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Audience 8.8 - Once again, we are literally fighting it out in the rows with the fans but thankfully the music comes through it all in fine fashion, which is amazing in and of itself. Taper must have used pretty good hear to accomplish this feat – how to survive in the sweaty pits of hell and at the same time produce a very decent bootleg tape! Well, they did, so thank you taper for your efforts. Pink Floyd 1975.06.20 Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA Disc 1 101 Intro 102 Raving And Drooling 103 You Gotta Be Crazy 104 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5 105 Have A Cigar 106 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9 Disc 2 201 Speak To Me 202 Breathe 203 On The Run 204 Time 205 Breathe (Reprise) 206 The Great Gig In The Sky 207 Money 208 Us And Them 209 Any Colour You Like 210 Brain Damage 211 Eclipse 212 Echoes -
Audience 8.6 - I wanted to give this a better rating, and truth is it ain’t bad, but it is a little distant and the music lacks punch. It is clear enough though, and audience actually helps propel the energy level up a notch. Austin music fans are always up for a great concert and really show their enthusiasm. Also, I think the set list around this time was put together very well and flows nicely. Rush Date: January 30, 1988 Location: Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas, USA DISC 1: 01 - The Big Money 5:46 02 - Subdivisions 5:30 03 - Limelight 5:03 04 - Marathon 7:05 05 - Turn The Page 4:51 06 - Prime Mover 5:34 07 - Manhattan Project 5:16 08 - Closer To The Heart 4:41 09 - Red Sector A 5:30 10 - Force Ten 4:54 11 - Time Stand Still 5:27 12 - Distant Early Warning 6:32 DISC 2: 01 - Lock And Key 6:45 02 - Mission 5:44 03 - Territories 6:16 04 - YYZ 2:40 05 - The Rhythm Method 1:24 06 - Red Lenses 0:27 07 - The Spirit of Radio 4:59 08 - Tom Sawyer 5:33 09 - 2112 6:10 10 - La Villa Strangiato 5:25 11 - In The Mood 2:49 -
Soundboard 9.3 - A super clean, almost clinical board tape where you get detail on all the instruments. This is probably not how the show actually sounded, but it’s great if you want to hear the band playing in your living room. Dire Straits - San Antonio '85 Time: 43:07, 46:46 Date: August 16, 1985 Location: Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, Texas, USA DISC 1: 01 - Sultans Of Swing 11:45 02 - Why Worry 5:01 03 - Walk Of Life 4:02 04 - Two Young Lovers 4:45 05 - Brothers In Arms 8:14 06 - Solid Rock 4:44 07 - Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) 4:36 DISC 2: 01 - Ride Across The River 9:53 02 - Expresso Love 6:45 03 - One World 5:41 04 - Romeo & Juliet 8:46 05 - Money For Nothing 7:50 06 - Tunnel Of Love 7:51 Personnel: Mark Knopfler - Vocals, Guitar Hal Lindes - Guitar Alan Clarke - Keyboards John Illsley - Bass Terry Williams - Drums Tommy Mandel - Keyboards Mel Collins - Saxophone Joop De Korte - Percussion -
Audience 8.6 - A very decent recording that may be slightly distant but is real clear and not boomy, rather there is a pretty inviting bottom end and sharp highs – it’s the middle frequency that is not as present which is not generally the case. The taper is in the brawling midst of the action on the floor and you really do feel a part of their excitement during the concert. I would say this is kind of immersive in that sense, and not annoyingly so either. A fun tape, I was sucked into it at times and could not extract myself. I had fun hearing all the goings on including the band…ha! Side Note: Jimmy is not having a night to remember…ah well. LED ZEPPELIN The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK. April 3rd 1977 Disc 1 1 -Tune-Up 2 -The Song Remains The Same 3 -Sick Again 4 -Nobody's Fault But Mine 5 -In My Time Of Dying 6 -Since I've Been Loving You 7 -No Quarter 8 -Ten Years Gone Disc 2 9 -The Battle Of Evermore 10 -Going To California 11 -Black Country Woman 12 -Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp 13 -White Summer 14 -Kashmir 15 -Over The Top Disc 3 16 -Guitar Solo 17 -Achilles Last Stand 18 -Stairway To Heaven 19 -Rock And Roll 20 -Trampled Underfoot -
Audience 8.1 - An old, very fragile tape was found and YEARS of grime and muck were removed to reveal a little bit of music. Still, on the scale of things Zeppelin, this tape is for completists only. Thankfully though it exists and has been wrapped in a very fine looking package. It deserves at least that much. Funny thing though, in listening to this, the bass is clear comparatively speaking and has a brassy, round sound that allows you to hear the notes he is playing. It’s not just a rumbling “low end” mess here, and so I appreciated that. Super excited audience also helps propel the recording a little bit. LED ZEPPELIN Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore, Maryland July 23rd 1973 Disc 1 1 -Tune Up 2 -Rock And Roll 3 -Celebration Day 4 -Bring It On Home Intro - Black Dog 5 -Over The Hills And Far Away 6 -Misty Mountain Hop 7 -Since I've Been Loving You 8 -No Quarter 9 -The Song Remains The Same Disc 2 10 -The Rain Song 11 -Dazed And Confused (inc.San Francisco - Mars The Bringer Of War) 12 -Stairway To Heaven Disc 3 13 -Moby Dick 14 -Heartbreaker (with Bouree) 15 -Whole Lotta Love (inc. Gallows Pole - Boogie Chillun) 16 -The Ocean 17 -After Show -
Studio Quality 9.4 - A really great release, all music contained herein is of the finest quality and best vintage. George Harrison Early version of the "Living In The Material World" including outtakes. 01. Give Me Love 02. Sue Me Sue You Blues - instrumental 03. The Light That Has Lighted the World 04. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long - instrumental mix 05. Who Can See It 06. Living In The Material World - instrumental mix 07. The Lord Loves the One (That Loves The Lord) 08. Be Here Now 09. The Day the World Gets Round - rough instrumental mix 10. That Is All - rough instrumental mix 11. Miss O'Dell 12. Try Some Buy Some -
Soundboard and TV 9.3/8.8 - The first two discs are by and large excellent and clear but the last disc is more subdued, still soundboard but the source has aged more and the signal is less bright. Great to listen to, all three discs have a lot to offer. Neil Young Various Dates & Venues "Neil Young - 1970-71 Solo Tour" Disc 1 === 1971-02-23 BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London, England === 01. Out On The Weekend 02. Old Man 03. Journey Through The Past 04. Heart Of Gold 05. Don't Let It Bring You Down 06. A Man Needs A Maid 07. Love In Mind 08. Dance Dance Dance === 1970-02-19 KQED TV Studios, San Francisco, California === 09. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 10. Everybody's Alone 11. Dance Dance Dance 12. On The Way Home 13. Wonderin' 14. Sugar Mountain Disc 2: === 1971-02-27 Royal Festival Hall, London, England === 01. On The Way Home 02. Tell Me Why 03. Old Man 04. Journey Through The Past 05. Cowgirl In The Sand 06. The Bridge 07. The Loner 08. Don't Let It Bring You Down 09. See The Sky About To Rain 10. Out On The Weekend 11. I Am A Child 12. Ohio 13. Love In Mind 14. Only Love Can Break Your Heart 15. Heart Of Gold 16. A Man Needs A Maid 17. Harvest 18. The Needle And The Damage Done 19. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing 20. Dance Dance Dance 21. Expecting To Fly Disc 3 === 1970-12-04 late show, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York === 01. Cinnamon Girl 02. Wonderin' 03. Helpless 04. Southern Man 05. After The Goldrush 06. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong 07. Birds === 1971-01-16 late show, Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois === 08. Love In Mind === 1970-12-04 late show, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York === 09. Bad Fog Of Loneliness === 1971-01-21 early show, Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts === 10. On The Way Home 11. Tell Me Why 12. There's A World 13. A Man Needs A Maid / Heart Of Gold 14. Down By The River === 1971-02-01 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California === 15. Sugar Mountain 16. I Am A Child -
Soundboard 9.6 - So, not every show of the ’74 tour was a train wreck and this should be proof of that. Sure, Clapton occasionally blurts stuff out, sometimes during a song, but performance-wise this is stellar. Sound quality is near perfect. Eric Clapton Title: The Saint Louis Blues Dates: July 25, 1974 Venue: Henry W. kiel Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, US. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Disc.1 01: Smile 02: Can't Find My Way Home 03: I Shot The Sheriff 04: You Don't Love Me 05: Badge 06: Tell The Truth Disc.2 01: Willie And The Hand Jive 02: Get Ready (false start) 03: Get Ready (full version) 04: Layla ----------------------------------------------------------------- Band Lineup: Eric Clapton: Guitar, Vocals George Terry: Guitar Dick Sims: Keyboards Jamie Oldaker: Drums Carl Radle: Bass Yvonne Elliman: Backing Vocals -
Studio quality 9.1 - OK, now let me be perfectly clear about what I think about this…I have no clue what to think about this. I leave that up to you. All I can say is the quality is great. Have fun! Rod Stewart and Ron Wood Harris Sound Studios Northwoodmere, NY. July 1969 Tracks as best as can be deciphered Instrumental (Gloria) Sweet Georgia Brown Blues Carnation Supply Down By The Riverside Bonnie & Clyde All The Time Spotty Blues Instrumental All The Time -
Audience 8.4 - Not a bad stadium recording that has a huge atmosphere and consequently not the best definition, although Roger soars high above with his articulate vocals. Bass is the underlying foundation of this recording…probably worth getting as it does seem to edge out a large portion of Euro ’70 tour tapes. THE WHO Stadthalle, Offenbach, West-Germany Sept. 13, 1970 Disc 1: 01. Heaven And Hell 02. I Can't Explain 03. Young Man Blues 04. Don't Even Know Myself 05. Water 06. Overture 07. It's A Boy 08. 1921 09. Amazing Journey > 10. Sparks 11. Eyesight To The Blind 12. Christmas 13. The Acid Queen 14. Pinball Wizard Disc 2: 01. Do You Think It's Alright? xx. Fiddle About (missing?) 02. Tommy Can You Hear Me? 03. There's A Doctor 04. Go To The Mirror! 05. Smash The Mirror 06. Miracle Cure 07. I'm Free 08. Tommy's Holiday Camp 09. We're Not Gonna Take It > 10. See Me Feel Me 11. Summertime Blues 12. Shakin' All Over > 13. Twist And Shout 14. My Generation > 15. Naked Eye > 16. Magic Bus approx. 117 mins -
Audience 8.5 - Certainly a mainstay title in the huge catalog of live Metallica boots. Why? Because it is the classic line-up and it sounds reasonably good, even though the twin guitar attack is not clearly defined. The band was making a statement around this time, and that much is certainly evident with these Ride The Lightening tour tapes. Metallica Stockholm, Sweden 12-12-1984 1. Ecstacy Of Gold 2. Fight Fire With Fire 3. Ride The Lightning 4. Phantom Lord 5. The Four Horsemen 6. Bass Solo 7. For Whom The Bell Tolls 8. No Remorse 9. The Call Of Ktulu 10. Seek And Destroy 11. Blitzkrieg -
FM Broadcast 9.0 and Audience 8.8 - Both recordings capture the band well enough to appreciate that they were at least attempting to craft their own sound and style. The FM is cleaner and better separation of instruments but the audience tape ain’t all that bad. Giuffria 2/20/85 Peabodys Down Uder WMMS Coffee Break Cleveland, OH 1. Do Me Right 2. Don't Tear Me Down 3. Lonely in Love 4. Take it Straight to the Top 5. Out of the Blue (Too Far Gone) 6. Call to the Heart 7. Greg Giuffria Keyboard Solo 8. Trouble Again 9. Craig Goldy Guitar Solo 10. Turn Me On - Outro Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California, USA February 1, 1985 11.Do Me Right 12. Don't Tear Me Down 13. Line Of Fire 14. Call To The Heart 15. Gregg Giuffria Keyboard Solo 16. Trouble Again Band: David Glen Eisley - Vocals Craig Goldy - Guitars Gregg Giuffria - Keyboards, BG Vocals Chuck Wright - Bass, BG Vocals Alan Krigger - Drums, Percussion -
Santa Monica 1974 Audience 8.7 - A tape that takes a song to balance out and adjust but once it gets going is quite good. Some signs of age, but it has held up reasonably well and makes a nice addition to any collection. Be aware there is a tape situation during Dancing With The Moonlit Knight where the sound phases back and forth across the speakers, sounding as if the show was in quadraphonic, and the tape machine struggled but it lasts only a couple of minutes. Not a complete show, we only have 47 minutes but it’s better to have this than nothing at all. Quebec City 1974 Audience 8.9 - A very clear and strong tape that does take a minute to settle in, with tapers carrying on occasionally but eventually chilling out…they don’t annoy too much thank goodness! The performance here is stellar, the audience very responsive. A memorable evening. Genesis Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA. 3-22-74 Disc 1 1. -Watcher Of The Skies 2. -Intro to Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 3. -Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 4. -The Cinema Show 5. -I Know What I Like 6. -Firth Of Fifth Disc 2 Centre de Congres Quebec , Canada 4-18-74 1. -Watcher Of The Skies 2. -Britannia Story 3. -Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 4. -Romeo Story 5. -The Cinema Show 6. -Five Rivers Story 7. -Firth Of Fifth 8. -The Battle Of Epping Forest 9. -Henry & Cynthia Story 10. -The Musical Box -
Fillmore East 1970 Soundboard 8.8 - Clear although not bristling with perfection is a very good early period SMB recording Honolulu 1970 Soundboard 8.8 - A tape that needs one song to dial in the live mix but then gets much better. Still, it’s very good but not sparkling and bright…just good enough to rank pretty high in the category of the formative Steve Miller anthology of concert tapes. San Rafael 1970 Soundboard 9.1 - This is a really nice recording that exemplifies why it is so cool to hear tapes of an artists’ earlier career works before they made it to the big time. This certainly shows the vulnerability and the possibility at the same time. An artist who is still not 100% convincing but clearly has the tool set necessary to advance…and advance he did! Steve Miller Band Before The Glory Live 1970 Disc 1 Fillmore East New York, NY March 6, 1970 01. -Kow Kow Kalculator 02. -Motherless Children 03. -Stormy Monday 04. -Space Cowboy 05. -Living in the USA Honolulu Civic Auditorium Honolulu, HI 6/13/70 06. -Introductions & Tuning 07. -Unknown song 08. -Industrial-Military Complex Hex 09. -Blues With A Feeling 10. -Jackson-Kent Blues Disc 2 Pepperland San Rafael, Ca. September 1970 1. -Unknown 2. -Band Introductions - Never Kill Another Man 3. -Brave New World 4. -Good Morning To You 5. -Kill - Come Play The Drum (Fandango) 6. -Harmonica Jam - Drum Solo 7. -I Love You - Bass Solo 8. -Going To The Country 9. -Children Of The Future Steve Miller- guitar and vocals Bobby Winkelman- rhythm guitar Ross Valory- bass Jack King- drums -
Stockholm 1972 SDBRD 9.1 - Some minor tape hiss present but otherwise it’s quite good for its age. It was recorded well, I mean, the sound to me is very organic and that suits this style of music. Princeton 1973 SDBRD 9.3 - First thing you’ll notice is the lively, massive drums, and a good, round, full bass followed by sharp and clear guitar tone. A very very nice board tape! Nottingham 1975 SDBRD 8.7 - A somewhat subdued sound (tape age?) but pretty clear and could maybe just use a little EQ to bring out the frequencies…and also a little volume boost but other than that it’s a good tape that could be great. There’s a lot of communication with the crowd, more so than usual. Return To Forever Dramaten Stockholm Jazzdays Stockholm, Sweden September 17, 1972 FM Disc 1 01 -Band intro by Chick 02 -Spain 03 -Children's Song 04 -500 Miles High 05 -Noon Song 06 -Matrix 07 -Radio Announcer Chick Corea - Fender Rhodes and Acoustic Piano Joe Farrell - Flute and Soprano Saxophone Stanley Clarke - Acoustic Bass Airto Moreira - Drums Disc 2 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 1973-11-30 01 -Theme To The Mothership 02 -Bass Folk Song 03 -Children's Song 1 04 -Space Circus 05 -Captain Senor Mouse 06 -The Game Maker Chick Corea -keys Stanley Clarke -bass Lenny White -drums Bill Connors -guitar Disc 3 University of Nottingham Nottingham, U.K. February 22, 1975 1. -beyond the 7th galaxy 2. -song to the Pharoah kings - Vulcan worlds 3. -the shadow of Lo 4. -talk Disc 4 5. -Vulcan worlds 6. -talk and tuning 7. -no mystery 8. -talk 9. -celebration suite Chick Corea: keyboards Al Di Meola: guitar Stanley Clarke: bass Lenny White: drums -
Houston based melodic metal with very tasty guitar work and excellent song writing. Features the rhythm and lead guitar of former Hooker guitarist Robert Hampton. This unreleased album dates back to 1990, all music has been re-mastered from all surviving master tapes.