Love this recording, Punky's Whips shakes my house.
Frank Zappa - Hammersmith Odeon
CD1:
1-1. Convocation/The Purple Lagoon [2:18]
1-2. Dancin' Fool [3:43]
1-3. Peaches En Regalia [2:36]
1-4. The Torture Never Stops [13:52]
1-5. Tryin' To Grow A Chin [3:37]
1-6. City Of Tiny Lites...
These are my photos from the show. I was only able to attend 1 day so I missed a fair amount of exhibitors, but I managed to prioritize those I really wanted to catch and do so.
A slideshow: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimna/sets/72157625186777024/show/
or the show page to pic through...
PS. About a yr after Jerry died and they began the real down sizing of GD Enterprises parts of "The Wall" was for sale frequently on ebay. I know a guy in Cally that constructed a playback at his house made almost completely of the wall of sound drivers and amps. He swore up and down that he...
I am to young to say first hand, but I have a few books on the wall, in that period it was the greatest concert experience on the road. This is outlined well in a GD gear book I have, some argue that Pink Floyd was the better concert experience, but they always say its because of the theatrics...
Very nice writeup! Lots of new things you have stated that I need to ponder, and some I already have and agree on. One is the height of the speaker. Below is a pic of my DIY plinths I build for mine. second are the 'second venue' effect. Ive treated my room as well as I can for this reason...
FTR, I meant no disrespect to those of you who have put countless yrs in the trenches of an audio journey. I aspire to be you some day. My post was aimed at the industry itself, not to disrespect my elders.
I for one hope HE soldiers on and adapts to the reality of the times. Without it I...
To comment more on the high end industry than SBS...
I am curious about the age of everyone involved in this discussion, just because you all seem to be an accurate example of the HE industries collective think tank. I really feel that much like the folks talking here, the HE industry is a...