Posted on Dime: my recording of the Southampton Guildhall show from 2009/12/01 ... hope you like it!!
Cheers - Steve
... and here a link to a sampler for this show which should give you a good idea how it sounds:
http://www.humyo.com/F/9959083-281475073220025
.... here is some artwork (thanks again to DevonJohn for the photos):
HiRes links:
Front:
http://www.humyo.com/F/9959083-281475076056675
Back:
http://www.humyo.com/F/9959083-281475076042969
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http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta … ?id=280046
Band Name: Joe Bonamassa
Venue: Southampton Guildhall
City, County, Country: Southampton, Hampshire, UK
Date: Tuesday 1st December 2009
Source: Audience (~30 feet from centre stage, with 16 inch left/right mic separation)
Lineage: Stereo Omni Mics (Panasonic WM-61A elements) & battery box (9V) -> 15dB L-Pad ->
Zoom H2 (line-in; 24bit/48kHz) -> SDHC card -> HD -> Wavelab6 -> *.wav (16bit/44.1kHz) ->
Foobar2000 (level 8) -> *.flac -> Dime
Recorded by: Cuztard Pi
Transferred & Mastered by: Cuztard Pi
Title: Sold Out At Southampton Guildhall
File size: WAV=1.19GB; FLAC=722MB
Set-list:
Disc 1 (72mins)
Intro
Ballad Of John Henry
Last Kiss
So Many Roads
So It's Like That
If Heartaches Were Nickels
Further On Up The Road
Sloe Gin
Lonesome Road Blues
Happier Times
Bridge To Better Days
Had To Cry Today
Disc 2 (48mins)
The Great Flood
Woke Up Dreaming (prelude)
Woke Up Dreaming
India
Mountain Time
- Encores:
Ball Peen Hammer
Medley: Just Got Paid/Stratus/Dazed and Confused
flac tags & fingerprints & MD5 files are included.
Check-out the multi-track sampler in the thread below for a clue to how this one sounds.
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Notes:
JB Forum show comments:
http://www.jbonamassa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=12093
Show photos (kind thanks to DevonJohn, excellent pics!!):
http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k202/ … 12%202009/
As no other shows from the UK tour have turned up so far, I thought I would share my nice recording with all the good folks at Dime.
A big 'aircraft hanger' of a venue with a reputation for poor sound, the sold-out show from the Guildhall has received very favourable comments for both performance & the live sound from all those that have posted comments on the JB Fan forum. IMHO my recording accurately represents the sound on the night ... ambient, wet, diffuse .. not everyone's cup of tea, but if you like the big theatre type of sound you will like this one ... of course you don't get a tight, upfront, crisp, clear bass type of sound like on my previous recordings of Joe (made at Mr Kyps since 2005) ... but beggars can't be choosers! It's just great to be able to get to see & record Joe at a local venue, now that he has become 'famous' in the UK.
This is a very enjoyable show with Joe & the band putting in a typically fantastic performance. An appreciative & respectful audience so minimal audience intrusion during the quiet bits.
For those interested - basic details of the mastering applied to my original Zoom H2 recording (using Wavelab6) are as follows:
A: EQ / Multiband Compression / Limiting (-0.2dB max) / Dithering to 16bit
B: WAVs edited to fit on to 2xCDRs (with overlap) plus fade in/out
C: track split
A note for any finicky audiophiles out there:
Mastering has been done to polish the raw master recording with the aim of enhancing the listening experience. If you prefer virgin recordings, unspoiled by any such amateur 'dabbling' then do not join in on this one. Be warned now ... I don't want any whinging! ;-)
But for the rest of you Dime'ers I recommend that you GO FOR THIS ONE ... you won't be disappointed!
I score the sound quality as 8.5 out of 10 ( = B+ );
but hey! ... don't flame me if you don't agree ... & at least keep it friendly ;-)
If you have any comments, whether positive, negative or otherwise, I would love to read them ... don't be a lurker!
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A CURSE ON ANYONE SELLING THIS RECORDING!!!!!
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Enjoy - Cuztard Pi - 8th December 2009
