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Studio Quality 9.3 - Very slight hiss but otherwise super-duper. Definitely this is fly-on-the-wall type stuff, with banter intact. Very insightful, and kind of gives me more of an appreciation for an overlooked album. Bob Dylan - Billy The Kid Sessions Disc 1 Session 1 Outtakes 1 20 jan 73 01 Billy (Instrumental) 02 Billy (Instrumental) 03 Billy (Instrumental) 04 Billy (Verses from Billy 1 & 4) 05 Billy 4 06 Turkey 07 Turkey 08 Turkey 09 Billy 10 Billy Surrenders 11 Billy Surrenders 12 And He's Killed Me Too 13 And He's Killed Me too 14 And He's Killed Me too 15 Goodbye Holly 16 Pecos Blues 17 Pecos Blues Disc 2 Session 2 Outtakes 2 sessions 72-73 01 Billy 4 02 Knockin' on Heaven's Door 03 Sweet Amarillo 04 Knockin' on Heaven's Door 05 Final Theme 06 Rock Me Mama 07 Billy 7 08 Billy 7 09 Instrumental 10 Instumental 11 Final Theme 12 Ride, Billy Ride Session 3 Sam Peckinpah's House, Durango, Mexico. December 1972 to January 1973 13 Billy -
Audience 9.3 - A fantastic effort was made to capture this gig, really nice, smooth and pleasant with enough dynamics to bring you into it realistically. Camel Marquee Club London, UK 20 June, 1974 1. Earthrise 2. The White Rider 3. Six Ate 4. Supertwister 5. Mystic Queen 6. Liggin' at Louie's 7. Homage to the God of Light 8. Lady Fantasy -
Audience 9.2 - Killer sound, excellent atmosphere, mind blowing performance = MUST HAVE! Boston Seattle Center Arena Seattle, WA March 9, 1977 01 Rock & Roll Band 02 Shattered Images 03 More Than A Feeling 04 Instrumental 05 Peace Of Mind 06 Something About You 07 A Man I’ll Never Be 08 Don’t Be Afraid 09 Smokin’ 10 Guitar Solo - Blues 11 Foreplay - Long Time 12 Television Politician Brad Delp – lead and harmony vocals Tom Scholz – electric, lead guitar and acoustic guitars, clavinet, organ Barry Goudreau – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals Fran Sheehan – bass guitar Sib Hashian – drums -
Austin 2007 Audience 9.6 - Excellent dynamics, strong recording signal that sounds like you are sitting right in front of the band. You can almost make out her diction of lyrics…almost ha ha! A lovely recording. Toronto 2007 Audience 9.1 - A good recording that features nice instrument separation and clarity, it isn’t as round and tight as the Austin show on disc 1 but it’s very strong in its own right. Amy Winehouse 2007 Disc 1 SXSW La Zona Rosa Austin, TX March 16, 2007 01. -Addicted 02. -Just Friends 03. -Back to Black 04. -Wake Up alone 05. -Tears Dry On Their Own 06. -He Can Only Hold Her 07. -You Know I'm No Good 08. -Me & Mr. Jones 09. -Love Is a Losing Game 10. -Rehab 11. -Valerie Disc 2 Mod Club Toronto ON 2007-05-12 01. -Addicted 02. -Just Friends 03. -Cherry 04. -Back To Black 05. -Wake Up Alone 06. -Rick-stacy Rap 07. -Tears Dry On Their Own 08. -He Can Only Hold Her 09. -Fuck Me Pumps 10. -Love Is A Losing Game 11. -Valerie (w/ Band Intro) 12. -Rehab (w/audience) 13. -Amy Chats 14. -Me & Mr Jones 15. -You Know I'm No Good -
Audience 9.4 -A fierce sounding tape with major emphasis on Tony, and man, you can hear every nuance of the guitar and it is literally spine-tingling…but at the expense of Ronnie’s vocals. Not to worry too much, I mean, it’s just a badass recording you tend to overlook that. This is well worth listening to I highly recommend it. Black Sabbath Kaikan Hall Kyoto, Japan 1980 November 20 Disc 1 01 Opening SE - Supertzar 02 War Pigs 03 Neon Knights 04 N.I.B. 05 Children Of The Sea 06 Sweet Leaf 07 Drum Solo 08 Sweet Leaf 09 Lady Evil 10 Black Sabbath Disc 2 01 MC 02 Heaven And Hell 03 Iron Man 04 Instrumental 05 Guitar Solo 06 Instrumental 07 Guitar Solo 08 Instrumental 09 Guitar Solo 10 Orchid 11 Die Young 12 Paranoid (encore) 13 SE 14 Announcements Line-up: Tony Iommi - guitars Ronnie James Dio - vocals Geezer Butler - bass Vinny Appice - drums Geoff Nicholls - keyboards -
Audience 9.5 - This may be a pro audience recording because it has some of the hallmarks of it being managed by someone other than a concert goer. Not saying 100% certain, but it’s just too good and clean, and free of interference but who knows maybe it’s just a really astute taper? All I know is that this material and this quality make for a real revelation for people like me who glossed over the albums. Damn good stuff, with a stellar cast of characters. Same with the San Francisco 1977 tape which I include in this rating but is a soundboard…similar stellar sound quality maybe 9.6 but has a little more hiss present. Still, it is EXCELLENT! Stomu Yamashta's Go Royal Albert Hall London, England May 29, 1976 Disc 1 1. -Ghost Machine 2. -Surfspin 3. -Time Is Here 4. -Winner Loser - Band Introductions 5. -Solitude - Nature - Air Voice - Crossing The Line 6. -Man Of Leo Stomu Yamashta: drums, percussion Kevin Shrieve: guitar Ava Cherry: vocals Jess Roden: vocals Patrick Gleeson: synthesizers Michael Shrieve: drums Paul Jackson: bass Doni Harvey: guitar Brother James: percussion Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA September 26, 1977 7. -Prelude 8. -Seen You Before Disc 2 1. -Madness 2. -Mysteries Of Love 3. -Crossing The Line 4. -Wheels Of Fortune 5. -Beauty 6. -You And Me 7. -Instrumental Interlude 8. -Man Of Leo 9. -Wheels Of Fortune (Reprise) Stomu Yamashta - Piano, Percussion, Synthesizer Steve Winwood - Vocals, Keyboards Michael Shrieve - Drum Kit Al Di Meola - Solo Guitar Klaus Schulze - Synthesizers (Space Machine!) Jerome Rimson - Bass Pat Thrall - Guitar Brother James - Congas Karen Friedman - Vocals -
Studio Quality 9.5 - A lot of stuff to go through here, both discs jam packed with music. George Harrison - Stripped 101 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) 102 Any Road 103 Love Comes To Everyone 104 Miss O'Dell 105 All Those Years Ago 106 Circles 107 Living In The Material World 108 Got My Mind Set On You 109 Bangla Desh 110 This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying) 111 Pisces Fish 112 Don't Let Me Wait Too Long 113 The Day The World Gets 'Round 114 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 115 Ding Dong, Ding Dong 116 Stuck Inside A Cloud 117 Rising Sun 118 Dark Horse 119 Not Guilty 120 Crackerbox Palace 121 I Really Love You 201 You 202 That's The Way It Goes 203 This Song 204 Brainwashed 205 It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna) 206 Far East Man 207 Blow Away 208 Deep Blue 209 Life Itself 210 When We Was Fab 211 Sue Me, Sue You Blues 212 Soft-Hearted Hana 213 Devil's Radio 214 Can't Stop Thinking About You 215 Be Here Now 216 This Is Love 217 So Sad 218 Dream Away -
Audience 8.8 - I am very thankful this recording exists, so few tapes from around this time that are clean and audible. Now, it gets off to a bumpy start but smoothes out and remains consistent for the duration. It’s taken from I would say the middle of the venue but does not suffer from typical distance recordings. The main P.A. system is strong, so you get a good signal here, all instruments present and accounted for. Vocals remain very much up front in the mix, guitars follow. All in all this is really outstanding and the time period is optimal. Wishbone Ash Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen, Germany 01.11.1974 Disc 1 01 -Don't Come Back 02 -Silver Shoes 03 -Lady Jay 04 -The King Will Come 05 -Warrior 06 -Throw Down the Sword 07 -Persephone Disc 2 08 -Introduction 09. -F.U.B.B. 10. -Blowin' Free 11. -Time Was 12. -Hometown 13. -No Easy Road 14. -Where Were You Tomorrow -
Audience 8.8 - This is a real surprise, for this early vintage you do not expect anything really good especially out of the Music Hall but I have news for you – this is a good, good tape. Of course it is going to have that almost cavernous kind of quality but regardless it’s a really clear sound and one that shows off each member of the band and offers at the same time a feeling of time and place. EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Boston Music Hall, Boston, Ma. November 12, 1971 Disc One 1. -Hoedown 2. -Tarkus 3. -Take A Pebble Disc Two 1. -Knife Edge 2. -Rondo 3. -drums 4. -Rondo -
Audience 8.7 - It’s difficult to express sometimes to people who maybe did not start collecting until the digital age what it is like for us old cats to be listening again to a recording we first heard on cassette…and could barely listen to they were so awful, muddy, gen’d down, etc. – and now they show up like maidens to the prom. This old recording sounds like years of mud and grime were wiped away, still not great but man what a difference! The bonus tracks from Anaheim got the same treatment but the original tape was recorded from further back so is not as good as the Detroit, but historically seems more important being that it is with Jeff Beck. I think this stuff here is like finding unpolished diamonds…maybe a little bit dirty but they are invaluable and hold beauty in and of themselves. Aerosmith Cobo Arena Detroit, MI. Dec. 2, 1976 1 -Mama Kin 2 -Write Me a Letter 3 -S.O.S. (Too Bad) 4 -Lick and a Promise 5 -Big Ten Inch Record 6 -Sweet Emotion 7 -Rats in the Cellar 8 -Last Child 9 -Lord of the Thighs 10 -Walk This Way 11 -Sick as a Dog 12 -The Train Kept A-Rollin'- Drum Solo - Batman - Peter Gunn 13 -Get the Lead Out 14 -Toys in the Attic Aerosmith w/Jeff Beck Angel Stadium Anaheim, CA September 12, 1976 16 -Train Kept A Rollin' 17 -I Ain't Got You -
Audience 8.8 - Truly a marvel, you get three blockbuster acts performing outdoors at a large German Rock Festival in 1974 and you are sitting there listening to something that was probably forgotten within days by everyone as they smoke, drank, and partied until the cows came home in preparation for the next festival that came to town. What I am really saying is that while the band members and audiences probably cannot recall what they did on September 27th, 1974, we can now relive that very day in the lives of all of those people because taper managed to capture everything while sitting in a decent spot and running decent gear. Why he/she did this I do not know but I certainly appreciate their efforts not taking it for granted one bit. The music here sounds good to my ears, very comfortable even if not very distinct in the mid band (where guitars reside) but more than made up for with a beautiful round bass sound and good vocals and highs. Very nice! The Great Music Circus Heidelberg-Eppelheim Rhein-Neckar-Halle September 27th, 1974 Disc 1 Black Oak Arkansas 1. -Announcements 2. -Fever In My Mind 3. -Lord Have Mercy On My Soul 4. -Hey Y'all 5. -Dixie 6. -Full Moon Ride 7. -Mutants Of The Monster 8. -Hot N' Nasty 9. -Hot Rod 10. -Up - Drum Solo 11. -Jim Dandy To The Rescue 12. -Movin' Electric Light Orchestra 01. -Daybreaker 02. -Showdown 03. -Daytripper 04. -Violin Solo 05. -Ma-Ma-Ma Belle 06. -In the Hall of the Mountain King 07. -Great Balls of Fire 08. -Roll Over Beethoven Humble Pie 01. -Intro 02. -Thunderbox 03. -Sweet Peace and Time 04. -The Fixer 05. -30 Days in the Hole 06. -Let Me Be Your Lovemaker 07. -C'mon Everybody 08. -I Don't Need No Doctor -
Soundboard 9.6 - A great sound happening here, but what I really love most about it is the brassy, killer bass. Obviously it’s everything, it’s all great, but Prince, even being mainly onto a funky, keyboard, drum, bass approach on this tour (guitar is present in places just not emphasized) which might not be everyone’s cup of tea, still is able to engage this old rock and roller. Prince Parade Tour Isstadion, Stockholm 22nd August 1986 Disc 1 1. -Around The World In A Day 2. -Christopher Tracy's Parade 3. -New Position 4. -I Wonder U 5. -Raspberry Beret 6. -Delirious 7. -Controversy 8. -A Love Bizarre 9. -Do Me, Baby 10. -How Much Is That Doggy In The Window 11. -Lady Cab Driver (instrumental) - Automatic 12. -D.M.S.R. 13. -When Doves Cry 14. -Under The Cherry Moon 15. -Anotherloverholenyohead Disc 2 1. -17 Days 2. -Head 3. -Pop Life 4. -Girls And Boys 5. -Life Can Be So Nice 6. -1999 7. -Mountains 8. -Kiss 9. -Purple Rain -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - This is most definitely a broadcast although when it starts you may confuse it for a very good audience tape. The tape itself that was made from the broadcast is a little aged it seems but holds up pretty well. It’s a solid old tape, just could use a little brightening up. Pat Benatar Band Paradise Rock Club Boston, Mass. October 30, 1979 1. -If You Think You Know How To Love Me 2. -So Sincere 3. -I Need A Lover 4. -My Clone Sleeps Alone 5. -In The Heat Of The Night 6. -No You Don't 7. -Just Like Me 8. -Heartbreaker 9. -Come On, Let's Go Pat Benatar: lead vocals Neil "Spyder James" Geraldo: guitars, vocals, keyboards Scott St. Clair Sheets: guitars, vocals, synthesizer Roger Capps: bass, vocals Myron Grombacher: drums -
Audience 8.2/Studio 9.5 - OK, what we have here is both a blessing and a curse. How to begin? It’s not the best sounding tape, but, it’s perhaps one of the most important and illuminating tapes to have surfaced in a long time. I’d been collecting Motley Crue for some time (because they have a special place in my early teenage years) and had always thought 1982 was the earliest known recordings. Should this even be in anyone’s collection? Considering the revelation it was to me, hearing them sound so confident and amazing as early as this, yes I think it belongs in every collection. It sounds pretty rough, but not rough enough to dismiss. A LOT of work went into the re-mastering to deliver something that started off unlistenable and now can be considered a “good” audience tape. Small club, loud AF band, sub-par taping gear. Why were tapers there recording at all? Who was Motley Crue in 1981? By the sound of it, they were already hot stuff on the scene. The demos are excellent; these early demos are also indispensible and belong in every Crue collector’s tape deck. MOTLEY CRUE The Whiskey Los Angeles, CA 12 11 1981 1. Take Me to the Top 2. Runnin' Wild in the Night 3. I Will Survive 4. Toast of the Town 5. Starry Eyes 6. Piece of Your Action 7. Come On and Dance 8. Too Fast for Love 9. Merry-Go-Round 10. Live Wire Bonus Tracks Leathur Demos 1981 11. Public Enemy No.1 12. Take Me To The Top 13. Stick To Your Guns 14. Toast Of The Town -
Soundboard 9.3 - This entire set is wonderful. Personally I find this era to be my favorite simply because it’s a snapshot of an iconic artist really exploring the depths of his emotions, talent, creativity, and wisdom. Great sound here, really got into this! BOB DYLAN The Summit Houston, Texas November 12th 1981 Disc 1 01. -Introduction - Hughes Aufray 02. -GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY 03. -I BELIEVE IN YOU 04. -LIKE A ROLLING STONE 05. -THE LONESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROLL 06. -MAN GAVE NAMES TO ALL THE ANIMALS 07. -MAGGIE'S FARM 08. -GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY 09. -BALLAD OF A THIN MAN 10. -SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE 11. -HEART OF MINE 12. -ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER 13. -I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT 14. -FOREVER YOUNG 15. -GAMBLIN' MAN - Clydie King, Regina McCrary, Madelyn Quebec 16. -THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' Disc 2 17. -A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL 18. -WATERED-DOWN LOVE 19. -SHOT OF LOVE 20. -JUST LIKE A WOMAN 21. -SOLID ROCK 22. -MASTERS OF WAR 23. -WHEN YOU GONNA WAKE UP 24. -IN THE GARDEN 25. -BLOWIN' IN THE WIND 26. -IT'S ALRIGHT, MA (I'M ONLY BLEEDING) 27. -IT AIN'T ME, BABE 28. -KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR -
Audience 8.7 - A rare tape of the 1974 tour, you gotta grab these whenever they appear because unfortunately there are precious few. This one does not disappoint in the quality dept. despite being pretty friggin’ loud and close to taper…almost crosses over the line pegging the meters into distortion but it doesn’t…it would have been a total loss if it had. The disclaimer then is “watch out for your ears”. Steely Dan Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA. April 18th, 1974 1. -Intro - Tune Up 2. -Bodisatva 3. -Boston Rag 4. -Do It Again 5. -Any Major Dude 6. -King Of The World 7. -Rikki Don't Lose That Number 8. -Dirty Work 9. -Pretzel Logic 10. -My Old School 11. -Reelin' In The Years Donald Fagen - Keys, Sax, Lead Vocals Walter Becker - Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - Lead Guitar Denny Dias - Guitar Jim Hadder - Drums, Backing Vocals -
Audience 8.7 - I had a hard time determining whether it was the recording or the PA that caused this tape to fall below the usually excellent quality recordings coming out of the Inglewood Forum around this same time. It’s not terrible; the main issue was an overcrowding of the middle bandwidth. So you get plenty of bottom end and soaring high end (where most guitar leads and vocals, and yes, cymbals are clear) but a lack of separation in that crucial middle. That leaves us with a tape clearly made on decent gear, somewhere in the middle of the venue it sounds like, and likely a master source (zero tape noise), but just not delivering the kind of clarity you would want when you are trying to hear the magical guitar interplay, especially Joe Walsh who just has his own musicality that perks your ears up. Still, a good tape that is worthy of exploration and much appreciated being from that wonderful line-up that featured perennial fave Joe Walsh. The Eagles The Forum Inglewood, CA October 22, 1976 Disc 1 01 Hotel California 02 Outlaw Man 03 Doolin-Dalton - Desperado (reprise) 04 Lyin' Eyes 05 Wasted Time 06 Take It to the Limit 07 New Kid in Town* 08 Desperado 09 Midnight Flyer 10 Turn to Stone Disc 2 11 Already Gone Interlude 12 One of These Nights 13 Funk #49 14 Good Day in Hell 15 Rocky Mountain Way 16 Witchy Woman 17 James Dean 18 Best of My Love 19 Walk Away 20 Tequila Sunrise 21 Take It Easy 22 Carol Don Felder – guitars, harmony and backing vocals Glenn Frey – rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals Don Henley – drums, percussion, vocals Randy Meisner – bass guitar, vocals Joe Walsh – guitars, keyboards, vocals Jage Jackson – rhythm guitar, percussion Phil Kenzie – saxophone Vince Melamed – electric piano The Monstertones – backing vocals J. D. Souther – vocals, acoustic guitar Joe Vitale – piano, organ, drums, percussion -
Audience 9.4 - A wonderful, warm, full bodied recording that beckons you in from the first note. Say what you will about Rod Stewart but his voice works with this stuff, and even here in 1982 as long as you can’t see him you can appreciate the rock and roll pedigree he brings to the stage. Yeah, I was rather turned off by his image for quite some time, but hearing him live you just find a way to look past that. Rod Stewart Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA March 24, 1982 Disc 1 01 Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) 02 Sweet Little Rock & Roller 03 Hot Legs 04 Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) 05 Passion 06 She Won't Dance With Me > 07 Little Queenie 08 You're In My Heart 09 I Just Want To Make Love To You 10 How Long 11 Young Turks Disc 2 12 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right 13 You Wear It Well 14 (I Know) I'm Losing You 15 Gasoline Alley 16 Maggie May 17 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 18 I Was Only Joking 19 Tear It Up 20 Stay With Me -
Audience 9.1 - God bless the tapers for this one! What a great show it is, and really I can’t recommend it highly enough because it’s TOTALLY immersive, I mean, sure it’s not 100% perfect but in a way it’s as good as you would hope. It’s a fun experience to hear this man just at the top of his game like this with a band that doesn’t miss a thing, ever. Bob Dylan Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO 05/23/76 Disc 1 1. -Mr. Tambourine Man 2. -It Ain't Me Babe 3. -Vincent van Gogh 4. -Maggie's Farm 5. -One Too Many Mornings 6. -Mozambique 7. -Isis 8. -Blowin' In The Wind 9. -Railroad Boy 10. -Deportee 11. -I Pity The Poor Immigrant 12. -Shelter From The Storm 13. -Oh Sister 14. -I Want You Disc 2 1. -Tangled Up In Blue 2. -You're A Big Girl Now 3. -You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go 4. -Lay Lady Lay 5. -Silver Mantis 6. -Going Going Gone 7. -Idiot Wind 8. -Knockin' On Heaven's Door 9. -Gotta Travel On 10. -A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall -
Broadcasts 8.8/9.4 - A little variation depending on the source of the recording in question (all fully annotated in the notes), what you get here is a collection of broadcasts over the air during 1969 and 1970 when music was in full change mode and experimentation and blending of genres was all the rage. Blodwyn Pig certainly has to be included in that product description with their jazz-tinged hard rock akin to Jethro Tull without flute (substitute sax instead). Makes sense, since Mick Abrahams helped define Tull’s sound in the beginning days. This is great stuff though and is HIGHLY recommended. BLODWYN PIG 1969-1970 Sessions Disc 1 01 -Ain't Ya Comin' Home ......... 03:14 02 -The Change Song .............. 04:23 03 -The Modern Alchemist ......... 04:45 04 -Mr. Green's Blues ............ 03:47 05 -It's Only Love ............... 03:30 06 -Ain't Ya Comin' Home ......... 03:35 07 -See My Way ................... 06:06 08 -Summer Day ................... 04:09 09 -The Modern Alchemist ......... 06:42 10 -Same Old Story ............... 02:33 11 -It's Only Love ............... 03:25 Disc 2 12 -Same Old Story ............... 03:17 13 -Cat's Squirrel ............... 08:55 14 -Drive Me ..................... 03:37 15 -Slow Down .................... 05:59 16 -Worry ........................ 03:38 17 -Somebody Just Like Me ........ 05:50 19 -See My Way ................... 06:05 19 -Moon's Gone .................. 02:59 20 -Lady Of Liberty .............. 04:22 21 -Lovely Lady .................. 05:11 22 -Lady Of Liberty .............. 05:32 (01-02) February 24, 1969 BBC Studio 2, Aoelian Hall, London UK (BBC Radio "Symonds On Sunday" broadcast March 2, 1970) (03-06) March 24, 1969 BBC Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Ave London UK (BBC Radio "Top Gear" broadcast April 13, 1969) (07-08) October 1, 1969 BBC Maida Vale 4, London UK (UK BBC Radio "WS R&B" broadcast October 25, 1969) (09) October 10, 1969 Bremen (German TV "Beat Club 48" broadcast October 25, 1969) (10-11) December 27, 1969 BBC Studios London UK (12) January 29, 1970 Top Of The Pops, Paris Theater, London UK (13-15) February 1, 70 BBC Radio "Top Gear" London UK (16-17) March 4, 1970 BBC Maida Vale 4, London, UK (BBC Radio "WS R&B" broadcast April 5, 1970) (18) May 25, 1970 Bremen (German TV "Beat Club 55" broadcast May 30, 1970) (19-20) September 23, 1970 "Sounds Of The Seventies" London UK (21-22) October 3, 1970 Peel session, London UK Personel: Mick Abrahams - guitars, vocals (01-18) Andy Pyle - bass Jack Lancaster - saxophone, flute Ron Berg - drums Peter Banks - guitars (19-22) Barry Reynolds - vocals (19-22) -
Audience 8.5 -This is one of those tapes that originated from a well-known local taper who produced some of the BEST stealth audience recordings of the decade but had to start somewhere, and that somewhere was not always as spectacular. The drums, specifically the cymbals, sound all washed out and annoying, even with careful remastering the effect is still present but much more bearable and in fact allows, finally, the true fan to actually appreciate this tape. Allman Brothers Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 5 June 1974 Disc 1 Set I 01 -Wasted Words 02 -Done Somebody Wrong 03 -One Way Out 04 -Stormy Monday 05 -Midnight Rider 06 -Trouble No More 07 -In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Set II 08 -Pony Boy Jam 09 -Statesboro Blues 10 -Come and Go Blues Disc 2 01 -Jessica 02 -You Don't Love Me 03 -Les Brers In A Minor 04 -Whippin' Post -
Philadelphia 1983 Audience 8.8 - This tape is very “live” sounding, especially the drums which seem to cascade around your head with Tyler being just slightly above the fray although the enunciation is not that great. Guitars are somewhat in back of things, so really on this tape it’s Tyler and Kramer leading the way in the mix. The good thing about this tape is that it is sharp and clear, the separation of instruments is not so much but at least it’s not muddy. I think Tyler is performing as well as he was capable…take it for what it’s worth but he’s good on this night. Ventura 1983 Audience 9.0 - A really good tape that captures quite the disaster of a gig…poor o’l Steven Tyler – lost his stage mate and now has to carry the weight on his own and man…slow motion train wreck on this night. I think this show is the musical equivalent of rubbernecking ‘cause you just can’t turn away you are drawn like a moth to the flame to hear Tyler royally butcher a rock and roll show. AEROSMITH The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA February 14th 1983 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Back In The Saddle 3 -Mama Kin 4 -Big Ten Inch Record 5 -Three Mile Smile 6 -Reefer Head Woman 7 -Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat) 8 -Lord Of The Thighs 9 -Lick And A Promise 10 -Sweet Emotion 11 -Dream On 12 -Lightning Strikes 13 -Walk This Way 14 -Milk Cow Blues 15 -Drum Solo Disc 2 16 -Toys In The Attic 17 -Train Kept A Rollin' Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, CA August 3, 1983 3. -Psycho - Tyler Introduction 4. -Back in the Saddle Again 5. -Big Ten Inch Record 6. -Mama Kin 7. -Three Mile Smile 8. -Reefer Head Woman 9. -Lord of the Thighs 10. -No More No More 11. -Minister Tyler Preaches 12. -Sweet Emotion 13. -Walk this Way 14. -Toys in the Attic THE BAND Steven Tyler vocals harmonica percussion Tom Hamilton bass backing vocals Joey Kramer drums Jimmy Crespo guitar backing vocals Rick Dufay guitar Bob Mayo keyboards -
Audience 9.0/Soundboard 9.6 - Both are excellent sources and both performances are excellent. As everyone already knows, these shows are precious being that Dylan only performed a handful on this brief tour (if you can call it a tour) with most of the dates from San Francisco. BOB DYLAN Paramount Theater Portland, Oregon December 3rd 1980 Disc One Paramount Theater, Portland, Oregon December 3rd 1980 Disc 1 01. -GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY 02. -I BELIEVE IN YOU 03. -HARD RAIN 04. -MAN GAVE NAMES TO ALL THE ANIMALS 05. -SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE 06. -WE JUST DISAGREE 07. -ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER 08. -AIN'T GONNA GO TO HELL 09. -GIRL OF THE NORTH COUNTRY 10. -TO RAMONA 11. -SLOW TRAIN 12. -ABRAHAM MARTIN AND JOHN 13. -RISE AGAIN 14. -LET'S KEEP IT BETWEEN US 15. -MARY FROM THE WILD MOOR 16. -SOLID ROCK 17. -JUST LIKE A WOMAN Disc Two Paramount Theater, Portland, Oregon December 3rd 1980 Disc 2 01. -SEÑOR 02. -A COUPLE MORE YEARS 03. -WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU 04. -WHEN YOU GONNA WAKE UP 05. -IN THE GARDEN 06. -BLOWIN' IN THE WIND 07. -CITY OF GOLD 08. -IT'S ALL OVER NOW BABY BLUE 09. -IT'S ALRIGHT, MA Paramount Theater Portland, Oregon December 4th 1980 10. -LIKE A ROLLING STONE 11. -JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES 12. -TO RAMONA Paramount Northwest Theater Seattle, Washinton November 29th 1980 13. -SEÑOR 14. -DON'T THINK TWICE 15. -FEVER Paramount Northwest Theater November 30th 1980 16. -ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Disc Three Fox Warfield San Francisco, California November 15th 1980 01. -MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD INTRODUCTION 02. -LIKE A ROLLING STONE 03. -COVENANT WOMAN 04. -GROOM'S STILL WAITING AT THE ALTAR 05. -CITY OF GOLD 06. -LOVE MINUS ZERO 07. -GERRY GARCIA INTRODUCTION 08. -TO RAMONA Fox Warfield November 16th 1980 09. -LET'S KEEP IT BETWEEN US 10. -TRANVESTITE STORY 11. -JUST LIKE A Woman Fox Warfield November 22nd 1980 12. -DETROIT BINGO HALL STORY 13. -FEVER 14. -ROGER MCGUINN INTRODUCTION 15. -MR. TAMBOURINE MAN 16. -KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR 17. -IT AIN'T ME, BABE 18. -LEADBELLY STORY 19. -CARRIBBEAN WIND Fox Warfield November 12th 1980 20. -PRECIOUS ANGEL Fox Warfield November 18th 1980 21. -RISE AGAIN 22. -DO RIGHT TO ME BABY -
Soundboard 9.7/Audience (patches) 8.8 - As complete a picture of the Madison Square Garden “Night of the Hurricane” concerts as can be, it’s a tour de force and a must have in my opinion. Bob Dylan Madison Square Garden New York City. NY. December 8, 1975 Volume 2 Disc 3 JOAN BAEZ 01. Diamonds And Rust 02. Swing Low Sweet Chariot 03. Billy Rose 04. Joe Hill 05. Long Black Veil 06. Please Come To Boston ROBERTA FLACK 07. Intro to Roberta Flack 08. 25th Of Last December 09. Why Don’t You Move In With Me ROGER McGUINN 10. Eight Miles High 11. Chestnut Mare 12. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Disc 4 BOB DYLAN 01. Love Minus Zero /- No Limit 02. Simple Twist Of Fate 03. Oh, Sister 04. Hurricane 05. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below) 06. Sara 07. Just Like A Woman 08. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 09. This Land Is Your Land Bob Dylan - vocal, guitar, Bob Neuwirth - guitar, T-bone J. Henry Burnett - guitar, Roger McGuinn - guitar, Steven Soles - guitar, Mick Ronson - guitar, David Mansfield - steel guitar, violin, mandolin Rob Stoner - bass, Howie Wyeth - piano, drums, Luther Rix - drums, percussion, Ronee Blakley - vocal -
Soundboard 9.7/Audience (patches) 8.8 - As complete a picture of the Madison Square Garden “Night of the Hurricane” concerts as can be, it’s a tour de force and a must have in my opinion. Bob Dylan Madison Square Garden New York City. NY. December 8, 1975 Volume 1 Disc 1 01. Good Love Is Hard To Find - Bob Neuwirth 02. Intro 03. Sleazy - Bob Neuwirth 04. Hula Hoop - T-Bone Burnett 05. Too Good To Be Wasted - Rob Stoner 06. Laissez-Faire - Steven Soles 07. Is There Life On Mars? - Mick Ronson 08. Band intro 09. Alabama Dark - Bob Neuwirth & Ronee Blakley 10. Need A New Sun Rising - Ronee Blakley 11. Cindy (When I Get Home) - Bob Neuwirth 12. Mercedes Benz - Bob Neuwirth JONI MITCHELL 13. Shadows And Light 14. Coyote 15. Edith And The Kingpin 16. Don't Interrupt The Sorrow 17. Stage announcement - Muhammad Ali & Others Disc 2 01. Announcement - Ramblin’ Jack - Bob Neuwirth RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT 02. Muleskinner Blues 03. Pretty Boy Floyd 04. Salt Pork, West Virginia 05. I’m A Rich And Ramblin’ Boy BOB DYLAN 06. When I Paint My Masterpiece 07. It Ain't Me, Babe 08. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll 09. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 10. It Takes A Lot To Laugh 11. Romance In Durango 12. Isis 13. The Times They Are A-Changin' 14. Dark As A Dungeon 15. Mama You Been On My Mind 16. Never Let Me Go 17. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine 18. I Shall Be Released -
Audience 9.3 - Super close to the action but no distortion in the recording makes for a mighty fun listening experience. It’s quite literally like being there…just close your eyes. Thin Lizzy Reading Rock Festival Reading, UK 1977-08-27 01 -Soldier Of Fortune 02 -Jailbreak 03 -Warriors 04 -Dancing In The Moonlight 05 -Massacre 06 -Still In Love With You 07 -Cowboy Song 08 -The Boys Are Back In Town 09 -Don't Believe A Word 10 -Emerald 11 -Bad Reputation 12 -Drums 13 -Baby Drives Me Crazy Band: Phil Lynott - Vocals, Bass Brian Downey - Drums Scott Gorham - Guitars, Vocals Brian Robertson - Guitar, Vocals John Earl - Sax -
Audience 8.8 - A reasonably clear and even somewhat dynamic old tape, that sounds to me like someone did some work on it and thankfully so. I’ll take as many of these 1980 tapes as I can because I think this is a misunderstood period for the band. I personally think this is incredibly progressive music, and of course they sound great especially here in front of a London audience. Yes 1980-12-18 Rainbow Theatre Finsbury Park London UK Second Night The Last Concert Disc 1 1 -Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra 2 -Apocalypse 3 -Does It Really Happen 4 -Yours Is No Disgrace 5 -Into The Lens 6 -Clap 7 -And You And I 8 -Go Through This 9 -Man In The White Car Suite 10 -We Can Fly From Here 11 -Tempus Fugit Disc 2 1 -Amazing Grace - The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) 2 -Machine Messiah 3 -Trevor Horn MC 4 -Starship Trooper 5 -Roundabout 6 -White Car (acapella) Geoff Downes-Keyboards Trevor Horn-Vocals/Guitar/Percussion Steve Howe-Guitars/Vocals Chris Squire-Bass/Vocals Alan White-Drums/Percussion -
Radio Broadcast 8.7 - This is one of the toughest tapes to review because I don’t know what it is, literally I don’t know how they captured this to tape. To my ears it sounds like it was broadcast over the air and someone placed a microphone in front of their stereo speaker and recorded it. Either that or maybe it was broadcast over AM, I just can’t tell you but for sure it’s not as good as a radio broadcast should be, not is it as bad as an amateur audience recording, this one hovers somewhere in between but I still thought it was decent. Someone definitely re-mastered this, and I am 100% sure it was a major benefit. Blue Oyster Cult Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Arizona December 27, 1979 Disc 1 1.-Introduction 3:24 2.-Dominance & Submission 5:28 3.-Dr. Music 3:43 4.-Mirrors 4:21 5.-Cities on Flame 5:31 6.-The Great Sun Jester 5:26 7.-The Vigil 5:32 8.-The Vigil (Reprise) 1:26 9.-Extraterrestrial Intelligernce 4:51 10.-Astronomy 8:35 11.-ME 262 3:42 Disc 2 1.-Godzilla - Drum Solo - Godzilla 9:18 2.-Hot Rails to Hell 5:31 3.-Bass Solo 1:39 4.-Five Guitars 4:52 5.-Born to Be Wild 4:58 6.-Encore Break 3:14 7.-O.d.'d on Life Itself 4:03 8.-(Don't Fear) The Reaper 7:02 -
Audience 9.8 - Your ears will be telling you this HAS to be a soundboard, then the song ends and you hear the audience right next to you and you say to yourself “thank goodness I picked this one up” yes even though it’s an audience tape it will BLOW YOUR MIND it’s so good. Al Di Meola Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA May 26, 1978 01 Egyptian Danza 02 Chasin’ The Voodoo 03 Dark Eye Tango 04 Short Tales Of The Black Forest 05 Fantasia Suite For Two Guitars 06 Señor Mouse 07 Midnight Tango 08 Band Introduction 09 The Wizard -
Pro 9.7 - One has to wonder with all the various BBC recordings in the Bowie catalog, what do I get from having one more? My take on that is usually there is always something overlooked or that could have been better – and with this collection all I hear is sparkling perfection. Someone did their homework here. David Bowie - A Crash Couse for the Ravers Various dates and outtakes (info on the insert) 01. -Queen Bitch 02. -Bombers 03. -The Supermen 04. -Looking For A Friend 05. -Almost Grown 06. -Kooks 07. -Song For Bob Dylan 08. -Andy Warhol 09. -It Ain't Easy 10. -Changes 11. -Andy Warhol 12. -The Supermen 13. -Ziggy Stardust 14. -Five Years 15. -Waiting For The Man (Lou Reed) 16. -White Light White Heat (Lou Reed) 17. -Rock'n'roll Suicide 18. -Starman 19. -Drive In Saturday 20. -Janine -
Audience 9.2 - Someone did a really good job handling this stealth recording because it’s quite good and has enough atmosphere to allow you to imagine being there. I like “time capsule” recordings like this. The band sounds inspired on this evening. Jethro Tull Zurich, Switzerland May 16 1976 Disc 1 1 -Thick As A Brick 2 -Too Old To Rock And Roll 3 -To Cry You A Song 4 -A New Day Yesterday 5 -Flute Solo - Kelpie - Bouree 6 -Living in The Past - TAAB inst 7 -A New Day (reprise) 8 -Requim 9 -Big Dipper 10 -Beethoven's 9th 11 -Minstrel in The Gallery 12 -Quiz Kid Disc 2 1 -The Chequered Flag 2 -Crazed Institution 3 -Instrumental 4 -Cross Eyed Mary 5 -Aqualung 6 -Guitar Hero inst 7 -Wind Up 8 -Back Door Angels 9 -Minstrel In The Gallery 10 -Locomotive Breath 11 -Finale 12 -Back Door Angels (reprise) -
Audience 9.1 - A very bright and energetic recording that does NOT suffer at all from anything getting in between the band and the microphone because there’s nothing between the band and the recorder it seems. This is direct from PA to your ears…and it’s great! JETHRO TULL Deutschlandhalle Berlin, Germany April 23, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Quartet Intro 02. -Wond'ring Aloud 03. -Skating Away 04. -Jack-In-The-Green 05. -Thick As A Brick 06. -Songs From The Wood 07. -Barriemore Barlow Drum Solo 08. -To Cry You A Song 09. -A New Day Yesterday 10. -Ian Anderson Flute Solo 11. -Living In The Past (Instrumental) 12. -Velvet Green 13. -Hunting Girl Disc 2 01. -Too Old To Rock 'n Roll 02. -Beethoven's Ninth 03. -Minstrel In The Gallery 04. -Cross-Eyed Mary 05. -Aqualung 06. -Martin Barre Guitar Solo 07. -Wind-Up 08. -Back-Door Angels 09. -Instrumental 10. -Wind Up (reprise) 11. -Locomotive Breath 12. -Land Of Hope & Glory 13. -Back-Door Angels (reprise) Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Evans, David Palmer, John Glascock & Barriemore Barlow.