Ironically, they tried changing the seats at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall around 20 years ago, and found it depreciated the acoustics so much, they went back to the nasty old ones; bring a cushion! I also believe "The Hall" didn't come into its full acoustical glory until they installed the organ behind the stage which goes back to the late 19th century. A great space for unamplified classical and light acoustical music - one you plug in, all bets are off - I've heard wonderful 'electrified music' there (Jimmy Smith, Richard Thompson, Alison Krauss), and I've heard dreadful (last year's Joe Jackson show to cite but one). All in all, a wonderful venue; and you should go to Troy more often, if only for the wider ranger of dining options than much of the surrounding area. Since I work here, I've tried just about all of it (except for Dinosaur BBQ which I'll wait until the hoopla dies down).
No argument from me regarding the Egg theaters - they are all quite exceptional across the board except when you push them too loud (the recent Steve Hackett show being the only time I've ever attended the Egg where I wanted earplugs, and the resulting sound was merely fair to poor). Both The Palace and Proctor's in Schenectady can have good sound, depending on the ability of the sound engineer for any given show. And I have to admit, the sound was so bad and the performance so uninspiring that I fell asleep at the Pretenders show at The Palace last year. Damn, I'm getting old. Happy Thanksgiving!
No argument from me regarding the Egg theaters - they are all quite exceptional across the board except when you push them too loud (the recent Steve Hackett show being the only time I've ever attended the Egg where I wanted earplugs, and the resulting sound was merely fair to poor). Both The Palace and Proctor's in Schenectady can have good sound, depending on the ability of the sound engineer for any given show. And I have to admit, the sound was so bad and the performance so uninspiring that I fell asleep at the Pretenders show at The Palace last year. Damn, I'm getting old. Happy Thanksgiving!