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Yes! Me and a group of friends were at our sixth (or was it our seventh?) ZPZ concert -- this one at the Eastman Theater. We are all HUGE Fans of ZPZ, and of Frank of course! This concert was rather disappointing though in that the sound was terribly muddled. It did improve somewhat -- especially during the trio song Apostrophe. Although Dweezil did warn us that it was going to be a challenge, we were in no way prepared for the poor sound quality (BTW we were in the good seats on the floor). Perhaps a new sound board man was working tonight? Or is the Eastman theater that non-conducive to rock-oriented music? I am sure Dweezil sensed it as well because he asked the crowd on a couple of occasions "how does this sound out there?" And where wNas the xylophone and percussion? Even though Joe Travers did his usual spectacular job on the drum kit, Zappa music without a xylophone just sounds incomplete!
It was just unfortunate that an opportunity for ZPZ to reach a whole new market, was so tainted. I know we talked up the show to many people who had never seen them live before and I am sure we'll catch hell for it. (I also thought the David Lee Roth bit was unnecessary as well. I'd much rather have heard another Zappa song!)
Bottom line: you could "hear" the talent on stage, but it sounded horrible. (Sorry Dweezil!)
We look forward to seeing them later on in the tour, to erase the memory of this concert. Perhaps at Albany or the Cleveland HOB in July?
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