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Audience 8.6 - A middle of the road tape that starts off rough as taper situates himself (and a rather rude bump occurs in the middle of Welcome To The Jungle) but do smooth out a few minutes in and gradually sounds somewhat better. A large venue sound complete with that telltale "verb" and slightly boomy, but one thing you get plenty of, and this is key, Slash. At the expense of Axl, you get a heaping dose of Slash and that is fine. Quieter numbers and interludes sound way much better than full tilt volume. I suggest exploring this one if you already collect the band's live shows and do not have this one yet - it's good, it's not great, but to the band's credit I have yet to hear them do a subpar performance and this show is pretty darn good. GUNS N ROSES Target Center Minneapolis, MN January 21st, 1992 Disc 1 1- Welcome To The Jungle 2- Mr. Brownstone 3- Bad Obsession 4- Live And Let Die 5- Attitude 6- It's So Easy 7- Double Talkin' Jive 8- Guitar Solo 9- Civil War 10- Wild Horses 11- Patience 12- You Could Be Mine 13- Piano Solo Disc 2 14- Band Introductions 15- Drum Solo 16- Guitar Solo 17- Godfather Theme 18- Nightrain 19- Don't Cry 20- Move To The City 21- Sail Away Sweet Sister - Bad Time - Sweet Child O' Mine 22- Only Women Bleed 23- Knockin' On Heaven's Door 24- Encore 25- Estranged 26- Mother 27- Paradise City 28- Outro -
Audience 9.0 - This recording has a real vintage feel to it, like a fine antique it is a little brassy but nice and clear with enough dynamic to get a feel for the mood and the times. This is well worth the listen, and fine playing as always by the band. Jethro Tull The Forum Inglewood, CA July 21, 1973 Disc 1 Act 1: Ronnie Pilgrim's Funeral — A Winter's Morning In The Cemetery 01 Lifebeats - Prelude 02 The Silver Cord 03 Re-Assuring Tune Act 2: The Memory Bank — A Small But Comfortable Theatre With A Cinema-Screen (The Next Morning) 04 Memory Bank 05 Best Friends 06 Critique Oblique 07 A Forest Dance #1 Interlude: The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 08 The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles Act 3: The Business Office of G. Oddie & Son (Two Days Later) 09 A Forest Dance #2 10 The Foot of Our Stairs 11 Overseer Overture Act 4: Magus Perdé's Drawing Room At Midnight 12 Flight From Lucifer 13 10:08 To Paddington 14 Magus Perdé 15 Epilogue 16 Thick As A Brick (The Middle Bit) Disc 2 17 Cross-Eyed Mary 18 No Rehearsal 19 Thick As A Brick (Reprise) - Drum Solo 20 Aqualung 21 Wind-Up 22 Instrumental 23 Guitar Solo 24 Locomotive Breath - Hard-Headed English General 25 Wind-Up (Reprise) -
Soundboard 9.7 - Pro recording in a live in-studio setting so it better be as good as it gets, and this is. Aside from minor tape hiss (only noticeable during the lulls), this is near perfection. Return To Forever Electric Lady Studios New York City, NY, USA 1975-06-xx 1. Chick Introduces the Band 1:18 2. Day Ride 3:34 3. Beyond the Seventh Galaxy 3:38 4. The Shadow of Lo 9:22 5. No Mystery 6:28 6. Vulcan Worlds > Stanley Speaks 16:00 7. Celebration Suite 15:35 Lenny White: Drums Stanley Clarke: Bass Al DiMeola: Guitar Chick Corea: Keyboards -
Boston 1973 - Soundboard 9.7 - Professionally recorded for broadcast, as you can expect with a jazz rock combo the sound has to be extraordinary due to the nature of the musicianship and sound they each produce - in other words it is easier to manage the sound when it isn't over distorted and ear-splittingly loud. This is, as a result, a lovely sounding tape (during the quiet sections there is some minor tape noise in the background but it disappears as soon as the music starts). New York 1974 - Audience 9.0 - I had a hard time figuring out whether this was an aud or a soundboard because of the proximity of the vocals. I determined it had to be a semi-professional audience recording because of the crowd responses being pretty well picked up in the tape after songs...if it was a board tape that would not be as audible (if at all). But it could still easily pass as a board tape if you didn't take that into account - so is it a board tape? It is very good for this venue, Carnegie Hall acoustics did not lend themselves well to loud rock music, if this is indeed an audience tape they did a fantastic job! Return To Forever Jazz Workshop Boston, MA, USA May 15th, 1973 Disc 1 01. Announcer intro 0:28 02. Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy 3:39 03. Chick introduces the band 1:23 04. Spain 13:49 05. CC intro 0:50 06. Sometime Ago 31:08 Chick Corea - Fender Rhodes Stanley Clarke - bass Bill Connors - guitar Steve Gadd - drums Mingo Lewis - congas and percussion Disc 2 Carnegie Hall, New York, NY July 3, 1974 1. Applause - Ambiance 1:40 2. Beyond the Seventh Galaxy 3:18 3. Song Intro by Chick Corea 2:08 4. Song to the Pharoah Kings 15:42 5. Song Intro by Chick Corea 0:51 6. The Shadow of Lo 9:48 7. Song Intro by Stanley Cl… 0:52 8. Where Have I Known You B… 6:09 9. Stanley Clarke bass solo 5:12 10. Song Intro 0:43 11. The Vulcan Empire 10:05 12. Closing Announcements 1:47 Chick Corea - keyboards Stanley Clarke - bass Al DiMeola - guitar Lenny White - drums -
Audience 8.7 - A recording that won't set the night on fire but will provide enough warmth and light to keep you in front of it. I only noticed some issues with how the cymbals sounded, to me it almost sounded like tape hiss - I had to really concentrate to tell what it was at first, but, it does seem to be Keith banging away incessantly as he is known to do. Towards the end of the tape, the cymbal anomaly seems to get worse. It is still a decent old tape. The Who "We Don't Know What To Play" 11th March 1976 Madison Square Garden New York Disc 1 01 - Introduction 02 - I Can't Explain 03 - Substitute 04 - My Wife 05 - Baba O'Riley 06 - Squeeze Box 07 - Behind Blue Eyes 08 - Slip Kid 09 - Dreaming From The Waist 10 - Magic Bus Disc 2 11 - Tommy Medley 12 - Summertime Blues 13 - My Generation 14 - Won't Get Fooled Again 15 - Encore 16 - Road Runner 17 - Let's See Action 18 - Naked Eye -
Brand New - Soundboard - 5 Weeks before the tragic death of Randy Rhoads, Ozzy did a show at Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI, USA. This is probably the last soundboard recording of Randy’s mastery. A fantastic show and a must for any true Ozzy fan! -
Brand New - Live and Studio - During 1979 the band recorded 11 tracks (studio demos), made now available on this CD, wiling to secure a record deal with some American Record Label. Randy Rhoads later left Quiet Riot after accepting an offer to form a new band with ex-Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. Along with this demo this CD also contains various rare tracks recorded from 1975 to 1979. Songs that remained unreleased. -
Brand New - Radio Broadcasts - USA leg of Savatage tour like the Vol I, here you can listen to 17 tracks recorded on The Palace, Hollywood/Los Angeles and The Venue in Dallas, Texas. The problem here is to decide what’s the best leg of the tour! Both CDs sound amazing and the band delivers a great performance wherever they play. -
Brand New - Radio Broadcasts - Savatage live at Dynamo Open Air and in Biskuithalle, Bonn, Germany. 17 tracks recorded on both shows. Amazing performances well captured and very interesting to listen to. -
Brand New - Atlantic City, NJ. August 29th, 2009 AUDIENCE - Dio’s last concert! Not the best sound recording but worth it due to the historical significance. 2CD -
Brand New - Live Marquee Club November 29th, 1985 and demos early '85 and late '86. Butler formed a short-lived group in 1984 after leaving Black Sabbath for the first time. Butler wrote some songs intended for the project, but the group did not record or release any material. This mid-80s project featured a fascinating hodgepodge of players as the bass legend was joined by Sabbath's touring keyboardist Jezz Woodroffe and Persian Risk's vocalist Carl Sentence among others. The band was never able to release anything beyond a couple of demos that remain a fascinating relic. -
Audience 8.8 - Anytime you get a halfway decent sounding GFR show you grab it, because let's face it these guys were just balls to the wall loud and normal taping gear could not handle it. But, every once in a while you find something...and again it serves to remind just how badass this band was. This is a really good recording considering how mind-numbingly loud it had to be there. It is not clear as a bell, but it's got some great qualities and is clear enough to hear each band member well...and the POWER geez, oh man it's insane here. Grand Funk Railroad Nogoya-Shi Koukaido Nagoya, Japan May 18, 1975 Disc 1 01. Introduction 02. Footstompin' Music 03. Rock 'N Roll Soul 04. Closer To Home 05. Heartbreaker 06. Shinin' On 07. The Loco-Motion 08. Black Licorice Disc 2 09. The Railroad 10. We're An American Band 11. T.N.U.C 12. Inside Looking Out 13. Gimme Shelter -
Audience 8.9 - Quite an interesting tape, the proximity to the stage makes the energy palpable - good mix of both guitars and the amazing tone they had at this time. I am happy to say that this is well balanced, with a decent sonic quality that makes it more interesting to the ears than a board tape. Lou Reed Lenox Arts Festival Music Inn Lenox, MA 1973.09.01 Disc One 01. Crowd 02. Intro 03. Sweet Jane 04. How Do You Think It Feels 05. Caroline Says 1 06. I'm Waiting For The Man 07. Satellite Of Love 08. Walk On The Wild Side 09. Oh, Jim 10. I'll Be Your Mirror 11. Pale Blue Eyes 12. Heroin Disc Two 01. White Light - White Heat 02. Vicious 03. Rock 'n' Roll 04. sister Ray Lou Reed - vocals Steve Hunter - guitar Dick Wagner - guitar Ray Colcord - organ Peter Walsh - bass Pentti Glan - drums -
Soundboard 8.8 - Not the best mix, you won't get everything in a vibrant, democratically mixed way but even so it's going to deliver in other ways for you. The vocals are living room clear, organ and drums occupy the next level of bandwidth, and then comes bass...leaving guitars in the background until they are brought forward during solos or during some of the songs where guitar is a key component. It's spotty there, but seems to come and go in the mix (when it comes it is fine, but then it oddly disappears). Lou Reed Century Theatre Buffalo NY 1973.12.08 01 Intro 02 Vicious 03 How Do You Think It Feels 04 Caroline Says I 05 I'm Waiting For My Man 06 Lady Day 07 Heroin 08 Sweet Jane 09 Satellite Of Love 10 Rock & Roll 11 Sister Ray 12 Sister Ray Again Lou Reed - vocals Steve Hunter - guitar Dick Wagner - guitar Ray Colcord - organ Peter Walsh - bass Pentti Glan - drums -
Audience 9.3/9.6 - The material contained on these discs is solid gold. Beautiful sound and great atmosphere. You can relive these shows as if you were there, in fact you ARE there. This is ethereal transportation material. HIGHLY recommended!
Prince The Fillmore San Francisco, CA. 15th and 16th February 2004 30th April 2004 - Philips Arena, Atlanta - The Time Opening Act Disc 1 01. Footprints (10:42) 02. Shhh (06:58) 03. D.M.S.R. - Tricky - Psychoticbumpschool (06:27) 04. House Party - D.M.S.R. (10:44) 05. A Love Bizarre (Intro) - The Glamorous Life (Intro) (00:14) 06. I Feel for You (02:26) 07. Controversy (08:55) 08. Musicology - Tighten Up (12:31) 09. 777-9311 (02:34) 10. Dear Mr. Man (08:10) 11. No Diggity (08:27) Disc 2 01. Audience (04:09) 02. Knock On Wood (06:14) 03. What Is Hip (05:10) 04. Make Me Whole (03:31) 05. Sweet Thing (04:44) 06. Girls And Boys (04:09) 07. Mama Feelgood (06:00) 08. Love Rollercoaster (00:34) 09. Brick House (00:34) 10. Skin Tight (01:15) 11. The Love We Make (09:36) 12. Interlude (01:09) 13. Adore (07:58) 14. Down By The Riverside (05:26) Disc 3 01. Renato Keyboard Intro (03:39) 02. The Beautiful Ones (06:59) 03. Nothing Compares 2 U (03:05) 04. Insatiable (04:37) 05. Sign O' The Times (08:25) 06. 06 - Pass The Peas (09:21) 07. The Question Of U - After Midnight - 1201 - The One - Fallin' (14:19) 08. Let's Work (02:21) 09. U Got The Look (02:17) 10. Life 'O' The Party (06:08) 11. Soul Man (01:56) 12. Kiss (02:37) 13. Take Me With U (02:51) 14. The Everlasting Now (08:10) Disc 4 01. Funky Intro Jam (05:10) 02. I Want To Take You Higher (including There Was A Time) (06:08) 03. Days Of Wild (including It Ain't Over) (10:04) 04. America (04:06) 05. Psychoticbumpschool (including House Party) (04:54) 06. No Diggity (05:38) 07. Wild And Loose (05:50) 08. The Stick (01:29) 09. Fishnet (02:31) 10. Oak Tree (01:29) 11. Jerk Out (03:12) 12. Get It Up (02:04) 13. Cool (06:04) 14. 777-9311 (03:14) 15. Speech By Jerome (01:04) 16. Gigolos Get Lonely Too (05:14) 17. The Bird (04:25) 18. Jungle Love (05:26) -
Audience 9.8 - Punchy and clean, with deep bass tone and sweet nektar-like guitar that excites the senses. Vocals are spot on, the ensemble playing is off-the-chain. Once you start listening to this set you will likely be captivated and locked in for the duration.
Prince Europe Summer 2010 Tour Vol.5 Disc 1 Aftershow at New Morning Paris, France July 23rd, 2010 1. Stratus 2. Brown Skin 3. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) 4. Baby Love 5. Beautiful Strange 6. Sometimes It Snows In April 7. Hair 8. 2045: Radical Man - It's Time 2 Get Funky (chant) Disc 2 New Morning Aftershow cont'd 9. When Will We B Paid? 10. Que Sera, Sera 11. Ain't Nothin' But The Funk (jam) 12. Controversy - Housequake (chant) 13. I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore 14. Dreamer 15. The Ride 16. Blue Motel Room 17. Miss You 18. Kiss 19. Cream 20. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? - Please, Please, Please 21. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) 22. Everyday People Disc 3 After Show cont'd 23. I Want To Take You Higher 24. Purple Music 25. All The Critics Love U In New Morning 26. Dance (Disco Heat) 27. Diamonds And Pearls 28. Raspberry Beret 29. Starfish And Coffee 30. Venus De Milo 31. Let's Go Crazy 32. Delirious 33. 1999 34. Little Red Corvette 35. Take Me With U 36. Guitar Disc 4 SBSR Festival Aldeia Do Meco Portugal, Spain July 18th, 2010 1. Nothing Compares 2 U 2. Cream 3. U Got The Look 4. Controversy - I Know You Got Soul 5. Sexy Dancer - Le Freak - Controversy - Housequake (chant) 6. A SOS Com A Noite 7. Vou Dar De Beber A Dor 8. Kiss 9. Purple Rain 10. Forever In My Life 11. Dance (Disco Heat) 12. Interview With Joachim Hentschel (Rolling Stone, Germany)