So Gigantour Was Ummm.....

Aberak · 04-17-2008, 12:14 AM

Kinda ....ing lame, the sound dude should be ....ing fired. It sounded like shit, even Broderick's tone sounded shitty last night.
I don't know if it is because the tour just started, but every band seemed to have an off night, no one was on the same page.
I'm pretty bummed about it I was expecting a lot better.

You couldn't hear shit, I could barely tell what song was being played.

rcfreak7772000 · 04-17-2008, 11:34 AM

i didnt go this year, but last year i went to the show in columbus ohio, and the sound guy messed everything up there too

arch enemy had a pretty good sound, but opeth, peter's guitar wasnt even audible in the mix, and the bass was very low, so all u heard was mikael singing, playing rhythm and lead guitar over a drumkit :/

lamb of god, the mix was good, but they cranked the master volume down, and i couldn't hear anything over the crowd yelling :/

and i left b4 megadeth went on :P

blah, horrible

7 Strings of Hate · 04-17-2008, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aberak

Kinda ....ing lame, the sound dude should be ....ing fired. It sounded like shit, even Broderick's tone sounded shitty last night.
I don't know if it is because the tour just started, but every band seemed to have an off night, no one was on the same page.
I'm pretty bummed about it I was expecting a lot better.

You couldn't hear shit, I could barely tell what song was being played.

i could have told you that before you even went dude, it was a shit line up anyway

Rick · 04-17-2008, 02:44 PM

In Flames is part of a shit lineup?

I mean, I would have gone to see them and JFAC but that's all.

TheAceOfSpades1 · 04-17-2008, 03:34 PM

I have some friends who are trying to convince me to go along with them but all I wanna see is High On Fire, JFAC, and Chris Broderick do some shred but I don't know if that's worth 50 bucks...especially if there's gonna be sound trouble.

bostjan · 04-17-2008, 03:45 PM

I saw Lamb of God once.

The sound was awful. I couldn't hear anything aside from white noise throughout the entire show.

7 Strings of Hate · 04-17-2008, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

In Flames is part of a shit lineup?

I mean, I would have gone to see them and JFAC but that's all.

these days? yea, i would

budda · 04-17-2008, 04:46 PM

you think they wouldnt play any oldies and not put on a good show?

Carrion · 04-17-2008, 04:53 PM

How was High on Fire?

MorbidTravis · 04-17-2008, 05:10 PM

i went in 2006, and if you are on the floor, you wil ge ta face full of bass, and thats it, i couldnt hear opeth, i heard bass.

Eli14 · 04-17-2008, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by budda

you think they wouldnt play any oldies and not put on a good show?

Apparently they've been playing more old stuff like Scorn, Graveland, and Jotun at recent shows. I know they did the first night.

Kotex · 04-17-2008, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carrion

How was High on Fire?

+2

Anthony · 04-17-2008, 09:14 PM

I'm going to Gigantour next week. Broderick's hooking me up with tickets

ChaNce · 04-18-2008, 12:00 AM

Just got back from the Houston show, stood on the rail behind soundboard, right in the middle, ears right at the player's level. A few random thoughts:

Sound was pretty good, Megadeth was... weak sounding. Drums wern't crushing, bass was basically non-existent, couldn't really hear Dave sing or play. Chris sounded pretty good. Honestly, I think it is a function of these stupid auto-recall settings for each song, all controlled by a computer. There was a different soundguy for each band, as expected, and Megadeth's was pretty useless, weird little vocal surges, wrong guitar loud during solos.

On the other hand, In Flames and COB sounded heavy, COB was surprising, tight and "fun". JFAC was pretty killer.

Guitars: The ESPs in COB were sick, Alexi switched between a yellow and red sig, and the other guitarist had these really sick Random Star guitars, the best being a white one with a reverse headstock.

In Flames was playing a vintage LP Custom (sounded great, very thick without muddy) and something else. Don't remember.

Megadeth: Mustaine played all Dean sigs (at least prior to me leaving after Chris's "solo", more on that in a sec), and Chris played his Ibby custom 7. Just an amazing guitar, it is exactly what I would get (reverse headstock looks so good on those 7s).

I've read that the set tonite for MD was pretty typical: blocks of 3-4 songs with no break, 4-5 blocks per set. Chris's solo was at the start of the third block, in the middle of À tout le monde. I was excited, since I could see the setlist on the soundboard. Chris's solo was about 30 seconds, a bunch of 8 finger taps, and right back into the set. Bummer.

The one thing I noticed was how dated MD sounds now. Lots of chugging on one string, chords-on-the-downbeat choruses. A few songs stand out, like Hangar 18 (a masterpiece, especially during the traded solos at the end), but overall Megadeth now sounds like what it is: historically interesting but wholly uninspired now, more akin to a museum exhibit than an avant garde gallery. In Flames, COB, and JFAC bled up there, while Megadeth went through the motions. The only one who looked like he had something to prove was Chris, who by the way is GIGANTIC in person. Just a force on stage. Also, I hate the "rule" that Mustaine has that everyone moves to the back of the stage during solos. It just looks so forced.

BTW, Chris is human, I did hear a small mistake during his solo. I'm assuming that he did it on purpose to keep the guitarists in the audience from hanging themselves in the bathroom during the show

lailer75 · 04-18-2008, 12:23 AM

wow gigantour sucked? what would you expect from a tour headlined by one of the all time WORST live bands.

ChaNce · 04-18-2008, 09:30 AM

It didn't suck. Everyone but Megadeth was great, and Megadeth was old, not bad. Broderick was amazing.

_detox · 04-18-2008, 09:49 AM

In Flames are playing oldies for sure, first day of Gigantour setlist:

JBroll · 04-18-2008, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lailer75

wow gigantour sucked? what would you expect from a tour headlined by one of the all time WORST live bands.

Fail.

Jeff

lucasreis · 04-18-2008, 10:06 AM

I wish I could see In Flames live.

I´ve seen Megadeth 2 times and they were good when I saw them (1995 and 1998)

Nats · 04-18-2008, 10:18 AM

gigantour 05 fo lyfe!

JBroll · 04-18-2008, 10:21 AM

Gigantour 05 in San Antonio was amazing.

Jeff

heavy7-665 · 04-18-2008, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MorbidTravis

i went in 2006, and if you are on the floor, you wil ge ta face full of bass, and thats it, i couldnt hear opeth, i heard bass.

All their bass are belong to you

Labrie · 04-18-2008, 03:43 PM

I'm hoping to see the show in Toronto on the 30th. I'm mostly just going for In Flames so hopefully it's good.

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04-17-2008, 12:14 AM	#1
Aberak I is Smart Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: DFW, Tx Posts: 128 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So Gigantour Was Ummm..... Kinda ....ing lame, the sound dude should be ....ing fired. It sounded like shit, even Broderick's tone sounded shitty last night. I don't know if it is because the tour just started, but every band seemed to have an off night, no one was on the same page. I'm pretty bummed about it I was expecting a lot better. You couldn't hear shit, I could barely tell what song was being played.

04-17-2008, 02:44 PM	#4
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04-17-2008, 11:34 AM	#2
rcfreak7772000 ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ohio Posts: 44 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i didnt go this year, but last year i went to the show in columbus ohio, and the sound guy messed everything up there too arch enemy had a pretty good sound, but opeth, peter's guitar wasnt even audible in the mix, and the bass was very low, so all u heard was mikael singing, playing rhythm and lead guitar over a drumkit :/ lamb of god, the mix was good, but they cranked the master volume down, and i couldn't hear anything over the crowd yelling :/ and i left b4 megadeth went on :P blah, horrible

04-17-2008, 03:34 PM	#5
TheAceOfSpades1 ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hastings, MN Posts: 271 Thanked: 6 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have some friends who are trying to convince me to go along with them but all I wanna see is High On Fire, JFAC, and Chris Broderick do some shred but I don't know if that's worth 50 bucks...especially if there's gonna be sound trouble.

04-17-2008, 04:53 PM	#9
Carrion Et tu, Brute? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pen Island Posts: 1,228 Thanked: 72 $Carrion is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Carrion is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Carrion is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Carrion is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Carrion is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Carrion is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Carrion is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How was High on Fire?

04-17-2008, 05:10 PM	#10
MorbidTravis Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 2,145 Thanked: 39 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i went in 2006, and if you are on the floor, you wil ge ta face full of bass, and thats it, i couldnt hear opeth, i heard bass.

04-17-2008, 09:14 PM	#13
Anthony dude you're a koala Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nassau Long Island Posts: 4,735 Thanked: 55 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm going to Gigantour next week. Broderick's hooking me up with tickets Don't take anything I say here personally, I'm just here to talk about guitars while I'm not watching Brazzers.

04-18-2008, 12:00 AM	#14
ChaNce SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, ON Posts: 392 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Just got back from the Houston show, stood on the rail behind soundboard, right in the middle, ears right at the player's level. A few random thoughts: Sound was pretty good, Megadeth was... weak sounding. Drums wern't crushing, bass was basically non-existent, couldn't really hear Dave sing or play. Chris sounded pretty good. Honestly, I think it is a function of these stupid auto-recall settings for each song, all controlled by a computer. There was a different soundguy for each band, as expected, and Megadeth's was pretty useless, weird little vocal surges, wrong guitar loud during solos. On the other hand, In Flames and COB sounded heavy, COB was surprising, tight and "fun". JFAC was pretty killer. Guitars: The ESPs in COB were sick, Alexi switched between a yellow and red sig, and the other guitarist had these really sick Random Star guitars, the best being a white one with a reverse headstock. In Flames was playing a vintage LP Custom (sounded great, very thick without muddy) and something else. Don't remember. Megadeth: Mustaine played all Dean sigs (at least prior to me leaving after Chris's "solo", more on that in a sec), and Chris played his Ibby custom 7. Just an amazing guitar, it is exactly what I would get (reverse headstock looks so good on those 7s). I've read that the set tonite for MD was pretty typical: blocks of 3-4 songs with no break, 4-5 blocks per set. Chris's solo was at the start of the third block, in the middle of À tout le monde. I was excited, since I could see the setlist on the soundboard. Chris's solo was about 30 seconds, a bunch of 8 finger taps, and right back into the set. Bummer. The one thing I noticed was how dated MD sounds now. Lots of chugging on one string, chords-on-the-downbeat choruses. A few songs stand out, like Hangar 18 (a masterpiece, especially during the traded solos at the end), but overall Megadeth now sounds like what it is: historically interesting but wholly uninspired now, more akin to a museum exhibit than an avant garde gallery. In Flames, COB, and JFAC bled up there, while Megadeth went through the motions. The only one who looked like he had something to prove was Chris, who by the way is GIGANTIC in person. Just a force on stage. Also, I hate the "rule" that Mustaine has that everyone moves to the back of the stage during solos. It just looks so forced. BTW, Chris is human, I did hear a small mistake during his solo. I'm assuming that he did it on purpose to keep the guitarists in the audience from hanging themselves in the bathroom during the show Van Hagar was a musical genius, a monster drummer, a competent bass player, and a brilliant singer. Van Halen was a musical genius, a monster drummer, a competent bass player, and a male stripper.

04-18-2008, 12:23 AM	#15
lailer75 Smart Dumby Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lewiston me Posts: 400 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow gigantour sucked? what would you expect from a tour headlined by one of the all time WORST live bands.

04-18-2008, 09:30 AM	#16
ChaNce SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, ON Posts: 392 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	It didn't suck. Everyone but Megadeth was great, and Megadeth was old, not bad. Broderick was amazing. Van Hagar was a musical genius, a monster drummer, a competent bass player, and a brilliant singer. Van Halen was a musical genius, a monster drummer, a competent bass player, and a male stripper.

04-18-2008, 09:49 AM	#17
_detox lurkin'. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 669 Thanked: 24 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	In Flames are playing oldies for sure, first day of Gigantour setlist:

04-18-2008, 10:06 AM	#19
lucasreis siersacul Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Posts: 1,391 Thanked: 16 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I wish I could see In Flames live. I´ve seen Megadeth 2 times and they were good when I saw them (1995 and 1998)

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Nats SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: jersey Posts: 1,991 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	gigantour 05 fo lyfe! teehee http://www.formspring.me/jp7620

04-18-2008, 10:21 AM	#21
JBroll Hard-On For Freedom™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX, USA Posts: 4,197 Thanked: 26 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Gigantour 05 in San Antonio was amazing. Jeff

04-18-2008, 03:43 PM	#23
Labrie King of the Swing Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 643 Thanked: 24 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I'm hoping to see the show in Toronto on the 30th. I'm mostly just going for In Flames so hopefully it's good.

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