The Mars Volta - 23 October 2004: Irvine, California

Disc 1

  1. A Fistful Of Dollars Intro
  2. Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt
  3. Concertina
  4. Drunkship Of Lanterns

Recorded live at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California on October 23, 2004.

Taper:
Robin Cunningham
Source:
SP-CMC-8 > SP-SPSB-6SL (batt. box w/ bass roll off @ 107 Hz) > iRiver iHP-140
Transfer:
USB2 > Hard disk > WAV > Sound Forge (tracking, normalisation @ -0.08 dB (99.08%) > FLAC

Taper's notes

Recorded from stereo mics clipped to hat 6' from the ground spaced 6" apart. The show was recorded about 150' back from the center of stage in the audience.

The show rocked and luckily I was in the seats 15 feet behind the soundboard, but the fans were definitely a let-down. No apparent energy from the masses. Blame that on the Clear Channel sponsored event. I mean $10 for a beer and $25 bucks for a T-shirt, come on! Anyway, the 22 minute Drunkship Of Lanterns totally rocked and John was literally steaming! I wish I could have been at the Catalyst show as well. Anyway the show was good and it sounds fantastic, it was a good venue for recording despite everything else.