LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
The Keswick Theatre
Glenside, PA
October 18, 2008

a rockcat recording

Recoded to a single data CD as raw FLAC files


DISC 1
01. crowd
02. Great Day
03. Love Runs Deeper
04. chat
05. Trouble
06. Go Insane
07. Tusk
08. I Know I'm Not Wrong
09. Gift of Screws
10. Never Goin Back Again
11. chat
12. Big Love
13. Shut Us Down
14. Under The Skin

DISC 2
01. chat
02. Did You Miss Me
03. Come
04. World Turning >
05. drum solo
06. I'm So Afraid
07. Go Your Own Way
    =ENCORE=
08. Second Hand News
09. Don't Look Down
10. band intros & chat
11. Treason
12. Time Precious Time


Lineage: Church-Audio cardioid mics > CA STC-9000 pre-amp > Edirol R-09 @ 24/44.1 > USB2 > Sound Forge v9.0e > CD Architect v5.2 > Plextor PX-230A > EAC v0.99 > Trader's Little Helper (FLAC level 5)

Comments: We all strive to make the best recordings possible, but there are SO many variables:
1) the experience of the taper; 2) the taper's equipment; 3) the acoustics of the venue; 4) the sound from the taper's vantage point; 5) quiet/noisy fans sitting near the taper; 6) the quality of the PA system; 7) the sound engineer's mix at that particular show; 8) security at the venue (inside & out); 9) lots of LUCK!; and many more....

On this particularly night, I got pretty lucky. Overall, the sound was excellent, although not without its problems. Lindsey brought in his own PA system. His sound engineer was definitely driving it as hard and loud as he could (it was VERY LOUD). At times, he pushed it too hard and you can hear the distortion. During "Love Runs Deeper", you can definitely hear him making adjustments (I made no adjustments on my end). Jerseyboy made an excellent recording of this show from the LEFT  side of the venue (which he shared on DIME in record time - I've never been known for my speed - but I do have a good reputation with regards to quality). The engineer drove the system so hard that the he blew out the PA on the LEFT side of the venue near the end of "Go Your On Way" (and it wasn't restored until about 30 seconds into the beginning of "Second Hand News"). The RIGHT side did not blow out (lucky for me), but the distortion did return. The sound was so loud that I didn't even know that the sound blew out on the other side of the venue until I saw jerseyboy's notes on DIME. My seat was a bit closer to the PA than Jerseyboy's. Let your ears decide whether or not this played to my advantage. On the one hand, my recording sounds a bit more up-front (I know I'm splitting hairs here). I think this could easily pass for a soundboard. On the other hand, when the sound distorts, I can hear that more clearly here too. Jerseyboy has expressed an interest in doing a matrix of our two recordings. Hey man, once I put this out there, you can do whatever you want with it, but personally I think this sounds damn good as is (as does yours). Enjoy!

~seeded to DIME on 2009-07-05 by rockcat