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Hard blues rock band formed in 1975 in Houston, TX. Featured vocalist BB. Watson who left Houston to pursue a career in Nashville as a C&W singer. He had some fleeting success, eventually came back to Houston and worked with Michael Knust (Fever Tree) and Keith York (Albatross, Rare Breed) for a stint and also attempted to reunite the Rare Breed (those sessions contained on this CD). Rare Breed also featured the guitar of Robert Hampton before he joined Hooker. These are all the known recordings. -
Audience 8.7 - This is a very bright and clear recording from close to the stage. Loads of electrifying atmosphere – you literally are planted right in between the tapers close to the stage and you really sense that. -
Audience 9.5 - This is the good stuff! A well balanced and dynamic recording as close and clear as you can get to Susanna...ahhh...you can hear but not touch! I guess I'll have to settle for audio only but I can dream can't I? You will too, listen to this and you'll get me. Bangles Copenhagen Montmartre, DK 1986-02-17 01. Intro 02. In a Different Light 03. Live (The Merry‐Go‐Round) 04. Restless 05. Walking Down Your Street 06. James 07. September Gurls (Big Star) 08. Not Like You 09. Manic Monday 10. He's Got a Secret 11. I'm in Line 12. If She Knew What She Wants (Jules Shear) 13. Return Post 14. Let It Go 15. Going Down to Liverpool (Katrina and the Waves) 16. Angels Don't Fall in Love 17. I'm Not Talking (Mose Allison) 18. Hero Takes a Fall 19. Dover Beach 20. 7 and 7 Is (Love) 21. Interview by Jan Laursen pre show for Danish Radio. -
Audience 9.5 - You can relax into this show, it's occupying a very pleasant space when the soundwaves wash over you and you begin to have a sense of the size of the venue, the space around you, and the distance from the stage. That's what I like about smaller venue recordings, and modern taping gear is getting so much better with the mic technology and level adjust that it's really hard to screw it up. Susanna Hoffs McCabe's Guitar Shop Santa Monica, Ca April 28, 2012 10:00 PM show 01. intro 02. Raining 03. November Sun 04. Always Enough 05. Different Drum 06. Picture Me 07. All I've Got to Do 08. One Day 09. Eternal Flame 10. All I Want 11. Manic Monday medley 12. In Your Room 13. Hero Takes a Fall 14. Holding My Breath 15. Teacher Teacher 16. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere+ 17. To Sir, with Love 18. King Midas in Reverse* 19. Cinnamon Girl+ Susanna Hoffs - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine Andrew Brassell - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals Derrick Anderson - bass guitar, vocals Jim Laspesa - drums, vocals Dennis Taylor - electric guitar John Calacci - percussion Val McCallum - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals +Matthew Sweet - vocals, tambourine *John Wicks - vocals -
Audience 9.2 - Here we have a real treat for those who now realize what we had in our youths with the "Seattle Sound" as epitomized by Soundgarden, a sound that fit the times very appropriately. Now for the kicker: This show not only sounds great but has plenty of fun moments with Chris Cornell and the audience (I think he's a bit toasty on the potent German suds). What I liked most is the live sound here is mixed well for the guitars especially, only Chris gets a bit drowned out during the extreme volume heavier parts but overall it's hitting the sweet spot, at least for me.SOUNDGARDEN April 1, 1994 Musikhalle Frankfurt, Germany Disc 1 01. Night Surf (intro) 02. Jesus Christ Pose 03. Spoonman 04. Let Me Drown 05. Mailman 06. The Day I Tried To Live 07. My Wave 08. Room A Thousand Years Wide 09. Black Hole Sun 10. Searching With My Good Eye Closed - It's A Beautiful Day 11. Superunknown Disc 2 15 12. Rusty Cage 13. Half 14. Mind Riot 15. Fell On Black Days 16. Hands All Over 17. Kickstand 18. Like Suicide 19. Face Pollution 20. encore break 21. Somewhere 22. Head Down 23. Limo Wreck -
Audience 8.7 - While this tape may not enjoy the same clarity as some of the Japan 82 recordings, it does have a good powerful delivery nonetheless. Vocals come through the clearest, but the combination of bass, and guitars follows with the force of a piledriver to your skull...and I rather like it. The bonus here is the inclusion of the set by the band The Rods, and having never heard of any live tapes of them before, it was a most welcome addition to this great vintage Iron Maiden set.Iron Maiden Colston Hall Bristol, England 1982-03-11 Disc 1 {79:49} 01 - Intro [Doctor Doctor] ........ 3:39 02 - The Ides of March ............ 0:51 03 - Murders in the Rue Morgue .... 3:28 04 - Wrathchild ................... 3:32 05 - Run to the Hills ............. 4:25 06 - Children of the Damned ....... 4:46 07 - The Number of the Beast ...... 5:31 08 - Another Life ................. 3:43 09 - Killers ...................... 5:39 10 - 22 Acacia Avenue ............. 6:31 11 - Total Eclipse ................ 4:12 12 - Drum Solo .................... 3:20 13 - Transylvania ................. 6:12 14 - The Prisoner ................. 5:48 15 - Hallowed Be Thy Name ......... 7:14 16 - Phantom of the Opera ......... 6:51 17 - Iron Maiden .................. 3:58 Disc 2 {63:50} 01 - Sanctuary .................... 6:52 02 - Drifter ...................... 7:46 03 - Running Free ................. 5:03 04 - Prowler ...................... 4:32 Bonus Rods 05 - Rocking And Rolling .......... 3:26 06 - Waiting For Tomorrow ......... 4:02 07 - Get Ready To Rock 'n' Roll ... 5:34 08 - Nothing Going On In The City . 3:32 09 - Too Hot To Stop .............. 4:07 10 - Crank It Up .................. 5:54 11 - Getting Higher ............... 3:42 12 - Drum Solo .................... 3:50 13 - Power Lover .................. 5:23 -
Soundboard 8.7 - What we have here with these two shows are a couple of primitive soundboards, and by that I mean they may have run the sound through the board but what ended up on the tape is NOT what you would expect. It's not a manicured, expert mix and pristine sound, it's a very raw, brutal, loud, obnoxious, hellish, and violent turbulence of sound that somehow fits the vibe to a tee. This is Slayer, in 1985, and it sounds like it. Wonderful in its rawness, brutal in its aggressive sonic assault, and 100% vintage Slayer.
Slayer The Dawn Of Slayer Disc 1 Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands May 31, 1985 1. Hell Awaits 2. Aggressive Perfector 3. Captor of Sin 4. The Final Command 5. Haunting the Chapel 6. Praise of Death 7. Fight Till Death 8. Necrophiliac 9. Black Magic 10. Die by the Sword 11. Crypts of Eternity 12. Hardening of the Arteries 13. The Antichrist 14. At Dawn They Sleep 15. Drum solo 16. Show No Mercy 17. Evil Has No Boundaries 18. Chemical Warfare Disc 2 Luttenberg, Netherlands June 2, 1985 1. Hell Awaits 2. Aggressive Perfector 3. Captor Of Sin 4. Fight 'Til Death 5. Kill Again 6. Haunting The Chapel 7. Necrophiliac 8. Black Magic 9. Die By The Sword Disc 3 10. Praise Of Death 11. The Final Command 12. Crypts Of Eternity 13. Hardening Of The Arteries 14. At Dawn They Sleep 15. Drum Solo 16. Show No Mercy 17. Evil Has No Boundaries 18. Chemical Warfare 19. Encore Break 20. The Antichrist -
Audience 8.7 All shows appear to have been recorded by the same taper who was diligent to show up to all the Sabbath shows in his town three years in a row. I am impressed with his effort, you can tell he's not an amateur and but for the fact he's not using pro equipment, he most certainly would otherwise have gotten a stellar result. As it is, it's fine but not winning any dynamics awards. What it does deliver is consistent, strong, error-free recordings that you can relax into, and let yourself adjust to what is there because it's certainly not that bad. I started listening to these shows in order to rate them and ended up just letting them play because it's cool to hear this great line-up playing in a far away place away from the glitz and glamour of the metropolis, year-after-year-after-year, and yet deliver a performance no different from one they might have done at, say, Radio City Music Hall or Madison Square Garden.
Black Sabbath Cornwall Coliseum St. Austell, UK June 24, 1980,Feb. 2, 1981 & Jan. 14, 1982 Disc 1 St. Austell, UK June 24, 1980 1. Intro 2. War Pigs 3. Neon Knights 4. N.I.B. 5. Lonely Is The Word 6. Sweet Leaf 7. Children of the Sea 8. Black Sabbath 9. Heaven and Hell Disc 2 10. Iron Man 11. Guitar Solo 12. Die Young 13. Paranoid 14. Children of the Grave St. Austell Feb. 2, 1981 15. Supertzar 16. War Pigs 17. Neon Knights 18. N.I.B. 19. Children of the Sea 20. Lady Evil Disc 3 21. Black Sabbath 22. Heaven and Hell 23. Iron Man 24. Guitar Solo 25. Die Young 26. Paranoid 27. Children Of The Grave St. Austell, UK. 1982 28. E5150 (Intro) 29. Neon Knights 30. N.I.B. Disc 4 31. Children Of The Sea 32. Country Girl 33. Black Sabbath 34. War Pigs 35. Slippin' Away 36. Drum Solo 37. Iron Man 38. Mob Rules 39. Heaven And Hell 40. Paranoid 41. Children Of The Grave -
Audience 8.7 - An excellent 8.7 too! First off let me just say how blown away I am to find a long lost 1978 recording previously un-circulated and in such great shape! Wow man, this is a fantastic find. The sound is pretty beefy for what sounds like an old tape deck, normally you'd expect something either thin as hell or muddy as crap but it's neither. It lacks a little clarity, but it's maybe near the drums and I can tell you guitar sounds clear (maybe a little thin but bass is pretty solid so it picks up the guitar sound a bit) and Ozzy is situated in the middle and can be heard pretty well. A solid tape that will fit nicely in with your collection.
BLACK SABBATH City Hall Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England 1978-05-21DISC 11. SUPERTZAR 2. SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE 3. WAR PIGS 4. SNOWBLIND 5. NEVER SAY DIE 6. BLACK SABBATH 7. DIRTY WOMENDISC 21. ROCK-N-ROLL DOCTOR 2. GUITAR SOLO 3. ELECTRIC FUNERAL 4. HAND OF DOOM 5. NIB 6. FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS 7. CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE 8. PARANOID 9. IRON MAN -
Neunkirchen Audience 8.8 - A large sound, almost feel the sound pressure against your chest on this one! The bass is huge and guitars sit slightly behind creating a sensation of dread, and thankfully the vocals are really placed very nicely in the live sound mix. Definitely the better of the two in this set.
Boblingen 1983 Audience 8.6 The overall sound here is somewhat average but it's actually slightly clearer than the Neunkirchen show albeit more distant and hollow sounding. It really could use some mid-range boost to bring up the guitars but if you have a good system you can attenuate this to dial in your desired EQ. It's not bad, it's just not quite up to prime time and you'll get more satisfaction from the Neunkirchen show in this set.
Black Sabbath Germany 1983 Disc 1 Hemmerleinhalle Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany 27th September 1983 1. Supertzar 2. Children Of The Grave 3. Hot Line 4. War Pigs 5. Born Again 6. Supernaut 7. Drum Solo 8. Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor 9. Disturbing The Priest Disc 2 10. Iron Man 11. The Dark - Zero The Hero 12. Heaven And Hell 13. Guitar Solo 14. Digital Bitch 15. Black Sabbath 16. Smoke On The Water 17. Paranoid - Heaven And Hell(reprise) Disc 3 Sporthalle Boblingen, Germany 28th September 1983 1. Children Of The Grave 2. Hot Line 3. War Pigs 4. Born Again 5. Supernaut 6. Drum Solo 7. Rock’n’roll Doctor 8. Disturbing The Priest Disc 4 9. Iron Man 10. The Dark - Zero The Hero 11. Heaven And Hell 12. Guitar Solo 13. Digital Bitch 14. Black Sabbath 15. Smoke On The Water 16. Paranoid - Heaven And Hell(reprise) 17. Interview with Ian Gillan Ian Gillan – Vocals Tony Iommi – Guitar Geezer Butler – Bass Bev Bevan – Drums Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards -
Stereo Soundboard 9.6 - A fantastic and interesting tape, the live mix sometimes pans in stereo giving it a unique flavor. The drums and keyboards are placed superbly in the mix, vocals very strong, but it does lack some low end, not that it is thin or too bright, that is not the problem here at all it’s just that I think the bass may have been so loud through the P.A. that it didn’t need to pass through the board feed so you do hear it but it’s not super deep. Still, a great one for the collection and certainly if you like hard psychedelic rock but the kicker here is the appearance on 4 tracks by John Cipollina.
Man Keystone Berkeley, CA August 9, 1976 Disc 1 01. -Let The Good Times Roll 02. -7171-551 03. -A Hard Way To Die 04. -The Welsh Connection 05. -Something Is Happening 06. -The Ride And The View 07. -You Are Out Of Your Head 08. -Born With A Future Disc 2 09. -C'Mon 10. -Many Are Called But Few Get Up 11. -Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You* 12. -A Hard Way To Live* 13. -Romain* 14. -Bananas* * with John Cipollina
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Dunstable 1976 Soundboard 9.5 - Every Hawkwind collector surely must have this already in their collection, it’s just too damn good. So few recordings of such an eclectic band, so yeah, this has to be considered a MUST HAVE, and it’s equally cool to find it paired here with another soundboard tape.
Croyden 1977 Soundboard 9.2 -A respectable board tape, the mix does heavily favor guitar, keys are present more during passages where they are supposed to be in the lead. Vocals are out front, also where they need to be. So, it’s a workable mix, not perfect but definitely good for the casual and hard-core fan.
Hawkwind UK 1976-1977 Disc 1 Dunstable, UK. 09-30-1976 1. Paradox 2. Chronoglide Skyway 3. Hassan I Sabbah 4. Brainstorm 5. Wind Of Change 6. Steppenwolf 7. Uncle Sam's On Mars 8. Time For Sale 9. Magnu 10. Welcome To The Future Disc 2 Fairfield Hall Croyden, UK. 09-25-1977 1. Brainstorm 2. High Rise 3. Robot 4. Wind Of Change 5. Jack Of Shadows
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Soundboard 9.2 - A “reference” board mix, clearly…but it’s great. It isn’t going to win any awards for sparkling and atmospheric sound, but it’s a punchy, in-the-pocket sound that marries well with Kansas’ heavy progressive style.
Kansas Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA. 2nd September 1979 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. On the Other Side 3. People of the Southwind 4. Away From You 5. Point of Know Return 6. Closet Chronicles 7. The Wall 8. Reason To Be 9. Dust in the Wind 10. Angels Have Fallen Disc 2 1. Opus Insert 2. Stay Out of Trouble 3. The Spider 4. Portrait (He Knew) 5. Band Introductions 6. Glimpse of Home 7. How My Soul Cries Out For You 8. Carry On Wayward Son Steve Walsh – keyboards, lead and backing vocals Kerry Livgren – guitars, keyboards Rich Williams – guitars Robby Steinhardt – violin, vocals Dave Hope – bass Phil Ehart – drums
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Soundboard 8.8 - This is a soundboard that is not without flaws, not serious flaws, but indeed somewhat noticeable ones. So, it’s one of those mixes where guitar sounds at times amazing, up front, and gloriously loud…and at others it seems like it was ran through an on-board processor of some kind and ends up more compressed and lower in the mix. Rock The Nation is cut at the tail end of Ronnie’s solo, and the drum intro for I Got The Fire begins, so that was a little bit of a jarring edit that could have been smoother. Overall this is a tape, and show, that will sit nicely in the collection seeing as how there are so few Gamma sdbrds, or live tapes at all.Gamma Phoenix Theater Petaluma,CA 30-Nov-1980 01 Ready For Action 6:08 02 Thunder and Lightning 5:39 03 Razor King 11:59 04 Rock the Nation 3:47 05 I Got the Fire 3:56 06 Four Horsemen 7:11 07 No Tears 12:32 Davey Pattison: Vocals Ronnie Montrose: Guitars Jim Alcivar: Keyboards Glenn Letsch: Bass Denny Carmassi: Drums
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Audience 9.0 - A strong recording from what sounds like the center row, maybe halfway back but not as diffuse as you might think for being in that spot. Yes, maybe the guitar and bass aren’t separated the way you would prefer, but this was the sound of Rush in 2015, and on this show it is Geddy’s vocals that receive the most prominence. Overall it’s a very good recording with atmosphere and power.
Rush Air Canada Centre Toronto, On. Canada 2015-06-17 Disc 1 101 - Intro 102 - The Anarchist 103 - Clockwork Angels 104 - Headlong Flight 105 - Far Cry 106 - The Main Monkey Business 107 - One Little Victory 108 - Animate 109 - Roll the Bones Disc 2 110 - Distant Early Warning 111 - Subdivisions 201 - Intro 202 - Tom Sawyer 203 - Red Barchetta 204 - The Spirit of Radio 205 - Jacob's Ladder 206 - Cygnus X-1 Book II - Hemispheres Part I - Prelude 207 - Cygnus X-1 208 - Closer to the Heart Disc 3 209 - Xanadu 210 - 2112 211 - Encore - Mel's Rock Pile starring Eugene Levy 212 - Lakeside Park 213 - Anthem 214 - What You're Doing 215 - Working Man
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Audience 9.1 - What a find! This tape exudes raw power, and hearkens back to the original sound and style of the band much more so than what would be just a year and a half later. Does that mean it’s a raw blues rock show? No, but there is a lot of that here, and more than that it’s the TONE of the band. Gritty, mean, raw but tight…fierce! The quality of the tape is VERY good…well worth snagging!Fleetwood Mac Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA April 15, 1973 01 Introduction and Tune-Up 02 The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) 03 Oh Well 04 Get Like You Used To Be 05 "Land Watch" (Night Watch) 06 Same Old Blues 07 In The Country 08 Rattlesnake Shake
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Audience 8.7 - Brassy, loud, and guitar dominant recording that delivers where it counts and finds Rory sounding, to my ears, much more rock/metal/grunge even though he features plenty of raw, blues soaked numbers in his set. It’s just that the atmosphere and volume don’t suggest this is a “blues” band blowing through town…I just get the feeling Rory felt the times changing and adjusted accordingly. Either way you parse it, this is high-intensity music, and the recording here really manages to capture that pretty realistically.
Rory Gallagher The Stone Palo Alto, California May 17, 1985 Disc One 01 - intro - Double Vision 02 - Bad Penny 03 - band intros - Off The Handle 04 - Moonchild 05 - Hey Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut 06 - I Wonder Who 07 - Tattoo'd Lady 08 - Mississippi Sheiks 09 - Big Guns Disc Two 01 - Out On The Western Plain 02 - Seven Days 03 - Philby 04 - Follow Me 05 - Shadow Play 06 - My Babe 07 - All Around Man - Bullfrog Blues - Roll Over Beethoven - Route 66 Rory Gallagher Group; May 1981 - 1991: Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Brendan O'Neill - drums Mark Feltham - harmonica
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Pro Recording 9.4 - This is actually recorded from the audience, or the pit, or somewhere within the hall with professional equipment possibly for broadcast or posterity but it is obviously not an amateur job. The dynamics and atmosphere are excellent, and to my ears it just seems like the band wanted to record this gig for whatever reason.
Rick Wakeman November 16, 1981 Guildhall Preston, UK Disc One (70:34) 1) War Games? (10:29) 2) King Arthur Medley (12:10): a) Arthur b) Lancelot and the Black Knight 3) Sea Horses (5:17) 4) Julia (6:11) 5) Three Wives (13:12): a) Catherine of Aragon b) Anne of Cleves c) Catherine Howard 6) The Proles (5:30) 7) Journey to the Center of the Earth - Part 1 (17:45) Disc Two (60:16) 1) Danielle (4:30) 2) The Probe (4:05) 3) Chamber of Horrors (7:03) 4) The Hymn (3:14) 5) Anne Boleyn (29:04) 6) Robot Man (4:57) 7) Journey to the Center of the Earth - Part 2 (7:23) a) The Battle b) Hall of the Mountain King
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Audience 9.3 - A really clean, punchy recording that has realistic presence, and is river deep and mountain high – I especially found the drums, kick drum, toms, this was a pleasant surprise for an audience tape to deliver almost studio quality dynamics and placement in the stage mix was on point. Amazing to think that this tape remained out of circulation to only just recently, while we did have other shows from this week at the Hollywood Palace in 1984.
Frank Zappa The Palace Los Angeles, CA July 17, 1984 Disc 1 01 Tuning and Dialogue 02 Zoot Allures 03 Band Introductions 04 Tinsel Town Rebellion 05 Oh No (includes Son Of Orange County) 06 More Trouble Every Day 07 Penguin In Bondage 08 Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 09 Dumb All Over 10 Evil Prince Disc 2 11 Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy 12 Advance Romance 13 He's So Gay 14 Bobby Brown 15 Keep It Greasey 16 Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 17 Carol, You Fool 18 Chana In De Bushwop 19 Let's Move To Cleveland 20 Why Don't You Like Me? -
Gainesville 1978 Soundboard 9.5 - A professional straight board feed recording that is as clean and balanced as you’d ever want – but very occasionally there may be a slight tape drop out (rarely), and the sound is almost too good…meaning it could use some ambience and atmosphere but if you only want to hear this as a musical performance rather than event, this is damn near perfect.
Cincinnati 1989 Audience 9.7 - A soaring, elegant recording that captures this event in spectacular quality. Guitars seem to float over your head and wrap around your ears as they seem to pan across the room, drums filling the spaces and adding immediacy. When the audience claps and responds it’s as if it is a part of the show how it blends in and seems so respectful. Overall man this is a frighteningly good recording and performance and is pretty much in the “must have” range IMHO.
Pat Metheny Group 79/89 Disc 1 Spring Jazz Festival Lake Alice Field, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 1979-03-30 01-Phase Dance (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 7:35 02-Circus Music (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 6:10 03-PM speaks 1:01 04-Unity Village (Pat Metheny) > The Windup (Keith Jarrett) 13:08 05-The Epic (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 14:35 06-Jaco (Pat Metheny) 4:21 07-PM speaks and tuning 0:54 08-San Lorenzo (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 11:08 09-Re-tuning and PM speaks again 1:39 10-Wrong Is Right (Larry Coryell) 7:53 11-American Garage (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 4:43 Pat Metheny, guitars Lyle Mays, piano, synthesizer, electric organ, autoharp Mark Egan, bass guitar Danny Gottlieb, drums Disc 2 Taft Theatre Cincinnati, Ohio September 22, 1989 1. –Phase Dance 2. -Have You Heard? 3. -Every Summer Night 4. -Hermitage 5. -Better Days Ahead 6. -Farmer’s Trust 7. -Spring Ain’t Here 8. -Straight On Red 9. -Are You Going With Me? Disc 3 10. -The Fields, The Sky 11. -Are We There Yet? 12. -Vidala 13. -Slip Away 14. -Letter From Home 15. -Beat 70 16. -Band Introductions 17. -Minuano (six-eight) Pat Metheny - Guitars Lyle Mays - Keyboards Steve Rodby - Bass Paul Wertico - Drums Pedro Aznar - Voice, Guitar, percussion Armando Marcal - Percussion
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Audience 9.4 - Almost sounds like a radio broadcast, and you’d be forgiven for insisting it is such, but to me it sounds like a good transfer from vinyl of a great audience recording, with some artifacts occasionally (like momentary drop-outs). The track listing on the cover differs slightly from the disc tracking but whatever was recorded by this source is present and accounted for. Other sources exist, and are inferior, so no patching was done to fill out anything missing. Seems like a complete show, maybe one song missing?
Roger Waters Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1987-08-26 Disc 1 1. -Introduction - Radio Waves 2. -Welcome To The Machine 3. -Who Needs Information 4. -Money 5. -Professional Bimbo School 6. -Have A Cigar 7. -Pigs (Three Different Ones) 8. -Wish You Were Here 9. -Mother 10. -Molly's Song 11. -Me Or Him 12. -Powers That Be 13. -Shredding Alternative 14. -Going To Live In L.A. Disc 2 1. -Sunset Strip 2. -Fish Report With A Beat 3. -Arnold Layne 4. -If 5. -5:06 AM (Every Strangers Eyes) 6. -Not Now John 7. -Another Brick In The Wall – part 1 8. -Another Brick In The Wall – part 2 9. -Nobody Home 10. -Home 11. -Four Minutes 12. -The Tide Is Turning 13. -Breathe 14. -Brain Damage 15. -Eclipse
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FM Broadcast 9.7 - A stellar sound with this over the air broadcast, no signal degradation, no interference, no compression, just smooth jazz sailing all the way.
Pat Metheny Group Festival International de Jazz De Montréal McGill College Ave. Montréal, Quebec, Canada July 4, 1989 CHOM-FM Broadcast Disc 1 01 Phase Dance 8:06 02 Have You Heard 6:08 03 Every Summer Night 6:57 04 Change Of Heart 7:20 05 Better Days Ahead 5:02 06 Last Train Home 5:11 07 First Circle 8:42 08 Scrap Metal 7:04 09 Slip Away 4:53 10 If I Could 6:19 Disc 2 01 Spring Ain't Here 6:44 02 Straight On Red 8:46 03 Are You Going With Me 8:53 04 The Fields, The Sky 4:17 05 Are We There Yet 9:33 06 (It's Just) Talk 8:15 07 Letter From Home 2:18 08 Beat 70 4:47 09 Minuano (Six-Eight) 9:08 10 Third Wind 9:04 Pat Metheny - Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Electric Sitar, Guitar Synth Lyle Mays - Piano, Keyboards Steve Rodby - Acoustic & Electric Basses Paul Wertico - Drums, Percussion Armando Marçal - Percussion Pedro Aznar - Voice, Miscellaneous Instruments
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Telluride 1978 FM Broadcast 9.2 - A little hit and miss on the live mix, where sometimes I don’t get some of the background instruments associated with the synth or whatever is happening back there…but I could be wrong about that, I mean it is rather subjective whether I am hearing the mix as the band intended or if I need something personally – no matter, because this is lovely and warm, with just enough audience sound to give you a better representation of the liveness of the recorded gig. I need that, personally, otherwise you might as well just listen to the albums!
Boston 1978 FM Broadcast 9.7 - A very well preserved recording that features soaring instrumentation in crystal clear quality – highs are sweet and distinct and bass is warm and round. The mid tones are sublime, and your high-end system will love reproducing this recording!
Pat Metheny Group Telluride & Boston 78 Disc 1 Telluride Jazz Festival Telluride, Colorado August 28, 1978 01. -radio announcer introduction 02. -interview with Pat Metheny 03. -stage introduction - Phase Dance 04. -Unity Village (solo guitar improvisation) - The Windup 05. -The Epic 06. -San Lorenzo 07. -band introductions - Jaco 08. -American Garage 09. -radio announcer closing comments Bottom Line New York City NY September 26th 1978 10. -Lone Jack Disc 2 Paradise Boston, MA October 2nd & 3rd 1978 1 -WCOZ Intro 2 -Phase Dance 3 -April Joy 4 -Unity Village 5 -Solo 6 -The Windup 7 -Wrong Is Right 8 -Jaco 9 -Lakes 10 San Lorenzo 11 -Lone Jack 12 -Thank You Goodnight Pat Metheny: 6 and 12 string guitars Lyle Mays: piano, synthesizers, autoharp Mark Egan: bass Dan Gottlieb: drums
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FM Broadcast 9.3 - This recording is a little hot, it’s slightly overloaded mainly in the upper mid to high band to the point of slight sizzle on the cymbals…but because it’s so clean overall, with good mid and low end, that seems to be mitigated as the ears adjust. So, it’s great, yes a fine FM broadcast, but in the pantheon of FM broadcasts maybe the engineer got a little excited…OR maybe it’s not the case but more a situation where, when taping from a radio source, you sometimes get artifacts (might be static interference, might be signal compression, might be a whole range of things) and here you have some in the form of slightly overloaded high end. Don’t let it dissuade you though…it’s still great stuff.
Marillion The Chance Poughkeepsie, NY. 02.10.1987 Disc 1 01 The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra) 02 Slàinte Mhath 03 Assassing 04 White Russian 05 Incubus 06 Sugar Mice 07 Fugazi 08 Hotel Hobbies 09 Warm Wet Circles 10 That Time Of The Night (The Short Straw) Disc 2 11 Misplaced Childhood (Part 1) 12 radio 13 The Last Straw 14 Incommunicado 15 radio 16 Garden Party 17 Market Square Heroes (incl. “My Generation” and “Let´s Twist Again”) 18 radio
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Radio Broadcast 9.5 - Sparkling! This is THE one to have in my opinion – the sound is really good and very vibrant. One can truly appreciate what made this band so special, despite their lack of commercial success (as it that is a measure of talent anyway).Spooky Tooth Neue Welt Berlin, Germany October 22, 1970 01 Something To Say 5:48 02 I Am The Walrus 6:52 03 The Wrong Time 4:35 04 I Wanna Be Free 3:21 05 Son Of Your Father 5:01 06 Better By You, Better Than Me 4:23 07 Leave The Kids Alone 5:22 08 Soulful Lady 9:18 Mike Harrison - keyboards, vocals Luther Grosvenor - guitar John Hawken - keyboards, vocals Steve Thompson - bass Mike Kellie - drums
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Audience 8.8 - A tape that had the bones of a great recording but was buried under prevalent hiss and overall dullness…until now. A marvelous re-mastering has been done on this long forgotten old tape and it is now a little jewel for the collectors. A lot of good stuff lies herein.Jethro Tull Victoria Hall Staffordshire, England (Stoke On Trent) March 3, 1972 Disc 1 01. -Thick As A Brick Disc 2 02. -Cross-Eyed Mary
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Audience 8.8 - Previously available as a single track, Watcher Of The Skies was merely a taste of a tantalizing recording that has now been painstakingly restored from the original master cassette and it reveals much more than collectors could have imagined. A really good tape it is, with a nice intimate clarity (relative to the overall mix) of vocals, and a satisfying “thwack” of the drums…I found myself mesmerized by this show and especially a sparkling rendition of “Supper’s Ready”.Genesis Great Hall, York University York, England, UK February 21st, 1973 01 -Watcher of the Skies 02 -The Musical Box 03 -Get 'Em Out By Friday 04 -Supper's Ready 05 -The Return Of The Giant Hogweed 06 -The Knife
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Soundboard 9.4 - First of all, this is a guitar fest, and definitely seems a harder rockin’ affair than what one might expect…notwithstanding the more acoustic songs…those seem to rock too! I suppose that is what happens when you have guys like Mick Taylor and Ian MacLagen in the band!Bob Dylan St James' Park Newcastle, UK 5th July 1984 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Highway 61 Revisited 3. Jokerman 4. All Along the Watchtower 5. Just Like a Woman 6. Maggie's Farm 7. I and I 8. License to Kill 9. I've Got To Use My Imagination 10. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 11. Tangled Up in Blue 12. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 13. Simple Twist of Fate 14. Masters of War 15. Ballad of a Thin Man Disc 2 1. Enough Is Enough 2. Every Grain of Sand 3. Like a Rolling Stone 4. Mr. Tambourine Man 5. Girl From the North Country 6. It Ain't Me, Babe 7. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (with Carlos Santana) 8. Tombstone Blues (with Carlos Santana) 9. Blowin' in the Wind (with Carlos Santana) 10. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (with Carlos Santana) 11. The Times They Are A-Changin' (with Carlos Santana) Bob Dylan - guitral, vocal Mick Taylor - guitar Ian MacLagan - keyboards Gregg Sutton - bass Colin Allen - drums
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Audience 9.2 - I rate this one highly because it has a unique quality to it. First though, it’s a good recording, but interestingly it gives a clear and powerful representation to the often overlooked and seldom FELT kick drum. This instrument is kind of crucial to the sound of a heavy metal band, especially one whose primary power source is closer to the bottom end of the sound spectrum. So, a nicely defined and powerful kick drum propels this show in ways others do not. Highly recommended!Black Sabbath Nippon Seinen Kan Shinjuku-Ku Tokyo, Japan 11-17-1980 Disc 1 1. -Opening - Supertzar 2. -War Pigs 3. -Neon Knights 4. -N.I.B. 5. -Children Of The Sea 6. -Sweet Leaf 7. -Drum Solo 8. -Sweet Leaf 9. -Lady Evil 10.-Black Sabbath Disc 2 11. -Heaven And Hell 12. -Iron Man 13. -Instrumental 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -Instrumental 16. -Guitar Solo 17. -Instrumental 18. -Orchid 19. -Die Young 20. -Paranoid 21. -SE - Announcement Tony Iommi - Guitars Ronnie James Dio - Vocals Geezer Butler - Bass Vinny Appice - Drums Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards
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Audience 9.6 - Both shows in this set are phenomenal. I love the close, very intimate feel of the venues and the capture being so good for both shows…a joy to listen to this! Jaco Pastorius 55 Grand New York City, NY June 19, 1983 Disc 1 01 Intro - Amerika 02 Dania 03 Soul Intro - The Chicken 04 Bass Solo 05 New Reggae - I Shot The Sheriff 06 Drum Solo 07 Beaver Patrol Disc 2 08 Promised Land 09 Dania (Reprise) 10 Continuum 11 Funky Broadway Jam 12 Donna Lee 13 Bass Solo 14 Teen Town 15 Fannie Mae Jaco Pastorius: bs Kenwood Dennard: dr Don Alias: perc Delmar Brown: kbd, voc Ron Tooley: tp Alex Foster: as, ss, ts Mike Stern: gtr Disc 3 Pier 84 New York City, NY July 29, 1983 01 Dania (False Start) 02 Dania 03 Bass Improv 04 Soul Intro - The Chicken 06 New Reggae 07 Teen Town 08 Sophisticated Lady 09 Fannie Mae Delmar Brown: keyboards, vcls Mike Stern: guitar Jaco Pastorius: bass Don Alias: percussion Kenwood Dennard: drums Ron Tooley: trumpet Alex Foster: tenor sax, soprano clarinet Toots Thielemans: harmonica featured on tracks 8 and 9 -
Audience 9.0 - A really fine attempt to capture a loud metal band in a small club. Thankfully it seems the taper came prepared, he found his spot and delivers a stable recording of the entire show. Fates Warning Webster Theater Hartford, CT November 22, 2013 Disc 1 01 Ozzy Intro 3:35 02 The Second Intro 3:16 03 One Thousand Fires 8:00 04 Life in Still Water 5:09 05 One 4:15 06 A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part III 4:18 07 Another Perfect Day 4:21 08 Down to the Wire 4:23 09 A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part VI 4:15 10 Pieces of Me 3:59 Disc 2 11 I Am 5:27 12 The Eleventh Hour 8:06 13 Point of View 4:59 14 Firefly 5:41 15 Wish 4:17 16 A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part XI 3:55 17 Through Different Eyes 4:10 18 Monument 6:12 19 Encore Break 1:56 20 Still Remains 13:25 21 Outro 0:25 Total 1:44:04 Band Ray Alder - Vocals Jim Matheos - Guitar Mike Abdow - Guitar Joey Vera - Bass Guitar Bobby Jarzombek - Drums -
Soundboard 9.4 - A newly remastered version of the matinee soundboard show in all it’s glory restored – with bonus material from Seattle, this is well worth re-examining because I found it to be a really pro job, and you don’t have to suffer through the inferior audience tape thrown in because quite honestly there would be no point at all. George Harrison Live In Los Angeles 1974 (matinee) Los Angeles Forum 12.11.1974 Disc 1 01 -Hari's On Tour (Express) 02 -While My Guitar Gently Weeps 03 -Something 04 -Will It Go Round In Circles 05 -Sue Me Sue You Blues 06 -Zoom, Zoom, Zoom 07 -Naderdani 08 -Cheparte 09 -I Am Missing You 10 -Dispute And Violence 11 -For You Blue 12 -Band Introductions 13 -Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) 14 -In My Life 15 -Tom Cat 16 -Maya Love Disc 2 Center Coliseum Seattle. Washington 4th November 1974 (matinee) 01 -Nothing For Nothing 02 -Dark Horse 03 -Outa Space Billy 04 -What Is Life 05 -My Sweet Lord -
Milwaukee 1980 FM Broadcast 8.7 - This was broadcast, the question is, was it recorded professionally and did it sound like this when it was aired? Probably it did not sound like this – because this is below the threshold for what is acceptable for a legitimately broadcast live performance which means it is probably an off-air tape that has suffered from degradation. That being said, it’s been re-mastered and it sounds decent enough to be included in a set which features all soundboards so that says something for it. Vancouver 1981 FM Broadcast 8.8 - This is another one of those not quite living up to radio broadcast expectations probably due to a capture off the air onto cassette tape, regardless it still sounds fine just a bit dated. A re-mastering helped considerably and that is why the show is included in this set. Dortmund 1982 Soundboard 9.1 - Sounds like a large, open air stadium and that atmosphere is preserved onto the tape. A really decent one for the collectors out there. Daytona 1984 Soundboard 9.2 - Wow, the 80’s, and the unique obsession with that (now very dated) certain drum sound that can take any song and make it “new wave” ha ha! Thankfully it’s not the case on every song otherwise I would have said skip this show, but it’s a good, well recorded one so enjoy it. Raleigh 1985 Soundboard 9.4 - Good hard panning of the guitars so that you can distinctly hear each of them as autonomous instruments. A hard rocking sound was mixed on this evening. Heart Love Alive 80-85 Disc 1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 25, 1980 1. -Radio Advertisement 2. -Bebe Le Strange 3. -Crazy On You 4. -Straight On 5. -Even It Up 6. -Raised On You 7. -Strange Night 8. -Just the Wine 9. -Dog & Butterfly 10. -Down On Me 11. -Mistral Wind 12. -Hijinx - Silver Wheels 13. -Break 14. -Magic Man 15. -Barracuda 16. -Rockin' Heaven Down 17. -Rock & Roll Disc 2 01. -Sweet Darlin' 02. -I'm Down - Long Tall Sally 03. -Unchained Melody Empire Stadium Vancouver, Canada August 2, 1981 04. -Bebe La Strange 05. -Magic Man 06. -Even It Up 07. -Raised On You 08. -Dog And Butterfly 09. -Mistral Wind 10. -Crazy On You 11. -Rockin' Heaven Down 12. -Barracuda 13. -Break 14. -Rock And Roll Disc 3 Westfallenhalle Dortmund, Germany May 28, 1982 01. -Straight On02. -Even It Up 03. -Raised On You 04. -Dog And Butterfly 05. -Tell It Like It Is 06. -Barracuda 07. -Rock And Roll Elland Road Leeds, England May 29, 1982 08. -intro 09. -Bebe Le Strange 10. -Magic Man 11. -Straight On 12. -Even It Up 13. -Tell It Like It Is 14. -Raised On You 15. -Angels 16. -Dog And Butterfly 17. -Silver Wheels 18. -Crazy On You 19. -City's Burning 20. -Barracuda 21. -Rock And Roll Disc 4 Bandshell Daytona Beach, FL March 23, 1984 01. -Jealousy 02. -Magic Man 03. -The Heat 04. -Mistral Wind 05. -For Your Love 06. -Johnny Moon 07. -Straight On 08. -Even It Up 09. -Bebe LeStrange 10. -How Can I Refuse 11. -Allies 12. -Barracuda Dorton Arena Raleigh, NC August 31, 1985 13. -If Looks Could Kill Disc 5 01. -The Wolf 02. -Barracuda 03. -Straight On 04. -Never 05. -These Dreams 06. -Dog And Butterfly 07. -Nobody Home 08. -What He Don't Know 09. -Shell Shock 10. -Bebe Le Strange 11. -Even It Up 12. -How Can I Refuse 13. -What About Love 14. -Magic Man 15. -Allies 16. -band introductions 17. -Crazy On You -
Soundboard 9.4 - A lovely capture that was broadcast over the air but this sounds like a pre-broadcast tape and it’s excellent. I especially like how the atmosphere of the event was maintained, it’s not a sterile sounding mix. Dr. John with The Meters "Mardi Gras Mambo" St. Bernard Civic Center New Orleans, LA, USA March 5, 1973 01 Mardi Gras Day (instrumental intro) 7:28 02 Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya 4:49 03 Let The Good Times Roll 3:39 04 Right Place, Wrong Time 3:14 05 Iko Iko 3:47 06 Huey "Piano" Smith Medley: High Blood Pressure Don't You Just Know It Well I'll Be John Brown Jockomo 5:47 07 I Been Hoodood 4:55 08 Loop Garoo 6:05 09 Wang Dang Doodle 5:22 * 10 Junko Partner 4:45 11 Qualified 5:25 12 I Walk On Guilded Splinters 4:51 13 Mess Around 3:42 14 Mardi Gras Day 15:30 Dr. John: guitar, keyboards, vocals The Meters Art Neville: keyboards, vocals Leo Nocentelli: guitar George Porter Jr.: bass Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste: drums Cyril Neville: percussion, vocals -
Soundboard 9.2 - A nice and tight sound with excellent presence and tone on guitar, clear up front vocals, and nice placement of bass and drums just off to one side and behind adding to the stereo effect. Now, I may be mistaken about this being a board tape or not, for me the audience might be the clue here. I hear them in the background as if they were bleeding into an onstage or close mic from stage front. That being sad a competent and devoted taper may have made this capture and if that is true, that person should receive a medal of commendation! Stevie Ray Vaughan The Cascade Room The Knickerbocker Cafe Westerly, Rhode Island November 22, 1979 01. -True Love Is Gone 02. -Pride And Joy 03. -Love Struck Baby 04. -Hideaway 05. -Stevie's Blues 06. -Jeff's Boogie 07. -The Sky Is Crying 08. -May I Have A Talk With You 09. -So Exited - You Can Have My Husband 10. -TI-NI-NEE-NI-NU11. -I'll Change 12. -Oh, Yeah 13. -Natural Born Lover 14. -Hip Hip Baby 15. -If You Lose Me, You Lose A Good Thing 16. -Texas Blues Stevie Ray Vaughan - guitar & vocals Chris Layton - drums Jackie Newhouse - bass Guest: Lou Ann Barton - vocals (tracks 9-15) -
Audience 9.6 - Stunning! It’s bright and clear and super dynamic with a palpable sense of positional awareness as you can hear the sound envelope you and the waves of excitement washing over the audience in seemingly 360 degrees. I take this over any soundboard tape any day of the week. Santana Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA July 15, 1990 Disc 1 01 Angels All Around Us > Spirits Dancing In The Flesh 02 Somewhere In Heaven 03 It's A Jungle Out There 04 Soweto (Africa Libre) 05 Peace On Earth...Mother Earth...Third Stone From The Sun (Jimi Hendrix cover) 06 The Healer (John Lee Hooker cover) 07 Batuka 08 No One To Depend On 09 We Don't Have To Wait Disc 2 10 Bass Solo 11 Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen 12 Oye Como Va 13 Mandela 14 For Those Who Chant 15 Savor 16 Blues For Salvador Disc 3 17 Choose 18 She's Not There (Zombies cover) > Marbles 19 Toussaint L'Ouverture 20 Soul Sacrifice > A Love Supreme 21 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 22 Jin-Go-Lo-Ba -
Audience 9.2 - The first show of the 2024 tour and it’s a real banger! Great audience tape capturing the feel of the show, but with nice dynamics and the magnificent P.A. of The Stones helps quite a lot in getting such a good capture. The band sounds fantastic, and you literally can hear everything happening up on the stage. The Rolling Stones NRG Stadium HOuston,TX. April 28 2024 Disc 1 101 Start Me Up 102 Get Off of My Cloud 103 Rocks Off 104 Out of Time 105 Angry 106 Beast of Burden 107 Mess It Up 108 Tumbling Dice 109 You Can't Always Get What You Want Disc 2 201 band introductions) 202 Little T & A 203 Sympathy for the Devil 204 Gimme Shelter 205 Honky Tonk Women 206 Miss You 207 Paint It Black 208 Jumpin' Jack Flash Encore: 209 Sweet Sounds of Heaven 210 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction -
Audience 9.3 - This is what I would call a definitive release in that I think if you wanted to know what Sabbath was in ’87 you can use this as a reference. For one thing, it sounds great – and another reason is because it sounds like the band is doing what it had in mind with the line-up and sound. A new direction maybe, but in the same way that maybe Technical Ecstasy was also a new direction. It’s still Sabbath, the bone structure is all there, but the smile has changed…and it has a place in the discography. Black Sabbath Stadthalle Bremen, Germany 1987-11-25 Disc 1 101 Supertzar 102 Neon Knights 103 Children Of The Sea 104 War Pigs 105 Die Young 106 Drums Solo 107 Iron Man 108 Born To Lose Disc 2 201 Black Sabbath 202 Glory Ride 203 Heaven And Hell 204 Guitar Solo 205 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Heaven And Hell (Return) 206 Children Of The Grave 207 The Shining 208 Paranoid -
Audience 8.7 - A somewhat slightly above average recording that thankfully remains very listenable and stable, there are some periods during the show where the tape improves maybe to an 8.8 but once your ears adjust and you settle in, at the end you will think it wasn’t bad at all. It is NOT muddy, in fact there’s very little tape hiss so this must emanate from a low gen tape or it has been worked on. When some songs go from quiet to loud (as they frequently do at a Pink Floyd concert), the tape machine seems to take a second to adjust, perhaps it has an automatic level adjuster, but despite those tiny momentary hiccups the tape is largely smooth sailing. Worth exploring! Pink Floyd Hallenstadion Zürich, Switzerland February 3, 1977 Disc 1 1. -Sheep 2. -Pigs On The Wing (pt. 1) 3. -Dogs 4. -Pigs On The Wing (pt. 2) 5. -Pigs (3 Different Ones) Disc 2 1. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts. 1-5) 2. -Welcome To The Machine 3. -Have A Cigar 4. -Wish You Were Here 5. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts, 6-10) 6. -Money -
Audience 9.3 - For me, because this is a recording from 2023, I place high expectations on it. There is no excuse because you have the best P.A.’s, the best digital recorders, and great microphones. So I want something that gives me a sense of being there and this tape does that. I like the “in the pit” feel of this tape, and I really like the immersive audio. Great! Ghost Download 20 Opus Stage Donington Park, Donington, UK June 11th, 2023 01. Miserere 02. Imperium 03. Kaisarion 04. Rats 05. Faith 06. Spillways 07. Cirice 08. Jesus He Knows Me 09. Watcher In The Sky 10. Year Zero 11. Mary On A Cross 12. Mummy Dust 13. Kiss The Go-Goat 14. Dance Macabre 15. Square Hammer -
Audience 9.2 - This merits quite a bit of adoration for hardcore fans and collectors because it is a beloved show that fell through the cracks of time due to it being so incomprehensibly cut up. We don’t know why it was that way, and therefore an otherwise excellent tape was relegated to the proverbial dustbin…until today. The composite was done by an adoring fan with an ear, by taking bits here and there from other recordings only days apart from the Chicago date, was able to manage a very compelling final product. Worth exploring! Genesis Arie Crown Theater McCormick Place, Chicago, IL . 04-Feb-1975 Disc 1 101 Fly On A Windshield 102 Broadway Melody Of 1974 103 Cuckoo Cocoon 104 In The Cage 105 The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging 106 The Story Of Rael 2 107 Back In NYC 108 Hairless Heart 109 Counting Out Time 110 Carpet Crawlers 111 The Chamber Of 32 Doors 112 The Story Of Rael part 3 113 Lilywhite Lilith 114 The Waiting Room 115 Anyway Disc 2 201 Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist 202 Interlude - The Lamia 203 Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats 204 The Colony Of Slippermen 205 Ravine 206 The Light Dies Down On Broadway 207 Riding The Scree 208 In The Rapids 209 It 210 The Musical Box 211 Watcher Of The Skies -
Audience 9.4 - A real good one this is! Like a sharp dressed man entering a room and commanding attention, this show does the same. Frank sounds great, and I like his guitar tone here. Frank Zappa Cirkus Krone Bau Munich (Muenchen), WG 1984-10-04 Early Show Disc 1 01 -Zoot Allures 02 -Tinsel Town Rebellion 03 -Trouble Every Day 04 -Penguin In Bondage 05 -Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 06 -The Evil Prince 07 -Cocaine Decisions 08 -Nig Biz 09 -Willie The Pimp 10 -He's So Gay 11 -Bobby Brown Disc 2 12 -Keep It Greasey 13 -Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 14 -Carol You Fool 15 -Chana In De Bushwop 16 -Let's Move To Cleveland 17 -Sharleena 18 -Dinah-Moe Humm 19 -Whipping Post Band: Frank Zappa - Vocals, Guitars, Conducting Ike Willis - Vocals, Guitar Ray White - Vocals, Guitar Scott Thunes - Bass Chad Wackerman - Drums Allan Zavod - Keyboards Bobby Martin - Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals -
Delaware 1985 Soundboard 9.3 Nice to hear this period of Trower with a good, punchy board tape that does present a minimal amount of hiss (evident between songs) but other than that not much to complain about. W. Hollywood 1990 Soundboard 9.2 Technically speaking this would rate much higher as it is what one would call a “pristine” board tape. Yes it sounds crystal clear and Robin is literally singing in your ear (a bit much perhaps), but the rating reflects what I personally consider to be a downside of board tapes…the lack of atmosphere and reliance on perfect mix. This was probably mixed for the benefit of what was coming from the stage and not for the sake of the recording being made. It’s a reference tape is what it is. Contrast this to the next show in the set and you’ll begin to understand why I always say a great audience tape beats a board tape. Karlsruhe 2009 Audience 9.5 This show gets a stellar rating because while it is not technically a superior recording (mainly due to the very slight amount of overdrive) it represents most of what I love about great audience recordings. This recording captures the lightning into a bottle so to speak. The fact that there is just a slight bit of overdriven energy (for lack of a more technical term) or lets call it “saturation” for the sake of the audiophiles out there – either way the point is that this recording will get more repeat plays than the board tapes in this set. Robin Trower Three Decades 1985-2009 Disc 1 The Stone Balloon Newark,Delaware,U.S.A. 1985-07-24 01 -Too Rolling Stoned 02 -Into Money 03 -Keeping A Secret 04 -Day Of The Eagle 05 -Bridge Of Sighs 06 -None But The Brave Musicians Robin Trower - Guitar Dave Bronze - Bass & Vocals Martin Clapson - Drums Disc 2 The Roxy West Hollywood CA. March 25th 1990 01 -Intro 02 -Too Rolling Stoned 03 -Rock Me Baby 04 -Sea Of Love 05 -Day Of The Eagle 06 -Bridge Of Sighs 07 -Turn The Volume Up Disc 3 08 -No Time 09 -Ev'ry Body's Watching You 10 -Daydream 11 -Tear It Up 12 -Natural Fact 13 -Little Bit Of Sympathy 14 -The Ring 15 -Extermination Blues THE BAND Robin Trower guitar Davey Pattison vocals Glenn Letsch bass Dee Johnson drums Disc 4 Jack Bruce & Robin Trower Karlsruhe (GER) Tollhaus 2009-02-25 01 - Seven Moons 02 - Lives Of Clay 03 - Distant Places Of The Heart 04 - Sunshine Of Your Love 05 - Carmen (New song, unreleased) 06 - She's The One 07 - We're Going Wrong 08 - So Far To Yesterday Disc 5 09 - Just Another Day 10 - Perfect Place 11 - Bad Case Of Celebrity 12 - The Last Door 13 - Come To Me 14 - I'm Home 15 - White Room 16 - Politician Musicians: Jack Bruce: b, v Robin Trower: g Gary Husband: dr -
Audience 9.6 - A beautiful, lush and atmospheric document. I love the stereo separation here, it’s a sound field that envelopes you in a way that makes you feel you are sitting in the first row staring up at the band. This is a must have without question! Frank Zappa Leroy Theatre Pawtucket, RI 23 October 1977 Early show Disc 1 01 -Intro 02 -Peaches En Regalia 03 -The Torture Never Stops 04 -Tryin' To Grow A Chin 05 -City Of Tiny Lights 06 -A Pound For A Brown 07 -Bobby Brown 08 -Conehead 09 -Flakes 10 -Big Leg Emma 11 -Envelopes 12 -Disco Boy Disc 2 13 -I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth 14 -Wild Love 15 -Titties 'n Beer 16 -The Black Page 17 -Jones Crusher 18 -Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 19 -Punky's Whips 20 -Camarillo Brillo 21 -Muffin Man -
Audience 9.0 - This is one of those recordings that really grows on you. You kind of have to adjust a little, especially through the first couple of songs. Taper begins to slowly sort of find the spot, and the recording gets better, a good mix actually although I wasn’t crazy about Tony’s guitar tone around this time…and it’s only Tony who is still original Sabs but his crew is highly competent (not crazy about the big rock stadium mannerisms of Tony Martin). I like the vocals of Martin, don’t get me wrong, but the between song banter is a little over the top. Listen to this without bias, it’s not Sabbath but it’s a great fucking band with Tony Iommi on guitar. Black Sabbath Olympiahalle Innsbruck, Austria 1990-10-09 Disc 1 101 Intro - Ave Satani - The Gates Of Hell 102 Neon Knights 103 Iron Man 104 Children Of The Grave 105 Die Young 106 The Sabbath Stones 107 Bass Solo 108 Heart Like A Wheel (A Part Of) 109 Guitar Solo 110 Headless Cross 111 When Death Calls 112 The Law Maker Disc 2 201 Anno Mundi 202 Black Sabbath 203 Heaven And Hell 204 Paranoid 205 Heaven And Hell (Reprise) -
Audience 8.8 - A wide open and bright recording that highlights the fact that you are in a big venue. The show has that huge feel to it, the vocals sort of slightly echo off the walls (not in a bad way), and the P.A. system pushing out a massive wall of sound…not pinpoint accurate but it gets the job done. Rush Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada June 1, 1992 DISC 1 01 - Intro 0:45 02 - Force Ten 4:42 03 - Limelight 4:19 04 - Freewill 4:04 05 - Distant Early Warning 4:27 06 - Time Stand Still 6:13 07 - Dreamline 5:04 08 - Bravado 6:36 09 - Roll The Bones 6:15 10 - Show Don't Tell 6:16 11 - The Big Money 6:09 12 - Vital Signs 4:44 13 - The Analog Kid 5;16 DISC 2 01 - Ghost Of A Chance 5:47 02 - The Trees 4:50 03 - Where's My Thing? 5:30 04 - The Rhythm Method 7:44 05 - Closer To The Heart 4:41 06 - Xanadu 6:41 07 - Superconductor 5:05 08 - Tom Sawyer 6:06 09 - The Spirit Of Radio 4:46 10 - 2112 Overture 3:19 11 - Finding My Way 2:05 12 - La Villa Strangiato 3:15 13 - Anthem 1:44 14 - Red Barchetta 1:34 15 - The Spirit Of Radio Reprised 0:47 16 - Cygnus X-1 0:51 -
Adrian 1969 & Detroit 1970 Audience 9.1 - Surprisingly good and clear! I was very tempted to call this a board tape but there’s too many artifacts that suggest otherwise…but it’s an amazing find being now the earliest known Amboy Dukes tape. Detroit 1970 Audience 8.6 - The audio is clear but the live mix drowns out vocals. Drums are perhaps the strongest here, followed by the guitar/bass in tandem but I can also hear keys in the mix…so the verdict is that this tape is most welcome and delivers where it is needed even though it is a little rough around the edges. Amboy Dukes Adrian, Michigan Adrian High School January 1969 01. Migration 02. Let's Go Get Stoned 03. Journey to the Center of the Mind 04. Baby Please Don't Go 05. Prodigal Man (cuts out) Ted Nugent - Guitar Steve Farmer - Rhythm Guitar Dave Palmer - Drums Andy Solomon - Keys Greg Arama - Bass Rusty Day - vocals, harmonica, percussion Unknown High School Detroit, Michigan January 1970 06. -Brain Games of Yesteryear 07. -Good Natured Emma 08. -Mississippi Murderer 09. -Band Intro's - Prodigal Man Ted Nugent- Lead Guitar, Vocals Andy Solomon- Organ, Piano, Vocals Greg Arama- Bass Kenneth Jay Mills (aka K.J. Knight) - Drums -
Boston 1981 FM Broadcast 9.0 This is not bad, I detected maybe a little trace of signal interference but not enough to destroy this audio. It may be kind of like a background “fuzziness” or something but I find this to be a very good representation especially being a crowd that knows the music and the band very well. I think the band responds and delivers an exceptional performance. San Francisco 1981 FM Broadcast 9.4 Very strong in every category, a recording with depth and a band that delivers the goods. London 1981 Audience 8.8 A decent tape with maybe a little “crunchiness” to it but overall it rates well and can be thoroughly enjoyed. Billy Squier Stroke Me in 1981 Disc 1 Carling Academy Boston, Massachusetts USA 1981 1. -In the Dark 2. -Rich Kid 3. -My Kinda Lover 4. -Whadda Do You Want From Me 5. -Lonely is the Night 6. -Young Girls 7. -I Need You 8. -The Stroke 9. -Too Daze Gone 10. -The Big Beat Disc 2 San Francisco, California USA 1981 1. -Introduction 2. -In the Dark 3. -Rich Kid 4. -My Kinda Lover 5. -Whadda You Want From Me 6. -Guitar Solo 7. -Lonely is the Night 8. -Young Girls 9. -I Need You 10. -The Stroke 11. -You Should Be High Love 12. -The Big Beat 13. -Band Intros 14. -You Know What I Like Disc 3 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK. 05-29-1981 1. -Intro - In The Dark 2. -Rich Kid 3. -My Kinda Lover 4. -Whadda You Want From Me 5. -Lonely Is The Night 6. -The Stroke 7. -You Should Be High Love 8. -Too Daze Gone Billy Squier - Vocals & Guitars Mark Clarke - Bass Alan St. Jon - Keyboards Bobby Chouinard - Drums