Music and vocals both shine through with next to no crowd distraction whatsoever. Yet another excellent audience recording. 8.9 out of 10 (B+) for the very below A grade here at Boot Hill Boots. I almost don't wanna grade this but it's what I do. Gotta still gives thanks to the "taper" for trying and then sharing 'cause at 84 what if Willie croaked before his next show and there was no "taper" there that night? We'd have no recording of his final show and that would be a shame. And the show is short at an hour and fifteen minutes so there's not long wishing it was a pristine recording. What do I have good to say about this since I just spent quiet awhile on a lot of negatives? Willie's a legend. And in between songs the crowd is definitely louder than the music, not so much you gotta reach for the volume to protect your ears but there's still a noticeable difference. Maybe that doesn't bother everyone (how could it not?!) but it bugs me. Lotta talkers, too, (usually) not super close to the mics but you can hear them from time to time. I'm listening now at FULL volume with my DAP (Digital Audio Player) and I never have to play shows at full volume, I mean for goodness sake, I can hear myself typing and that's never the case when playing other shows. Also, and this is something I oughta learn to fix, the volume is way too low. The "taper"'s location was not ideal to get beautiful sound with little crowd noise. I'm sorry, this just isn't a great recording. This is no Lincoln Center music hall type of theater built for sound - the former Swedbank Arena is actually an indoor (retractable roof) stadium that seats like 60,000 for a concert! Don't know where the "taper" was sitting but these are great mics used and the sound mix was nearly perfect! Definitely impressed and totally diggin' it! Really love the tribute to David Bowie when they played "Heroes." Dave's voice has still got it, band sounds great! Givin' this one a good solid 9.5 out of 10 for an A grade! Some light talkers but not close to the mics and always brief. Really nice recording! Buncha crowd clap-along which (mostly) isn't too terribly annoying to me since the music and vocals really shines through the entire time. Not that I dislike music of theirs from the mid-90's to now, I just haven't really listened much so no, I'm not a huge fan of this band but I do like a listen from time to time. Lotta songs I did not know since I'm mainly an 80's/early 90's DM fan. Very first show of Depeche Mode's 2017 Global Spirit Tour.
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