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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 9.3 - Way better than what you might expect. I was pleasantly surprised to hear how clean and rather detailed this tape is. I feel like I saved some money not having to buy a ticket to the show, but even though I missed them on tour, with tapes like these I can travel in time to Italy and relive this most excellent gig! Iron Maiden Area Ex Caserme Revelli Arma di Taggia, Italy 1984-08-22 "World Slavery Tour" Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Aces High 03. Two Minutes To Midnight 04. The Trooper 05. Revelations 06. Flight Of Icarus 07. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 08. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) 09. Powerslave 10. Guitar Solo Disc 2 11. Number Of The Beast 12. Hallowed Be Thy Name 13. 22 Acacia Avenue 14. Iron Maiden 15. Run To The Hills 16. Running Free 17. Sanctuary Lineup: Bruce Dickinson - vocals Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass Nicko McBrain - drums -
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 -
Hammersmith 1977 Audience 8.5 Not bad for a ’77 aud. but it doesn’t open up much, stays within a bandwidth that allows you to hear everything on stage but with mostly guitar and bass, with Ozzy singing rising over it all. Drums are somewhat buried the snare comes through OK The more I listen to the more I adjust and like it, like the rating indicates this isn’t terrible seeing as how there are few really stellar ’77 tapes. 6-10-78 Audience 8.4 This tape does not rise above what seems at first a noisiness, where you don’t get a good separation of instruments and a frequency that favors upper mid and highs, but thankfully not annoyingly so. I would say that you might still endure it all the way through regardless because while I was not blown away, I also wasn’t offended. It’s average, but not garbage bin material. 6-19-78 Audience 9.0 The best of the Hammersmith set for sure. It’s pretty clear and has good separation of instruments. I did find it leans more to treble tone, but you can add bass and not destroy this at all…so there’s a lot to like about this show. Black Sabbath Hammersmith Story 1977-1978 Disc 1 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK 1977-03-13 101 Supertzar 102 Symptom Of The Universe 103 Snowblind 104 War Pigs 105 Gypsy 106 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 Dirty Women 202 Drum Solo 203 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 204 Guitar Solo 205 Electric Funeral 206 Jam 207 N.I.B. 208 Iron Man 209 Children Of The Grave 210 Paranoid Disc 3 1978-06-10 301 Supertzar 302 Symptom Of The Universe 303 War Pigs 304 Snowblind 305 Never Say Die 306 Black Sabbath 307 Dirty Women 308 Drum Solo 309 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 310 Guitar Solo 311 Jam 312 Electric Funeral 313 Iron Man 314 Fairies Wear Boots 315 Children Of The Grave 316 Paranoid Disc 4 1978-06-19 401 Supertzar 402 Symptom Of The Universe 403 War Pigs 404 Snowblind 405 Never Say Die 406 Black Sabbath Disc 5 501 Intro 502 Dirty Women 503 Drum Solo 504 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 505 Guitar Solo 506 Jam 507 Electric Funeral 508 Iron Man 509 Fairies Wear Boots 510 Children Of The Grave 511 Paranoid 512 Outro (She's Gone) -
Soundboard 9.6 - A most welcome addition to the amazing live Rush catalog, this recently discovered board tape is the upgrade to the pre-existing release of long ago, and THAT was also killer...just missing 6 songs. Now, we have this amazing document in its complete glory. Rush Madison Square Garden New York City, NY December 7, 1991 Disc One 1. Intro/Force Ten 5:02 2. Limelight 4:21 3. Freewill 4:02 4. Distant Early Warning 4:29 5. Time Stand Still 6:00 6. Dreamline 5:10 7. Bravado 7:01 8. Roll The Bones 6:03 9. Show Don’t Tell 6:17 10. The Big Money 6:16 11. Ghost Of A Chance 5:33 Disc Two 1. Subdivisions 4:07 2. The Pass 4:59 3. Where’s My Thing? 5:12 4. The Rhythm Method 7:28 5. Closer To The Heart 4:45 6. Xanadu 6:34 7. Superconductor 5:09 8. Tom Sawyer 6:06 9. The Spirit Of Radio 4:56 10. 2112: Overture 3:22 11. Finding My Way 2:08 12. La Villa Strangiato 3:17 13. Anthem 1:42 14. Red Barchetta 1:35 15. The Spirit Of Radio (Reprise) 0:41 -
Audience 9.0 - A great effort by taper to capture this entire show with the kind of results that keep you wanting to enjoy it. Band on fire, audience responds, taper captures it well…yes! Heart Mississippi River Festival Edwardsville, IL 05-06-1979 Disc 1 01. Cook With Fire 04:40 02. High Time 03:38 03. Heartless 04:57 04. Devil Delight 05:09 05. Straight On 04:48 06. Even It Up 05:05 07. Magic Man 03:54 08. Love Alive 05:57 Disc 2 09. Magazine 07:34 10. Mistral Wind 07:24 11. Dog And Butterfly 05:15 12. Silver Wheels 00:28 13. Crazy On You 02:14 14. White Lightning And Wine 06:23 15. Rock And Roll 05:30 16. band introductions 01:32 17. Without You 06:17 ________ 01:20:45 -
Audience 9.7 - both of these shows were recorded onto a 4-track machine which is clearly obvious when you hear just how crystal this stuff sounds, as well as the separation of instruments. Some minor stuff does occur with the old tape in a couple spots but that passes without much fuss, it’s hard to knock these recordings but I do have to let you know what I hear. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Pat Metheny Trio Boston 1974 Disc 1 Pooh's Pub Boston, MA, USA June 1974 01) Bright Size Life 5:09 02) There Is No Greater Love 8:42 03) Exercise No.6 (Early version of "Unity Village") 4:21 04) Guitar+Bass Duo 6:01 05) Continuum 7:35 06) Guitar Solo 5:07 07) Unquity Road 4:20 08) Wrong Is Right 6:05 09) Ida Lupino 10:47 10) All The Things You Are 11:05 Disc 2 Zircon Boston, MA, USA June 1974 01) Exercise No. 3 (early version of "Missouri Uncompromised") 4:08 02) Waltz (early version of "Sirabhorn") 7:35 03) All Sus 4's 14:54 04) April Joy 4:05 05) Stella By Starlight 11:12 06) Omaha Celebration 8:11 07) Methuselah Blues 8:41 Pat Metheny - Guitar Jaco Pastorius - Bass Bob Moses - Drums -
Audience 9.3 - It’s hard to get much better than this as far as overall enjoyment…for one thing yes it sounds great but man, the band is in the pocket, razor sharp and ready to fuck things up in Netherlands. Sammy has his shtick so dialed in it is easy to forget the effortless banter of his nemesis David Lee Roth. And…finally there is Satch’s incredible fiery guitar work that is quite breathtaking here. Chickenfoot Poppodium 013 Tilburg, The Netherlands 01-17-2012 Disc 1 01. Lighten Up 02. Alright Alright 03. Big Foot 04. Sexy Little Thing 05. Soap on a Rope 06. Up Next 07. My Kinda Girl 08. Down the Drain Disc 2 09. Three and a Half Letters 10. Something Going Wrong 11. Turnin' Left 12. Future in the Past 13. Crowd cheering & Sammy talks 14. Different Devil 15. Oh Yeah 16. Foxy Lady -
Audience 9.1 -A great show and a great capture here. Highly recommend this one!
Steve Hackett Civic Centre, Guildford 1983-01-28 (With P. Gabriel - M Rutherford) Disc 1 01. -THE STEPPS 02. -FUNNY FEELING 03. -JACUZZI 04. -HACKETT TO PIECES 05. -EVERYDAY 06. -A TOWER STUCK DOWN 07. -SPECTRAL MORNINGS 08. -HORIZONS 09. -KIM Disc 2 10. -OVERNIGHT SLEEPER 11. -SLOGANS 12. -THE SHOW 13. -CLOCKS-THE ANGEL OF MONS 14. -HERE COMES THE FLOOD 15. -SOLISBURY HILL 16. -REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE 17. -I KNOW WHAT I LIKE -
Audience 9.4 - A very tight and brassy sound, super detailed with enough of the surroundings to provide realism…without intrusion. Outstanding!
Santana Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA September 3, 1989 Disc 1 01 Angels All Around Us - Spirits Dancing In The Flesh 02 For Those Who Chant 03 Batuka - No One To Depend On 04 Bella 05 It's A Jungle Out There 06 Unknown 07 Smooth Criminal 08 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 09 Oye Como Va 10 Unknown 11 Super Boogie 12 Blues For Salvador Disc 2 13 Marbles 14 Unknown 15 Savor - Percussion 16 Goodness And Mercy 17 Everybody's Everything 18 Toussaint L'Overture 19 Soul Sacrifice 20 Love Theme from 'Spartacus' 21 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 22 Ponta de Areia - Deeper, Dig Deeper - Band Introductions -
Audience 9.6 - Beautiful recording here! Spacious and accurate, but what I really love is the atmosphere of the Beacon Theatre…always a very respectful but appreciative audience. Jean-Luc Ponty Beacon Theatre New York City, NY October 8, 1983 Disc 1 01 Rhythms Of Hope 02 Beach Girl 03 Egocentric Molecules 04 Stay With Me 05 Computer Incantations For World Peace 06 Individual Choice 07 Nostalgia 08 In Spiritual Love 09 Far From The Beaten Path Disc 2 10 Renaissance 11 Final Truth, Pt 1 and II 12 Band Introduction 13 Imaginary Voyage 14 In Spite Of It All 15 Jig 16 New Country -
Audience 9.1 - This is a very cool old tape, first I have to issue a disclaimer: If you don’t like deep, round, brassy bass you won’t like this recording. Bass is the star of this show, and I don’t mean it’s a low end muddy mess either – it’s a beautiful bass sound that pretty much drowns out most of the keyboards (not entirely) and at least vocals area able to hold their own in the mix. That all being said – this ROCKS! I love it, I love hearing the tone and detail of the solid bass work of Greg Lake. Put this up there with your other favorite ELP boots because this surely will become one. Emerson, Lake & Palmer The Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA, USA July 19, 1971 01. Bill Graham Intro 02. The Barbarian 03. Take A Pebble - My Dog Blue 04. Tarkus - i. Eruption, ii. Stones of Years, iii. Iconoclast, iv. Mass, v. Manticore, vi. Battlefield, vii. Aquatarkus 05. Knife Edge 06. Rondo 07. Nutrocker Keith Emerson - piano, Hammond organs, Moog synthesizers, theremin Greg Lake - bass, guitars, vocals Carl Palmer - drums, percussion -
Audience 8.8 - A two-source merge that adds another dimension to the otherwise rather muddy and listless original release of this show. Verdict: Time to throw away your old copy of this great show. Rush Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario March 25, 1981 Disc 1 01. 2112 02. Freewill 03. Limelight 04. Hemispheres: Prelude 05. Beneath, Between & Behind 06. The Camera Eye 07. YYZ / Drum Solo 08. Broon's Bane / The Trees 09. Xanadu Disc 2 10. The Spirit Of Radio 11. Red Barchetta 12. Closer To The Heart 13. Tom Sawyer 14. Vital Signs 15. Natural Science 16. Working Man / Hemispheres: Armageddon 17. By-Tor And The Snow Dog / In The End / In The Mood / 2112: Finale 18. La Villa Strangiato Band: Geddy Lee - bass guitar, vocals Alex Lifeson - guitar Neil Peart - drums -
Audience 8.7 - This is a very strong, clear tape that captures almost too much atmosphere (crowd) and leans towards the upper-mid band frequencies a little much. That being said, I still recommend this one because the sound is good enough to be very responsive to EQ, so if you season it to taste you will end up with a very nice experience. Gary Wright The Palladium New York, NY, USA April 1, 1977 01 Love Is Alive (5:07) 02 Water Sign (5:40) 03 Better By You, Better Than Me (5:46) 04 The Light Of Smiles > (3:32) 05 Silent Fury (5:27) 06 Time Machine (7:46) 07 Phantom Writer (5:26) 08 Blind Feeling > (5:17) 09 Dream Weaver (4:16) 10 Are You Weepin' > Band Intros (7:11) 11 Can't Find The Judge (8:46) 12 I'm Alright (6:52) Gary Wright - lead vocals, keyboards Richard Baker - vocals, keyboards Hiroshi Upshur - clavinet, piano Art Wood - drums Betty Sweet, Lorna Wright - backing vocals -
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Everything in this set is soundboard - although the first show and last show are not as sparkling as all the discs in between. I would rate, for the sake of contrast, the last show in this set as an 8.8 and the best in this set a 9.7. NOTE: PLEASE ALLOW 2-3 DAYS BEFORE SHIPPING Allman Brothers Band 1973-1974 Disc 1 Municipal Auditorium Mobile, AL. March 03, 1973 01. Done Somebody Wrong 02. One Way Out 03. Stormy Monday 04. Midnight Rider 05. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 06. Statesboro Blues 07. Ramblin' Man Disc 2 08. Come And Go Blues 09. Trouble No More 10. Jessica 11. You Don't Love Me 12. Les Brers In A Minor 13. drums 14. Les Brers In A Minor 15. Whipping Post Disc 3 The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA December 28, 1973 01. Wasted Words 02. Done Somebody Wrong 03. One Way Out 04. Stormy Monday 05. Midnight Rider 06. Blue Sky 07. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed Disc 4 08. Statesboro Blues 09. Come And Go Blues 10. Ramblin' Man 11. Trouble No More 12. Jessica Disc 5 Cow Palace San Francisco, CA December 31, 1973 (Set 1) 1. Wasted Words 2. Done Somebody Wrong 3. One Way Out 4. Stormy Monday 5. Midnight Rider 6. Blue Sky 7. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Set 2) 8. Happy New Year 9. Statesboro Blues Disc 6 1. Southbound 2. Come and Go Blues 3. Ramblin' Man 4. Trouble No More 5. Jessica 6. Les Brers In A Minor 7. Drums 8. Les Brers In A Minor Disc 7 (w/Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzman & Boz Scaggs) 1. Whipping Post Jam 2. Linda Lou - Mary Lou 3. Hideaway - You Upset Me 4. Bo Diddley - Mountain Jam - Bo Diddley Disc 8 1. Save My Life 2. Blues Jam (Set 3) 3. You Don't Love Me 4. Will The Circle Be Unbroken 5. Mountain Jam Disc 9 North American Indian Foundation Benefit Cow Palace, San Francisco, California January 1, 1974 01 Done Somebody Wrong 02 One Way Out 03 Stormy Monday 04 Midnight Rider 05 Blue Sky 06 Come and Go Blues 07 Ramblin' Man 08 Statesboro Blues Disc 10 09 You Don't Love Me 10 Whipping Post 11 Fannie Mae * 12 Boogie With The Hook * 13 Little Brown Bird * * w/ Gregg Dickey Lamar Jaimoe Steve Miller JL Hooker Charlie Daniels Elvin Bishop Buddy Miles Disc 11 Charlotte, NC. August 10, 1974 1. Wasted Words 2. Done Somebody Wrong 3. One Way Out 4. Stormy Monday 5. Midnight Rider 6. Blue Sky 7. Southbound 8. Pony Boy Jam 9. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed -
Audience 9.7 - Spacious yet warm, a rich and full bodied sound that immediately pulls you in. You don’t even have to like Tom Petty to be able to appreciate this recording. The pinnacle of what you can get out of using high quality taping gear the proper way. Wowsers! Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA March 3, 1990 Disc 1 01 Love Is A Long Road 02 A Mind With A Heart Of Its Own 03 Breakdown 04 I Won’t Back Down 05 Free Fallin’ 06 Down The Road Apiece (Will Bradley Trio cover, sung by Stan Lynch) 07 Lonely Weekends (Charlie Rich cover) 08 Ben’s Boogie 09 Don’t Come Around Here No More 10 A Face In The Crowd 11 Listen To Her Heart 12 Something In The Air (Thunderclap Newman cover) Disc 2 13 Alright For Now 14 Yer So Bad 15 Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan cover with Roger McGuinn) 16 Turn! Turn! Turn! (Pete Seeger/The Byrds cover with Roger McGuinn) 17 Eight Miles High (The Byrds cover with Roger McGuinn) 18 You Got Lucky 19 Rebels 20 What Are You Doin’ In My Life? 21 Refugee 22 Runnin’ Down A Dream 23 The Waiting 24 Straight Into Darkness 25 How Many More Days 26 Don’t Do Me Like That 27 Even The Losers -
Grand Funk Railroad Hawaii 1971 - Soundboard 9.1 A scarcity of prime era recordings mandate that anyone remotely interested in this band pursue any and all recordings that are A. Soundboard and/or B. decent audience for the simple reason that this band kicked ass. This is a true rarity – a soundboard and, yes, it kicks major ass. Grand Funk Railroad Boston 1971 Audience 8.7 - A very good tape surfaces and you can actually hear everything pretty clearly. This band played very loud (as did any self-respecting heavy rock band of the early 70’s) and consequently unless you smuggled in superior quality machinery you weren’t likely to be able to capture this sound with any clarity. This taper had better than average gear it seems, and even though it’s still somewhat distant from the stage, it is a tape that allows the listener to experience an entire show without struggling too hard to make out what is going on. Grand Funk Railroad Live 1971 Disc 1 Hawaii University Honolulu, Hawaii July 13th, 1971 1. -Are You Ready 2. -Paranoid 3. -In Need 4. -Mean Mistreated 5. -I'm Your Captain 6. -Into The Sun 7. -Inside Looking Out 8. -Are You Ready (Reprise) Disc 2 Boston Garden Boston, MA. october-3-1971 1 -Intro - Footstompin' Music 2 -Upsetter 3 -People Let's Stop The War 4 -Mean Mistreater 5 -Feeling Alright 6 -I'm Your Captain 7 -Heartbreaker Disc 3 Boston cont'd 8 -T.N.U.C 9 -Gimme Shelter 10 -Inside Looking Out the band Mark Farner – guitars lead vocals keyboard Don Brewer – drums lead vocals Mel Schacher – bass guitar -
Soundboard 9.3 - A good solid board but more importantly it’s a stand out show. I would say, and I’ve listened to quite a few, this is one of the best. Eric Clapton "Legend Comes Alive" The Budokan Theatre Tokyo, Japan November 2, 1974 Disc 1 1 - Smile 2 - Let It Grow 3 - Can't Find My Way Home 4 - Better Make It Through Today 5 - I Shot The Sheriff 6 - Key To The Highway Disc 2 1 - Willie And The Hand Jive - Get Ready 2 - Badge 3 - Presence Of The Lord 4 - Singin' The Blues Band Lineup: Eric Clapton Guitar, Vocals Jamie Oldaker Drums Dick Sims Keyboards Carl Radle Bass George Terry Guitar Yvonne Elliman Backing Vocals Marcy Levy Backing Vocals -
Audience 8.8 - A very lively atmosphere that, for me, really put me back to the early 1980’s. The recording is pretty good, the band is hot, the crowd is into it. THE PRETENDERS Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, Michigan August 18, 1981 1 -The wait 2 -The Adultress 3 -Message Of Love 4 -Louie Louie 5 -Talk Of The Town 6 -The English Roses 7 -Birds Of Paradise 8 -Kid 9 -Stop Your Sobbin' 10 -Private Life 11 -Jealous Dogs 12 -Day After Day 13 -Bad Boys Get Spanked 14 -Tattooed Love Boys 15 -Precious 16 -Up The Neck 17 -Brass In Pocket 18 -Mystery Achievement (with band intros) Chrissie Hynde: lead vocals, rhythm guitar James Honeyman-Scott: lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (R.I.P.) Pete Farndon: bass, backing vocals (R.I.P.) Martin Chambers: drums, percussion, backing vocals -
Audience 9.2 - A lovely, spacious, almost elegant recording even though it is originating somewhere in the middle I would guess. The sound feels slightly above you, but it’s warm and pleasant. The only knock is that taper missed a little of a couple of songs due to hassles from security. I can forgive that, at least they didn’t seize his gear. Good job taper! RUSH November 4, 1996 Gund Arena Cleveland, OH, USA Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Dreamline 03 The Big Money 04 Driven 05 Half the World 06 Red Barchetta 07 Animate 08 Limbo 09 The Trees 10 Red Sector A 11 Virtuality Disc 2 12 Nobody's Hero 13 2112: Overture 14 2112: Temples of Syrinx 15 2112: Discovery 16 2112: Presentation 17 2112: Oracle-The Dream 18 2112: Soliloquy 19 2112: Grand Finale 20 Intro 21 Test For Echo 22 Subdivisions 23 Freewill Disc 3 24 Roll the Bones 25 Time and Motion 26 Leave That Thing Alone 27 Drum Solo 28 Natural Science 29 Force Ten 30 The Spirit of Radio 31 Tom Sawyer 32 YYZ 33 Cygnus X-1 -
Pro Recording 9.1 - The engineers for this live recording opted to not close mic so you have a live recording with lots of atmosphere and probably sounding truer to the actual event than a pure soundboard. The bass is well recorded here, normally you’d expect the sound mix to favor only guitar as that is what the fans are wanting most – but here the mix is rather democratic. Good job! Yngwie Malmsteen Live at Sun Plaza Hall Tokyo.Japan 1985-01-24 01.Intro - I'll See The Light, Tonight 02.As Above, So Below 03.Don't Let It End 04.Far Beyond The Sun 05.On The Run Again 06.Anguish And Fear 07.Icarus'Dream Suit - I Am A Viking 08.Hiroshima Mon Amour 09.Black Star 10.Jet To Jet 11.Kree Nakoorie 12.Guitar Solo 13.Disciples Of Hell Yngwie Malmsteen-Guitars Jens Johansson-Keyboards Marcel Jacob-Bass Jeff Scott Soto-Vocals Anders Johansson-Drums -
Audience 9.3 - I can’t recommend this highly enough – just ferocious playing and great guitar tone emanating from the stage where you have a close up seat and strap in ‘cause this is one heavy duty helping of blistering metal. Must have! Black Sabbath Memorial Stadium Seattle, WA 1980.07.19 Disc 1 101 War Pigs 102 Neon Knights 103 N.I.B. 104 Children Of The Sea 105 Sweet Leaf - Drum Solo 106 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 Heaven And Hell 202 Iron Man 203 Guitar Solo 204 Die Young 205 Paranoid 206 Children Of The Grave -
Soundboard 9.5 - Stellar quality, with a mix that showcases drums and drums as they should sound. The overall timbre of the sound is warm, a lot of depth and backup vocals are not buried, it’s really a nicely rounded and rather democratic mix. The Eagles Los Angeles Forum Inglewood, CA Mar. 4, 1980 Disc 1 101. Hotel California 102. Already Gone 103. In The City 104. King Of Hollywood 105. The Sad Cafe ** 106. Lyin' Eyes 107. I Can't Tell You Why Disc 2 201. Those Shoes 202. Heartache Tonight 203. One Of These Nights 204. Turn To Stone 205. The Long Run ** 206. Life's Been Good 207. Life In The Fast Lane 208. Carol ** with special guest David Sanborn -
Audience 9.5 - Hard to really improve upon this one - it's lovely in all regards. Great, clean highs and round lows with a great mid range. It's highlighted by a respectful crowd that rarely intrudes while the band is performing but very enthusiastic between songs. Wish I was there. This recording allows me to be there and hear what I missed. Queen Seattle Center Arena Seattle, WA March 13, 1977 Disc 1 01 Tie Your Mother Down 02 Ogre Battle 03 White Queen (As It Began) 04 Somebody To Love 05 Killer Queen 06 The Millionaire Waltz 07 You're My Best Friend 08 Bring Back That Leroy Brown 09 Brighton Rock 10 '39 11 You Take My Breath Away 12 White Man Disc 2 13 The Prophet's Song 14 Bohemian Rhapsody 15 Stone Cold Crazy 16 Keep Yourself Alive 17 Liar 18 In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited 19 Now I'm Here 20 Big Spender 21 Jailhouse Rock Medley 22 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 23 Stupid Cupid 24 Be-Bog-A-Lula -
Audience 8.8 - This is NOT the Monsters of Rock show, it’s actually the last DLR (classic era) show and it’s pretty good! It’s not super close up or terribly far from stage, seems to be in a nice spot and everything is clear with decent dynamics. Now, it’s a recording from a rowdy crowd but even with that I felt they did not ruin this or intrude unnecessarily – in fact it seemed they wanted to listen to the band and not hold conversations or stupid hooting and whistling during songs. Fantastic! Van Halen Stadion am Dutzendteich Nurnberg, Germany 1984-09-02 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -House Of Pain 08. -Bass Solo 09. -I'll Wait 10. -Everybody Wants Some Disc 2 11. -Oh, Pretty Woman 12. -1984 13. -Jump 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -Panama 16. -You Really Got Me 17. -Happy Trails - You Really Got Me (reprise) -
Stockholm 1983 Audience 8.9 - This tape starts off kind of average and slowly but surely keeps getting better until what we have is a very good tape of a really good show. As most already know, any good tape of this line up is VERY welcome as it showcases what I consider a great band – I did not say a great Black Sabbath because you can’t get away from Ian’s obvious vocal inflections that inevitably recall his old band. That being said if you listen to this without that bias you realize how good this BAND was in 1983. Paris 1983 Soundboard 9.1 - A most welcomed thing amongst Black Sabbath collectors without question is this board tape with the Ian Gillan line up. I love the material they recorded on Born Again, this is almost the logical progression from Technical Ecstasy, to me anyway. The music is more ideally suited to Ian Gillan’s vocals than it would have been to Ronnie James Dio and I think that is obvious. Black Sabbath Quebec City 1983 Audience 8.9 - I like this tape because you really get to hear and appreciate what the bass is all about in Sabbath and it is here in excellent detail. Everyone shines, it’s great to have this abundance of riches because this short-lived period of Black Sabbath is certainly one of the most unique sounding. Black Sabbath LIVE 1983 Ian Gillan - Vocals Tony Iommi - Guitar Geezer Butler - Bass Bev Bevan - Drums Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards Disc 1 Johanneshovs Isstadion Stockholm, Sweden August 19th, 1983 01. -Intro (Stonehenge) 02. -Children Of The Grave 03. -Hot Line 04. -War Pigs 05. -Born Again 06. -Supernaut 07. -Drum Solo 08. -Rock 'N' Roll Doctor 09. -Disturbing The Priest 10. -Keep It Warm 11. -Black Sabbath 12. -The Dark 13. -Zero The Hero 14. -Tony Iommi's Guitar Solo 15. -Digital Bitch 16. -Iron Man Disc 2 Stockholm Cont'd 01. -Smoke On The Water 02. Paranoid Espace Balard Paris, France September 30th, 1983 03 - Children Of The Grave 04 - Hot Line 05 - War Pigs 06 - Supernaut - Drum solo 07 - Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 08 - Disturbing The Priest 09 - Guitar solo 10 - Digital Bitch 11 - Smoke On The Water 12 - Paranoid Disc 3 Quebec City Coliseum Quebec City, CANADA Oct 20 1983 01 -Intro - Children of the Grave 02 -Hot Line 03 -War Pigs 04 -Supernaut - drum solo - Rock' n' Roll Doctor 05 -Disturbing the Priest 06 -Iron Man Disc 4 07 -Zero the Hero 08 -Heaven & Hell - Guitar solo - Digital Bitch 09 -Black Sabbath 10 -Smoke on the Water 11 -Paranoid -
Soundboard 9.2 - I think this right here is as good as it will get to a complete Tommy Bolin Purple gig in soundboard quality and, here’s the important thing, reasonably cohesive playing. To be honest, after listening to this, it’s kind of apparent that Deep Purple was probably not the best vehicle for Tommy’s talents. Not that he can’t play, but that Deep Purple’s music was too one dimensional. That being said it is still pretty good despite the erratic mix – sometimes guitar is up front and sometimes it is buried. All in all I think I can say this show will be a revelation for Purple and Bolin fans. Deep Purple Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA. 26th January 1976 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Burn 3. Lady Luck 4. Love Child 5. Gettin’ Tighter 6. Smoke on the Water 7. Georgia On My Mind 8. Keyboard Solo 9. Lazy 10. Drum Solo 11. Homeward Strut Disc 2 1. Tuning 2. This Time Around 3. Owed to “G” 4. Guitar Solo 5. Drifter 6. Stormbringer 7. Going Down 8. Highway Star David Coverdale – Vocal Tommy Bolin – Guitar Glenn Hughes – Bass & Vocal Jon Lord – Keyboards Ian Paice – Drums -
Soundboard 9.3 - I enjoy listening to excellent recordings of Yes from 1980 and 1984 because they are full of music that I always manage to find new depth of creativity in every time I hear it. Maybe it wasn’t my favorite Yes period back then, but I can appreciate it now. Great quality, and so it is the 1980 Drama sessions material on Disc 2. YES Park Stadium Hershey, PA. September 1, 1984 Disc 1 01. -Leave It 02. -Reason To Be Here 03. -Hold On 04. -Hearts 05. -I've Seen All Good People 06. -Tony Kaye Keyboards Solo 07. -Solly's Beard 08. -Changes 09. -Owner Of A Lonely Heart 10. -It Can Happen 11. -The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Whitefish - Amazing Grace Disc 2 12. -Intro - City Of Love 13. -Starship Trooper Jon Anderson (Vocals, Guitar) Alan White (Drums) Trevor Rabin (Guitars, Vocals) Tony Kaye (Keyboards) Chris Squire (Bass) Drama Sessions The Town House studios London, UK 18 April 1980 14. -The Yes Song 15. -Who Makes The Tea 16. -Does It Ever Happen (To You) 17. -To The Light 18. -Satellite Chris Squire - Bass Steve Howe - Guitars Alan White - Drums -
Soundboard 9.2 - A lot of free form jamming here, what they call Mountain Jam is really made up of some improvisation before the band goes off into this more structured jam, and the show is a little condensed but sounds like it is much longer than it actually is. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Columbia HS Auditorium Decatur, GA May 23, 1970 1. Mountain Jam Intro 2. Drums 3. Berry Bass Solo 4. Mountain Jam 5. Will The Circle Be Unbroken 6. Bo Diddely / Spacy Jam 7. Mountain Jam 8. Rock & ROll Jam 9. Mountain Jam Finale 10. Encore Intro 11. Don't Want You No More 12. Not My Cross To Bear Duane Allman - guitar Gregg Allman - organ, vocals Dicky Betts - guitar Berry Oakley - bass Butch Trucks - drums Jai Johanny Johanson - percussion -
Audience 8.8 - I am very thankful this recording exists, so few tapes from around this time that are clean and audible. Now, it gets off to a bumpy start but smoothes out and remains consistent for the duration. It’s taken from I would say the middle of the venue but does not suffer from typical distance recordings. The main P.A. system is strong, so you get a good signal here, all instruments present and accounted for. Vocals remain very much up front in the mix, guitars follow. All in all this is really outstanding and the time period is optimal. Wishbone Ash Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen, Germany 01.11.1974 Disc 1 01 -Don't Come Back 02 -Silver Shoes 03 -Lady Jay 04 -The King Will Come 05 -Warrior 06 -Throw Down the Sword 07 -Persephone Disc 2 08 -Introduction 09. -F.U.B.B. 10. -Blowin' Free 11. -Time Was 12. -Hometown 13. -No Easy Road 14. -Where Were You Tomorrow -
Audience 9.3 - The second this begins you know it’s gonna be great, and it’s better than great. I’ve heard radio broadcasts that don’t sound as nice as this. I need atmosphere, I want to feel the space around me, the venue itself is a part of the event. Audience tapes of high quality can sometimes deliver more atmosphere than the best soundboard, and sometimes it’s necessary if you want to relive an event to have that atmosphere included in the recording. Genesis Boston Music Hall Boston, MA 24 February 1977 Disc 1 01 - Squonk (07:55) 02 - One For The Vine (11:32) 03 - Robbery, Assault & Battery (07:31) 04 - Your Own Special Way (07:26) 05 - Firth Of Fifth (09:16) 06 - The Carpet Crawlers (07:07) 07 - In That Quiet Earth (04:41) 08 - Afterglow (04:35) 09 - I Know What I Like (09:00) 10 - Eleventh Earl Of Mar (09:56) Disc 2 11 - Supper's Ready (25:28) 12 - Dance On A Volcano (04:20) 13 - Drum Duet (01:05) 14 - Los Endos (06:32) 15 - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (04:38) 16 - The Musical Box (03:37) Phil Collins - lead vocals, drums and percussion Tony Banks - keyboards, 12 strings & backing vocals Mike Rutherford - bass guitars, guitars & backing vocals Steve Hackett - lead guitars & effects Chester Thompson - drums and percussion