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Audience - 9.5, 8.5, 8.8 We start with a real cracker of a tape, recorded close up with excellent gear…hard to put this down it is extremely captivating. Then we have a first – the first gig in Europe by the band, and it is a very good tape but we are going to feel the difference between this and the first disc. It’s not got the dynamics of the ’77, but it is considered a very good tape nonetheless. The final disc contains a very good recording with plenty of atmosphere and some dynamics, maybe a touch of clutter in a very specific mid band frequency but it is minor to my ears. It’s a real enjoyable tape! Kansas "The Live Collection 1977-1979" Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA December 31, 1977 Disc 1 01 Magnum Opus Intro > Hopelessly Human 02 Point Of Know Return 03 Paradox 04 Icarus (Borne On Wings Of Steel) 05 Child Of Innocence 06 Closest Chronicles 07 Dust In The Wind > 08 Acoustic Guitar Solo 09 Piano Solo > 10 Lonely Wind 11 Cheyenne Anthem 12 Miracles Out Of Nowhere 13 Drum Solo > 14 The Spider Disc 2 Long Beach 77 cont'd 01 Portrait (He Knew) 02 Sparks Of The Tempest 03 Carry On Wayward Son 04 Down The Road 05 Violin Solo 06 Magnum Opus Congresgebouw Den Haag, Netherlands 3-7-78 07 Carry on Wayward Son 08 Down the Road 09 Point of Know Return 10 Paradox 11 Closet Chronicles 12 Mysteries & Mayhem 13 Lamplight Symphony 14 The Wall 15 Dust in the Wind 16 Cheyenne Anthem Disc 3 Convention Center Tucson, Az 12-7-79 01 On the Other Side 02 People of the South Wind 03 Point of Know Return 04 Closet Chronicles 05 The Wall 06 Dust in the Wind 07 Sparks of the Tempest 08 Child of Innocence 09 Down the Road 10 Stay Out of Trouble 11 Portrait (He Knew) 12 Band Introductions 13 A Glimpse of Home 14 How My Soul Cries Out For You 15 Carry on Wayward Son -
Audience 8.3 - Both shows recorded by same taper so sound quality consistent throughout. This is another one of those “right in the middle of the action” tapes, where literally you sense the surroundings, and settle yourself in to what will be a wild night of rock and roll music. Quality is decent, without too much in the way of dynamics, but also this is not a muddy, crappy recording, it’s just not showcasing a wide range of tones. What you do get is a total immersion, and a very real sense of the electricity in the air (and in the excitable crowd). FOGHAT Music Hall Boston MA. May 3rd 1973 THE BAND Dave Peverett rhythm guitar vocals Rod Price lead guitar slide guitar Tony Stevens bass Roger Earl drums Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Road Fever 3 -What A Shame 4 -Shes Gone 5 -Leaving Again (Again) 6 -I Just Want To Make Love To You 7 -Who Do You Love 8 -Lousiana Blues JOHNNY WINTER Music Hall Boston MA. May 3rd 1973 THE BAND Johnny Winter guitar vocals Randy Jo Hobbs bass Richard Hughes drums Disc 2 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Rock Me Baby 3 -Can't You Feel It 4 -Rock And Roll Hoochie Coo 5 -Great Balls Of Fire 6 -Long Tall Sally 7 -Black Cat Bone Disc 3 8 -Jumpin` Jack Flash 9 -Let It Bleed 10 -Everyday I Have The Blues 11 -Back Door Friend -
Audience 9.0 - Nice and clear, with a sharply defined and articulate high end of the spectrum. During full band loud jam sections I find the guitar too low in the mix, but just fine in most of the sections where the overall band intensity is not as high (like during Zoot Allures, for instance). Overall it’s quite a tour de force this show – and brilliant on point guitar pyrotechnics abound. ZAPPA plays ZAPPA Date: 2007-12-04 Venue: Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia CD1: Stink Foot (FZ on video screen) Cheepnis Lonely Little Girl Eat That Question Son Of Suzy Creamcheese Brown Shoes Don't Make It Zoot Allures Pygmy Twylite CD2: Audience Participation Time Dupree's Paradise (with aussie icons Irwin Thomas [aka Jack Jones] and Johnny Diesel [aka Mark Lizotte]) Uncle Remus Willie The Pimp Andy I'm The Slime Echidna's Arf Dumb All Over (FZ on video screen) What's New In Baltimore? Advance Romance Filthy Habits City of Tiny Lights CD3: Cosmic Debris (FZ on video screen) G-Spot Tornado Muffin Man The band: Dweezil Zappa: guitar Ray White: vocals, guitar Joe Travers: drums Billy Hulting: percussion Scheila Gonzalez: keyboards, saxophone, vocals Aaron Arntz: keyboards, trumpet Pete Griffin: bass Jamie Kime: rhythm guitar With special guests: Steve Vai: guitar (from Andy onwards) Irwin Thomas [aka Jack Jones]: guitar (Dupree's Paradise) Johnny Diesel [aka Mark Lizotte] : guitar (Dupree's Paradise) -
FM Broadcast 9.0 - This material was broadcast in 1974, and so you can tell the performances were somewhat pro or at least held up pretty well. There is a slightly amateurish nature to the old tapes but therein lies the charm, since Joni herself pours charm out of her like maple syrup. A great collection of early vintage classic American folk. Joni Mitchell The Second Fret, Philadelphia, PA October 11, 1967 Disc 1 01 -Marcie 02 -London Bridges 03 -Ballerina Valerie 04 -Michael From The Mountains 05 -Go Tell the Drummer Man 06 -I Don't Know Where I Stand 07 -Brandy Eyes 08 -Winter Lady 09 -Mister Blue 10 -Both Sides Now 11 -Urge For Going 12 -The Circle Game 13 -Morning Morgantown 14 -Born To Take The Highway 15 -Eastern Rain 16 -Song To A Seagull 17 -Night In The City Disc 2 January 29th, 1974 WMMR-FM retrospective Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 01 WMMR intro [1:43] -- Second Fret, 17 November 1966 (w/ Chuck) -- 02 interview [3:18] 03 Circle Game [5:31] -- "Folklore," WHAT-FM studios, 28 May 1967 -- 04 Sugar Mountain [4:14] -- Second Fret, 17 March 1967 (second visit) -- 05 backstage interview [5:08] -- "Folklore," WHAT-FM studios, 12 March 1967 (w/ Leonda Newberry) -- 06 Both Sides Now [4:12] 07 interview [6:38] -- Second Fret, 12 March 1967 -- 08 Mr. Blue [4:31] 09 Carnival in Kenora [4:59] Disc 3 01 WMMR intro [0:46] -- "Folklore," WHAT-FM studios, 19 March 1967 (w/ Gordon Lightfoot & Chuck Klein) -- 02 Just Like Me [4:55] 03 Eastern Rain [5:50] 04 Blue on Blue [3:04] -- Second Fret, 17 March 1967 (third visit) -- 05 Born to Take the Highway [4:10] 06 Winter Lady [2:48] 07 London Bridge [8:16] -- "Folklore," WDAS-FM studios, 3 November 1968 (w/ Dave Van Ronk & Chris Smither) -- 08 interview [7:17] 09 Sisotowbell Lane [4:00] 10 interview [12:18] 11 The Gallery [4:20] -- Second Fret, October 1967 -- 12 Conversation [5:43] Solo line-up: Joni Mitchell - acoustic guitar, vocals except "Circle Game" with Chuck Mitchell - acoustic guitar, vocals Notes: Here's WMMR's Ed Sciaky and Gene Shay hosting a special program featuring performances and interviews from Joni's early Philadelphia appearances on the "Folklore" program and live music recorded at The 2nd Fret, between 1966 and 1968. This is as it was broadcast the day before her appearance at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia in 1974. "Just Like Me" has a mid-cut, and there are speed fluctuations throughout the 17 March 1967 tracks and elsewhere, but mainly in "London Bridge." -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Expect only the best from this guy, I mean, when you can spend thousands of hours every year in a state-of-the-art recording studio and not worry about the costs….you get stuff like this. Enjoy! Prince Studio Outtakes 1983-1996 Disc 1 1. Dream Factory 2. The Sex Of It 3. Crystal Ball 4. All My Dreams 5. Computer Blue 6. Miss Understood 7. Get On Up 8. U Gotta Shake Something 9. Alphabet St. Remix 10. Seven Corners Movie Mix 11. Sexy MF Remix 12. The Continental Remix 13. Work That Fat Disc 2 1. Power From Above 2. Carmen On Top 3. Go Carmen Go 4. Powerline 5. All That 6. The Juice 7. Fun Part II 8. Fantasia Erotica 9. Rootie Kazootie 10. Space 11. Guitar Segue 12. Asswoop 13. Ethereal Segue 14. Parlor Games 15. Michael Segue 16. (Got 2) Give It Up 17. Sonny & Miles Segue Disc 3 1. Poem 2. Interactive 3. Strays Of The World 4. (Lemme See That Body Get) Loose! 5. 18 & Over 6. Days Of Wild 7. Acknowledge Me 8. Slave 2 The System 9. Acknowledge Me 10. Superhero 11. Slave 2 The System 12. 20/20 13. Feel Good 14. Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart 15. Eye Am The DJ 16. (Excuse Me Is This) Goodbye 17. Emancipation -
Audience 9.7 - Superb in just about every category, and literally surpasses whatever kind of “perfection” you may imagine you get with a board tape. This is how one should relive a live concert, by listening to a tape made by guys who used excellent gear, sat in the best spot, and were respectful the whole show (in fact the whole audience is). Vibrant, clear, flawless mix, great atmosphere…what else could make this better? Even the performance is amazing, with great special guests, it’s one for the collection for sure. MUST HAVE!! Zappa Plays Zappa Special Guests Steve Vai & Ray White Yokohama Blitz, Japan 2008-01-23 Dweezil Zappa(Guitar) Scheila Gonzalez(Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards & Vocals) Billy Hulting(Marimba, Mallets & Percussion) Aaron Arntz(Keyboards & Trumpet) Pete Griffin(Bass) Jamie Kime(Guitar) Joe Travers(Drums & Vocals) Special Guests: Ray White(Guitar and Vocals) Steve Vai(Guitar) Disc 1 01. -Eat That Question (11:27) 02. -Cosmik Debris (08:33) 03. -The Illinois Enema Bandit (11:22) 04. -Joe's Garage (05:44) 05. -Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station - San Ber'dino (09:20) 06. -Pygmy Twylite (10:11) Disc 2 07. -Dupree's Paradise - Uncle Remus - Willie the Pimp (38:02) 08. -Andy (06:52) 09. -Filthy Habits (08:35) 10. -Advance Romance (09:45) Disc 3 11. -What's New in Baltimore? (05:08) 12. -Peaches En Regalia (03:49) 13. -I'm The Slime - Echidna's Arf (Of You) (08:59) 14. -City of Tiny Lights (10:07) 15. -Yo' Mama (13:04) 16. -G-spot Tornado (03:24) 17. -Muffin Man (10:00) -
Audience 8.3/8.4/8.8 - When listening to the first two discs, it would be easy to dismiss them right away as being inferior, but I encourage the listener to stick with them for a while. The first disc is not bad, the sound is loud and narrow but guitars and vocals are clear and extremely direct! That means you get to actually hear it, and it’s an early period gig in a small venue and these are few and far between. The second disc is a little further from the stage, but I get the music pretty well if somewhat noisily. Here the audio is reasonably balanced too, so drums very much there, as is guitar and vocals. I actually got into it once I adjusted. The third disc is the best of the three, with clarity and balance, and even some dynamic range. You can increase the volume and not damage your ear drums. All three discs are above average performances too, with the third disc being among the very best ever. A worthwhile collection here. MÖTLEY CRÜE Red Hot 1983-1985 Disc 1 1983-12-05 City Coliseum Austin, TX 01 -Shout At The Devil 02 -Bastard 03 -Take Me To The Top 04 -Ten Seconds To Love 05 -Merry-Go-Round 06 -Knock 'Em Dead, Kid 07 -Piece Of Your Action 08 -Too Young To Fall In Love 09 -God Bless The Children Of The Beast - Red Hot - Guitar Solo 10 -Looks That Kill 11 -Live Wire 12 -Helter Skelter 13 -Jailhouse Rock Disc 2 1984-02-05 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 01 -Intro - Shout At The Devil 02 -Take Me To The Top 03 -Knock 'Em Dead, Kid 04 -Too Young To Fall In Love 05 -Red Hot 06 -Piece Of Your Action 07 -Looks That Kill 08 -Live Wire 09 -Helter Skelter Disc 3 1984-01-30 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 01. -Shout At The Devil 02. -Take Me To The Top 03. -Knock 'Em Dead, Kid 04. -Too Young To Fall In Love 05. -Red Hot 06. -Guitar Solo 07. -Piece Of Your Action 08. -Looks That Kill 09. -Live Wire 10. -Helter Skelter Show Notes: After their gold album presentation the previous night, MÖTLEY CRÜE are awarded platinum albums onstage during their first ever show at the famous Madison Square Gardens in New York City. This is the band's first platinum award, as they have now sold over a million copies of Shout At The Devil. When Tommy walks into his condo with his gold and platinum awards for the first time after the tour, his girlfriend Candice throws a plate at him smashing the glass frame of his gold award, after she becomes jealous over a photo she found of Tommy with some girl. Nikki takes his awards with him to the island of Nantucket, MA where he plans on meeting some girls, one of them actress Demi Moore who is working on the movie set of One Crazy Summer. Demi also shared a similar childhood to Nikki in many ways, with her father leaving before she was born, then being around drinking, arguing and beatings, and moving home a ridiculous amount of times. She greets Nikki as the prop plane lands, who in a wasted state, falls down the plane's steps onto the tarmac, smashing a bottle of Jack Daniels from his hand while his awards hit him in the head. Having been through Alcoholics Anonymous herself, Demi suggests the program to Nikki, who learns of it for the first time. -
Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent, tight, punchy, clean but there’s still some atmosphere which I think may just be electricity, as in the electricity this band creates and that spills out onto the recording. A party-like atmosphere permeates and the band is very good all throughout this 3 disc set. Great performances, each and every band member shines. This style of funk stops and turns on a dime, with breakdowns and turnarounds, it’s exhilarating! Prince literally just about at his peak simply Wonderful! Prince - 1986-08-25 Parade Tour - Le Zenith, Paris, FR : 25th August 1986 | MPLS Parade Tour Rehearsal - 22nd July 1986 Venues - Various locations in the US and in Europe Dates - August 31st, 1985 - August 31st, 1986 Band : Prince (vox, guitar, keyboard), Bobby Z. (drums), Brown Mark (bass, vox), Wendy Melvoin (guitar, vox, steel drums), Lisa Coleman (keyboards, vox), Dr. Fink (keyboards), Miko Weaver (guitar), Eric Leeds (saxophone, flute), Atlanta Bliss (trumpet), Jerome Benton (dance, vox), Wally Safford (dance, vox), Greg Brooks (dance, vox) ______ Disc 1 Parade Tour - Le Zenith, Paris : 25th August 1986 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 - Lady Cab Driver (instrumental) 11. Automatic 12. D.M.S.R. 13. When Doves Cry 14. Under The Cherry Moon 15. Anotherloverholenyohead 16. 17 Days 17. Head 18. Pop Life 19. Girls And Boys 20. Life Can Be So Nice Disc 2 Hit & Run / Birthday Show - Cobo Arena, Detroit : 7th June 1986 1. Around The World In A Day Parade Tour - Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg : 31st August 1986 2. Christopher Tracy's Parade 3. New Position 4. I Wonder U 5. Raspberry Beret 6. Delirious 7. Controversy 8. A Love Bizarre Rehearsal - Theatre de Verdure, Nice : 27th October 1985 9. America Parade Tour - Isstadion, Stockholm : 22nd August 1986 10. When Doves Cry 11. 17 Days Under The Cherry Moon Premiere Party - Holiday Inn, Sheridan : 1st July 1986 12. Raspberry Beret 13. Delirious 14. Controversy 15. Mutiny Parade Tour - Le Zenith, Paris : 25th August 1986 16. 1999 Parade Tour - Isstadion, Stockholm : 22nd August 1986 17. Purple Rain Parade Tour - Le Zenith, Paris : 25th August 1986 18. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night Live US : 1985 / 1986 (Unknown Location) 19. America Disc 3 Parade Tour Rehearsal : 22nd July 1986 [Washington Avenue Warehouse, Minneapolis, MN US] 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. Mutiny 9. Life Can Be So Nice 10. Soul Psychodelicide [incl. Ice Cream Castles, Kool & The Gang's Ladys' Night, U Gotta Shake Something, It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night = 59mn 04s] -
Audience 9.6 - This is a special set, not just because it also contains the complete soundcheck but because it is stunning quality and off the hook performance. Like I have said before, I think this is the best Dweezil ever sounded. Zappa Plays Zappa House of Blues Cleveland, Ohio July 3, 2009 Disc 1 01 Intro / Crowd 02 I'm the Slime 03 Montana 04 Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station 05 Village of the Sun 06 Instrumental 07 Instrumental 08 Instrumental 09 Black Page No. 1 10 Black Page (Melody) 11 Inca Roads 12 Pygmy Twilight 13 Bamboozled by Love 14 Instrumental Disc 2 15 Instrumental 16 Instr / Drum Solo 17 Lucille 18 Outside Now 19 Titties 'n Beer (Fragment) 20 Cosmik Debris 21 Peaches en Regalia 22 Trouble Every Day 23 Encore applause 24 Zombie Woof 25 Don't Eat the Yellow Snow 26 Willie the Pimp 27 Outro / Crowd Disc 3 ZPZ soundcheck (same date, venue, source) 01 guitar 02 guitar 03 guitar 04 guitar 05 instrumental 06 Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station 07 Discussion 08 San Ber'dino 09 San Ber'dino II 10 San Ber'dino III 11 Trouble Every Day 12 Pygmy Twilight 13 Discussion 14 Penguin in Bondage 15 Inca Roads (jam) 16 St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast 17 guitar 18 guitar 19 guitar 20 guitar -
Landover 1973 Soundboard 9.3 - A solid recording that was broadcast over the air and features a nice wide stereo mix showing detail in the bass and crisp, crunchy guitar not to mention having another well recorded Keith Moon experience…and of course Roger is in fine form (when is he not?). Wembley 1975 Audience 8.5 - Not horrible, the music is all here in pretty clear form (I get a good picture of drums thankfully), but the highlight is the stage banter where you get a lot of stuff that will entertain for sure. I am happy say that the recording does also get better, so that once you are firmly ensconced in your listening chair you will start to get into this one more and more. THE WHO CAPITOL CENTER LANDOVER, MD 1973.12.06 Disc 1 01. I CAN'T EXPLAIN 02. SUMMERTIME BLUES 03. MY GENERATION 04. I AM THE SEA > THE REAL ME 05. I'M ONE 06. TOWNSEND SPEAKS - SEA AND SAND 07. DROWNED 08. BELL BOY 09. TOWNSEND SPEAKS - DOCTOR JIMMY 10. WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 11. PINBALL WIZARD 12. SEE ME FEEL ME Disc 2 Wembley Arena (Moon's Manor) London, England 1975-10-21 01 - I Can't Explain 02 - Substitute 03 - Squeeze Box 04 - Boris The Spider 05 - Baba O'Riley 06 - Behind Blue Eyes 07 - However Much I Booze 08 - Dreaming From The Waist 09 - Moon's Tommy Intro 10 - Amazing Journey 11 - Sparks 12 - The Acid Queen Disc 3 13 - Fiddle About 14 - Pinball Wizard 15 - I'm Free 16 - Tommy's Holiday Camp 17 - We're Not Gonna Take It 18 - See Me, Feel Me 19 - Summertime Blues 20 - Bargain 21 - My Generation 22 - My Generation Blues 23 - Won't Get Fooled Again -
Studio Quality 9.5 - The first disc in this collection is referred to as “Revamped” because it extracts the most robust and complete takes, fixes where need be, and assembles in a way that most closely resembles a coherent project. Purists may opt for the more conventional outtake compilations contained on discs 2 and 3, but therein lies the beauty of this collection. It presents a much more interesting picture of what was and what could have been…notwithstanding the official release of Paul Kantner’s album. Planet Earth Rock & Roll Orchestra "The PERRO Sessions REVAMPED" David Crosby~Jerry Garcia~Phil Lesh~Paul Kantner~Jorma Kaukonen~Jack Casady Mickey Hart~Billy Kreutzmann~Grace Slick~David Freiberg~Graham Nash~others Disc 1 November 1970 - January 1971 -|- San Francisco, California -|- Wally Heider Studios 01 ~[04:24]~ The Wall Song (acoustic) 02 ~[04:39]~ EEP Hour 03 ~[04:51]~ Is It Really Monday? 04 ~[02:13]~ Dope Wrap piano piece 05 ~[03:33]~ Loser 06 ~[04:21]~ You Sit There 07 ~[02:33]~ Wayfaring Stranger 08 ~[10:07]~ The Mountain Song 09 ~[03:18]~ Leather Winged Bat 10 ~[07:06]~ Jam Slide II 11 ~[06:07]~ The Wall Song (electric) 12 ~[03:31]~ Jam After Electric Bat 13 ~[13:37]~ Electric Bat ` Total Time 1:10:18 Planet Earth Rock And Roll Orchestra Outtakes and Rehearsals Disc 2 1/2/71 01. -Mountain #5 02. -Is it Really Monday 03. -You Sit There 04. -You Sit There 05. -Garcia's Tune (Loser) 06. -Garcia's Tune (Loser) 07. -Wayfaring Stranger 08. -Mountain #1 (Garcia, Crosby, Kantner, Grace, Lesh) 09. -Mountain #2 10. -Mountain #3 Disc 3 11. -Mountain #4 1/14/71 12. -Leather Winged Bat 13. -Electric Bat 14. -Jam #10 15. -Wall Song 16. -Wall Song - Acoustic - solo demo 1/11/71 17. -Rounds 18. -Jam Slide II 19. -Jam R&B Riff 20. -Jam After Electric Bat -
Audience 8.9 - This tape comes from the vault of renowned taper Mike Millard so you know it is gonna be good – and it is. Atmosphere, and dynamics, although not quite to the degree as some of his other works that originated out of the Forum…it is the venue itself that changes certain characteristics. Led Zeppelin Sports Arena San Diego, CA June 19, 1977 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 The Song Remains The Same 03 Sick Again 04 Nobody's Fault But Mine 05 In My Time Of Dying 06 Since I've Been Loving You 07 No Quarter Disc 2 08 Ten Years Gone 09 The Battle Of Evermore 10 Going To California 11 Mystery Train 12 Black Country Woman 13 Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 14 White Summer Disc 3 15 Kashmir 16 Guitar Solo 17 Achilles Last Stand 18 Stairway To Heaven 19 Whole Lotta Love 20 Rock And Roll -
Myrtle Beach 1978 Audience 8.3 - This recording is not well known among collectors and has fallen through the cracks over time, the fact that it is not a great sounding tape is perhaps one reason why. That being said, I have heard much worse than this. St. Louis 1978 Audience 8.7 - The highlight of this recording is the nice live sound of Charlie Watts, with Mick being next up in the mix. Everything else is there, with decent enough clarity, but what makes the tape worth diving into is the cool “liveness” of it. It has the feel of a smaller venue (relatively speaking). It is easy to see why this was picked up by the Japanese bootleg machine, it is probably one that collectors want due to it being from the ’78 tour and reasonably good quality, and great performance. I say dive in! The Rolling Stones Myrtle Beach South Carolina June 22 1978 Disc 1 01.Don't Look Back 02.Let It Rock 03.All Down The Line 04.Honky Tonk Women 05.Star Star 06.Lies 07.Miss You 08.When The Whip Comes Down 09.Beast of Burden 10.Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) Disc 2 11.Respectable 12.Far Away Eyes 13.Love In Vain 14.Shattered 15.Tumbling Dice 16.Happy 17.Sweet Little Sixteen 18.Brown Sugar 19.Jumping Jack Flash Kiel Opera House St. Louis, Missouri July 11, 1978 20 -Let It Rock 21 -All Down The Line 22 -Honky Tonk Women 23 -Star Star Disc 3 01 -When The Whip Comes Down 02 -Beast Of Burden 03 -Lies 04 -Miss You 05 -Just My Imagination 06 -Shattered 07 -Respectable 08 -Far Away Eyes 09 -Love In Vain 10 -Tumbling Dice -
Long Beach 1978 Audience 9.3 - This recording could easily pass as a KBFH radio broadcast it is very well done, but my only complaint is one that probably has nothing to do with the tape itself but rather the stage mix. If you are a guitar guy, you will want more guitars in the mix – that being said you are going to be getting breathtaking keyboards, vocals, and solid drums and a bass that is there holding it together but not booming or rumbling. All in all, this one is quite different than other bootleg tapes of the era, it has a professionalism to it that you won’t hear often. I say this is probably a must have for Styx collectors. Oakland 1978 Audience 8.4 - Sadly, what tries to be a very good recording just doesn’t quite reach that status due mainly to what I believe is the wrong style of microphone used. To my ears, it sounds like a condenser mic, and consequently the audio is bunched up into the middle frequency leaving indistinct instrument separation. That being said, it’s “trying” to be very good and in spots it really is – mainly during quieter passages where you can tell the taper did bring pretty good gear. Almost but not quite, but still qualifying as a good addition to a Styx fan’s collection (and great as a “bonus” concert in this set). Styx Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA January 27, 1978 Disc 1 01 The Grand Illusion 02 Lorelei 03 Mademoiselle 04 Fooling Yourself 05 Suite Madame Blue 06 Crystal Ball 07 Light Up 08 Lady Disc 2 09 Man In The Wilderness 10 Come Sail Away 11 Midnight Ride 12 Miss America 13 Born For Adventure Oakland Coliseum Arena Oakland, CA. October 19th 1978 Disc 3 1. -Great White Hope (7:01) 2. -Lorelei (6:39) 3. -I'm Okay (6:24) 4. -Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) (5:42) 5. -Suite Madame Blue (9:58) 6. -Crystal Ball (7:50) 7. -The Grand Illusion (4:58) Disc 4 1. -Renegade (10:59) 2. -Lady (4:25) 3. -Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) (6:15) 4. -Come Sail Away (9:40) 5. -Miss America (10:08) 6. -Midnight Ride (11:00) -
Audience 8.6 - A very decent recording that may be slightly distant but is real clear and not boomy, rather there is a pretty inviting bottom end and sharp highs – it’s the middle frequency that is not as present which is not generally the case. The taper is in the brawling midst of the action on the floor and you really do feel a part of their excitement during the concert. I would say this is kind of immersive in that sense, and not annoyingly so either. A fun tape, I was sucked into it at times and could not extract myself. I had fun hearing all the goings on including the band…ha! Side Note: Jimmy is not having a night to remember…ah well. LED ZEPPELIN The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK. April 3rd 1977 Disc 1 1 -Tune-Up 2 -The Song Remains The Same 3 -Sick Again 4 -Nobody's Fault But Mine 5 -In My Time Of Dying 6 -Since I've Been Loving You 7 -No Quarter 8 -Ten Years Gone Disc 2 9 -The Battle Of Evermore 10 -Going To California 11 -Black Country Woman 12 -Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp 13 -White Summer 14 -Kashmir 15 -Over The Top Disc 3 16 -Guitar Solo 17 -Achilles Last Stand 18 -Stairway To Heaven 19 -Rock And Roll 20 -Trampled Underfoot -
Audience 8.1 - An old, very fragile tape was found and YEARS of grime and muck were removed to reveal a little bit of music. Still, on the scale of things Zeppelin, this tape is for completists only. Thankfully though it exists and has been wrapped in a very fine looking package. It deserves at least that much. Funny thing though, in listening to this, the bass is clear comparatively speaking and has a brassy, round sound that allows you to hear the notes he is playing. It’s not just a rumbling “low end” mess here, and so I appreciated that. Super excited audience also helps propel the recording a little bit. LED ZEPPELIN Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore, Maryland July 23rd 1973 Disc 1 1 -Tune Up 2 -Rock And Roll 3 -Celebration Day 4 -Bring It On Home Intro - Black Dog 5 -Over The Hills And Far Away 6 -Misty Mountain Hop 7 -Since I've Been Loving You 8 -No Quarter 9 -The Song Remains The Same Disc 2 10 -The Rain Song 11 -Dazed And Confused (inc.San Francisco - Mars The Bringer Of War) 12 -Stairway To Heaven Disc 3 13 -Moby Dick 14 -Heartbreaker (with Bouree) 15 -Whole Lotta Love (inc. Gallows Pole - Boogie Chillun) 16 -The Ocean 17 -After Show