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Soundboard 9.2 - There are precious few mid 70’s Steely Dan tapes out there, thankfully most of them are very good quality because the band is a very special collection of highly skilled players who write creative, provocative, challenging music that NEVER gets old. This is just a must have, it’s that simple. Steely Dan Rainbow Theatre Finsbury Park, London, England 20th May 1974 Disc 1 01 -intro - Bodhisattva 02 -The Boston Rag 03 -Do It Again 04 -Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me) 05 -King Of The World 06 -Rikki Don't Lose That Number 07 -Pretzel Logic 08 -band introductions Disc 2 01 -My Old School 02 -Dirty Work 03 -Instrumental (Your Gold Teeth II) 04 -Reelin' In The Years 05 -crowd and tuning encores 06 -Show Biz Kids 07 -crowd and tuning 08 -This All Too Mobile Home The band: Donald Fagen - piano, vocals Walter Becker - bass Jeff Baxter - guitar Denny Dias - guitar Jim Hodder - drums Jeff Porcaro - drums Royce Jones - percussion, vocals Michael McDonald - electric piano, vocals -
Audience 8.4 - This tape has been recently surfaced and is not bad at all, however it did receive a “refresh” in the form of a re-mastering which boosted the levels a bit after notching out some noisy mids. It sounds pretty decent, maybe midway back in the venue but hearing pretty much everything especially Mick and Keith which is fine by me. County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 8th 1975 DISC 1: 01. Honky Tonk Women 02. All Down The Line 03. If You Can't Rock Me / Get Off Of My Cloud 04. Star Star 05. Gimme Shelter 06. Mick Jagger speaks 07. Ain't Too Proud To Beg 08. You Gotta Move 09. You Can't Always Get What You Want 10. Sure The One You Need 11. Tumbling Dice 12. Luxury DISC 2: 01. Band Introductions 02. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) 03. Angie 04. Wild Horses 05. That's Life (Billy Preston) 06. Outa Space (Billy Preston) 07. Midnight Rambler 08. Brown Sugar 09. Rip This Joint 10. Street Fighting Man 11. Jumpin' Jack Flash 12. 1975 Tour announcement 13. 1975 News report -
Audience 7.9/Soundboard 8.8 - A rough and tumble recording for a rough and tumble show. Quite frankly, it’s a perfect match, but obviously when the soundboard portions kick in it is a relief to the ears. The audience tape is one of the better sounding ones of the tour – we’ve all heard the dismal sounding ones and this is by far better. The video footage gives you more appreciation for the tapers efforts, because it just looks like it would have been a miracle to have produced anything remarkable in that venue. My hats off to the tapers! The Rolling Stones Let it Bleed Tour Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI, USA November 24th, 1969 Track List 01 Jumpin' Jack Flash 02 Carol 03 Sympathy For The Devil 04 Stray Cat Blues 05 Love In Vain 06 Prodigal Son 07 You Gotta Move 08 Under My Thumb 09 Midnight Rambler 10 Live With Me 11 Little Queenie 12 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 13 Honky Tonk Women 14 Street Fighting Man Includes Rare Video Footage! -
Soundboard 9.8 - A beautiful sounding show, and some interesting arrangements. Dire Straits - 1981-07-05 Werchter,Belgium Artist Dire Straits Venue Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium Date 5th July 1981 Source Soundboard Tracks 01. Once Upon A Time In The West [08:34] 02. Expresso Love [06:54] 03. Down To The Waterline [05:03] 04. Skateaway [07:35] 05. Romeo And Juliet [09:29] 06. News [03:37] 07. Private Investigations [03:01] 08. Sultans Of Swing [11:01] 09. Angel Of Mercy [06:34] 10. Tunnel Of Love [12:26] Runtime: 01:14:15 -
Audience 8.8 Bright and defined, a little light on the bottom end but nevertheless there’s a lot to like about this tape. Def Leppard - Warnors Theatre in Fresno Ca 05 21 1980 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down 3. It Could Be You 4. Hello America 5. Satellite 6. Lady Strange 7. Rock Brigade 8. Answer to the Master 9. It Don't Matter 10. Rocks Off 11. Wasted 12. Encore Break 13. Ride Into the Sun 14. Outro -
Audience 9.5 - This recording is special, each instrument occupies its own space and has great depth and tone, especially bass which is woody and precise. This recording showcases one really intrinsically valuable characteristic lacking in soundboards – and that is the sense of time and place, distance and depth. In order to get a good feel of a live concert, you sometimes need to have those elements and this tape has them all. PINK FLOYD DEFINITIVE LANDOVER 1975 Capitol Center, Landover, Maryland, USA 9th & 10th June 1975 DISC 1 Raving And Drooling You Gotta Be Crazy Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 1-5 Have A Cigar Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 6-9 DISC 2 The Dark Side of The Moon Speak To Me Breathe On The Run Time Breathe (reprise) The Great Gig In The Sky Money Us And Them Any Colour You Like Brain Damage Eclipse DISC 3 Audience Echoes DISC 4 (Live at Capitol Center, Landover, Maryland, USA 10th June 1975) Raving And Drooling You Gotta Be Crazy Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 1-5 Have A Cigar Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 6-9 -
Soundboard 9.3 - Fantastic! Now I was not familiar with this band, but I must say, it’s pretty good musically with emphasis on their white-hot lead guitarist. The songs aren’t anything super duper, and their singer isn’t sensational either, but in combination all this works together to become a little more than the individual parts. I like this guitar! I already made that point but it’s worth repeating. Coney Hatch Agora Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio, USA September 8th, 1982 FM Broadcast Recording Track List: 01 - We Got The Night 02 - Stand Up 03 - You Ain't Got Me 04 - Your Kinda Love 05 - Victim Of Rock 06 - Too Far Gone 07 - Devil's Deck 08 - I Saw The Light 09 - I'll Do The Talkin' 10 - Marcais 11 - Dreamland 12 - Monkey Bars 13 - Love Poison 14 - Hey Operator 15 - No Sleep Tonight -
Audience 9.3 - Yes, it is that good – and there is, I believe, a soundboard which is the source for the pro shot video but the audience tape is used here because, quite frankly, it is better. You need the atmosphere, you need the sense of space, distance, and vibe that a well-done audience tape can produce. The dynamics are good, the sound is round and warm, lush if you will. My only complaint would be the lack of the crisp highs, but there are highs present just a little rounded off maybe. I am nitpicking! -
Soundboard 9.3 - Not the typical sounding board mix here, it’s got a much more live sounding guitar sound, like mic’d a little further away giving it some spacial quality, and vocals same way, like they are not fed direct into the board. It’s just sounds different than most, not in a bad way, just different. Eric Clapton Another Ticket Tour RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, Ireland Saturday January 31st, 1981 Disc 1: 01. -Tulsa Time 02. -Early In The Morning 03. -Lay Down Sally 04. -Wonderful Tonight 05. -Blow By Blow 06. -Worried Life Blues 07. -Country Boy 08. -Double Trouble 09. -All Our Past Times 10. -Blues Power 11. -Knockin' On Heaven's Door Disc 2: 01. -Setting Me Up 02. -Ramblin' On My Mind - Have You Ever Loved A Woman - Ramblin' 03. -After Midnight 04. -Further On Up The Road 05. -Cocaine 06. -Layla Line-up: Eric Clapton guitar, vocals Albert Lee guitar, vocals Dave Markee bass Henry Spinetti drums Chris Stainton keyboards Gary Brooker keyboards, vocals -
Audience 7.8 - A recent remastering job has brought out much more of the music in this tape. It once circulated for a while in unlistenable quality, which is why you are probably unfamiliar with it. Now, it was rescued from the original reel to reel it was recorded on and spruced up a bit. I can honestly say it is MUCH better! That is all relative of course to the actual sound of this tape – which is average even though it’s clearer than before by far. What is happening is the music is all blended together with only vocals riding over it, to where you get distinct definition on them but everything else is hard to decipher…I mean unless you aren’t counting stadium bass/drum sound. To be completely fair, I listened to most of this show and my ears did adjust, and I started to get more out of it. KISS: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 11/29/79 November 29, 1979 01 King Of The Nighttime World 02 Let Me Go, Rock And Roll 03 Move On 04 Calling Dr. Love 05 Firehouse 06 New York Groove 07 I Was Made For Lovin' You 08 Christine Sixteen 09 2,000 Man - 10 Guitar Solo 11 Love Gun 12 Bass Solo - 13 God Of Thunder - Drum Solo (mixed) 14 Shout It Out Loud 15 Black Diamond 16 Detroit Rock City 17 Beth 18 Rock And Roll All Nite Bonus Tracks: 19 Anahiem, CA Soundcheck 11/6/79 20 Billy Crystal Interview 11/7/79 21 Making Of A KISS Show report -
A mix of various sources but I find overall quality to be very good to excellent. In fact, it's strange but there are better sounding tapes from '75 than there are for the following year. You'd think audio quality would get better each subsequent year...alas one only need to listen to most of the 1980's audience tapes to know that is simply not the case. KISS 1975 Tour Canister Disc 1: Location: Beacon Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.A. Date: March 21, 1975 1-01 Deuce 1-02 Strutter 1-03 Got To Choose 1-04 Hotter Than Hell 1-05 Firehouse 1-06 She - Guitar Solo 1-07 Nothin' To Lose 1-08 Parasite - Bass Solo 1-09 100,000 Years - Drum Solo 1-10 Black Diamond 1-11 C'mon And Love Me 1-12 Let Me Go, Rock And Roll Disc 2 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA May 11th 1975 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Deuce 3 -Strutter 4 -Hotter Than Hell 5 -Firehouse 6 -She 7 -Guitar Solo 8 -C'Mon And Love Me 9 -Bass Fart 10 -100,000 Years 11 -Drum Solo 12 -100,000 Years (reprise) 13 -Black Diamond 14 -Rock And Roll All Nite 15 -Goodnight Boston Disc 3 Tulsa, Oklahoma Assembly Center 1975-06-13 1. -Deuce 2. -Strutter 3. -Got To Choose 4. -Hotter Than Hell 5. -Firehouse 6. -She 7. -Ace Solo 8. -C'mon And Love Me 9. -100.000 Years 10. -Peter Solo 11. -Black Diamond 12. -Cold Gin 13. -Rock & Roll All Nite Disc 4 1975-07-23 Wildwood, NJ Tracks 11-14 Larrabee Studios January 1975 1. -Deuce 2. -Strutter 3. -Got to Choose 4. -She 5. -Nothin' to Lose 6. -C'mon and Love Me 7. -100,000 Years - Drum Solo 8. -Parasite 9. -Cold Gin 10. -Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll 11. -Burning Up With Fever 12. -Anything For My Baby 13. -Rock And Roll All Nite 14. -Mistake Disc 5 Civic Center Providence, RI. USA August 8 1975 1 -Deuce 2 -Strutter 3 -Hotter Than Hell 4 -Firehouse 5 -She 6 -C'mon And Love Me 7 -Solo Gene Simmons - 100,000 Years 8 -Solo Peter Criss - 100,000 Years 9 -Black Diamond 10 -Cold Gin 11 -Rock And Roll All Nite Disc 6 Calderone Concert Hall Hempstead, NY 8-23-1975 1 -Deuce 2 -Strutter 3 -Got To Choose 4 -Hotter Than Hell 5 -Firehouse 6 -She - Ace Solo 7 -Nothin' To Lose 8 -C'mon And Love Me 9 -100,000 Years - Peter Solo 10 -Black Diamond 11 -Cold Gin Disc 7 Hempstead Cont'd Tracks 3-17 Magna Graphics Studio August 1975 1 -Rock And Roll All Nite 2 -Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll 3. Doncha Hesitate 4. God Of Thunder [Paul on the vocals] 5. It Ain't The Smoke That Burns Ya 6. Detroit Rock City 7. Love Is Alright 8. Bad, Bad Lovin' 9. Man of 1,000 Faces 10. Don't Want Your Romance 11. Burning Up With Fever 12. Rock And Rolls Royce 13. Mad Dog 14. Night Fly 15. I'm A Star 16. Howling For Your Love 17. True Confessions Disc 8 Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA Friday October 3rd, 1975 01 -Deuce 02 -Strutter 03 -Got To Choose 04 -Hotter Than Hell 05 -Firehouse 06 -She - Ace solo 07 -Nothin' To Lose 08 -C'mon And Love Me 09 -Gene solo - 100,000 Years - Peter solo 10 -Black Diamond 11 -Cold Gin Disc 9 Upper Darby Cont'd Tracks 3-12 The Roxy Theatre, Northampton, Pennsylvania March 19th, 1975 1 -Rock And Roll All Nite 2 -Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll 3 -Deuce 4 -Strutter 5 -Got To Choose 6 -Hotter Than Hell 7 -Firehouse 8 -She 9 -Nothin' To Lose 10 -Parasite 11 -100,000 Years 12 -Black Diamond Disc 10 Northampton cont'd Tracks 4-12 National Guard Armory, Rockford, Illinois November 15th, 1975 1 -C'mon And Love Me 2 -Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll 3 -Cold Gin 4 -Deuce 5 -Strutter 6 -Got To Choose 7 -Hotter Than Hell 8 -Firehouse 9 -She 10 -Ladies In Waiting - Nothin To Lose 11 -100,000 Years 12 -Black Diamond Disc 11 Rockford cont'd Tracks 3-5 Capitol Centre , Largo, Maryland November 30th, 1975 Tracks 6-10 Produced and engineered by Dave Wittman and Eddie Kramer. Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY, March 13, 1973 1. -Cold Gin 2. -Rock And Roll All Nite 3 -Cold Gin 4 -Rock And Roll All Nite 5 -Let Me Go Rock 'n' Roll 6 -Deuce 7 -Cold Gin 8 -Strutter 9 -Watchin You 10 -Black Diamond -
Audience 8.8 - You know right away that this is a decent recording but it takes a song to find the sweet spot. You keep hoping it opens up more, and it does, and then just sit back and enjoy…until the power failure (hence the title). Things are resolved quickly though and the fun begins again. A delightful show! Rush Sports Arena, San Diego, CA February 3, 1986 This might be a new source put into circulation. This date has never been on TTD. This was the Power Windows tour, and ironically, the band has a power failure durng Marathon, after the power returns, starts Marathon over again. Band line up: Geddy Lee - bass & lead vocals Neil Peart - drums, percussion Alex Lifeson - guitars & backing vocals Total Time = 01:55:08 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 The Spirit of Radio 03 Limelight 04 The Big Money 05 New World Man 06 Subdivisions 07 Manhattan Project 08 Middletown Dreams 09 Witch Hunt 10 Red Sector A 11 Closer To The Heart Disc 2 12 Marathon (Take 1) 13 power failure 14 Marathon (Take 2) 15 The Trees 16 Mystic Rhythms 17 Territories 18 YYZ 19 Drum Solo 20 Red Lenses 21 Tom Sawyer 22 2112 Overture 23 The Temples of Syrinx 24 Grand Designs 25 In the Mood -
Audience 8.8 - A tape that should really be enjoyed by everyone even remotely interested in Pink Floyd. Pretty solid one, and a band playing with confidence after having worked out arrangements during the previous lengthy tour. Pink Floyd Trentham Gardens, Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire, England November 19th 1974 CD1 1.-Raving and Drooling 2.-You Gotta Be Crazy 3.-Shine On You Crazy Diamond CD2 1.-Speak To Me 2.-Breathe 3.-On The Run 4.-Time 5.-Breathe (Reprise) 6.-The Great Gig In The Sky 7.-Money 8.-Us and Them 9.-Any Colour You Like 10.-Brain Damage 11.-Eclipse 12.-Echoes -
Audience 8.7 - Recorded with reel to reel tape machine, this is actually very good although it begins with some fluctuations as the tapers settle in. They do an admirable job throughout as the tape stabilizes, they comment here and there but keep it to a minimum, as is the crowd noise. So, it’s a relaxing and enjoyable experience, the band sounding like they are not willing to sell out just yet as their set is not necessarily a top 40 showcase which is good actually. Some hits, but a lot of deep and meaningful music. The Moody Blues - LA Forum 1974-01-30 Setlist (runtime 1hr37m) Disc 1 -Intro and Taper's Comments -Higher And Higher -Out And In -The Story In Your Eyes -One More Time To Live -Tuesday Afternoon -Legend Of A Mind -Watching And Waiting -Eternity Road -Japan Disc 2 -Melancholy Man -Are You Sitting Comfortably -The Dream -Have You Heard part 1 -The Voyage -Have You Heard part 2 -Nights In White Satin -I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band -Intro to Question -Question -Applause and Taper's Comments -Ride My Seesaw -
FM Radio Broadcast 9.5 - One of the best, if not the best, Black Crowes gigs I have ever heard from start to finish. It’s even listed in the top three of all time (at #1) by the Black Crowes fanbase. A must have!
The Black Crowes Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX FM Broadcast - February 6, 1993
Chris Robinson – vocals Rich Robinson – guitar Marc Ford – guitar Eddie Harsch – keyboards Johnny Colt – bass guitar Steve Gorman – drums Disc 1: 1. -No Speak No Slave 2. -Sting Me 3. -Hard To Handle 4. -My Morning Song 5. -Jam 6. -Thorn In My Pride 7. -Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye 8. -Twice As Hard Disc 2: 1. -Black Moon Creeping 2. -Thick N' Thin 3. -Hotel Illness 4. -Stare It Cold 5. -Three Little Birds 6. -Sometimes Salvation 7. -Jealous Again 8. -Remedy
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FM Broadcast 9.0 - A tape that seems to be intact but missing a little of the sharpness and attack of a low gen or master which just means you crank it a little louder. It’s all there, the quality is there, but needs your input to get it up to loudness. Performance is cracking!
Rory Gallagher Hammersmith Odeon Theatre London, England 1-13-79 Rory Gallagher Group; May 1978 - March 1981: Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Ted McKenna - drums Set List: 01 - Radio DJ introduction 02 - Shinkicker 03 - Do You Read Me 04 - Off The Handle 05 - Out On The Western Plain 06 - Goin' To My Hometown 07 - Brute Force & Ignorance 08 - Secret Agent 09 - Shadow Play 10 - Tattoo'd Lady
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M Radio Broadcast 9.5 - Brilliant! Very sharply focused, with punctual bass, airy flute and in the pocket guitars. Right on! The Warehouse New Orleans, LA 12/31/1978 (FM) Disc 1: 37:16 01: radio announcer introduction 1:46 02: fly like an eagle > long hard ride 8:33 03: fire on the mountain 4:35 04: heard it in a love song 5:24 05: dream lover 5:21 06: auld lang syne (New Year's for the U.S. east coast) 3:28 07: blue ridge mountain sky 8:05 Disc 2: 68:22 08: can't you see 6:03 09: hillbilly band 3:40 10: ramblin' 6:55 11: this ol' cowboy 5:58 12: desert skies 6:54 13: 24 hours at a time 12:30 14: auld lang syne (New Year's in New Orleans) > I'll be loving you 10:27 16: searchin' for a rainbow 6:33 17: will the circle be unbroken (with radio talkover idiot) 9:18 Total runtime: 105:38 Toy Caldwell: guitars, vocals Jerry Eubanks: flute, saxophone, background vocals Tommy Caldwell: bass, background vocals Doug Gray: vocals George McCorkle: guitars Paul Riddle: drums -
Soundboard 9.6 - Pretty much the crème de la crème for collectors of this great band. Fame is just now latching on to them, as they get ever larger gigs and more exposure. Wait until Money For Nothing and then it really takes off! I guess these are the days before the glory although I would say they are hitting their stride. Dire Straits Studio-L. Cologne, Germany 2/16/1979 Disc 1 01 Down to the Waterline 02 Six Blade Knife 03 Once Upon a Time in the West 04 Lady Writer 05 Single Handed Sailor 06 Water of Love 07 In the Gallery 08 Follow Me Home 09 News Disc 2 10 What's the Matter Baby 11 Lions 12 Sultans of Swing 13 Wild West End 14 Where Do You Think You're Going? 15 Eastbound Train 16 Sultans of Swing -
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. -
M Radio 8.9 - This is NOT the Mantra Studios 77, this is the concert from September of 1977 and it is GREAT!