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Soundboard 9.7 - This one has a great mid range tightness, and well rounded bottom end without sacrificing any highs at all. It’s pro for sure. Really tasty! -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Fantastic all around collection which I would also point to as a good starting point to building up a collection of The Cure music. For me it was particularly interesting as I had no prior familiarity with their studio works. The Cure "The Unreleased Demo Tapes (1977-1986)" 01 Meathook (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 02 Listen [early 'Pill Box Tales'] (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 03 I Just Need Myself (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 04 See The Children, Fear The Children (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 05 Play For Today (Rehearsal Demo, 1979) 06 Into The Trees [aka 'A Forest'] (Rehearsal Demo, 1979) 07 Play For Today (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 08 A Forest (Morgan Studios, London, January 1980) 09 M (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 10 Seventeen Seconds (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 11 Birdmad Girl (Early Demo, 1983) 12 Wailing Wall (Early Demo, 1983) 13 The Empty World (Demo, 1984) 14 Bananafishbones (Demo, 1984) 15 The Top (Demo, 1984) 16 Why Can't I Be You? (Miraval Studio Demo, France, 1986) -
Audience 9.1 - A good atmospheric recording with the sound coming at you front and center channel with power. I love the song selection, a lot of focus on the music, not that I mind the vocals but you get more band interplay at this show. -
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Soundboard 9.4 - Great mix and solid punch in the center. -
Audience 9.1 - Thrilling capture! Gives you excellent mid band punch, and really clear, direct to ears sonics -
Pro Soundboard 9.3 - Sourced from a pro shot video, the audio thankfully is not too compressed but also not super atmospheric either. It is, however, very clean and well mixed. -
Audience 8.6 - It’s easy to find board tapes from most of their tours so I can understand why one might take a pass on an audience tape but you do get a different perspective here, it’s a “bouncier” sound, a more kinetic feel to the happenings and you know, the Cure sometimes drones on a bit so I like having a recording that helps keep things moving. -
Audience 9.1 - Taper had really good seats because you don’t get that cavernous sound you might expect at a venue like this. It’s a warm, articulated sound, makes for a satisfying listen. -
Audience 9.2 - Startling realism, bright, clear, punchy, and well positioned with some peripheral audience atmosphere to really put you in the seat in front of the band. It does sound like the taper had great seats. Really nice this one. -
Audience 8.7 - What you get here is a lot of large stadium ambiance, actual recording is pretty realistic from around the middle of the venue – not overpowering and good, clear, loud enough to get a sense of the event and of actually being there. It’s good – it’s not overwhelming – just good. Not a lot of 2016 tapes out there so I like having yet another one since the band played different songs at every venue. -
Soundboard 9.2 - Pleasant, airy, well balanced but it does lean toward thin sounding to me. Still, it’s not exactly a heavy band anyway, so that leaves the listener with much more stuff to hear in the high range, keys, percussion, etc. Sounds very decent. -
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Soundboard 9.5 - A very good mix, if there’s any complain I can make it’s that I found the music slightly compressed in the mid frequencies but this is extreme nitpicking…just trying to find a blemish in an otherwise perfect recording I guess. -
Soundboard 9.5 - Solid all the way through. A band who’s sound and style is suited for larger venues and consequently they are usually always well mixed and balanced. Nice One! -
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Soundboard 9.5 - I believe this originates from an ALD recording, so yeah, it’s real good. -
Audience 8.6 - With the shortage of recordings spanning 2016 to now, anything is welcome including this rather spacious sounding capture. Bigger on atmosphere than super focused instruments, the vocals ring loud and clear but guitar chimes behind most of it all. Still, rather good, and I will take that! -
Soundboard 9.2 - I like these intimate sounding gigs, with tight and punchy mixes. A great early set! -
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Audience 9.3 - This recording effectively conveys the power and volume of the gig, with pretty much a direct blunt force to your brain. There’s not a helluva a lot of headroom in the recording meaning the levels are at peak (no clipping or distortion) so if you plan to crank it loud, just be prepared for a lot of neighborhood complaints. -
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Audience 9.5 - When you listen to this, just keep in mind it is taped by someone in the audience…you won’t believe it. Great balance, superb low end, sweet middle band tone, lush and warm with the perfect amount of high end (no sizzle or annoying squeal or cymbal wash). Just terrific, and the band sounds great! -
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Studio recordings 8.8 - sounds like a vinyl source, cleaned up for the most part. -
Soundboard 9.1 - A wild one for sure, the recording is able to capture the manic energy perfectly. -
PRO 9.5 - Great collection! -
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Audience 8.7 This is a good and clear recording that I really like because there’s plenty of headroom so you can turn it up and it sounds even better. Taper was using good gear apparently and I thank them! Charlie Daniels Band 1976-11-15 Dallas Convention Center, Dallas TX 1. -Tennessee Waltz (taped intro) 2. -Louisiana's Waitin' 3. -Roll Mississippi 4. -It's My Life 5. -Saddle Tramp 6. -Long Haired Country Boy 7. -Trudy 8. -Billy The Kid 9. -Cumberland Mountain Number 9 10. -Texas 11. -The South's Gonna Do It Again 12. -Orange Blossom Special -
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Soundboard 9.8 - Hard to find any fault in this recording, and the mix is a matter of preference so I leave .02 open to interpretation on the rating. It actually may be a 10 it is that friggin’ amazing. -
Audience 8.6 - Very clear, but has a slightly odd balance that eventually does resolve itself somewhat. It’s as if taper is trying to find the best spot, so I can’t fault them. -
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Soundboard 9.1 - Technically super clean and tidy recording but it lacks that electric atmosphere you get when you allow some “room” and crowd noise in the mix. That is my personal preference, the actual recording quality is excellent with maybe a bit of FM radio compression that takes the edge off a little. -
Pro 9.4 - Obviously this is super clean, but I thought some bottom end was missing. Still, it smokes! -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Fascinating! Just hearing these songs before the sweeteners were added is incredible. I kind of like the raw takes better, well, almost. The Cars First Album Demos 01 Good Times Roll (live) 02 My Best Friend's Girl (demo) 03 Just What I Needed (demo) 04 I'm In Touch With My World (demo) 05 Don't Cha Stop (demo) 06 You're All I've Got Tonight (demo) 07 Bye Bye Love (demo) 08 Moving In Stereo (demo) 09 All Mixed Up (demo) 10 They Won't See You 11 Take What You Want 12 Wake Me Up 13 You Just Can't Push Me 14 Hotel Queenie -
Soundboard 8.9 - Very nice board with emphasis on vocals, a little less on the rhythm section but not by much. Classic period with all their hits, but missing Candy-O which is still one of my faves. -
Audience 8.8 - Very exciting club shows recorded in a way that makes you wonder if the band themselves did not have it done. It is very clear, the only knock I give it is maybe the passage of time took away some of the brilliance, and/or it’s not a first gen tape…but it’s really good! THE CARS Boston 1977 Disc 1 Rathskeller Boston, MA Set 1 & 2 April 30th 1977 set 1 1. -Leave Or Stay 2. -Cool Fool 3. -Don't Cha Stop 4. -My Best Friend's Girl 5. -Show me that your mine 6. -I Don't Want To 7. -Strawberry Moonlight 8. -You're All I've Got Tonight 9. -Just What I Needed set 2 10. -Bye Bye Love 11. -Take or Leave Her 12. -City Lights 13. -Jezebel Disc 2 Set 2 cont'd 14. -Take What You Want 15. -My Best Friend's Girl 16. -Something Else 17. -Just What I Needed 18. -Cool Fool Rathskeller (Rat) Boston, MA June-xx-1977 1. -Intro 2. -Leave Or Stay 3. -Cool Fool 4. -I Don't Want To 5. -I'm In Touch With Your World 6. -Unknown 7. -Come Back Down 8. -You Always Say 9. -You've Been On My Mind 10. -You Can Have 'Em -
Soundboard 9.0, Soundboard 9.5, Audience 7.6 - In this collection you have two excellent board tapes and one mediocre audience tape that you probably will not listen to as much as the first two discs. That is not to say the tape was not worth inclusion, but more that it was included for the sake of context since you can hear the band progressing through the years with the material. THE BYRDS Lee Jeans Living Rock Concert 1969 Disc 1 1. -Turn Turn Turn 2. -Ballad Of Easy Rider 3. -It Won't Be Wrong 4. -The Water Is Wide 5. -Mr. Tambourine Man 6. -Nashville West 7. -Lover Of The Bayou 8. -Jesus Is Just Alright 9. -Jesus Is Just Alright 10. -This Wheel's On Fire 11. -Jesus Is Just Alright 12. -Eight Miles High 13. -Break Song Tracks 1-8: Lee Jeans Living Rock Concert FM Radio show 1969 Track 9: KSAN FM broadcast, Fillmore West, June 15, 1969 Tracks 10-13: Bridges Auditorium 1969 (uncomfirmed) Roger McGuinn - guitar, Clarence White - guitar, John York - bass, Gene Parsons - drums. Disc 2 LOYOLA COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, APRIL 15, 1970 1. -Lover Of The Bayou (fade in) 2:54 2. -You Ain't Going Nowhere 3:07 3. -Well Come Back Home 7:55 4. -My Back Pages 2:22 5. -B.J. Blues - Baby What You Want Me To Do 5:03 6. -Truck Stop Girl 4:38 7. -Instrumental 1:26 8. -Mr. Tambourine Man 2:43 9. -Take A Whiff 3:33 10. -This Wheel's On Fire 6:10 11. -It's Alright Ma 2:40 12. -Ballad Of Easy Rider 2:26 13. -Jesus Is Just Alright 2:59 14. -Eight Miles High 16:42 15. -So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star 2:47 16. -Mr. Spaceman 2:54 17. -Outro 1:19 Disc 3 Franklin, Masachusettts November 29. 1972 1. -Lover Of The Bayou 2. -Buglar 3. -Americas Greatest Past-time 4. -Chimes OF Freedom 5. -I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician 6. -My Back Pages (Medley) 7. -Black Mountain Rag 8. -Mister Tambourine Man 9. -Take A Whiff 10. -So You Want To Be a Rock N Roll Star 11. -Mister Spaceman 12. -Chestnut Mare 13. -Jesus Is Just Allright 14. -Eight Miles High 15. -Hold It 16. -Roll Over Beethoven -
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