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Audience 8.7 - It’s definitely rare to find unknown Allman Brothers recordings featuring Duane, and here we have one new to circulation. The sound quality is very good, it really is from the master (obvious when you hear how clean it is) and it sounds like it has been gently mastered for optimum fidelity. A great find! Allman Brothers Place Des Nations Montreal, Canada Sept. 3rd, 1971 CD 1 1. -Statesboro Blues 2. -Trouble No More 3. -Don't Keep Me Wonderin' 4. -Done Somebody Wrong 5. -One Way Out 6. -In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 7. -Whipping Post CD 2 1. -Jam - Layla tease - Jam - Revival 2. -You Don't Love Me - Soul Serenade - You Don't Love Me (reprise) -
Soundboard 9.5 - A professional recording that has a real 1974 mix – sound engineers might understand what I am saying. Naw, I mean, it’s super clean and tight but it also has a certain kind of “dated” sound, and it really feels like a small venue to me…but these are PLUS marks! It’s for those reasons I love it. Bob Seger Ebbets Field, Denver, CO July 8th, 1974 01.Don't Burn Down the Bridge 4:18 02.I've Been Working 4:51 03.UMC 3:40 04.Sail On 4:53 05.Someday 4:46 06.Nutbush City Limits 3:58 07.Heavy Music 4:43 08.Ramblin' Gamblin' Man 2:56 09.Gang Bang 4:38 10.All Your Love 4:38 11.Let It Rock 12:11 12.Get Out of Denver 5:27 13.Rosalie 3:23 14.Song to Rufus 4:08 -
Audience 9.6 - This is a special set, not just because it also contains the complete soundcheck but because it is stunning quality and off the hook performance. Like I have said before, I think this is the best Dweezil ever sounded. Zappa Plays Zappa House of Blues Cleveland, Ohio July 3, 2009 Disc 1 01 Intro / Crowd 02 I'm the Slime 03 Montana 04 Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station 05 Village of the Sun 06 Instrumental 07 Instrumental 08 Instrumental 09 Black Page No. 1 10 Black Page (Melody) 11 Inca Roads 12 Pygmy Twilight 13 Bamboozled by Love 14 Instrumental Disc 2 15 Instrumental 16 Instr / Drum Solo 17 Lucille 18 Outside Now 19 Titties 'n Beer (Fragment) 20 Cosmik Debris 21 Peaches en Regalia 22 Trouble Every Day 23 Encore applause 24 Zombie Woof 25 Don't Eat the Yellow Snow 26 Willie the Pimp 27 Outro / Crowd Disc 3 ZPZ soundcheck (same date, venue, source) 01 guitar 02 guitar 03 guitar 04 guitar 05 instrumental 06 Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station 07 Discussion 08 San Ber'dino 09 San Ber'dino II 10 San Ber'dino III 11 Trouble Every Day 12 Pygmy Twilight 13 Discussion 14 Penguin in Bondage 15 Inca Roads (jam) 16 St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast 17 guitar 18 guitar 19 guitar 20 guitar -
Audience 9.3 - Again, we discover that yes some people do really know how to use stealth recording gear to great effect. Lovely balance, warm, in the pocket and thankfully so because this tour was perhaps him at his peak. That is not to say he does not perform well now, it is just that this tour seems to have them so up and enthusiastic almost every show, with great special guests and great set lists. Zappa Plays Zappa The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK 2009.06.17. Disc 1. 01. -Apostrophe 02. -Purple Lagoon 03. -Magic Fingers 04. -Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy 05. -lumpy Gravy 06. -Montana 07. -Village Of The Sun 08. -Echidna's Arf 09. -Don't You Ever Wash That Thing 10. -Dirty Love 11. -Gas Station 12. -Inca Roads Disc 2 13. -Outside Now 14. -Bamboozled By Love 15. -A Pound For A Brown 16. -Zomby Woof 17. -Peaches En Regalia 18. -Cosmic Debris 19. -Yellow Snow 20. -Willie The Pimp -
Audience 9.5 - Listening to this recording made me think for a second I was listening to classic Gabriel era sans Peter Gabriel (he’s backstage nursing cold) ha ha! What I mean is, the performance and setlist is reminiscent of an earlier time because the band seem to be playing the songs as if for the first time. It’s just great to hear – and the sound quality is top shelf. Genesis The Forum Inglewood, CA April 17, 1978 Disc 1 01 Eleventh Earl of Mar 02 In The Cage 03 Burning Rope 04 Ripples 05 Deep In The Motherlode 06 The Fountain Of Salmacis 07 Down And Out 08 One For The Vine 09 Squonk Disc 2 10 Say It's Alright Joe 11 The Lady Lies 12 The Story Of Romeo & Juliet 13 Cinema Show 14 Afterglow 15 Follow You, Follow Me 16 Dance On A Volcano 17 Drum Duet 18 Los Endos 19 I Know What I Like -
Soundboard 9.5 - Two tapes have surfaced and both are very strong. The tapes are so good they should be officially released. A good one, rare and certainly worth the time and effort. THE GROUNDHOGS - Quinn Abbey, UK 1971 Disc 1 1. -Mistreated 2. -Split part 1 3. -Cherry Red 4. -Split part 2 5. -Groundhog Blues 6. -Still A Fool 7. -Garden 8. -Eccentric Man Disc 2 WMC Studios, CA, June 8, 1972 1. -Eccentric Man 2. -Music Is The Food Of Thought 3. -Still A Fool 4. -Split part 1 5. -Groundhog Blues 6. -Cherry Red - Split part 2 Tony McPhee - guitar, vocals Pete Cruickshank - bass Ken Pustelnik - drums -
Soundboard 9.7 - This is not just a good board tape – it’s a tape that has loads of atmosphere to go with the upbeat party vibe of the band. It’s simply amazing sounding. J.Geils Band November 3, 1974 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI 01. Southside Shuffle 02. Gettin' Out 03. Musta Got Lost 04. Chimes 05. Looking For A Love 06. Serves You Right To Suffer 07. Whammer Jammer 08. Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty 09. Detroit Breakdown 10. Give It To Me > Back To Get Ya 11. First I Look At The Purse -
Soundboard 9.2 - Another fine recording from the board is here to enjoy. A great setlist, and I mean it is super strong all the way through. Hard to beat this period. Great stuff! Kansas Rochester Auditorium Theatre Rochester, NY March 17th, 1977 Disc 1 1. Carry On Wayward Son 2. Icarus: Borne On Wings Of Steel 3. Down The Road 4. Mysteries And Mayhem 5. Lamplight Symphony 6. The Wall 7. Lonely Wind Disc 2 1. Miracles Out Of Nowhere 2. Guitar Solo - Jam 3. Magnum Opus 4. Belexes 5. Song For America 6. Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Cheyenne Anthem -
Audience 8.7 - A new tape discovery and it is a good one, although not without some bumps and bruises. The tape is incomplete, missing at least the last 1/3 of the show (if judging by similar set lists from the time). The taper is close, and the sound is raw, powerful, and clear. The first few minutes are bumpy, but the tape smooths out for the majority of the show. The band is firing on all cylinders, much like the following month’s Texas Pop Festival performance. A great find! Led Zeppelin July 5th, 1969 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia 01 Train Kept A Rollin' 02 I Can't Quit You Baby 03 Dazed And Confused 04 White Summer 05 You Shook Me Notes: This is from a 1st gen reel, the masters are presumed lost. The rest of the show was taped, but was accidentally erased. -
Audience 8.7 - So this is one that fell below the radar but absolutely must be considered by any Crue fan to be one of the best of the best…and technically speaking it should not be. It’s not a board tape, it’s not even the best audience tape out there – but it is one of the best from this tour AND it just friggin’ smokes as far as performance goes. It’s one of the best played shows I have ever heard by them. The atmosphere is electric, the band is feeding off it, and they just deliver one hell of a performance. The tape captures the evening quite well, and you really feel as if you are there. I love that, I want the tape to be clear and I like some dynamics but I also really like a good atmosphere – this just delivers man. Motley Crue Theater of Pain Tour Live in Pittsburgh, at the Civic Arena August 7, 1985 Disc 1 In The Beginning Looks That Kill Use It Or Lose It Shout At The Devil Fight For Your Rights Ten Seconds To Love Piece Of Your Action Home Sweet Home Red Hot Mick Mars Guitar Solo Keep Your Eye on The Money Disc 2 Intro Louder Than Hell Tommy Lee Drum Solo Too Young To Fall In Love Knock ‘em Dead Live Wire Smokin’ In The Boys Room City Boy Blues Helter Skelter Jailhouse Rock -
Audience 8.6 - This recording really surprised me. I saw Ozzy around this time and it was excruciatingly loud so I wondered how could anyone get a good capture unless they were using excellent mics and level control? I guess someone did. This is pretty damn good! OZZY OSBOURNE Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA. January 17th 1984 THE BAND Ozzy Osbourne Vocals Jake E. Lee Guitar Bob Daisley Bass Carmine Appice Drums Don Airey Keyboards SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -I Don't Know 3 -Mr. Crowley 4 -Rock'n'Roll Rebel 5 -Bark At The Moon 6 -Revelation (Mother Earth) 7 -Steal Away The Night 8 -Suicide Solution 9 -Center Of Eternity 10 -Drum Solo 11 -Flying High Again 12 -Iron Man 13 -Crazy Train 14 -Paranoid 15 -Goodnight from ozzy -
Soundboard 9.4 When you listen critically, you will discover that this was a great tour. Most of the time the band was on point, fiery, gritty, dirty, sort of like they were in 1978 maybe, which is what you want The Stones to be like. The playing in particular on this show is fantastic, and the mix allows you to get everything in great detail. Certainly this is one to have in the collection. Rolling Stones 1981-11-19 Checkerdome St. Louis, MO CD 1: 1. -Under My Thumb [00:43] 2. -When The Whip Comes Down [05:43] 3. -Let's Spend the Night Together [04:18] 4. -Shattered [04:38] 5. -Neighbours [03:00] 6. -Black Limousine [03:38] 7. -Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [07:48] 8. -Twenty Flight Rock [01:45] 9. -Going to a Go-Go [03:38] 10. -Let Me Go [04:39] 11. -Time Is on My Side [03:40] 12. -Beast of Burden [07:07] 13. -Waiting On A Friend [05:12] 14. -Let It Bleed [06:27] CD 2: 1. -You Can't Always Get What You Want [08:23] 2. -Band intro [00:53] 4. -Little T&A [03:06] 4. -Tumbling Dice [04:20] 5. -She's So Cold [04:44] 6. -Hang Fire [03:03] 7. -Miss You [06:16] 8. -Honky Tonk Women [03:31] 9. -Brown Sugar [03:31] 10. -Start Me Up [05:06] 11. -Jumping Jack Flash [08:16] 12. -(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [06:49] 13. -Outro: Star Spangled Banner [03:24] -
Audience 8.8 - A surprisingly good tape here, with pretty much everything you require including really great atmosphere. The flaws have mainly to do with the ability of the equipment to supply bandwidth, which basically translates into depth or dynamics, which are present but maybe not to the degree you prefer. It’s certainly worthy of your investigation though, and will not be a one and done show. SUPERTRAMP Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, USA 05 May 1979 CD 1 - 76:53 1. School (5:53) 2. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 1 (4:26) 3. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 2 (1:09) 4. Take The Long Way Home (5:32) 5. Goodbye Stranger (6:21) 6. Breakfast In America (3:24) 7. Oh Darling (4:28) 8. Hide In Your Shell (7:43) 9. From Now On (6:22) 10. Child Of Vision (6:52) 11. Even In The Quietest Moments (5:24) 12. A Soapbox Opera (4:39) 13. Asylum (6:53) 14. Downstream (3:29) 15. Give A Little Bit (4:18) CD 2 - 55:54 1. Bloody Well Right (6:58) 2. Dreamer (3:24) 3. Rudy (6:41) 4. The Logical Song (5:13) 5. Another Man’s Woman/band intro (8:52) 6. Fool’s Overture (11:16) 7. Two Of Us/Crime Of The Century (8:11) 8. Sister Moonshine (5:19) Rick Davies - Keyboards & Vocals Roger Hodgson - Guitars, Keyboards & Vocals Bob Siebenberg - Drums John Helliwell - Sax & Vocals Dougie Thomson - Bass -
Boston 1970 Audience 8.4 - The separation of instruments here is rather dense, not muddy, just not to a degree one would prefer. The sound itself is not bad, I actually do hear every instrument I just want certain things prominent when it comes to this band…I really need more detail in the guitar solos. I still think this is a good one for the collection – the band is not afraid to stretch out and jam, they have tremendous freedom onstage and it shows. Los Angeles 1970 Audience 9.3 - This is a sparkling recording, my guess is that the same crew that taped the infamous Zeppelin Blueberry Hill did this as well. To me it sounds similar. It’s short, but it’s very very sweet. Jethro Tull Disc 1 Boston July 10, 1970 1. Nothing Is Easy 2. My God (with extended flute solo) 3. To Cry You A Song 4. With You There To Help Me 5. Dharma For One 6. We Used To Know Disc 2 Los Angeles October 18, 1970 1. Nothing Is Easy 2. My God - Flute Solo 3. We Used To Know 4. With You There To Help Me - By Kind Permission Of... -
Landover 1973 Soundboard 9.3 - A solid recording that was broadcast over the air and features a nice wide stereo mix showing detail in the bass and crisp, crunchy guitar not to mention having another well recorded Keith Moon experience…and of course Roger is in fine form (when is he not?). Wembley 1975 Audience 8.5 - Not horrible, the music is all here in pretty clear form (I get a good picture of drums thankfully), but the highlight is the stage banter where you get a lot of stuff that will entertain for sure. I am happy say that the recording does also get better, so that once you are firmly ensconced in your listening chair you will start to get into this one more and more. THE WHO CAPITOL CENTER LANDOVER, MD 1973.12.06 Disc 1 01. I CAN'T EXPLAIN 02. SUMMERTIME BLUES 03. MY GENERATION 04. I AM THE SEA > THE REAL ME 05. I'M ONE 06. TOWNSEND SPEAKS - SEA AND SAND 07. DROWNED 08. BELL BOY 09. TOWNSEND SPEAKS - DOCTOR JIMMY 10. WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 11. PINBALL WIZARD 12. SEE ME FEEL ME Disc 2 Wembley Arena (Moon's Manor) London, England 1975-10-21 01 - I Can't Explain 02 - Substitute 03 - Squeeze Box 04 - Boris The Spider 05 - Baba O'Riley 06 - Behind Blue Eyes 07 - However Much I Booze 08 - Dreaming From The Waist 09 - Moon's Tommy Intro 10 - Amazing Journey 11 - Sparks 12 - The Acid Queen Disc 3 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 - Bargain 21 - My Generation 22 - My Generation Blues 23 - Won't Get Fooled Again -
Audience 9.5 - This deserves a high rating because it does much more than document a live concert…it transports you back to the event in a way that a soundboard tape cannot. It immerses you into the experience, with depth, clarity, dynamics, and atmosphere. What a tape! Get it. Jefferson Starship Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA May 25, 1975 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Ride The Tiger 03 Fast Buck Freddie 04 The Witcher 05 Devil's Den - Bass solo 06 Caroline 07 You're Driving Me Crazy 08 Papa John's Down Home Country Blues 09 I Want To See Another World 10 Play on Love Disc 2 11 Better Lying Down 12 Have You Seen The Saucers? 13 Come To Life 14 White Rabbit 15 Sweeter Than Honey - Drum Solo 16 John's Other 17 Somebody To Love 18 Wooden Ships 19 Volunteers