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Thread #115780   Message #2482310
Posted By: GUEST,Howard Jones
02-Nov-08 - 06:18 AM
Thread Name: Maddy Prior Electric Proms BBC i-player
Subject: RE: Maddy Prior Electric Proms BBC i-player
Perhaps it was me, or perhaps because I was watching over iPlayer with headphones, but the sound mix seemed very unbalanced. The cello was very prominent, the guitar not far behind, while John K's squeezeboxes were almost inaudible (it's not often you can write that!).

Apart from the duet with June Tabor, the other vocalists were almost inaudible too. OK, Maddy Prior was the "star" but to treat the harmony vocals like backing vocals and mix them right back seemed to miss the point. There seemed to be some interesting stuff going on, but I could hardly hear it.

A good show though, and a reminder of what a stunning singer Maddy Prior is.