Queensryche - "Almost Home"
Newmark Theater, Portland Center for Performing Arts, Portland, OR, USA
February 28, 2008

Audience Recording: Zoom H4 w/ built-in stereo mic L & R .wav file 44.1 kHz 16-bit -> WavePad (track splitting, equalization, & amplification) .wav PCM format (44.1 kHz, 16-bit, Stereo 172 kb/sec) -> FLAC Frontend (level 8) -> ABC 3.1 -> DIME

Recorded by Hurricane62 from nearly the front and nearly the center.

This recording came out pretty good in its raw form. There was a little bit of low end distortion so I used a high-pass filter and the result was too "tinny". I started over and could never get just the right sound (personally, I think the guys on the soundboard were screwing with me). I eventually went with a "modified" high-pass filter then re-equalized putting some low freqs back in and toning down the high freqs slightly. I'm pretty pleased with the result but you can be your own judge - mp3 samples are available to help you to decide.

"NM 156" and "Screaming In Digital" have been combined into one track as there was no break between these two songs. I also eliminated the audience applause between "Eyes of A Stranger" and the encore selections.

"Neon Knights" features local contest winner Robin Allen (not 100% certain of Robin's last name) on vocals. Some photos from the show are also included.

Note that this was one of the most talkative audiences that I have ever encountered. It's not too bothersome during the musical portions, but really annoying when Geoff was talking between songs. There's also a fair amount of audience sing-along and one woman with a banshee cheer between most songs.

Set-list:

01. Burning Man 4:16
02. NM156 - Screaming In Digital 7:24
03. Welcome To The Machine 5:27
04. I'm American 5:18
05. The Hands 4:42
06. Bridge 6:14
07. The Killing Words 4:04
08. Another Rainy Night 4:34
09. Gonna Get Close To You 5:17
10. Best I Can 5:20
11. Last Time In Paris 6:01
12. Breaking The Silence 4:36
13. Anybody Listening? 6:58
14. Jet City Woman 6:24
15. Eyes Of A Stranger 6:08

encore:
16. Neon Knights 6:44
17. Someone Else? 6:22
18. The Lady Wore Black 6:14
19. Empire 5:35

TOTAL TIME = 107:40

As always, DO NOT SELL!

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Ryche On!