Illinois 2002 - Audience 9.5 - Superb recording considering how hard it is to properly capture live heavy metal. Normally what you get, even if on good gear, is a well captured loud sound without much separation of instruments...but here you can really wrap your ears around it all pretty distinctly. Columbus 1990 - Audience 9.0 - This is a good recording with a little less fullness and bottom end definition compared to the Illinois set. Still, it's really well done and can benefit from your own "seasoning" so to speak. TROUBLE Penny Road Pub South Barrington, Illinois 2002-05-18 DISC 1 1. Introduction - R.I.P. 2. COME TOUCH THE SKY 3. THE SLEEPER 4. AT THE END OF MY DAZE 5. PLASTIC GREEN HEAD 6. GOIN' HOME 7. DOOM BOX 8. THE MISERY SHOWS (ACT II) 9. FEAR 10. MEMORY'S GARDEN 11. PSYCHOTIC REACTION DISC 2 12. THE FALL OF LUCIFER (Aborted) 13. PRAY FOR THE DEAD 14. THE TEMPTER 15. BASTARDS WILL PAY Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH. October 18, 1990 16. R.I.P. 17. Black Shapes Of Doom 18. Bastards Will Pay 19. Pray For The Dead 20. At The End Of My Daze 21. Heaven On My Mind 22. Psychotic Reaction 23. The Tempter ERIC WAGNER- Vocals RICK WARTELL- Guitar BRUCE FRANKLIN- Guitar RON HOLZNER- Bass JEFF OLSON- Drums

Montreal - Audience 8.7 - You can tell the tapers gear was of good quality, the capture is actually very clear but in capturing the actual sound at the show you gotta accept whatever is coming out of the PA system, and however the sound guy has mixed it. That being said, I can tolerate this one much more than 90% of all the other Metallica audience tapes which suffer greatly from sheer volume overload most of the time. Missouri - Soundboard 9.1 - Great drums sound believe it or not, and both guitars are distinguishable from one another which makes it very well worth hearing. These two guys can really play, maybe not quite Dave Mustaine level (ok so I am partial to Megadeth) but they can do what they do in very convincing fashion especially when you can actually hear it. Metallica Disc 1 Le Spectrum Montreal, QC. January 15, 1985 01 - The Ecstasy of Gold 02 - Fight Fire with Fire 03 - Ride the Lightning 04 - Phantom Lord 05 - (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth 06 - For Whom the Bell Tolls 07 - No Remorse 08 - The Call of Ktulu 09 - Seek & Destroy 10 - Whiplash 11 - Creeping Death Disc 2 A.C. Brase Arena Building Cape Girardeau Missouri, USA May 24, 1986 01. Battery 02. Master of Puppets 03. For Whom the Bell Tolls 04. Ride the Lightning 05. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 06. Four Horsemen 07. Thing That Should Not Be 08. Cliff Bass Solo 09. Damage Inc 10. Fade To Black 11. Seek And Destroy 12. Creeping Death

Audience 8.8 - This is a very good audience tape. It is very clear, with great separation of instruments. It is not terribly dynamic though, but it's also not sluggish there either - it sort of sits in the midrange of things but in a way that is not too bad on the ears. I enjoyed this performance, I liked the atmosphere of the gig, and the respectful audience. Yes Freedom Hall Coliseum Louisville, KY 1979-04-13 Disc 1 1. -Future Times - Rejoice 2. -Circus Of Heaven 3. -Time And A Word - Long Distance Runaround - Survival - The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Perpetual Change - Soon 4. -Don't Kill The Whale 5. -Clap 6. -Starship Trooper Disc 2 7. -On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 8. -Wakeman Solo 9. -Awaken 10. -Tour Song 11. -I've Seen All Good People 12. -WLRS Award Ceremony 13. -Roundabout

New York - Audience 8.8 - This is a good tape for the vintage, even if the tapers are sometimes talkative they are at least not shouters and nor are those around them. San Bernadino - Audience 9.2 - A surprisingly clear tape, you can tell right away it is a master tape source. The quality of this capture is appreciated very much, it really gives one a sense of what was beginning to happen in the States for Yes. I sometimes just can't believe there was a time when this kind of adventurous, demanding music was so well received and consumed by the American public. Yes Fragile Tour 1971-72 Disc 1 Academy Of Music New York City, NY. November 24, 1971 1.01 Firebird Suite (1.04) 1.02 Roundabout (8.08) 1.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.54) 1.04 The Clap (3.26) 1.05 Wakeman Improv (0.53) 1.06 Long Distance Runaround (3.52) 1.07 The Fish (9.46) 1.08 Perpetual Change (15.37) 1.09 Yours Is No Disgrace (12.27) Disc 2 Swing Auditorium San Bernadino, CA. March 17, 1972 1.01 Firebird Suite (1.58) 1.02 Roundabout (8.01) 1.03 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.24) 1.04 The Clap (4.28) 1.05 Perpetual Change (14.51) 1.06 I've Seen All Good People (7.30)

Newcastle Audience 8.7 - A fairly bombastic recording that insists you pay attention to it. Thundering, massive, and thankfully listenable. It's not winning any awards for clarity, but it makes up for a lot of that with a representative recording of what you probably heard from the front row at this show. That leads me to say that while you would think there should be distortion, you can't really tell, but yes there just a bit of saturation deep in the bowels somewhere but I don't find it disturbing because it's low enough that you don't focus too much there. London Audience 8.6 - Dropping down one notch here, but there actually might be more mid-upper mid clarity with this recording. I think overall, this recording is a little less forceful, and there is no distortion at all on this. My ears rate this slightly below the Newcastle not because it is inferior quality, but because it is not quite as ballsy, and the trade-off is you have to give up a but of the balls in order to achieve more clarity, but sometimes ballsy is not a bad thing if it isn't too muddy. Black Sabbath Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, UK 1982-01-06 Disc 1 101 Introduction - E5150 102 Neon Knights 103 N.I.B. 104 Children Of The Sea 105 Country Girl 106 Black Sabbath 107 War Pigs 108 Slipping Away 109 Vinnie Appice Drum Solo 110 Iron Man Disc 2 201 The Mob Rules 202 Heaven And Hell 203 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 204 Children Of The Grave Hammersmith Odeon London, UK 1982-01-03 205 Introduction - E5150 206 Neon Knights 207 Country Girl 208 Slipping Away 209 The Mob Rules

Audience 8.8 - Very clear, and pretty bright, and that means the tape sacrifices the bottom end in favor of getting the clarity and separation of instruments - that might be considered the trade-off here. I would prefer more bass, but this is something one can add themselves, that is why I highly rate this recording. I think because it is so clear you can really season it to taste more so than if you had a cluttered, or muddy recording. Black Sabbath The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA 1981-12-04 Disc 1 101. E5150 102. Neon Knights 103. N.I.B. 104. Children Of The Sea 105. Country Girl 106. Black Sabbath 107. War Pigs Disc 2 201. Slipping Away 202. Drum Solo 203. Iron Man 204. The Mob Rules 205. Heaven And Hell 206. Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 207. Children Of The Grave

Pro Studio 9.6 - The best I have ever heard regarding these tapes and these tracks...some of which have been around but not in my memory have all of them been so diligently compiled. The whole package is a thing of beauty. The Rolling Stones Art Collins Tapes Vol 1 Disc 1 01. Too Tough [04:35] 02. It Must Be Hell [05:36] 03. Undercover of the Night [04:17] 04. Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) [04:45] 05. She Was Hot [05:02] 06. Feel On Baby [10:12] 07. All the Way Down [04:44] 08. Too Much Blood [09:15] 09. Tried To Talk Her Into It [03:56] 10. Too Much Blood [10:53] 11. Pretty Beat Up [05:30] 12. Dog Shit [07:58] Disc 2 01. Keep It Cool [10:11] 02. Keep It Cool [21:05] 03. Gotta Know You [07:37] 04. Wanna Hold You [03:31] 05. All the Way Down [06:30] 06. Gotta Know You [06:13] 07. The Dog [04:53] 08. Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) [10:04] 09. Slave [09:46]

Pro Studio 9.6 - The best I have ever heard regarding these tapes and these tracks...some of which have been around but not in my memory have all of them been so diligently compiled. The whole package is a thing of beauty. The Rolling Stones Art Collins Tapes Vol 2 Disc 1 01. Wanna Hold You [07:10] 02. Pretty Beat Up [05:58] 03. Feel On Baby [02:05] 04. The Dog [04:46] 05. Keep It Cool [10:12] 06. Can’t Find Love [07:16] 07. Heartbeat [03:23] 08. Heartbeat [01:51] 09. Heartbeat [01:16] 10. Cooking Up (aka What I Am Saying Is True) [06:59] 11. Something I Want (Your Love) [08:34] 12. Eliza Upchink [04:13] 13. Chri's Song [03:04] 14. Part Of The Night [04:12] 15. Pink Pick [04:12] 16. Pull Over [05:06] Disc 2 01. The Golden Mile [09:02] 02. The Dog [04:52] 03. Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) [10:13] 04. Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) [04:56] 05. Melobar [06:43] 06. In Your Hand [04:48] 07. The Stumble - Hide Away [05:33] 08. I Love You Too Much (a.k.a I Can't Help It) [03:44] 09. Still In Love [02:25] 10. Munich Hilton [06:00] 11. Christine [02:25] 12. Identification [06:43] 13. Forty [04:36]

Audience 9.1 - Lovely, well done recording that does have one or two "wobbles" where the tape might have stretched or something (only caught it once) but a minor deal really. It's a warm sound, and has a lot of headroom which is essential and a big benefit if you want to add your own EQ settings. Lots to enjoy here, I recommend this wholeheartedly. YES Greek Theater Univ. of California at Berkeley Berkeley, Ca. USA September 21, 1984 Disc 1 1. Leave It (intro) 3:23 2. Cinema 3:48 3. Leave It 4:33 4. Our Song 4:42 5. Drums - Hold On 8:17 6. Hearts 8:34 7. All Good People 7:49 8. Keyboards And Guitar 5:03 9. Guitar Solo 5:19 10. Changes 7:18 11. And You And I 12:39 Disc 2 12. Soon The Light 4:15 13. Make It Easy 1:06 14. Owner Of A Lonely Heart 5:15 15. It Can Happen 7:05 16. Bass Solo (Amazing Grace, Whitefish) 9:55 17. City Of Love 12:37 18. Starship Trooper 17:07 19. Roundabout 11:43 Jon Anderson: vocals and acoustic guitar Trevor Rabin: guitar Tony Kaye: keyboards Chris Squire: bass Alan White: drums

Audience 9.0 - A SOLID, and I mean very good tape. The high end rings out nicely, drums have a nice real sound to them, and all instruments are heard clearly. The venue has good acoustics, so that helps a lot, it really allows for the immersive experience without being painful on the ear drums. This is one to get. Bryan Ferry Radio City Music Hall New York City, NY August 9, 1988 Disc 1 01 Nimrod - Limbo 02 The Chosen One 03 Casanova 04 Slave To Love 05 The Bogus Man 06 Ladytron 07 While My Heart Is Still Beating 08 Don't Stop The Dance 09 Windswept 10 Jealous Guy Disc 2 11 New Town 12 Boys And Girls 13 Dance Away 14 In Every Dream Home A Heartache 15 The Main Thing 16 Love Is The Drug 17 Kiss And Tell 18 Do The Strand 19 Bête Noire 20 Avalon

Audience 8.8 - Big hall, with big hall acoustics, but it doesn't get too bouncy or verby, it's basically natural sounding if you can believe that. Ghost Malmö Arena Malmö, Sweden 2022-05-01 Disc 1 01. Imperium 02. Kaisarion 03. Rats 04. From the Pinnacle to the Pit 05. Mary on a Cross 06. Devil Church 07. Guitar Duel 08. Cirice 09. Hunter's Moon 10. Faith 11. Spillways 12. Ritual Disc 2 13. Call Me Little Sunshine 14. Helvetesfönster 15. Year Zero 16. Spöksonat 17. He Is 18. Miasma 19. Mummy Dust 20. Kiss the Go-Goat 21. Enter Sandman 22. Dance Macabre 23. Square Hammer 24. Outro (Sorrow in the Wind)

Audience 8.8 - A recording where the audience does get some attention but not in an obnoxious way, just in an enthusiastic way which sometimes adds to the excitement...but for some it might be a distraction. I didn't mind it, there really wasn't a particular audience member who yelled stupidly right into the mic. Thankfully the band is pretty reasonably clear, most of the time. I think there is room in your collection for this one, which won't be the best Animals show, but it certainly won't be the worst. Pink Floyd Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois 1977-06-19 Disc 1 01 Introduction 02 Sheep 03 Pigs On The Wing 1 04 Dogs 05 Pigs On The Wing 2 06 Pigs (Three Different Ones) Disc 2 01 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5 02 Welcome To The Machine 03 Have A Cigar 04 Wish You Were Here 05 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9 06 Money

SDBRD 9.5 - both of these gigs are spectacular, for me they represent an all too brief high water mark for the band where things are unbelievably tight and incomprehensibly cosmic. If more people knew of this music's existence, this band's old catalog would go platinum today. GONG Europe 1975 Disc 1 La Celle St. Cloud Festival France June 8, 1975 1. Master Builder 10:18 2. Solar Musick Suite 11:32 I. Sun song II. Hiram Afterglid Meets The Dervish 3. Cat in Clark's shoes 8:00 4. Aftaglid 17:52 5. The Isle Of Everywhere 11:37 6. Get It Inner 0:49 DIDIER MALHERBE (sax, flute, voice) STEVE HILLAGE (guitar, voice) MIQUETTE GIRAUDY (dancing, voices, occasional synthesizer) MIKE HOWLETT (bass, voice) DAVE STEWART (keyboards) BRIAN DAVISON (drums) Disc 2 Rome, Italy June 27, 1975 1. Aftaglid 2. The Golden Vibe 3. Bombalay - Dynamite 4. Tropical Fish 5. Jam 6. Solar Musick Suite 7. Outer Temple 8. Inner Temple 9. Magick Mother Invocation - Great Om Riff 10. Master Builder STEVE HILLAGE (guitar, vocals) MIQUETTE GIRAUDY (vocals, synth) DIDIER MALHERBE (sax, flute) MIKE HOWLETT (bass) BRIAN DAVISON (drums) DAVE STEWART (keys)

RCMH - Audience 8.9 - A nice atmosphere, even though it is a large hall there is a charming warmth here. Natalie's vocals carry very well, she is prominent in the mix. There is some background audience chatter occasionally that adds an element of immediacy without being a distraction. I don't usually condone chatter near the taper but the taper has done a great job with this "immersive" situation and I rather like it. Pier 84 - Audience 9.1/SDBRD 9.3 - Very similar to the RCMH show but more clarity in the high end, and slightly better separation of instruments. This is a VERY good recording that will provide many enjoyable moments for the listener. Then after the 1st song it switches to soundboard source (radio broadcast I believe) and it is good, solid, punchy, but not quite as atmospheric as the previous source which was really quite good too. 10,000 Maniacs New York Maniacs 88-89 Disc 1 Radio City Music Hall New York City, NY. 06-29-1989 1. What's The Matter Here 2. Eat For Two 3. A Campfire Song 4. Cherry Tree 5. City Of Angels 6. Blind Faith 7. Dust Bowl 8. Trouble Me 9. Gun Shy 10. Poison In The Well 11. Hey Jack Kerouac 12. You Happy Puppet 13. Like The Weather 14. Headstrong 15. Don't Talk 16. My Sister Rose 17. Maddox Table Disc 2 18. Scorpio Rising 19. Among The Americans 20. And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda 21. The Big Parade 22. Unknown- Verdi Cries Pier 84 New York, NY July 22, 1988 23. intro 24. Hey Jack Kerouac 25. Maddox Table 26. Gun Shy 27. City Of Angels 28. Peace Train 29. A Campfire Song 30. Like The Weather 31. What's The Matter Here 32. Don't Talk 33. ABC Lullaby 34. Verdi Cries

Audience 8.9 - what a show! Yes, you will get knocked around down in the pit with the fans, yes you will hear the sounds of incredibly excited fans, and yes, the will feel absolutely like you are right there. The thing is, when you realize someone went through a bit of trouble to do this it just makes such a difference as you listen and understand this is a live, frenzied atmosphere with a very loud rock and roll band right in front of you. Taper, my hat is tipped toward you my friend. Outstanding job capturing this show - it really sounds great!

Soundboard 9.5 - Blistering and aggressive in all the best ways. Great guitar tone, and everything mixed expertly together to bring a very appealing soundscape.