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In Reply to: RE: The struggles we went through, today's kids will never know posted by Green Lantern on March 02, 2015 at 20:06:05
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Really neat building with a unusual multi level structure for live "band" use. But it works.
Cant say Ive seen many places like it. But Im not exactly in or near major metro offerings :) Was a 4+ hr drive to get there.
Somewhat near there I was lucky enough to see Waters The Wall at wrigley field in 2012. That out door show was amazing! Wonderful music, sound, props. Simply incredible.
Yup shows like that are far and few between nowadays for me. And being in the middle of nowhere in WI really makes one appreciate a nice stereo for comfort LOL...
But it's a nice place to be!
Do you ever get to summer fest?
I really like that atmosphere although the line arrays don't help the sound quality. I used to go to alpine valley too, they used to have music there too.
My favorite place of all in Wisconsin is here below where i am every fall with my kids.
I dont remember ALL the shows Ive been to. Not just in that way ;) Just been a while and cant recall em all.
Ive seen, Rush, Pearl Jam, Tull, ELP, MOE... More. All at the summer fest grounds. And I agree that array isnt the end all. Powerful sounding and loud. Most of the time the bass was over bearing. But oh well. Loud is the biggest thing I recall being a trait. And not in the good way.
Ive seen, DMB, Black Crowes, Phish at Alpine. Far preferable sound and environment VS summer fest grounds.
On the whole I just dont care for the super thick, over crowded, difficult to maneuver environment of summer fest anymore. As a teen and early 20s I didnt care. But it just isnt that appealing anymore. Not that there isnt allot of fun to be had. Just the crowds and "extreme" folks and situations make it less fun for me now. Not that Alpine doesnt have some crazy situations too. On that notion thats TOTAL CRAP they stopped camping over night there. And create a situation where all the people they were only too happy to sell their $15 a beers to, have to drive home or where ever. Alpine is in the middle of NOWHERE. And its plenty large a wide open area near the stage where for years folks had a great time camping at for a show. Real shame its done and there are few places one could do that. Maybe theres more to it Im unaware of... But overall its a great place that sounds good too. Yes, it would be nice to see more quality bands play there. Again location is a real bear I imagine for acts. You really gotta count on enough folks showing up to make it worth every ones while. And weather. I feel bringing back camping would help this all...
Thanks so much for the tip on that Rock River event. Sadly never heard of it. I love blues and blue grass. Seems that may be a theme there. A great older fellow told me of how WI way back in the day played a huge role in the folk / blues scene. Wow. WI was pretty cool back in the day music wise.
If your here in WI thats great. I often wonder how many of us are near. :)
Thanks again for the tip!
I bet it would be a great time. And safe event to bring my son to.
Saw many bands there, Mountain, Litter, Zepher, Albert and BB king, Brian Auger etc. Many memories there indeed.
Do you remember the sound company that did the sound much of the time in the 70's ? Euphoria Blimp Works
I thought it would have been Showco or McCune. (Actually, I think Showco came along a little later.)
Now that I'm thinking about it, McCune did the sound for all the presentation rooms at AES last October. They used Meyer speakers. Next time I'm in SF, I gotta go see McCune's place. Surely, it's a pro audio historical site.
There was also Alembic, and our good friend John Curl worked there at one time. It seems to me, IIRC, that they also had a recording studio.
:)
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