Audience 8.8 - A wide open and bright recording that highlights the fact that you are in a big venue. The show has that huge feel to it, the vocals sort of slightly echo off the walls (not in a bad way), and the P.A. system pushing out a massive wall of sound…not pinpoint accurate but it gets the job done. Rush Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada June 1, 1992 DISC 1 01 - Intro   0:45 02 - Force Ten   4:42 03 - Limelight   4:19 04 - Freewill   4:04 05 - Distant Early Warning   4:27 06 - Time Stand Still   6:13 07 - Dreamline   5:04 08 - Bravado   6:36 09 - Roll The Bones   6:15 10 - Show Don't Tell   6:16 11 - The Big Money   6:09 12 - Vital Signs   4:44 13 - The Analog Kid   5;16 DISC 2 01 - Ghost Of A Chance   5:47 02 - The Trees   4:50 03 - Where's My Thing?   5:30 04 - The Rhythm Method   7:44 05 - Closer To The Heart   4:41 06 - Xanadu   6:41 07 - Superconductor   5:05 08 - Tom Sawyer   6:06 09 - The Spirit Of Radio   4:46 10 - 2112 Overture   3:19 11 - Finding My Way   2:05 12 - La Villa Strangiato   3:15 13 - Anthem   1:44 14 - Red Barchetta   1:34 15 - The Spirit Of Radio Reprised   0:47 16 - Cygnus X-1   0:51  

Soundboard 9.8 - Damn near perfection here. There are a couple of very desirable boards from this tour and this, by far, is one of them. Grab it! Rush Blockbuster Pavilion Charlotte, North Carolina June 14, 1992 DISC 1 01 - Force Ten   5:01 02 - Limelight   4:21 03 - Freewill   4:04 04 - Distant Early Warning   4:26 05 - Time Stand Still   6:16 06 - Dreamline   5:07 07 - Bravado   6:53 08 - Roll The Bones   6:06 09 - Show Don't Tell   6:17 10 - The Big Money   6:30 11 - Ghost Of A Chance   5:32 DISC 2 01 - Vital Signs   4:52 02 - The Analog Kid   5:24 03 - The Trees   5:12 04 - Where's My Thing   5:28 05 - The Rhythm Method   7:46 06 - Closer To The Heart   4:43 07 - Xanadu   6:39 08 - Superconductor   5:07 09 - Tom Sawyer   6:03 10 - The Spirit Of Radio   4:50 11 - 2112 Overture   1:28  

Audience 9.0 - This is one of those recordings that really grows on you. You kind of have to adjust a little, especially through the first couple of songs. Taper begins to slowly sort of find the spot, and the recording gets better, a good mix actually although I wasn’t crazy about Tony’s guitar tone around this time…and it’s only Tony who is still original Sabs but his crew is highly competent (not crazy about the big rock stadium mannerisms of Tony Martin). I like the vocals of Martin, don’t get me wrong, but the between song banter is a little over the top. Listen to this without bias, it’s not Sabbath but it’s a great fucking band with Tony Iommi on guitar. Black Sabbath Olympiahalle Innsbruck, Austria 1990-10-09 Disc 1 101 Intro - Ave Satani - The Gates Of Hell 102 Neon Knights 103 Iron Man 104 Children Of The Grave 105 Die Young 106 The Sabbath Stones 107 Bass Solo 108 Heart Like A Wheel (A Part Of) 109 Guitar Solo 110 Headless Cross 111 When Death Calls 112 The Law Maker Disc 2 201 Anno Mundi 202 Black Sabbath 203 Heaven And Hell 204 Paranoid 205 Heaven And Hell (Reprise)  

Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Well, this is one unique sounding recording for a radio broadcast. When I first began to listen I thought this was an open mic style thing but when the guitar kicked in I knew it was probably a live mixed open mic/close mic job. The engineer battles to get a decent mix but it doesn’t reach the levels of what you’d expect of a professional broadcast recording. Does that mean it is bad? No, it’s decent sounding for all intents and purposes…but it certainly could have been a lot better. That said, it’s a great performance by the band. I was introduced to the music of Yes not by the ubiquitous Close To The Edge but from the album Tormato, which they are touring here, and in particular by the song “Don’t Kill The Whale” which I love to this day and which is performed here. Yes International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 September 1978 Disc 1 1.01 -WKQX Intro (0:06) 1.02 -Young Person's Guide - Close Encounters Intro (4:07) 1.03 -Siberian Khatru (10:13) 1.04 -Heart Of The Sunrise (11:09) 1.05 -Future Times - Rejoice (7:04) 1.06 -Circus Of Heaven (5:12) 1.07 -Time And A Word - Long Distance Runaround- The Fish - Perpetual Change - Soon (25:42) Disc 2 2.01 -Don't Kill The Whale (4:32) 2.02 -Madrigal (0:51) 2.03 -The Clap (4:47) 2.04 -Starship Trooper (10:15) 2.05 -On The Silent Wings Of Freedom (7:57) 2.06 -Madrigal (1:13) 2.07 -Rick Wakeman Solo (5:31) 2.08 -Awaken (16:11) 2.09 -I've Seen All Good People (8:13) 2.10 -Roundabout (8:51) 2.11 -WKQX outro (1:02) Jon Anderson - vocals, guitar, harp Steve Howe - guitars Chris Squire - bass quitars Rick Wakeman - keyboards Alan White - drums  

Studio 8.8 - This is a band recorded project obviously. Like it was done on a boom box, but a good boom box because you can just tell it was loud in the room and it’s not ideal but it gets the job done. So, it’s a tad overdriven in a good way – raw, and loud, and VAN HALEN in about as real a way as it could be. Very fun to listen to and classic fly on the wall stuff. VAN HALEN 1979 Tour Rehearsals 1 -Running with the devil 2 -On Fire 3 -Bass 4 -Your No Good 5 -Talking 6 -Bass - Drums 7 -Bright lights Big City 8 -Somebody get Me a Doctor 9 -Light up the Sky 10 -Dave Talks 11 -Dance the Night Away 12 -Beautiful Girls 13 -Eddie Guitar Solo Jam - Sound Check 14 -Eddie Acoustic Jam Home Demo 15 -Bass and Drums 1 16 -Bass And Drums 2 17 -Bass And Drums 3 18 -Bass And Drums 4 19 -Bass And Drums 5  

Audience 9.0 - This is a pretty famous recording of the full on assault of the Rolling Thunder Revue in all its glory. A good, clear tape with a tiny touch of tape saturation due to the taper being so close but it’s great nonetheless. It’s not distorted in that sense, it’s just a strong sound coming at you which actually benefits the experience because you feel the energy of the event in a visceral way. Great stuff! BOB DYLAN Fort Worth Attack Volume 1 Tarrant County Convention Center Arena Fort Worth, TX May 16, 1976 Disc 1 1. Cindy - Bob Neuwirth 2. Flint Hill Special 3. Mad Man - Steven Soles 4. Foreign Love - T-Bone Burnett 5. Too Good To Be Wasted - Rob Stoner 6. Is There Life On Mars? - Mick Ronson 7. Here Come The Blues - T-Bone Burnett 8. Alabama Dark - Bob Neuwirth 9. They Had To Move Away - Bob Neuwirth 10. Battle Of New Orleans - Bob Neuwirth JONI MITCHELL 11. Black Crow 12. Song For Sharon Disc 2 ROGER McGUINN 1. Turn! Turn! Turn! 2. Jolly Roger 3. Lover Of The Bayou 4. Chestnut Mare JOAN BAEZ 5. Do Right Woman 6. El Preso Numero Nueve 7. Forever Young 8. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 9. Sweeter For Me 10. Dancing In The Street 11. Diamonds And Rust KINKY FRIEDMAN 12. Rock And Roll Across The USA 13. Dear Abbie 14. Lasso  From El Paso BOB DYLAN 15. Mr. Tambourine Man 16. It Ain't Me Babe Bob Dylan - vocal, guitar, Scarlet Rivera - violin, 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 - drums

Audience 8.8 One of the better sounding tapes from this period, and what’s notable about this show is the live debut of six songs from Aladdin Sane (predating the actual release of the album). About the sound – the live mix does not favor the vocals much, although audible and not murky they are not front and center – but guitar most certainly is and hurrah for that! David Bowie Radio City Music Hall New York,NY 1973-02-15 Disc One 01. Musical Intro 02. Hang On To Yourself 03. Ziggy Stardust 04. Changes 05. Soul Love 06. John, I'm Only Dancing 07. Drive In Saturday 08. Five Years 09. Space Oddity 10. My Death 11. The Supermen 12. Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) 13. Panic In Detoit 14. Moonage Daydream 15. The Width Of A Circle 16. Time Disc Two 01. Let's Spend The Night Together 02. Watch That Man 03. Suffragette City 04. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide Kingston Polytechnic London, UK 6th May 1972 05. Queen Bitch 06. Song For Bob Dylan 07. Changes 08. Starman 09. Amsterdam 10. I Feel Free 11. White Light/White Heat 12. Got To Get A Job Top Of The Pops (intro by Jimmy Saville) 13. John, I'm Only Dancing official release 14. John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) Radio City Music Hall New York,NY 1973-02-14 15. The Jean Genie  

Studio 10 - Well, this is a rarity! Not only has this flown completely below most collectors radars, but it also qualifies as being a perfect recording…and it doesn’t necessarily begin as such (although I’d still rate it a 9.8), it becomes one. Why is that? Because it has all the elements of greatness and not just the audio quality. Eric is heard here in a more jazzy setting, with players who are well versed in music theory and are top shelf players in their own right – maybe it pushes Clapton to explore more deeply, and he does…although he still manages to make it more bluesy which to me is really cool because it gives these sessions the swing that can be sometimes absent in technical jazz. This obviously was let out on purpose, the recordings are too clean and if indeed they are rehearsals, they are very dialed in and sounding more like an album is being recorded. But if you listen super closely, there are moments where you can just hear the faintest of mic bleed through and it seems to be the kind of talk, or “shouts” that you might hear during a soundcheck or rehearsal.  This is a highly recommended listen to anyone who wants to hear Eric Clapton at his tastiest best. Eric Clapton Legends Flawless (Studio) Rehearsals S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios Hollywood, CA June 1997 Disc 1 1. -Snakes 2. -Marcus #1 3. -Marcus #1 4. -Full house 5. -Full house 6. -Ruthie 7. -Ruthie 8. -Put It Where You Want 9. -Suggestions 10. -Peeper Disc 2 1. -Going Down Slow 2. -I Got You I Feel Good 3. -Silver Rain 4. -Layla 5. -Rock Me Baby 6. -Jelly Roll THE BAND Marcus Miller Bass Eric Clapton Guitar, Vocals David Sanborn Saxophone Joe Sample Keyboards, Piano Steve Gadd Drums