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Soundboard 8.8 - A little tape hiss present but a good board with my only issue being a lack of purity in the mix, somewhat muddy for a soundboard but it has a high rating due to the overall enjoyability. -
FM Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Typical radio compression present, and some minor breakup during intense segments due to over-saturation but these issues are only minor ones....this is a good recording! -
Audience 9.2 - After the first two songs things really smooth out and it's just a wonderful sounding tape that delivers the essential elements - dynamics, clarity, and atmosphere. Well done!
Todd Rundgren The Roxy West Hollywood, CA May 20, 1978 Disc 1 01 Real Man 02 Sometimes I Don't Know What to Feel 03 Love of the Common Man 04 The Range War 05 Love in Action 06 Never Never Land 07 You Cried Wolf 08 Unchained Melody 09 Book of Love 10 Can We Still Be Friends 11 Bread 12 Don't You Ever Learn? 13 Dust in the Wind Disc 2 14 The Verb To Love 15 A Dream Goes on Forever 16 All The Children Sing 17 I'm So Proud 18 Ooo Baby Baby 19 La-La Means I Love You 20 I Saw the Light 21 Eastern Intrigue 22 Initiation 23 Couldn't I Just Tell You 24 Hello It's Me 25 Just One Victory -
Audience 9.0 - A really good recording seemingly done on good Japanese gear so you get a sense of placement, good sonic clarity and guitar tone is dialed in. A recording like this kind of adds that realism factor…I like that! Utopia Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo December 12 1976 Disc One 01 -Overture - Communion With The Sun 02 -When The Shit Hits the Fan (Sunset Blvd.) - le Feel Internacionale 03 -Love of the Common Man 04 -The Seven Rays 05 -Windows 06 -Emergency Splashdown 07 -Freedom Fighters Disc Two 01 -The Verb To Love 02 -Initiation 03 -The Wheel 04 -Landmark 05 -Mister Triscuits 06 -Something's Coming 07 -Jealousy 08 -Boogies (Hamburger Hell) -
Soundboard 9.0 - This recording pushes the max on the needles without going to far overboard, kind of gives it a darker tonal quality to it which is cool. Interesting collaboration here with Ian Hunter, I think it works well. Todd Rundgren & Ian Hunter The Agora, Akron October 19, 1980 1.1 Do Ya? 3:58 1.2 Black And White 4:30 1.3 Love Of The Common Man 3:29 1.4 Once Bitten Twice Shy 5:22 1.5 All The Way From Memphis 4:51 1.6 Needles And Pins 2:41 1.7 Cathy's Clown 3:16 1.8 Eight Days A Week 6:24 1.9 Black Maria 5:27 1.10 One World 3:15 1.11 Bastard 10:30 1.12 The Last Ride 6:19 1.13 All The Young Dudes 3:34 2.1 Just Another Night 5:49 2.2 Couldn't I Just Tell You 3:36 2.3 Let's Get On With It 4:06 2.4 Just One Victory 5:48 2.5 Cleveland Rocks 7:11 extras 2.6 The Last Ride (Atlanta w/Ian Hunter 10/11/80) 5:21 2.7 Eight Days A Week (Pier 84 7/30/82) 5:49 2.8 There Goes My Inspiration (Pier 84 7/30/82) 4:24 2.9 Love Of The Common Man (Chapel Hill 4/23/83) 3:17 2.10 If I Didn't Try (Pier 84 8/24/84) 4:04 2.11 Tiny Demons (West Hartford 12/27/84) 3:17 2.12 It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference (The Ritz NY 1/2/85) 3:54 2.13 Style (RCMH, NY 5/10/85) 4:13 2.14 Blue Orpheus (Charlotte 11/29/85) 4:40 Todd Rundgren and Ian Hunter playing a benefit gig for Presidential candidate John Anderson on 20th October 1980. -
Toronto 1978 FM Broadcast 9.7 - Ok, now we are just being spoiled! A fantastic, vibrant, near perfect recording of a superb performance! In fact, it’s actually several performances, where they just took the best of each show and broadcast it. I am fine with it! It’s great man. Seattle 1978 FM Broadcast 9.1 - This is solid all the way, it’s not quite as lively sounding as the Toronto but it’s professional and satisfying and pairs well on the set. Todd Rundgren & Utopia CHUM-FM Broadcast El Mocambo Toronto, Canada October 31 & November 1, 1978 Source: FM Lineage: FM > CASSETTE > SONY DTC 790 DAT > Philips CDR 870 > EAC > WAV > FLAC Transfered by: jfb File Size: 595 MB Performers: Todd Rundgren Kasim Sulton Roger Powell Willie Wilcox Setlist: Disc 1 1. -Radio Intro 2. -Real Man 3. -It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference 4. -Love of The Common Man 5. -Trapped 6. -Abandon City 7. -The Seven Rays 8. -Can We Still Be Friends 9. -Death of Rock And Roll 10. -You Cried Wolf 11. -Gangrene Disc 2 1. -A Dream Goes On Forever 2. -The Last Ride 3. -Black Maria 4. -Eastern Intrigue - Initiation 5. -Couldn’t I Just Tell You 6. -Hello Its Me 7. -Just One Victory Notes: This is an amazing performance with excellent sound. There were 6 concerts over 3 nights at the El Mocambo (a small club in Toronto) and this broadcast made a complete concert of the best bits of the October 31 and November 1 shows. Disc 3 The Place Seattle WA. August 12, 1978 KZOK FM Broadcast 1 -KZOK Intro - Tune up 2 -Real Man 3 -It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference 4 -Love Of The Common Man 5 -Trapped 6 -Abandon City 7 -The Verb To Love 8 -The Seven Rays Disc 4 9 -Can We Still Be Friends 10 -The Death Of Rock 'N Roll 11 -You Cried Wolf 12 -Gangrene 13 -A Dream Goes On Forever 14 -Black Maria 15 -Eastern Intrigue 16 -Initiation 17 -Couldn't I Just Tell You 18 -Hello It's Me THE BAND Todd Rundgren guitar drums vocals Roger Powell keyboards vocals Kasim Sulton bass vocals guitar John "Willie" Wilcox drums vocals bass -
Soundboard 9.4 - Excellent FM broadcast recording with a nice and tight sound, great right in the pocket mix. I mean, you know any music with Todd Rundgren playing on it just isn’t going to be poorly mixed or recorded, knowing what kind of producer/engineer he is. Todd Rundgren & Utopia Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, Michigan October 26, 1978 (early) Todd Rundgren Roger Powell Kasim Sulton and Willie Wilcox Disc One 37:29 01 Real Man (cuts in) 03:31 02 It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference 04:57 03 Love of The Common Man 03:32 04 Trapped 03:10 05 Abandon City 04:12 06 The Verb To Love 08:13 07 The Seven Rays 09:27 08 Radio Station ID 00:04 09 Can We Still Be Friends? 04:41 Disc Two 10 The Death of Rock And Roll 05:34 11 You Cried Wolf 03:03 12 Gangrene 04:00 13 A Dream Goes On Forever 03:25 14 Black Maria 07:30 15 Eastern Intrigue 05:12 16 Initiation 06:36 17 Couldn't I Just Tell You? 03:29 18 Hello It’s Me 04:13 -
Audience 7.2 - Kind of flat but surprisingly clear (Portchester auds tend to be notoriously distorted). -
Audience 9.7 - Spacious yet warm, a rich and full bodied sound that immediately pulls you in. You don’t even have to like Tom Petty to be able to appreciate this recording. The pinnacle of what you can get out of using high quality taping gear the proper way. Wowsers! Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA March 3, 1990 Disc 1 01 Love Is A Long Road 02 A Mind With A Heart Of Its Own 03 Breakdown 04 I Won’t Back Down 05 Free Fallin’ 06 Down The Road Apiece (Will Bradley Trio cover, sung by Stan Lynch) 07 Lonely Weekends (Charlie Rich cover) 08 Ben’s Boogie 09 Don’t Come Around Here No More 10 A Face In The Crowd 11 Listen To Her Heart 12 Something In The Air (Thunderclap Newman cover) Disc 2 13 Alright For Now 14 Yer So Bad 15 Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan cover with Roger McGuinn) 16 Turn! Turn! Turn! (Pete Seeger/The Byrds cover with Roger McGuinn) 17 Eight Miles High (The Byrds cover with Roger McGuinn) 18 You Got Lucky 19 Rebels 20 What Are You Doin’ In My Life? 21 Refugee 22 Runnin’ Down A Dream 23 The Waiting 24 Straight Into Darkness 25 How Many More Days 26 Don’t Do Me Like That 27 Even The Losers -
Audience 9.4 - Someone really knew what they were doing on this one. Such a great effort, it’s really lifelike sound and tons of atmosphere. You can sink into this show, literally. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Alpine Valley Music Theater East Troy, Wisconsin June 23, 1985 Disc 1 01 American Girl 02 Listen To Her Heart 03 Dogs On The Run 04 You Got Lucky 05 It Ain’t Nothin’ To Me 06 Don’t Do Me Like That 07 The Waiting 08 I Need To Know 09 The Best Of Everything Disc 2 10 A Change Of Heart 11 Don’t Come Around Here No More 12 Spike 13 Southern Accents 14 Rebels 15 Breakdown 16 Refugee -
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Various Lineages Mix of SBD's and AUD's Disc 1 1-01 Fooled Again (Live At Paul's Mall, Boston 12/12/76) 1-02 Dog On The Run (Live At Paul's Mall, Boston 12/12/76) 1-03 Luna (Live At Paul's Mall, Boston 12/12/76) 1-04 Jaguar And Thunderbird (Live At Paul's Mall, Boston 12/12/76) 1-05 Surrender (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) 1-06 Jaguar & Thunderbird (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) 1-07 Band Intros (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) 1-08 American Girl (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) 1-09 Al Kooper Intro (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) 1-10 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) [Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77] 1-11 Luna (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) 1-12 Listen To Her Heart (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) 1-13 I Need To Know (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) 1-14 Strangered In The Night (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) 1-15 Dogs On The Run (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) 1-16 Route 66 (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4/23/77) Disc 2 1-01 Surrender (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) 2-02 Jaguar & Thunderbird (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) 2-03 American Girl (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) 2-04 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) [Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77] 2-05 Breakdown (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) 2-06 Listen To Her Heart (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) 2-07 Strangered In The Night (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) 2-08 I Need To Know (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) 2-09 Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) 2-10 Can't Get Close To You (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) 2-11 Route 66 (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) 2-12 Shout (Live At Rockpalast, Cologne, Germany 6/14/77) Disc 3 3-01 I Need To Know (Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77) 3-02 American Girl (Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77) 3-03 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) [Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77] 3-04 Breakdown (Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77) 3-05 Listen To Her Heart (Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77) 3-06 Band Intros (Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77) 3-07 Strangered In The Night (Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77) 3-08 Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll (Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77) 3-09 Dog On The Run (Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77) 3-10 Shout (Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77) 3-11 Route 66 (Live At My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 11/27/77) Disc 4 4-01 Anything That's Rock N' Roll (Live At Studio B Television Centre, London England 6_20_78) 4-02 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) [Live At Studio B Television Centre, London England 6_20_78] 4-03 I Need To Know (Live At Studio B Television Centre, London England 6_20_78) 4-04 Breakdown (Live At Studio B Television Centre, London England 6_20_78) 4-05 Listen To Her Heart (Live At Studio B Television Centre, London England 6_20_78) 4-06 You're Gonna Get It! (Live At Studio B Television Centre, London England 6_20_78) 4-07 American Girl (Live At Studio B Television Centre, London England 6_20_78) 4-08 Strangered In The Night (Live At Studio B Television Centre, London England 6_20_78) 4-09 Shout! (Live At Studio B Television Centre, London England 6_20_78) Disc 5 5-01 I Need To Know (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-02 Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-03 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) [Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78] 5-04 American Girl (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-05 Don't Bring Me Down (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-06 You're Gonna Get It! (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-07 Listen To Her Heart (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-08 Breakdown (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-09 Strangered In The Night (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-10 Too Much Ain't Enough (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-11 Shout (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-12 I Fought The Law (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) 5-13 Route 66 (Live At Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 8/3/78) Disc 6 6-01 Surrender (Live At Winterland, San Francisco, CA 12/30/78) 6-02 Casa Dega (Live At Winterland, San Francisco, CA 12/30/78) 6-03 Cry To Me (Live At Madison Square Garden 1979) 6-04 Take A Bow Phil (Live At Winterland, San Francisco, CA 12/30/78) 6-05 Shout (Live At Paradise, Boston, MA 7/16/78) 6-06 Making Love (Live At Winterland, San Francisco, CA 12/30/78) 6-07 You're Gonna Get It (Live At Paradise, Boston, MA 7/16/78) 6-08 I Fought The Law (Live At Paradise, Boston, MA 7/16/78) 6-09 Mystery Man (Live At Winterland, San Francisco, CA 12/30/78) 6-10 Route 66 (Live At Paradise, Boston, MA 7/16/78) 6-11 I'm A King Bee (Live At Paradise, Boston, MA 7_16_78) 6-12 Shout (Live At Winterland, San Francisco, CA 12/30/78) [Crowd Pulls Tom Off Stage) 6-13 Any Way You Want It (Live At Winterland, San Francisco, CA 12/30/78) 6-14 Outro (Live At Winterland, San Francisco, CA 12/30/78) Disc 7 7-01 I Need To Know (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/31/78) 7-02 Surrender (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/31/78) 7-03 Fooled Again (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/31/78) 7-04 Casa Dega (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/31/78) 7-05 Refugee (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/31/78) 7-06 You're Gonna Get It (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/31/78) 7-07 Mystery Man (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/31/78) 7-08 American Girl (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12_31_78) 7-09 Breakdown (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/31/78) 7-10 Too Much Ain't Enough (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/31/78) 7-11 Shout (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 12/31/78) Disc 8 8-01 Don't Do Me Like That (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houston, TX 12/6/79) 8-02 Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll (Live At Madison Square Garden 1979) 8-03 Cry To Me (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houston, TX 12/6/79) 8-04 Refugee (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houston, TX 12/6/79) 8-05 Fooled Again (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houston, TX 12/6/79) 8-06 Listen To Her Heart (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houston, TX 12/6/79) 8-07 Even The Losers (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houston, TX 12/6/79) 8-08 Breakdown (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/23/79) 8-09 Any Way You Want It (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houston, TX 12/6/79) 8-10 Shout (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/23/79) 8-11 American Girl (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/23/79) 8-12 Here Comes My Girl (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houston, TX 12/6/79) 8-13 I Fought The Law (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/7/80) Disc 9 9-01 Don't Do Me Like That (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houston, TX 12/6/79) 9-02 The Best Of Everything (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7_9_80) 9-03 Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid) [Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80] 9-04 Fooled Again (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) 9-05 Girls Were Made To Love (Live At Hammersmith Odeon London, England 3/6/80) 9-06 Even The Losers (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) 9-07 Refugee (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) 9-08 Too Much Ain't Enough (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) 9-09 Cry To Me (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) 9-10 Luna (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) 9-11 Breakdown (Live At Hammersmith Odeon London, England 3/6/80) 9-12 Listen To Her Heart (Live At Hammersmith Odeon London, England 3/6/80) 9-13 Shout (Live At Hammersmith Odeon London, England 3/6/80) Disc 10 10-01 Too Much Ain't Enough (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/23/79) 10-02 I Need To Know (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/23/79) 10-03 I Fought The Law (Live At Winterland, San Francisco, CA 12/30/78) 10-04 Here Come's My Girl (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/7/80) 10-05 The Wild One, Forever (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/7/80) 10-06 Breakdown (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houstom, TX 12/6/79) 10-07 Cry To Me (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/6/80) 10-08 Refugee (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/23/79) 10-09 Strangered In The Night (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/23/79) 10-10 Somethin' Else (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) 10-11 Stories We Could Tell (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) 10-12 Centruy City (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) 10-13 Dog On The Run (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) Disc 11 11-01 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) [Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/6/80] 11-02 Here Comes My Girl (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/7/80) 11-03 Even The Losers (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/6/80) 11-04 The Wild One, Forever (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/6/80) 11-05 I Need To Know (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/6/80) 11-06 I Fought The Law (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/6/80) 11-07 Cry To Me (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/7/80) 11-08 Route 66 (Live At Huston Music Hall, Houston, TX 12/6/79) 11-09 Stories We Could Tell (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/6/80) 11-10 Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid) [Live At Huston Music Hall 1979] 11-11 Strangered In The Night (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 7/9/80) 11-12 When The Time Comes (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/6/80) 11-13 Don't Bring Me Down (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 3/6/80) -
Soundboard 8.7 - The mix here tends to lean on a darker side (meaning more low end but not boomy) with guitar being clear enough but not the prominent instrument which is fine as this is totally all about ensemble and vastly different than anything he was doing with Deep Purple. That in itself makes this kind of odd, if he’s touring with Deep Purple yet managed to play some gigs with other people and sound so totally different musically, it’s really a zig zag routine here as the music is so all over the place in a good way. Tommy Bolin La Paloma Theater Encinitas, California April 28, 1976 01. -Teaser 02. -People People 03. -The Grind 04. -Wild Dogs 05. -Delightful 06. -Homeward Strut 07. -I Fell In Love 08. -Marching Powder 09. -Lotus Tommy Bolin: guitar, vocals Mark Stein: keyboards, vocals Norma Jean Bell: sax, vocals Reggie McBride: bass Narada Michael Walden: drums, vocals -
Roslyn 1976 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Powerful! If you are not familiar with Tommy Bolin and want to learn more, start here! If you are already on the Tommy train – keep riding! This is unbelievably good! Detroit 1976 Audience 8.8 - This is a very good sounding tape in many regards although it is recorded in a large, cavernous arena and therefore you won’t get some of the detail a more intimate venue would give you. The vocals are somewhat drowned out by a guitar sound that is quite huge, with the bass complementing that hugeness to the degree that this show is a guitar/bass tour de force. Thankfully Tommy is the shining star in this recording…and shine he did. Tommy Bolin Band 1976 Live Disc 1 My Father's Place Roslyn, NY May 22, 1976 01 Teaser 02 People, People 03 The Grind 04 Stein Solo 05 Wild Dogs 06 Band Introductions 07 Delightful 08 I Fell In Love 09 Marching Powder 10 Lotus Band line-up Tommy Bolin - guitar, vocals Mark Stein - keyboards Reggie McBride - bass Norma Jean Bell - saxophone, percussion Narada Michael Walden - drums Disc 2 Ford Auditorium Detroit, MI October 5, 1976 01. Teaser 02. People, People 03. You Told Me You Loved Me 04. Wild Dogs 05. Shake The Devil 06. Post Toastee 07. Homeward Strut Band line-up Tommy Bolin - guitar, lead vocals Mark Stein - keyboards Jimmy Haslip - bass Johnnie Bolin - drums Norma Jean Bell - saxophone, percussion -
Excellent Soundboard recording of a highly regarded Texas rock group prominent in the mid '70's. They played an original, hybrid progressive, upbeat hard rock along with more Austin, Texas flavored "Tex-Mex" Southern infused rock and roll...like I said a hybrid style. Unfortunately it did not take hold anywhere outside of Austin, so it remained undiscovered but certainly in Texas the name is extremely well respected as it should be. Well worth discovering for yourself! -
Audience 9.4 - A fantastic, close, precise recording that really drives that funk right through the speakers. A crackling, red hot energy that taper captures admirably, I mean, it sounds like he is sitting right directly in front of the band with microphones up and the band is only too happy to oblige. Tower Of Power Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA September 24, 1976 01 Squib Cakes 02 Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now 03 So Very Hard To Go 04 Oakland Stroke 05 You Ought To Be Havin’ Fun 06 What Is Hip? 07 Doin’ Alright 08 Down To The Nightclub (Bump City) 09 This Time It’s Real 10 Knock Yourself Out 11 You’re Still A Young Man -
Audience 9.6 - Brilliant! A fantastic tape no matter how it was recorded, it’s simply great and showcases the precision, dynamics, and unstoppable energy that is Tower of Power. Tower Of Power Old Waldorf San Francisco, CA February 12, 1977 01 Squib Cakes 02 Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now 03 Down To The Nightclub (Bump City) 04 Can’t You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong) 05 Oakland Stroke 06 You Ought To Be Havin’ Fun 07 What Is Hip? 08 Too Good To Be True 09 Drop It In The Slot 10 Doin’ Alright 11 Knock Yourself Out 12 You’re Still A Young Man 13 (To Say The Least) You’re The Most -
Soundboard 9.5 - A wonderful set, a great board tape. If this is your introduction to Townes music, get ready to be greatly impressed with a singer-songwriter who has all the tools. Great lyrics, great delivery, great guitar playing. He was the total package. Townes Van Zandt Paisley Park Wellington, New Zealand September 13, 1990 Disc 1 01 If I Needed You 02 Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold 03 Buckskin Stallion Blues 04 Marie 05 Lungs 06 Talking Karate Blues 07 The Shrimp Song 08 Short Haired Woman Blues 09 Ain't Leaving Your Love 10 The Hole 11 Dead Flowers 12 tuning 13 Colorado Girl 14 No Lonesome Tune Disc 2 15 No Deal 16 Banter 17 To Live Is To Fly 18 Waiting Around to Die 19 Don't You Take It Too Bad 20 Our Mother The Mountain 21 Blaze's Blues 22 Snowin' On Raton 23 Greensboro Woman 24 Kathleen 25 Riding the Range 26 Dirty Old Town -
Audience 8.8 - Perhaps lacking in sonic depth, it makes up for it in clarity and detail, the kind that allows you to hear the nuance because this band had nuance in spades. -
Audience 8.4 - Very good job here by an astute taper who knew to capture the opening band as well – also featured here! -
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Audience 8.7 - A little rough around the edges but surprisingly good for the vintage. -
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Various sources various quality but mostly very good stuff here and overall very good Audio as well. As far as live compilations go, I can highly recommend this one. Probably should be a must own for fans and a good starter for those first discovering them. One of my personal favorites. -
BBC - Soundboard 9.6 - Paris Theatre, London. Another personal favorite of mine. -
Audience 9.6 - Hard to tell if this is Soundboard or Audience, it is that good. My best guess is that it is a Pro Audience, very good gear - probably open reel to reel. -
Audience 7.7 - Lo-fi but surprisingly clear with a good biting guitar tone, and solid bass. Drums kind of buried. -
Audience 8.8 - The taping duo responsible for this (and many others) one really knew what they were doing. There’s a few from this venue that unfortunately have overloaded levels, but not this one. This is a smooth ride, well worth the price of a ticket! -
Audience 8.8 - A strong recording, clear and a good mix allowing you to hear all of the on stage happenings. A small amount of hiss is present, but this is inconsequential especially while the music is playing. A real good one and a real good tour. -
Audience 7.2 - Sound not good but artwork is spectacular. For collectors only. -
Audience 8.4 - A rather decent tape that delivers a clear representation of the music happening on stage. I found that maybe the levels were a tad hot, but I prefer that over low levels that you end up having to crank up causing terrible hiss. This one is not suffering at all from that problem!