Ah me, later in this evening I have an all singing and all dancing Frankie and co that is just knocking my socks off! Mates, Frankie hasn't just picked up a bit, she's gone ballistic!
I've been listening to almost an hour and a half so far of the fabulous Genesis Seconds Out live concert at a volume I would normally never consider, something between 10:30 and 11 o'clock on the dial, which is DAMN loud with the 650's and KHA I.5! The sound, the drive, the machine gun drums, crashing cymbals, no matter how loud it gets there is no edge, not on the loudest vocals or the wildest cymbals, it's just wildly awesome!!!! Everything stays in it's position in the loudest climaxes - and the end of Suppers Ready is a wild climax! - stays clean and just ROCKS! The wickedly complex rhythms of the finale in Supper's Ready are crystal clear, the bass is just fabulous, weight, speed and depth.
And HUGE! God Almighty, I have never heard this great show anything like this, massive dynamics, with detail! OOOOWWWWWWWWW!
The S-Man cometh!
P.S. Just have to add a bit more, cos I've got Robbie Williams playing now with various guests on Swing When You're Winning. Wow has this album got .... well .... BIG! Wide, punchy, deep in height as well, the piano is so solid and weighty in the bass it seems to completely transcend the limits of the electronics and the cans and just sinks to the lowest notes with ease, like the real thing. Big horns sections? Ah, no worries mate, how loud do ya want 'em? No edge either. Treble is so superb there seems to be nothing to say about it, it's just there, clean, crisp, metallic, natural. And, it's at the back of the stage with the drum kit, which is noticeably well behind the singers, except for the occasions when it's highlighted for effect. Drums have a weight that really moves air, the tympani is stunning! So is the bass, tight and just so tuneful! BIG voices. Effortless dynamic swings with the big band, utterly engaging rhythmic swing and seriously SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE!! The duets are stunningly alive and you simply have to sing along, loudly! God knows what the neighbours think.
Must be quite a sight if they looked in through the windows, there's singing (well ... my version of it), conducting, air guitar, air drums .....
Sigh ... Welcome home, Frankie!