Greensky Bluegrass - disappointing!
by Mando1 on 11/6/16Teragram Ballroom - Los AngelesI am a long-time fan of the bluegrass genre, and have seen a lot of shows, and was very excited to discover Greensky this year - clearly a hot, tight band with original writing and an innovative take on a traditional style. The concert was marred less by the bands playing - a bit rambly and unfocused, and I felt like I was listening to a lot of concert filler - than by the venue and sound quality. Instrumentation was lost in the din, and there was no clarity between players - everything seemed lost in the wall of noise. You know you have trouble when even the banjo can't punch through, and the bass was overamped in a heavily distracting way ---. Lyrics and singing were garbled and indistinct and totally lost --. I don't know if the venue doesn't know sound, or the band has a deaf engineer, but it was highly unsatisfactory - we had to leave early. And - the light show was annoying and distracting and way over the top - useless movement at all times - again, distracting as hell. I will go back to the very successful CD's I have, and hope for a better live show in the future!