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Audience 8.2 - Well, it isn’t a recording that will win any grammies but damn if it isn’t RAW just like the band and their music. This recording actually suits this band – it’s a little rough, but it’s brutal and in your face. The vocals fight for bandwidth against angry and loud guitars, driving bass, and furious non-stop drums. It’s actually kind of a fun listen despite its limitations. Oh, and some good news – it is not a muddy mess at all, it’s just a loud band in a small club sounding for all the world like the debut of punk rock. Iggy and the Stooges Max's Kansas City New York, NY, USA Monday August 6th, 1973 01 - Raw Power 02 - Head On 03 - Gimmie Danger 04 - Cock In My Pocket 05 - Search and Destroy 06 - I Need Somebody 07 - New Orleans 08 - Johanna Line-up: Iggy Pop - Vocals James Williamson - Guitar Ron Asheton - Bass Scott Asheton - Drums -
Audience 8.8 - Surprisingly good and clear! I get fine separation of instruments as well, hearing back up vocals, all guitars and drums in a good position and bass is there, not super defined and not boomy but there. Well done taper! Oh, and the performance is unbelievable. Meat Loaf 1978-06-08 Paris - Theatre Mogador Disc 1 01. Great Boleros Of Fire 02. Bat Out Of Hell 03. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) - Wasted Youth 04. All Revved Up With No Place To Go Disc 2 05. Paradise By The Dashboard Light 06. Johnny B. Goode 07. River Deep, Mountain High 08. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad -
Audience 8.8 - A very good recording here, and the atmospherics are plentiful. There’s a natural reverb going on that adds another dimension to this, and I mean that in a good way. Lovely! Van Morrison featuring the Caledonia Soul Orchestra Sports Arena San Diego, CA December 1, 1973 01 Instrumental 02 Instrumental 03 Moondance prelude (instrumental) - Van Intro 04 Come Running 05 Ain’t Nothin’ You Can Do 06 Warm Love 07 Into The Mystic 08 I’ve Been Working 09 I Just Want To Make Love To You 10 Here Comes The Night 11 Hard Times 12 I Believe To My Soul 13 Help Me 14 Boogie Chillen’ 15 Domino 16 Caravan 17 Gloria 18 Brown Eyed Girl Sid Page - violin Jack Schroer - saxophone Bill Atwood - trumpet Bill Bridges - guitar David Hayes - bass David Shaw - drums James Trumbo - piano, organ -
Audience 8.8 - This may not be a tape with good song separation or detail but it occupies a sonic range that is very comfortable on the ears. Usually when attending a very loud, bombastic heavy rock or metal concert you aren’t going to distinguish much anyway, you will basically hear a roaring sound…but this tape delivers a little more than just that. This is a good document and taper used good gear, sat in a good spot, and recorded everything. I would call this recording completely immersive, with a warm, inviting sound. Alcatrazz & Ted Nugent Rocky Glen Park Moosic, PA June 29th 1984 Disc 1 ALCATRAZZ 1 -Intro 2 -Too Young To Die 3 -Jet To Jet 4 -Island In The Sun 5 -Night Games 6 -Kree Nakoorie 7 -Guitar Solo 8 -Since You've Been Gone 9 -All Night Long THE BAND Graham Bonnet lead vocals Yngwie Malmsteen guitar Jimmy Waldo keyboards backing vocals Gary Shea bass backing vocals Jan Uvena drums backing vocals Disc 2 TED NUGENT 1 -Blame It On The Night 2 -Knockin' At Your Door 3 -Free For All 4 -Don't You Want My Love 5 -Where Do You (Draw The Line) 6 -Great White Buffalo 7 -Need You Bad 8 -Ted Talks Disc 3 9 -Thunder Thighs 10 -Tied Up In Love 11 -Stranglehold 12 -Drum Solo 13 -Stranglehold (reprise) 14 -Stormtroopin' 15 -Hey Baby 16 -Cat Scratch Fever 17 -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang - Journey To The Center Of Your Mind 18 -Wango Tango 19 -Motor City Madhouse 20 -Dog Eat Dog THE BAND Ted Nugent guitar vocals Cliff Davies drums backing vocals Brian Howe vocals guitar Alan St. Jon keyboards backing vocals Doug Lubahn bass -
Pro TV Studio 8.7 - A good live recording with atmosphere, it sounds slightly dated but has the ability to transport you to the time and place…I think that when a recording can do that, it overcomes some of the limitations that may be present. This recording does lack a little bit of middle band clarity. Yes Amsterdam Concert Hall Netherlands 1972 (Last track - Hollywood Bowl 1975) 1. I've Seen All Good People 2. Heart Of The Sunrise 3. Rick Wakeman Solo 4. Long Distance Runaround 5. Yours Is No Disgrace 6. The Gates Of Delirium -
Radio Broadcast 9.2 A touch of hiss present, but other than that this is a pleasant and airy recording. Electronic music with an atmosphere that would convince you otherwise. Excellent! Isao Tomita Hammersmith Odeon London, England 01 Introduction 0:50 02 Dawn (from Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2) (Ravel) 4:29 > 03 Snowflakes Are Dancing (Debussy) 2:14 > 04 Clair de Lune (Debussy) 5:58 05 Synthesizer Sounds Demonstration (narrated by Bob Walker) 10:54 06 Arabesque No. 1 (Debussy) 4:10 Firebird Suite (w/Michael Reeves on piano) (Stravinsky) 07 Part 1 - Intro and Dance Of The Firebird 5:18 08 Part 2 - Round Of The Princesses (Khorovod) 5:12 09 Part 3 - Internal Dance Of King Kastchei 4:01 10 Part 4 - Berceuse and Finale 7:39 -
Soundboard 9.3 - This is, for me, a real revelation. I never knew anything of this band outside of their lone smash hit “My Sharona”, which incidentally happens to hearken me back to a very specific time and place of my youth when this song blasted from every radio every 10 minutes. Listening to this show, I am stunned at how excellent the band is, and how good ALL of the songs are. How they remained pigeonholed and forgotten as another 1 hit wonder it just amazes me because they should have been more than that. I could not stop playing this once I started…I was on board for the whole ride and will do it again! THE KNACK THE FORUM INGLEWOOD, CA 1980-03-30 01. Baby Talks Dirty 02. Your Number Or Your Name 03. Oh Tara 04. The Hard Way 05. I Want Ya 06. Mr. Handleman 07. End Of The Game 08. Hey Little Girl 09. Tell Me You're Mine 10. Good Girls Don't 11. Heartbeat 12. Can't Put A Price On Love 13. Hold On Tight And Don't Let Go 14. Come A Little Bit Closer 15. Frustrated 16. (She's So) Selfish 17. My Sharona 18. (Havin' A) Rave Up 19. Not Fade Away 20. We Love You -
Audience 8.3 - Limitations with the microphone is probably what prevents this recording from blossoming as it sometimes seems like it wants to do. You can hear it, for instance, during some of the passages, but I think the overloading of the bass crowds out the guitar a bit too much (although you can hear guitar, just not in a clear and detailed manner). Drums and keyboards dominate with a very insistent, pulsing bass undercurrent throughout. Does that count this out? Not at all, due to the disparity of live BJH recordings, I think this one is worth exploring. The compositions and playing make up for the limitations on the tape. Barclay James Harvest Greens Playhouse Glasgow, Scotland 1972-11-19 01. -Medicine Man 02. -Mockingbird 03. -Summer Soldier 04. -Galadriel 05. -After the Day 06. -Dark Now My Sky -
Audience 8.4 - Not a high fidelity recording, sounding almost like an AM radio broadcast, but it gets a good sound review because it’s got clear guitar and bass (some tape hiss) and vocals are very clear. When a new tape pops up from such an early vintage you always immediately suspect it will be muddy crap so it’s a pleasant surprise to hear that it is decent. I like this show too, it’s a regular tour stop but the band is out to prove a point – and that point is that Led Zeppelin is not the only great English heavy rock band touring the States. JETHRO TULL Delaware, Selby Stadium Delaware, Ohio, USA 28-May-1970 Disc One 101 -Stage Announcement - Tune Up 102 -Nothing Is Easy 103 -My God 104 -To Cry You A Song 105 -With You There To Help Me - By Kind Permission Of 106 -Sossity, You're A Woman - Reasons For Waiting Disc Two 201 -Dharma For One -Drum Solo 202 -We Used To Know - Guitar Solo 203 -For A Thousand Mothers Line-up: Ian Anderson: voice, guitar and flute Martin Barre: guitar Glenn Cornick: bass John Evan: keyboards Clive Bunker: drums -
Audience 7.7 - Distant and hissy, but Plant somehow can still be the loudest instrument in the building. Should you get this? It’s not essential but it’s got its got its moments (such as What Is And What Should Never Be). Led Zeppelin Sports Arena, San Diego, CA September 3, 1970 Disc 1 01. Introduction 02. Immigrant Song 03. Heartbreaker 04. Dazed And Confused 05. Bring It On Home 06. That's The Way 07. Since I've Been Loving You 08. Organ Solo 09. Thank You Disc 2 01. What Is And What Should Never Be 02. Moby Dick 03. Whole Lotta Love 04. Communication Breakdown 05. Communication Breakdown (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) 06. The Train Kept A-Rollin' (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) 07. Blueberry Hill (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) 08. Long Tall Sally (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) -
Soundboard 9.4 & Audience 8.6 - the first few discs are excellent soundboard which is cool because they are very early performances and there’s a lot to dive into there. The next couple of discs are good audience tapes, the first being a bit towards the back of a medium sized club, but it’s not bad. Overall it’s an interesting collection, really allows you to contemplate the artists changes over time, with band members, and compositions. Good stuff! JEAN LUC PONTY Touring History 1969-1978 Disc 1 Studio 2 WDR Cologne, Germany February 17th, 1969 LINEUP: Jean-Luc Ponty: violin Wolfgang Dauner: piano Eberhard Weber: bass Bernard Lubat: drums 1. -Eighty-one 2. -Starlight, Starbright 3. -Introduction 4. -California 5. -Pamukkale 6. -Introduction JLP in German 7. -Golden Green Disc 2 Die Glocke, Bremen, Germany November 9, 1972 1. -Circles - Open Strings 2. -How Would You Like To Have A Head Like That - JLP talks 3. -unknown Title 4. -Flipping LINEUP: Jean-Luc Ponty: electric violin Jasper van't Hof: keyboards Henry Texier: bass Aldo Romano: drums Disc 3 Evanston, Illinois April 11, 1975 1. -Waving Memories 2. -Band Intros 3. -Question With No Answer 4. -Bowing Bowing 5. -Fight For Life 6. -Announcer Outro Jean Luc Ponty: violin Daryl Stuermer: guitar Mike Wolf: keyboards Tom Fowler: bass, violin Norm Fearrington: drums McAlister Auditorium Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana, USA October 23, 1977 7. -Tarantula 8. -The Gardens Of Babylon Disc 4 1. -Overture of the Trans Love Express 2. -The Struggle of the Turtle To The Sea 3. -band introductions 4. -Nostalgic Lady 5. -Wandering On The Milky Way 6. -Mirage Jean-Luc Ponty: violin Allan Zavod: keyboards Daryl Stuermer: guitar Ralphe Armstrong: bass Steve Smith: drums Disc 5 New Orleans Cont'd 1. -Enigmatic Ocean 2. -New Country 3. -Polyfolk Dance Paramount Theater Austin, TX November 15, 1978 4. -Introduction 5. -The Art Of Happiness 6. -Don't Let The World Pass You By - I Only Feel Good With You 7. -Ethereal Mood - No Strings Attached 8. -Egocentric Molecules - Outro -
FM Radio Broadcasts 9.6 - Excellent as always – sound and performance. Prince Tracks 01-04 1985-03-30 Syracuse - Carrier Dome Tracks 05-10 1990-07-22 Madrid - Estadio Vicente Calderon 01. Let's Go Crazy 02. I Would Die For U 03. Computer Blue 04. Little Red Corvette 05. 1999 06. Kiss 07. Purple Rain 08. Take Me With You 09. When Doves Cry 10. Baby I'm A Star -
Audience 8.6 - Not a bad tape at all, and seeing how there’s now all of what, one known live tape of this band I would say that is kind of cool. The band? Well they are in their final incarnation here, and playing is very loose and experimental…but honestly they needed to ditch the flautist as he contributes not only nothing, but he’s in the way. Let the guitarist do his thing ‘cause he seems to be able to turn on the switch and lay down bursts of awesome psychedelic insanity. Dzyan Esslingen, Germany 1974-07-14 01 The Road Not Taken 02 For Earthly Thinking 03 Unknown Title 04 Unknown Title -
George Harrison All Things Must Pass Sessions Studio Quality 9.6 - All volumes are excellent. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Sessions Volume 3 01. Nowhere To Go - Thanksgiving Session, November 1968, with Bob Dylan 02. Nowhere To Go - demo 03. Pete Drake's Talking Steel Guitar - outtake, Early Mono Remix 04. Pete Drake's Talking Steel Guitar - outtake, 1982 stereo remix 05. Plug Me In - RS1 06. Plug Me In - RS2 07. Run Of The Mill - Acoustic demo, 1970 08. Run Of The Mill - Basic tracks with scratch vocal 09. Run Of The Mill - Vocal and keyboard overdubs onto basic tracks 10. Run Of The Mill - Horn overdubs onto basic tracks 11. Run Of The Mill - RS1, False Start 12. Run Of The Mill - RS2 13. Tell Me What Has Happened To You - Acoustic demo 14. Wah Wah - (demo) 15. Wah Wah - Take 3, Backing tracks, Early stereo remix 16. Wah Wah - Take 3, Backing tracks, RS1) 17. What Is Life - Backing tracks with guide vocal 18. What Is Life - Guitar and piano overdubs onto backing tracks 19. What Is Life - Horn overdub onto backing tracks 20. What Is Life - Backing tracks, Take 25, RS1 21. What Is Life - Early stereo remix 22. Window, Window - Acoustic demo, 1970 -
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Sessions Volume 1 Disc 1 01. All Things Must Pass - Alternate vocal take 02. All Things Must Pass - False Start, Early stereo remix with false start (mono) 03. All Things Must Pass - Early stereo remix 04. Apple Scruffs - Take 1, breakdown 05. Apple Scruffs - Take 2 06. Apple Scruffs - Take 3, breakdown 07. Apple Scruffs - Take 4, breakdown 08. Apple Scruffs - Take 5, breakdown 09. Apple Scruffs - Take 6, breakdown 10. Apple Scruffs - Take 7 11. Apple Scruffs - Take 8, breakdown 12. Apple Scruffs - Take 9, breakdown 13. Apple Scruffs - Take 10, breakdown 14. Apple Scruffs - Take 11, breakdown 15. Apple Scruffs - Take 12, breakdown 16. Apple Scruffs - Take 13 17. Apple Scruffs - Take 14 / Mama, You've Been On My Mind 18. Apple Scruffs - Take 15 19. Apple Scruffs - Take 16 20. Apple Scruffs - Take 17 21. Apple Scruffs - Take 18, Double-Tracked Vocal 22. Apple Scruffs - Take 18, Backing vocals and guitar overdubs onto Take 18 23. Apple Scruffs - Take 18, Backing vocal overdubs onto Take 18 24. Apple Scruffs - Take 18, Vocal, harmonica & guitar overdubs onto Take 18 Disc 2 01. Art Of Dying - Studio demo 02. Art Of Dying - Take 9, Early stereo remix 03. Art Of Dying - Take 26, Backing tracks with faint scratch vocal 04. Art Of Dying - Take 26, Keyboard overdub onto Take 26 05. Art Of Dying - Take 26, Horn overdubs onto Take 26 06. Art Of Dying - Take 26, Take 26, RS9, With overdubs 07. Awaiting On You All - Backing tracks with faint scratch vocal 08. Awaiting On You All - Guitar and keyboard overdubs onto backing tracks 09. Awaiting On You All - Horn overdubs onto backing tracks 10. Awaiting On You All - Backing tracks, RS1 11. Everybody, Nobody - Acoustic Studio demo for future Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) 12. The Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - Backing tracks with faint scratch vocal, stereo remix RS1 13. Beautiful Girl - Acoustic demo, later emerge in 1976 on 33 & 1/3 album 14. Behind That Locked Door - Alternate vocal take, stereo remix RS1 15. Behind That Locked Door - Early stereo remix 16. Beware Of Darkness - Acoustic demo, 1970 17. Beware Of Darkness - Alternate vocal take, stereo remix RS1 18. Beware Of Darkness - Basic tracks 19. Beware Of Darkness - Guitar overdub onto basic tracks 20. Beware Of Darkness - Guitar overdub onto basic tracks 21. Beware Of Darkness - Strings overdub onto basic tracks
