Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @
- San Diego @
, CA @
- Sun, Jul 18, 2010 @
Favorite moment: The Wind Cries Mary @
Setlist: I’m All Over It, Wheels, Get Your Way, Just One Of Those Things, Come Sunday (solo), All At Sea, Love Ain’t Gonna Let You Down, Twentysomething, Don’t Stop The Music, London Skies, These Are The Days (with brother Ben Cullum), Mind Trick (with Ben Cullum), What A Difference A Day Makes, Frontin’ (Solo), High & Dry/Singing In The Rain, Mix Tape, Encore: Wind Cries Mary, Gran Torino @
Opening act(s): Gin Wigmore @
As always, Jamie Cullum and his band put on an outstanding performance. The Wind Cries Mary was absolutely inspired.
The shame of the event was the very mediocre sound at Humphrey's - it was evident during Gin Wigmore's opening set that the drum kit (particularly the bass drum) was entirely too loud, while the vocals and piano were muddy and the entire thing was over-compressed. We had hopes that it would be rectified before Cullum's set... it wasn't.
It was a real disappointment not to be able to clearly hear each piano note articulated, or to hear Cullum's signature emotive rasp cut through the muddy mix. Moving towards the stage when Cullum invited the audience to dance to "What A Difference a Day Makes" did help, in that we were closer and thus the sound was louder, but it was a minor improvement. Here's hoping sound for the Chris Isaak show next month is better.
I would recommend this event to a friend if they'd never seen Jamie Cullum. But only after they'd heard his recordings and knew in advance how impressive his music is, because Humphrey's did not showcase that fact.
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay @
- San Diego @
, CA @
- Sun, Jul 18, 2010 @
Favorite moment: The Wind Cries Mary @
Setlist: I’m All Over It, Wheels, Get Your Way, Just One Of Those Things, Come Sunday (solo), All At Sea, Love Ain’t Gonna Let You Down, Twentysomething, Don’t Stop The Music, London Skies, These Are The Days (with brother Ben Cullum), Mind Trick (with Ben Cullum), What A Difference A Day Makes, Frontin’ (Solo), High & Dry/Singing In The Rain, Mix Tape, Encore: Wind Cries Mary, Gran Torino @
Opening act(s): Gin Wigmore @
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