Yes, was primarily referring to the wolf brothers live in Colorado. Have a listen. It just strikes me as really really good. Was hoping others may have more details on how that was achieved from an amphitheater that is otherwise tough with regard to sound. Tnx @jriggy !
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As @bhvf explained, The Dead have always been obsessed produced recordings good sound, driven by the obsessions of the Bear and others with the visually impressive Wall of Sound (JBL, EV, & MAC). However, there were recording limitations to their live productions. To my ears, severe dynamic compression and lack of soundstage depth. Colorado benefits from more modern recording techniques and is good from both an artistic and production perspective. However, I hear the thickness of studio processing. For state of the art live production look to, as some examples, Neil Young live at Massy Hall on Reprise or The Eagles Hell Freezes Over. Better yet are folk-rock and jazz offerings form Stockfish Records, Proprious, Etc. These labels are truly state of the art productions removing the vail of studio manipulation with micro dynamics, macro dynamics, clarity, detail, balance, and bass reproduction. Try Katja Werker Contact Myself on Stockfish to hear state of the art live production. Weir recording are all well above average productions but not state of the art. |
@jsalerno277 “However, I hear the thickness of studio processing.” |
@jsalerno277 I found that Katja Werker a few weeks ago. Great recording. I listened to that Vol 2 album Friday night figuring that's what OP was talking about. Sounds great but overly polished. That's the way Bobby likes it and, unfortunately, that's the way he has Dead & Co sound being done. I saw them at Red Rocks in 2021 and was so underwhelmed by the sound that I have little interest in seeing another show there. Maybe it was just the way they wanted it to sound as I've never seen anyone else there. |
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