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Audience 8.6 - I don’t quite know what to make of this tape – it is very clear but with some kind of slight crispness in the middle to high band that suggests the microphone being used was not up to the task. That being said, it’s still a pretty good recording, and with a class mic it would have been a 9.0 or better. Well worth getting, that is my final assessment. Band: Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer Group Date: Dec 8, 1976 Venue: Where House, New Orleans Disc #1 01) Darkness / Earth In Search Of A Sun 9:00 02) You Know What I Mean 4:38 03) Freeway Jam 7:54 04) Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 5:09 05) Earth(Still Our Only Home) 5:59 06) Drums, Keyboard Solo - Earth(Reprised) 7:43 07) Scatterbrain 7:40 Disc #2 01) Bass Solo 4:41 02) Come Dancing 8:23 03) She's A Woman 5:31 04) Diamond Dust 7:20 05) Full Moon Boogie 7:42 06) Blue Wind / Train Kept A Rollin' 4:49 Total time 01:26:38 Jeff Beck (with Jan Hammer) Tour Jeff Beck(guitar) Jan Hammer(keyboards) Fernando Saunders(bass) Steve Kindler(violin,synthesizers and guitars) Tony Smith(drums) -
Audience 7.8 - Recorded on what sounds like a realistic cassette deck, it’s limited in dynamic range and clarity. It is not, however, a pile of muck and murk, you can hear pretty much every instrument, and guitar cuts through during solos but rhythm-wise it’s behind the sound a bit. Vocals are clear, I get drums pretty well, so it’s not a waste of time and it’s a great tour with 25 or 6 to 4 being their latest blockbuster smash hit. I would get this if you appreciated the band during their initial rise to stardom, as the joy in their playing does come through on this tape. CHICAGO The Forum, Los Angeles, CA - April 24, 1971 Disc 1: 1. -Listen 2. -Lowdown 3. -Beginnings 4. -Jam - In the Country 5. -Loneliness Is Just A Word 6. -South California Purples 7. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 8. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon Disc 2: 1. -Introduction 2. -Fancy Colours 3. -It Better End Soon 4. -Mother 5. -Where Do We Go From Here 6. -Elegy 7. -A Song For Richard And His Friends 8. -25 or 6 to 4 Terry Kath - guitar, vocals Peter Cetera - bass, vocals Robert Lamm - keyboards, vocals Lee Loughnane - trumpet James Pankow - trombone Walter Parazaider - woodwinds Danny Seraphine - drums -
Audience 9.1 - Both shows are excellent, Zappa seemed to be in a very good mood, even extending the first night’s show length to accommodate late arrivals. Very cool. I think these are some of the best of the US leg of the ’88 tour. Frank Zappa Bushnell Memorial Hall Hartford, CT. February 16, 1988 Disc 1 1. The Black Page 2. Band Intro 3. Frank Speaks Out 4. Dickie's Such an Asshole 5. When the Lie's So Big 6. Planet of the Baritone Women 7. Any Kind of Pain 8. Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk 9. Trouble Every Day 10. Penguin in Bondage 11. Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel 12. The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley Disc 2 1. Frank Talks 2. What's New in Baltimore 3. Packard Goose Medley 4. Inca Roads 5. Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up 6. Happy Birthday to You 7. Who Needs the Peace Corps 8. King Kong 9. Stairway to Heaven 10. I Am the Walrus 11. Sofa 12. Cruising for Burgers Frank Zappa Bushnell Memorial Hall Hartford, CT. February 17, 1988 Disc 3 1. Frank Speaks 2. Stink-Foot 3. Band Intro 4. We're Turning Again 5. Alien Orifice 6. Why Don't You Like Me - Bacon Fat - Stolen Moments 7. Montana 8. City of Tiny Lites 9. A Pound for a Brown on the Bus 10. Cosmik Debris Disc 4 1. Packard Goose Medley 2. I Ain't Got No Heart 3. Love of My Life 4. Any Kind of Pain 5. The Torture Never Stops 6. Joe's Garage 7. Why Does it Hurt When I Pee 8. Watermelon in Easter Hay 9. Peaches en Regalia 10. Eat That Question 11. Black Napkins -
Soundboard 9.0 - A good, strong board tape, and a typically high quality Santana performance. This tape has been given a little facelift to reveal better dynamics, less hiss, and more depth in the bottom end, and high mids attenuated to make for a smooth, comfortable listening experience. Santana Pioneer Super Session Yokohama Stadium Yokohama, Japan August 2, 1981 Disc 1 1. Narration 1:12 2. Blue Lagoon 12:10 3. Band Intro 2:02 4. ?? 6:48 5. ?? (Rock n Roll) 6:31 6. Primera Invasion 19.02 8. Searching 5:54 9. Tales Of Kilimanjaro 2:59 10. Black Magic Woman 6:12 Disc 2 11. Well Alright 3:45 12. The Sensitive Kind 4:36 13. American Gypsy 6:39 14. She's Not There 7:44 (guest intro Neil Schon) 15. Ready to Fly 11:36 16. Shake Your Money Maker 9:20 17. Europa 8:53 18. Soul Sacrifice 13:13 -
FM Broadcast 9.3 - Powerful, exciting, this is the way in which to listen to ELP! In a funny way it is sad, because I can clearly hear what I missed out on. EMERSON LAKE and PALMER Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA February 2nd 1974 WBCN Broadcast Aired March 7th 1976 THE BAND Keith Emerson keyboards Greg Lake bass guitar acoustic and electric guitar harmonica vocals Carl Palmer drums percussion SETLIST 1 -K.B.F.H. Intro 2 -Hoedown 3 -Still You Turn Me On 4 -Lucky Man 5 -Piano Improvisations 6 -Karn Evil #9 First Impression 7 -Drum Solo 8 -Karn Evil # 9 First Impression (reprise) 9 -Karn Evil # 9 Second Impression 10 -Karn Evil # 9 Third Impression -
Soundboard 9.3 - Three discs containing three shows performed during a stretch of the ’74 tour when Bill Bruford was brought in to complete the tour dates scheduled. All three are soundboard, great clarity and dynamics, a real sonic treat and of course Bruford brings a wide array of chops and panache to add to an already talented ensemble. Gong Ibsenhuset, Skien, Norway December 11, 1974 Disc 1 1. -Master Builder (6:08) 2. -Perfect Mystery (2:26) 3. -Tropical Fish (5:12) 4. -I Never Glid Before (7:22) 5. -Solar Musick Suite (7:48) 6. -Oily Way (2:11) 7. -Outer Temple (2:52) 8. -Inner Temple (1:30) 9. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (5:36) 10. -You Can't Kill Me (3:33) 11. -The Isle Of Everywhere (2:17) Total time 46:55 Notes: First Scandinavian gig. Several tracks cut in or out. Some tape problems during the first 3 minutes. Disc 2 Oslo (Norway), Chateau-Neuf – December 15, 1974 1. -Master Builder (13:34) 2. -Perfect Mystery (2:38) 3. -Tropical Fish - Selene (7:13) 4. -I Never Glid Before (7:38) 5. -Transition (1:10) 6. -Solar Musick Suite (9:01) 7. -Didier Improv (10:21) - 8. -Oily Way (2:32) 9. -Inner Temple (3:33) - 10. -Outer Temple (1:37) 11. -Gliss Improv (3:41) 12. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (2:21) Disc 3 Rotterdam (Netherlands), Eksit - December 7, 1974 1. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (7:24) 2. -You Can't Kill Me (8:58) 3. -Isle Of Everywhere (10:21) 4. -You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever (12:37) 5. -Applause (5:57) 6. -Flying Teapot (8:04) Lineup: Daevid Allen - vocals & guitar Didier Malherbe - saxes, flute & vocals Steve Hillage - guitar & vocals Miquette Giraudy - vocals & percussion Tim Blake - synthesizers & vocals Mike Howlett - bass Bill Bruford - drums -
Pro FM Broadcast 9.2 - Both sets are great, both in performance and sound quality. Really great musicianship! I also found myself really enjoying the songs, since I was only very familiar with their evergreen hit “Green Grass and High Tides”. I saw these guys in 1980 and they were great but I was so young I just can’t remember the songs. The Outlaws The Record Plant, Sausalito CA. 1975-03-11 Disc 1 1. -Song In the Breeze (5:04.52 ) 2. -Prisoner (8:57.00) 3. -There Goes Another Love Song (3:07.34) 4. -Cry No More (4:23.59) 5. -Knoxville Girl (3:39.00) 6. -Green Grass and High Tides (13:01.54) Billy Jones: vocals, guitar Henry Paul: vocals, guitar Frank O'Keefe: bass Hughie Thomasson: vocals, guitar Monte Yoho: drums Disc 2 The Outlaws The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA November 22, 1976 01 -Waterhole 02 -Stick Around 03 -Song In The Breeze 04 -Freeborn Man 05 -Cry No More 06 -Knoxville Girl 07 -Green Grass & High Tides 08 -There Goes Another Love Song Band line up Hughie Thomasson – guitar, vocals, pedal steel guitar, banjo (passed away September 9, 2007, aged 55) Billy Jones – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals (passed away February 7, 1995, aged 45) Harvey Dalton Arnold – bass, vocals (tenure 1976–1980) Monte Yoho – drums, percussion (presently still in the band) Henry Paul – guitar, vocals (presently still in the band) -
Soundboard/Pro Studio 9.8 - Immaculate. Perfection. All it really needs is more live atmosphere, but this would be my personal taste and no reflection upon how genuinely great this entire collection is. Dive in! Prince Palais Omnisports De Paris Bercy Paris, France 6-17-87 Disc 1 1. Sign O'The Times 2. Play In The Sunshine 3. Little Red Corvette 4. Housequake 5. Girls & boys 6. Slow Love 7. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 8. Hot Thing 9. Now's The Time 10. Sheila E. Drum Solo 11. Let's Go Crazy 12. When Doves Cry 13. Purple Rain 14. 1999 15. The Cross Disc 2 Rehearsal #1 Unknown Location Minneapolis, MN. December 1987 1. Hot Thing #1 2. Hot Thing #2 3. Hot Thing #3 4. Strange Relationship 5. Shockadelica 6. Superfunkycalifragisexy (inc. 3 Nigs Watchin' A Kung Fu Movie, Atomic Dog) Disc 3 Rehearsal #2 Paisley Park Minneapolis, MN. December 1987 Rehearsal for New Year's Eve concert 1. Sign O'The Times 2. Play In The Sunshine 3. Housequake 4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 5. Slow Love 6. Starfish And Coffee 7. Hot Thing 8. Now's The Time 9. Sheila E. Drum Solo 10. If I Was Your Girlfriend 11. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 12. U Got The Look 13. Strange Relationship 14. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 15. Forever In My Life 16. Kiss -
Audience 8.6 - This is an untouched, raw transfer straight from the reels, and as such it will sound like it could be MUCH better sonically with some professional sound re-mastering. Many people will no doubt want to hear it as it was recorded, and it is good, it’s really pretty good, but what I would prefer is a sonic facelift because I think this one really deserves it. It’s still a great show. Pink Floyd 1970-11-14 Ernst-Merck Halle Hamburg Germany disc 1 01 -Astronomy Domine 02 -Fat Old Sun 03 -Cymbaline 04 -Atom Heart Mother 05 -Interstellar Overdrive disc 2 01 -The Embryo 02 -Green Is The Colour 03 -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 04 -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 05 -Saucerful Of Secrets -
Audience 9.4 - PFM is perhaps the archetype Italian progressive rock band, having achieved international acclaim they opened the doors for the world to discover this style of music. PFM IN CLASSIC - 2011-11-07 Kawasaki Japan, Italian Progressive Rock Festival Teatro TOKYO - KAWASAKI - CLUBCITTA' Setlist DISC 1 1 - Intro 2 - Il Flauto Magico-Overture(Mozart) 3 - Danza Macabra(Saint-Saensj / Danza Slava No.1(Dvorjak) 4 - Sinfonia No.5-IV Movimento. Adagietto(Mahler) 5 - Romeo & Giulietta-Danza Dei Cavalieri(Prokofievj 6 - La Grande Pasqua Russa(Korsakov) 7 - Nabucco- Overture (Verdi) DISC 2 1 - River Of Life 2 - Promenade The Puzzle 3 - DoveQuando 4 - Maestro Della Voce 5 - Impressioni Di Settembre (Encore) 6 - Suite Italiana: Sinfonia No.4- L'ltallana (Mendellson) – Celebration - La Danza (Rossini) 7 - William Tell Overture (Rossini) 8 - Bonus Track - La Luna Nuova (Milano, Teatro degli Arcimboldi, 23.09.2011) Line Up Franco Mussida: chitarre, voce Franz Di Cioccio: voce, batteria, percussioni Patrick Djivas: basso Lucio Fabbri: violino Gianluca Tagliavini: tastiere Roberto Gualdi: batteria -
Audience 8.7 - Small club atmosphere but big sound and a taper who thankfully was there to capture it all for posterity…and he did a great job of it. If Nautilus Club Cardano Al Campo Varese, Italy 03-23-1972 01. -Child Of Storm 02. -Sunday Sad 03. -The Light Still Shines 04. -What Did I Say About The Box, Jack 05. -Seldom Seen Sam 06. -Forgotten Roads 07. -What Can A Friend Say 08. -Fibonacci's Number Dick Morrissey - sax, flute Terry Smith - guitar Dave Greenslade - organ Dave Quincy - sax Cliff Davies - drums J.W. Hodkinson - vocals Dave Wintour - bass -
Audience 8.7 - This recording is very hard to distinguish between audience or soundboard. I guess the later, but who knows? Either way, it’s pretty good. Peter Gabriel Parco Delle Cascine Firenze, Italy Sept. 28, 1980 Disc 1 1 -Intruder 2 -The Start 3 -I Don't Remember 4 -Solsbury Hill 5 -Family Snapshot 6 -Milgram's 37 7 -Modern Love 8 -Not One Of Us 9 -Lead A Normal Life Disc 2 10 -Moribund The Burgermeister 11 -Mother Of Violence 12 -Humdrum 13 -Games Without Frontiers 14 -And Through The Wire 15 -I Go Swimming 16 -Biko 17 -On The Air 18 -Here Comes The Flood -
Audience 8.7 - A solid recording, some flaws including tape noise that lurks in the background at all times but only really makes its presence known when music is very quiet. Middle frequencies get just a touch crowded, still it is pretty clear, this is a very good, but not great, recording. Jeff Beck with The Jan Hammer Group May 29, 1976 (1976-05-29) Community Concourse San Diego, California USA 01) [00:21] Introduction 02) [05:13] Oh Yeah 03) [06:39] Country Eastern Music 04) [00:52] Band Introductions 05) [06:55] Darkness / In Search of the Sun 06) [04:43] You Know What I Mean 07) [07:14] Scatterbrain 08) [05:26] Freeway Jam 08) [05:12] Jan Hammer song ? 10) [07:07] Diamond Dust 11) [06:29] Full Moon Boogie 12) [08:09] Sophie 13) [04:37] Led Boots 14) [06:12] Blue Wind Total [1:15:19] Note: Jeff joins the The Jan Hammer Group during Track 5. Jeff Beck - guitar Jan Hammer - moog and Oberheim synthesizers. Tony "Thunder" Smith - drums, vocals Fernando Saunders - bass, vocals Steve Kindler - violin -
Audience 8.5 - Pretty middle of the road, not annoying or bad, but not crystal clear. Hard to hear any detail in the guitars, it’s on the bassy side, so it’s bass and Jagger, and some locomotive sound which could be Keith and Ronnie. I mean, it is clear enough, it’s not a “bad” tape at all – in fact listening closely I am tempted to say this was pulled from a video source. THE ROLLING STONES SUPERDOME NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JULY 13, 1978 Let It Rock All Down The Line Honky Tonk Woman Star Star When The Whip Comes Down Beast Of Burden Lies Miss You Just My Imagination Shattered Respectable Far Away Eyes Love In Vain Tumbling Dice Happy Sweet Little Sixteen Brown Sugar Jumping Jack Flash Street Fighting Man -
Audience 8.6 This is a pretty common Who boot, and, well, it’s fine but to me I thought guitar was too low in the mix. It’s a rollicking good show, bass, vocals sound strong followed by Moon, and to be fair, during quieter parts Townshend’s guitar is clearer. It’s during the heavy parts where guitar loses force (it’s there, it’s not completely gone!) and probably it saves the tape deck from overloading so I’d rather it a little behind in the mix than completely distorting the tape. THE WHO Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, Ca 10. Oct. 1976 Disc 1: 01. -I Can't Explain 02. -Substitute 03. -My Wife 04. -Baba O'Riley 05. -Squeeze Box 06. -Behind Blue Eyes 07. -Dreaming From The Waist 08. -Magic Bus 09. -Amazing Journey 10. -Sparks Disc 2: 01. -The Acid Queen 02. -Fiddle About 03. -Pinball Wizard 04. -I'm Free 05. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 06. -We're Not Gonna Take It 07. -See Me Feel Me 08. -Summertime Blues 09. -My Generation 10. -Join Together 11. -My Generation Blues 12. -Won't Get Fooled Again encore: 13. -Shakin' All Over 14. -Spoonful 15. -Johnny B. Goode -
Audience 8.7 - Easily one of the best recordings of the 1970 Euro tour. Mick and Keith really project, the sound is forceful, and even though you do get the rest of the band (and yes, Mick Taylor for sure), they are playing second fiddle to the Glimmer Twins. The Rolling Stones 'Roll Over Beethoven' Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany Wednesday September 16th, 1970 01 Jumping Jack Flash 02 Roll Over Beethoven 03 Sympathy For The Devil 04 Stray Cat Blues 05 Love In Vain 06 Prodigal Son 07 You Gotta Move 08 Dead Flowers 09 Midnight Rambler 10 Live With Me 11 Let It Rock 12 Little Queenie 13 Brown Sugar 14 Honky Tonk Women 15 Street Fighting Man