On Monday, April 12, 1993 at 11:58:32 PM UTC-7, Jordan A. Bortz wrote:
> Sometimes you wonder if you are the only one who feels this way but:
> I've been to over 300 shows through the years, but I feel that:
> I haven't seen a good show since Brent Died.
>
> The "New Years Run" was very mediocre
> Many of the shows having major non-musical qualities ( bobby's
> grating overdriven sound, the bands general screechiness and
> sleepiness, Vinces juvenile treatment of sophisticated music) -- I
> remember last years chines new years was so bad it seemed like they
> were doing it on purpose. ( I actually mean the day before CNY -- I sold
> my CNY tickets in disgust after the show I saw -- which the band
> couldn't keep a beat going long enough to dance to).
> For $27 bucks they should play really fucking well!
> The stuff I've seen lately isn't worth $5.00, and certainly
> isn't worth driving 1000 miles for, to be shuffled around, barked at
> in the parking lot, and then hosed with questionable music, only
> to be shuffled on out, like a piece of processed beef.
> And this doesn't include the whole no vending no fun, uptight
> militant scene.
>
> Are people on tour still because they think its going to get
> better or have there been some actually musically fulfilling moments
> lately that I've somehow missed?
> Jordan
> P.S. Hate to sound like a spoiler, but as a major investor (via tickets)
> in the deads sound system and drug habits throught the eighties, I think
> we all deserve a little better for our hard earned dough.
> This is all sad to me, because I thought in 1990 they were playing the
> best they ever had.
> --
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> | Jordan A.Bortz, Tigre Object Systems, Inc. 408 426 5308 |
> | jor...@netcom.com | Advanced Development Environments|
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Wait until you see the ticket prices for what's left of them 30 years from now.

Or you can always go see Phish - also in a stadium!