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Soundboard 9.5 - What a tour-de-force this show is! Long considered by Deadheads as being the pinnacle shows of the entire 72 tour, the “Texas Swing” stand of shows (Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston) just present so much incredible music and vibe that it’s hard to believe your ears. Let me put it this way – if the psychedelic pop music of the 60’s is like a tic tac, than songs like Black Throated Wind or The Other One are Porterhouse steaks! Grateful Dead Municipal Auditorium Austin, TX November 22, 1972 Disc 1 01 - Sugaree 02 - Mexicali Blues 03 - Loser 04 - Black Throated Wind 05 - China Cat Sunflower 06 - I Know You Rider 07 - Beat It On Down the Line 08 - Candyman 09 - El Paso 10 - Bird Song Disc 2 11 - Playin' In The Band 12 - Casey Jones 13 - Greatest Story Ever Told 14 - He's Gone 15 - Truckin' 16 - Drums Disc 3 17 - The Other One 18 - Stella Blue 19 - Big River 20 - Ramble On Rose 21 - Sugar Magnolia 22 - Brokedown Palace 23 - Around & Around 24 - One More Saturday Night 25 - Uncle John's Band -
Soundboard 9.3 The band are at the top of the biz, laying down a scrumptious assortment of rock, country rock, bluegrass, country, and heady, mind-frying psychedelic jams. It’s all here, it’s all great...ful. Grateful Dead Memorial Auditorium Dallas, TX November 24, 1972 Disc 1 01 - Don't Ease Me In 02 - "Pigpen's not with us tonight......" 03 - Me & My Uncle 04 - Brown Eyed Women 05 - Black Throated Wind 06 - Bertha 07 - El Paso 08 - Deal 09 - Technical Difficulties 10 - Beat It On Down The Line 11 - Tennessee Jed 12 - Jack Straw Disc 2 13 - Sugaree 14 - Playin' In The Band 15 - China Cat Sunflower 16 - I Know You Rider 17 - Box Of Rain 18 - Truckin' Disc 3 19 - Ramble On Rose 20 - Big River 21 - Casey Jones 22 - Sugar Magnolia 23 - Not Fade Away 34 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad 25 - Not Fade Away -
Soundboard 9.1 - More of the amazing and magical sounds of Grateful Dead circa 1972 as they blew through Texas like tumbleweeds on psilocybin! Grateful Dead San Antonio Civic Auditorium San Antonio, TX November 26, 1972 Disc 1 01 - Deal 02 - Mexicali Blues 03 - Sugaree 04 - Black Throated Wind 05 - Bird Song 06 - Beat It On Down The Line 07 - China Cat Sunflower 08 - I Know You Rider 09 - Box Of Rain Disc 2 10 - El Paso 11 - Big Railroad Blues 12 - Around And Around 13 - Casey Jones 14 - Tuning 15 - Playing In The Band 16 - Brown Eyed Women 17 - Jack Straw 18 - Don't Ease Me In Disc 3 19 - Big River 20 - Dark Star 21 - Me And Bobby McGee 22 - Brokedown Palace 23 - Sugar Magnolia 24 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad 25 - One More Saturday Night -
Audience 9.4 - I love these open-air recordings that really shine, capturing not just the music but the entire vibe of the event…and so realistically! This to me is what collecting is about, basically it is about reliving a musical event from the past. This one does that in spades. Frank Zappa Maples Pavilion Stanford University Stanford, CA 1980 04 03 Disc 1 1. -Mo 'N Herb's Vacation - Opening solo (Pound For A Brown vamp) 2. -Teenage Wind 3. -Harder Than Your Husband 4. -Bamboozled By Love 5. -Pick Me I'm Clean (q: Mo 'N Herb's Vacation) 6. -Society Pages 7. -I'm A Beautiful Guy 8. -Beauty Knows No Pain 9. -Charlie's Enormous Mouth 10. -Any Downers? 11. -Conehead 12. -Easy Meat (q: Thirteen) 13. -Mudd Club Disc 2 14. -The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 15. -Heavenly Bank Account 16. -Suicide Chump 17. -Jumbo Go Away 18. -If Only She Woulda (q: Mo 'N Herb's Vacation) 19. -I Don't Wanna Get Drafted 20. -Joe's Garage 21. -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 22. -Dinah-Moe Humm 23. -Dancin' Fool 24. -Bobby Brown 25. -Black Napkins (q: Mo 'N Herb's Vacation) 26. -Chunga's Revenge (q: The Radio Is Broken) -
Soundboard 9.6 - Same exact setup for recording as the Evening show do the review is the same. Killer sound for a heavier rock band because they preserve the tone and the dynamics, it’s not just VOLUME up to 10 although I am pretty certain this show was very loud. The engineer needs a gold medal. Love it! Michael Schenker Festival Hall Osaka, Japan 19th August 1981 afternoon show 1. -Armed and Ready 2. -Cry for the nations 3. -Attack of the Mad Axeman 4. -But I Want More 5. -Victim of Illusion 6. -Into the Arena 7. -On and On 8. -Never Trust a Stranger 9. -Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 10. -Tales of Mystery 11. -Lost Horizons 12. -Doctor Doctor 13. -Ready to Rock -
Soundboard 9.6 - Killer sound for a heavier rock band because they preserve the tone and the dynamics, it’s not just VOLUME up to 10 although I am pretty certain this show was very loud. The engineer needs a gold medal. Love it! Michael Schenker Festival Hall Osaka, Japan 19th August 1981 evening show Disc 1 1. -Armed and Ready 2. -Cry for the Nations 3. -Attack of the Mad Axeman 4. -But I Want More 5. -Victim of Illusion 6. -Into the Arena 7. -On and On 8. -Never Trust a Stranger 9. -Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Disc 2 10. -Tales of Mystery 11. -courvoisier Concerto 12. -Lost Horizons 13. -Doctor Doctor 14. -Ready to Rock -
Soundboard 8.8 - The audio quality is very good, the mix wanders around a bit – because I am pretty sure this wasn’t just the band rehearsing but the entire crew. Sounds to me like they were ready to go – some hot playing! Michael Schenker Return Of The Flying Arrow Disc 1 Studio Rehearsals for 1980 UK and US tour Sidcup, Kent, UK 101 Armed And Ready 102 Cry For The Nations 103 Victim Of Illusion 104 Gary Practices 'Victim Of Illusion' 105 Natural Thing 106 Feels Like A Good Thing 107 Into The Arena 108 Rock Bottom 109 Lost Horizons 110 Doctor Doctor 111 Lights Out Disc 2 Erie, Pennsylvania 1980-11-20 201 The Ride Of The Valkyries 202 Armed And Ready 203 Cry For The Nations 204 Victim Of Illusion 205 Into The Arena 206 Lost Horizons 207 Doctor Doctor 208 Lights Out -
Soundboard 9.7 - Recorded for broadcast, this show presents everything your ears want in a rock concert broadcast. The sound is energized and rich, mixed to perfection by well trained sound pros. Michael Schenker Group Budokan Tokyo, Japan 1981-08-12 Disc 1 01 DJ Intro 02 The Ride Of The Valkyries 03 Armed And Ready 04 Cry For The Nations 05 Attack Of The Mad Axeman 06 But I Want More 07 Victim Of Illusion 08 Member Introduction 09 Into The Arena 10 On And On 11 Never Trust A Stranger 12 Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 13 Tales Of Mystery Disc 2 14 Drum Solo - 633 Squadron - 1812 Overture 15 Courvoisier Concerto 16 Lost Horizons 17 Doctor Doctor 18 Are You Ready To Rock 19 DJ Outro -
Audience 9.5 - Brilliant! A great small venue atmosphere and it sounds fresh and exciting like it’s actually happening…live!Marshall Crenshaw Bottom Line New York City, NY February 18, 1986 Early Show 01 Yvonne 02 There She Goes Again 03 Worryin’ Kind 04 My Favorite Waste Of Time 05 Our Town 06 Monday Morning Rock 07 One More Reason 08 Mary Anne 09 Right Now 10 The Distance Between 11 Little Wild One (No. 5) 12 Rockin’ Around In N.Y.C. 13 Gimme Some Truth 14 Reet Petite 15 Cynical Girl 16 Someday, Someway 17 Whenever You’re On My Mind
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Soundboard 9.8 - Professionally recorded for release, the quality is as defined as you could hope for. Probably had to be somewhat challenging to mix, a band with three back-up singers and a lead singer, violinist, guitar/bass/drums, and keyboards. A lot to manage but an impeccable job for this show.Solstice 2Days Prog + 1 Festival Campo Sportivo Revislate, Novara, Italy September 4th, 2022
1. Shout 2. Guardian 3. Mount Ephraim 4. Light Up 5. Bulbug Tarang 6. Cheyenne 7. A New Day 8. Sacred Run -
Audience 8.8 - A tape that may have been left on the shelf once upon a time but now thanks to modern mastering software has been brought to life.Frank Zappa Palais des Sports St Etienne, France 28-May 1982 Disc 1 01 -Outside Now 02 -Montana 03 -Easy Meat 04 -Dead Girls Of London 05 -Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously? 06 -What's New In Baltimore? 07 -Moggio 08 -City Of Tiny Lights 09 -Pound For A Brown 10 -Joe's Garage 11 -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? Disc 2 12 -Drowning Witch (incl. St.Etienne-Jazz From Hell) 13 -Envelopes 14 -Harder Than Your Husband 15 -Bamboozled By Love 16 -Let's Move To Cleveland 17 -Tinseltown Rebellion 18 -Approximate 19 -Cosmik Debris 20 -Strictly Genteel 21 -No No Cherry 22 -The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou 23 -The Illinois Enema Bandit The Band FZ Steve Vai Ray White Scott Thunes Tommy Mars Bobby Martin Chad Wackerman Ed Mann
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Audience 9.3 - The great thing about this performer is that his sound and style is timeless – it might as well be 1976 because after listening to his shows from the 70’s, I can’t tell much difference between then and this 1990 show. The show sounds great, it is rich and full bodied with an especially beautiful drum sound and bass is meaty without being overbearing although it sometimes shakes your speakers!Jean-Luc Ponty Greek Theatre Los Angeles, Ca August 17, 1990 Disc 1 01 Imaginary Voyage Part 1 02 Infinite Pursuit 03 Cosmic Messenger 04 I Only Feel Good With You 05 Nostalgic Lady 06 Tender Memories 07 In The Fast Lane 08 Eulogy To Oscar Romero 09 Stay With Me 10 Spring Episode Disc 2 11 Don't Let The World Pass You By 12 Band Introduction 13 A Taste For Passion 14 Pastoral Harmony 15 The Story Teller 16 Faith In You 17 The Amazon Forest 18 After The Storm 19 A Journey's End 20 Far From Beaten Paths
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Audience 9.6 - Both shows in this set are phenomenal. I love the close, very intimate feel of the venues and the capture being so good for both shows…a joy to listen to this! Jaco Pastorius 55 Grand New York City, NY June 19, 1983 Disc 1 01 Intro - Amerika 02 Dania 03 Soul Intro - The Chicken 04 Bass Solo 05 New Reggae - I Shot The Sheriff 06 Drum Solo 07 Beaver Patrol Disc 2 08 Promised Land 09 Dania (Reprise) 10 Continuum 11 Funky Broadway Jam 12 Donna Lee 13 Bass Solo 14 Teen Town 15 Fannie Mae Jaco Pastorius: bs Kenwood Dennard: dr Don Alias: perc Delmar Brown: kbd, voc Ron Tooley: tp Alex Foster: as, ss, ts Mike Stern: gtr Disc 3 Pier 84 New York City, NY July 29, 1983 01 Dania (False Start) 02 Dania 03 Bass Improv 04 Soul Intro - The Chicken 06 New Reggae 07 Teen Town 08 Sophisticated Lady 09 Fannie Mae Delmar Brown: keyboards, vcls Mike Stern: guitar Jaco Pastorius: bass Don Alias: percussion Kenwood Dennard: drums Ron Tooley: trumpet Alex Foster: tenor sax, soprano clarinet Toots Thielemans: harmonica featured on tracks 8 and 9 -
Soundboard 9.8 - A professionally made recording that saw a digital only release. This takes that stellar download and presents it in uncompressed, lossless form for you to enjoy. Nothing quite like this mesmerizing blend of Eastern trance psychedelic and Krautrock, the band never lost a step and sound like they traveled through a worm hole in time/space to leap from 1974 to 2013.Agitation Free Kesselhaus Berlin, Germany April 3, 2013 Disc 1 1. -You Play For Us Today 06:37 2. -Sahara City 03:47 3. -In The silence Of The Morning Sunrise 06:36 4. -Shibuya Nights 08:13 5. -First Communication 06:03 6. -Dialogue & Random 02:23 7. -Ala Tul 06:46 8. -Laila 08:38 Disc 2 9. -Nomads 08:02 10. -A Quiet Walk 07:41 11. -Das kleine Uhrwerk 05:15 12. -Malesch 05:27 13. -Drifting 03:34 14. -Rücksturz 05:56 15. -InDaJungl 08:39 16. -Interstellar Overdrive 07:34
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Audience 9.2 - I rate this one highly because it has a unique quality to it. First though, it’s a good recording, but interestingly it gives a clear and powerful representation to the often overlooked and seldom FELT kick drum. This instrument is kind of crucial to the sound of a heavy metal band, especially one whose primary power source is closer to the bottom end of the sound spectrum. So, a nicely defined and powerful kick drum propels this show in ways others do not. Highly recommended!Black Sabbath Nippon Seinen Kan Shinjuku-Ku Tokyo, Japan 11-17-1980 Disc 1 1. -Opening - Supertzar 2. -War Pigs 3. -Neon Knights 4. -N.I.B. 5. -Children Of The Sea 6. -Sweet Leaf 7. -Drum Solo 8. -Sweet Leaf 9. -Lady Evil 10.-Black Sabbath Disc 2 11. -Heaven And Hell 12. -Iron Man 13. -Instrumental 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -Instrumental 16. -Guitar Solo 17. -Instrumental 18. -Orchid 19. -Die Young 20. -Paranoid 21. -SE - Announcement Tony Iommi - Guitars Ronnie James Dio - Vocals Geezer Butler - Bass Vinny Appice - Drums Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards
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Soundboard 9.6 - A great sounding board because it incorporates the crowd, meaning that the engineer set up an ambient mic and those kinds of recordings are overall better than straight into the board line recordings.Björk The Warehouse Toronto, Canada 7/8/95 1. -Army Of Me 2. -The Modern Things 3. -Human Behaviour 4. -Isobel 5. -Venus As A Boy 6. -Possibly Maybe 7. -I Go Humble 8. -Hyperballad 9. -Enjoy 10. -I Miss You 11. -Crying 12. -It's Oh So Quiet 13. -Big Time Sensuality 14. -Aeroplane * 15. -I Miss You ** * "Later Show", London, 1995 ** "The White Room", London, 1995