Alcatrazz Country Club Reseda CA March 29TH 1984 1 -Jim Ladd Intro 2 -Too Young To Die 3 -General Hospital 4 -Kree Nakoorie 5 -Island In The Sun 6 -Evil Eye 7 -Jim Ladd 8 -Since You've Been Gone 9 -Hiroshima Mon Amour 10 -Jim Ladd 11 -Suffer Me 12 -Desert Song 13 -Jet To Jet 14 -Jim Ladd THE BAND Graham Bonnet lead vocals Yngwie Malmsteen guitar Jimmy Waldo keyboards backing vocals Gary Shea bass backing vocals Jan Uvena drums backing vocals
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FM Broadcast 9.8 - Frighteningly great, as in near prefect sound mix, beautiful tonal qualities, excellent performance, and plenty of raw power and sheer brilliance on display. Quite frankly, Yngwie era Alcatrazz blows away the Vai period by miles, and I am not an Yngwie geek either. It’s just he’s that good here. -
Soundboard 9.7 - I give this a stellar and glowing review and consider it an absolute must have for any self-respecting ACDC….no, wait, any self-respecting rock music fan. Why? Because, even though the old tape has an occasional drop out (rarely), it is so fucking electrifying, exciting, and pure that you can’t help but bang your head to it…the entire show! The combination of the superb live mix that maintains 100% live energy, there’s no mixing the life out of this bad boy, and the amazing performance all contribute to must have status. I love how I can hear Malcolm so distinctly, and even the bass notes come through…but the drums, that insistent rat a tat snare just makes this tape a winner bar-none. The bonus concert on disc two is also a board tape, and it has a different feel to it but it is also amazing. Get it man!
ACDC Austin, Texas, USA Erwin Centre October 11, 1985 *Bonus Tracks: Dallas, Texas, USA Reunion Arena October 12, 1985 Disc 1 01 Fly On The Wall 02 Back In Black 03 Shake Your Foundations 04 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 05 You Shook Me All Night Long 06 Sin City 07 Jailbreak 08 The Jack 09 Shoot To Thrill 10 Highway To Hell 11 Sink The Pink 12 Whole Lotta Rosie Disc 2 01 Let There Be Rock 02 Hells Bells 03 T.N.T. 04 For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) 05 Back In Black * 06 Shake Your Foundations * 07 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap * 08 You Shook me All Night Long * 09 The Jack * 10 Shoot To Thrill * 11 Sink The Pink * 12 Let There Be Rock * 13 T.N.T. *
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Audience 8.7 - Brassy, loud, and guitar dominant recording that delivers where it counts and finds Rory sounding, to my ears, much more rock/metal/grunge even though he features plenty of raw, blues soaked numbers in his set. It’s just that the atmosphere and volume don’t suggest this is a “blues” band blowing through town…I just get the feeling Rory felt the times changing and adjusted accordingly. Either way you parse it, this is high-intensity music, and the recording here really manages to capture that pretty realistically.
Rory Gallagher The Stone Palo Alto, California May 17, 1985 Disc One 01 - intro - Double Vision 02 - Bad Penny 03 - band intros - Off The Handle 04 - Moonchild 05 - Hey Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut 06 - I Wonder Who 07 - Tattoo'd Lady 08 - Mississippi Sheiks 09 - Big Guns Disc Two 01 - Out On The Western Plain 02 - Seven Days 03 - Philby 04 - Follow Me 05 - Shadow Play 06 - My Babe 07 - All Around Man - Bullfrog Blues - Roll Over Beethoven - Route 66 Rory Gallagher Group; May 1981 - 1991: Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Brendan O'Neill - drums Mark Feltham - harmonica
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Soundboard/Audience matrix 8.8 - This recording is pretty clean but is just a touch…how would I say, maybe doesn’t highlight the upper high end so it almost sounds like the edges were trimmed on the rock bush. It still delivers a punch to the gut, particularly if you like your drums to rattle your insides a bit because they do here, in a good way. Overall, this is a real fine set of tunes and is rather long and includes a pre-show interview at the end of the 3rd disc.
Rory Gallagher Cardis Houston, Texas, U.S.A. May 26, 1985 Disc One 01 - Double Vision 02 - Moonchild 03 - I Wonder Who 04 - Shinkicker 05 - Mississippi Sheiks (with Rain) 06 - Tattoo'd Lady 07 - Off The Handle Disc Two 08 - Big Guns 09 - Failsafe Day 10 - Out On The Western Plain 11 - Seven Days 12 - Banker's Blues 13 - Philby Disc Three 14 - Bought And Sold 15 - Shadow Play 16 - Bullfrog Blues 17 - Sweet Little Sixteen 18 - Nadine (encore audience cheering) 19 - Messin' With The Kid 20 - All Around Man 21 - Interview by FG (Pre-Show)
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Studio Quality 9.8 – Superb collection of tracks that will 100% most definitely entertain you and will get multiple spins on the player. Great stuff!The Bangles Doll Revolution Early Mixes, Alternate Versions and Demos 1. -Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s A Doll Revolution) - Early Mix 2. -Grateful – Early Mix 3. -Something That You Said – Early Mix 4. -The Good Son (Song For A Good Son) - Early Mix 5. -I Will Take Care Of You – Early Mix 6. -Stealing Rosemary – Early Mix 7. -The Rain Song – Continental Drifters Demo December 1992 8. -Ask Me No Questions – Kindred Spirit (Acapella Version) 9. -Nickel Romeo – Crash Wisdom, Genghis Cantina, Los Angeles, CA, June 2, 1994 10. -Ride The Ride – The Bangles, Acoustic Version, House Of Blues, September 23, 2000 11. -Mixed Messages – Continental Drifters, New Brunswick, New Jersey July 8, 2001 12. -Here Right Now – The Bangles, Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany, April 8, 2003 13. -Between The Two – The Bangles, Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany, April 8, 2003 14. -Single By Choice – The Bangles, Melkweg, Amsterdam, Holland, April 14, 2003 15. -Lost At Sea – The Bangles, The Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA, October 17, 2003 16. -Something That You Said – Susanna Hoffs Unreleased Solo Version 17. -Grateful - – Susanna Hoffs Unreleased Solo Version 18. -Happily Ever Laughter – The Bangles, Unreleased Demo 19. -My Town – The Bangles, Non-album track released by A.O.L 20. -Tear Off Your Own Head -Susanna Hoffs and Michael Steele Demo
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Audience 9.1 - What a find! This tape exudes raw power, and hearkens back to the original sound and style of the band much more so than what would be just a year and a half later. Does that mean it’s a raw blues rock show? No, but there is a lot of that here, and more than that it’s the TONE of the band. Gritty, mean, raw but tight…fierce! The quality of the tape is VERY good…well worth snagging!Fleetwood Mac Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA April 15, 1973 01 Introduction and Tune-Up 02 The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) 03 Oh Well 04 Get Like You Used To Be 05 "Land Watch" (Night Watch) 06 Same Old Blues 07 In The Country 08 Rattlesnake Shake
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Soundboard 9.7 - A fantastic live document! I especially love how it was mixed, it has a very classic feel and seems drenched in sleazy nightclub atmosphere that puts you, mentally, in the right place for Boz Scaggs music. Awesome!
Boz Scaggs Richards Cafe Atlanta, GA. 1973 Disc One 1. We Were Always Sweethearts 2. Sail On White Moon 3. Might Have to Cry 4. Runnin' Blue 5. Monkey Time 6. I'm Easy 7. Painted Bells 8. Downright Woman 9. Full Lock Powerslide 10. Dinah Flo Disc Two 11. Feel So Good 12. Mercury Blues 13. Slow Dancer 14. You're Mine 15. Hercules 16. Loan Me A Dime
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Audience 8.9 - A recording that seems to “rise above” the din because literally it sounds like the mic was over the crowd. It makes for a more immersive experience, and the fact that the dynamics are good and the sound is clear…well it just goes to prove once again that a well made audience tape is more than welcome in any real live music collection.
David Gilmour Beacon Theatre New York City, NY May 23, 1984 Disc 1 01 Until We Sleep 02 All Lovers Are Deranged 03 Love On The Air 04 Mihalis 05 Cruise 06 Short And Sweet 07 Money 08 Out Of The Blue Disc 2 09 Let's Get Metaphysical 10 You Know I'm Right 11 Run Like Hell 12 Blue Light 13 Band Introduction 14 Murder 15 Near The End 16 Comfortably Numb
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Audience 9.4 - I love these tapes that make you feel you are in very small area with the band, like sitting at a little table having a cocktail as the band plays just feet in front of you. That is what this tape feels like, and the separation of instruments is delicious, with your ear hearing this show as if you were right there (meaning there is a stereo separation going on, a real one). So buckle up, because you are going to feel as though your actually at this show, it’s that good.
Frank Zappa Dortmund, Germany 5 May 1988 Disc 1 01. Instruments Check (1:07) 02. Intro (1:08) 03. The Black Page #2 (7:03) 04. Band Introductions (2:00) 05. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:08) 06. Alien Orifice (4:23) 07. Who Needs The Peace Corps (2:47) 08. I Left My Heart In San Francisco (0:36) 09. Outside Now (7:10) 10. Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (7:59) 11. Bamboozled By Love (5:26) 12. Zoot Allures (6:25) 13. Cosmik Debris (4:51) 14. Stolen Moments (10:10) 15. Stick Together (1:54) Disc 2 16. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama (3:38) 17. Willie The Pimp (2:58) 18. Montana (4:05) 19. City Of Tiny Lights (10:07) 20. Pound For A Brown (11:30) 21. Cruising For Burgers (9:19) 22. Instruments Check (0:25) 23. Dancin' Fool (3:29) 24. Whippin' Post (5:47) 25. I Am The Walrus (3:46) 26. Strictly Genteel (6:25) 27. Watermelon In Easter Hay (5:43)
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Audience 9.0 - A strong recording from what sounds like the center row, maybe halfway back but not as diffuse as you might think for being in that spot. Yes, maybe the guitar and bass aren’t separated the way you would prefer, but this was the sound of Rush in 2015, and on this show it is Geddy’s vocals that receive the most prominence. Overall it’s a very good recording with atmosphere and power.
Rush Air Canada Centre Toronto, On. Canada 2015-06-17 Disc 1 101 - Intro 102 - The Anarchist 103 - Clockwork Angels 104 - Headlong Flight 105 - Far Cry 106 - The Main Monkey Business 107 - One Little Victory 108 - Animate 109 - Roll the Bones Disc 2 110 - Distant Early Warning 111 - Subdivisions 201 - Intro 202 - Tom Sawyer 203 - Red Barchetta 204 - The Spirit of Radio 205 - Jacob's Ladder 206 - Cygnus X-1 Book II - Hemispheres Part I - Prelude 207 - Cygnus X-1 208 - Closer to the Heart Disc 3 209 - Xanadu 210 - 2112 211 - Encore - Mel's Rock Pile starring Eugene Levy 212 - Lakeside Park 213 - Anthem 214 - What You're Doing 215 - Working Man
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Audience 9.3 - This is, to my ears, sort of a return to the edgy hard rock of Taste. The distorted guitar (wonderful tone!) and punchy rhythms really hint more to his very early period and are ideally suited for the mid 80’s where maybe pure, raw blues was not as widely consumed as before. This show, and recording, really highlight the gut punch effect where straight forward guitar/bass/drums is the formula that works.
Rory Gallagher Oldenwaldring, Schaafheim Germany 18. Juli 1987 Disc 1 01. -Announcement 0:41 02. -Ansage - Moonchild 7:04 03. -Double Vision 7:37 04. -I Wonder Who 12:09 05. -Nadine 9:58 06. -Walkin' Blues 6:04 07. -Continental Op 9:57 08. -I Ain't No Saint 8:25 Disc 2 09. -Out On The Western Plain 6:08 10. -Want Ad Blues 5:34 11. -Tattoo'd Lady 5:50 12. -When My Baby She Left Me 7:23 13. -Shadow Play 7:15 14. -Bad Penny 4:28 15. -Bullfrog Blues - Dizzy Miss Lizzy 7:57 16. -Messin' With The Kid 4:50 17. -Knock On Wood - La Bamba 8:02 18. -Long Tall Sally 4:30 19. -Don't Start Me Talkin' 3:35 Track 01 - 18 Schaafheim Track 19 Mainz, Sendezentrum "Tele Illustrierte" 13. November 1987 1.Gen/TV (He plays live in the show)
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Soundboard 8.8 - This is a soundboard that is not without flaws, not serious flaws, but indeed somewhat noticeable ones. So, it’s one of those mixes where guitar sounds at times amazing, up front, and gloriously loud…and at others it seems like it was ran through an on-board processor of some kind and ends up more compressed and lower in the mix. Rock The Nation is cut at the tail end of Ronnie’s solo, and the drum intro for I Got The Fire begins, so that was a little bit of a jarring edit that could have been smoother. Overall this is a tape, and show, that will sit nicely in the collection seeing as how there are so few Gamma sdbrds, or live tapes at all.Gamma Phoenix Theater Petaluma,CA 30-Nov-1980 01 Ready For Action 6:08 02 Thunder and Lightning 5:39 03 Razor King 11:59 04 Rock the Nation 3:47 05 I Got the Fire 3:56 06 Four Horsemen 7:11 07 No Tears 12:32 Davey Pattison: Vocals Ronnie Montrose: Guitars Jim Alcivar: Keyboards Glenn Letsch: Bass Denny Carmassi: Drums
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Soundboard 9.2 - A “reference” board mix, clearly…but it’s great. It isn’t going to win any awards for sparkling and atmospheric sound, but it’s a punchy, in-the-pocket sound that marries well with Kansas’ heavy progressive style.
Kansas Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA. 2nd September 1979 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. On the Other Side 3. People of the Southwind 4. Away From You 5. Point of Know Return 6. Closet Chronicles 7. The Wall 8. Reason To Be 9. Dust in the Wind 10. Angels Have Fallen Disc 2 1. Opus Insert 2. Stay Out of Trouble 3. The Spider 4. Portrait (He Knew) 5. Band Introductions 6. Glimpse of Home 7. How My Soul Cries Out For You 8. Carry On Wayward Son Steve Walsh – keyboards, lead and backing vocals Kerry Livgren – guitars, keyboards Rich Williams – guitars Robby Steinhardt – violin, vocals Dave Hope – bass Phil Ehart – drums
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Dunstable 1976 Soundboard 9.5 - Every Hawkwind collector surely must have this already in their collection, it’s just too damn good. So few recordings of such an eclectic band, so yeah, this has to be considered a MUST HAVE, and it’s equally cool to find it paired here with another soundboard tape.
Croyden 1977 Soundboard 9.2 -A respectable board tape, the mix does heavily favor guitar, keys are present more during passages where they are supposed to be in the lead. Vocals are out front, also where they need to be. So, it’s a workable mix, not perfect but definitely good for the casual and hard-core fan.
Hawkwind UK 1976-1977 Disc 1 Dunstable, UK. 09-30-1976 1. Paradox 2. Chronoglide Skyway 3. Hassan I Sabbah 4. Brainstorm 5. Wind Of Change 6. Steppenwolf 7. Uncle Sam's On Mars 8. Time For Sale 9. Magnu 10. Welcome To The Future Disc 2 Fairfield Hall Croyden, UK. 09-25-1977 1. Brainstorm 2. High Rise 3. Robot 4. Wind Of Change 5. Jack Of Shadows
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Stereo Soundboard 9.6 - A fantastic and interesting tape, the live mix sometimes pans in stereo giving it a unique flavor. The drums and keyboards are placed superbly in the mix, vocals very strong, but it does lack some low end, not that it is thin or too bright, that is not the problem here at all it’s just that I think the bass may have been so loud through the P.A. that it didn’t need to pass through the board feed so you do hear it but it’s not super deep. Still, a great one for the collection and certainly if you like hard psychedelic rock but the kicker here is the appearance on 4 tracks by John Cipollina.
Man Keystone Berkeley, CA August 9, 1976 Disc 1 01. -Let The Good Times Roll 02. -7171-551 03. -A Hard Way To Die 04. -The Welsh Connection 05. -Something Is Happening 06. -The Ride And The View 07. -You Are Out Of Your Head 08. -Born With A Future Disc 2 09. -C'Mon 10. -Many Are Called But Few Get Up 11. -Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You* 12. -A Hard Way To Live* 13. -Romain* 14. -Bananas* * with John Cipollina
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Soundboard 9.7 - All excellent, all must haves imho. What you get sound-wise is a rich, deep tone, the Berlin tape in particular which features emphasis on the bass which is massive but detailed. The music here is more progressive than Samba, and Carlos does sometimes resort to familiar guitar runs but he also flashes a lot of other tricks and convinces the listener that he’s not a one-trick pony at all. Best I can tell here is that Devadip Ochestra is a decent attempt to take what Mahavishnu Orchestra did and accent it in different ways. Well done Carlos!
The Devadip Orchestra Disc 1 Deutschlandhalle Berlin, Germany November 8, 1978 01 Swapan Tari 02 Ocean Floor 03 Arise Awake 04 Light Versus Darkness 05 Jim Jeannie 06 Gardenia 07 Jharna Kala Ekeberghallen Oslo, Norway November 13, 1978 08 Swapan Tari 09 Ocean Floor 10 Arise Awake 11 Light Versus Darkness 12 Jim Jeannie 13 Gardenia 14 Jharna Kala Disc 2 Groenoordhal Leiden, Holland November 17, 1978 01 Swapan Tari 02 Arise Awake 03 Light Versus Darkness 04 Jim Jeannie 05 Gardenia 06 Oneness 07 Jharna Kala Carlos Santana: guitar/percussion David Margen: bass Graham Lear: drums Chris Rhyne: keyboards Russell Tubbs: flute/sax