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Radio Broadcast 8.8 - One thing that I really appreciate about this recording is how you can hear a real separation between bass and guitars. This is not typical of a heavy metal concert recording unless recorded and mixed for a specific purpose, such as a broadcast. So, while the sound itself might tend to be on the "brassier" side - it's not a knock...it's a way of trying to describe how there's plenty of bass but not necessarily in the form of that typical metal low end boomy sludge sound. It's got definition and I like that.Savatage Harpo's Detroit, MI. June 14th, 19851. Introduction 2. City Beneath The Surface 3. Skull Session 4. Warriors 5. Midas Knight 6. Visions Of Hell 7. I Believe 8. Necrophilia 9. Rage 10. Drum Solo 11. Holocaust 12. Guitar Solo 13. Washed Out 14. Sirens 15. The Dungeons Are Calling 16. Power Of The Night 17. Scream Murder 18. Twisted Little Sister 19. On The Run 20. By The Grace Of The Witch 21. The Whip -
Audience 9.0 -A lovely, intimate sounding show. Now, don't get me wrong, there seems to be a large audience but the quality of the capture feels smaller, closer, warmer than your average midsize venue.Ry Cooder and The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces Mayfair Theatre Santa Monica, CA March 16, 1987 Late Show Disc 1 01 Showtime Intro 02 Little Sister 03 Smack Dab In the Middle 04 Go Home Girl 05 If Walls Could Talk 06 Money Honey 07 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live 08 One Meat Ball Disc 2 09 Women Will Rule The World 10 Jesus On The Mainline 11 He'll Have To Go 13 Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know) 14 Canción Mixteca 15 La Bamba - Twist And Shout Jim Keltner - drums Ry Cooder - guitar, vocals Van Dyke Parks - keys Jorge Calderon - bass Flaco Jimenez - accordion Miguel Cruz - percussion Steve Douglas - sax George Bohannon - trombone Bobby King - tenor Terry Evans - baritone Arnold McCuller - tenor Willie Green Jr - bass -
Audience 8.8 - A functional capture, not like maybe the typical Prince stealth recording with the crisp highs and deep lows, punchy middle...this one is the stepchild I suppose where it has everything one step below it's vaunted siblings. Does that mean it is bad? Not at all, it's a fine recording that presents a VERY top form and funky Prince in his element...it's very good but not greatness and I am thankful to have it nonetheless. Prince Prom Center Minneapolis, MN. June 7, 1985 1. A Love Bizarre 2. Mutiny 3. Sheila E. Drum Solo 4. Sometimes It Snows In April 5. Irresistable Bitch 6. Possessed 7. The Bird 8. Drawer's Burnin' 9. Holly Rock -
Soundboard 9.1 - All of this material is soundboard but keep in mind these 60's Zappa boards all have a somewhat "dated" sound quality which is not a bad thing because it creates a sonic time capsule that allows you to feel the vibe of the times. I think some of his audience might have been a little bewildered by what they were seeing and hearing because the reactions are sometimes very telling.
Frank Zappa Late 60's LiveDisc 1London, UK. 10-25-19681. Uncle Meat Variations 2. In The Sky 3. Orange County Lumber Truck MedleyToronto, Ont. March 19694. Intro To Pound For A Brown 5. The String Quartet 6. Cruising For Burgers 7. Frank Conducts 8. LohengrinDisc 21. Trouble Every Day 2. Hungry Freaks Daddy 3. Lonely Lonely Nights 4. Little House I Used To Live In 5. Aybe Sea 6. Son Of Mr. Green GenesPortsmouth, UK. 06-05-19697. Intro To Pound For A Brown 8. A Pound For A Brown 9. Sleeping In A Jar 10. JamDisc 31. Transylvania BoogieWarrensville Heights, OH. 08-10-19692. Drum Duet 3. Some Ballet Music 4. Right There 5. Frank Explains 6. A Pound For A Brown 7. Sleeping In A Jar 8. Improvisations 9. In The Sky 10. Improvisations -
Audience 9.4 - I really found this to be a real gem. First, I think it starts with a respectful but enthusiastic Japananese audience and then because of the immaculate source tape. The recording, while maybe light on bottom end just a touch, is crisp and clean and features a flawless midrange. Drums have an extremely "live" feel, you almost just kind of look off to your left and right to make sure a drummer isn't there in your living room!
Eric Clapton Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan Kanagawa, Japan December 08, 1981Disc 101 Intro 02 Tulsa Time 03 Lay Down Sally 04 Wonderful Tonight 05 After Midnight 06 I Shot the Sheriff 07 A Whiter Shade of Pale * (Albert Lee on Solo Guitar) 08 Country Boy ** 09 Another TicketDisc 201 Blues Power 02 Blow Wind Blow 03 Motherless Children 04 Ramblin' On My Mind - Have You Ever Loved a Woman 05 Cocaine 06 Layla 07 Member Introduction 08 Further On Up the RoadBand Lineup: Eric Clapton: Guitar, Vocals Albert Lee: Guitar, Vocals ** Dave Markee: Bass Henry Spinetti: Drums Chris Stainton: Keyboards Gary Brooker: Keyboards, Vocals *