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Soundboard 8.8 - Another strange board tape, probably because they used different effects in their live performance that had to be run through the board. Sometimes you also get a little over-driving when the kick drum pedal hits. It’s a blasting board tape, extremely kinetic and strange at times but a lot of fun too.
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SDBRD 8.8 - A rollicking good time is what you are going to get here, maybe not the ideal sound mix (although it gets better), but this is a band that despite all outward appearance is quite talented musically (and seem to be quite natural performing live on stage). You will love the music and even the on stage banter…perhaps this band was the role model for Steel Panther? Ha ha! The Sweet Give us a wink world tour February 8, 1976 Toronto 01 The Ballrom Blitz 02 The Six Teens 03 Restless 04 No You Don't 05 Fox On The Run 06 Burn On The Flame 07 Set Me Free 08 Man With The Golden Arm 09 Action + AC/AC 10 Sweet F.A.
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Audience 8.9 - This tape gets the nod for being a well-captured piece of music at a time when music was seeing significant change. One of those change bands, beginning in the 2nd half of the 70's, was Talking Heads and they remained at the forefront for quite a few years. This tape shows why...it's got a very realistic feel to it and the band sounds confident. Talking Heads Paramount Theatre Staten Island, NY August 20, 1982 01 Psycho Killer 02 Love - Building On Fire 03 Cities 04 Big Blue Plymouth 05 Once In A Lifetime 06 Mind 07 My Big Hands (Fall Through The Cracks) 08 Slink 09 Big Business 10 I Zimbra 11 Swamp 12 Houses n Motion 13 What A Day That Was 14 Life During Wartime 15 Take Me To The River
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Audience 7.8 - Thin to win, well yeah it’s kinda like that because though it is not exactly booming hi fi, it does allow one to appreciate this man’s guitar wizardry at a time in his career where you can literally hear him transitioning out of hard psyche rock into blues rock. Not a lot of Taste live recordings out there, this is a complete show, it’s worth having.
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Soundboard 9.2 - Strong and clear as a board should be, but probably not mixed for a live album release, more for front of house sound which explains the interesting way the two guitars are panned…I rather like it. This allows you to really get the musicality of the performance and that is where this tape literally takes off. The playing is top shelf and worthy of paying serious attention to. On a side note, every now and then there will be a tape problem that resolves itself right away and I think this is present on the master. It is not a deal breaker at all, it happens few and far between. Ted Nugent Pine Knob Amphitheater Clarkston, Michigan June 8, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Just What the Doctor Ordered 02. -Dog Eat Dog 03. -Free For All 04. -Snakeskin Cowboys 05. -Where Have You Been All My Life 06. -Cat Scratch Fever 07. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang Disc 2 (41:41): 01. -Death By Misadventure 02. -Stormtroopin' 03. -Stranglehold 04. -Motor City Madhouse 05. -Great White Buffalo Ted Nugent - lead guitar, vocals Derek St. Holmes -guitar, vocals Rob Grange - bass Cliff Davies - drums