Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
That sound check is insane. The Arctic Monkeys are so rubbish. 3 days of it!
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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No Gordon, I am not 'shocked that everyone isn't like me'. I just object to events of that size and massive volume being held in Finsbury Park. But I guess you know that and were hoping to get a kick out of yet another ad hominem remark.
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Permalink Reply by Gordon Jackson on
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Ok maybe I misrepresented your quote
"I have found it truly shocking that so many of the comments on here reflect the opposite point of view."
It worked btw.
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Permalink Reply by 17oooy6erwdbm on
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agree with you Mike, couldn't have said it any better
it's a selfish and me-centred attitude
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Permalink Reply by Abi on
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I'm a tad confused about this as I'm in the park almost every weekend and I've never noticed these elusive bongo players...where are they?
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Oh! That does ring a bell. Think I've seen them but can't say I've heard them...
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Its not simply a matter of loudness as measured by dB.
1/Ever wondered why adverts seem louder on the TV? They use compression; "Most television commercials are compressed heavily in order to achieve near-maximum perceived loudness while staying within permissible limits. While commercials receive heavy compression ..to achieve a "loud" audio image, TV program material, is comparatively uncompressed by TV stations. This results in commercials much louder than the television programs."
The same is used for music and concerts."Compression is often used to make music sound louder without increasing its peak amplitude. Compression can be used to increase the average output gain of a power amplifier by 50 to 100% with a reduced dynamic range." Wiki.
The sound seems more powerful than the peak dB. Having said that IMO the peak was much much louder than 15 dB above ambient.
2/ I walked to Finsbury Park during the concert to enjoy the ambience. I was surprised to find that it was virtually in-audible in Endymion Road, beside Finsbury Park, as it was behind a ridge, however the volume was much louder further along Wightman Road as it was bouncing off the buildings and 'funnelled' by them which seemed to enhance the base. Strangely walking down some of the ladder roads the music appeared to come from Wood Green as the sound was bouncing back off the buildings more distant from Finsbury Park.
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on
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Our lot were open armed, naive, and ripe for the picking. Characteristics also evident in their relationships with property developers in the borough
Phil, I think you know our dear Council well.
The above pretty well describes the attempt to flog Alexandra Palace with a specific promise for a casino in the secret lease, the loss of the world's oldest TV studios and all this for a derisory sum from a former slum landlord, who would then practically own our charity's premises.
The infamous Licence-to-Firoka cost our Borough millions.
But for the actions of residents who were prepared to seek help from the High Court, our great asset would have been lost. Now, Ally Pally has a great future.
Clive Carter
Highgate Councillor-elect
Liberal Democrat Party
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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on
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The bridge on on Whightman Road had amazing acoustics.
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Permalink Reply by Madeline on
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I must say that some of the measures put in place since the last concert (Stone Roses?) seem to have had the desired effect. The main one that I could see, that directly affects me, was the closing of the Oxford Rd entrance before, during and after the concert. This meant that we didn't have all the crowds, with or without their unruly behaviour, passing along this road. There were some but they were well behaved from what I could see. I have no idea how my local pub fared though as I didn't attempt to go round there.
The 'music' from this concert was a lot different than the last one. This one you could actually hear the singing, the words and the tunes. The SR concert it was just a bellowing, clashing of sound and noise. Buzzing vibration from the higher notes and throbbing (in your gut type) from the base. This did actually make it a little easier to bare but that said I still would have liked to be able to use the back of my house and/or given the choice of having my windows open.
One amusing casualty of the concert so to speak. The local urban foxes are used to being able to run through the school playgrounds either as a short cut or to escape people. This last three days they could do that. The school has been wrapped in plastic sheeting to stop anti-social behaviour (littering, peeing etc) so the poor foxes can't get through either. They did look a little confused by it all.
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Permalink Reply by Churros on
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I'm glad you appreciated the Oxford Road gate being locked from 4pm. This was one of the mitigations against a repeat of last year's Stone Roses concert that a number of local groups (including the Friends of Finsbury Park) worked with the council to introduce. We also worked with the Faltering Fullback who took a very responsible one-in-one-out policy to prevent the hundred of drinkers in the street that caused problems last year.
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so that's why it didn't sound like a concert but plain horrible noise
bouncing off and off and off the further one gets away
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