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Audience 9.4 - A fantastic, close, precise recording that really drives that funk right through the speakers. A crackling, red hot energy that taper captures admirably, I mean, it sounds like he is sitting right directly in front of the band with microphones up and the band is only too happy to oblige. Tower Of Power Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA September 24, 1976 01 Squib Cakes 02 Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now 03 So Very Hard To Go 04 Oakland Stroke 05 You Ought To Be Havin’ Fun 06 What Is Hip? 07 Doin’ Alright 08 Down To The Nightclub (Bump City) 09 This Time It’s Real 10 Knock Yourself Out 11 You’re Still A Young Man -
Audience 9.6 - Brilliant! A fantastic tape no matter how it was recorded, it’s simply great and showcases the precision, dynamics, and unstoppable energy that is Tower of Power. Tower Of Power Old Waldorf San Francisco, CA February 12, 1977 01 Squib Cakes 02 Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now 03 Down To The Nightclub (Bump City) 04 Can’t You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong) 05 Oakland Stroke 06 You Ought To Be Havin’ Fun 07 What Is Hip? 08 Too Good To Be True 09 Drop It In The Slot 10 Doin’ Alright 11 Knock Yourself Out 12 You’re Still A Young Man 13 (To Say The Least) You’re The Most -
Soundboard 9.5 - A wonderful set, a great board tape. If this is your introduction to Townes music, get ready to be greatly impressed with a singer-songwriter who has all the tools. Great lyrics, great delivery, great guitar playing. He was the total package. Townes Van Zandt Paisley Park Wellington, New Zealand September 13, 1990 Disc 1 01 If I Needed You 02 Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold 03 Buckskin Stallion Blues 04 Marie 05 Lungs 06 Talking Karate Blues 07 The Shrimp Song 08 Short Haired Woman Blues 09 Ain't Leaving Your Love 10 The Hole 11 Dead Flowers 12 tuning 13 Colorado Girl 14 No Lonesome Tune Disc 2 15 No Deal 16 Banter 17 To Live Is To Fly 18 Waiting Around to Die 19 Don't You Take It Too Bad 20 Our Mother The Mountain 21 Blaze's Blues 22 Snowin' On Raton 23 Greensboro Woman 24 Kathleen 25 Riding the Range 26 Dirty Old Town -
Audience 8.8 - Perhaps lacking in sonic depth, it makes up for it in clarity and detail, the kind that allows you to hear the nuance because this band had nuance in spades. -
Audience 8.4 - Very good job here by an astute taper who knew to capture the opening band as well – also featured here! -
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Audience 8.7 - A little rough around the edges but surprisingly good for the vintage. -
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Various sources various quality but mostly very good stuff here and overall very good Audio as well. As far as live compilations go, I can highly recommend this one. Probably should be a must own for fans and a good starter for those first discovering them. One of my personal favorites. -
BBC - Soundboard 9.6 - Paris Theatre, London. Another personal favorite of mine. -
Audience 9.6 - Hard to tell if this is Soundboard or Audience, it is that good. My best guess is that it is a Pro Audience, very good gear - probably open reel to reel. -
Audience 7.7 - Lo-fi but surprisingly clear with a good biting guitar tone, and solid bass. Drums kind of buried. -
Audience 8.8 - The taping duo responsible for this (and many others) one really knew what they were doing. There’s a few from this venue that unfortunately have overloaded levels, but not this one. This is a smooth ride, well worth the price of a ticket! -
Audience 8.8 - A strong recording, clear and a good mix allowing you to hear all of the on stage happenings. A small amount of hiss is present, but this is inconsequential especially while the music is playing. A real good one and a real good tour. -
1970 - Audience 9.1 - Excellent! Very clear, pretty close, respectful audience, good acoustics, great instrument separation...it's all here for your ears to feast upon. 1972 - Pro SDBRD 9.7 - Amazing of course, it's a professional recording that was released on video but I think this is not taken from a video source as it is totally uncompressed. 1973 - Audience 9.0 - A choice recording as it has a really driving energy. This is not one of those Traffic shows that gets bogged down, it's high energy, loud, and thankfully captured very nicely.
Traffic The Santa Monica Tapes 1970-1973 Disc 1 Civic Center Santa Monica, California July 5, 1970 (late show) 01. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring 02. Every Mother's Son 03. Medicated Goo 04. John Barleycorn Must Die 05. Pearly Queen 06. Stranger To himself 07. Empty Pages 08. 40,000 Headmen 09. Glad - Freedom Rider 10. Feeling Good Steve Winwood - Guitar, Piano, Vocals Chris Wood - Flute, Saxophone Jim Capaldi - Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals Disc 2 Santa Monica Civic Center Santa Monica, CA February 21, 1972 01. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys 02. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone 03. John Barlycorn 04. Rainmaker 05. Percussion Solo 06. Glad 07. Freedom Rider 08. Forty Thousand Headmen 09. Dear Mr. Fantasy Steve Winwood – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass (1967–1974, 1994) Jim Capaldi – drums, percussion, vocals (1967–1974, 1994) Chris Wood – flute, saxophone, keyboards (1967–1974) Rebop Kwaku Baah – percussion (1971–1974) Roger Hawkins – drums (1972–1973) David Hood – bass (1972–1973) Disc 3 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA. 1973 1. Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys 2. Light Up or Leave Me Alone 3. John Barleycorn 4. Rainmaker 5. Glad - Freedom Rider 6. 40,000 Headmen 7. Dear Mr. Fantasy Midsummer Rock Festival Cincinnati, OH. June 17, 1970 8. Pearly Queen 9. Stranger To Himself Stevie Winwood - keyboard, guitar, vocals; Jim Capaldi - drums, vocals; Chris Wood - sax; David Hood - bass; Roger Hawkins - keyboards; Reebop Kwaku Baah - percussion