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Audience 9.2 - A solid one, with a good timbre and pleasantly punchy in the mids, enough highs to get crispness without sizzle, and a smooth bottom end without boom or overwhelming rumble. It’s really quite excellent, with a sound leaping out of the speakers at you! Judas Priest - Selland Arena Fresno Ca 05 27 1981 Solar Angels Heading Out to the Highway Diamonds & Rust (Joan Baez cover) Hell Bent for Leather Breaking the Law Sinner Beyond the Realms of Death Grinder Desert Plains Hot Rockin' You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise Victim of Changes The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover) Encore: Living After Midnight Encore 2: Tyrant
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Audience 8.6 - This recording is very warm, although it does not have really defined highs so that may be what keeps this from an excellent rating although I must say it is a great listen, I think most people will really get into this one. Pink Floyd - 1972-11-12 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany Set List: Disc 1: 01. -Speak To Me 0:47 02. -Breathe 2:50 03. -On The Run 6:11 04. -Time 5:58 05. -Breathe (reprise) 1:05 06. -The Great Gig In The Sky 4:35 07. -Money 6:20 08. -Us And Them 7:41 09. -Any Colour You Like 6:02 10. -Brain Damage 3:46 11. -Eclipse 0:58 Disc 2: 01. -One Of These Days 8:13 02. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 13:03 03. -Echoes 23:53 04. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 12:03 Total: 103:33
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Audience 8.1 - Tape is not clear but also not muddy, it’s just typical of early 70’s gear not being able to handle freakishly loud rock bands. This recording highlights drums, guitars, and bass and vocals are in the background. That being said, the drums and guitars are pretty clear, and there’s plenty of the dueling guitar pyrotechnics on display. I don’t complain to have this show to hear, it’s clearly worth it to the collectors out there. GOLDEN EARRING 1971-10-29 Gäbelhus Bern, Switzerland Setlist DISC 1 1. -SONG OF A DEVIL'S SERVANT 2. -JANGALENE inc.Drum Solo 3. -HOLY HOLY LIFE DISC 2 1. -I'M GONNA SEND MY PIGEONS TO THE SKY - EIGHT MILES HIGH incl.Bass Solo 2. -BACK HOME Musicians: BARRY HAY- Vocals/Flute/Saxophone GEORGE KOOYMANS- Guitar/Vocals RINUS GERRITSEN- Bass/Keyboard CESAR ZUIDERWIJK- Drums
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Audience 9.3/Soundboard 9.5 - Both audios are excellent, the audience source on Bonn is bright and very clear, and features plenty of dynamics supplied by the band. Golden Earring 17. September 1989 Römerbad an der Nordbrücke Bonn, Germany Tracklist Total Playtime 79:10 Disc 1 01.- Announcement - Just like Vince Taylor 02.- Sleepwalking 03.- She Flies On Strange Wings 04.- Too Much Woman 05.- Turn The World Around 06.- Heartbeat 07.- Weekend Love 08.- Long Blond Animal 09.- When The Lady Smiles 10.- They Dance 11.- Can Do That 12.- Instrumental 13.- Radar Love incl. Drum solo Disc 2 Encore 14.- Twilight Zone BONUS: Veronica's Popnacht, Maaspoort Sports And Events Center, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 10-08-82 15. No for An Answer 16. Heartbeat 17. Save Your Skin 18. Future 19. Twilight Zone 20. The Devil Made Me Do It 21. Radar Love
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Audience 9.7 - Wow! This is one badass recording! Great seats, great atmosphere, phenomenal sound, and great performance. This is the real deal, get it! Genesis Starlight Amphitheatre Burbank, CA May 01, 1976 01 Dance On A Volcano 02 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 03 Fly On A Windshield 04 Carpet Crawlers 05 The Cinema Show 06 Robbery, Assault and Battery 07 White Mountain 08 Firth Of Fifth 09 Entangled 10 Squonk 11 Supper’s Ready 12 I Know What I Like 12 Los Endos 13 It 14 Watcher Of The Skies
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Audience 8.6 - A lively and loud tape, with great atmosphere, in that you get the hall acoustics without unnecessary boominess or echo, just the right amount to give you that sense of being there. That makes for a unique listening experience because this show does not sound like the next show or the one before, the playing and arrangements are going to be different but so is the venue and acoustics. As long as the recording is good, and this one is pretty darn good, you will enjoy the show. Frank Zappa Spectrum Theater Philadelphia PA Nov 3 1975 Frank Zappa Napoleon Murphy Brock Roy Estrada Andre Lewis Terry Bozzio Norma Bell 111:08 Disc 1 01. Stinkfoot 9:53 02. Dirty Love 3:29 03. How Could I Be Such A Fool? 4:03 04. I Ain't Got No Heart 2:25 05. I'm Not Satisfied 1:53 06. Black Napkins 9:00 07. Advance Romance 10:11 08. Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 3:47 09. The Illinois Enema Bandit 8:24 10. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy 6:07 11. Lonely Little Girl 2:33 Disc 2 12. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance 2:02 13. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? 1:01 14. Chunga's Revenge 19:59 15. Zoot Allures 7:46 16. Camarillo Brillo 3:45 17. Muffin Man 4:15 18. Any Downers?>rap 7:41 19. San Ber'dino 6:14
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Audience 8.5 - Despite being a clean recording (probably from a master), this is captured from possibly middle of venue meaning it does sound a little distant (vocals are the giveaway). At times, it sounds like the tapers try to adjust their position and the sound gets fuller, although the music is still kind of blended together and you don’t get distinct guitar notes, even though you get the overall impact of guitar – now solos are a different thing, because those seem to soar above it all and are actually much clearer and more present in the mix. Frank Zappa 19820508 Drammen, Norway Drammenshallen Disc 1 01. -Tuning 02:01 02. -Treacherous Cretins 04:47 03. -Band Introductions 00:56 04. -Society Pages 02:30 05. -I'm A Beautiful Guy 01:52 06. -Beauty Knows No Pain 02:48 07. -Charlie's Enormous Mouth 03:34 08. -Fine Girl 03:11 09. -City Of Tiny Lites 09:22 10. -Harder Than Your Husband 02:35 11. -Bamboozled By Love 06:24 12. -Let's Move To Cleveland 05:58 13. -Tinsel Town Rebellion 04:19 14. -Sinister Footwear 07:53 Disc 2 15. -Stevie's Spanking 07:18 16. -Cocaine Decisions 04:00 17. -Nig Biz 05:24 18. -Disco Boy 03:08 19. -Teenage Wind 02:34 20. -Truck Driver Divorce 05:32 21. -Tell Me You Love Me 01:37 22. -crowd noise 01:50 23. -banter 00:47 24. -Strictly Genteel 06:16 25. -crowd noise 01:43 26. -banter 00:36 27. -No No Cherry 01:55 28. -The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou 03:33 29. -crowd noise 01:12 30. -banter 00:39 31. -Bobby Brown 02:41 32. -Zomby Woof 04:58 ________ 01:53:53
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Audience 9.2 - Solid recording with just enough of an atmosphere, I mean, the only thing you might notice is the vocals having a little hall “verb” and thus not having the precision necessary to hear every word clear as a bell…but the overall sound, vibe, the concert recording is excellent and highly recommended. Palace Theatre Albany, NY. August 2nd, 1988 Disc 1
- Intro
- The Black Page
- Band Intros
- Packard Goose
- Dickie's Such An Asshole
- When The Lie's So Big
- Planet Of The Baritone Women
- Any Kind Of Pain
- Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
- Sofa
- Why Don't You Like Me
- The Torture Never Stops
- Presidential Popularity Poll
- Who Needs The Peace Corps
- We're Turning Again
- King Kong
- Stairway To Heaven
- Dancin' Fool
- Whipping Post
- I Am The Walrus
- Strictly Genteel
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Audience 9.3 - This recording has excellent timbre, it’s pleasing to the ears with a great balance of low and high, the highs are very articulate, impressively so. It’s a very very good recording and will be enjoyed immensely. Frank Zappa 6-May 1988, Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, West Germany Frank Zappa's Band: Paul Carman - alto saxophone Bruce Fowler - trombone Walt Fowler - trumpet Mike Keneally - guitar, keyboards, vocals Ed Mann - percussion Robert Martin - keyboards, vocals Kurt McGettrick - baritone saxophone Scott Thunes - bass Chad Wackerman - drums Ike Willis - guitar, vocals Albert Wing - tenor saxophone Frank Zappa - guitar, vocals Setlist: Disc 1 00 Taper Intro [0:24] 01 Black Page #2 [9:24] 02 Mr. Green Genes [3:46] 03 Florentine Pogen [7:18] 04 Andy [5:53] 05 Inca Roads [9:17] 06 Eat That Question [1:53] 07 Black Napkins [7:50] 08 Sharleena [8:09] 09 Dupree's Paradise [4:14] 10 Let's Move To Cleveland [9:36] 11 Ain't Got No Heart [1:59] 12 Find Her Finer [2:43] Disc 2 13 Big Swifty [14:21] 14 Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up [3:14] 15 Orange County Lumber Truck Medley [10:25] 16 Stairway To Heaven [10:02] 17 The Torture Never Stops Medley [20:01] 18 I Am The Walrus [3:51] 19 The Illinois Enema Bandit [9:40] 20 Bolero [6:21] Total time 150.21 min
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Audience 9.6 - Hallelujah! This is just sublime, you get not only a band that sounds completely in lock step with each other (and I mean where even the improvs sound fluid and effortless), but also Frank being on top of his game. His tone, his attack, his feedback, his sound on the tape it’s just a really exceptional capture and performance to elevate this tape to MUST HAVE status. The 88 tour had its share of sleepers, but this is not one of those, by all standards this has to be considered one of the best nights. Frank Zappa 1988-05-08 Wien, Austria Stadthalle Set 1: 01. tuning 00:50 * 02. The Black Page 06:56 03. band introductions 01:15 04. Ain't Got No Heart 01:58 05. Packard Goose medley 07:21 06. Any Kind Of Pain 05:26 07. Cosmik Debris 04:36 08. Inca Roads 08:34 09. Advance Romance 06:39 10. Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue 08:44 11. Bamboozled By Love 05:39 12. Bolero 05:44 ________ 01:03:42 Set 2: 01. Eat That Question 02:08 02. Black Napkins 09:09 03. More Trouble Every Day 05:50 04. Penguin In Bondage 04:56 05. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 07:37 06. Peaches En Regalia 02:49 07. Stairway To Heaven 09:18 08. Sharleena 08:24 09. Montana 04:05 10. City Of Tiny Lites 08:23 11. Whipping Post 07:32 ________ 01:10:11 ________ 02:13:53
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Soundboard 9.6 - Professionally recorded for broadcast, this is a pre-FM tape source. They say this is one of the best live Kinks show ever. Debatable, but yeah it’s pretty damn good. The Kinks live Winterland, San Francisco 1977.02.19 PRE-FM Recording - KSAN Master Reel (except tracks 1, 21 & 22 from FM broadcast) Disc 1 01 - You Really Got Me (Intro) 02 - One Of The Survivors 03 - Sleepwalker 04 - Rush Hour Blues 05 - You Make It All Worthwhile/Ordinary People/Everybody's A Star 06 – Lola(singalong)/Banana Boat Song 07 - A Well Respected Man 08 - Sunny Afternoon 09 - Waterloo Sunset 10 - Celluloid Heroes 11 - Schooldays 12 - Schooldays(reprise)/The Hard Way 13 – Education Disc 2 14 - Brother 15 - Stormy Sky 16 - Life Goes On 17 - Full Moon 18 - Lola 19 - Alcohol 20 - You Really Got Me/All Day All Of the Night 21 - Life On the Road 22 – Victoria Total Time = 112:45 Ray Davies - guitar, vocals Dave Davies - lead guitar, vocals Andy Pyle - bass John Gosling - piano, keyboards Mick Avory - drums Nick Newell - sax Debbie Doss - background vocals Shirley Roden - background vocals
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FM Broadcast 9.3 and Audience 7.8 - The FM tape is very good but the Tokyo show is suffering from what seems to be too low recording levels meaning once you turn the volume up the tape hiss comes along with it. When you do turn it up, you at least hear the band playing and pretty much get a good idea of everything but there is some hiss to deal with. Chicago Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 7/1973 Show Tracklist : Disc 1 1. -Now That You've Gone 2. -Something In This City Changes People 3. -Hollywood 4. -Just You n' Me 5. -Dialogue 6. -Feelin' Stronger Every Day 7. -Aire 8. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon 9. -Radio Outro Chicago April 9, 1973 (1973-04-09) Budokan Hall Tokyo, Japan 10.-Magical Mystery Tour 11.-State of the Union 12.-Just You n Me 13.-Saturday in the Park 14.-Hollywood Disc 2 1.-Devil's Sweet 2.-Darlin' Dear 3.-Beginnings 4.-Now That You've Gone 5.-Rediscovery 6.-Hit By Varese 7.-Free 8.-Dialogue 9.-Ballet For A Girl In Buchanan Terry Kath Danny Seraphine Robert Lamm Peter Cetera Lee Loughnane James Pankow Walt Parazaider
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Audience 9.0 - An interesting recording, it’s not a board as far as I can tell, but the vocals are panned over to one side (and they sound like they are right next to you, literally!) but the rest of the music is not hard panned. This is an exciting recording, and a great gig! CANNED HEAT Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA June 29, 1970 CD 1:
- Intro
- I Found Love
- Catfish Blues
- Bullfrog Blues
- Gonna Find a New Woman
- Killing Floor - with Kaleidoscope
- Bring It On Home
- Kaleideheat Boogie Jam - with Kaleidoscope
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Audience 8.4 - A smooth recording, pretty stable, but does lack some punch therefore it is recommended to “season to taste”, but thankfully the pallet is there to lay on your coloring. Some minor tape hiss pervades but is kind of background, my hunch is that this tape went through some mastering process to add boost and it helps a lot. It’s a good tape and a great show! The playing is top shelf by everyone, backing band is sharp and help to allow all the guitar pyrotechnics. 26th October – 21st December 1981: ALVIN LEE BAND - European & US Tour. Rome, Italy Line-up: MT (gtr; some p)/Alvin Lee (voc, gtr)/Fuzzy Samuels (bass)/Tom Compton (dr) Tracklist: CD1: 01 - One Of These Days 02- Honey Pie (aka Pecan Pie) 03- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 04 - Slow Blues In C 05 - Love Like A Man 06 - Going Through The Door 07 - Slow Down 08 - Can’t Stop CD2: 01 - I’m Writing You A Letter 02 -Scat Thing/Just Another Boogie 03 -Band introduction/Help Me 04 - I'm Going Home 05 - Choo Choo Mama 06 -Sweet Little Sixteen
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Audience 8.2 - A tape that has only recently surfaced, and had some problems that would have relegated it to the dustbin of history if it were not for some diligent and careful re-mastering. The before and after is a testament to the modern renaissance in the music collecting world. Treasure troves of music is being restored and remastered and a lot of that stuff would have been considered unlistenable once upon a time. This tape suffered from a narrow bandwidth incapable of containing drums, and a lot of the bottom end was a mess. It was excruciating to listen to in that state. This tape has been given a new lease on life, and thankfully so! Emerson, Lake, Palmer Sports Arena, San Diego, CA August 10, 1977 Band line-up Keith Emerson - keyboards Greg Lake - bass, acoustic guitar, vocals Carl Palmer - drums Total Time = 01:56:52 Disc 1 01 Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Pt.2) 02 Hoedown 03 Tarkus 04 Take A Pebble (w/Piano Solo) 05 C'est La Vie 06 Knife-Edge* 07 Pictures At An Exhibition Disc 2 08 Still...You Turn Me On 09 Lucky Man 10 Tank (w/Drum Solo) 11 Nutrocker 12 Pirates* 13 Fanfare For The Common Man 14 Rondo
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Audience 9.6 - Been looking for a great sounding 1981 show? Yeah, me too. Now, I am happy to say we have found it. This is as good as you would ever hope for, spacious and warm, with plenty of headroom to increase your volume, tone, whatever you want and it just gets better. Hasn’t left my player in a week. Rush Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA June 12, 1981 Disc 1 01 2112 Overture 02 The Temples of Syrinx 03 Freewill 04 Limelight 05 Hemispheres Prelude 06 Beneath, Between & Behind 07 The Camera Eye 08 YYZ 09 Drum Solo 10 Broon's Bane 11 The Trees 12 Xanadu 13 The Spirit of Radio Disc 2 14 Red Barchetta 15 Closer to the Heart 16 Tom Sawyer 17 Vital Signs 18 Natural Science 19 Working Man 20 Hemispheres Armageddon 21 By-Tor and the Snow Dog 22 In the End 23 In the Mood 24 2112 Grand Finale 25 La Villa Strangiato