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Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Ibanez on September 11, 2008, 01:15:10 PM
As good as the Eagles sounded, Chesney's concert was the opposite end of the spectrum. I don't think it was the acoustics, just lousy sound operators.

At least the building was cool inside though.
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Wrinkle on September 11, 2008, 01:29:40 PM
Was it cool due to the system function properly, or the absence of warm-radiating bodies?

That is, was if full?



Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: sgrizzle on September 11, 2008, 01:35:31 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Wrinkle

Was it cool due to the system function properly, or the absence of warm-radiating bodies?

That is, was if full?







As mentioned before, the Eagles concert was warm because the Eagles made them turn the A/C off for 24 hours.
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Gold on September 11, 2008, 01:35:44 PM
Maybe Chesney just isn't that good of a muscian. [;)]
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Wrinkle on September 11, 2008, 01:40:01 PM
quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:
Originally posted by Wrinkle

Was it cool due to the system function properly, or the absence of warm-radiating bodies?

That is, was if full?







As mentioned before, the Eagles concert was warm because the Eagles made them turn the A/C off for 24 hours.




Is that a fact?!

...and, the logic being.....
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Hoss on September 11, 2008, 01:42:34 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Wrinkle

quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:
Originally posted by Wrinkle

Was it cool due to the system function properly, or the absence of warm-radiating bodies?

That is, was if full?







As mentioned before, the Eagles concert was warm because the Eagles made them turn the A/C off for 24 hours.




Is that a fact?!

...and, the logic being.....




....what the performers want, the performers get.
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Wrinkle on September 11, 2008, 01:46:06 PM
quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:
Originally posted by Wrinkle

Was it cool due to the system function properly, or the absence of warm-radiating bodies?

That is, was if full?







As mentioned before, the Eagles concert was warm because the Eagles made them turn the A/C off for 24 hours.






Went to the Eagles thread and found you're the guy who mentioned it, and sourced Tulsa Today. That could be the problem.
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: sgrizzle on September 11, 2008, 02:10:14 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Wrinkle

quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:
Originally posted by Wrinkle

Was it cool due to the system function properly, or the absence of warm-radiating bodies?

That is, was if full?







As mentioned before, the Eagles concert was warm because the Eagles made them turn the A/C off for 24 hours.






Went to the Eagles thread and found you're the guy who mentioned it, and sourced Tulsa Today. That could be the problem.




Found Channel 8 as well. Was done because the "cool air effects their vocal cords"
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Conan71 on September 11, 2008, 02:27:22 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Gold

Maybe Chesney just isn't that good of a muscian. [;)]



Nah, just a fraud.  At least according to his "ex-wife".

[}:)]
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Ibanez on September 11, 2008, 02:41:34 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Wrinkle

Was it cool due to the system function properly, or the absence of warm-radiating bodies?

That is, was if full?




Place looked full to me. I couldn't spot more than maybe a couple of dozen seats that were empty.
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Ibanez on September 11, 2008, 02:42:35 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Gold

Maybe Chesney just isn't that good of a muscian. [;)]



He and his band both sounded good during the softer/slower moments. I think the sound board operators had the volume cranked a bit too high. There was also a little too much bass during those slower songs, but not bad.

I think they just fell victim to the same thought process a lot of musicians do these days. Crank it up as loud as you can and let the volume blow everyone away. It is even a problem on CD's/Albums for some artists. The mix is set such that the volume is maxed out.
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Ibanez on September 11, 2008, 02:43:38 PM
quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:
Originally posted by Wrinkle

Was it cool due to the system function properly, or the absence of warm-radiating bodies?

That is, was if full?




As mentioned before, the Eagles concert was warm because the Eagles made them turn the A/C off for 24 hours.



and as I said over there. I have a hard time believing that since Don Henley made a comment about them "finally getting the air conditioning working."
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: zstyles on September 11, 2008, 02:47:50 PM
Video of the event - I agree the sound was not good at all....but I am sure its not from the operators...might have had something to do with something no one is aware of..but the light show was MOST impressive.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=filz4qlAObE

Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: allspunout on September 12, 2008, 10:43:43 AM
Nice video.  The place looks pretty cool inside. I'm proud of Tulsa.
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: AMP on September 12, 2008, 08:32:21 PM
Oh, cool glad you posted the video worth a million words.  

Light show seems to of replaced the old-school spot lights at the older venues that had to be operated by union-card holding operators at a high hourly pay rate.  Imagine that many lights with union operators. :)

Also the Giant Big Screen High Def TV screens.  Way better than a projected movie I would think, modern shiny stuff like the younger folks today are into.  Shiny is the thing today I notice.  Shiny car, Shiny cell phone, Shiny teeth.  

So the entire experience appears to be a step up from the old fashioned movies compared to what I watch on your video. Of course the last time I attened a music concert was in the early 1970s when I saw Led Zepplin at the Tulsa Civic Center.  

Don't remember if they used the old spot lights during that show or not.  I do remember Patty Pig jumping up on stage and wrapping her legs around Robert Plant until security helped her off the stage.    

Now I know what all the excitement is about, 19,000 people buying a ticket to watch giant shiny new age TV screens and a person that appears to be 1/2 inch tall on stage.
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: tnt091605 on September 12, 2008, 11:56:36 PM
We agree the sound was good at Kenny's concert but the vocals sucked!!!  One more concert for us and we  are done if it is not corrected.
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Hoss on September 13, 2008, 12:20:42 AM
quote:
Originally posted by tnt091605

We agree the sound was good at Kenny's concert but the vocals sucked!!!  One more concert for us and we  are done if it is not corrected.



That would be the fault of the performers sound crew, not the arena staff.  Last I checked most performers had their own sound crews.

I'm guessing you've never heard of such a thing as a 'sound check', right?

[8)]
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: sgrizzle on September 13, 2008, 02:55:27 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Hoss


I'm guessing you've never heard of such a thing as a 'sound check', right?

[8)]



Sounds like Kenny hasn't
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: Ibanez on September 13, 2008, 04:32:10 PM
quote:
Originally posted by tnt091605

We agree the sound was good at Kenny's concert but the vocals sucked!!!  One more concert for us and we  are done if it is not corrected.



The vocals didn't suck. They were just being overpowered due to the mix. The few times he sang without the band he sounded fine.
Title: Kenny Chesney at the BOK Center
Post by: MH2010 on September 13, 2008, 10:06:53 PM
I guess I'm not as picky as everyone else.  I thought the concert sounded good and his stage presence was great.  Kenny Chesney knows how to work a crowd.

However, the best thing about the concert was I didn't have to drive 1 1/2 - 2 hours to see it and then drive back.  It was so nice that we were able to leave our house about two hours before the show, go eat and then get to the concert about 15 minutes before it started.  We parked in a parking garage and then walked about 4 blocks to the BOK center.  After the concert, we walked back to our car and were immediately able to exit the garage.  We were home in about 20 minutes.