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Grand Funk Railroad Hawaii 1971 - Soundboard 9.1 A scarcity of prime era recordings mandate that anyone remotely interested in this band pursue any and all recordings that are A. Soundboard and/or B. decent audience for the simple reason that this band kicked ass. This is a true rarity – a soundboard and, yes, it kicks major ass. Grand Funk Railroad Boston 1971 Audience 8.7 - A very good tape surfaces and you can actually hear everything pretty clearly. This band played very loud (as did any self-respecting heavy rock band of the early 70’s) and consequently unless you smuggled in superior quality machinery you weren’t likely to be able to capture this sound with any clarity. This taper had better than average gear it seems, and even though it’s still somewhat distant from the stage, it is a tape that allows the listener to experience an entire show without struggling too hard to make out what is going on. Grand Funk Railroad Live 1971 Disc 1 Hawaii University Honolulu, Hawaii July 13th, 1971 1. -Are You Ready 2. -Paranoid 3. -In Need 4. -Mean Mistreated 5. -I'm Your Captain 6. -Into The Sun 7. -Inside Looking Out 8. -Are You Ready (Reprise) Disc 2 Boston Garden Boston, MA. october-3-1971 1 -Intro - Footstompin' Music 2 -Upsetter 3 -People Let's Stop The War 4 -Mean Mistreater 5 -Feeling Alright 6 -I'm Your Captain 7 -Heartbreaker Disc 3 Boston cont'd 8 -T.N.U.C 9 -Gimme Shelter 10 -Inside Looking Out the band Mark Farner – guitars lead vocals keyboard Don Brewer – drums lead vocals Mel Schacher – bass guitar -
Audience 8.8 - A very lively atmosphere that, for me, really put me back to the early 1980’s. The recording is pretty good, the band is hot, the crowd is into it. THE PRETENDERS Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, Michigan August 18, 1981 1 -The wait 2 -The Adultress 3 -Message Of Love 4 -Louie Louie 5 -Talk Of The Town 6 -The English Roses 7 -Birds Of Paradise 8 -Kid 9 -Stop Your Sobbin' 10 -Private Life 11 -Jealous Dogs 12 -Day After Day 13 -Bad Boys Get Spanked 14 -Tattooed Love Boys 15 -Precious 16 -Up The Neck 17 -Brass In Pocket 18 -Mystery Achievement (with band intros) Chrissie Hynde: lead vocals, rhythm guitar James Honeyman-Scott: lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (R.I.P.) Pete Farndon: bass, backing vocals (R.I.P.) Martin Chambers: drums, percussion, backing vocals -
Audience 8.6/Audience 8.9 - A real treat! Both sources are good captures but the Fillmore show really brings it home to you. If you have a curiosity about this band and how they were live, grab this one! MOBY GRAPE Live 1966 UNKNOWN VENUE 1966 1. Dark Magic 2. Mr. Blues 3. Changes 4. Looper 5. It's Gonna Take A Lot 6. Sittin' By The Window 7. Big Boss Man 8. 8:05 9. Ain't No Use 10. Omaha FILLMORE WEST SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 25, 1966 11. Bill Graham intro 12. Rounder 13. The Bitter Wind 14. Stop 15. Fall On You 16. MillerÕs Blues 17. Dark Magic 18. Ain't No Use 19. Indifference 20. Changes Skip Spence - guitar Jerry Miller - guitar Peter Lewis - guitar Bob Mosley - bass Don Stevenson - drums -
Audience 9.0 - This recording, while captured from the wilds of the audience, is very deep, full-bodied and pleasing to the ears. You will have to deal with the fans, but they aren’t ruining this capture they are just present. I liked this one a lot, I listened all the way through in fact. You will appreciate the taper’s efforts as I did. Rush California Expo Sacramento, CA June 26, 1990 DISC 1 01 - Force Ten 5:22 02 - Freewill 3:51 03 - Distant Early Warning 4:14 04 - Time Stand Still 5:48 05 - Subdivisions 5:21 06 - Marathon 6:32 07 - Red Barchetta 6:38 08 - Superconductor 5:01 09 - Show Don't Tell 6:21 10 - The Pass 4:58 11 - Closer To The Heart 4:54 DISC 2 01 - Manhattan Project 4:57 02 - Xanadu 6:26 03 - YYZ 3:06 04 - Drum Solo 4:57 05 - Scars 4:33 06 - War Paint 5:36 07 - Mission 5:25 08 - Tom Sawyer 6:13 09 - The Spirit Of Radio 4:53 10 - 2112 Overture 3:12 11 - La Villa Strangiato 4:42 12 - In The Mood 2:05 13 - Pipeline - Jazz Bass 1:11 -
Audience 9.2 - A lovely, spacious, almost elegant recording even though it is originating somewhere in the middle I would guess. The sound feels slightly above you, but it’s warm and pleasant. The only knock is that taper missed a little of a couple of songs due to hassles from security. I can forgive that, at least they didn’t seize his gear. Good job taper! RUSH November 4, 1996 Gund Arena Cleveland, OH, USA Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Dreamline 03 The Big Money 04 Driven 05 Half the World 06 Red Barchetta 07 Animate 08 Limbo 09 The Trees 10 Red Sector A 11 Virtuality Disc 2 12 Nobody's Hero 13 2112: Overture 14 2112: Temples of Syrinx 15 2112: Discovery 16 2112: Presentation 17 2112: Oracle-The Dream 18 2112: Soliloquy 19 2112: Grand Finale 20 Intro 21 Test For Echo 22 Subdivisions 23 Freewill Disc 3 24 Roll the Bones 25 Time and Motion 26 Leave That Thing Alone 27 Drum Solo 28 Natural Science 29 Force Ten 30 The Spirit of Radio 31 Tom Sawyer 32 YYZ 33 Cygnus X-1 -
Audience 9.3 - I can’t recommend this highly enough – just ferocious playing and great guitar tone emanating from the stage where you have a close up seat and strap in ‘cause this is one heavy duty helping of blistering metal. Must have! Black Sabbath Memorial Stadium Seattle, WA 1980.07.19 Disc 1 101 War Pigs 102 Neon Knights 103 N.I.B. 104 Children Of The Sea 105 Sweet Leaf - Drum Solo 106 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 Heaven And Hell 202 Iron Man 203 Guitar Solo 204 Die Young 205 Paranoid 206 Children Of The Grave -
Soundboard 9.5 - Stellar quality, with a mix that showcases drums and drums as they should sound. The overall timbre of the sound is warm, a lot of depth and backup vocals are not buried, it’s really a nicely rounded and rather democratic mix. The Eagles Los Angeles Forum Inglewood, CA Mar. 4, 1980 Disc 1 101. Hotel California 102. Already Gone 103. In The City 104. King Of Hollywood 105. The Sad Cafe ** 106. Lyin' Eyes 107. I Can't Tell You Why Disc 2 201. Those Shoes 202. Heartache Tonight 203. One Of These Nights 204. Turn To Stone 205. The Long Run ** 206. Life's Been Good 207. Life In The Fast Lane 208. Carol ** with special guest David Sanborn -
Audience 8.8 - Thankfully Tull fans can rejoice as another good quality Passion Play recording is available. What a vast leap it was from 1969 and 70’s bluesy Tull to 1973’s ambitious progressive rock extravaganza Passion Play! Jethro Tull TCCC Fort Worth, TX 1973-07-16 disc 1 1. -Lifebeats 2. -Prelude 3. -The Silver Cord 4. -Re-Assuring Tune 5. -Memory Bank 6. -Best Friends 7. -Critique Oblique 8. -Forest Dance #1 9. -The Story Of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 10. -Forest Dance #2 11. -The Foot of Our Stairs 12. -Overseer Overture 13. -Flight From Lucifer 14. -10.08 To Paddington 15. -Magnus Perde 16. -Epilogue 17. -Thick As A Brick (The Middle Bit) disc 2 1. -Cross-Eyed Mary 2. -No Rehearsal 3. -Instrumental (incl. Thick As A Brick & Drum Solo) 4. -Aqualung 5. -Wind-Up 6. -Instrumental (incl. Minstrel In The Gallery) 7. -Locomotive Breath - Hard-Headed English General 8. -Wind-Up (reprise) Ian Anderson Martin Barre Jeffry Hammond John Evan Barriemore Barlow -
Audience 9.5 - Hard to really improve upon this one - it's lovely in all regards. Great, clean highs and round lows with a great mid range. It's highlighted by a respectful crowd that rarely intrudes while the band is performing but very enthusiastic between songs. Wish I was there. This recording allows me to be there and hear what I missed. Queen Seattle Center Arena Seattle, WA March 13, 1977 Disc 1 01 Tie Your Mother Down 02 Ogre Battle 03 White Queen (As It Began) 04 Somebody To Love 05 Killer Queen 06 The Millionaire Waltz 07 You're My Best Friend 08 Bring Back That Leroy Brown 09 Brighton Rock 10 '39 11 You Take My Breath Away 12 White Man Disc 2 13 The Prophet's Song 14 Bohemian Rhapsody 15 Stone Cold Crazy 16 Keep Yourself Alive 17 Liar 18 In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited 19 Now I'm Here 20 Big Spender 21 Jailhouse Rock Medley 22 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 23 Stupid Cupid 24 Be-Bog-A-Lula -
Audience 9.4 - Exceptionally well balanced, this recording features very tangible depth and nice clarity. Fleetwood Mac The Forum Inglewood, CA August 30, 1977 Disc 1 01 Say You Love Me 02 Monday Morning 03 Dreams 04 Oh Well 05 Rhiannon 06 Oh Daddy 07 Never Going Back Again 08 Landslide 09 Over My Head Disc 2 10 Gold Dust Woman 11 You Make Loving Fun 12 I’m So Afraid 13 Go Your Own Way 14 World Turning 15 Blue Letter 16 The Chain 17 Second Hand News 18 Songbird -
Audience 8.8 - This is NOT the Monsters of Rock show, it’s actually the last DLR (classic era) show and it’s pretty good! It’s not super close up or terribly far from stage, seems to be in a nice spot and everything is clear with decent dynamics. Now, it’s a recording from a rowdy crowd but even with that I felt they did not ruin this or intrude unnecessarily – in fact it seemed they wanted to listen to the band and not hold conversations or stupid hooting and whistling during songs. Fantastic! Van Halen Stadion am Dutzendteich Nurnberg, Germany 1984-09-02 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -House Of Pain 08. -Bass Solo 09. -I'll Wait 10. -Everybody Wants Some Disc 2 11. -Oh, Pretty Woman 12. -1984 13. -Jump 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -Panama 16. -You Really Got Me 17. -Happy Trails - You Really Got Me (reprise) -
Stockholm 1983 Audience 8.9 - This tape starts off kind of average and slowly but surely keeps getting better until what we have is a very good tape of a really good show. As most already know, any good tape of this line up is VERY welcome as it showcases what I consider a great band – I did not say a great Black Sabbath because you can’t get away from Ian’s obvious vocal inflections that inevitably recall his old band. That being said if you listen to this without that bias you realize how good this BAND was in 1983. Paris 1983 Soundboard 9.1 - A most welcomed thing amongst Black Sabbath collectors without question is this board tape with the Ian Gillan line up. I love the material they recorded on Born Again, this is almost the logical progression from Technical Ecstasy, to me anyway. The music is more ideally suited to Ian Gillan’s vocals than it would have been to Ronnie James Dio and I think that is obvious. Black Sabbath Quebec City 1983 Audience 8.9 - I like this tape because you really get to hear and appreciate what the bass is all about in Sabbath and it is here in excellent detail. Everyone shines, it’s great to have this abundance of riches because this short-lived period of Black Sabbath is certainly one of the most unique sounding. Black Sabbath LIVE 1983 Ian Gillan - Vocals Tony Iommi - Guitar Geezer Butler - Bass Bev Bevan - Drums Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards Disc 1 Johanneshovs Isstadion Stockholm, Sweden August 19th, 1983 01. -Intro (Stonehenge) 02. -Children Of The Grave 03. -Hot Line 04. -War Pigs 05. -Born Again 06. -Supernaut 07. -Drum Solo 08. -Rock 'N' Roll Doctor 09. -Disturbing The Priest 10. -Keep It Warm 11. -Black Sabbath 12. -The Dark 13. -Zero The Hero 14. -Tony Iommi's Guitar Solo 15. -Digital Bitch 16. -Iron Man Disc 2 Stockholm Cont'd 01. -Smoke On The Water 02. Paranoid Espace Balard Paris, France September 30th, 1983 03 - Children Of The Grave 04 - Hot Line 05 - War Pigs 06 - Supernaut - Drum solo 07 - Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 08 - Disturbing The Priest 09 - Guitar solo 10 - Digital Bitch 11 - Smoke On The Water 12 - Paranoid Disc 3 Quebec City Coliseum Quebec City, CANADA Oct 20 1983 01 -Intro - Children of the Grave 02 -Hot Line 03 -War Pigs 04 -Supernaut - drum solo - Rock' n' Roll Doctor 05 -Disturbing the Priest 06 -Iron Man Disc 4 07 -Zero the Hero 08 -Heaven & Hell - Guitar solo - Digital Bitch 09 -Black Sabbath 10 -Smoke on the Water 11 -Paranoid -
Soundboard 9.2 - I think this right here is as good as it will get to a complete Tommy Bolin Purple gig in soundboard quality and, here’s the important thing, reasonably cohesive playing. To be honest, after listening to this, it’s kind of apparent that Deep Purple was probably not the best vehicle for Tommy’s talents. Not that he can’t play, but that Deep Purple’s music was too one dimensional. That being said it is still pretty good despite the erratic mix – sometimes guitar is up front and sometimes it is buried. All in all I think I can say this show will be a revelation for Purple and Bolin fans. Deep Purple Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA. 26th January 1976 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Burn 3. Lady Luck 4. Love Child 5. Gettin’ Tighter 6. Smoke on the Water 7. Georgia On My Mind 8. Keyboard Solo 9. Lazy 10. Drum Solo 11. Homeward Strut Disc 2 1. Tuning 2. This Time Around 3. Owed to “G” 4. Guitar Solo 5. Drifter 6. Stormbringer 7. Going Down 8. Highway Star David Coverdale – Vocal Tommy Bolin – Guitar Glenn Hughes – Bass & Vocal Jon Lord – Keyboards Ian Paice – Drums -
Soundboard 9.3 - I enjoy listening to excellent recordings of Yes from 1980 and 1984 because they are full of music that I always manage to find new depth of creativity in every time I hear it. Maybe it wasn’t my favorite Yes period back then, but I can appreciate it now. Great quality, and so it is the 1980 Drama sessions material on Disc 2. YES Park Stadium Hershey, PA. September 1, 1984 Disc 1 01. -Leave It 02. -Reason To Be Here 03. -Hold On 04. -Hearts 05. -I've Seen All Good People 06. -Tony Kaye Keyboards Solo 07. -Solly's Beard 08. -Changes 09. -Owner Of A Lonely Heart 10. -It Can Happen 11. -The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Whitefish - Amazing Grace Disc 2 12. -Intro - City Of Love 13. -Starship Trooper Jon Anderson (Vocals, Guitar) Alan White (Drums) Trevor Rabin (Guitars, Vocals) Tony Kaye (Keyboards) Chris Squire (Bass) Drama Sessions The Town House studios London, UK 18 April 1980 14. -The Yes Song 15. -Who Makes The Tea 16. -Does It Ever Happen (To You) 17. -To The Light 18. -Satellite Chris Squire - Bass Steve Howe - Guitars Alan White - Drums -
Audience 9.3 - Legendary Mike “The Mic” Millard recording and what a sparkling one it is. It’s hard to place Yes’s music into any sort of time frame because it is timeless, therefore a good 1991 show is just as “good” as a 1971 show, meaning as you listen you realize there’s no real difference in that the 1991 show might as well be the band during any time frame because it’s just as good. Yes The Forum Inglewood, CA May 15, 1991 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite 02 Yours Is No Disgrace 03 Rhythm Of Love 04 Shock To The System 05 Heart Of The Sunrise 06 Clap 07 Mood For A Day Disc 2 08 Make It Easy 09 Owner Of A Lonely Heart 10 And You And I 11 Drum Solos 12 Hold On 13 I've Seen All Good People 14 Tony Kaye Solo 15 Changes 16 Solly's Beard Disc 3 17 Long Distance Runaround 18 Whitefish 19 Amazing Grace 20 Lift Me Up 21 Rick Wakeman Solo 22 Awaken 23 Roundabout Jon Anderson – lead vocals Bill Bruford – electric and acoustic drums, percussion Steve Howe – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals Tony Kaye – Hammond organ, synthesizers Trevor Rabin – electric guitars, lead and backing vocals Chris Squire – bass guitar, pedals, backing vocals Rick Wakeman – electric piano, synthesizers, keytar Alan White – acoustic drums, percussion -
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This set was assembled with both the hardcore collector and casual collector in mind. The variety of material that will appeal to longtime Yes collectors is the immediate standout feature, aside from the beautiful design of the canister itself. Now, let this be the one and only disclaimer: The inclusion of the Dallas 1972 show, even though it may be considered below the high standards set by collectors of this venerable progressive rock band, was too important to not acknowledge here because, as you know, we lost Alan White not that long ago and the Dallas '72 gig was his first with the band. It's also kind of interesting to hear how well he did with only a couple of days to learn the challenging material. The rest of the set is an excellent combination of stuff guaranteed to keep you interested throughout the entire set. Highlights include the new to circulation Providence 1976 which is an excellent sounding tape, and the demos/alternates from Time And A Word. NOTE: PLEASE ALLOW 2-3 DAYS BEFORE SHIPPING YES DECADES 1970-1980 Disc 1 Time And A Word Demos 01. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed #1 02. Then #1 03. Everydays #1 04. Sweet Dreams 05. The Prophet 06. Clear Days #1 07. Astral Traveller #1 08. Time And A Word #1 09. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed #2 10. Then #2 11. Everydays #2 12. Time And A Word #3 13. Dear Father 14. Clear Days #2 15. Astral Traveller #2 16. Time And A Word #2 Disc 2 Yale BOWL New Haven, Connecticut 1971-07-24 1. -YOURS IS NO DISGRACE 2. -YOUR MOVE - I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE 3. -CLAP - CLASSICAL GAS 4. -PERPETUAL CHANGE Incl.Drum Solo New York City, NY. November 24, 1971 5. -Firebird Suite 6. -Roundabout 7. -I've Seen All Good People 8. -The Clap 9. -Wakeman Solo 10. -Long Distance Runaround 11. -The Fish Disc 3 New York Cont'd 1. -Perpetual Change 2. -Yours Is No Disgrace San Bernardino, Ca. March 17, 1972 03. -Firebird Suite 04. -Roundabout 05. -Heart Of The Sunrise 06. -The Clap 07. -Perpetual Change 08. -I've Seen All Good People Disc 4 Memorial Auditorium Dallas, Texas July 30, 1972 (1st show with Alan White) 1. -Firebird Suite 2. -Siberian Khatru 3. -Heart Of The Sunrise 4. -I've Seen All Good People 5. -Mood For A Day 6. -America 7. -And You & I 8. -Wakeman solo Disc 5 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen, Germany April 14th, 1974 01 -Firebird Suite 02 -Siberian Khatru 03 -And You And I 04 -Close To The Edge 05 -The Revealing Science of God Disc 6 Ludwigshafen Cont'd 06 -The Ancient 07 -The Ritual 08 -Roundabout 09 -Starship Trooper Disc 7 Mecca Arena Milwaukee, WI 1976-08-16 01 -Apocalypse 02 -Siberian Khatru 03 -Sound Chaser 04 -I've Seen All Good People 05 -Jon's Rambling Introduction of "The Gates of Delirium" 06 -The Gates of Delirium Disc 8 Milwaukee Cont'd 07 -Long Distance Runaround 08 -Moraz Solo 09 -Steve Howe Solo: On Wings Of Gold ~ The Clap 10 -Jon Anderson Harp Solo 11 -Jon's Rambling Introduction of "Heart of the Sunrise" 12 -Heart of the Sunrise 13 -Jon Thanks the Tour Personnel and Introduces "Ritual" 14 -Ritual 15 -Roundabout Disc 9 Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island June 10, 1976 01. -Intro – Apocalypse 02. -Siberian Khatru 03. -Sound Chaser 04. -I've Seen All Good People 05. -Gates Of Delirium 06. -Long Distance Runaround 07. -Patrick Moraz Solo 08. -Clap (Steve Howe Solo) Disc 10 Providence Cont'd 09. -Jon Anderson Solo 10. -Heart Of the Sunrise 11. -Ritual 12. -Roundabout 13. -Starship Trooper Disc 11 Jon Anderson in London Royal Albert Hall December 1, 1980 1. -Yes medley part 1 2. -Rejoice 3. -Yes medley part 2 4. -Some Are Born 5. -Nostalgia 6. -Petrushka 7. -Far Away In Bagdad - Bird Song - One More Time 8. -Hear It 9. -Take Your Time 10. -Song Of Seven -
Soundboard 9.2 - A lot of free form jamming here, what they call Mountain Jam is really made up of some improvisation before the band goes off into this more structured jam, and the show is a little condensed but sounds like it is much longer than it actually is. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Columbia HS Auditorium Decatur, GA May 23, 1970 1. Mountain Jam Intro 2. Drums 3. Berry Bass Solo 4. Mountain Jam 5. Will The Circle Be Unbroken 6. Bo Diddely / Spacy Jam 7. Mountain Jam 8. Rock & ROll Jam 9. Mountain Jam Finale 10. Encore Intro 11. Don't Want You No More 12. Not My Cross To Bear Duane Allman - guitar Gregg Allman - organ, vocals Dicky Betts - guitar Berry Oakley - bass Butch Trucks - drums Jai Johanny Johanson - percussion -
Audience 9.3 - The second this begins you know it’s gonna be great, and it’s better than great. I’ve heard radio broadcasts that don’t sound as nice as this. I need atmosphere, I want to feel the space around me, the venue itself is a part of the event. Audience tapes of high quality can sometimes deliver more atmosphere than the best soundboard, and sometimes it’s necessary if you want to relive an event to have that atmosphere included in the recording. Genesis Boston Music Hall Boston, MA 24 February 1977 Disc 1 01 - Squonk (07:55) 02 - One For The Vine (11:32) 03 - Robbery, Assault & Battery (07:31) 04 - Your Own Special Way (07:26) 05 - Firth Of Fifth (09:16) 06 - The Carpet Crawlers (07:07) 07 - In That Quiet Earth (04:41) 08 - Afterglow (04:35) 09 - I Know What I Like (09:00) 10 - Eleventh Earl Of Mar (09:56) Disc 2 11 - Supper's Ready (25:28) 12 - Dance On A Volcano (04:20) 13 - Drum Duet (01:05) 14 - Los Endos (06:32) 15 - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (04:38) 16 - The Musical Box (03:37) Phil Collins - lead vocals, drums and percussion Tony Banks - keyboards, 12 strings & backing vocals Mike Rutherford - bass guitars, guitars & backing vocals Steve Hackett - lead guitars & effects Chester Thompson - drums and percussion -
Audience 9.0 -A sparkling audience tape that captures a band that is firing on all cylinders in frightening precision and dexterity (all members). Good bass presence here, no rumble just nice and solid which helps give clarity to everything else. Return To Forever Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, Germany 1976-03-21 Disc 1 101 Medieval Overture 6:01 102 Band Intros 2:19 103 Sorceress 12:25 104 The Magician 6:41 105 The Duel Of The Jester And The Tyrant 12:59 Disc 2 201 Lenny White Acoustic Set Introduction 1:20 202 The Romantic Warrior 12:20 203 Chick Piano Solo - Trio (Stanley, Lenny) On Green Dolphin Street, La Fiesta 9:22 204 Al Acoustic Guitar improvisation - RTF 11:37 205 Stanley Acoustic Bass improvisation incl. Bass Folk Song - RTF 10:52 206 Lenny White Drum Solo 10:39 207 Space Circus - Lopsy Lu - Coda 15:47 -
Soundboard 9.0 - A surprisingly good recording considering that it attempts to capture something pretty untamed especially for the time. There are lots of unrehearsed punk moments here, but overall I remain quite impressed with this early Misfits music because it sounds like a genie being let out of the bottle. Misfits December 20, 1978 Max's Kansas City New York, NY 01) Bullet 02) Where Eagles Dare 03) Who Killed Marilyn 04) Horror Business 05) Static Age 06) TV Casualty 07) Hollywood Babylon 08) Teenagers From Mars 09) Children In Heat 10) Attitude 11) Blue Christmas 12) We Are 138 -
Disc 1 Denver 1976 Soundboard 9.5 - A very bright and clear board tape with emphasis in the mix for maximum vocal clarity, but I like the way the drums sound and the horns are very clear too. Overall this is a “funk” mix. My only criticism might be the sizzle of the cymbals but they aren’t crowding the mix which might have been a deal-breaker for me. This is good funked up stuff! Disc 2 Oakland 1977 Soundboard/open mic audience 9.3 - I have to say my ears do not lie and there definitely is a professional quality to this recording but I could swear they have ambient mic’s to add atmosphere or perhaps to fill gaps? When the music is playing it’s most def soundboard, that is all I know. Detroit 1978 Soundboard 9.0 - A somewhat compressed but excellent tape, I particularly love this one because they play Maggot Brain which is my fave PFunk tune. Parliament 1976-1978 Disc 1 Unknown Venue Denver, CO 1976 1. -Mothership Connection 2. -Landing of the Mothership 3. -Dr. Funkenstein 4. -Funkin' For Fun 5. -Give Up The Funk - Jam 6. -Cosmic Slop 7. -Red Hot Mama 8. -Take Yo' Dead Ass Home - P.Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) - Do That Stuff Disc 2 Oakland Coliseum Oakland, CA 1-21-1977 01. -Who Wants To Get Funked Up 02. -Supergroovalisticprosifunkstic ation Medley 03. -Do That Stuff 04. -The Undisco Kid 05. -Children Of Productions 06. -Mothership Connection 07. -Swing Down Sweet Chariot 08. -Dr. Funkenstein 09. -Gamin' On Ya 10. -Tear The Roof Of The Sucka Medley Disc 3 Unknown Venue Detroit, MI. 04-01-1978 1. -Funkentelechy 2. -Cosmic Slop 3. -Maggot Brain 4. -Mothership Connection 5. -Swing Low Sweet Chariot 6. -Flash Light -
Audience 8.8 - A down n’ dirty recording that is surprisingly clean! How do I mean? Well, it captures not just the sound of the Dolls on stage (which is a dirty, sleezy rock and roll) but also the perfect atmosphere of this time and place almost to the degree that you don’t ever want it to end. This is LOADS of fun and will receive multiple plays for sure. NEW YORK DOLLS THE YELLOW BALLOON SYRACUSE, NY, USA JUNE, 1974 01. -something else 02. -looking for a kiss 03. -who are the mystery girls 04. -stranded in the jungle 05. -pills 06. -personality crisis 07. -puss n boots 08. -trash (aborted) 09. -trash 10. -chatterbox 11. -ain't got no home 12. -it's too late 13. -teenage news 14. -32-20 blues 15. -back in the usa 16. -on fire [early version] 17. -human being BAND: David Johansen - vocals, harmonica Johnny Thunders - guitars Sylvain Sylvain - guitars Arthur Kane - bass Jerry Nolan - drums w/ The Fantastic Buddy Bowser - sax -
Audience 8.9 - Two different evenings in Boston, each three years apart. For one thing, it's a well balanced capture all the way around (both gigs). Hearing the differences between stadium acts performing in '74 and then in '77 reveals subtle changes in music and delivery. I like being able to notice things like that and sets like this really allow the listener to immerse themselves in their own analytics as they listen. The sound is very good especially because a well done remastering job refreshed the tapes. I love this, this is a treat for people who wished they got to hear the opening acts too but tapers seldom saved tape for them. Boston Chronicles Vol. III Live in Boston 1974-1977 Disc 1 BLACK SHEEP Music Hall Boston MA. May 16th 1974 1 -Intro 2 -Power To Heal 3 -Guitar Solo 4 -A Little Or A lot 5 -Stick Around 6 -Payin' Yer Dues 7 -Drum Solo 8 -Woman 9 -Thank You - Stage Announcements THE BAND Lou Gramm vocals Donald Mancuso guitar Larry Crozier keyboard Bruce Turgon bass Disc 2 TEN YEARS AFTER Music Hall Boston MA. May 16th, 1974 1 -Intro 2 -Rock And Roll Music To The World 3 -Nowhere To Run 4 -Good Morning Little School Girl 5 -It's Getting Harder 6 -Drum Solo 7 -Love Like A Man 8 -Slow Blues In C Disc 3 TYA cont'd 9 -Look Me Straight Into The Eyes 10 -Jam - Scat Thing 11 -I Can't Keep From Crying 12 -Going Home 13 -Sweet Little Sixteen 14 -Choo Choo Mama 15 -The Crowd THE BAND Alvin Lee guitar vocals Leo Lyons bass Chick Churchill keyboards Ric Lee drums Russ drums Disc 4 DERRINGER Boston Music Hall Boston MA. March 18th 1977 1 -Intro 2 -Still Alive and Well 3 -Let Me In 4 -Teenage Love Affair 5 -Sailor 6 -Beyond the Universe 7 -Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo - You Really Got Me 8 -Sittin' By the Pool 9 -One Eyed Jack 10 -Roll With Me THE BAND Rick Derringer vocals guitar Vinny Appice drums Kenny Aaronson bass background vocals Danny Johnson guitar vocals STARZ Boston Music Hall Boston MA. March 18th 1977 11 -Cherry Baby 12 -Night Crawler 13 -Pull the Plug 14 -Boys in Action 15 -Drum Solo 16 -Boys in Action (reprise) THE BAND Michael Lee Smith vocals Richie Ranno guitar Brendan Harkin guitar Pieter "Pete" Sweval bass Joe X. Dubé (aka Jeff Grob) drums -
Audience 8.8 - Another amazing historical document that gives us the entire picture of what it was like to attend a rock concert in Boston in the early 70's. It's one evening out of 365 other evenings in the calendar year but it is a year that I did not get to experience anything like this, being that I was still in elementary school. It's a glaring example of what I was missing! Taper was not only prescient in capturing all the acts but he manages to do so with minimal problems and in very decent quality. Original tape transfers received recent treatment and have never sounded better, it makes me wonder why this material never got picked up by any of the boot labels in Japan or Europe for production. The Boston Chronicles Volume II Live In Boston 1972 Disc 1 BADFINGER Boston Garden Boston MA. July 1st 1972 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Baby Blue 3 -Take It All 4 -Tuesday Morning 5 -Baby, You And I 6 -Suitcase THE BAND Pete Ham vocals guitar keyboards Joey Molland vocals guitar keyboards Tom Evans vocals bass Mike Gibbins vocals drums percussion keyboards Additional personnel Rob Stawinsky drums (US tour, 1972) CACTUS Boston Garden Boston MA. July 1st 1972 7 -Intro 8 -Bedroom Mazurka 9 -Bad Stuff 10 -Bringing Me Down 11 -Swim THE BAND Carmine Appice Drums, backing vocals Tim Bogert Bass backing vocals Werner Fritzschings Guitar Peter French vocals Duane Hitchings Keyboards FACES Boston Garden Boston MA. July 1st 1972 12 -Tune Up - Intro 13 -It's All Over Now 14 -Miss Judy's Farm 15 -Memphis Tennessee Disc 2 Faces cont'd 1 -Maggie May 2 -Stay With Me 3 -Angel 4 -True Blue 5 -Too Bad 6 -That's All You Need 7 -Gasoline Alley 8 -That's All You Need (reprise) 9 -I'm Losing You 10 -Drum Solo - I'm Losing You (reprise) 11 -Maybe I'm Amazed 12 -DJ talk - Crowd 13 -Had Me A Real Good Time - Every Picture Tells A Story 14 -I'd Rather Go Blind 15 -Boston Goodnight THE BAND Kenney Jones drums Ronnie Wood guitar vocals Ian McLagan keyboards Rod Stewart lead vocals Ronnie Lane bass vocals -
Disc 1 Pittsburgh 1974 Audience 8.5 A rather middle of the road tape that does not offend the ears, but does not offer great separation of instruments. It’s not that it is real muddy either, it’s just that Sabbath were very loud, and unless you were seated ideally for taping, and, if your taping gear was high quality, you “might” get a very good recording of this band. That being said, I have heard much worse, and this is a new tape to circulation. Some good jams, Ozzy is very excited this night. Disc 2 Niagara Falls 1978 Audience 8.7 A bit better than the previous disc in this set, it offers better separation of instruments and more dynamics. In parts, it’s actually even better than the 8.7 rating. A rare tape, it offers something to collectors and features complete versions of the Technical Ecstasy songs which is a big plus. Disc 3 Live Rehearsals and Unknown Live 1979-80 Soundboard 9.8 Two very cool pieces that may have fallen through the cracks for most collectors but thankfully included in this Lost Recordings set. Both are worth repeated listening. Black Sabbath Lost Recordings 1974-1979 Disc One Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA 02-02-1974 1. -Introduction 2. -Tomorrow's Dream 3. -Sweet Leaf 4. -Killing Yourself To Live 5. -Snowblind 6. -War Pigs 7. -A National Acrobat 8. -Cornucopia 9. -Sabbra Cadabra 10. -Guitar-Drum Solo 11. -Unknown 12. -Drum Solo 13. -Supernaut 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -Sabbra Cadabra (reprise) Disc 2 Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY September 8, 1978 1 -Supertzar (intro tape) 2 -Symptom of the Universe 3 -Snowblind 4 -War Pigs 5 -Never Say Die 6 -Black Sabbath 7 -Dirty Women 8 -Rock 'n Roll Doctor 9 -Bill Ward drum solo 10 -Jam I 11 -Orchid 12 -Jam II 13 -Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (riff) 14 -Jam III 15 -Jam IV 16 -Jam V 17 -Electric Funeral 18 -Iron Man Disc 3 New York 1978 Cont'd 19 -Fairies Wear Boots 20 -Encore break 21 -Paranoid 22 -She's Gone (outro tape) 1979 Rehearsal Session 23. -Heaven And Hell 24. -Slapback Unknown Venue August 1980 25. -War Pigs 26. -Neon Knights 27. -Children Of The Sea 28. -Black Sabbath 29. -Die Young -
Soundboard 9.1/Audience 8.8 - An incomplete board tape that is completed by a very decent audience (thank goodness!) to present a great gig by a great band. I love the banter on stage, was Grace Slick the David Lee Roth of female vocalists? Ha ha! Jefferson Starship Moscone Center Vietnam War Veterans Benefit San Francisco, CA May 28, 1982 Disc 1 1-01 -Intro1-02 -Somebody To Love 1-03 -Ride The Tiger 1-04 -Stranger 1-05 -Fast Buck Freddie 1-06 -Find Your Way Back 1-07 -Save Your Love 1-08 -Fooled Around And Fell In Love 1-09 -Girl With The Hungry Eyes 1-10 -bass solo 1-11 -Play On Love Disc 2 2-01 -Jane 2-02 -Kantner Slick commentary 2-03 -Light The Sky On Fire (prelude) 2-04 -Light The Sky On Fire 2-05 -drum solo 2-06 -Stairway To Cleveland 2-07 -Dance With The Dragon 2-08 -White Rabbit 2-09 -Rock Music 2-10 -ending Grace Slick - vocals Mickey Thomas - vocals Paul Kantner - guitar, vocals Craig Chaquico - lead guitar David Freiberg - keyboards Pete Sears - bass Aynsley Dunbar - drums -
Audience 8.4 - Buried in a closet for decades this important document has finally surfaced. It’s, to my ears, slightly better than the next oldest live document which I believe is the Music Machine gig. The tape itself is not as bad as you’d imagine and that could be due to the diligent re-mastering that was done. The sound is not as murky and indecipherable as a lot of the other 1980 tapes. This can be appreciated, I mean, this is May of 1980 the band had yet to break open and even though they had a hardcore following, was not known outside of UK in any substantive sense. If you were a fan of Iron Maiden in these times, it’s akin to investing money in Google stock when it was first offered. Why would you? …maybe because you liked what they were doing and had a hunch. Man! IRON MAIDEN Market Hall Carlisle England, UK May 20th, 1980 01. Prowler (4:09) 02. Remember Tomorrow (5:52) 03. Killers (5:09) 04. Running Free (3:28) 05. Another Life (inc. Drum solo) (6:12) 06. Transylvania (3:40) 07. Strange World (5:42) 08. Charlotte The Harlot (4:30) 09. Phantom Of The Opera (7:04) 10. Iron Maiden (5:23) 11. Drifter (11:48) 12. I've Got The Fire (4:15) 13. Running Free (3:43) -
Audience 9.8 - Mindblowing! Put your sterile, lifeless soundboard tapes away and strap in for a REAL LIVE concert brought back to life in astounding clarity. Jethro Tull Civic Auditorium Pasadena, CA January 14, 1977 Disc 1 01 Skating Away (On The Thin Ice Of A New Day) 02 Jack-In-The-Green 03 Crazed Institution 04 Fire At Midnight 05 Instrumental 06 Thick As A Brick 07 Songs From The Wood 08 To Cry You A Song 09 A New Day Yesterday > Flute Solo incl. Bouree & Quartet > Living In The Past 10 Velvet Green Disc 2 11 Too Old To Rock'n' Roll 12 Bungle In The Jungle 13 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony 14 Minstrel In The Gallery 15 Hunting Girl 16 Cross-Eyed Mary 17 Aqualung 18 Guitar Solo 19 Wind-Up 20 Back-Door Angels 21 Wind-Up (reprise) 22 Locomotive Breath 23 Land Of Hope And Glory -
Various Sources 8.5/10 - So this is, as the title suggests, a collection of recordings made during this tour but the kicker is that the songs are all ones that were one-off’s (with a couple of exceptions). I found that even the worst track (the final track in the set) was not as bad as they made it seem in the liner notes. Still, when compared to some of the truly outstanding ones in the set, yes maybe it really paled in comparison but there’s only two “marginal” tracks here and they aren’t totally abhorrent. This was a very interesting listen for me personally. Bob Dylan All This Tangled Rope - Street Legal Live 1978 1. -Changing of the Guards - Paris, July 8th 2. -New Pony - Paris, July 5th soundcheck 3. -Baby, Stop Crying - New York City, September 30th 4. -Is Your Love in Vain - Providence, October 7th 5. -Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) - Seattle, November 10th 6. -True Love Tends to Forget - Camberley, July 15th 7. -We Better Talk This Over - Los Angeles, November 15th 8. -Where Are You Tonight - Seattle, November 10th 9. -A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Nürnberg, July 1st 10. -Gates Of Eden - Camberley, July 15th 11. -Am I Your Stepchild - Madison, November 1st 12. -The Man In Me - Paris, July 6th 13. -Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - New York City, September 29th 14. -Coming From The Heart (The Road Is Long) - St. Paul, October 31st 15. -I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Hollywood, December 16th 16. -One Of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - Nürnberg, July 1st 17. -Fix It, Ma - Paris, July 3rd soundcheck Notes: 2. poor recording; has not been performed live yet as of March 05; note that a soundcheck recording of "No Time To Think" (the 3rd track on the studio album) circulates, but the quality is markedly inferior to "New Pony," so I chose not to include it. 5. Dylan did not debut the intro story about the "old man with his eyes on fire" until San Diego, November 17th 9. only solo performance of this song in '78 10. mixed source recording, with merge at 0:47 11. "second version" lyrics; does not include my favorite line from the "first version," "I pulled you out of dope scenes, orgies and jam sessions too." 13. second of only two '78 performances 14. only live performance to date as of March 05; a studio demo circulates, as well 15. final number from the final '78 show; minor tape problems 4:07 > 4:11 17. poor recording; author unknown, possibly Dylan; sounds of taping device being moved 0:00 > 0:29, minor edit 0:24 Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar & harmonica) Billy Cross (lead guitar) Alan Pasqua (keyboards) Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals) David Mansfield (violin & mandolin) Steve Douglas (horns) Jerry Scheff (bass) Bobbye Hall (percussion) Ian Wallace (drums) Helena Springs Jo Ann Harris Carolyn Dennis (background vocals). -
Audience 8.8 - This show finally comes to light after decades and it’s surprisingly good. It’s extremely insistent and powerful sounding with guitars really up front and vocals thankfully pretty nicely mixed in as well. In fact, even drums here sound nicely integrated into the live sound mix in this small sounding venue. I rather like this one and you will too. Armored Saint Sherwood's Indianapolis, IN. January 30th, 1985 1. March Of The Saint 2. Mutiny On The World 3. False Alarm 4. Take A Turn 5. Stricken By Fate 6. Seducer 7. Madhouse 8. Can U Deliver -
Soundboard 9.5 - This is the recent BBC “reissue” broadcast version and it sounds great! There are no additional tracks, but there is an alternate stereo mix of “Let It Rock” so dive into this one it’s awesome. The Rolling Stones Refectory @ University Of Leeds Leeds, England March 13, 1971 1. Dead Flowers 2. Stray Cat Blues 3. Love In Vain 4. Midnight Rambler 5. Bitch 6. Band Introductions 7. Honky Tonk Women 8. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 9. Little Queenie 10. Brown Sugar 11. Street Fighting Man 12. Let It Rock 13. Let It Rock (Stereo mix) -
Soundboard 9.1 - Another Toronto recording to add to my growing collection and it’s a good one. The band does not sound like they are playing a show in the year 1988, to me they sound more 1978 to be honest. It’s a good, very solid show. Rush Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario 8 March 1988 Disc 1 01 - The Big Money 02 - Subdivisions 03 - Limelight 04 - Marathon 05 - Turn The Page 06 - Prime Mover 07 - Manhattan Project 08 - Closer To The Heart 09 - Red Sector A 10 - Force Ten 11 - Time Stand Still Disc 2 12 - Distant Early Warning 13 - Lock And Key 14 - Mission 15 - Territories 16 - YYZ 17 - Drum Solo 18 - Red Lenses 19 - The Spirit Of Radio 20 - Tom Sawyer 21 - 2112: Overture / Temples Of Syrinx 22 - La Villa Strangiato 23 - In The Mood