The Medusa Fora

I'm curious as to the sound quality. The 12/16 show sounds pretty damn good, all things considered, but Brixton Academy bootlegs (not just the Pogues - I have a lot of bootlegs from various bands playing there) usually seem to have that far-away, echoe-y sound that's probably symptomatic of the venue more than it is equipment.

I don't have the show, but I've heard similar boots by a variety of people of different bands and the while the recording quality has been great, the sound has always been less so. That said, I've got a Billy Bragg boot from '84 that had been recorded on a dictaphone

So is it symptomatic of the acoustics of the place?

DrugProwlingWolf wrote:So is it symptomatic of the acoustics of the place?

Our 2001 live album was recorded at Brixton Academy, indicating that the acoustic shortcomings of the space can be overcome if you use multiple sound sources (apart from close mics on every instrument, there are a number of ambience mics to capture the audience atmosphere) and brilliant sound engineers (our trusty Nick Robbins and his assistant Rob Keyloch in this instance, working closely with both our front-of-house man Paul Scully' and the recording engineers from the hired mobile studio), you can get superb results. The trouble with bootlegs is they are usually recorded from a single stationary source. That's not how your ears operate, complex and sophisticated buggers as they are.

DrugProwlingWolf wrote:So is it symptomatic of the acoustics of the place?

i bought both brixton recordings (18.+19.12.07)im camden and it sounds good. ok, not the same sound like a professional recording but its very good
gerhard.bauriedl@web.de

Has anything turned up in relation to the 2007 Manchester Cental show?

gerhard wrote:

DrugProwlingWolf wrote:So is it symptomatic of the acoustics of the place?

i bought both brixton recordings (18.+19.12.07)im camden and it sounds good. ok, not the same sound like a professional recording but its very good
gerhard.bauriedl@web.de

Are these stil for sale ,could you get so for people on here?
Could you upload it to ftp

fatbloke wrote:Has anything turned up in relation to the 2007 Manchester Cental show?

FTP

As I'm thick as fuck on such issues as FTP....i guess I'm bolloxed! lol

fatbloke wrote:As I'm thick as fuck on such issues as FTP....i guess I'm bolloxed! lol

Drop us a PM, compadré...

TRAD wrote:

fatbloke wrote:Has anything turned up in relation to the 2007 Manchester Cental show?

FTP

What server, please?

Luca