It's Settled

[mhardy6647]

Wall of sound sounds like Phil Spector's production of "River Deep, Mountain High".

umm, there was another, non-Spector Wall of Sound.

 

[EJ3]

umm, there was another, non-Spector Wall of Sound.

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And way better (Phil Spector had some good looking female singers doing their stuff, though [that accounts for something]). And the females liked that, which was helpful in attracting them. I played the great stuff after I attracted them while playing enough of their type stuff that they would hang around for a while.
H'mm maybe that's why I was 48 when I finally got married.

 

[Mart68]

umm, there was another, non-Spector Wall of Sound.

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Wouldn't want to be on crew at that gig - imagine how long it takes to do the get out?

 

[AdrianusG]

LOL I guess I'm in the 1%, the 8361A isn't something I aspire to. Your post is on the weird side of things. You're trying to make some sort of sarcastic point that's falling flat....

It is indeed a weird comment... besides I don't have $10.000 to spend on a set of speakers right now, and perhaps never, but i'm open for donations

 

[mhardy6647]

Wouldn't want to be on crew at that gig - imagine how long it takes to do the get out?

It was a massive logistical & financial burden -- but it was reported to sound excellent. Full but not loud. It had a short run with the band due to the cost and complexity (and some other mitigating circumstances in the early/mid '70s).

The idea was the band heard themselves on the same array that the audience did. The array's behind the band -- no stage monitors! They employed some sort of phase cancellation via two mics per vocalist to stop feedback. It was a remarkable piece of lysergic engineering. It was, unfortunately, before my time (in terms of live concert attendance). I am not sure how much the Wall of Sound was used, if any, on the East Coast, any way.

 

[August West]

It was a massive logistical & financial burden -- but it was reported to sound excellent. Full but not loud. It had a short run with the band due to the cost and complexity (and some other mitigating circumstances in the early/mid '70s).

The idea was the band heard themselves on the same array that the audience did. The array's behind the band -- no stage monitors! They employed some sort of phase cancellation via two mics per vocalist to stop feedback. It was a remarkable piece of lysergic engineering. It was, unfortunately, before my time (in terms of live concert attendance). I am not sure how much the Wall of Sound was used, if any, on the East Coast, any way.

I saw shows in 1974. At the Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Phil hit a chord that shook the ground. Earthquake is a strong word, but the floor of the stadium did vibrate.