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Everything in this canister sounds very good to great (sdbrd) but I would say disc 1 (the early 1980 show) is the worst sounding, but consequently one of extreme importance. These early Blizzard gigs are the REAL band, and I mean they were a band and not a concoction and not that I have anything against the second iteration, I think this first line-up was badass. This entire set is a joy to listen to, as I stated most of it is very good to excellent quality and going through these important years is a hell of a lot of fun and quite fitting now that Ozzy has performed his final show. The package and art is simply stunning, and befitting of an "unauthorized" tribute to him and his career during the 80's. Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy In A Can Disc 1 Coventry Theater Coventry England September 25, 1980 1. I Dont Know 2. You Lookin At Me (Looking At You) 3. Crazy Train 4. Goodbye To Romance 5. No Bone Movies 6. Mr.Crowley 7. Suicide Solution - Solo 8. Revelation (Mother Earth) 9. Steal Away (The Night) 10. Iron Man - Children Of The Grave 11. Paranoid Disc 2 Auditorium Theater Rochester, NY. April 29, 1981 1. Promo Ad 2. Interview WKMF FM 4-28-81 3. Pre Show - Intro 4. I Don't Know 5. Crazy Train 6. Believer 7. Mr. Crowley 8. Flying High Again 9. Revelation (Mother Earth) 10. Steal Away (The Night) 11. Drum Solo 12. No Bone Movies 13. Suicide Solution 14. Guitar Solo 15. Iron Man 16. Children Of The Grave 17. Paranoid Disc 3 Royal Court Liverpool, UK. December 2, 1981 1. Over The Mountain 2. Flying High Again 3. Believer 4. Crazy Train 5. Mr. Crowley 6. I Don't Know 7. No Bone Movies 8. Revelation (Mother Earth) 9. Suicide Solution 10. Guitar Solo (Randy Rhoads) 11. Band Jam 12. Drum Solo (Tommy Aldridge) 13. Band Jam (reprise) 14. Paranoid 15. Steal Away (The Night) Disc 4 Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Binghamton, N.Y April 13th 1982 1. Crowd 2. Mr. Crowley 3. Crazy Train 4. Revelation (Mother Earth) 5. Steal Away (The Night) 6. Suicide Solution 7. Guitar Solo 8. Diary Jam 9. Drum Solo 10. Diary Jam (reprise) 11. Goodbye To Romance 12. I Don't Know 13. Believer 14. Flying High Again 15. Iron Man 16. Children of the Grave 17. Paranoid Disc 5 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine, CA. Jun 23, 1982 1. Radio Intro 2. Diary of a Madman 3. Over the Mountain 4. Mr. Crowley 5. Crazy Train 6. Suicide Solution - Guitar Solo - Drum Solo 7. Revelation (Mother Earth) 8. Steal Away (The Night) 9. Goodbye to Romance 10. Iron Man 11. Children of the Grave 12. Paranoid 13. I Don't Know (Live Maxi Single B Side 1981) 14. You Said It All (B Side Maxi Single 1982) 15. Looking At Me, Looking At You (B Side Single 1980) Disc 6 Olympen Lund, Sweden December 4, 1983 1. I Don't Know 2. Mr. Crowley 3. Rock 'n' Roll Rebel 4. Bark at the Moon 5. Revelation (Mother Earth) 6. Steal Away (The Night) 7. Suicide Solution 8. Centre of Eternity 9. Drum Solo 10. Flying High Again 11. Iron Man 12. Crazy Train 13. Paranoid Disc 7 Koseinenkin Hall Tokyo,Japan June 29, 1984 01. Intro 02. I Don't Know 03. Mr.Crowley 04. Rock N Roll Rebel 05. Bark At The Moon 06. Revelation (Mother Earth) 07. Steal Away (The Night) 08. Band Introduction 09. Suicide Solution (Inc. guitar solo) 10. Center Of Eternity (Inc. Keyboards intro and drum solo) 11. Flying High Again 12. Iron Man 13. Crazy Train 14. Paranoid Disc 8 Nakano Sunplaza Tokyo, Japan July 6, 1984 1. I Don't Know 2. Mr. Crowley 3. Over The Mountain 4. Rock & Roll Rebel 5. Bark At The Moon 6. Revelation (Mother Earth) 7. Steal Away (The Night) 8. Band intros 9. Suicide Solution incl. guitar solo 10. Flying High Again 11. Iron Man Disc 9 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK. February 19, 1986 01. Intro 02. Bark at the Moon 03. Suicide Solution 04. Never Know Why 05. Mr. Crowley 06. Shot in the Dark 07. I Don't Know 08. Killer of Giants 09. Guitar Solo 10. Never 11. Flying High Again 12. Secret Loser 13. Drum Solo 14. The Ultimate Sin 15. Iron Man 16. Crazy Train 17. Paranoid Disc 10 Tower Theatre Upper Darby, Pennsylvania June 4, 1989 01. Intro - I Don't Know 02. Flying High Again 03. Mr. Crowley 04. Shot In The Dark 05. Bloodbath In Paradise 06. Guitar Solo Disc 11 07. Sweet Leaf 08. War Pigs 09. Tattooed Dancer 10. Drum Solo 11. Miracle Man 12. Suicide Solution 13. Iron Man 14. Crazy Train 15. Paranoid -
Audience 8.6 - The first thing you want to do when you begin to play this is skip the first song. The taper is bustling around trying to get into his seat, the tape deck microphone is buried deep within his clothing and the sound mix on stage is still being dialed in...all told this track is unlistenable. What happens next is miraculous - the sun begins to shine in the darkness! We now have a recording to enjoy, and it is enjoyable. It's not Randy, but look, what was asked of Bernie was impossible and he did a remarkable job filling in while they searched for a permanent replacement. I admire Bernie Torme and do not ignore the live recordings of him with Ozzy (not many are very good unfortunately). This is one of the better sounding tapes out there from this period. Ozzy Osbourne Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX. 1982-02-11 01. Intro 02. Over the Mountain 03. Mr. Crowley 04. Crazy Train 05. Revelation (Mother Earth) 06. Steal Away (The Night) 07. Suicide Solution 08. Bernie Torme Solo 09. Tommy Aldridge Solo 10. Goodbye To Romance 11. Believer 12. Flying High Again 13. Iron Man 14. Children of the Grave 15. Paranoid -
Audience 8.8 - A recording where the audience does get some attention but not in an obnoxious way, just in an enthusiastic way which sometimes adds to the excitement...but for some it might be a distraction. I didn't mind it, there really wasn't a particular audience member who yelled stupidly right into the mic. Thankfully the band is pretty reasonably clear, most of the time. I think there is room in your collection for this one, which won't be the best Animals show, but it certainly won't be the worst. Pink Floyd Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois 1977-06-19 Disc 1 01 Introduction 02 Sheep 03 Pigs On The Wing 1 04 Dogs 05 Pigs On The Wing 2 06 Pigs (Three Different Ones) Disc 2 01 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5 02 Welcome To The Machine 03 Have A Cigar 04 Wish You Were Here 05 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9 06 Money -
It's 2004 and Ozzfest has reached New Jersey. Black Sabbath are headlining, but rumors about Ozzy's health are circulating backstage and only one man can save the day: The Metal God, no other then Rob Halford! This the capture of that moment! Fantastic show, great recording! Limited to 200 copies!!!!!! -
Audience 8.6 - Starts off a bit dodgy but gets better. Vocals are up front in the mix but still "round" and by that I mean not clearly defined to where you can make out the words. Drums are probably the clearest instrument in this recording and they propel the music forward with gusto. Guitars are raucous and as dirty as you want them, and the overall recording is a bit dirty too coming from the crowd where you get a great sense of being there with them. This is a recording that is worth sticking with because by the third or fourth song in you can really start to appreciate it because it does seem as though everything gets just a little bit clearer and more distinct (you can really tell during Over The Top). Motorhead PORT VALE, UK August 1, 1981 Disc 1 1. Ace Of Spades 2. Stay Clean 3. Live To Win 4. Over The Top 5. No Class 6. The Hammer 7. Metropolis 8. Leavin' Here 9. Jailbait 10 Iron Horse 11. Fire Fire 12. Too Late Too Late 13. Fast And Loose Disc 2 14. Dead Men Tell No Tales 15. We Are The Road Crew 16. Capricorn 17. Train Kept A Rollin' 18. Bite The Bullet 19. The Chase Is Better Than The Catch 20. Overkill 21. White Line Fever 22. Bomber 23. Motorhead -
Audience 8.7 - I can imagine the difficulty in trying to capture something like this with all of the challenges not least of which is sheer volume and venues not ideal for the kind of acoustics metal presents. Does that mean this recording is bad? No, it's obviously done on gear that can handle the job, but to my ears it's something that you will need at least two songs to adjust, but once you do, it becomes the kind of tape that finds you sort of hanging on to see what happens next. It just feels like it will keep improving and maybe it does, or maybe you just find that you kind of dig it. MEGADETH TOKYO 1988 1ST NIGHT Live at Nakano Sunplaza Tokyo, Japan 12th July 1988 01. Intro (Orange Light from "Apocalypse Now" OST) 02. Wake Up Dead 03. The Conjuring 04. Hook In Mouth 05. Set The World On Fire 06. Mary Jane 07. In My Darkest Hour 08. Devil's Island 09. These Boots 10. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? 11. MC 12. Liar 13. Mechanix 14. Anarchy In The UK 15. MC Dave Mustaine - Guitar, Vocals David Ellefson - Bass, Vocals Jeff Young - Guitar Chuck Behler - Drums -
SDBRD 9.5 - both of these gigs are spectacular, for me they represent an all too brief high water mark for the band where things are unbelievably tight and incomprehensibly cosmic. If more people knew of this music's existence, this band's old catalog would go platinum today. GONG Europe 1975 Disc 1 La Celle St. Cloud Festival France June 8, 1975 1. Master Builder 10:18 2. Solar Musick Suite 11:32 I. Sun song II. Hiram Afterglid Meets The Dervish 3. Cat in Clark's shoes 8:00 4. Aftaglid 17:52 5. The Isle Of Everywhere 11:37 6. Get It Inner 0:49 DIDIER MALHERBE (sax, flute, voice) STEVE HILLAGE (guitar, voice) MIQUETTE GIRAUDY (dancing, voices, occasional synthesizer) MIKE HOWLETT (bass, voice) DAVE STEWART (keyboards) BRIAN DAVISON (drums) Disc 2 Rome, Italy June 27, 1975 1. Aftaglid 2. The Golden Vibe 3. Bombalay - Dynamite 4. Tropical Fish 5. Jam 6. Solar Musick Suite 7. Outer Temple 8. Inner Temple 9. Magick Mother Invocation - Great Om Riff 10. Master Builder STEVE HILLAGE (guitar, vocals) MIQUETTE GIRAUDY (vocals, synth) DIDIER MALHERBE (sax, flute) MIKE HOWLETT (bass) BRIAN DAVISON (drums) DAVE STEWART (keys) -
Audience 8.8 - A show new to circulation, it presents a severely under represented period of the band. Not too many tapes have surfaced (and no known videos) so whatever we can get, we appreciate. Here, taper did an admiral job even though he's clearly immersed in a boisterous audience. There is plenty of audience present, but thankfully what you get most of is a relatively clear and atmospheric ELO on a great night. There is a touch of overcrowding within the mid-range frequency, but nothing that distorts so there's zero muddiness and maybe less low end that you might prefer. Overall I have to say it fits nicely into my ELO collection right next to the one or two other 1981 shows (like I said, few and far between).Electric Light Orchestra Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Time Tour 1981Disc 11. Twilight 2. Yours Truly, 2095 3. Evil Woman 4. Livin' Thing 5. Telephone Line 6. From The End Of The World 7. Here Is The News 8. Mik's Violin Solo 9. Twelve-Bar Blues10. Tribute To John Lennon: Imagine Nowhere Man Across The Universe A Day In The LifeDisc 211. ELO Hits Medley: Showdown Ma-Ma-Ma Belle Can't Get It Out Of My Head Strange Magic Fire On High Turn To Stone Standin' In The Rain Mr. Blue Sky Sweet Talkin' Woman Shine A Little Love Last Train To London Confusion Rockaria!12. Hold On Tight13. Don't Bring Me Down14. Do Ya15. Roll Over Beethoven -
Audience 8.9 - what a show! Yes, you will get knocked around down in the pit with the fans, yes you will hear the sounds of incredibly excited fans, and yes, the will feel absolutely like you are right there. The thing is, when you realize someone went through a bit of trouble to do this it just makes such a difference as you listen and understand this is a live, frenzied atmosphere with a very loud rock and roll band right in front of you. Taper, my hat is tipped toward you my friend. Outstanding job capturing this show - it really sounds great!The Who August 9, 1976 Miami Stadium Miami, Florida Disc 1 01 Intro 02 I Can’t Explain 03 Substitute 04 My Wife 05 Baba O’Riley 06 Squeeze Box 07 Behind Blue Eyes 08 Dreaming From the Waist 09 Magic Bus 10 Amazing Journey 11 Sparks Disc 2 12 The Acid Queen 13 Fiddle About 14 Pinball Wizard 15 I’m Free 16 Tommy’s Holiday Camp 17 We’re Not Gonna Take It 18 See Me, Feel Me 19 Summertime Blues 20 My Generation 21 Join Together 22 My Generation Blues 23 Jam 24 Won’t Get Fooled Again -
Audience 8.9 - Easily one of the best auds of the early Metallica era. This is one that I am sure every Metallica collector already has but if you are just curious, or maybe only recently getting turned on to this stuff, well you gotta get this one.Metallica Stadthalle Mulheim Köln, West-Germany 1984-12-05 Disc 1 01. The Ecstasy of Gold (Intro) 02. Fight Fire With Fire 03. Ride the Lightning 04. Phantom Lord 05. The Four Horsemen 06. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth 07. For Whom the Bell Tolls 08. No Remorse 09. The Call of Ktulu Disc 2 10. Seek & Destroy 11. Whiplash 12. Creeping Death 13. Guitar Solo 14. Metal Militia 15. Motorbreath -
Soundboard 9.6 - Clean and Balanced, like an album more than a live concert. Still I think you have to add this to your collection because it is so immaculate.Paul McCartney & Wings Last Flight - The Complete 1979 Glasgow Concert Glasgow, Scotland December 17, 1979 Disc 1 1-1 Got To Get You Into My Life 1-2 Getting Closer 1-3 Every Night 1-4 Again And Again And Again 1-5 I've Had Enough 1-6 No Words 1-7 Cook Of The House 1-8 Old Siam, Sir 1-9 Maybe I'm Amazed 1-10 The Fool On The Hill 1-11 Let It Be 1-12 Hot As Sun 1-13 Spin It On 1-14 Twenty Flight Rock 1-15 Go Now 1-16 Arrow Through Me 1-17 Wonderful Christmas Time Disc 2 Glasgow, Scotland December 17, 1979 2-1 Coming Up 2-2 Goodnight Tonight 2-3 Yesterday 2-4 Mull Of Kintyre 2-5 Band On The Run Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea December 29, 1979 2-6 Got To Get You Into My Life 2-7 Every Night 2-8 Coming Up 2-9 Lucille 2-10 Let It Be 2-11 Rockestra Theme -
Audience 9.5 - a legendary recording that has been carefully treated by sensitive ears not wanting to revise history but to bring out every possible nuance, and succeeding. One to have for sure. The second show is also great, ranking a solid 9.2 but also well worth diving into.
Pink Floyd Festhalle Frankfurt, West Germany 16th November 1972 Disc 1 1. Speak To Me 2. Breathe 3. On The Run 4. Time 5. Breathe (Reprise) 6. Great Gig In The Sky 7. Money 8. Us And them 9. Any Colour You Like 10. Brain Damage 11. Eclipse Disc 2 12. Tuning 13. One Of These Days 14. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 15. Echoes 16. Tuning 17. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Disc 3 Festhalle Frankfurt, West Germany 17th November 1972 1. Speak To Me 2. Breathe 3. On The Run 4. Time 5. Breathe (Reprise) 6. Great Gig In The Sky 7. Money 8. Us And them 9. Any Colour You Like 10. Brain Damage 11. Eclipse Disc 4 12. Tuning 13. One Of These Days 14. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 15. Echoes 16. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun -
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Dallas, TX. based hard rock/jazz fusion group heavily influenced by Jean Luc Ponty and Mahavishnu Orchestra. Enjoyed a brief but fruitful life span between the years 1975 and 1977, and having at least two significant line-up changes. Bassist Roy Vogt would later go on to find much success touring with legendary singer Englebert Humperdinck and teaching and recording many compositions in Nashville, most notably with guitarist extraordinaire Stan Lassiter.