Breaking Benjamin - 2007-10-02 - Bloomington IL

This is just a solid Breaking Benjamin show I traded out this week, so I decided to do a review. I actually recorded them with Seether and Three Days Grace in March of 2008 (I'm planning a remaster/re-release of that one soon) and back then they did not disappoint. Very heavy and very engaged with the crowd and it shows on this recording. The taper clearly knew what he was doing and positioned himself with an unobstructed line to the speakers, as there is very little talking or crowd noise close by, but still manages to capture the energy in just the way I like it. The sound is a tad bit on the heavy end but its still clear and not distorted. A very solid effort.

Shaun Morgan from Seether joins in the Deftones cover, very well done. I'm sure they did a lot of that throughout the tour, and probably mixed it up with several different covers as well. One of my favorite things about Breaking Benjamin, they use covers to get the crowd into

I couldn't find any pictures from the date, but I made some artwork.

Breaking Benjamin
October 2, 2007
US Cellular Coliseum
Bloomington, Illinois

Diary of Jane
Had Enough
Dance with the Devil
Until the End
Breath
Phase
Topless
Breakdown
Polyamorous
Shallow Bay
Deftones - Change
Sooner or Later
So Cold

Taped 10' from the front of the stage, stage-left.
Recording info: Core Shound High-End Binaurals (in Hat)->Sony TCD D100
Transfer info: Tascam DA302->(COAX)->SB Audigy->FLAC Front End->You

Stats:
Rating - 95/100
File - FLAC (371 MB)

More on the show here:
http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f145/breaking-benjamin-2007-10-02-bloomington-il-215552.html

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