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Tickets are starting to see some decent drops if anybody is on the fence - lowers are now $160 to $180 for the most part. We're getting there.

3 minutes ago, SAU3R said:

That explains it, but holy shit, hats off to Nicko. Age 71, cancer survivor, suffers a stroke in January, going on tour in May, what a legend! It’s beyond incredible how he performed on this tour giving the circumstances 

Holy shit. On one hand, it's nice to hear from him in that regard but obviously terrible news about the stroke. All the same, he is nothing short of a badass. Long live Nicko I say. He's doing just fine all things considered, and each consecutive show has just gotten better (although I'm trying not to listen to too much so I'm somewhat spoiler free).

He's looking like EVH circa 2012 in that picture. Danny Elfman is a terrific gig for a player like Robin. Love it.

I was reading some of the comments on Nuno's Instagram post and even his fans are calling him out on the arrogant response.

What did I miss?

It's a solid enough tune. Good groove. I wouldn't say Izzy on it is anything more than a novelty. It's very much a "Slash solo song" in that the guitars lack any sort of interplay like that which made the AFD unification so magical, but it's cool nevertheless.

Fuck you lot. I just want a new toy truck.

I believe it was part of the marketing that the paying customers would get to be involved. I don't think it was hidden until they got there or anything. It may sound crazy but I think it was all marketed as part of the experience over the last couple of years since these dives began. They had this big mission to document the wreck yearly. Get one OceanGate employee on board, one Titanic expert, and three paying customers who effectively fund the expedition. Get those customers involved in operations and there you have it. All supposed to be part of the fun I suppose.

I know much is being made of the questionable construction of the submersible at this point, but interestingly they have provided some truly amazing footage of the wreck. It was on these OceanGate expeditions that we were given the first 4K look at the ship (not counting James Cameron's recent 4K transfer of the 1997 film, although there was quite a bit of model shots mixed with real wreck footage).

29 minutes ago, DoMw94 said:

An explanation for the sound issues:

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-glastonbury-viewers-issue-complaint-27196793?fbclid=IwAR30seXMV6cAw516uDFI4-9r7xi7Mx83r_H6GsZ73jUp6iF3huO02TMd5Z0

"It comes after similar complaints were made about Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose during the band's headline set on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night (June 24). But last night, a spokesperson for Guns N' Roses told the Manchester Evening News that they looked into the matter.

"They said it appears the broadcast had issues being played on certain TVs like UHDs and added that this was an unfortunate issue that the mix played through these TVs sounding so poorly and was not the band’s fault."

So it appears to be an issue on certain TVs, not the broadcast itself. That'll explain why it was okay on iPlayer and 6Music.

As pointed out above, there's no sound to fix, per se, but speaking of BBC Music, the show's on iPlayer and BBC Sounds in both video and audio forms. They'd probably get a copyright strike from the overzealous 'fans' if they uploaded to YouTube anyway, so not bothering saves them the hassle. It wouldn't be the first time a festival didn't uplad pro-shots of GN'R

Seems like a flimsy excuse. If they're implying that the additional buffering required for 4K rendering of broadcast caused audio issues, that should be a general buffering issue that affects everything should it not? The whole sound should have had that warbled quality to it. The sound quality overall was perfectly fine - it was Axl's mic that was dropping from the mix. How would that alone be affected by 4K televisions?

I hear a big rockin' solo coming in just after it ends. Chorus is super strong! Loving it. Would love to hear it full and complete.

Jungle is a funny song these days. It used to be one of the guaranteed "Axl will sound great" songs even in the darkest days of his voice, but I've been pretty underwhelmed with it in recent years. The crowd energy/singing was amazing to see though.

13 minutes ago, Snytefant said:

2 hour noodle solo after so Axl can get some oxygen and an adrenaline shot

You mean KOHD is going to be the second song of the night?

15 hours ago, cineater said:

Has Axl ever used social media to crack jokes about himself?  He must be really happy.

Now all we need is a Tweet where he says he's been feeling less bloated and we'll have come full circle.

4 minutes ago, WhazUp said:

I may be in the minority but I always like Slash's extended talkbox solo in that tune, ever since I first heard it on Live Era

Live Era/Vegas '92 is pretty lean and mean, as were the other 1992 versions. I love it in that ballpark. Now? I think it's one of those songs that's just been stretched too much in recent years. Even with Myles it sometimes hits 20 minutes and it just doesn't need to. 

6 minutes ago, JimiRose said:

Imagine monkees flying out of my butt. 

The Monkees? Uh oh. I was hoping we wouldn't get any more covers.

Imagine they just opened the next show with Shotgun Blues or something just to fuck with us.

48 minutes ago, Billy Cundy said:

So it’s not always a case of tuning down. All music can be transposed to a different key without ‘tuning down’. You could even go up a few keys and have axl sing an octave lower, in a higher key that achieves a middle ground where he’s still in his upper range but in full voice. Very common for jazz/pop etc. Western music is equal temperament so any arrangement can be played in any key and still sound like that song. 

However, because guitar rock and riffs get a lot of their ‘sound’ from where it’s played on the neck of a guitar, and those songs are drilled into everyone’s psyches, keys and all.. it’s not easy for rock bands to do. Imagine telling slash to start playing sweet child o’ mine in F? It’s totally possible, but he’d laugh you out of the room. That’s the trouble with riff-rock. D major (though technically C#major but in D position) sounds and feels great on a lespaul. And then the key change to E means they can play those girthy open bottom strings in the outro. 

for example, billy joel could probably rely on his band to transpose New York State of Mind from C to Ab 10 mins before a gig and no one has to tune down or even bat an eyelid. But GNR? Less likely. 

I'd argue that Sweet Child O' Mine doesn't change keys at all and is actually entirely in D Mixolydian (but a half step down).

Not taking away anything from your post - just being a fellow theory nerd.

Five songs shorter compared to the first night. If my eyes aren't deceiving me on setlist.fm, then these are the songs from the first night that were cut:

1. Don't Cry

2. My Michelle

3. Reckless Life

4. Nice Boys

5. Street Of Dreams

I'm sure it just had to do with timing, local curfew, etc...

Nicko's drumming has become the "Axl's vocals" of Iron Maiden after these first couple of shows. He's skipping fills and simplifying the drum parts in addition to some more relaxed tempos (which I actually like). Since he's the oldest guy in the band he can be expected to slow down with age, but it's drastically different from just a few months ago which is somewhat worrying. I do hope he's okay.

But, of course, it's impossible for people to discuss that without getting annihilated by the die hard fans.

Reddit and YouTube are full of the usual comments:

"It's unreasonable to expect him to drum like he did in the eighties."

"Must be the sound in the YouTube videos."

"I was there and he played the songs exactly as he always has."

But, on a positive note, super cool set list so if/when they announce more gigs I will definitely try to hit one. I'm not trying to be pessimistic by any means but part of me thinks there won't be much fuel in the tank beyond this tour with Maiden as we know it. I'll see them while I still can.

I also think it's time to tune down to E-flat. Bruce still has good tonality and overall power, but that semitone would make a huge difference on some of the higher tracks.

14 minutes ago, Gordon Comstock said:

 

Was just about to post that. Nice to hear Melissa loud in the chorus...

 

 

Couldn't agree more. I swear you could probably dig up older posts of mine (and many others) that have said they should make more use of Melissa's vocals for parts like this. She's there - just let her take the highs. Not that we need her to start singing Paradise City but for songs like this then absolutely.

Nice to see that happening. Really enhances the overall sound.

I'm genuinely excited for the band again. Amazing what a few small tweaks can do.