[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by dinosaur

My first NEARfest...and so my first NEARfest review.
It was great to meet Rick and Avian, but it was at the end of the weekend. Perhaps we'll have more time to chat next time!
Banco was fantastic, and the sound was perfect. Simply great!
I was sitting in the balcony--and maybe that's why Fish's performance was bad for me. I could barely hear him. (It can't be my elderly ears...) He told a bunch of apparently funny stories, it was disappointing that I couldn't hear them. Also, his high notes simply didn't make it through to my seat.

THen you were spared his voice... don't complain.

Originally Posted by dinosaur

I'm a huge Discipline fan, so I forgive them their, as VAX says, low-key stage presence. Parmenter's voice came through perfectly, but the guitar (my favorite bits) was too low in the mix. New song was great. Looking forward to another recording. Turns out I was sitting next to the guitarist's son--really a nice kid! Gives you hope for a new generation (of prog or whatever).

Really, I thought the band was amped up too high for MP's vocals to come through. When you have a band that has a vocalist such as PM, the vocals should be listenable and discernable.

Originally Posted by dinosaur

Morglbl was great fun. A must see. Sort of like Satriani in a Sat Night Live skit.

Sure were. A very enjoyable morning.

Originally Posted by dinosaur

I thought RMI was a good change of pace. A needed break time for relaxation and meditation--except for the few excursions into the Floydian landscapes (they should do more of those). I liked the addition of sax and Cyndee's violin, but they both seemed unsure of which direction they were supposed to take.

I didn't get a chance to speak with Cyndee but she seemed to be lost.

Originally Posted by dinosaur

LTE shredded all over the stage Saturday, as could be expected. I also expected ringing ears, and got them.

I was down on the floor. Didn't seem too loud but then my hearing was damaged by CIRCA at ROSfest!

Originally Posted by dinosaur

Not familiar enough with Ecolyn to critique, but I liked what I heard.

Check more out!

Sorry I missed you. I was trying to get Chad to come out from backstage on Sunday to ask him to announce an Aural Moonie photo but he was busy speaking with one of the crew; he then disappeared and never came out to talk with me. C'est la vie.