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Set I
A Matter of T
Pressure
Your Song (tease)
Anthony's Song (Movin' Out)
An Innocent Man
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
The Entertainer
Banter
Vienna
Zanzibar
New York State of Mind
Sometimes A Fantasy
Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
Allentown
Pressure
Your Song (tease)
Anthony's Song (Movin' Out)
An Innocent Man
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
The Entertainer
Banter
Vienna
Zanzibar
New York State of Mind
Sometimes A Fantasy
Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
Allentown
Set II
She's Always a Woman
My Life
Highway To Hell
Don't Ask Me Why
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
The River of Dreams [incl. My Kind of Town]
Piano Man
Encore break
Uptown Girl
It's Still Rock and Roll To Me
Big Shot
You May Be Right
Only The Good Die Young
My Life
Highway To Hell
Don't Ask Me Why
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
The River of Dreams [incl. My Kind of Town]
Piano Man
Encore break
Uptown Girl
It's Still Rock and Roll To Me
Big Shot
You May Be Right
Only The Good Die Young
Set III
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| User (active/rating) | Media / # | Show | Sound | Details | DB Source | User Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesthinker (2/4.9) | FLAC / 2 | View | Church Audio CA-11 cards => UGLY pre-amp => Tascam DR-2D (24/44.1) Transfer: DR-2D => WAV =>... | |||
| Notes: | Enjoyable though fairly predictable show by Billy Joel at the annual summer party at Wrigley Field; unlike last year's Pearl Jam show (which attracted hardcore fans from around the world, and resulted in a very respectful and enthusiastic audience), it seems like these Wrigley dates are becoming an excuse for concert newbies to drink beer on the field and socialize with friends. For every knowledgeable fan in attendance (at least where I was sitting), there were five attendees who were there only because they remember their parents playing "We Didn't Start The Fire" during childhood ... the talking, texting, and other distractions were ridiculous considering the $150 ticket price. I was in a great spot for recording -- directly in line with the angled speaker on stage left, and the dynamics and mix are near-perfect for a stadium show (at least, given the gear I was using), but this recording is plagued with the low-level drone of chatty neighbors during many of the quiet parts. If you can will yourself to ignore the noise, I think this is a really good recording. In terms of performance, Billy has definitely lost a step over the last 30 years but the setlist had just about everything I was looking for and his vocals sounded good. I was a bit surprised by the number of "deep tracks" in the early part of the set given the festival setting, but overall a nice mix of warhorses and obscurities. Hopefully there will be other sources posted where the taper(s) got luckier than I did and had quiet neighbors. | |||||