I was chatting to another member of the Massive last night about this so I thought I’d see what others think. After my moan about the sound quality for Squeeze’s gig at the Albert Hall, we were wondering whether it’s important to have a clear view of the stage as well as good sound. We were at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall where the stalls are only gently raked upwards. Right in the centre of the front row was a very tall (6’4″ or 6’5″ I think – he’ll correct me if I’m wrong), broad bald feller and, particularly when he took to his feet (and he was standing for at least half the gig) the people in the 2 rows behind him must have been really struggling to see, especially as the people either side of him were both over 6′. Fortunately, I was fine as I was standing next to him and had an absolutely perfect audio-visual experience. Bellowhead’s sound people did a superb job and every instrument was audible and the whole sound was well-balanced. The band were superb. I think it was my gig of the year, but I might not have enjoyed it quite so much if » Continue Reading.
Does vision matter as much as sound?
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