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Audience 8.6 - A “crisp” sounding tape, emphasis on drummer and vocals in the mix but you also can really hear the background keys which is nice. Not saying Joe is buried, just that this house mix seems very democratic in allowing all players to have a presence. I appreciate hearing how much the piano and keys helped shape this material. The audience is very respectful, and they love their Joe, that’s for sure. -
Soundboard 9.3 -
Audience 8.8 - Both shows here have the same dynamic - Massive volume! Now, here's the rub: the recordings are blast furnaces of rock and roll but NOT distorted beyond just the tiniest amount of crunch on the fringe of the upper-middle band. That means you get raw power as opposed to earschplittenloudenboomer,if you catch my drift. It's just a well recorded RAWK show at high volume and intensity...as it should be.
The Joe Perry Project East Coast West Coast Disc 1 Boch Center - Wang Theatre Boston, MA August 19, 2025 01. Let the Music Do the Talking 02. My Fist Your Face 03. Mama Kin 04. East Coast, West Coast 05. Get the Lead Out 06. Heartbreaker 07. Twice as Hard 08. Fortunate One 09. Interstate Love Song 10. Combination Disc 2 11. Get It Up 12. Vasoline 13. Won't Let Me Go 14. Jealous Again 15. Bright Light Fright 16. Last Child 17. Chip Away the Stone 18. Draw the Line 19. Walk This Way 20. Train Kept A-Rollin' Disc 3 Hard Rock Live Hollywood, FL. 2025-14-02 01. Intro 02. Let the Music Do the Talking 03. My Fist Your Face 04. Same Old Song and Dance 05. East Coast, West Coast 06. Get the Lead Out - Heartbreaker 07. Twice as Hard 08. Fortunate One 09. Interstate Love Song 10. Combination 11. Get It Up Disc 2 12. Vasoline 13. Won't Let Me Go 14. Jealous Again 15. Bright Light Fright 16. Last Child 17. Chip Away the Stone 18. Draw the Line 19. The Train Kept A-Rollin' 20. Walk This Way Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA September 17, 2025 21. Mama Kin (w/Slash) 22. Walk This Way (w/Steven Tyler) Joe Perry - Guitar Brad Whitford - Guitar Chris Robinson - Vocals Robert Deleo - Bass Buck Johnson - Keyboards Jason Sutter - Drums -
Radio Broadcast 9.7 - Great job on the recording by the station. -
Audience 8.7 - Is it possible to be too good of a player? I mean, he’s clearly got mastery of the instrument, and the material, but there’s something about a player that gets too close to the edge that excites me, like Rory Gallagher for instance, you know, where it seems at any moment they might just completely take it to the ragged edge – and Joe has a very controlled fire in contrast which is fine, but I need more. Fans will love this performance, he’s clearly at the top here. -
Audience 8.8 - Sonically it sits in a good place. Although separation of instruments is a little quirky to my ears, the signal is very strong, as if right in front of the main PA system, but Plant is crystal clear, and the guitar/bass combo is super fat right behind him. It makes for an interesting experience, really giving a sense of being in the front row. -
Audience 8.6 and Audience 8.5 ... two shows are represented in this set, and both sound similar but the 2nd disc sounds maybe a touch more distant and less defined, but also less overloaded. Both sets are guitar-centric, so Page admirers are going to be good good with this set. -
Pro Studio 9.8 - Glorious sound quality, and the intimate setting of the Record Plant radio broadcasts back in the day is just perfect here because we all know what happened to this guy’s career after Margaritaville took off…would have been hard to reproduce such intimate settings after that. Jimmy Buffett with Roger Bartlett, Jerry Jeff Walker & Bob Livingston The Record Plant Sausalito, CA October 24, 1974 KSAN-FM Broadcast 01. The Wino And I Know 4:46 02. Pencil Thin Mustache 7:35 03. They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More 4:49 04. Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season 5:38 05. Saxophones 5:13 06. Door Number Three 5:34 07. Livingston's Gone To Texas 4:38 08. Railroad Lady 4:42 09. Dallas 5:32 10. A Pirate Looks At Forty 6:30 11. Peanut Butter Conspiracy > 'Satin Doll' Outro 5:09 Jimmy Buffett - guitar, vocals Roger Bartlett - guitar, backing vocals Bob Livingston - guitar, mandolin, backing vocals Jerry Jeff Walker - guitar, piano, backing vocals -
Soundboard 9.5 - More of the pre-Woodstock rehearsals this time taking place in upstate New York at the infamous “Shokan House” and sounding primo. Disc 1: 1. Back On The Desert (aka. Dance On The Desert) > Acoustic Medley 2. Izabella > The Rumble 3. Izabella / Machine Gun Jam 4. Univibe Jam 5. Message To Love 6. Mannish Boy 7. Mannish Boy > Izabella > You Make Me Feel 8. Ain't Got Nobody 9. The Dance 10. Sundance 11. Freeform Jam Disc 2: 1. Izabella 2. Izabella 3. Izabella 4. Message To Love 5. Jam Back At The House (aka. Beginning) 6. Jam in E 7. Jam Back At The House (aka. Beginning) 8. Machine Gun / If Six Was Nine 9. Flute Instrumental 10. Flute Instrumental 11. Why I Sing The Blues Alternate mixes: 12. Izabella [alternate mix with lower percussion] 13. Sundance [alternate mix with echo] Disc 3: 1. Lover Man 2. Lover Man > Drums 3. Hear My Train A-Comin' 4. Spanish Castle Magic 5. Instrumental Jam 6. Jams with Mitch incl. Villanova Junction Alternate mixes: 7. Flute Jam (from "leakage channel") 8. Instrumental Jam (Flute Jam mixed out) 9. Jams > Villanova Junction (Flute Jam mixed out) -
Jimi Hendrix Gypsy Sun & Rainbows NY Soundboard 9.5 - Rehearsals for the Woodstock Festival that took place in New York in 1969, sounds incredible! Disc 1 (46:32) 01 Freedom (29) Jam (8:00) 02 Message to Love (3) (2:35) 03 Message to Love (50) (6:18) 04 Easy Blues (1) (complete) (10:12) 05 Easy Blues (3) (edited) (7:41) 06 Easy Blues (2) (more edited mix) (4:35) 07 Jam Back at the House (13) (2:23) 08 Jam Back at the House (15) (4:19) Disc 2 (78:50) 01 Izabella (1) (0:19), Izabella (2) (1:07) 02 Izabella (3) (4:44) 03 Izabella (4) (0:40), Izabella (5) (1:07) 04 Izabella (6) (3:40) 05 Machine Gun (1) (12:18) 06 Machine Gun (2) (alternate take) (12:39) 07 Izabella (25) (mono mix) (3:40) 08 Izabella (28) (stereo mix) (3:39) 09 Machine Gun (3) (8:11) 10 Machine Gun (38) (11:19) 11 Machine Gun (39) (7:28) 12 Machine Gun (40) (1:19) Disc 3 (70:31) 01 Jungle Jam / Jam Back at the House (3) (5:58) 02 Valleys of Neptune (22) (instrumental) (3:54) 03 Blues for Me and You (2) (10:29) 04 Blues for Me and You (1) (10:00) 05 Lover Man (45) (instrumental, stereo) (3:42) 06 Blues for Me and You (3) (8:55) 07 Lover Man (4) (instrumental, mono) (4:18) 08 Blues for Me and You (4) (edited) (5:43) 09 Stepping Stone (1) (15:22) -
Aud 6.9 - Not an impossible one, for instance, vocals and guitar are here, although in a not-so-hi-fi form. That being said, the guitar bombastics in this show are second to none. He’s really letting it all fly, so I figure he was getting a good sound from his backline and he was in a terrific mood. Fiery show and worth getting for that alone. -
Aud 8.9 - This was probably recorded on a reel to reel, who knows it could have even been Jimi’s machine? Very good quality! -
Aud 7.2-7.5 - A fluctuating rating because I can hear the potential for this tape as it depends on what he is playing where it is average and where it is pretty decent. Tape noise is a factor, and that can be removed (modern technology). Otherwise, Jimi is present, especially his singing. -
CD 1 Aud 6.8 This one is pretty rough, but if you got Vol. 1, than this set completes the Texas picture (with the exception of the Houston gigs). CD 2 Aud 7.2 -
CD 1 Aud 8.2 Nice version here, must be a very low gen tape source. CD 2 Aud 8.3 I like this recording a lot, it’s a touch overloaded but you hear a very realistic sound, pretty close to what you may have heard standing close to the mains. Maybe a little bit of tape saturation (not distortion, two different things!), otherwise this one is very fun to hear putting you right in the middle of it all. -
Aud 8.2 - At times this really shines, at times a little crowded too, but really a wonderful piece of history. One of the better audience tapes of the time period for sure.