From: Zbadba@yabbs
To: all@yabbs
Subject: concert
Date: Wed Jul 20 17:31:46 1994

Well, just saw the Spin Doctors/Gin Blossoms/Cracker show in Pittsburgh. I 
thought the show was excellent, especially the sound quality. It sounded 
great... no overdriven speakers or amps, but still plenty loud. (I believe 
one of the Gin Blossoms pointed out that the sound engineer on their tour 
is the highest paid in the industry). It was only the fourth show on the 
tour, so there were a few kinks, but probably none noticable to anyone not 
experienced in lighting or sound design.

Cracker played the shortest set, (some 40 minutes I think), so it was 
distilled to the "highlites" (if you will), like Mr. Wrong, Million Miles, 
etc.

Gin Blossoms, well, what can I say... they sound great live, but they 
still can't escape the reality that all their songs sound almost the same 
(different chords, but same structure and tempo usually).

The Spin Doctors were outstanding live, as usual. (Having listened to them 
since they were playing on public radio, it's not a surprise.) There was 
the obligatory encore (yeah, right, I'm sure they would end the show w/o 
playing Two Princes... uhuh... sure... ). 

All told, the 4 1/2 hrs of music was a bargain for the $10.25 lawn tix, 
tho in other places tix may be more expensive- arenas for example.

Keep an eye out for this tour if it comes your way.