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Audience 9.3 - Lively, clear, well balanced and completely enjoyable in every regard. Band is sounding great together and should have toured this around the world it would have been incredible. 2/25/08 Madison Square Garden New York NY USA disc 1 Had To Cry Today Low Down Forever Man Them Changes Sleeping In The Ground Presence Of The Lord Glad > Well Alright Double Trouble Pearly Queen Tell The Truth No Face After Midnight disc 2 Split Decision Ramblin' On My Mind (EC solo acoustic) Georgia On My Mind (SW solo Hammond) Little Wing Voodoo Chile Can't Find My Way Home Dear Mr. Fantasy Crossroads Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals Steve Winwood - Hammond organ, guitar, vocals Chris Stainton - keyboards Willie Weeks - bass Ian Thomas - drums -
Soundboard 9.4 - Excellent FM broadcast recording with a nice and tight sound, great right in the pocket mix. I mean, you know any music with Todd Rundgren playing on it just isn’t going to be poorly mixed or recorded, knowing what kind of producer/engineer he is. Todd Rundgren & Utopia Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, Michigan October 26, 1978 (early) Todd Rundgren Roger Powell Kasim Sulton and Willie Wilcox Disc One 37:29 01 Real Man (cuts in) 03:31 02 It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference 04:57 03 Love of The Common Man 03:32 04 Trapped 03:10 05 Abandon City 04:12 06 The Verb To Love 08:13 07 The Seven Rays 09:27 08 Radio Station ID 00:04 09 Can We Still Be Friends? 04:41 Disc Two 10 The Death of Rock And Roll 05:34 11 You Cried Wolf 03:03 12 Gangrene 04:00 13 A Dream Goes On Forever 03:25 14 Black Maria 07:30 15 Eastern Intrigue 05:12 16 Initiation 06:36 17 Couldn't I Just Tell You? 03:29 18 Hello It’s Me 04:13 -
Audience 9.1 - Super clear! Very bright, sounds to be very close to the stage, and really just a joy of a tape. Doobie Brothers (feat. Carlos Santana) Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO July 23, 1976 Total Time = 01:27:10 Set list Disc 1 01 Intro 02 China Grove (Pat Simmons on lead vocals) 03 Takin' It To The Streets 04 Sweet Maxine (Keith Knudsen on lead vocals) 05 It Keeps You Running (Michael McDonald on lead vocals) 06 Rio 07 Neal's Fandango (With instrumental jam) 08 Move Your Feet 09 Eyes of Silver (Michael McDonald on lead vocals) 10 Don't Start Me Talkin' (Keith Knudsen on lead vocals) 11 Black Water Disc 2 12 Wheels of Fortune 13 Take Me In Your Arms (Michael McDonald on lead vocals) 14 Jesus Is Just Alright (Keith Knudsen on lead vocals) 15 Rockin' Down The Highway 16 Road Angel (Tiran Porter on lead vocals) 17 Long Train Runnin* (Michael McDonald on lead vocals) 18 Band Introductions* 19 Listen to the Music* (Keith Knudsen on lead vocals) -
Audience 9.7 - This was broadcast live at the time but I can tell you it is not a soundboard. There is too much ambience (a small club apparently) that gives you the impression they did not even need to run a board feed for this broadcast. It’s superbly captured, the detail, the depth, man…this is how they should record all concerts! Amazing stuff. Spirit 01/08/79 Stars, Philadelphia, PA Disc 1 Zandu Fresh Garbage 1984 Rock 'N' Roll Planet Nature's Way Like A Rolling Stone Dark Eyed Woman Looking Down Disc 2 Animal Zoo All Along The Watchtower Mr. Skin All The Same > I Got A Line On You Morning Will Come Day Tripper Hey Joe Wild Thing -
Soundboard 9.8 - I remember a few of the radio hits this band had, but honestly I never gave them a fair shake. Now I know what I was missing. Damn! At times I even think this band may have studied Frank Zappa, their stage banter is the giveaway. Sound quality is exceptional. 10cc 1975 American Tour Santa Monica Civic Center Santa Monica, California, USA Wednesday November 26th, 1975 Track List: Disc 1 01. Introduction (1:31) 02. Silly Love (4:34) 03. Flying Junk (3:54) 04. Interlude (1:39) 05. Baron Samedi (8:56) 06. Old Wild Men (5:11) 07. Interlude – 1 (2:21) 08. The Sacro-Iliac (2:45) 09. Interlude – 2 (0:49) 10. Somewhere In Hollywood (7:08) 11. Interlude – 3 (1:02) 12. Donna (3:37) 13. Interlude – 4 (0:56) 14. Ships Don’t Disappear in the Night (Do They) (5:18) Disc 2 15. I’m Not In Love (6:34) 16. Interlude – 5 (1:31) 17. The Film of My Love (6:01) 18. Interlude – 6 (1:52) 19. Art For Art’s Sake (6:39) 20. Interlude – 7 (1:01) 21. The Worst Band In the World (3:34) 22. Neanderthal Man (1:27) 23. The Wall Street Shuffle (5:20) 24. Rubber Bullets (12:11) 25. Une Nuit a Paris, Pt- 1 One Night in Paris Pt- 2 The Same Night in Paris (10:33) Line-up: Eric Stewart - vocals, guitars, keyboards; Graham Gouldman - vocals, bass, guitars; Lol Crème - vocals, guitars, pinao, gizmo; Kevin Godley - vocals, drums, percussion; Paul Burgess - drums, percussion -
Audience 8.8 - A fascinating recording, obviously with high quality microphones because there’s a detail here, especially with drums and bass (managing to realistically capture the depth of bass and the precision of drums). Guitar and to a lesser degree vocals get pushed slightly behind drums and bass, and the keyboards are a little bit behind those. Not to worry, even when the guitar work is almost tough to make out (taper must have been on one side of the stage) you have to remember Gilmour plays a lot of high notes which tend to carry across any hall so they are picked up here. My opinion is that because of the elegance of the way the bass and drums are recorded, when the guitar is really present it makes for something pretty amazing when it all comes together (and it does, just not all the time). Pink Floyd Kiel Auditrium, St. Louis, Michigan, USA Tuesday March 6th, 1973 Track List: Disc 1: 01 Echoes 02 Tuneups 03 Obscured By Clouds 04 When You're In 05 Tuneups 06 Childhood's End 07 Tuneups 08 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Disc 2 01 Speak To Me 02 Breathe 03 On The Run 04 Time 05 Breathe (Reprise) 06 The Great Gig In The Sky 07 Money 08 Us And Them 09 Any Colour You Like 10 Brain Damage 11 Eclipse 12 -tuneups- 13 One Of These Days -
Soundboard 9.2 - The complete sessions including a handful of bonus tracks – spans across 4 discs in two volumes. I just read Keith’s book so that is why you are seeing more Stones listings! Takes on a whole new light after reading that book. The Rolling Stones 'The Complete Woodstock Tapes' Vol.2 Rehearsals, Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY, USA Friday May 19th 1978 Disc 3: 01. Cocksucker Blues 02. It's Only Rock 'n Roll 03. All Down The Line 04. Honky Tonk Women 05. Brown Sugar 06. Tumbling Dice 07. Jumpin' Jack Flash 08. Memory Motel 09. The Fat Man 10. Beast Of Burden 11. Hot Stuff 12. Something Else 13. Sweet Little Sixteen 14. Hi Heel Sneakers 15. Play With Fire 16. Crackin' Up *17. Everything Is Turning To Gold [Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne-Billancourt (near Paris), France, October 10th - December 21st 1977] (official version) Disc 4: 01. Tell Me (You're Coming Back) 02. Shake Your Hips 03. Respectable 04. Don't Lock Back 05. Instumental Jam 06. Sweet Little Sixteen 07. Let It Rock 08. Shattered 09. Memory Motel 10. Far Away Eyes 11. Let's Spend The Night Together 12. Tumbling Dice 13. Happy 14. Prodigal Son 15. Brown Sugar *16. Drift Away [Newbury, England, Stargroves (MJ’s house), Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, April 10th - 15th 1974] -
FM Radio Broadcast 9.4 - A very “close room” sound, like they are playing in a tiny studio so the sound is very intense and right up front. Great! Jabberwocky New York City, NY, USA November 4, 1971 01 Intro (1:02) 02 Miles Beyond (13:09) 03 Dream (16:25) 04 Vital Transformation (11:54) 05 Dawn (17:17) 06 Sanctuary (7:44) 07 Awakening (10:22) TT - 77:56 John McLaughlin - Lead Guitar Rick Laird - Bass Guitar Jan Hammer - Keyboards Jerry Goodman - Violin Billy Cobham - Drums -
Soundboard 9.1 - I am kind of doubting whether it is truly a board tape because it doesn’t have that sort of dry and immediate sound, it’s got too much atmosphere. That being said, it is definitely pro, and could be open mics placed strategically around the stage. Sounds great! -
Audience 8.8 - A fantastic open reel recording that features a very lively and clear sound. Guitar tones are lovely, vocals very present, and a cheerful vibe throughout. Fantastic! THE KINKS SANTA MONICA CIVIC AUD. NOV.10,1970 1-LAST OF THE STEAM POWERED TRAINS 2-BIG SKY 3-BRAINWASHED 4-WATERLOO SUNSET 5-STRANGERS 6-LOLA 7-SUNNY AFTERNOON 8-TOP OF THE POPS 9-YOU'RE LOOKIN'FINE 10-YOU REALLY GOT ME - ALL DAY AND ALL THE NIGHT 11-MILK COW BLUES - ONE NIGHT WITH YOU - YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE - MILK COW BLUES -
Audience 8.4 - While not nearly as spectacular as the Uniondale ’77 (a pro-mixed board btw), this is still an important tape being that it is among the last of the Kath era shows. It’s also not bad at all – in a narrow bandwidth it manages to offer decent separation of instruments and nothing annoying in the frequencies. It’s a solid capture on limited equipment and for that I give the thumbs up to the tapers. Chicago November 21, 1977 (1977-11-21) LA Forum Los Angeles, California USA Terry Kath Danny Seraphine Robert Lamm Peter Cetera Lee Loughnane James Pankow Walt Parazaider Disc 1 01.[06:02] Beginnings 02.[03:21] Wake Up Sunshine 03.[05:01] This Time 04.[05:44] Unknown 05.[06:07] Just You n Me 06.[05:41] Mississippi Delta City Blues 07.[03:42] Baby, What a Big Surprise 08.[14:04] Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan Disc 2 01.[08:10] Dialogue 02.[04:01] Does Anybody Know What Time It Is? 03.[06:40] Takin' It On Uptown 04.[05:36] Take Me Back to Chicago 05.[03:45] Scrapbook 06.[13:41] A Hit by Varese 07.[04:26] Saturday in the Park 08.[04:34] I've Been Searching So Long 09.[08:11] Mongonucleosis 10.[05:53] 25 or 6 to 4 11.[04:39] If You Leave Me Now 12.[03:33] Got To Get You Into My Life 13.[01:28] Feeling Stronger Everyday Total 2:04:28 -
Audience 9.6 - What makes this such an excellent recording imho is that the sound is not only really balanced, but mix-wise it is also superb. I mean, the punch of the bass, the crispness of the drums, the airiness of the keys, guitar right in the pocket…fuck what else do you want? It’s just excellence and your ears be the judge but mine are pretty spot on usually so…yeah, get this one. -
RUSH Cow Palace, Daly City, CA May 24th 1984 THE BAND Geddy Lee vocals bass keyboards Alex Lifeson guitar Neil Peart drums SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -The Spirit of Radio 3 -Subdivisions 4 -The Body Electric 5 -The Enemy Within 6 -(Count Floyd Intro) The Weapon 7 -Witch Hunt 8 -(Intro) New World Man 9 -Between the Wheels 10 -Red Barchetta 11 -Distant Early Warning 12 -Red Sector A 13 -Closer to the Heart 14 -Afterimage 15 -YYZ 16 -2112 The Temples of Syrinx 17 -Tom Sawyer 18 -Red Lenses 19 -Drum Solo 20 -Vital Signs 21 -Finding My Way 22 -In the MoodAudience 8.6 - A recording that is very clear and bright but lacks low end…but do not take that as saying this recording is too thin. It’s got just enough in the middle and bottom to allow you to attenuate the recording to your liking and in that regard you will find yourself going with this one often. It’s not a one and done show at all. GREAT find and appreciated a little bit more being that it’s a Grace Under Pressure tour gig which for some reason there’s not a plethora of excellent recordings from this tour. -
Steel Panther Sunset Strip Live December 29, 2017 House Of Blues - Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, Nevada Vocals: Michael Starr - Ralph Michael Saenz Lead Guitar: Satchel - Russell John Parish Bass Guitar: Lexxi Fox - Travis Haley Drums: Stix Zadinia - Darren Leader [01] Intro (1:02) [02] Kickstart My Heart (4:21) - Motley Crue [03] Nothin' But A Good Time (4:05) - Poison [04] Sunset Strip Live banter (4:06) [05] Band Introductions #1 (1:47) [06] La Grange (tease) (0:45) - ZZ Top [07] Band Introductions #2 (4:03) [08] Eyes Of A Panter (3:53) [09] Up All Night (4:01) - Slaughter [10] Stage banter - Guitar Medley (1:42) [11] The Final Countdown (intro) (1:01) [12] The Final Countdown (1:38) - Europe [13] stage banter (2:05) [14] Livin' On A Prayer (4:04) - Bon Jovi [15] Sexy Baby (improv tune) (3:03) [16] stage banter (2:16) [17] Jump (4:07) - Van Halen [18] stage banter (4:52) [19] Hot From A Distance (improv) (0:27) [20] Girl From Oklahoma (intro) (1:59) [21] Girl From Oklahoma (5:01) [22] girls on stage banter (2:47) [23] Photograph (2:44) - Def Leppard [24] Youth Gone Wild (3:40) - Skid Row [25] hot bitches banter (0:45) [26] Community Property (3:52) [27] show closing banter (0:42) [28] Paradise City (6:30) - Guns N' Roses Running Time: 81 minutesAudience 8.8 - A recording that features a pretty wide dynamic range giving you a real feel for the event as it happened. -
Soundboard 9.5 - A very nice mix, as if done for a proposed live LP. Band is very tight. -
Aud 8.3 - A legendary gig, mainly because of the covers they play for the encore. The tape has a rough beginning but eventually evens out to reveal a surprisingly powerful capture. Most collectors consider this one a must have and from what I understand this source comes from a master tape. -
Pro FM 9.6 - Sound quality is absolutely spot on but so is the band. They were well rested and rehearsed, and it clearly shows with stunning accuracy and a packed set list too. Get this! -
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A collection of rare, never before issues tracks originating from Texas during the 1970's. Featuring a handful of demos produced by the group Truck, a band who slipped under the radar and whose music remained undiscovered for decades. The rest of the disc is rounded out by some known and some very obscure acts, some so obscure we do not even know what their name is! These tracks were discovered on an old forgotten multi-track reel that was owned by Ernie Myers (guitarist of Hands out of Dallas, TX.). Studios would frequently reuse reels to save costs, and this particular reel was no exception Tracks were discovered on the end of the reel that was used to record some demos in 1980. All that we know of the band are the first names of the members written on a track sheet inside the tape box. The recordings originated out of a studio called JD&D Sound...and that's it. The music is excellent! -
Released in 2002 on the ShroomAngel Records label, this has been officially reissued in this format. This studio album marked 25 years of the bands existence (hence the title). -
Official reissue from ShroomAngel Records, this is a collection of live (and live in studio) tracks by the 70's Dallas, TX. prog band Hands (before they were known as Hands, they were called Prism). -
Soundboard 9.2 - Another fun show with the boys. Come on, really if you can’t get into this you just need to drink a couple of beers and relax, maybe smoke a doob or something. -
Audience 8.8 & 8.7 - Same taper for both nights, and thankfully this is someone who knew what they were doing as you can tell they diligently set their levels and position to maximize the end results, and man, what end results these are! More probably for the outstanding performance and great house mix, but the tapes have held up well with just maybe a touch of overload in very loud parts that do not annoy, just you may notice it on occasion. Great performances by the band especially Craig who just rips on the guitar on practically every song and even Grace is in excellent form. A must! -
Officially reissued by ShroomAngel, this CD gathers together the 1977 demos recorded by a group of musicians based in the Canterbury section of London. The music is spacey, with Middle East overtones and occasionally reminds of a minimalist version of Steve Hillage. -
Audience 8.8 - A historic concert showcasing the full orchestra, this was to be the final evening for them as it was all dismantled due to financial disaster. The recording is quite good though, vocals have marvelous presence, and the music comes through pretty well with some cluttering (we are talking about dozens of instruments here) in the center, but you will appreciate this in many ways. A real find for the collector,...pretty much indispensable. -
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Audience 9.0 - Ok, so here’s the deal with this one – skip past the first song because it’s toast, the levels were not set and the distortion is off the charts. After that the taper readjusts levels and off we go to a really nice, atmospheric and clear recording of a powerful show. -
FM Radio 9.4 - Pretty slammin’ stuff here. The band is pretty hot around this time, very confident, with a good set list. Occasional static does make a presence on this tape, but it kind of lurks behind the music rather than over the top of it. -
Audience 8.8 - A great, atmospheric and electrically charged show! Not a lot of heaviness to the bottom, but there is a roundness there, a pleasant to the ears mid rangy kind of sound with a lot of articulation on the high end (not shrill!) which causes the slide work from Duane to fill the hall and make for tons of electricity. Collectors will love this one. Now, one small thing to report, there is sometimes some minor static on the tape (barely noticeable) but it’s no bother. Get this! -
Audience 8.4 - A tape that seems like it’s been heavily re-worked to clean it up and give it some life. Pretty decent, leans towards the upper frequencies a bit, lacks some punch in the center, but it is still a good one. -
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Audience 8.1 - I was expecting the worst when I became aware of this recently surfaced show, but to my surprise it isn’t all that bad. It’s lacking some depth and low end but it is clear, and close, and shows some detail. It’s a fine recording, and if you have a subwoofer, well there ya go. -
Soundboard 9.5 - The evening before this show in Kansas City, the band had just played a stadium with a stacked line-up, so they were probably pretty amped up for this show. They got to showcase some of the Marathon LP material in front of an appreciative, but much smaller crowd than the night before. A great one! -
Soundboard 9.4 - What a great year for Santana, really it all came together 71-72 and they were smart to record a number of shows in preparation for the live album release that became known as "Lotus" (the Japan 1972 show which is great). Any one of these other ’72 shows could have been the album as they are all stellar.