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How many things can go wrong?

Neal needs something here, not sure what. Probably more IEM volume, as usual. And Deen needs a spray to lubricate his voice in one of the most unfriendly places for singers. The dry climate there plays havoc on the vocal cords. It's amazing that so many perform there daily.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1QmM-yPM0k

Turned out beautiful though.

Neal looks pretty ticked at his sound guy...

I would rather listen to Deen than Arnel anyday.

FamilyMan wrote:Neal looks pretty ticked at his sound guy...

Nothing new there. Don't think I'd want that job.

KDOUBLEU wrote:I would rather listen to Deen than Arnel anyday.

Nah, the crowd goes nuts for Arnel. Sure, Deen is a nice change from time to time and sings well. I enjoy
what he sings, but I doubt it would go over well full time, behind the kit. He ain't getting out front, if given
the opportunity. He's said so himself.

The crowd loves AP here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ2N8OFCOjc

BTW, we've got 5 new songs and what do the plokkers do? Upload Open Arms.

FamilyMan wrote:Neal looks pretty ticked at his sound guy...

Neal, I notiiced, on one of the new songs, on a clip that caught it, kept looking over at his sound guy and kept mouthing something.

Jana wrote:

FamilyMan wrote:Neal looks pretty ticked at his sound guy...

Neal, I notiiced, on one of the new songs, on a clip that caught it, kept looking over at his sound guy and kept mouthing something.

First concert of the year.....anyone surprised? This is a new sound guy, from what I understand. I consider the Vegas
and Reno shows practice runs. They also rolled out 5 new songs, so I expected there would be some bumps.

Rick wrote:How many things can go wrong?

Neal needs something here, not sure what. Probably more IEM volume, as usual. And Deen needs a spray to lubricate his voice in one of the most unfriendly places for singers. The dry climate there plays havoc on the vocal cords. It's amazing that so many perform there daily.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1QmM-yPM0k

Turned out beautiful though.

I looooove when Deen sings this, I look forward to that at their shows!

... and if you don't watch the video, it sounds flawless.

Neal's hair looks wicked

SteveForever wrote:Neal's hair looks wicked

Didn't Bob Dylan have a similar do some years back?

steveo777 wrote:

Jana wrote:

FamilyMan wrote:Neal looks pretty ticked at his sound guy...

Neal, I notiiced, on one of the new songs, on a clip that caught it, kept looking over at his sound guy and kept mouthing something.

First concert of the year.....anyone surprised? This is a new sound guy, from what I understand. I consider the Vegas
and Reno shows practice runs. They also rolled out 5 new songs, so I expected there would be some bumps.

It so bothers me when performers let their technical frustrations get the best of them onstage. The audience, nine times out of ten, has no clue there's a problem. But when he's standing there shaking his head and yelling off into the wings, it takes the enjoyment out of it for the audience. Fix it in sound check, or blast the guy after the show. But let the grand illusion be as it may...

Is this anyone else's pet peeve?

FamilyMan wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Jana wrote:

FamilyMan wrote:Neal looks pretty ticked at his sound guy...

Neal, I notiiced, on one of the new songs, on a clip that caught it, kept looking over at his sound guy and kept mouthing something.

First concert of the year.....anyone surprised? This is a new sound guy, from what I understand. I consider the Vegas
and Reno shows practice runs. They also rolled out 5 new songs, so I expected there would be some bumps.

It so bothers me when performers let their technical frustrations get the best of them onstage. The audience, nine times out of ten, has no clue there's a problem. But when he's standing there shaking his head and yelling off into the wings, it takes the enjoyment out of it for the audience. Fix it in sound check, or blast the guy after the show. But let the grand illusion be as it may...

Is this anyone else's pet peeve?

I wonder what was wrong. The othe clip I saw on the new song, he just glanced to the side twice and mouthed something, but he wasn't yelling or anything. And he immediately moved on to his solo looking back at the audience. But on Mother Father he was, clearly, frustrated. I wonder that it was.

FamilyMan wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Jana wrote:

FamilyMan wrote:Neal looks pretty ticked at his sound guy...

Neal, I notiiced, on one of the new songs, on a clip that caught it, kept looking over at his sound guy and kept mouthing something.

First concert of the year.....anyone surprised? This is a new sound guy, from what I understand. I consider the Vegas
and Reno shows practice runs. They also rolled out 5 new songs, so I expected there would be some bumps.

It so bothers me when performers let their technical frustrations get the best of them onstage. The audience, nine times out of ten, has no clue there's a problem. But when he's standing there shaking his head and yelling off into the wings, it takes the enjoyment out of it for the audience. Fix it in sound check, or blast the guy after the show. But let the grand illusion be as it may...

Is this anyone else's pet peeve?

Yeah, it's definitely distracting. Neal is one of the worst with this, and watching someone look like they're pissing and moaning onstage takes you out of the moment. I've seen him do this every time I've seen him. As a musician, I probably catch stuff like that more than the average concert goer, but it does irritate me.

It looked like Neal was actually laughing around the 1:20 mark and mouthing the word "up." Remember, they have a new sound guy and some new equipment, and the guy may have needed Neal to tell him what was wrong. First show's usually gonna have some farts.

Rick wrote:How many things can go wrong?

Neal needs something here, not sure what. Probably more IEM volume, as usual. And Deen needs a spray to lubricate his voice in one of the most unfriendly places for singers. The dry climate there plays havoc on the vocal cords. It's amazing that so many perform there daily.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1QmM-yPM0k

Turned out beautiful though.

Disagree Rick, his soulful raspy tone is one of THE things I like best about his voice. Love Deen's Still They Ride too.

Rick wrote:Count the problems in this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1QmM-yPM0k

5

You mean besides the fact that it's Journey?

I want to know how they get their hair to do that without humidity.. that's awesome

RedWingFan wrote:

Rick wrote:Count the problems in this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1QmM-yPM0k

5

lol...

FamilyMan wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Jana wrote:

FamilyMan wrote:Neal looks pretty ticked at his sound guy...

Neal, I notiiced, on one of the new songs, on a clip that caught it, kept looking over at his sound guy and kept mouthing something.

First concert of the year.....anyone surprised? This is a new sound guy, from what I understand. I consider the Vegas
and Reno shows practice runs. They also rolled out 5 new songs, so I expected there would be some bumps.

It so bothers me when performers let their technical frustrations get the best of them onstage. The audience, nine times out of ten, has no clue there's a problem. But when he's standing there shaking his head and yelling off into the wings, it takes the enjoyment out of it for the audience. Fix it in sound check, or blast the guy after the show. But let the grand illusion be as it may...

Is this anyone else's pet peeve?

Ever tried to talk to someone when you couldn't hear either of your voices?
Ever tried playing a guitar solo when all you can hear is the bass drum or the high hat?

The audience might not have a clue, but if you can't hear, they soon will.
I didn't see him yelling at the guy (like "hey F'er! Fix it!"). It just looked like he was trying to communicate with him. Maybe I didn't see that he was yelling at him. He probably could've walked over to him, but I think he might've needed to be at his pedal board there.
I think I remember Neal doing that in the Vegas 2000 DVD too. He gets pretty mad, but it's part of the deal.

Glad somebody else mentioned Neal's hair. Looked like Johnny Depp's mad hatter.

The drum tech does give Deen a throat spray at 1:50.