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Soundboard 9.0 - A classic old board from the fantastic 1976 European tour which has brought us a few amazing live works by this venerable band. Of course, by this time Ronnie is completely ingrained into the sound and style and one finds it hard to be overly critical of him compared to the very different Mick Taylor. Rolling Stones Festhalle Frankfurt, Germany April 29th, 1976 01. Honky Tonk Women 3:49 02. If You Can't Rock Me / Get Off Of My Cloud 5:29 03. All Down The Line 4:17 04. Hand Of Fate 4:35 05. Hey Negrita 5:16 06. Ain't Too Proud To Beg 5:02 07. Fool To Cry 5:22 08. Hot Stuff 5:32 09. Star Fucker 4:24 10. You Gotta Move 0:49 * The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, keyboards Keith Richards – guitars, vocals Ronnie Wood – guitars, vocals Bill Wyman – bass Charlie Watts – drums, percussion Additional musicians Billy Preston – keyboards, vocals Ollie Brown – percussion, drums Ian Stewart – piano -
Pro 9.7 - This is a professional recording and I am not sure if it is a board tape but an open mic seems more logical after hearing. It’s great, and the band is a happy, jangly, fun, rollicking, well-oiled machine producing songs that make you want to dance…and then slit your wrists. The Smiths Last of the English Roses Hammersmith Palais, London 12th March 1984 01. -Miserable Lie 02. -Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 03. -This Charming Man 04. -I'll Never Make That Mistake Again 05. -Pretty Girls Make Graves 06. -Still Ill 07. -This Night Has Opened My Eyes 08. -Barbarism Begins at Home 09. -Back to the Old House 10. -What Difference Does It Make 11. -I Don't Owe You Anything 12. -Reel Around the Fountain 13. -Hand in Glove 14. -You've Got Everything Now 15. -Handsome Devil 16. -These Things Take Time -
Audience 9.4 - Whoever did this one really knew what the heck they were doing so I am thinking it was someone who knew what they were doing…and the band was on board with it. It’s just too good to be a smuggled in their jacket tape machine job. Television Max's Kansas City New York, NY. 1975 1. Fire Engine 2. Judy 3. Marquee Moon 4. Friction 5. Torn Curtain 6. Breakin' In My Heart 7. Hard On Love 8. Prove It 9. Venus 10. Little Johnny Jewel 11. Foxhole 12. Kingdom Come -
Audience 8.8 - A very clean, clear tape which to my ears only needs one thing – more “fatness” – but I found myself getting used to the more midrangey sound as I listened and then I realized it’s a very good recording that requires you to stick with it until it kind of normalizes. I mean, there’s bass here, and it’s actually somewhat detailed…that is what this tape offers more than anything is that each instrument is pretty distinct in this mix. That is what sucks you into the show and why I think it’s worth getting for the collection. Styx Ford Auditorium Detroit, MI 1976-11-29 01. Intro 02. Put Me On 03. Lorelei 04. Shooz 05. Madammoiselle 06. Light Up -> 07. Suite Madame Blue 08. Lady 09. Midnight Ride 10. Guitar Solo 11. 22 Years Band Members: Dennis DeYoung – vocals, keyboards, accordion John Panozzo – drums, percussion Chuck Panozzo – bass guitar, vocals James Young – vocals, guitar, keyboards Tommy Shaw – vocals, guitars, mandolin, autoharp, talkbox -
Studio quality 9.4 - There’s some strange audio artifacts on the first song but it also could be one of the vocal mics acting funny…I could not figure it out but it’s intermittent. The rest is spot on. The Rolling Stones Made In The Shade (The Alternate Album) 01 Brown Sugar (March 1971 On TOTP With Live Vocals) 02 Ain't Too Proud To Beg (Mono Promofilm Mix) 03 Dancing With Mr. D (Mono Promofilm Mix) 04 Silver Train (Mono Promofilm Mix) 05 Bitch (Alternate Mix) 06 Shake Your Hips (Basic Track With Early Vocal/No Overdubs) 07 Wild Horses (Basic Mix/No Overdubs) 08 Tumbling Dice (Montreaux 1972 First Rehearsal Take) 09 Hide Your Love (Alternate Mix) 10 It's Only Rock 'N Roll (Mono Promofilm Mix) 11 Brown Sugar (Another Alternate Mix) 12 Shine A Light (1970 Recording Taken Off A Leon Russell-LP) 13 100 Years Ago (Alternate Mix) 14 Sweet Black Angel (Early Instrumental Take Aka Bent Green Needles) 15 Dead Flowers (Alternate Mix) 16 Angie (Mono Promofilm Mix/No Strings) 17 Separately (Unreleased 1972 Instrumental) 18 Till The Next Goodbye (Mono Promofilm Mix) bonus 19 Hide Your Love (Very rare outtake) 20 Chuck Berry Blues (With Harvey Mandel) -
Soundboard 9.7 - Terrific in every way this one will melt your brain. The engineer mixes this on the fly and works it out during Brown Sugar but there are some cool moments while he figures it out – like some stereo panning, and you’ll hear him juggle the bass a bit, but he gets the mix right and off we go! The band is flying high…probably literally. THE ROLLING STONES Rock'n Roll Stew Royal Ranwick Racecourse Sydney, Australia February 26, 1973 1. Brown Sugar 2. Bitch 3. Rock Off 4. Gimmie Shelter 5. Happy 6. Tumbling Dice 7. Love In Vain 8. Sweet Virginia 9. You Can't Always Get What You Want 10. Honky Tonk Women 11. All Down The Line 12. Midnight Rambler 13. Band introductions 14. Little Queenie 15. Rip This Joint 16. Jumping Jack Flash 17. Street Fighting Man -
Audience 9.2 - This recording has a special quality to it, it’s not that it’s technically great – the instrument separation isn’t very good but the band does project well – the thing about this tape is it feels like you are sitting just above the audience, in the middle of the room, and you hear the space around you, you have a great sense of where you are and it’s weird but you can visualize this show. I give it a high rating because this recording captures the “essence” of this moment in time in an accurate manner that allows the listener to be transported. Iggy Pop Masonic Temple Detroit, MI 1977-03-25 01. Intro 02. Raw Power 03. TV Eye 04. Dirt 05. 1969 06. Turn Blue 07. Funtime 08. Gimmie Danger 09. No Fun 10. Sister Midnight 11. I Need Somebody 12. Search And Destroy 13. I Wanna Be Your Dog 14. Tonight 15. Some Weird Sin Band Members: Iggy Pop - vocals, guitar David Bowie - keyboards, vocals Ricky Gardiner - guitar Tony Sales - bass Hunt Sales - drums -
Audience 8.8 - A tape that sounds like it has been extensively worked on to try to bring out the tones and reduce noise. It’s a very old recording that has been preserved as well as could be expected although I feel like it has more life in it. Either way, it’s clean enough, in almost a soundboard way as you don’t hear any atmosphere except between songs where, quite honestly, it sounds like there’s nobody in the “crowd”. Strange. HUMBLE PIE - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland; August 24, 1969 Humble Pie's 2nd ever gig 1. The Sad Bag Of Shakey Jake 2. Walk On Gilded Splinters 3. Desperation 4. Hallelujah 5. Wrist Job - Paradiso, Amsterdam, August 6, 1970 6. Walk On Guilded Splinters Steve Marriott - guitar, vocals; Peter Frampton - guitar, vocals; Greg Ridley - bass; Jerry Shirley - drums -
Audience 8.7 - The tape is new to circulation and it’s a good one. The rating reflects only that there is a lack of dynamics in the bandwidth of the tape but the clarity is decent and it is a comfortable listen – not harsh, not muddy, not brittle…it’s a good tape and I am glad it was discovered. Genesis Free Trade Hall Manchester, UK February 24, 1973 1. Watcher of the Skies 2. Musical Box 3. Get 'em out by Friday 4. Suppers Ready 5. Return of the Giant Hogweed 6. The Knife (encore) -
Audience 8.6 - Legendary band that sadly ended up being one of those acts that people still talk about when discussing music industry fuck jobs. This recording is good enough for the listener to hear everyone on stage. It’s not going to give you a broad spectrum throughout the frequencies due to the limitations of the cassette recorder but my goodness the energy does come through! It’s a decent recording, it’s well worthy of being in a collection and I for one could not stop listening to it once I pressed “play” because it rocks! Creedence Clearwater Revival KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark April 20, 1970 01 Introduction 02 Born On The Bayou 03 Green River 04 Tombstone Shadow 05 Travelin' Band 06 Fortunate Son 07 Commotion 08 Midnight Special 09 Bad Moon Rising 10 Proud Mary 11 The Night Time Is The Right Time 12 Good Golly Miss Molly 13 Keep On Chooglin' Band memmbers: John Fogerty : lead vocals, lead guitar Tom Fogerty : rhythm guitar Stu Cook : bass guitar Doug Clifford : drums -
Audience 8.8 - Man, why do we have to wait over 35 years for a new Rush tape to surface? Come on guys! Let’s get them out before we’re all dead! Ha ha! So, this is just fantastic! For one thing, it’s early Rush, just prior to the start of 2112, and there’s just not a lot out there that is listenable. This is listenable, and it ain’t perfect but it is perfect at the same time – how to explain that seemingly contradictory statement? Collectors will understand me…it lacks some of the niceties we’ve grown accustomed to nowadays but it also delivers things we do not frequently hear on Rush audience tapes and that is a very defined, well rounded and clearly heard bass sound. Geddy is in fine form, the band means business! Get this if you know what is good for you. Rush Randhurst Arena Mount Prospect, Illinois March 5, 1976 01 -Intro 02 -Bastille Day 03 -Anthem 04 -Lakeside Park 05 -I Think I'm Going Bald 06 -By-Tor & The Snow Dog 07 -Fly by Night 08 -Working Man - Drum Solo 09 -Finding My Way -
Both of these sets are Soundboard quality and very cool to listen to. Good British heavy rock and roll, good players, good everything and well worth rediscovering. Saxon Stampei Lochem, The Netherlands 1982-05-20 01. -20000 Feet 02. -And The Bands Played On 03. -Heavy Metal Thunder 04. -Strong Arm Of The Law 05. -747 (Strangers In The Night) 06. -Wheels Of Steel Saxon Norman, Ok. 9-18-1983 7. -Intro 8. -Power And The Glory 9. -Princess Of The Night 10. -Redline 11. -The Eagle Has Landed 12. -This Town Rocks 13. -Strong Arm Of The Law -
Audience 8.4 - A tape that I am sure has slipped through the cracks and has been forgotten by collectors when I don’t think it ought to be. It’s surely not the greatest recording, and it’s also not nearly the worst – but it’s from a really great period and tour, some of the best moments for Rush seemed to occur on the European leg of the 1979 tour. You can listen to the infamous Offenbach or Pink Pop tapes as proof, but this forgotten old tape, having been dusted off and given a fresh re-mastering, is ready to be added to your collection. Rush May 18, 1979 Poperinge, Belgium 01 - Anthem 4:20 02 - A Passage To Bangkok 4:04 03 - Bytor And The Snowdog 5:43 04 - Xanadu 12:26 05 - The Trees 5:31 06 - Hemispheres 20:20 07 - Closer To The Heart 3:17 -
Audience 9.5 - Wow what a great capture by a devoted fan. This could have been broadcast this is THAT GOOD! Starcastle Ford Auditorium Detroit, MI 1976-03-10 101 - Stargate 102 - Sunfield 103 - Elliptical Seasons 104 - Forces 105 - Lady Of The Lake 106 - Nova 107 - To The Fire Wind Band Members: Terry Luttrell - Lead vocals Stephen Hagler - Guitar, piano, Electric piano, vocals Matthew Stewart - Guitar, slide guitar, electric sitar, vocals Herb Schildt - Organ, synthesizers, electric piano Gary Strater - Bass guitar, clavinet, vocals Stephen Tassler - Drums, percussion, vocals -
Soundboard 9.8 -I really cannot recommend this strongly enough. It’s a monster recording in every aspect – especially how direct and clear Jeff comes through. Just place your face directly in front of his amp and there you have it. Jeff Beck Stravinski Hall Montreux, Switzerland July 21, 2001 01 Brush With The Blues 02 Angel 03 Nadia 04 Psycho Sam 05 The Hell If I Know 06 A Day In The Life 07 Goodbye Porkpie Hat ~ What Mamma Said 08 Where Were You 09 Earthquake 10 The Pump 11 Brush With The Blues tracks 1-7 soundboard tracks 8-11 audience -
Studio Quality 9.8 - As clean and clear as if it was recorded yesterday…so, yeah this is a no-brainer. Buckingham/Nicks "The Beginning" 01 Crying In The Night 02 Stephanie 03 Without A Leg To Stand On 04 Crystal 05 Long Distance Winner 06 Don't Let Me Down Again 07 Django 08 Races Are Run 09 Lola My Love 10 Frozen Love 11 Without You (Demo) 12 Candlebright (Demo) 13 That's Alright (Demo) 14 Garbo (Demo) 15 Sorcerer (Demo) 16 Cathouse Blues (Demo) 17 The Goldfish And The Ladybug (Demo) 18 Lola My Love (Live) 19 Races Are Run (Live) 20 Rhiannon (Live) 21 Crying In The Night (Single Mix)