Pretenders @ Cleveland Agora 12/10/06

[Max Murdoc]

Ok, I missed the opening act (don't even know who it was) so I can't comment on them.

The sound was not very good. Martin's drums and the bass player's sound blended into one long low rumble throughout the set.

Chrissie's voice was pretty clear on the songs (or maybe it's because I know the lyrics) but her in between banter wasn't clear. Her guitar was good....slashing away, stabbing at the air and leaving stinging cuts.

The lead guitar was ok at best...it sometimes got lost in the muddy bottom end of drums and bass. They're all very talented (clearly) but the sound was not up to par. It wasn't a very long set but they did hit a lot of my favorites and came back for 3 encores ending with "Precious".

I'm glad I went cause I missed them back in the day....but it was a $20.00 show with a $45.00 price tag.

I'd go see them again but not at the Cleveland Agora.

Max

The music you listen to is the soundtrack of your life.

[BffloGrl85]

[quote]Originally posted by Max Murdoc
[br]Ok, I missed the opening act (don't even know who it was) so I can't comment on them.

The sound was not very good. Martin's drums and the bass player's sound blended into one long low rumble throughout the set.

Chrissie's voice was pretty clear on the songs (or maybe it's because I know the lyrics) but her in between banter wasn't clear. Her guitar was good....slashing away, stabbing at the air and leaving stinging cuts.

The lead guitar was ok at best...it sometimes got lost in the muddy bottom end of drums and bass. They're all very talented (clearly) but the sound was not up to par. It wasn't a very long set but they did hit a lot of my favorites and came back for 3 encores ending with "Precious".

I'm glad I went cause I missed them back in the day....but it was a $20.00 show with a $45.00 price tag.

I'd go see them again but not at the Cleveland Agora.

Max

The music you listen to is the soundtrack of your life.
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I saw them the week before at the Turning Stone Casino in Oneida, New York. Chrissie was in amazing form. She was prowling around the stage, ripping and riffing the whole time. To her credit, she really let the band rip it up through all of their standards. The sound was fine but Martin messed up a couple of times on the count. At one point he yelled that he couldn't hear because of this plexiglass shield they had put up around his kit.

[bigwavedave]

Thanks for the reviews...didn't even know they were on tour! Maybe to promote the fantastic Rhino reissues of the first two albums?

I saw the tour for the last album (I've seen them about 5 times since 1984), and Chrissie made a joke about whether she can be "arsed to tour again" in the future...sounds like she can be! BTW, my favorite tour was for "Last of The Independents", because they sounded really energized with Martin Chambers return after missing him for about 8 years.

[Max Murdoc]

[quote][i]Originally posted by BffloGrl85[/i]
<br>[quote]Originally posted by Max Murdoc
[br]Ok, I missed the opening act (don't even know who it was) so I can't comment on them.

The sound was not very good. Martin's drums and the bass player's sound blended into one long low rumble throughout the set.

Chrissie's voice was pretty clear on the songs (or maybe it's because I know the lyrics) but her in between banter wasn't clear. Her guitar was good....slashing away, stabbing at the air and leaving stinging cuts.

The lead guitar was ok at best...it sometimes got lost in the muddy bottom end of drums and bass. They're all very talented (clearly) but the sound was not up to par. It wasn't a very long set but they did hit a lot of my favorites and came back for 3 encores ending with "Precious".

I'm glad I went cause I missed them back in the day....but it was a $20.00 show with a $45.00 price tag.

I'd go see them again but not at the Cleveland Agora.

Max

The music you listen to is the soundtrack of your life.
[/quote]

I saw them the week before at the Turning Stone Casino in Oneida, New York. Chrissie was in amazing form. She was prowling around the stage, ripping and riffing the whole time. To her credit, she really let the band rip it up through all of their standards. The sound was fine but Martin messed up a couple of times on the count. At one point he yelled that he couldn't hear because of this plexiglass shield they had put up around his kit.
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I think that plexiglass sheild contributed to the sound problem (Martin had the same problem here too....a coupla mis-starts). Chrissie was dancing and interacting and had a "triangle" step.
1. Sing in front of microphone.
2. Walk towards the front right stage.
3. Side step across the front of the stage to the left.
4. Backup to the starting point and sing some more. She did this throughout the night.

It was a fun show. I just wish the sound was better.

Max

The music you listen to is the soundtrack of your life.

[BffloGrl85]

[/quote]

I think that plexiglass sheild contributed to the sound problem (Martin had the same problem here too....a coupla mis-starts). Chrissie was dancing and interacting and had a "triangle" step.
1. Sing in front of microphone.
2. Walk towards the front right stage.
3. Side step across the front of the stage to the left.
4. Backup to the starting point and sing some more. She did this throughout the night.

It was a fun show. I just wish the sound was better.

Max

The music you listen to is the soundtrack of your life.
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At first I thought the plexiglas was to keep geezer terrorists away from Martin. If you saw the crowd at the Casino, you would totally understand.

The set up at the Casino showroom is pretty intimate. Chrissie took advantage of that by getting right up on the edge of the stage throughout the whole show. We sat at a table located center stage, in the first row. It was great because when she sang "Precious", our entire table screamed back at her "But not me baby, I'm too precious, F*CK OFF".

Now I'll have to make sure that I ask Santa for that Rhino box set.

[atlantamoi]

I was very disappointed a couple of weeks ago when I found out they had opened for the Who here in Atlanta recently. I like the Who, but have already seen them. Not the Pretenders. I definitely would have made an effort to catch that show if I had known. Urgh. Chrissie slays me.

[Max Murdoc]

[quote][i]Originally posted by atlantamoi[/i]
<br>I was very disappointed a couple of weeks ago when I found out they had opened for the Who here in Atlanta recently. I like the Who, but have already seen them. Not the Pretenders. I definitely would have made an effort to catch that show if I had known. Urgh. Chrissie slays me.
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For a 51 year old woman.....she still looks pretty hot. Striking poses and such....let's just say that she doesn't make my eyes hurt.

Max

The music you listen to is the soundtrack of your life.