Studio Quality 9.5 - The average rating here in the mid 9.0’s because except for the occasional minor hiss, this material consists of professionally recorded, live in studio sessions. Good to have it all in a well constructed collection like this.

Faces BBC Collection

Radio BBC1 'In Concert' - 01 April 1973, London, Paris Theatre, Host: John Peel Broadcast date: 21 April 1973 70 Silicone Grown 71 Cindy Incidentally 72 Memphis, Tennessee 73 If I'm On The Late Side 74 My Fault 75 The Stealer 76 Borstal Boys 77 Angel 78 Stay With Me 79 True Blue 80 Twistin' The Night Away 81 Miss Judy's Farm 82 Jealous Guy 83 Too Bad

Audience 9.1 - Here’s a rarity of sorts, a late 80’s Jefferson Airplane show. So, how relevant were they in the grunge rock era?  There’s plenty of fire left in this rock band, and rock they do!  Quality is very good here, so your ears can relax and your mind can drift away as you re-engage yourself with what really matters…great, original rock and roll. Jefferson Airplane Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA September 16, 1989 Disc 1 01 She Has Funny Cars 02 Somebody To Love 03 Plastic Fantastic Lover 04 Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon 05 Today 06 Good Shepherd 07 Lather 08 Solidarity 09 Wooden Ships 10 America 11 Freedom Disc 2 12 Panda 13 Miracles 14 The Wheel 15 Ice Age 16 Summer Of Love 17 True Love 18 Planes 19 Volunteers 20 It's No Secret 21 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds 22 Crown Of Creation  

Soundboard 9.8 - Damn near perfection here. There are a couple of very desirable boards from this tour and this, by far, is one of them. Grab it! Rush Blockbuster Pavilion Charlotte, North Carolina June 14, 1992 DISC 1 01 - Force Ten   5:01 02 - Limelight   4:21 03 - Freewill   4:04 04 - Distant Early Warning   4:26 05 - Time Stand Still   6:16 06 - Dreamline   5:07 07 - Bravado   6:53 08 - Roll The Bones   6:06 09 - Show Don't Tell   6:17 10 - The Big Money   6:30 11 - Ghost Of A Chance   5:32 DISC 2 01 - Vital Signs   4:52 02 - The Analog Kid   5:24 03 - The Trees   5:12 04 - Where's My Thing   5:28 05 - The Rhythm Method   7:46 06 - Closer To The Heart   4:43 07 - Xanadu   6:39 08 - Superconductor   5:07 09 - Tom Sawyer   6:03 10 - The Spirit Of Radio   4:50 11 - 2112 Overture   1:28  

Studio Quality 9.3 - Astounding and revelatory, this is indispensable to anyone who remotely appreciated rock and roll music…regardless of the association with band members named Van Halen…I am saying that if you like rock and roll music this stuff is essential listening. Now, if you were a fan of the Van Halen brand rock sound, well, yeah it is kinda obvious how important these demos are and this collection features them in excellent quality. Van Halen 'Before The Eruption' Studio & Rehearsal Recordings Gene Simmons Demos 1976 & Warner Bros. Demos 1977 Disc 1 01 - Intro 02 - On Fire 03 - Woman In Love 04 - House Of Pain 05 - Runnin' With The Devil 06 - She's The Woman 07 - Let's Get Rockin' 08 - Big Trouble 09 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 10 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 11 - Put Out The Lights 12 - Let's Get Rockin' 13 - We Die Bold 14 - Voodoo Queen 15 - Little Dreamer 16 - House Of Pain 17 - Runnin' With The Devil 18 - On Fire 19 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 20 - Bring On The Girls 21 - Young & Wild 22 - Last Night 23 - Light In The Sky 24 - Get The Show On The Road Disc 2 01 - D.O.A. 02 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 03 - Show Your Love 04 - She's The Woman 05 - Put Out The Lights 06 - Big Trouble 07 - I Wanna Be Your Lover 08 - Feel Your Love Tonight 09 - In A Simple Rhyme 10 - Piece Of Mind 11 - You Really Got Me 12 - Happy Trails 13 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 14 - House Of Pain 15 - Runnin' With The Devil 16 - On Fire Rehearsals From Pasadena Convention Center, October 15, 1977 17 - On Fire 18 - Voodoo Queen 19 - Atomic Queen 20 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 21 - On Fire Disc 1 Tracks 12-24 Disc 2 Tracks 1-12 are from the 1977 demo produced by Ted Templeman and Mo Ostin for Warner Bros. in Los Angeles late 1977. Disc 2 Tracks 13-16 are unused sessions and alternate takes. Disc 2 Tracks 17-21 are rehearsals from Pasadena, Ca. USA Convention Center October 15, 1977  

Audience 9.3 - Fantastic! Wow, I’d never heard this one previously and it’s a real revelation. Open, great stereo pan, and for once I actually heard the keyboards and I could not even believe some of the little quirky bits that it added to the music. Just listen to Crazy Train and you will hear some sounds that are NOT the guitar, almost kind of funny. Great great stuff, this is a must have! Ozzy Osbourne Milwaukee Mecca Auditorium Milwaukee, WI. January 22nd 1982 01 - Over The Mountain 02 - Mr Crowley 03 - Crazy Train 04 - Revelation Mother Earth 05 - Steal Away The Night 06 - Suicide Solution 07 - Guitar Solo - Drum Solo 08 - Goodbye To Romance 09 - I Don't Know 10- I Don't Know 2 11 - No Bone Movies 12 - Believer 13 - Flying High Again 14 - Iron Man 15 - Children Of The Grave 16 - Paranoid  

Audience 9.1 - Small club vibe permeates this very intimate recording as Al sings his songs with a crack band behind him…often chatting it up with the audience who responds in kind. As I listened, I could not help but think this music really reminds me of Lou Reed, with less bratty New York attitude and more gay San Francisco. Al Stewart Band Wolfgangs San Francisco, Ca. 1983-08-11 01. -Unknown Title 02. -Unknown Title 03. -Time Passages 04. -Cafe Society 05. -Almost Lucy 06. -Rumours of War 07. -Intros - On The Border 08. -Accident On 3rd Street 09. -Valentino Way 10. -Intros - Year Of The Cat 11. -End of the Day 12. -If It Doesn't Come Haturally Leave It 13. -Paint By Number Al Stewart: vocals, guitars Peter White: guitars, keyboards, bass Adam Yurman: bass, guitars Kaz: Alto sax, keyboards Steve Chapman: drums  

Audience 8.6/Audience 8.9 - A real treat!  Both sources are good captures but the Fillmore show really brings it home to you. If you have a curiosity about this band and how they were live, grab this one! MOBY GRAPE Live 1966 UNKNOWN VENUE 1966 1. Dark Magic 2. Mr. Blues 3. Changes 4. Looper 5. It's Gonna Take A Lot 6. Sittin' By The Window 7. Big Boss Man 8. 8:05 9. Ain't No Use 10. Omaha FILLMORE WEST SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 25, 1966 11. Bill Graham intro 12. Rounder 13. The Bitter Wind 14. Stop 15. Fall On You 16. MillerÕs Blues 17. Dark Magic 18. Ain't No Use 19. Indifference 20. Changes Skip Spence - guitar Jerry Miller - guitar Peter Lewis - guitar Bob Mosley - bass Don Stevenson - drums  

Audience 9.0 - This recording, while captured from the wilds of the audience, is very deep, full-bodied and pleasing to the ears. You will have to deal with the fans, but they aren’t ruining this capture they are just present. I liked this one a lot, I listened all the way through in fact. You will appreciate the taper’s efforts as I did. Rush California Expo Sacramento, CA June 26, 1990 DISC 1 01 - Force Ten   5:22 02 - Freewill   3:51 03 - Distant Early Warning   4:14 04 - Time Stand Still   5:48 05 - Subdivisions   5:21 06 - Marathon   6:32 07 - Red Barchetta   6:38 08 - Superconductor   5:01 09 - Show Don't Tell   6:21 10 - The Pass   4:58 11 - Closer To The Heart   4:54 DISC 2 01 - Manhattan Project   4:57 02 - Xanadu   6:26 03 - YYZ   3:06 04 - Drum Solo   4:57 05 - Scars   4:33 06 - War Paint   5:36 07 - Mission   5:25 08 - Tom Sawyer   6:13 09 - The Spirit Of Radio   4:53 10 - 2112 Overture   3:12 11 - La Villa Strangiato   4:42 12 - In The Mood   2:05 13 - Pipeline - Jazz Bass   1:11