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Audience 9.3 - It’s hard to get much better than this as far as overall enjoyment…for one thing yes it sounds great but man, the band is in the pocket, razor sharp and ready to fuck things up in Netherlands. Sammy has his shtick so dialed in it is easy to forget the effortless banter of his nemesis David Lee Roth. And…finally there is Satch’s incredible fiery guitar work that is quite breathtaking here. Chickenfoot Poppodium 013 Tilburg, The Netherlands 01-17-2012 Disc 1 01. Lighten Up 02. Alright Alright 03. Big Foot 04. Sexy Little Thing 05. Soap on a Rope 06. Up Next 07. My Kinda Girl 08. Down the Drain Disc 2 09. Three and a Half Letters 10. Something Going Wrong 11. Turnin' Left 12. Future in the Past 13. Crowd cheering & Sammy talks 14. Different Devil 15. Oh Yeah 16. Foxy Lady -
Audience 8.8-9.2 - All seem to be recorded with the same gear but the Marseille show seems maybe slightly upgraded due to either taper position or just better acoustics. Over all this is a highly rated set of shows for the quality of the recordings. The stage mix does vary just a bit as to who is more present, but you hear all the stuff going on as it was live-mixed for the performance (meaning I don’t think taper error caused any lack of presence of, say, synthesizer or guitar on any given performance). The taper used the first song, and in some cases part of the second song to dial in the levels (an indication of really good gear being used) and as such you may notice a volume change, albeit relatively smooth, and once he’s dialed in it is smooth sailing. The performances are sometimes a little hesitant but do gel during instrumental segments much more. I will say this: Mick Taylor is a fantastic player, but I would not call him “progressive” and this music wants to be more prog but it is constrained and maybe that is why it did not blossom much. Jack Bruce Band Tour Of Europe 1975 Volume One Salle Vallier Marseille, FR 1975-04-29 Disc 1 01 -You Burned The Tables On Me 02 -Morning Story 03 -Pieces of Mind 04 -Keep It Down 05 -One 06 -Spirit Disc 2 07 -Without A Word 08 -Tickets To Waterfalls 09 -Weird Of Hermiston 10 -Post War Band: Jack Bruce - Vocals, Bass, Piano Mick Taylor - Guitar Carla Bley - Organ, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Mellotron, Electric Piano Ronnie Leahy - Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer Bruce Gary - Drums Jack Bruce, Carla Bley & Mick Taylor -
Audience 8.8-9.2 - All seem to be recorded with the same gear but the Marseille show seems maybe slightly upgraded due to either taper position or just better acoustics. Over all this is a highly rated set of shows for the quality of the recordings. The stage mix does vary just a bit as to who is more present, but you hear all the stuff going on as it was live-mixed for the performance (meaning I don’t think taper error caused any lack of presence of, say, synthesizer or guitar on any given performance). The taper used the first song, and in some cases part of the second song to dial in the levels (an indication of really good gear being used) and as such you may notice a volume change, albeit relatively smooth, and once he’s dialed in it is smooth sailing. The performances are sometimes a little hesitant but do gel during instrumental segments much more. I will say this: Mick Taylor is a fantastic player, but I would not call him “progressive” and this music wants to be more prog but it is constrained and maybe that is why it did not blossom much. Jack Bruce, Carla Bley & Mick Taylor Tour Of Europe 1975 Volume Two Mozartsaaal im Rosengarten Mannheim, WG 1975-05-05 Disc 1 01 -Can You Follow 02 -Morning Story 03 -Keep It Down 04 -Pieces Of Mind 05 -Tickets To Waterfalls 06 -Weird Of Hermiston 07 -Post War 08 -Spirit Disc 2 09 -One 10 -Out Into The Fields 11 -You Burned All My Tables 12 -Without A Word 13 -Smiles And Grins -
Audience 8.8-9.2 - All seem to be recorded with the same gear but the Marseille show seems maybe slightly upgraded due to either taper position or just better acoustics. Over all this is a highly rated set of shows for the quality of the recordings. The stage mix does vary just a bit as to who is more present, but you hear all the stuff going on as it was live-mixed for the performance (meaning I don’t think taper error caused any lack of presence of, say, synthesizer or guitar on any given performance). The taper used the first song, and in some cases part of the second song to dial in the levels (an indication of really good gear being used) and as such you may notice a volume change, albeit relatively smooth, and once he’s dialed in it is smooth sailing. The performances are sometimes a little hesitant but do gel during instrumental segments much more. I will say this: Mick Taylor is a fantastic player, but I would not call him “progressive” and this music wants to be more prog but it is constrained and maybe that is why it did not blossom much. Jack Bruce, Carla Bley & Mick Taylor Tour Of Europe 1975 Volume Three Musikhalle Hamburg, WG 1975-05-13 Disc 1 01 -Can You Follow 02 -Morning Story 03 -Keep It Down 04 -Pieces Of Mind 05 -Tickets To Waterfalls 06 -Weird Of Hermiston 07 -Post War 08 -Spirit Disc 2 09 -One 10 -You Burned The Tables On Me 11 -Without A Word 12 -Smiles And Grins 13 -Sunshine Of Your Love -
Audience 9.3 - I found this to be highly immersive and exceptionally enjoyable. First of all the band sounds invigorated, breathing new life into the old catalog of songs but fiery with the newer material. I like how you can tell when the taper has to duck so as not to be discovered because at those moments (thankfully few) you hear the music suddenly seem above you and farther away, kind of cool actually. All in all – great sound, great performance. ROLLING STONES SOFI STADIUM INGLEWOOD, CA. 2021-10-14 Disc 1 01. intro 02. Let's Spend The Night Together 03. 19th Nervous Breakdown 04. Here`s to you Charlie 05. Rocks Off 06. Get Off My Cloud 07. Tumbling Dice 08. Ruby Tuesday 09. You Can't Always Get What You Want 10. Living In A Ghost Town 11. Start Me Up 12. Honky Tonk Women Disc 2 13. band introductions 14. Connection 15. Slipping Away 16. Miss You 17. Midnight Rambler 18. Paint It Black 19. Sympathy For The Devil 20. Jumpin' Jack Flash 21. Gimme Shelter 22. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 23. outro -
Soundboard 9.4 - A nice, low gen board from what I consider the apex of this band. In fact I would say my favorite live Santana originates from the Lotus era. I will say this mix does highlight percussion in a way that you hear cymbals and other instruments in a different aural space, almost in stereo as they seem to phase across the speakers and sometimes may even give you the feeling you are hearing tape hiss but alas it is actually residual crash cymbal sounds and maracas. Interesting. Santana Metropolitan Sports Arena Minneapolis, MN March 19, 1973 Disc 1 01 Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 02 Samba Pa Ti 03 Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down) 04 Just In Time To See The Sun 05 Incident At Neshabur 06 Bambele 07 Stone Flower 08 Batucada Disc 2 09 Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10 Stone Flower (Reprise) 11 Waiting 12 Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13 Free Angela > Concierto de Aranjuez 14 Mantra - Kyoto 15 Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 16 Earth 17 Se A Cabo 18 Savor 19 Toussaint L’Overture -
Audience 9.7 - both of these shows were recorded onto a 4-track machine which is clearly obvious when you hear just how crystal this stuff sounds, as well as the separation of instruments. Some minor stuff does occur with the old tape in a couple spots but that passes without much fuss, it’s hard to knock these recordings but I do have to let you know what I hear. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Pat Metheny Trio Boston 1974 Disc 1 Pooh's Pub Boston, MA, USA June 1974 01) Bright Size Life 5:09 02) There Is No Greater Love 8:42 03) Exercise No.6 (Early version of "Unity Village") 4:21 04) Guitar+Bass Duo 6:01 05) Continuum 7:35 06) Guitar Solo 5:07 07) Unquity Road 4:20 08) Wrong Is Right 6:05 09) Ida Lupino 10:47 10) All The Things You Are 11:05 Disc 2 Zircon Boston, MA, USA June 1974 01) Exercise No. 3 (early version of "Missouri Uncompromised") 4:08 02) Waltz (early version of "Sirabhorn") 7:35 03) All Sus 4's 14:54 04) April Joy 4:05 05) Stella By Starlight 11:12 06) Omaha Celebration 8:11 07) Methuselah Blues 8:41 Pat Metheny - Guitar Jaco Pastorius - Bass Bob Moses - Drums -
Soundboard 9.4 - A love the sound on this, just full of energy and sounds fresh as if it happened last week. Great performance the band had to have been just having a blast. Bob Dylan The Warehouse New Orleans,LA. May 3, 1976 - Evening Show Disc 1 01 Mr.Tambourine Man 02 Love Minus Zero / No Limit 03 Vincent Van Gogh 04 Maggie's Farm 05 Mozambique 06 Isis 07 Railroad Boy 08 I Pity The Poor Immigrant 09 Shelter From The Storm Disc 2 01 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again 02 You're A Big Girl Now 03 Rita May 04 Lay Lady Lay 05 Idiot Wind 06 Knockin' On Heaven's Door 07 Gotta Travel On -
Audience 9.0 - A great effort by taper to capture this entire show with the kind of results that keep you wanting to enjoy it. Band on fire, audience responds, taper captures it well…yes! Heart Mississippi River Festival Edwardsville, IL 05-06-1979 Disc 1 01. Cook With Fire 04:40 02. High Time 03:38 03. Heartless 04:57 04. Devil Delight 05:09 05. Straight On 04:48 06. Even It Up 05:05 07. Magic Man 03:54 08. Love Alive 05:57 Disc 2 09. Magazine 07:34 10. Mistral Wind 07:24 11. Dog And Butterfly 05:15 12. Silver Wheels 00:28 13. Crazy On You 02:14 14. White Lightning And Wine 06:23 15. Rock And Roll 05:30 16. band introductions 01:32 17. Without You 06:17 ________ 01:20:45 -
Soundboard 9.4 - A great PRE-FM source here that manages to deliver just about all of the necessary ingredients to ensure a positive listening experience. Atmosphere: check. Sound Quality: check. Performance by band: check. It's all here. Black Sabbath Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA. 1992-08-09 Disc 1 01 E5150 02 The Mob Rules 03 Computer God 04 Children Of The Sea 05 Time Machine 06 War Pigs 07 I 08 Die Young 09 Guitar Solo 10 Black Sabbath Disc 2 01 Master Of Insanity 02 After All (The Dead) 03 Drums Solo 04 Iron Man 05 Heaven And Hell 06 Neon Knights 07 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 08 Laguna Sunrise (Outro) -
Audience 8.4 – 8.7 - A tape that has its share of strengths and flaws. The strengths are that at times it is pretty good, maybe comparable to the Raleigh 70 tape, but other times (such as during Dazed and Confused) the tape shows it has flaws due to age and although these aren’t egregious, they are clear and present and do effect the flow of the concert. For example the audio during Dazed has a speed fluctuation problem that is annoying. The problem stays through the next track but clears up after that and the sound improves dramatically. It is here that the tape shows it has considerable value! Yes, a great find after all. Two versions of the show are represented with both being similar, the different being in how each was re-mastered so it is up to the listener really. I liked the first re-master (CD1) personally. Led Zeppelin Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL September 1, 1971 Disc 1: Remaster #1 Disc 2: Remaster #2 Disc 1, 2 01. Introduction 02. Immigrant Song 03. Heartbreaker 04. Since I've Been Loving You 05. Black Dog 06. Dazed And Confused 07. Stairway To Heaven 08. That's The Way 09. What Is And What Should Never Be 10. Moby Dick 11. Whole Lotta Love 12. Organ Solo 13. Thank You -
Soundboard 9.6 - A most welcome addition to the amazing live Rush catalog, this recently discovered board tape is the upgrade to the pre-existing release of long ago, and THAT was also killer...just missing 6 songs. Now, we have this amazing document in its complete glory. Rush Madison Square Garden New York City, NY December 7, 1991 Disc One 1. Intro/Force Ten 5:02 2. Limelight 4:21 3. Freewill 4:02 4. Distant Early Warning 4:29 5. Time Stand Still 6:00 6. Dreamline 5:10 7. Bravado 7:01 8. Roll The Bones 6:03 9. Show Don’t Tell 6:17 10. The Big Money 6:16 11. Ghost Of A Chance 5:33 Disc Two 1. Subdivisions 4:07 2. The Pass 4:59 3. Where’s My Thing? 5:12 4. The Rhythm Method 7:28 5. Closer To The Heart 4:45 6. Xanadu 6:34 7. Superconductor 5:09 8. Tom Sawyer 6:06 9. The Spirit Of Radio 4:56 10. 2112: Overture 3:22 11. Finding My Way 2:08 12. La Villa Strangiato 3:17 13. Anthem 1:42 14. Red Barchetta 1:35 15. The Spirit Of Radio (Reprise) 0:41 -
NEW SOURCE Audience 8.7 This is a major upgrade to the previous version (see old review below for comparison) and as such we felt that it had to be offered here as a replacement. If you purchased the previous version (the artwork is untouched, only the music has been replaced in this set) than you are entitled to receive replacement discs without charge (pay postage cost only). Just reach out to us and we will take it from there. If you have never bought this title, than consider this one worthy of the collection. I will offer this caveat though - it is a recording that still shows its share of shortcomings, such as maybe a touch of overload during more bombastic passages (not nearly as bad as previous!), and the last track is incomplete (better an incomplete but listenable track than a totally un-listenable mess). OLD SOURCE Audience 7.2 This one is rather mediocre, although it is not “unlistenable” at all, but compared to other 1977 recordings it is what I would classify as “for completists only”. That being said, I can point out a few moments of this concert that I found interesting in a lot of ways. Like, during Pigs On The Wing Pt.1 you hear large explosions from the audience (possibly fireworks or maybe PA problem?) and you immediately think of Roger and how he’s probably disgusted with the whole thing by this time. Pink Floyd Spectrum Theater Philadelphia, PA, USA 29 June 1977 Disc 1 01 Sheep 02 Pigs On The Wing, Part 1 03 Dogs 04 Pigs On The Wing, Part 2 05 Pigs (Three Different Ones) 06 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) Disc 2 07 Welcome To The Machine 08 Have A Cigar 09 Wish You Were Here 10 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) 11 Money 12 Us And Them -
Soundboard 9.4 - This is great, not only a very good, strong and clear board tape but also a superb performance by everyone. There is one small caveat here, starting at Bambele and extending through 5 more songs there is the presence of tape hiss (not too bad during the songs but very noticeable when quiet) which was probably the result of the engineer using a tape brand different to whatever he used for the rest of the show which has no tape hiss at all. Santana The Arena St. Louis, MO February 14, 1973 Disc 1 01 Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 02 Samba Pa Ti 03 Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down) 04 Just In Time To See The Sun 05 Incident At Neshabur 06 Bambele 07 Stone Flower 08 Batucada Disc 2 09 Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10 Stone Flower (Reprise) 11 Waiting 12 Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13 Free Angela 14 Promise Of A Fisherman 15 Aranjuez 16 Mantra 17 Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 18 Earth 19 Se A Cabo 20 Savor 21 Toussaint L’Overture Carlos Santana (guitar/percussion/vocals) Douglas Rauch (bass/guitar) Michael Shrieve (drums) Jose “Chepito” Areas (percussion) Armando Peraza (percussion/vocals) Tom Coster (keyboard/vocals) Richard Kermode (keyboard) -
Audience 9.0 - So you have to deal with the annoyance of the beginnings of almost all of the songs missing as, I assume, taper was trying to preserve tape. I think it’s a reasonable trade off to have this quality recording over the old source which was borderline unlistenable…but complete. I’d rather have this! This is well worth hearing. Led Zeppelin Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada August 19th, 1971 Disc 1 01 Since I've Been Loving You 02 Black Dog 03 Dazed and Confused 04 Stairway to Heaven 05 Going To California 06 That's The Way Disc 2 01 What Is And What Should Never Be 02 Celebration Day 03 Gallows Pole 04 Whole Lotta Love 05 Weekend 06 Rock and Roll 07 Communication Breakdown -
Audience 8.8 - A decent atmospheric tape with emphasis on vocals, and music like a warm backdrop behind him that swirls and echoes above. I would have preferred a more distinct guitar in the mix but this Morrissey not The Smiths! Morrissey United Palace Theater New York 2023-10-25 Disc 1 01 -Stage intro + The Last Night of the Fair 02 -We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful 03 -Suedehead 04 -Alma Matters 05 -Our Frank 06 -Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before 07 -Sure Enough, the Telephone Rings 08 -I Wish You Lonely 09 -How Soon Is Now? 10 -Girlfriend In A Coma 11 -Irish Blood, English Heart 12 -Darling, I Hug A Pillow Disc 2 13 -Let Me Kiss You + band intro 14 -Half A Person 15 -Speedway 16 -The Loop 17 -Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want 18 -piano solo + Everyday Is Like Sunday 19 -Jack The Ripper 20 -Sweet and Tender Hooligan + outro Morrissey - vocals Jesse Tobias - guitar Camila Grey - keyboards Brendan Buckley- drums Juan Galeano Toro - bass Carmen Vendenberg - guitar