You think music biz is all glamour? King Crimson dressing room(s) photos
dromunds
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Here's some good photos of the King Crimson show a few weeks back in Madison, Wi. Shows some pretty good backstage photos of the dressing room. Not so glamorous.... Also some cool crowd shots from the stage. I'm there but I can't figure out which one is me.
http://www.papabear.com/tours/crim14/crim14_15.htm
http://www.papabear.com/tours/crim14/crim14_15.htm
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Limited by venue age and size, but even at a large venue, they are at the mercy of what the venue built for dressing rooms. I was a guest backstage last year for a Deftones/Avenged Sevenfold concert in the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Each band had there own rooms, but they were nothing more than industrial equipment rooms with a few pieces of furniture thrown in. The food and bar services were the only nicety at all.
I think any glamour would be reserved for down time at high end hotel suites in the big cities.HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable
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My oldest son is in the business, and he's brought me backstage. The level of green room comfort/luxury varies greatly from venue to venue. The workshop used as a dressing room in the link was particularly crappy, but they are seldom much more than utilitarian. So long as there are no brown M&Ms, no one really cares.
Separately, I can't believe I missed Crimson in NYC last month! -
Apparently, King Crimson's and Maria Carey's hospitality riders are two VERY different documents!
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Small venue, my favorite kind to see a band. How were the acoustics/sound?"Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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Sound quality was excellent. I've seen a lot of bands in that venue over the years and the sound quality seems to have a lot to do with the band. That seems elemental of course, but you'd think it would be rather consistent. Sometimes, the sound quality improves dramatically within several songs. Good sound guys I guess. This show was excellent from the get-go. Robert Fripp attracts good people.
