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I couldn't find it with a search, but a long while ago there was a great thread on this topic. I think someone started off on a "what's wrong with modern country" rant and one of the regulars (can't remember who) chimed in with a great description of the modern (post-Garth) country formula. The most important part of the formula was that the drumming was identical to '70s rock drumming (e.g., Fleetwood Mac). I believe the thread had this thought experiment: "Take any Stevie Nicks tune from the '70s and think about what you would have to do to turn it into a Shania Twain tune." (First, you leave the drums alone.)
The bottom line is that the concert was probably mixed according to the standard modern country formula.
[By the way, I've run that basic idea of the formula by a number of musicians my age and at least half have reacted the same way -Dang, if I had thought of that, I'd be as rich as Garth.]
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