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Originally Posted by JbbyStew86
i think the change in guitar during Tango is the biggest reason for the different sound. just watch the Chain video from that concert series and compare it to the Mirage Chain vid and see the difference. IMO they utterly lamed out. Rick and Billy did seem to bring in a laid back type soft rock style.
on a side note, does anyone out there have an MP3 of the GYOW from the Mirage concert that was turned into the tape? Ive heard its spectacular and I would love to hear it. I have SOTM, Rhiannon and The Chain. Does anyone have anything else!?!!? HELPPPPP!  |
I totally agree an it's nothing against Rick and Billy personally. The sound was just so unbelievably different and low key. The Chain is the best example (Tango VHS versus Mirage VHS)...Lindsey had such a manic solo and the vocals were scorching during that entire song in 1982. By 1987, the band was playing note-for-note and everything was "perfect." They just seemed to lose a lot of punch. Lindsey's departure is certainly a factor, the then-new mini-Mac is obviously a factor, Stevie/Klonopin, and so on. I guess like all incarnations of the band, they were just totally different from their former selves.
Jbby - I have that GYOW mp3...shoot me a PM with your address and I will email to you.