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Audience 8.5 - While some may say this recording is not technically that great, I beg to differ. Now, it is not super clear, but it is not muddy…it is not distant, it is not super dynamic but it still has guts and balls. I actually REALLY grooved to this, and the band is ferocious sounding. Hearing the fresh faced Vinnie Appice on drums for the first time with Sabbath and he’s really driving the beat, a different style to Bill Ward. This one is a must have for anyone that calls themselves a Sabbath fan. It’s THAT important. Black Sabbath Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii August 31, 1980 1. -Dio and Appice interview 2. -War Pigs 3. -Neon Knights 4. -N.I.B. 5. -Children of the Sea 6. -Sweet Leaf 7. -Black Sabbath 8. -Heaven and Hell 9. -Iron Man 10. -Guitar solo 11. -Die Young 12. Paranoid 13. -Children of the Grave -
Soundboard 8.8 - It’s a board tape, a little on the flat side but if you want to hear the whole band and what they are playing I guess this one is going to be right on point for you. Allman Brothers Band Palace Theatre Albany, NY 03/03/73 01. -Wasted Words 02. -Done Somebody Wrong 03. -Statesboro Blues 04. -Ain't Wastin' Time No More 05. -One Way Out 06. -Stormy Monday 07. -Midnight Rider 08. -Jessica - Bomb Scare - Jessica 09. -Trouble No More 10. -In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed -
Audience 9.2 - A tremendous, lively recording with LOADS of nice atmosphere provided by the receptive audience. The legendary Quebec ’79 tape now has some company! Yes Mecca Arena Milwaukee, WI April 26, 1979 Disc 1 01. -Radio Promo 02. -Close Encounters of the Third Kind 03. -Siberian Khatru 04. -Heart Of The Sunrise 05. -Future Times - Rejoice 06. -Circus Of Heaven 07. -Introduction of the Anniversary Medley 08. -Time And A Word - Long Distance Runaround - Survival - The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) -Perpetual Change - Soon Disc 2 01. -The Clap 02. -Starship Trooper 03. -And You And I 04. -Rick Wakeman Solo 05. -Awaken 06. -Tour Song 07. -I've Seen All Good People 08. -Roundabout -
Disc 1 Audience 8.7 - Surprisingly decent effort capturing a rarely recorded Borneo Band in what sounds like a small club. Disc 2 Soundboard 8.7 - A tape showing age, but of decent enough quality that you can dive in and enjoy this rare recording. Discs 3 and 4 Audience 9.2 - Extremely clear and vibrant recording that provides an amazing listening experience! This is a must have for sure. Bob Seger Tour The Page 1972-1977 Disc 1 Bob Seger and The Borneo Band Tampa, FL 1972 01 -Intro 02 -Back in 72 03 -Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley cover) 04 -Who Do You Love (Bo Diddley cover) 05 -If I Were a Carpenter (Tim Hardin cover) 06 -Higher and Higher (Jackie Wilson cover) 07 -I've Been Working (Van Morrison cover) 08 -Rosalie 09 -Ramblin' Gamblin' Man 10 -Let It Rock 11 -Will the Circle Be Unbroken Bob Seger - guitar, vocals Bill Mueller - guitar, vocals Jamie Oldaker - drums Dick Simms - keyboards, pedal bass Sergio Pastora - percussion, congas Tom Cartmell - saxophones Marcy Levy - backing vocals Shaun Murphy - backing vocals Disc 2 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Aragon Ballroom, Dallas, TX 1974 01 -Bringing It Back (J.J. Cale cover) 02 -Sue Me, Sue You Blues (George Harrison cover) 03 -Rosalie 04 -If I Were a Carpenter (Tim Hardin cover) 05 -Ramblin' Gamblin' Man 06 -School Teacher 07 -All Your Love 08 -Don't Burn Down the Bridge (Albert King cover) 09 -Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley cover) Bob Seger - vocals, guitar Drew Abbott - lead guitar Rick Manasa - keyboards Chris Campbell - bass Charlie Allen Martin - drums Disc 3 BOB SEGER & The Silver Bullet Band Music Hall Boston, MA. March 21st 1977 1 -Intro 2 -Rock And Roll Never Forgets 3 -Travelin' Man 4 -Beautiful Loser 5 -Turn The Page 6 -Sunspot Baby 7 -Ship Of Fools 8 -Main Street 9 -Come To Pappa Disc 4 10 -Mary Lou 11 -Sunburst 12 -Ramblin' Gamblin' Man 13 -Heavy Music 14 -Katmandu 15 -Night Moves 16 -Let It Rock THE BAND Bob Seger Vocals guitar Drew Abbott guitar vocals Robyn Robbins keyboards Alto Reed saxophone Chris Campbell bass Charlie Allen Martin drums -
Audience 8.2 - Not one of the better ones, it lacks clarity (drums are actually pretty clear though, and the vocals do rise above somewhat) and to these ears, I gotta say, this is the closest I have ever heard Boston sounding like a heavy metal concert. The lack of sonic clarity does not mean you can’t tell they were f’ing loud! Boston Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI December 12, 1976 01 Intro 02 Rock-n-Roll Band 03 Shattered Images 04 More Than A Feeling 05 Peace of Mind 06 Something About You 07 Man I'll Never Be 08 Smokin' - Foreplay Band line-up Brad Delp - lead vocals, guitar (died March 9, 2007, aged 56) Sib Hashian - drums, backing vocals (died March 22, 2017, aged 67) Tom Scholz - guitars, organ Barry Goudreau - guitars Fran Sheehan - bass, backing vocals -
Soundboard 9.3 - mAn excellent document by all accounts! What you get is a lot of superb musical skill wrapped up in a fine sounding, good looking presentation. This is one for the collector and casual fan alike. Emerson, Lake & Palmer Civic Center, Wheeling WV 1977-11-18 Disc 1 1 Peter Gunn Theme 04:05 2 Hoedown 03:59 3 Tarkus 16:47 4 Take a Pebble 12:46 5 C'est la Vie 04:12 6 Lucky Man 03:26 7 Pictures at an Exhibition 17:02 Disc 2 1 Karn Evil 9 05:01 2 Tiger in the Spotlight 04:07 3 Watching Over You 04:13 4 Medley: Tank / The Enemy God 13:45 5 Nut Rocker 04:07 6 Pirates (part 1) 08:59 7 Pirates (part 2) 06:31 8 Fanfare for the Common Man / Show Me the Way to go Home 21:18 Keith Emerson - keyboard and synth player, showman, the likes of which we will never see again Greg Lake - singer and bass player, acoustic & lead guitarist Carl Palmer - drummer and percussionist -
Audience 9.2 - Surprisingly clear and vibrant..and very live sounding with LOADS of that atmosphere, you know, where you can hear people taking a huge toke and hacking immediately after. This was the last show of 1974 for Van Morrison, and he threw out a few rarely played numbers. Van Morrison Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA November 16, 1974 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Naked In The Jungle 03 Wild Children 04 Bulbs 05 Into The Mystic 06 Help Me 07 Cul De Sac 08 I Believe To My Soul 09 Listen To The Lion Disc 2 10 I've Been Working 11 Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket 12 Twilight Zone 13 Moondance 14 Brown Eyed Girl 15 Gloria Jerome Rimson on bass Peter Van Hooke on drums Peter Wingfield on keyboards -
Audience 8.9 - It’s amazing how tapes still pop up after so many years and sound like they were recorded yesterday. This is one such tape. The music also holds up, and since I never saw Elton John live I am still impressed with how much the guitar factors in to this show. I enjoyed this performance and I felt the excitement of the crowd and felt totally transported which is the hallmark of a well-done recording. Elton John Convention Center Anaheim, CA November 2, 1980 01 -Funeral For A Friend - Love Lies Bleeding 02 -Tiny Dancer 03 -Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 04 -All The Young Girls Love Alice 05 -Rocket Man 06 -Philadelphia Freedom 07 -Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 08 -Saturday Night 09 -All I Want Is You Disc 2 10 -Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 11 -Harmony 12 -Little Jeannie 13 -Bennie And The Jets 14 -Imagine 15 -Ego 16 -Have Mercy On The Criminal 17 -Someone Saved My Life Tonight 18 -Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance) 19 -Great Balls Of Fire 20 -Good Golly Miss Molly 21 -I Saw Her Standing There -
Audience 9.3 - This show rates highly in the audio department because of how the guitars sound and I am a guitar guy so there is some bias…but it doesn’t matter what I like because it’s just a great recording all around. The sound envelopes you, it’s a completely immersive type of recording and will suck you in immediately. What a great find this is! The Kinks The Forum Inglewood, CA Disc 1 01 Around The Dial 02 Definite Maybe - State Of Confusion 03 The Hard Way 04 Catch Me Now I'm Falling 05 All Day And All Of The Night - Destroyer 06 Yo-Yo 07 Come Dancing 08 Don't Forget To Dance Disc 2 09 Lola 10 David Watts 11 A Gallon Of Gas 12 Back To Front 13 Art Lover 14 Till The End Of The Day 15 Bernadette 16 All Day And All Of The Night -
Audience 8.7 - A VERY powerful recorded sound coming out at you like a hurricane. Thankfully this tape holds together, although it sounds like it’s going to tear apart any second – it’s quite a frantic recording if I can describe it that way. You are like placed in front of the mains, and surprisingly you can hear everybody, especially Klaus who sounds BRILLIANT as does the entire band. Really cool stuff here from a band who is at their absolute peak, and right before MTV began taming them. Donnington Park, Castle Donnington August 16th, 1980- Lovedrive
- Don't Make No Promises
- Loving You Sunday Morning
- We'll Burn The Sky
- The Zoo
- Always Somewhere
- Pictured Life
- Robot Man
- Another Piece Of Meat
- Can't Get Enough
- Loving You Sunday Morning
- The Zoo
- Another Piece Of Meat
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Audience 9.0 - Solid job by taper to record from a good spot where the sound mix is great, and using good gear he gave us a document that you will be enjoying and playing more than once. The band is in high spirits and put on a good “rock show”. Lovely! Wings Olympia Stadium Detroit, MI 1976-05-08 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Venus And Mars 03. Rock Show 04. Jet 05. Let Me Roll It 06. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 07. Medicine Jar 08. Maybe I'm Amazed 09. Call Me Back Again 10. Lady Madonna 11. The Long And Winding Road 12. Live And Let Die 13. Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) 14. Richard Cory 15. Bluebird 16. I've Just Seen A Face 17. Blackbird Disc 2 18. Yesterday 19. You Gave Me The Answer 20. Magneto And Titanium Man 21. My Love 22. Listen To What The Man Said 23. Let 'Em In 24. Time To Hide 25. Silly Love Songs 26. Beware My Love 27. Brass Introductions 28. Letting Go 29. Band On The Run 30. Hi, Hi, Hi 31. Soily Band Members: Paul McCartney - bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals Linda McCartney - keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals Denny Laine - guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, percussion, harmonica, vocals Jimmy McCulloch - guitars, bass, vocals Joe English - drums, percussion, vocals Tony Dorsey - trombone, percussion Howie Casey - saxophone, percussion Steve Howard - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion Thaddeus Richard - saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion -
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 -
Audience 8.8 - Solid and in the pocket sound that does not have any offending frequencies so you can feel free to turn up the volume or put on the headphones. PAT TRAVERS BAND Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA. November 7th 1982 1 -Intro 2 -The Fifth 3 -Who'll Take The Fall 4 -Life In London 5 -I'd Rather See You Dead 6 -I La La La Love You 7 -Crash And Burn 8 -Can't Stop The Heartaches 9 -Rockin' 10 -Snortin Whiskey 11 -Boom Boom Out Go The Lights -
Soundboard 9.0 - Not a perfect board tape, there are some signs of age present but that does not really rise to the level of annoyance…it’s present but not to a huge degree. This is a good, solid recording that many will find enjoyment from. GENESIS April 9, 1978 Bloomington, Indiana, USA Assembly Hall Indiana University Sound Board DISC ONE 01) ..Eleventh Earl Of Mar 02) In The Cage 03) Burning Rope 04) Ripples 05) Deep In The Motherlode 06) The Fountain Of Salmacis DISC TWO 01) Down And Out 02) Squonk 03) Say It's Alright Joe 04) The Lady Lies 05) The Cinema Show --> excerpt: .....In The Quiet Earth 06) Afterglow 07) Follow You, Follow Me -
Audience 8.7 - A surprisingly decent tape surfaces from Italy where Genesis found initial acceptance in the early part of their career. Sound is clear for the most part, and the timbre is pleasing to the ear…if I can knock it I would say maybe it is a bit compressed in the middle, so no crispness in the highs nor definition in the low end but it’s not the kind of compression that you get from, say, a video tape. It’s quite good like I said so feel secure if you get it knowing it will be worthwhile. Genesis Palasport Naples, Italy February 6, 1974 Disc 1 1. -Watcher Of The Skies 2. -Drum Improv 3. -Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 4. -Cinema Show 5. -I Know What I like 6. -Firth Of Fifth 7. -The Musical Box Disc 2 1. -More Fool Me 2. -The Battle Of Epping Forest 3. -Supper's Ready 4. -The Knife -
Audience 9.5 - Sparkling, full bodied, warm, and simply breathtaking recording. I don’t think you could do much better if you went out and bought an official live album. Get it! James Taylor Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills, CA May 3, 1981 Disc 1 01 You Can Close Your Eyes 02 Mona 03 Wandering 04 Sweet Baby James 05 Riding On A Railroad 06 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) 07 Stand And Fight 08 Brother Trucker 09 Hey Good Lookin' 10 Walking Man 11 B.S.U.R. 12 Hard Times 13 It's Gonna Work Out Fine 14 Up On The Roof 15 Fire And Rain Disc 2 16 Carolina In My Mind 17 Millworker 18 Twelve Gates To The City 19 Streamroller Blues 20 I Will Not Lie For You 21 Daddy's All Gone 22 Handy Man 23 Her Town Too 24 You're Only Lonely 25 Faithless Love 26 Your Smiling Face 27 Mexico 28 Country Road 29 Money Machine > Band Intro 30 You've Got A Friend