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Audience 9.0 - This recording has a real vintage feel to it, like a fine antique it is a little brassy but nice and clear with enough dynamic to get a feel for the mood and the times. This is well worth the listen, and fine playing as always by the band. Jethro Tull The Forum Inglewood, CA July 21, 1973 Disc 1 Act 1: Ronnie Pilgrim's Funeral — A Winter's Morning In The Cemetery 01 Lifebeats - Prelude 02 The Silver Cord 03 Re-Assuring Tune Act 2: The Memory Bank — A Small But Comfortable Theatre With A Cinema-Screen (The Next Morning) 04 Memory Bank 05 Best Friends 06 Critique Oblique 07 A Forest Dance #1 Interlude: The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 08 The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles Act 3: The Business Office of G. Oddie & Son (Two Days Later) 09 A Forest Dance #2 10 The Foot of Our Stairs 11 Overseer Overture Act 4: Magus Perdé's Drawing Room At Midnight 12 Flight From Lucifer 13 10:08 To Paddington 14 Magus Perdé 15 Epilogue 16 Thick As A Brick (The Middle Bit) Disc 2 17 Cross-Eyed Mary 18 No Rehearsal 19 Thick As A Brick (Reprise) - Drum Solo 20 Aqualung 21 Wind-Up 22 Instrumental 23 Guitar Solo 24 Locomotive Breath - Hard-Headed English General 25 Wind-Up (Reprise) -
Audience 9.7 - Simply gorgeous this one. Full, dynamic, clear, and a great balance of instruments for what can only be described as a thoroughly pleasant and infinitely enjoyable audience recording. I have to say this could very well be a MUST HAVE for the collection. Jethro Tull Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Music Center Los Angeles, CA January 16, 1977 Disc 1 01. Quartet 02. Wonderin’ Aloud 03. Skating Away (On The Think Ice Of A New Day) 04. Jack in the Green 05. Thick As a Brick 06. Songs From the Wood 07. Instrumental - Drum Solo 08. To Cry You a Song 09. A New Day Yesterday Disc 2 10. Velvet Green 11. Hunting Girl 12. Too Old to Rock and Roll 13. Beethoven’s 9th 14. Minstrel in the Gallery 15. Cross-Eyed Mary 16. Aqualung 17. Guitar Solo 18. Wind Up 19. Locomotive Breath 20. Back Door Angels - Wind Up (Reprise) -
Boston 1973 - Soundboard 9.7 - Professionally recorded for broadcast, as you can expect with a jazz rock combo the sound has to be extraordinary due to the nature of the musicianship and sound they each produce - in other words it is easier to manage the sound when it isn't over distorted and ear-splittingly loud. This is, as a result, a lovely sounding tape (during the quiet sections there is some minor tape noise in the background but it disappears as soon as the music starts). New York 1974 - Audience 9.0 - I had a hard time figuring out whether this was an aud or a soundboard because of the proximity of the vocals. I determined it had to be a semi-professional audience recording because of the crowd responses being pretty well picked up in the tape after songs...if it was a board tape that would not be as audible (if at all). But it could still easily pass as a board tape if you didn't take that into account - so is it a board tape? It is very good for this venue, Carnegie Hall acoustics did not lend themselves well to loud rock music, if this is indeed an audience tape they did a fantastic job! Return To Forever Jazz Workshop Boston, MA, USA May 15th, 1973 Disc 1 01. Announcer intro 0:28 02. Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy 3:39 03. Chick introduces the band 1:23 04. Spain 13:49 05. CC intro 0:50 06. Sometime Ago 31:08 Chick Corea - Fender Rhodes Stanley Clarke - bass Bill Connors - guitar Steve Gadd - drums Mingo Lewis - congas and percussion Disc 2 Carnegie Hall, New York, NY July 3, 1974 1. Applause - Ambiance 1:40 2. Beyond the Seventh Galaxy 3:18 3. Song Intro by Chick Corea 2:08 4. Song to the Pharoah Kings 15:42 5. Song Intro by Chick Corea 0:51 6. The Shadow of Lo 9:48 7. Song Intro by Stanley Cl… 0:52 8. Where Have I Known You B… 6:09 9. Stanley Clarke bass solo 5:12 10. Song Intro 0:43 11. The Vulcan Empire 10:05 12. Closing Announcements 1:47 Chick Corea - keyboards Stanley Clarke - bass Al DiMeola - guitar Lenny White - drums -
Audience 8.7 - A recording that won't set the night on fire but will provide enough warmth and light to keep you in front of it. I only noticed some issues with how the cymbals sounded, to me it almost sounded like tape hiss - I had to really concentrate to tell what it was at first, but, it does seem to be Keith banging away incessantly as he is known to do. Towards the end of the tape, the cymbal anomaly seems to get worse. It is still a decent old tape. The Who "We Don't Know What To Play" 11th March 1976 Madison Square Garden New York Disc 1 01 - Introduction 02 - I Can't Explain 03 - Substitute 04 - My Wife 05 - Baba O'Riley 06 - Squeeze Box 07 - Behind Blue Eyes 08 - Slip Kid 09 - Dreaming From The Waist 10 - Magic Bus Disc 2 11 - Tommy Medley 12 - Summertime Blues 13 - My Generation 14 - Won't Get Fooled Again 15 - Encore 16 - Road Runner 17 - Let's See Action 18 - Naked Eye -
Audience 9.3 - This recording has a great feel and ambience to it - a thwack of the kick drum like you are there, but good separation of instruments that let's the guitar and vocals ride nicely in their own space above the bottom end. Good stuff! The Who Captitol Theatre Passaic, NJ 1979-09-10 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Substitute 03. Can't Explain 04. Baba O'Riley 05. The Punk And The Godfather 06. Boris The Spider 07. Sister Disco 08. Behind Blue Eyes 09. Music Must Change 10. Drowned 11. Who Are You 12. 5:15 Disc 2 13. Pinball Wizard 14. See Me Feel Me 15. Trick Of The Light 16. Long Live Rock 17. My Generation 18. Magic Bus 19. Won't Get Fooled Again 20. Young Man Blues 21. The Real Me Band Members: Roger Daltrey - vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend - guitar, vocals John Entwistle - bass, vocals Kenney Jones - drums John Bundrick - keyboards, piano -
Soundboard 8.8 - a rather dusty old tape but oh how glorious it is! So many years later and this unpolished gem finally surfaces! You can tell it's age, sure, but the bones are all here and the band is ferocious. Opening for Black Sabbath, yeah, they had to bring it and history knows the rest. The inclusion of the recently surfaced film footage adds to the excitement of these finds, even if the footage is not the same San Diego show of the same year. Van Halen San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California December 3rd, 1978 01. I'm On Fire 02. I'm The One 03. Bass Solo 04. Runnin' With The Devil 05. Atomic Punk 06. Drum Solo 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Ice Cream Man 09. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 10. Eruption 11. You Really Got Me Bonus Disc Pro Shot film footage San Diego 07-08-78 -
Audience 8.8 - A pretty decent recording which might be a touch on the thin side as the deepness of bass is lacking, but still enough meat on the bones to be worthy of the collection. Vocals come through clearly, drums do sound good too and the overall sound mix is very even. Emerson, Lake & Palmer Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen, Germany 1973-04-10 Disc 1 101 Intro 102 Abaddon's Bolero 103 Karn Evil 9 104 Jeremy Bender - The Sheriff 105 Tarkus - Epitaph 106 Aquatarkus 107 Take A Pebble 108 Still You Turn Me On 109 You Can Sing My Song 110 Lucky Man 111 Piano Improvisation 112 Take A Pebble (Conclusion) Disc 2 201 Hoedown 202 Pictures At An Exhibition 203 Toccata 204 Drums & Percussion Solo 205 Rondo 206 Finale -
Audience 9.2 - A very "deep" sounding tape, with good mid band and low end making for a hard driving, very rock and roll David Gilmour. David Gilmour Isstadion Stockholm, Sweden 24th April 1984 About Face tour Disc 1 1. Until We Sleep 2. All Lovers Are Deranged 3. No Way Out 4. Love On the Air 5. Mihalis 6. Cruise 7. Short and Sweet 8. Run Like Hell Disc 2 1. Out Of the Blue 2. Let's Get Metaphysical 3. You Know I'm Right 4. Blue Light 5. Murder 6. Near the End 7. Comfortably Numb David Gilmour Gregg Dechart (keyboards) Micky Feat (bass) Jody Linscott (percussion) Mick Ralphs (guitar) Raphael Ravenscroft (saxophone) Chris Slade (drums) -
Rockford - Soundboard 9.6 - Overflowing with reckless power, this recording literally leaps out of the speakers and ROCKS your balls off! More like this please!! Long Beach - Audience 9.4 - A recording that rivals any soundboard tape, it has all the energy, dynamics, clarity, atmosphere, and feel you can ask for and more. I hope the band gets a chance to hear this one, if they haven't already. I am sure they would be astounded. CHEAP TRICK ROCKFORD ARMORY ROCKFORD, IL. OCTOBER 31, 1977 Disc 1 01. INTRO - HELLO THERE 02. COME ON COME ON 03. ELO KIDDIES 04. TAXMAN MR THIEF 05. OH CANDY 06. YOUR ALL TALK 07. SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE 08. BIG EYES 09. SOUTHERN GIRLS 10. DOWNED 11. LOSER 12. AIN'T THAT A SHAME 13. PLEASE MRS HENRY Disc 2 14. I WANT YOU TO WANT ME 15. HE'S A WHORE 16. DOWN ON THE BAY 17. GOODNIGHT NOW 18. CLOCK STRIKES TEN 19. AUF WIEDERSEHEN Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA December 31, 1977 20. Big Eyes 21. Southern Girls 22. Downed 23. High Roller 24. Ain't That A Shame 25. Oh Caroline 26. Clock Strikes Ten 27. Auf Wiedersehen 28. He's A Whore 29. Goodnight THE BAND Robin Zander lead vocals guitar Rick Nielsen lead guitar vocals Tom Petersson 12 string bass vocals Bun E. Carlos drums -
Audience 8.9 - A pleasant surprise to hear how good this one is. I was not expecting it, for some reason. Nice and clear, with healthy atmosphere (ie. polite audience), and dynamics that, while not approaching anything symphonic, are well intact and discernable. Genesis Stadthalle Offenbach, Germany January 31st, 1974 Disc 1 01. Watcher Of The Skies 02. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 03. The Cinema Show 04. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 05. Firth Of Fifth Disc 2 06. Harold The Barrel 07. The Musical Box 08. More Fool Me 09. Supper's Ready -
Audience 9.7 - So good it should be officially released. Casual fans would find the quality remarkable. Supertramp The Forum Inglewood, CA April 4, 1979 Disc 1 01. School 02. Ain't Nobody But Me 03. The Logical Song 04. Goodbye Stranger 05. Sister Moonshine 06. Oh Darling 07. Hide In Your Shell 08. From Now On 09. Child Of Vision 10. Even In The Quietest Moments 11. A Soapbox Opera Disc 2 12. Asylum 13. Give A Little Bit 14. Bloody Well Right 15. Breakfast In America 16. Downstream 17. Dreamer 18. Rudy 19. If Everyone Was Listening 20. Another Man’s Woman 21. Fool’s Overture 22. Home Again 23. Crime Of The Century -
Audience 8.8 - Anytime you get a halfway decent sounding GFR show you grab it, because let's face it these guys were just balls to the wall loud and normal taping gear could not handle it. But, every once in a while you find something...and again it serves to remind just how badass this band was. This is a really good recording considering how mind-numbingly loud it had to be there. It is not clear as a bell, but it's got some great qualities and is clear enough to hear each band member well...and the POWER geez, oh man it's insane here. Grand Funk Railroad Nogoya-Shi Koukaido Nagoya, Japan May 18, 1975 Disc 1 01. Introduction 02. Footstompin' Music 03. Rock 'N Roll Soul 04. Closer To Home 05. Heartbreaker 06. Shinin' On 07. The Loco-Motion 08. Black Licorice Disc 2 09. The Railroad 10. We're An American Band 11. T.N.U.C 12. Inside Looking Out 13. Gimme Shelter -
Glasgow - Audience 8.7 - A great tape to hear the very beginnings of Ozzy's solo career. and the brilliance of Randy Rhoads. Clear, and decent separation of instruments. Newcastle - Audience 8.5 - Slightly muddy but it has the bones of a good tape recording. I feel like if this old tape was re-mastered with AI tools it would shine. Nothing is buried beyond salvation here, in fact I would say if you just keep listening your ears adjust to the sound and it gets better and better. Thankfully guitars are distinct, vocals too, it is really the bottom end that is a bit diffuse and rumbly. Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard On First Stages Disc 1 Glasgow Apollo Glasgow, Scotland Sept. 12, 1980 01 I Don't Know 02 You, Looking at Me, Looking at You 03 Crazy Train 04 Goodbye to Romance 05 Mr. Crowley 06 Revelation (Mother Earth) 07 Suicide Solution 08 Iron Man-Children of the Grave 09 Steal Away (The Night) 10 Paranoid Disc 2 Mayfair Newcastle, UK. October 17, 1980 01. Intro (O Fortuna - Carmina Burana) 02. I Don't Know 03. You Looking At Me, Looking At You 04. Crazy Train 05. Goodbye to Romance 06. No Bones Movies 07. Mr. Crowley 08. Revelation (Mother Earth) 09. Suicide Solution 10. Guitar Solo - Randy Rhoads 11. Drum Solo - Lee Kerslake 12. Iron Man 13. Children of the Grave 14. Steal Away (The Night) 15. Paranoid Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals Randy Rhoads - Guitar Lee Kerslake - Drums Bob Daisley - Bass Lindsay Bridgwater - Keyboards -
Audience 8.9 - Quite an interesting tape, the proximity to the stage makes the energy palpable - good mix of both guitars and the amazing tone they had at this time. I am happy to say that this is well balanced, with a decent sonic quality that makes it more interesting to the ears than a board tape. Lou Reed Lenox Arts Festival Music Inn Lenox, MA 1973.09.01 Disc One 01. Crowd 02. Intro 03. Sweet Jane 04. How Do You Think It Feels 05. Caroline Says 1 06. I'm Waiting For The Man 07. Satellite Of Love 08. Walk On The Wild Side 09. Oh, Jim 10. I'll Be Your Mirror 11. Pale Blue Eyes 12. Heroin Disc Two 01. White Light - White Heat 02. Vicious 03. Rock 'n' Roll 04. sister Ray Lou Reed - vocals Steve Hunter - guitar Dick Wagner - guitar Ray Colcord - organ Peter Walsh - bass Pentti Glan - drums -
Audience 8.4 - A distant recording without a lot of dynamics but the audio is clear enough especially vocals and guitar. Low end is not in abundance but the bass notes are audible and distinct which helps this tape become something collectors should want, it is, after all, a 1975 concert and fills that part of the collection. The take-away? A guitar-centric tape, a great show, worthy of the collection but not winning any awards for scintillating dynamics. RORY GALLAGHER Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen West Germany 1975-03-21 DISC 1 1. Introduction - Tuning 2. MESSIN' WITH THE KID 3. TATTOO'D LADY 4. PROCESS 5. CRADDLE ROCK - YOUNG FASHOINED WAYS 6. A MILLION MILES AWAY 7. WALK ON HOT COALS 8. TOO MUCH ALCOHOL DISC 2 9. PISTOL SLAPPER BLUES 10. OUT ON THE WESTERN PLAIN 11. GOING TO MY HOMETOWN 12. WHO'S THAT COMIN' 13. I WONDER WHO 14. BULLFROG BLUES 15. HANDS OFF RORY GALLAGHER- Guitar/Vocals GERRY McAVOY- Bass ROD De'ATH- Drums LOU MARTIN- Keyboards -
Soundboard 9.1 - A somewhat dated sounding tape (a touch of hiss, and a very slight amount of distortion on the cymbals during at least the first 20 minutes as the soundman dials it in) but it is a treat to hear these songs in such good quality. My review is subjective, I think it's a fine recording but I have to nitpick seeing as there's a very steady supply of Santana soundboards. Santana Masonic Auditorium Detroit, MI November 21, 1979 Late Show (Soundboard) Disc 1 01 Marathon - Well Alright 02 All I Ever Wanted 03 Tales Of Kilimanjaro 04 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 05 Open Invitation 06 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 07 Batuka 08 No One To Depend On 09 Toussaint L'Overture 10 Aqua Marine 11 Just In Time To See The Sun 12 Song Of The Wind 13 Lightning In The Sky Disc 2 14 Savor 15 Jingo 16 Stand Up - Runnin' 17 Percussion Solo - Soul Sacrifice - Drum Solo 18 She's Not There - Marbles 19 Transcendance 20 Band Introductions 21 Oye Como Va 22 Evil Ways