The sound was painfully loud even with ear plugs. I started off about three feet from the stage, but I had to retreat to the back of the room after about five songs. I just can't enjoy shows like that. The sound kept clipping, and it was muddy as hell on top of it. I couldn't understand any of the lyrics or anything the BSP guys said. It really put a negative spin on the whole performance for me. The sound guy should be drawn and quartered. And the big finale at the end just went on way too long. I was praying for it to end. I'm really disappointed. I've been wanting to see BSP since 2003; I had a ticket for their Black Cat show with Phaser back then, but I couldn't go because a family member was in the hospital. I've been trying to see them ever since, but some kind of conflict always prevented me until tonight's show. If this is representative of their live shows, I'll go back to listening to their CDs. I certainly enjoyed some of the songs they performed tonight, but I can't say I enjoyed the performance as a whole, primarily because it was too damn loud.
I loved, loved, loved The Rosebuds though. I really liked them when they opened for National at the 9:30 Club last year, and I liked them even more tonight. I ended up buying all four of their CDs. So the evening wasn't a total loss.
