Well I'd never heard him live before but had heard all about him so I was amped for this night throughout the week leading up to last night.
As with most nights there was the good and the bad.
GOOD:
The Master - what a master! - i loved his stuff. very soulful, at times very deep, at times driving, at times disco, but at all times mixed to perfection. Plus he played one of my favourite tracks that I never seem to hear: Mr. Scruff's "Get a Move On" (yay!). He had me dancing quite late and I haven't stayed that late at system since mark farina last played.
The Crowd - fun-loving from everything i could see, and everyone seemed well pleased to have The Master in town.
The Backroom - much more pumping than usual, but since its supposed to be different from the main room, that was a good thing. very good mixing, with one minor complaint (see below)
Inside Staff - very friendly and accomodating, as usual.
B]BAD:[/B]
Back Room -
Well, this bit is only slightly bad, but a suggestion to the back room djs - please keep the levels below that of a constant red-line on the mixer. Its bad technique, and more importantly, seriously distorts the sound; it got so bad at one point that I had to leave the back room despite enjoying the tunes being played.
Guest List -
Getting in line about 25 ft from the door shortly after 11:00, and finally having reached the front of the line, being told that since it was 12:01, 'reduced' guest list was available only. Standing in the cold for an hour and hearing from the outdoor staff how "bad our system is tonight", and "how unorganized and sorry we are", and then being told that due to their admitted incompetence, we'd have to pay $25(rather than free) is infuriating to say the least. Had I known that their lack of preparedness would have this result, I would have just bought myself a $20 advance ticket, avoided their complaining, avoided the line, and saved myself $5 in the process.
Louie was, of course, worth it. But I can't see myself going through that again when I look around at other clubs and see their attention to customer relations.
As with most nights there was the good and the bad.
GOOD:
The Master - what a master! - i loved his stuff. very soulful, at times very deep, at times driving, at times disco, but at all times mixed to perfection. Plus he played one of my favourite tracks that I never seem to hear: Mr. Scruff's "Get a Move On" (yay!). He had me dancing quite late and I haven't stayed that late at system since mark farina last played.
The Crowd - fun-loving from everything i could see, and everyone seemed well pleased to have The Master in town.
The Backroom - much more pumping than usual, but since its supposed to be different from the main room, that was a good thing. very good mixing, with one minor complaint (see below)
Inside Staff - very friendly and accomodating, as usual.
B]BAD:[/B]
Back Room -
Well, this bit is only slightly bad, but a suggestion to the back room djs - please keep the levels below that of a constant red-line on the mixer. Its bad technique, and more importantly, seriously distorts the sound; it got so bad at one point that I had to leave the back room despite enjoying the tunes being played.
Guest List -
Getting in line about 25 ft from the door shortly after 11:00, and finally having reached the front of the line, being told that since it was 12:01, 'reduced' guest list was available only. Standing in the cold for an hour and hearing from the outdoor staff how "bad our system is tonight", and "how unorganized and sorry we are", and then being told that due to their admitted incompetence, we'd have to pay $25(rather than free) is infuriating to say the least. Had I known that their lack of preparedness would have this result, I would have just bought myself a $20 advance ticket, avoided their complaining, avoided the line, and saved myself $5 in the process.
Louie was, of course, worth it. But I can't see myself going through that again when I look around at other clubs and see their attention to customer relations.
