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  

Soundboard 9.7 - Possibly the best live Boston in existence. It just does not get much better Than this. Boston The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA. December 18, 1976 1. Introduction 2. Rock And Roll Band 3. Shattered Images (Help Me) 4. More Than A Feeling 5. Peace Of Mind 6. Something About You 7. Smokin' 8. Guitar Solo 9. Foreplay 10. Long Time 11. Television Politician 12. Don't Be Afraid

Audience 8.7 - This is an ass-kicker of a show, really huge sound and larger performance…completely over the top.  The hall effect is present but taper is close enough to the mains to mitigate much of that.  There is an underlying “noisiness” in the tape which gets lost on the shuffle anyway once the band is cooking…and man do they cook! Boston at the Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts USA November 06, 1978 1978-11-06 Disc 1 01 intro 02 Rock and Roll Band 03 Shattered Images 04 Peace of Mind 05 Feeling Satisfied 06 Don't Look Back 07 The Journey 08 More Than a Feeling Disc 2 09 A Man I'll Never Be 10 intro 11 Smokin' 12 This Time 13 Foreplay 14 Long Time 15 Something About You 16 Party 17 Television Politician

Disc 1 Audience 8.7 - Surprisingly decent effort capturing a rarely recorded Borneo Band in what sounds like a small club. Disc 2 Soundboard 8.7 - A tape showing age, but of decent enough quality that you can dive in and enjoy this rare recording. Discs 3 and 4 Audience 9.2 - Extremely clear and vibrant recording that provides an amazing listening experience!  This is a must have for sure. Bob Seger Tour The Page 1972-1977 Disc 1 Bob Seger and The Borneo Band Tampa, FL 1972 01 -Intro 02 -Back in 72 03 -Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley cover) 04 -Who Do You Love (Bo Diddley cover) 05 -If I Were a Carpenter (Tim Hardin cover) 06 -Higher and Higher (Jackie Wilson cover) 07 -I've Been Working (Van Morrison cover) 08 -Rosalie 09 -Ramblin' Gamblin' Man 10 -Let It Rock 11 -Will the Circle Be Unbroken Bob Seger - guitar, vocals Bill Mueller - guitar, vocals Jamie Oldaker - drums Dick Simms - keyboards, pedal bass Sergio Pastora - percussion, congas Tom Cartmell - saxophones Marcy Levy - backing vocals Shaun Murphy - backing vocals Disc 2 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Aragon Ballroom, Dallas, TX 1974 01 -Bringing It Back (J.J. Cale cover) 02 -Sue Me, Sue You Blues (George Harrison cover) 03 -Rosalie 04 -If I Were a Carpenter (Tim Hardin cover) 05 -Ramblin' Gamblin' Man 06 -School Teacher 07 -All Your Love 08 -Don't Burn Down the Bridge (Albert King cover) 09 -Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley cover) Bob Seger - vocals, guitar Drew Abbott - lead guitar Rick Manasa - keyboards Chris Campbell - bass Charlie Allen Martin - drums Disc 3 BOB SEGER & The Silver Bullet Band Music Hall Boston, MA. March 21st 1977 1 -Intro 2 -Rock And Roll Never Forgets 3 -Travelin' Man 4 -Beautiful Loser 5 -Turn The Page 6 -Sunspot Baby 7 -Ship Of Fools 8 -Main Street 9 -Come To Pappa Disc 4 10 -Mary Lou 11 -Sunburst 12 -Ramblin' Gamblin' Man 13 -Heavy Music 14 -Katmandu 15 -Night Moves 16 -Let It Rock THE BAND Bob Seger Vocals guitar Drew Abbott guitar vocals Robyn Robbins keyboards Alto Reed saxophone Chris Campbell bass Charlie Allen Martin drums

Studio 9.7 - Super clean and professional studio recordings make for one absolutely stellar listening experience. A winner by all accounts! Bob Marley - The Santana Secret Tape (no, Santana does not play on any of this!) Disc 1 01 Keep On Moving (Dub Take 1) 02 Keep On Moving (Dub Take 2) 03 Marcia - Got To Lead The West.. 04 Waiting In Vain (Live) 05 Rebel Music (Live) 06 Instrumental 07 Revolution (Take 1) 08 Revolution (Take 2) Disc 2 01 Pimpers Paradise (Dub) 02 So Much Trouble (Instrumental) 03 Forever Loving Jah (Instrumental) 04 Bad Card (Version) 05 Real Situation (Alternate) 06 Crisis (Version) 07 Buffalo Soldier (Dub) 08 Rebel Music (Instrumental Take 3) 09 Buffalo Soldier (Dub Mix 2) 10 One Love (Dub Take 2) 11 One Love (Dub Take 3)  

See Vol.1 for full review. Bob Dylan & The Band Title: Live At Madison Square Garden 1974 Dates: January 31, 1974 Evening Show Venue: MSG City: New York Country: U.S.A. Source: Ex Stereo Soundboard Recording Lineage: Vintage Masters Bootleg CD > WAV > FLAC Disc 5 01: Most Likely You Go Your Way 02: Lay Lady Lay 03: Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues 04: Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35 05: It Ain't Me Babe 06: Ballad Of A Thin Man 07: Stage Fright 08: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 09: King Harvest 10: When You Awake 11: Up On Cripple Creek 12: All Along The Watchtower 13: Ballad Of Hollis Brown 14: Knockin' On Heaven's Door Disc 6 01: The Times They Are A Changin' 02: Don't Think Twice, It's Allright 03: Gates Of Eden 04: Just Like A Woman 05: It's Allright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 06: Rag Mama Rag 07: This Wheel's On Fire 08: The Shape I'm In 09: The Weight 10: Forever Young 11: Highway 61 Revisited 12: Like A Rolling Stone 13: Most Likely You Go Your Way 14: Blowin' In The Wind Lineup: Bob Dylan: Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals Robbie Robertson: Guitar Levon Helm: Drums Rick Danko: Bass Richard Manual: Keyboards Garth Hudson: Synthesizer  

Soundboard 9.5 - Somewhat controversial, this tour declared to the world that Bob Dylan would not be owned by a corporation, a label, any entity of this earth…so yeah, when you have something to prove you come out swinging. This stuff is actually some of his best stuff, even if there’s that unmistakable gospel and soul influence, it’s still very much Bob Dylan music. Excellent sound, but if I had to be hyper critical of anything it would be my own personal desire for louder lead guitars.

Bob Dylan Massey Hall Toronto, Canada 4/20/1980 Disc 1 1. If I’ve Got My Ticket Lord 2. Hold On 3. The Rainbow Sign 4. Show Me The Way Lord 5. Freedom At The Wall 6. This Train Is Bound For Glory 7. Gotta Serve Somebody 8. I Believe In You 9. When He Returns 10. Ain’t Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody 11. Cover Down Break Through 12. Man Gave Names To All The Animals 13. Precious Angel (Partial) 14. Slow Train Disc 2 15. Stranger In The City 16. Walk Around Heaven All Day 17. Do Right To Me Baby 18. Gospel Sermon 19. Solid Rock 20. Saving Grace 21. Saved 22. What Can I Do For You 23. In The Garden 24. First encore: 25. Band Introductions 26. Are You Ready? 27. Pressing On

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).