• Pro  9.0 - This recording is great for the time period but it seems that it has been remastered to remove what was probably a great deal of hiss. There’s some left here, but I gotta say this is still one hell of a nice recording.  
  • Audience  7.3 - A rip-roaring, over the top onslaught of greasy rock and roll captured painfully close to the PA. Sounds like this may be lifted from vinyl, and there’s tape noise artifacts present. But, all that taken into account, this is still a very good time and not painful on the ears despite the volume (I think someone attempted to remaster this but it can use one more time).  
  • Pro  9.0 - Both are excellent, bright, snappy recordings. Goes without saying if you don’t have this you should get it!  
  • FM Broadcast  9.3 - Crisp and airy, with hardly any complaints but if I were to do so, I would have toned down the guitars actually as I found sometimes they were actually too up front…some people would prefer that though. A great one no matter.  
  • Disc 1 & 2 - Audience  8.6 Disc 3 - Audience  8.9 Great sound mix here and frequency range ... you can crank this one!    
  • Aud 8.5 and PRO RADIO 9.6  - The Brisbane is a raucous, loud, crashing kind of show/recording that gives one a sense of sitting on the side of the stage and watching them. The BBC material is awesome!  
  • FM Broadcast  8.8 - Once you get past the first song which has some channel dropouts, it’s all systems go full tilt boogie for reals. This is just flat out awesome!  
  • Montreal Audience 8.9 - One of the very best audience recordings from this tour, and ad to that the fact that this is sourced directly from a new 24/96 transfer and has been remastered (16/44) and has never sounded better. Toronto Soundboard 9.4 - another recently discovered (and rare as hen's teeth) board tape from a tour that did not see many board tapes. So, it's not just that it has taken decades for this to be discovered, but that it is an outstanding board tape...it's just too unbelievable to fathom how suddenly there now appears three 1982 soundboards from out of nowhere.

    Van Halen Montreal Forum Montreal, Quebec, Canada 27. October 1982 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave's Talking 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) Disc 2 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor (incl. I'm So Glad) 20. Ice Cream Man 21. Intruder 22. Oh, Pretty Woman 23. Guitar Solo 24. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 25. Bottoms Up! 26. You Really Got Me 27. Happy Trails 28. You Really Got Me (Reprise) 29. CHOM FM Radio Advert Disc 3 Van Halen Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario 26 October 1982 01 Intro 02 Romeo Delight 03 Unchained 04 Drum Solo 05 The Full Bug 06 Runnin' With The Devil 07 Jamie's Cryin' 08 Little Guitars 09 Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10 Bass Solo 11 Hang 'Em High 12 Cathedral 13 Secrets 14 Drum Solo II 15 Everybody Wants Some!! 16 Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) Disc 4 17 Dance The Night Away 18 Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 19 Dave Acoustic Solo 20 Intruder 21 Pretty Woman 22 Guitar Solo 23 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 24 Bottoms Up! 25 You Really Got Me 26 Happy Trails 27 You Really Got Me (Reprise)
  • Audience 8.7 - This is a show that just came onto my radar, I can't believe I'd never heard it before. What I was expecting and what I got were two wildly different things...and I mean, it is a good thing. It's a good tape! It also happens to be the gig where the iconic photo of Ozzy lifting Randy was taken, and being able to now hear that show is kind of cool.
    OZZY OSBOURNE Rosemont Horizon Chicago, Illinois January 24th, 1982 *** "Diary of a Madman" tour *** 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. Randy Rhoads Solo 09. Drum Solo 10. Goodbye To Romance 11. I Don't Know 12. No Bone Movies 13. Believer 14. Flying High Again 15. Iron Man 16. Children Of The Grave 17. Paranoid
  • Audience 9.3 - Excellent, clean, and good concert hall vibe on this one. It’s Japan, and the crowd has a penchant to clap during some songs but the recording mitigates it to the point you barely even notice. My guess is that the mics were raised over the crowd in order to achieve that.

    Lynyrd Skynyrd Festival Hall Osaka, JP January 18, 1977 01- Workin' For MCA 02- I Ain't The One 03- Saturday Night Special 04- Whiskey Rock-A-Roller 05- That Smell 06- Travelin' Man 07- Ain't No Good Life 08- Gimme Three Steps 09- Call Me The Breeze 10- T For Texas 11- Sweet Home Alabama 12- Free Bird Lineup: Ronnie Van Zant - Lead Vocals Gary Rossington - Guitar Allen Collins - Guitar Steve Gaines - Guitar Leon Wilkeson - Bass Billy Powell - Piano Artimus Pyle - Drums Cassie Gaines - Backing Vocals Leslie Hawkins - Backing Vocals Jojo Billingsley - Backing Vocals

  • Audience 8.9 - This is what I consider the best audience tape from the Somewhere In Time Tour. It’s got loads of atmosphere but not at the expense of the “directness” of the PA to the mic. It’s a realistic sound, this tape replicates exactly what your ears heard coming out of the PA at this show…without artifacts to detract. Get this!

    Iron Maiden City Hall Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 15 October 1986 Disc 1 01  -Intro - Blade Runner Theme 02  -Caught Somewhere in Time 03  -2 Minutes to Midnight 04  -Sea of Madness 05  -Children of the Damned 06  -Stranger in a Strange Land 07  -Wasted Years 08  -Rime of the Ancient Mariner 09  -Guitar Duel - Walking in the Air 10  -Where Eagles Dare 11  -Heaven Can Wait 12  -Phantom of the Opera Disc 2 13  -Hallowed Be Thy Name 14  -Iron Maiden 15  -The Number of the Beast 16  -Run to the Hills - Band Introduction 17  -Running Free 18  -Sanctuary

  • Studio Quality 9.5 - The average rating here in the mid 9.0’s because except for the occasional minor hiss, this material consists of professionally recorded, live in studio sessions. Good to have it all in a well constructed collection like this.

    Faces BBC Collection

    Radio BBC1 'In Concert' - 01 April 1973, London, Paris Theatre, Host: John Peel Broadcast date: 21 April 1973 70 Silicone Grown 71 Cindy Incidentally 72 Memphis, Tennessee 73 If I'm On The Late Side 74 My Fault 75 The Stealer 76 Borstal Boys 77 Angel 78 Stay With Me 79 True Blue 80 Twistin' The Night Away 81 Miss Judy's Farm 82 Jealous Guy 83 Too Bad
  • Soundboard 9.8 - This is a new phenomenon in the modern era of bootlegs. The producers have taken the soundboard from this legendary show and given it an AI powered multi-band compression re-mastering and it’s night and day. Not only that but also a meticulous editing to present what SHOULD have been officially released to the public and if I were Jimmy, well, I would steal this and package it and sell it ha ha! It’s that good.

    LED ZEPPELIN THE GOAT GARDEN TAPES MADISON SQUARE GARDEN July 28, 1973 DISC ONE 01. Introduction 02. Rock And Roll 03. Celebration Day 04. Black Dog 05. Over The Hills And Far Away 06. Misty Mountain Hop 07. Since I've Been Loving You 08. No Quarter 09. The Song Remains The Same 10. The rain song DISC TWO 01. Dazed And Confused 02. Stairway To Heaven 03. Moby Dick DISC THREE 01. Heartbreaker 02. Whole Lotta Love 03. The Ocean

  • Audience 8.9 - A great effort here by the taper, it’s got a little bit of that “just about to break” quality, where the limits of the tape are just about reached…yet it holds together. This gives the recording an unmistakable intensity, and for that I rate this highly and say it will be most enjoyable to the listener. Roger Waters Great Woods Mansfield MA 22 Aug 1987 DISC 1 1-01 kaos 1 1-02 tempted 1-03 radio waves 1-04 kaos 2 1-05 welcome to the machine 1-06 kaos 3 1-07 who needs information 1-08 money 1-09 kaos 4 1-10 in the flesh 1-11 have a cigar 1-12 pigs 1-13 wish you were here 1-14 mother DISC 2 2-01 kaos 5 2-02 four minutes - molly's song - doreen chanter 2-03 me or him 2-04 powers that be 2-05 setbreak - phone calls 2-06 kaos 6 2-07 going to live in LA 2-08 sunset strip 2-09 kaos 7 2-10 pros and cons of hitch hiking 2-11 kaos 8 2-12 if 2-13 every strangers eyes DISC 3 3-01 not now john 3-02 abitw1 3-03 happiest days 3-04 abitw2 3-05 nobody home 3-06 home 3-07 kaos 9 3-08 four minutes 3-09 tide is turning 3-10 band intro 3-11 crowd 3-12 breathe 3-13 brain damage 3-14 eclipse 3-15 kaos goodnight Roger Waters: Bass, Vocals Graham Broad: Drums Paul Carrack: Keyboards Doreen Chanter: Vocals Mel Collins: Saxophones Andy Fairweather-Low: Guitars Katie Kissoon: Vocals Jay Stapley: Guitars Jim Ladd: The DJ
  • Audience 9.1 - Here’s a rarity of sorts, a late 80’s Jefferson Airplane show. So, how relevant were they in the grunge rock era?  There’s plenty of fire left in this rock band, and rock they do!  Quality is very good here, so your ears can relax and your mind can drift away as you re-engage yourself with what really matters…great, original rock and roll. Jefferson Airplane Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA September 16, 1989 Disc 1 01 She Has Funny Cars 02 Somebody To Love 03 Plastic Fantastic Lover 04 Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon 05 Today 06 Good Shepherd 07 Lather 08 Solidarity 09 Wooden Ships 10 America 11 Freedom Disc 2 12 Panda 13 Miracles 14 The Wheel 15 Ice Age 16 Summer Of Love 17 True Love 18 Planes 19 Volunteers 20 It's No Secret 21 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds 22 Crown Of Creation  
  • Audience 8.5 (discs 1 & 2) FM Broadcast  8.7 - Well this is odd, you have an “in the pit” audience tape that actually delivers a good, fun trip because it is immersive despite not being a full bodied audio like you want – it is definitely worth it for the ride though…but that brings us to the FM broadcast of the show…how is it that I find myself enjoying the audience tape more?  Yes the FM is cleaner and all, but it’s very limited and not quite like an AM broadcast but for goodness sake where’s the bass and drums?  It’s clearly the Tony and Ian show here – I think someone ought to matrix these together because then you might have something. Black Sabbath Thamembe Arena Reading, UK 1983-08-27 Disc 1 101 Supertzar 102 Children Of The Grave 103 Hot Line 104 War Pigs 105 Born Again 106 Supernaut 107 Drum Solo 108 Rock And Roll Doctor 109 Disturbing The Priest 110 Keep It Warm Disc 2 201 Black Sabbath 202 The Dark 203 Zero The Hero 204 Guitar Solo 205 Digital Bitch 206 Iron Man 207 Smoke On The Water 208 Paranoid Disc 3 301 Hot Line 302 War Pigs 303 Black Sabbath 304 The Dark - Zero The Hero 305 Digital Bitch 306 Iron Man 307 Smoke On The Water 308 Paranoid  

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