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Studio Quality 9.3 - This seems to be a real early example of the Steve Perry era and as such presents an interesting snapshot of the band in transition…yet still retains most of their fiery 70’s guitar-centric jamming quality. Journey Monitros Studio San Mateo, California September 2nd, 1978 01. Of A Lifetime 02. I Would Find You 03. Feeling That Way 04. Anytime 05. La Do Da 06. Can Do 07. Winds Of March 08. On A Saturday Night 09. Wheel In The Sky 10. Next -
Audience 9.4 - Famous for its clarity and dynamics, this well recorded gig is probably a must-have for anyone into this period Jeff Beck, or any period for that matter. Jeff Beck with Stanley Clarke Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan December 2, 1978. Disc 1 01. -Opening 02. -Darkness 03. -Star Cycle 04. -Freeway Jam 05. -Cat Moves 06. -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 07. -School Days 08. -Journey To Love Disc 2 01. -Lopsy Lu 02. -Diamond Dust 03. -Scatterbrain 04. -Rock 'n Roll Jelly 05. -'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 06. -Blue Wind 07. -Superstition Jeff Beck - Guitars Stanley Clarke - Bass Tony Hymas - Keyboards Simon Phillips - Drums -
Soundboard 8.7 - The mix here tends to lean on a darker side (meaning more low end but not boomy) with guitar being clear enough but not the prominent instrument which is fine as this is totally all about ensemble and vastly different than anything he was doing with Deep Purple. That in itself makes this kind of odd, if he’s touring with Deep Purple yet managed to play some gigs with other people and sound so totally different musically, it’s really a zig zag routine here as the music is so all over the place in a good way. Tommy Bolin La Paloma Theater Encinitas, California April 28, 1976 01. -Teaser 02. -People People 03. -The Grind 04. -Wild Dogs 05. -Delightful 06. -Homeward Strut 07. -I Fell In Love 08. -Marching Powder 09. -Lotus Tommy Bolin: guitar, vocals Mark Stein: keyboards, vocals Norma Jean Bell: sax, vocals Reggie McBride: bass Narada Michael Walden: drums, vocals -
Soundboard 8.8 - A welcomed board tape that I knew nothing of previously before discovering it. It’s fine, it’s not a “pristine” or sterile tape by any means and it does sound…dated a bit but it’s the mighty ‘Halen in all their splendor and it’s great! Van Halen 1979-10-02 Tucson, Az. Convention Center Disc 1 01) Light Up The Sky 3:39 02) Somebody Get Me A Doctor - Drum Solo 6:59 03) Running With The Devil 4:39 04) Dance The Night Away 3:07 05) Beautiful Girls 3:22 06) Dave's Everybody Wants Some Intro 4:43 07) I'm On Fire 3:05 08) Bass Solo 2:05 09) You're No Good 3:01 10) Jamie's Cryin' 4:09 11) Fools Intro - Gypsy Woman Story 2:55 12) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:21 Disc 2 13) Outta Love Again 4:35 14) Ice Cream Man 6:12 15) Ain't Talkin''Bout Love 12:57 16) Eruption 5:11 17) You Really Got Me 10:56 18) Bottom's Up!! 6:31 19) Atomic Punk 1:26 -
Seattle 1970 FM Broadcast 9.4 - So good to have clear and vibrant live Doors recordings…there’s just not enough of them out there. Hypnotic, and with Jim at the helm it’s a feast for the imagination as to what shenanigans were happening on stage. Cool as HECK! Detroit 1970 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Nice, clean, concise and this is how I want to hear The Doors. There’s so much subtlety and intrigue and you need to be able to hear everything clearly…and with this tape you do. For the track listing on this one, please review the images as we posted a clear photo of the track sheet. -
Audience 8.8 - A tape that does NOT suffer at all from narrowness as it is truly wide open and atmospheric… but at the expense of separation of instruments. Does that mean it is bad or not worth hearing? Hell no – this is a VERY GOOD tape recording, I think for myself I always want to hear distinct bass notes because I am such a big fan of Chris Squire, and here he is mainly the “bottom” for the sound, and occasionally you get to hear his notes ring out and float above the sound but not always. I am spoiled though, because not all tapes are going to be Cleveland ’78! However, since this is a 1980 show, I think it is one to get as I find this period of the band extremely interesting to listen to especially live. Good stuff! Yes De Montfort Hall Leicester, UK Nov. 24, 1980 Disc 1 1.01 -Young Person's Guide Intro - Close Encounters Intro 1.02 -Does It Really Happen 1.03 -Yours Is No Disgrace 1.04 -Into The Lens 1.05 -Clap 1.06 -And You And I 1.07 -Go Through This 1.08 -Man In A White Car Suite Disc 2 2.01 -We Can Fly From Here 2.02 -Tempus Fugit 2.03 -Amazing Grace - The Fish 2.04 -Machine Messiah 2.05 -Starship Trooper 2.06 -Roundabout -
Soundboard 8.8 - A little bit of dust and grease over the old tape but the music comes through relatively unscathed and makes for a great blast from the past. Kiss Long Beach, CA Long Beach Auditorium May 31, 1974 Other act(s): Savoy Brown (HL), Manfred Mann's Earth Band 1. Deuce 2. Nothin' To Lose 3. She 4. Firehouse 5. Strutter 6. 100,000 Years 7. Black Diamond -
Audience 8.7 - So let me put it this way – the recording is not perfect, but is near perfect for someone who needs to try and understand what makes Iron Maiden special. This captures a night, just another night (in fact this was a stand of shows at the Radio City Music Hall) on a long, never ending tour for the band but they play as if it was their last show. It’s amazing how night after night, town after town, tour after tour, Iron Maiden never gives a bad performance. I love this capture even though it suffers a few bumps and bruises, because it’s in the trenches from the hardcore fans perspective, it’s as if the taper is working as hard to capture the gig as the band is in delivering it. I LOVE it, and once I started playing this, I could not stop. I think you’ll love it too. Iron Maiden World Slavery Tour - The Seven Dates Of Hell Radio City Music Hall NYC, New York January 18, 1985 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Aces High 03. 2 Minutes To Midnight 04. The Trooper 05. Revelations 06. Wrathchild 07. Flight Of Icarus 08. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 09. Powerslave Disc 2 10. Guitar Solo 11. The Number Of The Beast 12. Hallowed Be Thy Name 13. Iron Maiden 14. Encore Break #1 15. Run To The Hills 16. Running Free 17. Encore Break #2 18. Sanctuary 19. WNEW FM New York interview with Nico Jan. 22 -
Audience 8.5 - A somewhat roughed up old tape with some hiss, and audience members who appear on the tape in their excitement (not too bad) but the music is here man, it’s relatively close to the stage and guitar seemed to be a little back behind the rest except when he used the talk box and it was front and center… very strange! Bass is sitting nicely in the mix (not a boomy sound, pretty defined). I enjoyed listening, especially because Joe was really good, he kept me engaged with this one. I found the audience near taper to be interesting and I enjoyed hearing them on the tape believe it or not. It is a real time capsule! So, all in all, I do recommend to fans because how much Joe/Barnstorm is out there anyway? Joe Walsh & Barnstorm Wollman's Rink Central Park, New York, NY August 11, 1973 01 Meadows 02 Midnight Moodies 03 Tend My Garden - Drums 04 Rocky Mountain Way 05 The Bomber 06 Turn to Stone 07 Funk #49 Band line-up Joe Walsh - lead guitar, lead vocals Kenny Passarelli - bass guitar, backing vocals Joe Vitale - drums, percussion, flute, backing vocals Rocke Grace - keyboards (died July 23, 2020) (aged 68) -
Audience 8.8 - A very satisfying recording, with a great snare drum sound and I highlight that because it is often overlooked. Dio sounds clear and if I fault anything it’s maybe Toni’s guitar which is just slightly behind the overall sound coming from the mains but still it’s really not too bad and the solos really come across clearly. It’s a fine live sound all around and is comfortable on the ears. Black Sabbath 1981-01-20 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK Disc 1 101 Supertzar 102 War Pigs 103 Neon Knights 104 N.I.B. 105 Children Of The Sea 106 Sweet Leaf 107 Drums Solo 108 Sweet Leaf (Reprise) 109 Lady Evil 110 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 Heaven And Hell 202 Iron Man 203 Guitar Solo 204 Die Young 205 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 206 Children Of The Grave -
Radio Broadcast 9.3 - Everything on this disc (includes some bonus material) is fantastic and well worth exploring. Arc Angels Paradise Theater Boston, MA December 16, 1992 Disc 1 01. -Paradise Cafe 02. -Dimples 03. -Carry Me On 04. -The Famous Jane 05. -Good Time 06. -Spanish Moon 07. -Sent By Angels 08. -Always Believed In You 09. -Sweet Nadine 10. -Angel 11. -Shape I'm In Disc 2 12. -Living In A Dream 13. -encore break 14. -band introductions 15. -Looking Back 16. -Too Many Ways To Fall 17. -Too Many Ways To Fall (David Letterman Show - 1993-01-06) Pittsburgh, PA. December 8, 1992 18. -Paradise Cafe 19. -Dimples 20. -Always Believed In You 21. -Angel 22. -Living In A Dream 23. -Too Many Ways To Fall Doyle Bramhall II: guitar, vocals Charlie Sexton: guitar, vocals Tommy Shannon: bass Chris Layton: drums -
Soundboard 9.4 - A beautiful recording, love how it just sounds so natural, it’s a joy to listen to this one! Lou Reed Park West Chicago, IL US Performance date: 1978-04-14 Broadcast date: 2013-03-03 01 Gimme some good times 02 Satellite of love 03 Leave me alone 04 Walk on the wild side 05 Coney Island baby 06 Dirt 07 Street Hassle 08 Sweet Jane 09 Rock 'n' roll -
Soundboard 9.5 - This is a compilation of unreleased guitar vehicles and exceptional solo excerpts for fans of the "Shut Up N' Play Yer Guitar" and "Guitar" albums. The sound quality is excellent soundboard. Yes, some of us are guilty of skipping over the “vamp” sections in order to get to the shred. This compilation delivers what I feel are some of Frank’s tastiest pieces, and all in superb quality. FRANK ZAPPA "Lost Guitars" 01 Persona Non Grata (1979-03-19 Brest) 02 Carlos Is Back (1980-11-18 St Paul) 03 The Deathless Horsie (1979-03-31 (E) Munich) 04 Ship Ahoy (1976-01-28 Perth) 05 Bavarian Roads (1979-03-31 (E) Munich) 06 Treacherous Cretins (1984-07-21 Los Angeles) 07 The Krieger Variations (1980-11-13 (L) Pittsburgh) 08 Indiscreet Manners (1979-03-19 Brest) 09 Sleeping Witch (1984-11-03 (E) Stony Brook) 10 After Five (1979-02-19 London) 11 Heavy Duty Judy (1980-12-11 (L) Santa Monica) 12 Semi-Catatonic State (1980-10-31 New York City) 13 The Rump Pump (1980-06-21 Geneva) INCLUDED BAND LINEUPS ===================== 1976: FZ — guitar solo André Lewis — keyboards Napoleon Murphy Brock — sax Roy Estrada — bass Terry Bozzio — drums 1979: FZ — guitar solo Ike Willis, Denny Walley, Warren Cuccurullo — guitar Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf — keyboards Ed Mann — percussion Arthur Barrow — bass Vinnie Colaiuta — drums 1980 EUROPE: FZ — guitar solo Ike Willis, Ray White — guitar Tommy Mars — keyboards Arthur Barrow — bass David Logeman — drums 1980 USA: FZ — guitar solo Ike Willis, Ray White, Steve Vai — guitar Tommy Mars — keyboards Bob Harris — keyboards, trumpet Arthur Barrow — bass Vinnie Colaiuta — drums 1984: FZ — guitar solo Ike Willis, Ray White — guitar Napoleon Murphy Brock — sax (Los Angeles only) Bobby Martin — keyboards, sax Allan Zavod — keyboards Scott Thunes — bass Chad Wackerman — drums -
Audience 9.2 - A lively, airy, and detailed (especially with percussion and vocals) recording. I don’t think they could have done much better than this because the taper position is right in the sweet spot. Genesis Will Rogers Auditorium Fort Worth, TX. 1976-05-07 Disc 1 1. -Dance On A Volcano 2. -The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 3. -Fly On A Windshield 4. -The Carpet Crawlers 5. -The Cinema Show 6. -Robbery Assault & Battery 7. -White Mountain 8. -Firth Of Fifth Disc 2 1. -Entangled 2. -Squonk 3. -Supper's Ready 4. -I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 5. -Los Endos 6. -It -
Soundboard 9.4 - Stunning guitar wizardry on full display, SRV was in the zone and thankfully this board tape is right on the money. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 1983-10-30 or Oct. 10th 1983 Hollywood Palace, Los Angeles, CA 1. -Testify 2. -So Excited 3. -Pride And Joy 4. -Mary Had A Little Lamb 5. -Tell Me 6. -Love Struck Baby 7. -Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) 8. -Little Wing 9. -Third Stone From The Sun 10. -You'll Be Mine 11. -Rude Mood 12. -Wham -
Audience 8.7 - Sound resides somewhere in the mid range and does not feature well defined high end but does have a warm, round bottom to it. The mix does not favor any one instrument, it’s rather even, and all in all the listening experience, while not exceptional in any way, is also not offensive. Genesis Congresshalle Hamburg, Germany October 15, 1981 Disc 1 1. Behind The lines 2. Duchess 3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4. Gutenabend Hamburg 5. Dodo/Lurker 6. Abacab 7. Carpet Crawlers 8. Story Of Sarah Jane 9. Me And Sarah Jane 10. Misunderstanding 11. Eine Alle Stucke 12. Firth Of Fifth 13. Story Of A Man On The Corner 14. Man On The Corner 15. Who Dunnit? Disc 2 1. Band Introductions 2. In The Cage - Cinema Show - Slippermen 3. Afterglow 4. Turn It On Again 5. Dance On A Volcano - Drum Duet - Los Endos 6. I Know What I Like