Well I'm just used to live sound perpetually being horrible for the metal bands I've seen, so I can't really say much on that
And the last time I was there I was under 21, so drink prices weren't an issue
Why would the sound guys intentionally sabotage Necrophagist though?
I guess to rephrase, I really like the size and layout of it!
Well, the whole time the sound was horrible for them. It was my first time seeing them so I was way excited! I had been a fan for a while.
Barely any drums, barely any vocals, everything sounded like shit. At one point Muhammad's guitar cut out during a solo...the whole amp! You could see he was visibly upset and he was yelling at the sound dude, or his sound dude, can't remember. It was just a disaster.
A few days later Muhammad posted on their message board about the experience. Supposedly their sound guy that tours with them had words with the stock BB King sound guy, and he intentionally fucked with and ruined their set. They had some more words after their set backstage and received a half-hearted apology from the staff.
I've seen more shows with crappy sound there than with good sound. Nokia blows it away! Huge, spread out, multiple bars, food, seats up above (if you are a pussy...lol), and awesome sound for the most part.
Also, when I saw Buckethead at BB Kings, BOTH of his Rectos blew during the set and he had an extremely short set. Supposedly he blew up at the staff as well, lol.
When I saw Emperor play (one of four shows in the USA or something), they played for BARELY an hour, horrible sound, and the show was $50 fucking bucks! Three bands, all of which sounded like crap.
Oh, they also don't let the bands sell their own merch. How lame is that?!
-Joe
