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Soundboard 8.9 - A good one, if slightly below the expectations of perfection you might be anticipating with a mid 70’s board tape. Occasional phasing, and sometimes a little volume fading as the sound man adjusts things on the fly but it’s greatness is derived from the spectacularly cohesive performance by all the musicians and the sometimes disparagingly different styles they run through in the set. -
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Studio Quality 9.4 As expected, these are from studios sessions and having been remastered (to freshen the old tapes up), it sounds quite good. The material sounds a bit dated though, I mean I know it is Bowie but it’s probably not his best stuff in my opinion…some people like it though. David Bowie - Sigma Sound 1974 1. Young Americans [first take] 0:20. An incomplete version with no vocal. 2. Young Americans [second take] 2:57. An incomplete version which ends with David laughing after singing “President Nixon.” 3. Young Americans [third take] 5:40. A complete version with slight lyrical differences to the finished version. 4. Shilling The Rubes 5:09. Complete version. Towards the end of the song David says, “That’s going to be very nice when it’s got its hat on!” 5. I’m A Laser (The Gouster) 6:09. Complete version. 6. After Today 4:42. Complete version but played at a much faster tempo than the version released by Ryko in 1989. 7. Sweet Thing 4:43 (Ava Cherry on lead vocals). All tracks recorded on 13 Aug 1974 except track 7 which was recorded on 9 Jul 1974. -
Soundboard 9.0 - Sounds kind of thin and compressed to me but it is perfectly clear being a modern sdbrd. Features songs with Nine Inch Nails, and a lot of good bonus material. All in all a very good CD! -
Pro Studio and Live 9.0 - Consistent, with some obvious age related issues present on some cuts but overall pretty much in the pocket. -
Audience 6.9 - Bowie clearly audible above the din. Not great separation of instruments, with some minor analog tape saturation at full volume. -
Audience 7.3 - Pretty clear with a bit of hall space that gives it some atmosphere. Enjoyable! -
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Audience 9.6 - Marvelous recording captures every nuance in pristine, clear, full quality. -
Audience 8.9 - A recording that seems to “rise above” the din because literally it sounds like the mic was over the crowd. It makes for a more immersive experience, and the fact that the dynamics are good and the sound is clear…well it just goes to prove once again that a well made audience tape is more than welcome in any real live music collection.
David Gilmour Beacon Theatre New York City, NY May 23, 1984 Disc 1 01 Until We Sleep 02 All Lovers Are Deranged 03 Love On The Air 04 Mihalis 05 Cruise 06 Short And Sweet 07 Money 08 Out Of The Blue Disc 2 09 Let's Get Metaphysical 10 You Know I'm Right 11 Run Like Hell 12 Blue Light 13 Band Introduction 14 Murder 15 Near The End 16 Comfortably Numb
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Pro Recordings 9.3 - Ripped from vinyl (the main portion) it sounds excellent! Nice to have this material and the additional bits. David Gilmour The Forgotten Jokers Tracks 1-5 Regent's Sound Studios, London, England January 1965 Tracks 6-10 Gala du Midem, Cannes, France, January 26th, 1986 Rockpalast TV Show with Pete Townsend's Deep End Track 11 Saturday Night Live TV Show, New York, USA. December 12th, 1987 Live with the Saturday Night Live Band 01. Why Do Fools Fall In Love? (1:52) 02. Walk Like A Man (2:11) 03. Don't Ask Me (2:55) 04. Big Girls Don't Cry (2:16) 05. Beautiful Delilah (1:58) 06. Give Blood (6:18) 07. After The Fire (4:44) 08. Blue Light (8:55) 09. I Put A Spell On You (4:12) 10. Nighttrain (5:52) 11. Ah Robertson It's You (4:29) Jokers Wild: John Gordon (guitar, vocal) Clive Welham (drums. vocal) David Gilmour (guitar, vocal) David Altham (piano, sax, vocal) Tony Sainty (bass, vocal) Pete Townshend's Deep End: Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar) Peter Hope-Evans (harmonica) Chucho Merchan (bass) David Gilmour (guitar) Simon Phillips (drums) John 'Rabbit' Bundrick (keyboards) Jody Linscott (percussion) The Kick Horns: Simon Clarke/Roddy Lorimer/Dave Sanders/Peter Thoms/Dave Blues Backing vocals: Billy Nicholls/Ian Ellis/Chris Stains/Gina Foster/? Gordon -
Cleveland 1978 Radio Broadcast 8.8 - A tape that shows signs of age and has that dated quality to it but is still good. It just sounds kinda, pimp and funky just like the music.New York 1981 Radio Broadcast 9.3 - A fresh sounding tape, and a rather fresh performance that does not showcase a drunken, sloppy ‘Dolls kinda gig but a much more focused and professional with plenty of edge to remind you who is fronting kinda gig. DAVID JOHANSEN GROUP "Clubs and Bars" Disc 1 THE AGORA CLEVELAND, OH, USA MAY 29, 1978 01. -intro - cool metro 02. -looking for a kiss 03. -not that much 04. -funky but chic 05. -build me up buttercup 06. -donna 07. -i'm a lover 08. -frenchette 09. -band intro 10. -(reach out) i'll be there 11. -lonely tenement 12. -girls 13. -personality crisis BAND: David Johansen - vocals Sylvain Sylvain - guitar, keyboards Thomas Trask - guitar Johnny Rao - guitar Buzz Verno - bass Frankie LaRocka - drums Disc 2 BOTTOM LINE NEW YORK, NY, USA JULY 15, 1981 01. -intro - cool metro 02. -here comes the night 03. -funky but chic 04. -melody 05. -she loves strangers 06. -sls (conclusion) 07. -build me up buttercup 08. -marquesa de sade 09. -stranded in the jungle 10. -bohemian love pad 11. -frenchette 12. -reach out & i'll be there 13. -girls 14. -personality crisis 15. -wreckless crazy 16. -WNEW DJ's BAND: David Jo - vocals Blondie Chaplin - guitar Jack Rigg - guitar Charlie Giordano - keyboards Brent Cartwright - bass Tony Machine - drums -
Audience 9.3 - You could not ask for a better break than having this marathon ass kicking show recorded so well. -
Audience 8.4 - Simply has to be one of the best audience tapes of the time. So, it isn’t perfect but I consider this to be a must have due to how clear, and really nice fat bottom end without boominess. Lovely! -
Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent, dynamic, solid. -
Audience 7.7 - A great period for Deep Purple, this is probably their peak in a lot ways. The recording here is decent, vocals a little back, some overload at times, but you don’t miss anything really all the music is there and you can pick up just about everything on stage. I like it, I think you will too. -
Audience 8.7 - A surprisingly good recording, honestly when I first came upon this title I thought to myself it must be crap sound ‘cause I’d never heard of it before. Not so! It’s pretty good. -
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DEEP PURPLE Osaka Can Disc 1 Festival Hall, Osaka Japan June 29th 1973 01. -Highway Star 02. -Smoke On The Water 03. -Strange Kind Of Woman 04. -Child In Time Disc 2 1973 Cont'd 05. -Lazy - Drum Solo - The Mule 06. -Space Truckin 07. -Gillan's Farewell Speech Disc 3 1985-May-13 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 01. -Opening 02. -Highway Star 03. -Nobody's Home 04. -Strange Kind Of Woman 05. -Blues - A Gyspsy's Kiss 06. -Perfect Strangers 07. -Under The Gun 08. -Lazy 09. -Ian Paice Drums Solo 10. -Child In Time Disc 4 1985-May-13 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan Cont'd 01. -Knocking At Your Back Door 02. -Difficult To Cure 03. -Jon Lord Keyboards Solo 04. -Space Struckin' 05. -Woman From Tokyo 06. -Black Night 07. -Smoke On The Water Disc 5 1985-May-14 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 01. -Opening 02. -Highway Star 03. -Nobody's Home 04. -Strange Kind Of Woman 05. -Blues - A Gyspsy's Kiss 06. -Perfect Strangers 07. -Under The Gun 08. -Lazy 09. -Ian Paice Drums Solo 10. -Child In Time Disc 6 1985-May-14 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan Cont'd 01. -Knocking At Your Back Door 02. -Difficult To Cure 03. -Jon Lord Keyboards Solo 04. -Space Struckin' 05. -Woman From Tokyo 06. -Black Night 07. -Smoke On The Water Disc 7 1985-May-16 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 01. -Opening 02. -Highway star 03. -Nobody's Home 04. -Strange Kind Of Woman 05. -Blues - A Gypsy's Kiss 06. -Perfect Strangers 07. -Under The Gun 08. -Lazy 09. -Drum Solo 10. -Child In Time Disc 8 1985-May-16 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan Cont'd 01. -Knocking At Your Backdoor 02. -Difficult To Cure 03. -Keyboard Solo 04. -Space Truckin' 05. -Woman From Tokyo 06. -Black Night 07. -Smoke On The Water Disc 9 Osaka, Japan 6-26-1991 1. -Intro 2. -Burn 3. -Black Night 4. -Truth Hurts 5. -Cut Runs Deep 6. -Perfect Strangers 7. -Fire In The Basement 8. -Love Conquers All Disc 10 Osaka, Japan 6-26-1991 Cont'd 1. -Difficult To Cure 2. -Knockin' At Your Back Door 3. -Lazy 4. -Highway Star 5. -Smoke On The Water -
Audience 7.7 - The rating does nothing to express the magnitude of intensity that this show has. It gives you a very real sense of how completely bombastic and insanely loud Deep Purple were at this time. Incredible on many levels, so use this to show your kids how we rocked back in the day. Amazing! -
Audience 9.3 - Technically the sonic quality here is more likely an 8.9 but this tape gets a MAJOR boost because, quite simply, it’s one of the most incredible, insane, unbelievable things Deep Purple I have ever experienced. Throw away Made In Japan because this here, man, this here folks is pure fucking magic. I will leave it at that. Deep Purple Roundhouse Dagenham, UK 19 February 1972 1. Highway Star (9:19) 2. Strange Kind Of Woman (9:01) 3. No No No (9:08) 4. Child In Time (16:58) 5. The Mule (9:10) Royal Albert Hall London, UK 4 October 1971 6. Lazy (14:10) 7. Fireball (9:36) Jon Lord - Keyboards Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar Ian Paice - Drums Roger Glover - Bassguitar Ian Gillan - Vocals, Congas, Harmonica -
CD 1 & 2 - Audience 8.9 - Very strong presence, taper had great seats and knew how to operate his levels, so, have fun because the band never sounded better! CD 3 & 4 - This show received a nice remastering which helped bring the middle up and cut out a lot of the tape hiss so what you get now is a smoother sound, and good punch in the mids while offering great solid kick drum, vocals, and guitar with keys being placed perfectly in accompaniment. Just get past the first song where taper finds his position and you are good to go. -
Audience 7.8 - Crowded a bit in the middle, but not bad enough to lose any one instrument. In fact, the guitar and bass complement each other in the mix like a battle of giants. I will say also that the performance itself is a real jam fest, with everyone shining bright. I like this one a lot. -
Audience 6.8 - Very thin, but a low gen tape used here so it is pretty clear and guitar is the most present along with Ian and a pretty prominent kick drum too. The show is marvelous wish it sounded better. -
Audience 8.4 - I think the draw is, when you are dealing with these old audience tapes that don’t have very wide dynamic range, is that as long as you get a solid guitar, and reasonable vocals, it’s going to appeal to collectors because what they want is the performance mainly – and I tend to agree because this is after all the peak period for the band. You can hear guitar, vocals, and keys in pretty decent clarity and forceful too – I see the value in this recording, a little rough around the edges when band is at full flight due to limitations with the recorder, but let me tell you I hung around, listened to the whole thing, and came away satisfied. It’s not too bad! Palasport, Genova, Italy March 11, 1973- Intro
- Highway Star
- Smoke On The Water
- Strange Kind Of Woman
- Mary Long
- Keyboard Solo - Lazy
- Drum Solo - The Mule
- Space Truckin'
- Black Night
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Audience 7.7 - Hard to find many really good quality shows from this period, but as it goes this one is not terrible just boost some bass and it is much better. -
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Audience 7.3 - 8.0 - Gets better as the show progresses. Let me just say this – I think this show is hotter than the officially released Live album! Maybe because when a band knows they are being recorded, they are less “free” in their playing. I don’t know but this show is off the hook jamming, wish it sounded a little better but even so I am happy to get to hear it. -
Soundboard 9.3 - OK, let me explain why the high rating here. Technically speaking, the actual audio quality is more like 8.8 to be honest…but this tape is so MUCH more than that and deserves a super high rating because of it. Let me explain: First of all, the audio is good enough to get excellent separation of instruments, that allows you to hear the detail of the guitar and drums, with a driving keyboard and clear vocals…and that is important because a certain new vocalist is hoping to impress in front of a London audience – and he does, they ALL do in a major way especially Blackmore. See, Richie is one of those guitarists that really goes for it, and sometimes it works and sometimes he is probably not inspired as much so it falls a little flat…not here! He’s simply brilliant and when I hear him like this I remember to include him on my all time greatest guitarists list ha ha! This rating is for the spectacular event this gig is, and how happy we should be to hear it clearly. DEEP PURPLE Hammermith Odeon, London, May 9, 1974 CD 1: 1. -Burn 2. -Might Just Take Your Life 3. -Lay Down Stay Down 4. -Mistreated 5. -Smoke On The Water CD 2 1. -Space Truckin’ 2. -Going Down 3. -Richie Blackmore interview David Coverdale - vocals Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Jon Lord - keyboards Glen Hughes - bass Ian Paice - drums -
Audience 8.9 - This is one helluva nice find! First of all, it was new to me to begin with, but the kicker is that it is just great, and a furious show with outstanding performances by everyone. You simply cannot call yourself a fan and not be interested in a great sounding ’73 tape like this. Get it! DEEP PURPLE Long Beach Arena Long Beach CA. April 15th 1973 THE BAND Jon Lord keyboards Ritchie Blackmore guitar Ian Gillan vocals Harmonica Ian Paice drums Roger Glover bass SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -Highway Star 3 -Smoke On The Water 4 -Strange Kind Of Woman 5 -God Save The Queen Intro - Mary Long 6 -Jon Lord Solo 7 -Lazy 8 -Ian Paice Solo 9 -The Mule 10 -Space Truckin 11 -Crowd we want more 12 -Announcer -
Audience 7.8 - The best of the tour and in fact Tommy is very cohesive here. A must for fans of DP and Tommy Bolin. -
Audience 7.7 - This sounds way better than I remember it from years ago, not to say it is marvelous, but what I can tell you is that Ian and Jon are absolute beasts here, the intensity is off the charts folks. Because of where the sound spectrum is (focuses on vocals and keys) you get the idea maybe you won’t hear Ritchie but when he solos the guitar is riding the top of everything which is a relief. So, all in all a spectacular show, mediocre recording that sounds better than it ever has. I consider this along with the Hiroshima gig of the same year to be essential for real fans due to the insane levels of intensity present. -
Audience 8.4 - Keyboards shine, all other instruments a little behind keys but clearly heard. -
Oldenburg, Germany 1971 - Audience 8.3 - The star of this 2CD (guitar smoking hot!) / Rome, Italy 1971 - Audience 6.7 - Very noisy and brassy. -
Soundboard 9.5 - So I haven’t kept up with this band since Steve Morse joined. I’ve always loved them, but they just fell off my radar. It was with great pleasure that I reacquainted myself with them as I reviewed this show. It’s multi-layered, multi-dimensional music with some resemblance to the old band if Ritchie traded places with his Southern fried twin brother! I mean, it works, don’t get me wrong – but it can fool you because it’s not Ritchie’s band by any stretch. I like this one maybe a little better to be honest. This is a “deeper” Deep Purple actually, and the orchestra behind them makes it that much more interesting, if sometimes a little bit “cabaret” but it still rocks when it has to and the guitar work by Morse is impeccable. Spektrum Arena, Oslo, Norway December 13th, 2011 Featuring Neue Philharmonie Orchestra Disc 1- Orchestra Intro
- Highway Star
- Hard Lovin' Man
- Maybe I'm A Leo
- Strange Kind Of Woman
- Rapture Of The Deep
- Woman From Tokyo
- Contact Lost - Steve Morse Solo
- When A Blind Man Cries
- The Well Dressed Guitar
- The Mule (w/Ian Paice Solo)
- Lazy
- No One Came
- Don Airey Solo
- Perfect Strangers
- Space Truckin'
- Smoke On The Water
- Going Down
- Hush
- Bass Solo
- Black Night
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Soundboard 9.4 - Excellent stereo pan, I love how the vocals sound on this tape. A good one to get, the band is on fire! -
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 -
Audience 6.8 - Audio is Not very good but man, what a bummer because this is one of the absolute best performances I think I have ever heard. Totally intense and really good improv jams that do not bore you to tears. Wish it was better – but on the plus side you get a rather clear Richie on guitar. Quieter passages are rather decent. The main problem here is that everything is squeezed into a narrow bandwidth. Must have for hardcore fans for the ferociousness of the performance. -
Audience 7.9 - It’s hard give this a below 8 rating because of technical limitations of the recorder (a touch of high end distortion) because it is a very exciting and highly amped show captured quite well for the primitive hear that must have been used. I can hear everything and guitar is loud and up front. The distortion present is not a killer, it’s there but it is as unobtrusive as distortion can be. A fun recording, puts you right there. -
Audience 5.7 - Muffled and bass heavy but blistering show wish it was better sound. Vocals kind of clear, can hear guitar and he’s shredding like hell. -
Nazareth Radio City Music Hall 1976 Audience 9.2 - Opening for Deep Purple, the band has something to prove…and prove it they did! In excellent, mind-bending sonic POWER – the kick drum literally will kick your skull in – the crowd extending their pleasure with every note. For those only familiar with their two radio staples, you will most certainly want to re-examine this band’s output after hearing this. I know I did! Deep Purple Radio City Music Hall 1976 Audience 9.1 - This is a long awaited tape for many people who craved to hear the late Tommy Bolin with the band in at least above average quality. This is way above average! Now, it is not perfect, I would have liked more guitar in the house mix, but still you can’t deny the power and excitement of this recording. It SMOKES in a MAJOR ass-kicking way! Get it. Deep Purple VS. Nazareth Disc 1 NAZARETH Radio City Music Hall New York City, NY. January 23rd 1976 1 -Tune-Up 2 -Changin' Times 3 -Miss Misery 4 -Razamanaz 5 -Guilty 6 -Bad Bad Boy 7 -Road Ladies 8 -Night Woman 9 -Love Hurts 10 -Hair of the Dog 11 -This Flight Tonight 12 -Woke Up This Morning 13 -Teenage Nervous Breakdown THE BAND Dan McCafferty lead vocals Manny Charlton guitar Pete Agnew bass Darrell Sweet drums Disc 2 DEEP PURPLE Radio City Music Hall New York City, NY. January 23rd 1976 1 -Tune up 2 -Burn 3 -Lady Luck 4 -Love Child 5 -Gettin` Tighter 6 -Smoke On The Water 7 -Keyboard Solo 8 -Lazy Disc 3 9 -Drum Solo 10 -Jam 11 -This Time Around - Ode To G Tommy Solo 12 -Drifter 13 -Stormbringer 14 -Going Down 15 -Highway Star THE BAND Jon Lord keyboards Ian Paice drums Tommy Bolin guitar David Coverdale vocals Glenn Hughes bass vocals -
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This is an original pressing, LP recorded in 1971 by Austin psychedelic rock group and then issued in 1972. This copy is EXCELLENT condition despite being 50 years old! Record is excellent and has never been played. The LP is NOT in the shrink wrap although it is in the kind of condition you would expect even if it had been...which is excellent. Record is sold with a resealable poly bag. -
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This is an original pressing, LP recorded in 1971 by Austin psychedelic rock group and then issued in 1972. This copy is SEALED!
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This is an original pressing, LP released in 1971 by Austin psychedelic rock group. This copy is EXCELLENT condition despite being 50 years old! Record is excellent and has never been played. The LP is still in the shrink wrap although it is not entirely sealed as the shrink has relaxed and is torn away in some areas. -
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This is an original pressing, LP released in 1971 by Austin psychedelic rock group. This copy is EXCELLENT condition despite being 50 years old! Record is excellent and has never been played. The LP is NOT in the shrink wrap although it is in the same condition as if it were. It is being sold in a new resealable poly bag for protection.
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Audience 8.8 - A very decent, wide field recording. What that means is there’s a lot of headroom so you can turn it up and it will sound even better. The BBC bonus tracks are excellent as well and from very early on. Def Leppard Dallas, Texas September 3rd, 2012 Disc 1 101. -Undefeated 102. -Rocket 103. -Let It Go 104. -Foolin' 105. -Make Love Like A Man 106. -Animal 107. -Love Bites 108. -Let's Get Rocked 109. -Gods Of War 110. -Acoustic Medley 111. -Women Disc 2 201. -Bringin' On The Heartbreak 202. -Switch 625 203. -Hysteria 204. -Armageddon It 205. -Photograph 206. -Pour Some Sugar On Me 207. -crowd - encore 208. -Remembering the years talk 209. -Rock Of Ages Bonus BBC October 26, 1979 210. -Rock Brigade 211. -Wasted 212. -Satellite 213. -Good Morning Freedom -
Soundboard 9.4 - Consistently great sound, covers the band in their prime period. Def Leppard Reading Festival, England 12/18/1983 and 8/24/1980 Rock Rock (Till You Drop) Billy's Got A Gun Foolin' Rock of Ages Let It Go Wasted Satellite When The Walls Came Tumbling Down Medicine Man [Early version of 'Rock Rock (Till You Drop)'] The Overture Lady Strange Getcha Rocks Off Tracks 1-6: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, 18 Dec. 1983. Tracks 7-12: Reading Festival, England, 24 Aug. 1980. -
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Audience 8.8 Bright and defined, a little light on the bottom end but nevertheless there’s a lot to like about this tape. Def Leppard - Warnors Theatre in Fresno Ca 05 21 1980 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down 3. It Could Be You 4. Hello America 5. Satellite 6. Lady Strange 7. Rock Brigade 8. Answer to the Master 9. It Don't Matter 10. Rocks Off 11. Wasted 12. Encore Break 13. Ride Into the Sun 14. Outro