to be on the main floor (VIP area). Plus, a downside to being that close to the stage is mentioned during the first talking bit by PM when someone complains about the inability to hear his vocal.
I hadn't been to the Ventura Theatre since the last time PM played there in 2008 and a lot had changed since then. Some good things (no more tables = no more having to sit with strangers!); some odd things (there is a giant curtain blocking off the upper floor level and balcony, thus making the venue less than half its capacity). But like that last PM show, there were once again two local pay to play acts, along with a third opener who was part of PM's regular tour. Set up times were a lot smoother than last time around and the first act started soon after doors opened. Because of those factors, it allowed PM to come on at 10pm (unlike the 2008 show, when he didn't come on until 11pm and I had to leave shortly thereafter).
There also seemed to be more drunks at this show. There was an intoxicated, talkative dingbat behind me during "Hurt" (thanks to the man near my right for telling her off), but at least she isn't as annoying on this recording as she was at the show. Then, at the end of the show, a security guard had to deal with this one dude who appeared to want to enter the 21+ section and wouldn't take no for an answer. Headlock and tackling on the floor ensued. Fortunately, that last bit isn't on the recording, but you'll hear the man being told it's time to leave. There actually isn't too much audience noise on this one. Save for the aforementioned drunk girl, people around me didn't talk during the show. But I will mention there are a few distant screamers and one can hear security yelling after the encore break that it's now okay for us general admission people to go into the VIP area. As for the volume of the show, be forewarned that "Subway" has a loud bass backing track, so it's rather intense on that song.
I was lucky enough to get a setlist, but after "Subway" it doesn't match up because PM changed things around. Rather sad to miss out on the "Raw Power" cover, particularly after the energy of "Cuts You Up" that seemed to make everyone go nuts--especially when PM started touching everybody's hands, plus flashed us his belly and mouthed the word "fat" while motioning his arm to accentuate his tummy's size (sadly, no nipple flashes like at the Santa Cruz show, but a tummy flash is good too!).
I didn't touch anything on this recording. And if burning to cds, the suggested split is between "Subway" and "Hurt."
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Thank you again for sharing !
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