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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 7.8 - Recorded on what sounds like a realistic cassette deck, it’s limited in dynamic range and clarity. It is not, however, a pile of muck and murk, you can hear pretty much every instrument, and guitar cuts through during solos but rhythm-wise it’s behind the sound a bit. Vocals are clear, I get drums pretty well, so it’s not a waste of time and it’s a great tour with 25 or 6 to 4 being their latest blockbuster smash hit. I would get this if you appreciated the band during their initial rise to stardom, as the joy in their playing does come through on this tape. CHICAGO The Forum, Los Angeles, CA - April 24, 1971 Disc 1: 1. -Listen 2. -Lowdown 3. -Beginnings 4. -Jam - In the Country 5. -Loneliness Is Just A Word 6. -South California Purples 7. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 8. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon Disc 2: 1. -Introduction 2. -Fancy Colours 3. -It Better End Soon 4. -Mother 5. -Where Do We Go From Here 6. -Elegy 7. -A Song For Richard And His Friends 8. -25 or 6 to 4 Terry Kath - guitar, vocals Peter Cetera - bass, vocals Robert Lamm - keyboards, vocals Lee Loughnane - trumpet James Pankow - trombone Walter Parazaider - woodwinds Danny Seraphine - drums -
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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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FM Broadcast 9.3 and Audience 7.8 - The FM tape is very good but the Tokyo show is suffering from what seems to be too low recording levels meaning once you turn the volume up the tape hiss comes along with it. When you do turn it up, you at least hear the band playing and pretty much get a good idea of everything but there is some hiss to deal with. Chicago Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 7/1973 Show Tracklist : Disc 1 1. -Now That You've Gone 2. -Something In This City Changes People 3. -Hollywood 4. -Just You n' Me 5. -Dialogue 6. -Feelin' Stronger Every Day 7. -Aire 8. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon 9. -Radio Outro Chicago April 9, 1973 (1973-04-09) Budokan Hall Tokyo, Japan 10.-Magical Mystery Tour 11.-State of the Union 12.-Just You n Me 13.-Saturday in the Park 14.-Hollywood Disc 2 1.-Devil's Sweet 2.-Darlin' Dear 3.-Beginnings 4.-Now That You've Gone 5.-Rediscovery 6.-Hit By Varese 7.-Free 8.-Dialogue 9.-Ballet For A Girl In Buchanan Terry Kath Danny Seraphine Robert Lamm Peter Cetera Lee Loughnane James Pankow Walt Parazaider -
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A nice trip through the most important years for Chicago. All of the audio quality is either very good or excellent, with a mix of audience and soundboard sources. Includes a wonderful soundboard recording of Terry Kath's last show. A fitting way to end a great set. Nice touch to include a video CD with some real nice old footage. Chicago 1970-1977 Canister Disc 1 Robertson Memorial Field House Bradley University Peoria, IL May 9, 1970 1. -Introduction 2. -25 or 6 to 4 3. -Beginnings 4. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon 5. -Free Form Intro 6. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 7. -It Better End Soon Disc 2 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA April 25, 1972 1. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon 2. -All Is Well 3. -South California Purples 4. -Goodbye 5. -At The Sunrise 6. -State Of The Union 7. -Beginnings Disc 3 Richmond cont'd 1. -Dialogue 2. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 3. -Mississippi Delta City Blues 4. -Mother 5. -Now That You've Gone 6. -Saturday In The Park 7. -Questions 67 & 68 8. -Lowdown 9. -25 or 6 to 4 Disc 4 Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles Paris, France September 16, 1973 1. -Announcer 2. -Devil's Sweet 3. -Something In This City Changes People 4. -Hollywood 5. -Just You 'n Me 6. -Beginnings 7. -Aire 8. -Feelin' Stronger Every Day 9. -A Hit By Varese Disc 5 Dallas Convention Center Dallas, Texas May 10, 1974 1. Introduction 2. All Is Well 3. Italian In New York 4. Hanky Panky 5. Live Saver 6. Woman Don't Want To Love Me 7. Beginnings 8. Byblos 9. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 10. I've been searching so long 11. Mongonucleosis 12. Crowd Disc 6 Dallas '74 cont'd 1. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon 2. Song Of The Evergreens 3. Saturday In The Park 4. Aire 5. Call On Me 6. Just You N' Me 7. Feelin' Stronger Every Day 8. I'm A Man 9. Got To Get You Into My Life 10. 25 Or 6 To 4 Disc 7 Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon September 8, 1975 01. Anyway You Want It 02. Woman Don’t Want To Love Me 03. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 04. Oh Thank You Great Spirit 05. Poem 58 06. Beginnings 07. Once or Twice 08. Just You 'n Me 09. (I've Been) Searchin'So Long Disc 8 Portland cont'd 10. Monogunucleosis 11. Long Time No See 12. Call on Me 13. Brand New Love Affair 14 Never Been In Love Before 15. A Hit By Varese 16. Saturday in the Park 17. Old Days 18. 25 or 6 to 4 Disc 9 Grugahalle Essen, Germany 2/12/77 01. Saturday In The Park 02. Skin Tight 03. Just You 'N' Me 04. Hope For Love 05. You Are On My Mind 06. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 07. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon 08. Beginnings 09. Scrapbook 10. A Hit By Varese Disc 10 Essen cont'd 01. Call On Me 02. Takin' It On Uptown 03. If You Leave Me Now 04. Once Or Twice 05. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long - Mongonucleosis 06. Drum solo 07. 25 Or 6 To 4 08. Got To Get You Into My Life 09. I'm A Man Disc 11 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany February 18, 1977 01 Anyway You Want 02 You Get It Up 03 Saturday In The Park 04 Just You 'N' Me 05 You Are On My Mind 06 If You Leave Me Now 07 Percussion Solo 08 25 or 6 to 4 Disc 12 Oakland Coliseum Oakland, CA 1977-12-1 (Final Show w/Terry Kath) 1. Dialogue (Part I & II) 2. Wake Up Sunshine 3. This Time 4. Just You And Me 5. Little One 6. Scrapbook 7. Baby What A Big Surprise 8. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (Part 1) 9. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (Part 2) 10. Beginnings 11. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 12. Take Me Back to Chicago 13. Mississippi Delta City Blues 14. Saturday In The Park Disc 13 BONUS VIDEO DISC Chicago, Arie Crowne Theatre 1971 Paris 1969 -
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Soundboard 9.7 - From the very beginning you know you are in for quite a thrill ride with this one. As good as it gets, highly recommended! -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - A terrific slice of power pop played by perhaps the best ever in the genre. All the songs are killer - no filler, a band at the height of their powers. -
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 -
CD1 Audience 9.1 - A great capture of the evening’s festivities. Clear, close, well balanced. Bravo! CD2 Audience 8.7 - A big bold sound, and from the master tape, but where disc 1 has well defined instrument separation, this one is a more melded together sound with emphasis on bottom end. You still have an enjoyable experience, but it’s more about the rock and roll power rather than finesse with this tape. CHEAP TRICK ORPHEUM THEATER BOSTON, MA (USA) DECEMBER 15, 1978 THE BAND Robin Zander lead vocals rhythm guitar Rick Nielsen lead guitar mandocello backing vocals Tom Petersson 12 string bass backing vocals Bun E. Carlos drums Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Hello There 3 -Come On, Come On 4 -Stiff Competition 5 -On Top Of The World 6 -Guitar Solo 7 -Big Eyes 8 -Ain't That A Shame 9 -Southern Girls 10 -Need Your Love 11 -I Want You To Want Me 12 -California Man 13 -Surrender 14 -Goodnight Now Disc 2 1 -Heaven Tonight 2 -12 string bass solo 3 -Auf Weidersehen 4 -Clock Strikes Ten Selland Arena, Fresno, CA July 22, 1978 5 Intro 6 Hello There 7 Come On, Come On 8 Stiff Competition 9 On Top of the World 10 Guitar Solo 11 Big Eyes 12 I Want You To Want Me 13 California Man 14 Surrender 15 Goodnight Now 16 Auf Wiedersehen