Does anyone know if their recordings are of decent quality?
Went to see Bond last night-Don't criticize me yet
So, I went to see Bond last night in Atlantic City. First of all, the price was right; my wife works in the Casino Industry and gets discounts on tickets (limit 2).
I wasn't really expecting much. Joshua Payne opened and was on stage for about 30 minutes. Let me stop hear and say the playback system sucked. It had that Bose sound to it; lots of lows and highs, but where’s the mids? The sound was so bad that I was having trouble following Payne’s lyrics.
After a 10 minute intermission, Bond took the stage; they were practically wearing nothing. Haylie, first violin, was wearing a white thong with a thin, gauze like wrap. Eos was in a very short mini shirt and Tania was wearing something that looked like lingerie. Hey, when was the last time your watched a string quartet and pitched a tent?
A lot of people criticize Bond for their style of music; classical with a driving beat. My answer to that is "when was the last time you saw young girls and boys screaming, jumping and clapping to classical music?" These kids were totally into the show. After the show, the line for autographs was about 75% kids. My opinion is that they've found a niche and are turning on a whole new group of people to classical that normally wouldn't listen to it.
Getting back to the show. The girls were on stage for about 90 minutes and they played everything from original pieces to works by Schubert, Mahler, Herman (psycho), and music from Fiddler on the Roof, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, Wagner, and many other composers I can't spell. Haylie will never be criticized for her lack of enthusiasm while playing. She danced around the stage and played with such energy. A few times, her and Eos did a version of battle of the violins; going back and forth while dancing around each other. In addition, they broke out the "wooden instruments" and did a 20 minute acoustical session. People were clapping along as they played some Russian folk dances. Occasionally, people would clap during the pauses in the classical pieces.
Overall, it was a great show, other than the fact that the sound system wasn't up to par. But, we all know that when we go to this type of concert it's more for the show than the sound. In addition, the sound system did seam to suit Bonds musical style better; no lyruics. Even though their CD's do not have a high repeat value for me (I own the first one), I do have a new found respect for their type of music.
So, next week it’s off to see Nora Jones and Robert Cray is on the schedule for the following week.
I wasn't really expecting much. Joshua Payne opened and was on stage for about 30 minutes. Let me stop hear and say the playback system sucked. It had that Bose sound to it; lots of lows and highs, but where’s the mids? The sound was so bad that I was having trouble following Payne’s lyrics.
After a 10 minute intermission, Bond took the stage; they were practically wearing nothing. Haylie, first violin, was wearing a white thong with a thin, gauze like wrap. Eos was in a very short mini shirt and Tania was wearing something that looked like lingerie. Hey, when was the last time your watched a string quartet and pitched a tent?
A lot of people criticize Bond for their style of music; classical with a driving beat. My answer to that is "when was the last time you saw young girls and boys screaming, jumping and clapping to classical music?" These kids were totally into the show. After the show, the line for autographs was about 75% kids. My opinion is that they've found a niche and are turning on a whole new group of people to classical that normally wouldn't listen to it.
Getting back to the show. The girls were on stage for about 90 minutes and they played everything from original pieces to works by Schubert, Mahler, Herman (psycho), and music from Fiddler on the Roof, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, Wagner, and many other composers I can't spell. Haylie will never be criticized for her lack of enthusiasm while playing. She danced around the stage and played with such energy. A few times, her and Eos did a version of battle of the violins; going back and forth while dancing around each other. In addition, they broke out the "wooden instruments" and did a 20 minute acoustical session. People were clapping along as they played some Russian folk dances. Occasionally, people would clap during the pauses in the classical pieces.
Overall, it was a great show, other than the fact that the sound system wasn't up to par. But, we all know that when we go to this type of concert it's more for the show than the sound. In addition, the sound system did seam to suit Bonds musical style better; no lyruics. Even though their CD's do not have a high repeat value for me (I own the first one), I do have a new found respect for their type of music.
So, next week it’s off to see Nora Jones and Robert Cray is on the schedule for the following week.