The sounds is great at the Pearl. They get some amazing bands. I put the Pearl right below the new Joint for 2 reasons. 1) they have a far too small General Admission area. They need it twice as big at least. 2) pearl is too corporate. They hold back mass amounts of ticket for their supplier/corporate friends so they fans are left with the few thats and they have the theif Andrew Hewitt promoting which robs fans. Ticket prices will be double any other venue and the bands dont get any more of the ticket sales. The venue is by far the most beautiful in Vegas and the sound is perfect. The concert going experience is great. Prices are steeper than other venues in its range but they get great talent so there isnt much you can do about it. Take the first 15 rows out and you would have the perfect general admission/reserved seating venue. The corporate feel keeps it from being a 5 star venue. Everything else is right on. Nothing will ever touch the glory of the Huntridge!