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Multiple Sources EX+ DISC FOUR (2000-2001) [77:30] ============================= 01 Optimistic [Berlin, 7-4-2000] 02 Morning Bell [Nijmegen, 9-16-2000] 03 Knives Out [Nijmegen, 9-16-2000] 04 Permanent Daylight [Warrington, 10-2-2000] 05 The Thief [Warrington, 10-2-2000] 06 In Limbo [Warrington, 10-2-2000] 07 The National Anthem [Saturday Night Live, NYC, 10-14-2000] 08 Idioteque [Kildare, 10-8-2000] 09 How To Disappear Completely [Kildare, 10-8-2000] 10 Cinnamon Girl [Studio Canal+, Paris, 4-28-2001] 11 I Might Be Wrong [Rock im Park, Nurnberg, 6-2-2001] 12 Pyramid Song [Rock im Park, Nurnberg, 6-2-2001] 13 Dollars & Cents [Rock am Ring, Adenau, 6-1-2001] 14 Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses [George, 6-23-2001] 15 Everything In Its Right Place [Nijmegen, 9-16-2000] 16 True Love Waits [Santa Barbara, 6-30-2001] -
Multiple Sources EX+ DISC FIVE (2002-2003) [77:23] ============================= 01 There There [London, 5-25-2003] 02 Scatterbrain [Mansfield, 8-13-2003] 03 Sit Down, Stand Up [New York City, 6-5-2003] 04 The Gloaming [London, 11-26-2003] 05 2+2=5 [Late Night w/ David Letterman, NYC, 10-17-2003] 06 Where I End And You Begin [Belfort, 7-4-2003] 07 Go To Sleep [MusiquePlus, Montreal, 6-2-2003] 08 Morning Mr. Magpie [Oxfordshire Studio, 12-18-2002] 09 Fog [BBC-FM, London, 12-9-2003] 10 I Will [KCRW Session, NYC, 6-4-2003] 11 Like Spinning Plates [Mansfield, 8-13-2003] 12 Up On The Ladder [Salamanca, 8-7-2002] 13 Lift [Lisbon, 7-22-2002] 14 Big Boots [Salamanca, 8-7-2002] 15 Punch-Up At A Wedding [San Francisco, 9-22-2003] 16 Follow Me Around [KROQ-FM, Los Angeles, 9-29-2003] 17 We Suck Young Blood [London, 11-27-2003] 18 Wolf At The Door [London, 11-26-2003] 19 On The Beach [BBC-FM, London, 12-22-2003] 20 Sail To The Moon [Le Réservoir, Paris, 7-3-2003] -
Multiple Sources EX+ DISC SIX (2006-2009) [79:23] ============================ 01 Spooks [Toronto, 6-8-2006] 02 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi [Oxfordshire Studio, 12-2007] 03 Bodysnatchers [Bonnaroo, Manchester, 6-17-2006] 04 House Of Cards [Evening Concert, BBC-FM, 4-1-2008] 05 Bangers & Mash [Avenches, 8-15-2006] 06 Down Is The New Up [Avenches, 8-15-2006] 07 15 Step [Grammys, Los Angeles, 2-8-2009] 08 All I Need [Afternoon Concert, BBC-FM, 4-1-2008] 09 4 Minute Warning [Boston, 6-4-2006] 10 Jigsaw Falling Into Place [Saitama, 10-5-2008] 11 Videotape [Bonnaroo, Manchester, 6-17-2006] 12 No Surprises [Bonnaroo, Manchester, 6-17-2006] 13 Go Slowly [Berkeley, 6-24-2006] 14 These Are My Twisted Words [Praha, 8-23-2009] 15 I Want None Of This [Public Radio, Chicago, 6-18-2006] 16 Faust Arp [Chicago, 8-1-2008] 17 Up On The Ladder [London, 1-16-2008] 18 Reckoner [BBC-FM, London, 1-26-2008] 19 Everything In Its Right Place [BBC-FM, London, 1-26-2008] 20 Nude [Jonathan Ross Show, London, 4-3-2008] -
Multiple Sources EX+ DISC SEVEN (2011-2012) [76:04] ============================== 01 Lotus Flower [Bonnaroo, Manchester, 6-8-2012] 02 Kid A [Bonnaroo, Manchester, 6-8-2012] 03 Morning Mr. Magpie [Coachella, Indio, 4-14-2012] 04 Bloom [Coachella, Indio, 4-14-2012] 05 The Daily Mail [Colbert Report, NYC, 9-26-2011] 06 Little By Little [Colbert Report, NYC, 9-26-2011] 07 Separator [Bonnaroo, Manchester, 6-8-2012] 08 Codex [New York City, 9-29-2011] 09 Supercollider [New York City, 9-29-2011] 10 The Amazing Sounds Of Orgy [Austin City Limits, 3-6-2012] 11 Staircase [Austin City Limits, 3-6-2012] 12 Identikit [Austin City Limits, 3-6-2012] 13 Cut A Hole [Houston, 3-3-2012] 14 Ful Stop [Berlin, 9-30-2012] 15 Myxomatosis [New York City, 9-29-2011] 16 Feral [New York City, 9-29-2011] 17 Give Up The Ghost [Jimmy Fallon Show, NYC, 9-23-2011] -
Multiple Sources EX+ DISC EIGHT (Leftovers & Oddities) [78:06] ========================================= 01 You [Manic Hedgehog demo, 10-1991] 02 Stupid Car [Signal Radio, Stockport, 2-11-1993] 03 Permanent Daylight [Göteborg, 6-4-1993] 04 Faithless, The Wonder Boy [Los Angeles, 7-12-1993] 05 Sulk [Shinjuku, 6-24-1995] 06 Paranoid Android [Hershey, 8-26-1996] 07 Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box [Rock am Ring, Adenau, 6-1-2001] 08 Pearly* [Boston, 8-14-2001] 09 I Froze Up [Oxfordshire Studio, 12-18-2002] 10 Backdrifts [London, 11-27-2003] 11 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi [Orchestral Version, London, 3-27-2005] 12 Last Flowers [London, 4-15-2005] 13 You And Whose Army? [Bonnaroo, 6-17-2006] 14 Cymbal Rush [KCRW-FM, Los Angeles, 6-2006] 15 Headmaster Ritual [Oxfordshire Studio, 11-9-2007] 16 Ceremony [Oxfordshire Studio, 11-9-2007] 17 Unravel [Oxfordshire Studio, 11-9-2007] 18 Skirting On The Surface [Austin City Limits, 3-6-2012] 19 The Present Tense [Latitude Festival, Blythburgh, 7-19-2009] -
Multiple Sources EX+ DISC NINE (Live Favorites) [79:43] ================================== 01 15 Step [Lollapalooza, Chicago, 8-1-2008] 02 There There [Reading Festival, 8-30-2009] 03 Airbag [Evening Concert, BBC-FM, 4-1-2008] 04 Planet Telex [Nijmegen, 9-16-2000] 05 Lucky [Nijmegen, 9-16-2000] 06 The National Anthem [Bonnaroo, Manchester, 6-17-2006] 07 Subterranean Homesick Alien [New York, 9-29-2011] 08 Bodysnatchers [Evening Concert, BBC-FM, 4-1-2008] 09 Karma Police [Pinkpop, Landgraaf, 6-4-2001] 10 Talk Show Host [Belfort, 7-4-2003] 11 Fake Plastic Trees [Jonathan Ross Show, London, 5-29-2003] 12 Paranoid Android [Warrington, 10-2-2000] 13 Idioteque [Austin City Limits, 3-6-2012] 14 Reckoner [Saitama, 10-5-2008] 15 You [Utrecht, 6-24-1997] 16 Street Spirit (Fade Out) [Rock am Ring, Adenau, 6-1-2001] 17 Creep [London, 11-27-2003] -
Audience 8.2 - Clear recording with some interesting “wide” vocal panning that is probably an effect from the hall, but it’s cool! -
Audience 7.3 -
Soundboard 9.4 - Great recording that gives you stunning detail and clarity with guitar, but here the bass sounds round and brassy and complements the guitar sound. In this mix, drums are also very tight, and the fact that the keyboards are panned to one side while guitar occupies the other really allows for an amazing separation of instruments, cohesive because it is expertly mixed but enough room between to allow the ears to focus on any one particular instrument (but I bet you'll not be able to block Ritchie out because he's living up to all the hype and then some in this one). Rainbow Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA 1981-05-07 Disc 1 101 Over The Rainbow 102 Spotlight Kid 103 Love's No Friend 104 I Surrender 105 Man On The Silver Mountain 106 Catch The Rainbow Disc 2 201 Can't Happen Here 202 Keyboard Solo 203 Lost In Hollywood 204 Guitar Solo - A Light In The Black 205 Difficult To Cure 206 Drum Solo 207 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 208 Lazy - Woman From Tokyo - Smoke On The Water -
Soundboard 9.3 - This tour of Japan has gone down in Rainbow history as being the most fiery performances. Everyone playing superbly, and as always Dio is perfect. -
Audience 7.1 - This tape cannot contain the power of the Rainbow! It sounds overloaded, but there’s music here, if you can get past the sort of mid band rumble. -
Audience 9.6 - Monsterous! Sounds like you are right there, crystal clear and loud. The BEST EVER! -
Audience 8.8 - This recording is nice and clear, and on the “bright” side of the audio spectrum which is actually very good for those who wish to season the sound with EQ. You can add some low end here and it would make a world of difference because the sound is already good, so anything that can help it is only going to make it even better rather than overdone. Sometimes loud rock concerts in large venues have a low end rumble that makes adding anything to it a risky proposition – this one screams “please add some low end to me”! A great one to personalize, the palate is free to embellish upon. RAINBOW Stockholm, Konserhuset, Sweden September 20, 1976 Disc 1 01. -Interview Swedish Radio 02. -Over the Rainbow - Kill the king 03. -Mistreated 04. -16th Century Greensleeves Disc 2 05. -Catch the Rainbow 06. -Man on the Silver Mountain - Blues - Man on the Silver Mountain (reprise) 07. -Stargazer 08. -Still I´m Sad Ronnie James Dio - vocals Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Cozy Powell – drums Tony Carey – keyboards Jimmy Bain – bass -
Chicago 1979 Soundboard 8.8 - A little bit on the “ragged” side mix-wise, with strong kick drums and guitar, vocals next. Sound quality is decent due to it being a soundboard but some instruments are placed well behind such as keyboards. It is a high energy sound, a real sonic blast to be sure. Denver 1979 Soundboard 9.3 - A refreshing and bright board tape, mixed well and everything is heard pretty clearly. Keyboards still mixed lower down the chain of command but now I think I understand this idea – while the band is playing it’s simply keyboard accompaniment, and when it’s keyboards time, he’s brought up louder. Works for me. Long Island 1979 Audience 8.7 - A pretty decent tape for this hall, the bass sounds very nice, full and round, guitars are a little back, vocals are present and up front more or less. So, all in all unless you have to have Ritchie blasting full on into your eardrums, which he is during his solo bits, this one will sit nicely in the collection and I even think it will find a repeated listen or two. Rainbow USA 1979 Disc 1 International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois 12th October 1979 1. -Introduction 2. -Eyes Of The World 3. -Love's No Friend 4. -Bach Brandenburg Concerto - Over The Rainbow 5. -All Night Long 6. -Keyboards Intro 7. -Lost In Hollywood 8. -Guitar Solo 9. -Beethoven 9th 10. -Keyboards Solo 11. -Drums Solo incl. 1812 Overture 12. -Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 13. -Kill The King incl. Guitar Crash 14. -Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (reprise) Disc 2 Rainbow Music Hall Denver, Colorado 16th November 1979 1. -Introduction 2. -Eyes Of The World 3. -Love's No Friend 4. -Since You Been Gone 5. -Guitar Solo - Brandenburg Concerto - Over The Rainbow 6. -All Night Long 7. -Keyboards Intro 8. -Lost In Hollywood 9. -Beethoven's 9th 10. -Keyboards Solo 11. -Drums Solo incl. 1812 Overture 12. -Lost In Hollywood (reprise) 13. -Guitar Solo 14. -Man On The Silver Mountain 15. -Blues 16. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 17. -Over The Rainbow Disc 3 Hempstead Calderone Concert Hall Long Island, New York 30th November 1979 1. Introduction 2. -Eyes Of The World 3. -Love's No Friend 4. -Since You Been Gone 5. -Guitar Solo - Brandenburg Concerto - Over The Rainbow 6. -All Night Long incl. Happy Birthday Roger 7. -Keyboards Intro 8. -Lost In Hollywood 9. -Guitar Solo - Beethoven 9th 10. -Keyboards Solo 11. -Drums Solo incl. 1812 Overture 12. -Lost In Hollywood (reprise) 13. -Guitar Solo 14. Lazy 15. -Man On The Silver Mountain 16. -Blues 17. -Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 18. -Over The Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar Graham Bonnet - Vocals Cozy Powell - Drums Roger Glover - Bass Don Airey - Keyboards -
Audience 7.7 and 7.5 - The Gaelic Park show is an outdoor show and the band struggles at times to tune up but it is the better of the two in terms of clarity and sonics, with maybe just a bit of extra treble boost present which puts guitar into the forefront. The Academy of Music gig is not as present and bright but it is perhaps more even, with a broader spectrum of instruments in the mix although guitar is now downplayed. I would say both recordings deliver different characteristics which help the listener get a better sense of the rare live Ramatam experience -
Audience 7.4 - Missing some dynamics but clear and strong. Maybe not from a master source, but it's not as if there are bunches of Rare Birds out there!