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Audience 8.9 - The great thing about this band is that most times a relatively normal tape machine can capture them cleanly and a really good machine captures them gloriously. This is a very good tape, almost approaching a dirty glory. King Crimson Arts Centre Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA September 28, 1973 Disc 1 01. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One 02. Bob’s MC 03. Book Of Saturday 04. Lament 05. Improvisation 06. Exiles 07. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two 08. 21st Century Schizoid Man Disc 2 01. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One 02. Bob’s MC 03. Book Of Saturday 04. Lament 05. Improvisation 06. Exiles 07. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two 08. 21st Century Schizoid Man Bill Bruford-Drums, Percussion David Cross-Violin, Viola, Mellotron, Electric Piano Robert Fripp-Guitar, Mellotron John Wetton-Bass Guitar & Lead Vocal -
Audience 8.7 - Here is the big question: Was this broadcast over the air? If it was, I’d find it odd that they recorded the show from the audience, I mean, in bootleg fashion as it sounds like a bona fide audience bootleg tape! It’s decent enough though, taken from what seems like the back of the room so it gets the full PA sound projecting out, including audience reaction, so it is somewhat immersive. You definitely get a sense of the room that’s for sure. I think this recording is a raucous good time if nothing else and shows the band very comfortable with the music and their place in rock and roll. CHEAP TRICK Palace Theatre Cleveland, OH April 23rd 1979 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Hello There 3 -Come On Come On 4 -Stiff Competition 5 -On Top Of The World 6 -Rick Solo 7 -Big Eyes 8 -Ain't That A Shame 9 -Surrender Disc 2 10 -Need Your Love 11 -I Know What I Want 12 -I Want You To Want Me 13 -California Man 14 -Clock Strikes Ten 15 -Goodnight Now 16 -Heaven Tonight 17 -Auf Wiedersehen 18 -Elo Kiddies -
Issued by Rockadrome Vintage under license from ShroomAngel Records, this CD version of Hooker's previously unreleased 1978 LP also features bonus tracks. Brand New and SEALED. -
Soundboard 9.3 - For my first exposure to a live Buzzcocks show, this was a splendid one! The recording captures the energy and the excellent, gritty, and I would even say cocky guitar tone. Can a guitar tone be “cocky”? Yes, I think it can because this guy’s tone is just that! Buzzcocks The Palladium New York 1979 01. I Don't MInd 02. Autonomy 03. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) 04. Mad, Mad Judy 05. Sixteen Again 06. Moving Away From Pulsebeat 07. Noise Annoys 08. What Do I Get ? - Harmony In My Head 09. Everybody's Happy Nowadays 10. You Say You Don't Love Me 11. I Don't Know What To Do With My Life 12. I Believe 13. Fast Cars 14. Breakdown 15. Boredom -
Audience 9.1 - Not much I can find to complain about with this recording. I mean, I could ask for something even better but I would need a time machine…so I am going to settle for this tape! MICK TAYLOR with the JOHN MAYALL’S BLUESBREAKERS. The 1984 U.S. tours The Keystone (2nd show) BERKELEY 19th January 1984 01 - Intro and band introduction #1 02 - Checkin’ Up On My Baby 03 - Streamline 04 - Get Me Some Dollars 05 - Ready To Ride 06 - Parchman Farm 07 - Muddy Waters Blues 08 - Room To Move 09 - Rockin’... At The Keystone 10 - Outro and band introduction #2 -
Audience 8.7 - A show I remember listening to as a teenager having bought the 3LP bootleg which was referred to as Offenbach. This sounds pretty close to that boot, maybe a touch better coming from a tape source, which means it’s pretty decent. Led Zeppelin Orthenauhalle Offenburg, Germany March, 24th, 1973 1) Rock And Roll 2) Over The Hills And Far Away 3) Black Dog 4) Misty Mountain Hop 5) Since I've Been Loving You 6) Dancing Days 7) Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 8) The Song Remains The Same 9) The Rain Song Disc Two: 1) Dazed And Confused (Includes: "San Francisco") 2) Stairway To Heaven 3) Whole Lotta Love (Medley) Includes: - Cold Sweat - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Boogie Chillen - Baby, I Don't Care - Let's Have A Party - I Can't Quit You Baby - The Lemon Song 4) Heartbreaker -
Audience 9.4 - Lovely and clear, which especially sweet bass notes, an atmospheric recording that allows you to immerse yourself completely and not have to worry about hearing damage! Steve Hackett The Roxy West Hollywood, CA November 27, 1981 Disc 1 01 Ace Of Wands 02 Picture Postcard 03 The Steppes 04 Every Day 05 The Red Flower Of Tachai Blooms Everywhere - Tigermoth 06 Blood On The Rooftops 07 Horizons 08 Kim 09 Overnight Sleeper Disc 2 10 I Hope I Don’t Wake 11 Slogans 12 A Tower Struck Down 13 Spectral Mornings 14 Please Don’t Tuch 15 The Show 16 Clocks -
Audience 8.6 - This old tape has been extensively reworked to present a fan favorite in as good of quality as ever. It’s not a great tape recording but it’s actually kind of a charmer, this is due in part because this old theater was a favorite venue for many of the classic UK prog and Canterbury groups of the time. It’s a very appealing concert, you can kind of sense the band relishes it. Genesis 1974-01-20 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, England Disc 1 01 -Watcher Of The Skies 10:39 02 -Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 10:28 03 -The Cinema Show 11:31 04 -I Know What I Like 6:04 05 -Tubetrain-SPLAT story 2:49 06 -Firth Of Fifth 10:14 07 -Harold The Barrel 4:53 Disc 2 08 -The Musical Box 11:03 09 -Horizons 2:31 10 -More Fool Me 3:30 11 -The Battle Of Epping Forest - S.R. Intro 14:29 12 -Supper's Ready 23:55 -
Audience/SBRD 8.8/9.3 - This is the good stuff. Both shows excellent, the Osaka aud. tape is quite good, very lively and clear. The band is in their prime, they had loads of confidence and bravado and it shows. Dokken Osaka, Japan December 3, 1985 Disc 1 1. Unchain The Night 2. Tooth And Nail 3. When Heaven Comes Down 4. Bullets To Spare 5. Jaded Heart 6. Will The Sun Rise 7. In My Dreams 8. The Hunter 9. It's Not Love 10. Lightnin' Strikes Again 11. Alone Again 12. Into The Fire 13. Til The Livin' End Disc 2 Osaka cont'd 1. Breaking The Chains 2. Just Got Lucky 3. Guitar Solo 4. Paris Is Burning The Palladium Hollywood, CA February 15, 1985 5. Without Warning - Tooth & Nail 6. When Heaven Comes Down 7. Don't Close Your Eyes 8. Just Got Lucky 9. Alone Again 10. Bullets To Spare -
Audience 9.5 - What makes this one so special is that it is a COMPLETE document of the entire processes that unfold while a performance is orchestrated. That means you will hear the entire soundcheck (a concert in itself), the show in its entirety, and the Aftershow. All of this occurs over two days, and let me tell you when I say it is immersive, I mean in the literal sense you are completely immersed from start to finish. Even the sonic quality is excellent although I understand this is entirely subjective. For me, I loved it. I loved being in the crowd and even the screams and oohs and aaahs added a real sense of realism and were not obnoxious at all. The mix and balance of the sound is so good, I love the drums, guitars are really present and vocals are in a good spot. Prince The Montreal Tapes Disc 1 Centre Bell Soundcheck Montreal, Canada Dec. 2, 2011 1. Let's Go Crazy - Delirious 2. Empty Room #1 3. Empty Room #2 4. Empty Room #3 5. 1999 6. Empty Room #4 7. Empty Room #5 8. Calhoun Square #1 9. Calhoun Square #2 10. Calhoun Square #3 11. Calhoun Square #4 12. Calhoun Square #5 13. Try-Outs 14. We Live (2 Get Funky) #1 15. We Live (2 Get Funky) #2 16. D.M.S.R. - Soul Power '74 17. Let's Go 18. Controversy 19. Scrapple From The Apple #1 20. Musicology - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine #1 21. Scrapple From The Apple #2 22. Musicology - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine #2 23. Soundcheckin' 24. Let's Work 25. SHHH 26. We Live (2 Get Funky) #3 27. We Live (2 Get Funky) #4 Disc 2 Centre Bell Main Show Montreal, Canada Dec. 2, 2011 1. We Live (2 Get Funky) no Prince 2. D.M.S.R. 3. Pop Life 4. Scrapple From The Apple 5. Musicology 6. Mama Feelgood 7. Prince And The Band 8. Let's Work 9. U Got The Look 10. Empty Room 11. Let's Go 12. Take Me With You 13. Rasberry Beret 14. Cream 15. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 16. Cool 17. Make You Feel My Love Disc 3 Main Show Cont'd 18. Purple Rain 19. Let's Go Crazy 20. Delirious 21. Let's Go Crazy (Extended Portion) 22. 1999 23. Little Red Corvette 24. Montreal Square 25. When Doves Cry 26. Nasty Girl #1 27. Sign O' The Times 28. Nasty Girl #2 29. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 30. Hot Thing 31. A Love Bizarre 32. Darling Nikki 33. I Would Die 4 U 34. Controversy 35. Kiss Disc 4 Club Empire Newtown, Montreal The Afterjam December 3, 2011 1. NPG On The Mic 2. The Message 3. Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.) 4. You Got The Love 5. Solos Jamming 6. Outstanding 7. Get Wild 8. It Takes Two 9. A Long Walk 1o. Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Again) 11. Brick House 12. Skin Tight 13. 777-9311 14. The Stick 15. The Walk 16. Sexy Dancer 17. Get Down Tonight 18. Pass The Peas 19. Get On The Good Foot -
Audience 9.0 - A small club atmosphere puts you up close to the band and the respectful audience. The music is all-encompassing, it’s space rock with emphasis on rock, and It is quite interesting. Quality is clear, it’s not super dynamic but you can really sink into this recording and what is extra cool is the taper stayed for both sets leading me to believe they were connected to the band or their management. Maybe not, but it’s my guess. Cool stuff! Far East Family Band Troubador Los Angeles, CA Early Show 1978-03-24 First Performance in the United States. Disc 1 01 -Band Introduction 02 -Descension 03 -Tenkujin 04 -Timeless Phase Disc 2 05 -Saying To The Land 06 -Nagare 07 -Ascension 08 -Tenkujin (reprise) Disc 3 Troubador Los Angeles, CA 1978-03-24 Late Show 01 -Introduction 02 -Descension - Tenkujin 03 -Timeless Phase - Saying To The Land 04 -Nagare - From Far East 05 -Ascension - Tenkujin 06 -Band Introductions 07 -Descension - Tenkujin (reprise) Band: Fumio Miyashita (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar & Synthesizer) Jasun Martz (Mellotrons) Yujin Harada (Drums, Percussion & Drum Synthesizer) Jack Taylor (Electric Guitar) Charles Bozell (sp) (Woodwind, Percussion & Flute) John Matrell (sp) (Synthesizer & Keyboards) Yoko Jin (sp) (Bass) -
SDBRD 9.2 - Would be rated even higher but for the fact that vocals are non-existent in this mix. Well, if you care about the lyrics, get a lyric sheet – meanwhile, the music is fine with a guitar clinic being put on by Clapton. Later in the set, the sound switches over to an audience recording (7.2) and the vocals and bass return. The main difference between this one and the one already listed here is that this is just the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall show without additional material (date here is correct) and different, I would say better, artwork.Cream "Live At Barbecue '67" Tulip Bulb Auction Hall Spalding, Lincolnshire, England May 29, 1967 1 -N.S.U. 4:47 2 -Sunshine Of Your Love 5:17 3 -We’re Going Wrong 5:47 4 -Steppin' Out 5:42 5 -Rollin' & Tumblin' 4:50 6 -Toad 7:06 7 -I'm So Glad 5:50 Eric Clapton: guitar, vocals Jack Bruce: bass, vocals Ginger Baker: drums -
Soundboard 9.2 - This is the complete recording featuring both sets (previously available as an edited down version) and is notable for the amazing version of Dark Star, although the gig is expertly performed, that track really stands out. The sound is clean (almost too clean) and does have a “rounded” sound, there’s no jangly edges here so crank it up for a better experience. Grateful Dead Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX November 19, 1972 Disc 1 First Set 01 - Bertha 02 - Me And My Uncle 03 - Sugaree 04 - Beat It On Down The Line 05 - Bird Song 06 - Black Throated Wind 07 - Don't Ease Me In 08 - Mexicali Blues 09 - Box Of Rain 10 - Stars And Stripes Forever - tuning 11 - Tomorrow Is Forever 12 - Big River 13 - China Cat Sunflower 14 - I Know You Rider 15 - Nickeldeon tuning Disc 2 First Set cont'd 01 - Playing In The Band 02 - Casey Jones Second Set 03 - Tuning 04 - Promised Land 05 - Ramble On Rose 06 - El Paso 07 - Stella Blue 08 - Jack Straw 09 - Dixie tuning Disc 3 01 - Dark Star 02 - Weather Report Suite Prelude 03 - Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo 04 - Around And Around 05 - Big Railroad Blues 06 - Sugar Magnolia 07 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad -
Audience 8.9 - Thankfully we have this amazing document because it’s quite fascinating. The sound is clear and bright, and has LOADS of ambience and immersive quality although I would not say it is “deep” or very rich sounding. It’s certainly kind of a typical guerilla recording but that someone went through the trouble and actually got the whole show in admirable fashion to me is the amazing part. The audience response to Donovan is the other amazing part and lends a lot to the excitement of the show. Really, really interesting one! DONOVAN Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA November 7, 1969 CD 1 1. Jennifer Juniper 2. Wynken, Blynken & Nod 3. Catch the Wind 4. Willie O’Winsbury 5. Hurdy Gurdy Man 6. The Stromberg Twins 7. Riki Tiki Tavi 8. There is an Ocean 9. Maria 10. An Old Fashioned Picture Book CD 2 1. unknown instrumental 2. Roots of Oak 3. Isle of Islay 4. The Traveling People (Winds of Change) 5. The Entertaining of a Shy Young Girl 6. God Power 7. Sand and Foam 8. Lost at Sea in a Rubber Dinghy 9. The Pee Song 10. Atlantis 11. Happiness Runs 12. Colours CD 2 with Paul Horn on flute -
Audience 9.2 - Even with the well known acoustics of Carnegie Hall being not ideal for taping (but very good for “live” concert hall sound), this taper did an admiral job. The sound is crisp, vibrant, and has great atmospherics. Obviously without that over-amped rock star PA insanity you get with most concert hall audience tapes of that time, this is more acoustic, generally speaking and therefore the sound does not get crowded or distorted. GREAT! Gordon Lightfoot October 10, 1979 Carnegie Hall New York, NY USA Disc 1 01 Sea Of Tranquility 02 Cotton Jenny 03 Endless Wire 04 Betty Called Me In 05 Summertime Dream 06 If You Need Me 07 Ghosts Of Cape Horn 08 If You Could Read My Mind 09 Make Way For The Lady 10 Hey You 11 Forgive Me Lord 12 Sundown 13 Hangdog Hotel Room Disc 2 14 Don Quixote 15 It Ain't Easy 16 Race Among The Ruins 17 The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald 18 The Auctioneer 19 Dream Street Rose 20 The Last Time I Saw He 21 Whisper My Name 22 On The High Seas 23 Canadian Railroad Trilogy 24 Old Dan's Records -
FM Broadcast 8.8 A tape recorded off air sounding its age but surprisingly it’s actually decent enough that fans of this venerable band will rejoice at hearing such an early gig in very good quality. If you compare it to a typical FM broadcast you’ll be less ecstatic, but I tell you this: in the year 1982 there were few bands that could match the intensity and precision of Iron Maiden. This gig highlights that fact, personally I can’t recommend this one highly enough I loved it! IRON MAIDEN The Beast on the Road Tour Pavillon Baltard Nogent-sur-Marne, France March, 24th 1982 01. Wrathchild (03:05) 02. Run to the Hills (04:07) 03. Children of the Damned (04:47) 04. The Number of the Beast (04:43) 05. Phantom of the Opera (06:46) 06. Killers (04:53) 07. Transylvania (06:01) 08. The Prisoner (05:47) 09. 22 Acacia Avenue (06:31) 10. Sanctuary (04:23) 11. Drifter (08:40) 12. Running Free (03:31) 13. Prowler (04:26)