I will never, ever again see a show at The Metro in Chicago. YES, it was that bad.I've been to many many shows there...I saw Ladytron there last year, TV on the Radio a few months ago and Mr. Scruff a few years ago to name a few...but Amon Tobin, May 5th was probably the worst show I've ever seen. Not because Amon Tobin sucks, no I've seen him before (at the Metro even) and it was decent. But the sound and social dynamic of the Metro has changed so much in the past few years that this show has become the last straw in a steady decline of quality concert going.
The venue has been a pinnacle of the Chicago music scene for more than two decades, housing events for HUGE bands like R.E.M and The Smashing Pumpkins. The community center turned concert hall has made some musicians careers but with recent shows the sound has been unbearably loud, distorting the music and forcing fans like myself, who actually like hearing music, to the rear of the hall just to avoid going deaf. Cowering by the bar in fear for your aural privileges is hardly my idea of a good time.
Perhaps I will regret refusing to attend shows there in future since, they do get really great musical acts, but for now I'm a hater.
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