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Audience 9.4 - This recording consists of a matrix between both an audience recorded tape and a stand-alone video recorder audio, and together (when both are rolling and in-sync) they have a wonderful stereo pan effect and sweet, clean quality. Mick Taylor Lone Star Roadhouse New York City, NY 14th May 1992 (1st & 2nd show) Disc 1 (1st show) 01. intro & tuning 02 - Badmouth Mama 03 - Hoodoo Thing 04 - How It Feels 05 - You Gotta Move 06 - Shake Your Hips 07 - Kind Hearted Woman Blues - Me And The Devil Blues 08 - Cairo Motel Disc 2 (2nd show) 01 - tuning 02 - Big Town Playboy 03 - That's Alright 04 - Nowhere To Run 05 - You Shook Me 06 - You Don't Miss Your Water 07 - Kid Man Blues 08 - band introduction 09- Teresa Line-up: Mick Taylor (gtr, voc) Jimmie Wood (voc, harm, gtr) Jimmy King (gtr, bvoc) Greg Boaz (bass, bvoc) David Salinas (dr) -
Illinois 2002 - Audience 9.5 - Superb recording considering how hard it is to properly capture live heavy metal. Normally what you get, even if on good gear, is a well captured loud sound without much separation of instruments...but here you can really wrap your ears around it all pretty distinctly. Columbus 1990 - Audience 9.0 - This is a good recording with a little less fullness and bottom end definition compared to the Illinois set. Still, it's really well done and can benefit from your own "seasoning" so to speak. TROUBLE Penny Road Pub South Barrington, Illinois 2002-05-18 DISC 1 1. Introduction - R.I.P. 2. COME TOUCH THE SKY 3. THE SLEEPER 4. AT THE END OF MY DAZE 5. PLASTIC GREEN HEAD 6. GOIN' HOME 7. DOOM BOX 8. THE MISERY SHOWS (ACT II) 9. FEAR 10. MEMORY'S GARDEN 11. PSYCHOTIC REACTION DISC 2 12. THE FALL OF LUCIFER (Aborted) 13. PRAY FOR THE DEAD 14. THE TEMPTER 15. BASTARDS WILL PAY Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH. October 18, 1990 16. R.I.P. 17. Black Shapes Of Doom 18. Bastards Will Pay 19. Pray For The Dead 20. At The End Of My Daze 21. Heaven On My Mind 22. Psychotic Reaction 23. The Tempter ERIC WAGNER- Vocals RICK WARTELL- Guitar BRUCE FRANKLIN- Guitar RON HOLZNER- Bass JEFF OLSON- Drums -
Montreal - Audience 8.7 - You can tell the tapers gear was of good quality, the capture is actually very clear but in capturing the actual sound at the show you gotta accept whatever is coming out of the PA system, and however the sound guy has mixed it. That being said, I can tolerate this one much more than 90% of all the other Metallica audience tapes which suffer greatly from sheer volume overload most of the time. Missouri - Soundboard 9.1 - Great drums sound believe it or not, and both guitars are distinguishable from one another which makes it very well worth hearing. These two guys can really play, maybe not quite Dave Mustaine level (ok so I am partial to Megadeth) but they can do what they do in very convincing fashion especially when you can actually hear it. Metallica Disc 1 Le Spectrum Montreal, QC. January 15, 1985 01 - The Ecstasy of Gold 02 - Fight Fire with Fire 03 - Ride the Lightning 04 - Phantom Lord 05 - (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth 06 - For Whom the Bell Tolls 07 - No Remorse 08 - The Call of Ktulu 09 - Seek & Destroy 10 - Whiplash 11 - Creeping Death Disc 2 A.C. Brase Arena Building Cape Girardeau Missouri, USA May 24, 1986 01. Battery 02. Master of Puppets 03. For Whom the Bell Tolls 04. Ride the Lightning 05. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 06. Four Horsemen 07. Thing That Should Not Be 08. Cliff Bass Solo 09. Damage Inc 10. Fade To Black 11. Seek And Destroy 12. Creeping Death -
Audience 8.8 - This is better than I give it credit for, mainly because it has all the elements needed to be very enjoyable - namely: clarity, separation of instruments, and atmosphere. Where it lacks the necessary qualifications to enter into 9.0 and above rating status is more in the dynamics range (is low end low, is high end high, are mids clear and punchy?) which here are expressed mostly with the lovely, brassy and defined bass sound. This is good! But perhaps we are spoiled now with all the audio riches we have at our disposal. This is a very good old tape, with a re-mastering I assume it would rise to the 9.0 level, but the bones are here. E.L.P Odeon Theatre Birmingham, UK 1972-11-24 Disc 1 01. ABADDONS BOLERO 02. HOEDOWN 03. TARKUS 04. ALAN FREEMANS THEME 05. THE SHERIFF 06. TAKE A PEBBLE Disc 2 07. LUCKY MAN 08. PIANO IMPROVISATIONS - TAKE A PEBBLE 09. PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION 10. NUTROCKER 11. RONDO -
Audience 8.7 - A large sound, complete with the bassy, big stadium boominess that telegraphs the volume and power of live Dio. Does that mean it is a muddy mess? No, it's not bad...it's just that your ears will hear this recording probably exactly how they would have heard it at the show. It's a well known fact that the sound at these big shows is one thing to your ear while there in the audience and another thing if you are listening to it over a radio broadcast. This is the sound coming from the P.A. - big, ballsy, LOUD, metal, and atmospheric, immersive, live. It's worth getting this, it has something to offer the listener. DIO Worcester Centrum Worcester MA. October 31st 1985 Disc 1 1. INTRO 2. KING OF ROCK AND ROLL 3. LIKE THE BEAT OF A HEART 4. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS 5. HUNGRY FOR HEAVEN 6. LAST IN LINE - HOLY DIVER - DRUM SOLO 7. HEAVEN AND HELL 8. GUITAR AND KEYBOARD SOLO Disc 2 1. SACRED HEART -LAST IN LINE (REPRISE) 2. ROCK AND ROLL CHILDREN 3. LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL 4. MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN -ROCK AND ROLL CHILDREN (REPRISE) 5. STAND UP AND SHOUT 6. RAINBOW IN THE DARK 7. WE ROCK THE BAND Ronnie James Dio Vocals Vivian Campbell Guitar Jimmy Bain Bass Vocals Vinny Appice Drums Claude Schnell Keyboards -
Audience 8.8 - This is a very good audience tape. It is very clear, with great separation of instruments. It is not terribly dynamic though, but it's also not sluggish there either - it sort of sits in the midrange of things but in a way that is not too bad on the ears. I enjoyed this performance, I liked the atmosphere of the gig, and the respectful audience. Yes Freedom Hall Coliseum Louisville, KY 1979-04-13 Disc 1 1. -Future Times - Rejoice 2. -Circus Of Heaven 3. -Time And A Word - Long Distance Runaround - Survival - The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Perpetual Change - Soon 4. -Don't Kill The Whale 5. -Clap 6. -Starship Trooper Disc 2 7. -On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 8. -Wakeman Solo 9. -Awaken 10. -Tour Song 11. -I've Seen All Good People 12. -WLRS Award Ceremony 13. -Roundabout -
New York - Audience 8.8 - This is a good tape for the vintage, even if the tapers are sometimes talkative they are at least not shouters and nor are those around them. San Bernadino - Audience 9.2 - A surprisingly clear tape, you can tell right away it is a master tape source. The quality of this capture is appreciated very much, it really gives one a sense of what was beginning to happen in the States for Yes. I sometimes just can't believe there was a time when this kind of adventurous, demanding music was so well received and consumed by the American public. Yes Fragile Tour 1971-72 Disc 1 Academy Of Music New York City, NY. November 24, 1971 1.01 Firebird Suite (1.04) 1.02 Roundabout (8.08) 1.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.54) 1.04 The Clap (3.26) 1.05 Wakeman Improv (0.53) 1.06 Long Distance Runaround (3.52) 1.07 The Fish (9.46) 1.08 Perpetual Change (15.37) 1.09 Yours Is No Disgrace (12.27) Disc 2 Swing Auditorium San Bernadino, CA. March 17, 1972 1.01 Firebird Suite (1.58) 1.02 Roundabout (8.01) 1.03 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.24) 1.04 The Clap (4.28) 1.05 Perpetual Change (14.51) 1.06 I've Seen All Good People (7.30) -
Studio Quality 9.6 - Fantastic set! The entire thing has been delicately re-mastered to best anything and everything already out there. David Bowie - Plastic Soul (Young Americans Sessions) Disc 1 01 Young Americans (stripped down mix) 02 Somebody Up There Likes Me (unfinished mix) 03 Can You Hear Me (demo) 04 Can You Hear Me (stripped down mix) 05 Young Americans (Alternate Ending Version) 06 Across The Universe (stripped down mix) 07 Fame (stripped down mix) 08 Fame (vocal only track) 09 Young Americans (Take One) 10 Young Americans (Take Two) 11 Young Americans (Take Three) 12 Shilling The Rubes (Take One) 13 Lazer (The Gouster) 14 After Today (Take One) 15 Sweet Thing (Sigma Acetate) 16 It's Gonna Be Me (With Strings, 1975) Disc 2 01 Right (Sessions) 02 Somebody Up There Likes Me (Sessions) 03 I Am A Laser (Ava Cherry Rough Mix - Stereo) 04 Fame (Cher Show, 09-18-75, Mono) 05 Can You Hear Me (Cher TV Show, 11-23-75) 06 Young Americans + Medley (Cher TV Show, 11-23-75) 07 Win (alternate ryko mix) 08 Fame (Right A-Side, Original Single Edit) 09 Fascination (alternate ryko mix) 10 Right (alternate ryko mix) 11 Who Can I Be Now (Bonus) 12 It's Gonna Be Me (Bonus) 13 After Today (Outtake) 14 It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (Outtake) 15 Young Americans (Single Edit) 16 John I'm Dancing Again (Edit) 17 Fame (alternate flute version) -
Studio Quality 9.6 - Fantastic set! The entire thing has been delicately re-mastered to best anything and everything already out there. David Bowie - Plastic Soul (Young Americans Sessions) Disc 1 01 Young Americans (Dick Cavett) 02 Can You Hear Me (The Gouster) 03 Young Americans (early take ending) 04 After Today (version 2) 05 John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) (early take) 06 John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) 07 Right (vocal rehearsal) 08 I Am A Lazer (with Ava Cherry) 09 I'm Divine 10 Fascination (stripped-down mix) 11 Young Americans (The Gouster) 12 Across The Universe (alternate extended mix) 13 Fame (instrumental) 14 Funky Music (Is A Part Of Me) (with Luther Vandross) 15 Young Americans (extended remix) 16 Fame (extended remix) 17 Can You Hear Me (Live, Mono) Disc 2 01 I Am A Laser - Scream Like A Baby (Ava Cherry Working Master) 02 Fame (Original Version) 03 John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) (Live Soul Tour `74) 04 1984 (Live Soul Tour `74) 05 Young Americans (Live Soul Tour `74) 06 Can You Hear Me (Live Soul Tour `74) 07 It's Gonna Be Me (Live Soul Tour `74) 08 Somebody Up There Likes Me (Live Soul Tour `74) 09 Knock On Wood (Live Soul Tour `74) 10 Foot Stompin'-I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate-Foot Stompin' (Live Soul Tour 74) 11 Young Americans (2007 Tony Visconti Mix, Edit) 12 Young Americans (Monitor Mix Fragments & Chat, Mono) 13 Young Americans (US tv promo ad) 14 Young Americans (US radio promo ad) 15 Dick Cavett Interview -
Newcastle Audience 8.7 - A fairly bombastic recording that insists you pay attention to it. Thundering, massive, and thankfully listenable. It's not winning any awards for clarity, but it makes up for a lot of that with a representative recording of what you probably heard from the front row at this show. That leads me to say that while you would think there should be distortion, you can't really tell, but yes there just a bit of saturation deep in the bowels somewhere but I don't find it disturbing because it's low enough that you don't focus too much there. London Audience 8.6 - Dropping down one notch here, but there actually might be more mid-upper mid clarity with this recording. I think overall, this recording is a little less forceful, and there is no distortion at all on this. My ears rate this slightly below the Newcastle not because it is inferior quality, but because it is not quite as ballsy, and the trade-off is you have to give up a but of the balls in order to achieve more clarity, but sometimes ballsy is not a bad thing if it isn't too muddy. Black Sabbath Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, UK 1982-01-06 Disc 1 101 Introduction - E5150 102 Neon Knights 103 N.I.B. 104 Children Of The Sea 105 Country Girl 106 Black Sabbath 107 War Pigs 108 Slipping Away 109 Vinnie Appice Drum Solo 110 Iron Man Disc 2 201 The Mob Rules 202 Heaven And Hell 203 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 204 Children Of The Grave Hammersmith Odeon London, UK 1982-01-03 205 Introduction - E5150 206 Neon Knights 207 Country Girl 208 Slipping Away 209 The Mob Rules -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear, and pretty bright, and that means the tape sacrifices the bottom end in favor of getting the clarity and separation of instruments - that might be considered the trade-off here. I would prefer more bass, but this is something one can add themselves, that is why I highly rate this recording. I think because it is so clear you can really season it to taste more so than if you had a cluttered, or muddy recording. Black Sabbath The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA 1981-12-04 Disc 1 101. E5150 102. Neon Knights 103. N.I.B. 104. Children Of The Sea 105. Country Girl 106. Black Sabbath 107. War Pigs Disc 2 201. Slipping Away 202. Drum Solo 203. Iron Man 204. The Mob Rules 205. Heaven And Hell 206. Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 207. Children Of The Grave -
Audience 9.3 - I love this recording, probably a lot more than a soundboard. This is the one your ears have been waiting for. Good separation between bass and guitar so that each is distinct, plenty of bottom end but it isn't at the expense of anything else in the mix - it's perfect. I love the bass definition too, and Ian sounds good. Sometimes I think this may be pro, but for the drums which, while excellent, have the slightest touch of sizzle on the cymbals (and by extension you get a touch of it every now and then on vocals) but it's minor and it probably would not be present on a pro recording. This is really just quibbling, trying to find flaws, the recording is BADASS! Black Sabbath Quebec City Coliseum Quebec, Canada 1983-10-20 Disc 1 101. Supertzar 102. Children Of The Grave 103. Hot Line 104. War Pigs 105. Supernaut 106. Drums Solo 107. Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 108. Disturbing The Priest 109. Iron Man Disc 2 101. The Dark 202. Zero The Hero 203. Heaven And Hell 204. Guitar Solo 205. Digital Bitch 206. Black Sabbath 207. Smoke On The Water 208. Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) -
Soundboard 9.7 - The board tapes you usually get from Rory Gallagher are just so clear and punchy because that is his tone, and if you have great sound going in, you will get that coming out as well. Here is another pristine sdbrd from the blues rock master. Rory Gallagher Budapest Sportcsarnok Budapest, Hungary 1985-01-22 Disc 1 01. Double Vision 02. Mississippi Sheiks 03. Bad Penny 04. I Wonder Who 05. Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut 06. Nadine 07. Bought And Sold 08. Off The Handle Disc 2 01. Tattoo'd Lady 02. Out On The Western Plain 03. Walkin' Blues 04. Bankar's Blues 05. Bourbon 06. Secret Agent 07. All Around Man 08. Bullfrog Blues 09. Dizzy Miss Lizzy 10. Messin' With The Kid 11. If You Ever Change Your Mind - Bring It On Home Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Brendan O'Neill - drums Mark Feltham - harmonica -
Pro Studio 9.6 - The best I have ever heard regarding these tapes and these tracks...some of which have been around but not in my memory have all of them been so diligently compiled. The whole package is a thing of beauty. The Rolling Stones Art Collins Tapes Vol 1 Disc 1 01. Too Tough [04:35] 02. It Must Be Hell [05:36] 03. Undercover of the Night [04:17] 04. Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) [04:45] 05. She Was Hot [05:02] 06. Feel On Baby [10:12] 07. All the Way Down [04:44] 08. Too Much Blood [09:15] 09. Tried To Talk Her Into It [03:56] 10. Too Much Blood [10:53] 11. Pretty Beat Up [05:30] 12. Dog Shit [07:58] Disc 2 01. Keep It Cool [10:11] 02. Keep It Cool [21:05] 03. Gotta Know You [07:37] 04. Wanna Hold You [03:31] 05. All the Way Down [06:30] 06. Gotta Know You [06:13] 07. The Dog [04:53] 08. Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) [10:04] 09. Slave [09:46] -
Pro Studio 9.6 - The best I have ever heard regarding these tapes and these tracks...some of which have been around but not in my memory have all of them been so diligently compiled. The whole package is a thing of beauty. The Rolling Stones Art Collins Tapes Vol 2 Disc 1 01. Wanna Hold You [07:10] 02. Pretty Beat Up [05:58] 03. Feel On Baby [02:05] 04. The Dog [04:46] 05. Keep It Cool [10:12] 06. Can’t Find Love [07:16] 07. Heartbeat [03:23] 08. Heartbeat [01:51] 09. Heartbeat [01:16] 10. Cooking Up (aka What I Am Saying Is True) [06:59] 11. Something I Want (Your Love) [08:34] 12. Eliza Upchink [04:13] 13. Chri's Song [03:04] 14. Part Of The Night [04:12] 15. Pink Pick [04:12] 16. Pull Over [05:06] Disc 2 01. The Golden Mile [09:02] 02. The Dog [04:52] 03. Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) [10:13] 04. Tie You Up (The Pain Of Love) [04:56] 05. Melobar [06:43] 06. In Your Hand [04:48] 07. The Stumble - Hide Away [05:33] 08. I Love You Too Much (a.k.a I Can't Help It) [03:44] 09. Still In Love [02:25] 10. Munich Hilton [06:00] 11. Christine [02:25] 12. Identification [06:43] 13. Forty [04:36] -
Pro Studio 9.6 - The best I have ever heard regarding these tapes and these tracks...some of which have been around but not in my memory have all of them been so diligently compiled. The whole package is a thing of beauty. The Rolling Stones Art Collins Tapes Vol 3 Disc 1 01. Dance (Pt. 1) [06:14] 02. I Think I'm Going Mad [05:43] 03. She Was Hot [07:00] 04. Too Much Blood [04:03] 05. Undercover of the Night [04:35] 06. Undercover of the Night [06:27] 07. Too Much Blood [01:20] 08. Too Much Blood [10:36] 09. Too Much Blood [04:32] 10. Too Much Blood [09:59] 11. Too Much Blood [01:16] 12. Too Much Blood [05:49] 13. Too Much Blood [06:32] Disc 2 01. Too Much Blood [09:03] 02. Too Much Blood [06:16] 03. Too Much Blood [07:37] 04. Too Much Blood [08:00] 05. Too Much Blood [11:00] 06. Too Much Blood [08:07] 07. Too Much Blood [10:33] 08. Too Much Blood [10:48]