From here out, most of my posts will have been written at the time of the show.

The concert was pretty good.

True to the name of the tour, we had nosebleed seats, second row from the top, on the side. We couldn't see their faces (except on the big screens). Cyn and I met Laura and Phil there (Steve must have been there, but maybe he sat elsewhere, since you can't get more than four tickets at a time).

The sound was pretty good for the arena. Which is to say, not very good. For PJ Harvey it was mixed well (you could hear all the instruments) but it was still muddy. For U2, Bono's vocals were usually "out," but the band was often good (but not always). Some of their songs have that "wall of sound" sound, that just gets muddled in a place like that. Part of the problem may have been that we had a wall behind us, to reflect the sound.

They played a pretty good cross-section of music. They played a couple of songs from each record (post War) and of course a bunch from their latest. The highlight for me was "Bad." Just beautiful.

I wish I could see PJ in a theater or club. I've seen her twice now (previously, in the huge Amphitheater) and she and her music just don't belong in caverns like that. It seems like she puts a lot of personality into her performance, and you don't get any of that when you're half a block away.

It was a nice night. It was warm and breezy, and there were flower petals in the air. We had a nice long walk back to our car (for the free parking).

Live

Aug. 29th, 1995 07:30 pm
Wendy (I think) and I went to another show at the Amphitheater. Section 3, Row X, seat 6, $22.50 - those are decent seats and a decent price. That's the back of the red section, middle aisle.

The first band onstage was Buffalo Tom. I don't recall them. Then Veruca Salt. I vaguely recall them.

PJ Harvey was the main opener. To Bring You My Love had just come out in February, and it was pretty big. The main thing I remember about this show was thinking how great it would have been to see her in a club. She didn't translate well to the big stage.

I remember even less about Live. I guess that means I liked it.

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