Umphrey's McGee Saint Louis reviews
Great Performance - Bad Vocal Mix
Hats off to Umphrey's McGee for a great musical performance. I would have liked to have heard more of their vocals Friday night. They are a jam-band, of course, so we expect the long instrumentals. They are not only great players, but great vocalists. This band has great harmonies and some very melodic songs with top-notch lyrics. But, they didn't bring much of that to the table at the Friday night performance. I don't know if they offered more on Saturday -- I'm looking forward to hearing the live archive. However, even if they HAD sung more, I'm not sure we could have enjoyed it as much as we should. The vocal mix was muddy the entire evening. There was no clarity in the mics. When the guys were talking on the mic between sets, I had ZERO ability to understand what they were saying. It's a shame when a band like this comes to the table and the mix doesn't match the talent on stage. The lighting, however, was stellar! Great job by the lighting tech and to whomever programmed these. The connections to the music were top-notch.