Concerts & Shows

[Jody]

Cheap Custom Plugs

These are the kind of plugs that I use for shooting. They work great and they are not uncomfortable since they are made to fit your ear.

[kbwsb]

Shooting pictures of the band in front of a bank of amplifiers, or shooting at a gun range?

[ColoradoCub]

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[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] I think he means shooting guns, which isn't exactly what I'd be looking for. I want something that attenuates evenly across the frequency spectrum so it doesn't sound muddy or muffled.

[Jody]

Gun range.

[phan]

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hearos are the best you can get without breaking the bank. after that the next level start at around $250.

i know i should wear earplugs but especially when I'm playing it really ruins the sound for me...they supposedly are even across the frequency spectrum but i feel it still muds up the low mid-range.

[ColoradoCub]

Etymotic Research makes some in the ~$10 to ~$15 range that look interesting. They're not completely flat, and appear to drop off a little at the higher frequencies, but they're the only ones that I can find that include the attenuation chart, so it's hard to compare others.

http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.html

[phan]

<!--quoteo(post=116964:date=Oct 11 2010, 04:41 PM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Oct 11 2010, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Etymotic Research makes some in the ~$10 to ~$15 range that look interesting. They're not completely flat, and appear to drop off a little at the higher frequencies, but they're the only ones that I can find that include the attenuation chart, so it's hard to compare others.

http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.html<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

that's exactly what the hearos are. just a different brand name.

[jstraw]

<!--quoteo(post=116966:date=Oct 11 2010, 05:09 PM:name=phan)-->QUOTE (phan @ Oct 11 2010, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=116964:date=Oct 11 2010, 04:41 PM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Oct 11 2010, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Etymotic Research makes some in the ~$10 to ~$15 range that look interesting. They're not completely flat, and appear to drop off a little at the higher frequencies, but they're the only ones that I can find that include the attenuation chart, so it's hard to compare others.

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that's exactly what the hearos are. just a different brand name.
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I have the custom molded version of those. They're good.

[phan]

<!--quoteo(post=116736:date=Oct 8 2010, 04:03 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Oct 8 2010, 04:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=116735:date=Oct 8 2010, 04:00 PM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Oct 8 2010, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=116734:date=Oct 8 2010, 02:55 PM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Oct 8 2010, 02:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=116722:date=Oct 8 2010, 01:52 PM:name=phan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phan @ Oct 8 2010, 01:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->anybody going to belle and sebastian monday?

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Have you heard any of their new material? I keep seeing stuff posted on Pitchfork, but haven't given any of it a chance just yet.
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They said something about being able to stream the entire album on NPR.org this morning on the radio.
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Cool, thanks. This sort of thing usually isn't my cup of tea, but for some reason they've grown on me over the years.
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i like the new album so far...more of what you'd expect.

the show last night on the other hand was a bit of a let-down.

first of all, i forgot my skinny jeans and attitude so i was an outcast in the crowd. secondly it was at the chicago theater on a monday night so people were sitting throughout most of the show and there was just a weird vibe. Third of all they played a very underwhelming set which I guess is their style but I prefer their stuff that has a bit more of a beat to it. I will give them credit though, for a 12 piece band they can really play dynamically.

Highlights for me were boy with the arab strap, i want the world to stop (new song), and sleep the clock around. i'd be hesitant to see them anywhere that wasn't very intimate next time.

[rok]

I read a review on Crawdaddy that mentioned that the new album is very mellow, bordering on 70s soft rock. Is this true?

[phan]

<!--quoteo(post=117046:date=Oct 12 2010, 02:24 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Oct 12 2010, 02:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I read a review on Crawdaddy that mentioned that the new album is very mellow, bordering on 70s soft rock. Is this true?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

most of B&S's stuff is i would say.

[phan]

here's a track i like


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snailu0RnLg


FUCK THE GODDAMN VIDEO EMBEDDING ON THIS SITE!!!!!!!!!!!! IT NEVER WORKS!!!!!!!!!


YES I HAVE THE GODDAMN HTML ENABLED WITH RAW LINEBREAK MODE!!!!!!

[ColoradoCub]

Phan, you don't have to bracket it in code

<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/snailu0RnLg?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/snailu0RnLg?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

[rok]

Damn.

As CC mentioned, it's streaming on NPR as well.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...oryId=130212728

[phan]

<!--quoteo(post=117053:date=Oct 12 2010, 02:40 PM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Oct 12 2010, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Phan, you don't have to bracket it in code<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


i tried it that way first. believe me i've tried it every which way and it just doesn't work for me for whatever reason.