The Boots sound like sheet......

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  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    LeatherMosquitoMan wrote:
    Really, they're fine. WPB sounds a little rough, but overall they're fine.

    I had Columbia pumping out of my iPod, and it was great!! All Night sounds fucking sweet.

    That's a sign of releif. I can't wait until the CD's start rolling in. What do they sound like? more like 06 stuff? Or more like 03?
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  • LeatherMosquitoMan
    LeatherMosquitoMan Posts: 4,034
    Veddernarian wrote:
    That's a sign of releif. I can't wait until the CD's start rolling in. What do they sound like? more like 06 stuff? Or more like 03?


    To me, 2006. But, everyone is different. The only thing that bothered me, although only slightly about Tampa is the echo. Oh, and the piano on Down isn't THAT bad, yeah, it's noticeable, but it's not that bad.

    Bottom line is this: Unless you're REALLY fussy about guitar/drum/vocal sound, the boots are fine.
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  • heyjose
    heyjose Melbourne, Australia Posts: 503
    LeatherMosquitoMan wrote:
    To me, 2006. But, everyone is different. The only thing that bothered me, although only slightly about Tampa is the echo. Oh, and the piano on Down isn't THAT bad, yeah, it's noticeable, but it's not that bad.

    Bottom line is this: Unless you're REALLY fussy about guitar/drum/vocal sound, the boots are fine.

    I disagree Chris, I reckon the majority of the 2006 boots are superior to Tampa. The low guitar sound really kills me. I wouldn't advise buying it unless you went to the show or "have" to have it.

    By the way, ace job on uploading those epic shows!! Thanks mate.
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  • froggy bunnyman
    froggy bunnyman Posts: 164
    I have only the WestPalm boot.

    And oh yes, Mike's guitar sound is terribly low, almost inexistent !!!
    For example, on Dissident, you can't even hear the main guitar riff of the song.

    That's shitty...

    I hope they will remix them all.
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  • binauralsounds
    binauralsounds Posts: 1,357
    First few boots, I thought Mike left the band and Stone was the only one jammin. HORRIBLE:(

    SLIGHTLY better with Columbia, but these boots are not mixed well at all!!!!
  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Fuck, I hope the CD versions are remixed then. I doubt it though. I don't even know if these shows were multi-tracked. They may be stuck the way they are.
  • binauralsounds
    binauralsounds Posts: 1,357
    Sad thing is..... The audience recordings I've heard are mixed better than these official boots!!!!!! uhhhhhhhhhhh?????..............
  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Maybe they deliberately made the MP3's and FLAC's shitty. One can only hope. Maybe if enough people complain about the sound, they'll remix if it's possible.
  • binauralsounds
    binauralsounds Posts: 1,357
    JWBusher wrote:
    Maybe they deliberately made the MP3's and FLAC's shitty. One can only hope. Maybe if enough people complain about the sound, they'll remix if it's possible.

    I doubt it. I think somebody just doesn't know how to mix well. Glad I have the boots, but just my opinion here, but sounds like some amateur mixed these. Disappointed:(
  • gusturtle
    gusturtle Posts: 443
    JWBusher wrote:
    Damn right!

    Seattle 2000 is severely lacking Ed's vocals, from what I recall.
  • sillycornelius
    sillycornelius Posts: 8
    After several listens, I am very satisfied with the Columbia boot.

    At $0.36 per song, this is certainly the most affordable concert souvenir I've ever purchased.

    It may not be perfect, but I certainly do appreciate it!
  • ||Release_Me||
    ||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    They're not the best bootlegs we've ever had (2006 are my favourite), but they're still great to listen to!

    They've improved each time, with WPB/Tampa being the worst and Columbia/Virginia Beach sounding the best so far. Camden is now available but i haven't heard it yet.

    Those complaining about Boom's piano on 'Down' are over-exaggerating waaaaaaaay too much. I happen to think it sounds awesome!
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  • upina2001
    upina2001 Indiana Posts: 764
    i dont want a retarded mix of a great show; that sucks.

    ive heard some buddies do great matrix mix, so I dont know why they cant get it right.

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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,005
    Veddernarian wrote:
    Last Exit in Tampa 2000 was from the soundboard and it sounded great.

    but it didn't sound better than the rest of the album
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  • ||Release_Me||
    ||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    I'm listening to Camden now, and whoever is mixing these has definitely improved imo. Corduroy in particular sounds great!
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  • alex_sc
    alex_sc Posts: 123
    I've been happy with Columbia, Va. Beach, and Camden 1 (mp3 versions).

    Hell, they're all better than when I had to scrounge around for those import bootleg dealios back in the mid 90s. They sound like they came off a cassette recorder in some dude's pocket.


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  • jeffco98
    jeffco98 Posts: 19
    Just purchased the mansfield II boot on mp3.
    How long before the download link will work ?
  • BlindMelonade
    BlindMelonade Posts: 327
    This has probably been answered somewhere along the line, but do these boots come with a couple pictures from the show?
    When this just feels like spinning plates.
  • acutejam
    acutejam Posts: 1,433
    So another day of listening to Tampa -- yes, it's fine for the casual fan. If you're a Mike-head however, avoid Tampa -- he's nonexistant at least through Down, really the whole main set.

    I'm beginning to think it actually was something to do with Mike -- he steps up later in the concert, and you can hear him a tad more from Do The Evolution on... He's more present in the Encores. A tad.

    So either he himself had turned himself down and started to crank it up later -- and/or, when running through the mix, the mixdown engineer set Mike's levels by some of these later tracks like Life Wasted. I can't imagine they'd fuss with individual levels from song-to-song...

    One song in particular, you can suddenly hear Mike just JUMP OUT like he's just discovered his volume pedal or knob wasn't cranked! That's when I went, "Oh! This might be Mike's fault...." (No I don't recall, was driving home last night when I heard it, but it was disc 2....)

    And NO -- the freakin Tampa FLACs came with absolutely no artwork....
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    acutejam wrote:
    So another day of listening to Tampa -- yes, it's fine for the casual fan. If you're a Mike-head however, avoid Tampa -- he's nonexistant at least through Down, really the whole main set.

    I'm beginning to think it actually was something to do with Mike -- he steps up later in the concert, and you can hear him a tad more from Do The Evolution on... He's more present in the Encores. A tad.

    So either he himself had turned himself down and started to crank it up later -- and/or, when running through the mix, the mixdown engineer set Mike's levels by some of these later tracks like Life Wasted. I can't imagine they'd fuss with individual levels from song-to-song...

    One song in particular, you can suddenly hear Mike just JUMP OUT like he's just discovered his volume pedal or knob wasn't cranked! That's when I went, "Oh! This might be Mike's fault...." (No I don't recall, was driving home last night when I heard it, but it was disc 2....)

    And NO -- the freakin Tampa FLACs came with absolutely no artwork....

    I'm listening to it for the first time right now and I couldn't agree more about Mike. The whole band seems a little off actually.
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