J-Dubya 777
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I always enjoy an Edguy set. Sometimes I think people are little spoiled in general. 10 years ago it was only a dream to have this calibre (and number) of bands play in the US.
J-Dubya
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I always enjoy an Edguy set. Sometimes I think people are little spoiled in general. 10 years ago it was only a dream to have this calibre (and number) of bands play in the US.
J-Dubya
I am glad you mentioned this. I think I lost some of my hearing from their set. It was painful to listen to. I now wear ear plugs to most concerts I go to because of this. It definitely taught me a lesson about taking care of my ears.
Harvester
The Promoter
For those unaware, this was a one time anomaly. Back then, the house engineer ran the sound. He had an emergency and had to step away. Thus, we had his back-up and he sucked. I now fly in Ernie (he does sound for Helloween, Edguy, etc, etc) from Germany just to do the sound. It's expensive, but worth it as *all* bands know his reputation and respect him.
Mustang
The Edge
Just in case you are interested, here is the exact set list in order:
Dont Fear The Winter
Paint The Devil On The Wall
Sent By The Devil
Firestorm
Down
Set This World On Fire
War Of The Worlds
Black In Mind
Solitary Man
Smolski solo
Unity
Terrana solo
Dies Irae
From The Cradle To The Grave
All I Want
Higher Than The Sky
(Not bad DF - only missed one and the order was very close! Only reason I know it now is because I wrote it down that night!)
Destination Forever
Pattycake! :)
I knew there was one I was missing! I thought it was Sent by the Devil, too, but I couldn't recall. I wrote down the setlist, too, but it's stored somewhere with all my concert stuff, so I had to try to list it all from memory lol.
VenomGA
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I agree with you. We have gotten spoiled. Before PP, we would have NEVER dreamed to see this caliber of a band here in the US let alone Atlanta. We all owe Glenn a HUGE debt of gratitude.
livingwithwolves
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Last year was my 1st PPUSA fest and i was really impressed with the sound. Alot of times you go to see heavy bands like these and the sound is all muddy. The only band i had a problem understanding was Evergreys vocals (at times), the band was LOUD,lol.
Harvester
The Promoter
the band was LOUD,lol.
They had their own FOH guy. Thus, you can tell just how damn good Ernie is.
Harvester
The Promoter
The killer thing is that the headliners that bring their own FOH guy and get an hour plus to soundcheck while the other bands only get linechecks. Ernie truly adjusts the sound on the fly. You may not like the first minute or two of the sound for any band, but by the end of that tune he will have it fixed.
On a side note, Ernie dancing his ass off behind the board during Freak Kitchen (which he had never heard before) was one of the greatest moments in ProgPower USA history.
Didn't all bands get to soundcheck before the fest in past years? Or do some bands just not show up early enough to do so?
Harvester
The Promoter
They did in the early versions, but not the last few years. Between having Ernie and our own crew's experience, we can handle the show without killing ourselves before the doors open.
You may not like the first minute or two of the sound for any band, but by the end of that tune he will have it fixed.
Yeah, I noticed that. At first I'm like, "Uh oh" and then around the second song everything sounds perfect.
Yeah, I noticed that. At first I'm like, "Uh oh" and then around the second song everything sounds perfect.
J-Dubya 777
It NEVER ends
We sit behind the soundboard every year, and watching this was indeed entertaining. Ernie is a great soundman, and I hope he continues to be available for PP.
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