Bootlegs

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[no title] (13 Oct 2005)
[no title] Ademotte version
Date: 13 Oct 2005
Location: United Center, Chicago, IL
Format: –
Duration: –
Disc 1:
01- IDIOT'S DELIGHT
02- LIVING PROOF
03- DEVILS & DUST
04- THE TIES THAT BIND
05- LONG TIME COMIN'
06- Intro
07- I WISH I WERE BLIND
08- TOUGHER THAN THE REST
09- JOHNNY 99
10- STATE TROOPER
11- ALL I'M THINKIN' ABOUT
12- Intro
13- I AIN'T GOT YOU
14- HIGHWAY PATROLMAN
15- RENO
16- WHEN YOU'RE ALONE
17- RACING IN THE STREET
18- THE RISING

Disc 2:
01- FURTHER ON (UP THE ROAD)
02- Intro
03- JESUS WAS AN ONLY SON
04- THIS HARD LAND
05- Intro
06- THE NEW TIMER
07- MATAMOROS BANKS
08- Encore break
09- GROWIN' UP
10- BOBBY JEAN
11- THE PROMISED LAND
12- DREAM BABY DREAM


Lineage:
Sonic Studios DSM-6 => Sony M-1 => Stand-alone Pioneer CD burner => EAC => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => WAV => FLAC Front-end (level 8)

Notes from info file:
This was recorded 9th row center, perhaps a couple rows too close to catch the full overhead PA sound, but a great recording (I think) overall. There is light clapping near the mikes between songs but nothing disruptive; I've listened to it fairly closely and heard no audience talking nearby. I had courteous neighbors.

Bickle posted a version a couple days ago from row 1 of section 5 -- roughly 25th row, I believe. I think the difference between the two is that Bickle's has more low end and more "reverb" due to the acoustics of the arena -- he was about 50-60 feet further back from the monitors than I was. I think mine sounds a little more immediate ("in your face") and has less reverb that comes from distance to the monitors.

I tried to somewhat normalize the volume by lowering "I Ain't Got You" and "Further On Up The Road" (the songs with the highest peaks) by 2.5 db and increasing the levels of the project overall. If you want to reproduce exactly the sound that actually went into my microphones, raise these two tracks 2.5 db (or lower the levels for the rest of the project).

If you've already grabbed the other version, I think whether you prefer it to Bickle's is a matter of personal preference. They're both good. I personally like mine better, but figured I would put it out there to let everyone make their own call. Any feedback from completers would be appreciated.