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Brand New unsealed. The 30th Anniversary Edition of the album remix/remaster on SACD. -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. Live In Holland 1984. -
Soundboard 9.7 - Possibly the best live Boston in existence. It just does not get much better Than this. Boston The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA. December 18, 1976 1. Introduction 2. Rock And Roll Band 3. Shattered Images (Help Me) 4. More Than A Feeling 5. Peace Of Mind 6. Something About You 7. Smokin' 8. Guitar Solo 9. Foreplay 10. Long Time 11. Television Politician 12. Don't Be Afraid -
Audience 9.2 - Here is another great Millard tape that gives you a clear picture of an event, capturing it not just with good gear in good location but allowing the atmosphere of the occasion to shine through as well. The show here is not complete, there was a problem halfway through Mysteries And Mayhem (too bad it started here as this song jams), and apparently three songs were not taped from that point. It resumes at Dust In The Wind and is complete the rest of the way. Kansas The Forum Inglewood, CA August 16, 1978 01 Introduction 02 Down The Road 03 Point Of Know Return 04 Paradox 05 Journey From Mariabronn 06 Mysteries and Mayhem 07 Dust In The Wind 08 Band Introductions 09 Miracles Out Of Nowhere 10 Portrait (He Knew) 11 Carry On My Wayward Son 12 Sparks Of The Tempest 13 Bringing It Back 14 Magnum Opus -
Audience 9.0 - A big sound here, and I mean it can be asbig as you want because there's just enough headroom here to add volume without fear of too much of any one thing to take away from other frequencies. It's an even sounding mix, with maybe just a little more emphasis on the massive bass/guitar attack. But even then, you still get all the vocals and drums you need...its a well rounded recording giving you sense of venue as one more benefit that comes with audience recordings.
BLACK SABBATH Mayflower Theatre Southampton, UK 6th September 1992 Disc 1 1. E5150 2. The Mob Rules 3. Computer God 4. Children of the Sea 5. Time Machine 6. War Pigs 7. I 8. Die Young 9. Guitar Solo 10. Black Sabbath Disc 2 1. Master of Insanity 2. After All (The Dead) 3. Drum Solo 4. Iron Man 5. Heaven and Hell 6. Neon Knights Ronnie James Dio - Vocal Tony Iommi - Guitar Geezer Butler - Bass Vinny Appice - Drums Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards -
Audience 9.0/9.2 - Two very good captures that convey a lot of information, most notably the popularity of the band at such an early stage of their careers, and that the Japanese used very high quality taping gear and knew instinctively how to stealth record a rock show. This is good for historical purposes in that these recordings always eventually take on much more significance with the passage of time. This is my argument for why artists should relax their stances against "bootlegging" because while your moment may be on the surface a commercial venture, in the long run it is a milestone not just for the artist in their career but in the overall culture and therefore should be, if possible, preserved. End of rant.
Judas Priest Japan Tour 1978 Disc 1 Nagoyashi-Kokaido Nagoya, Japan August 3, 1978 1. Intro 2. The Great Gates Of Kiev 3. Exciter 4. White Heat, Red Hot 5. The Ripper 6. Sinner 7. Beyond The Realms Of Death 8. Better By You, Better Than Me 9. Victim Of Changes 10. Diamonds And Rust 11. Genocide 12. Starbreaker 13. Tyrant Disc 2 Festival Hall Osaka, Japan August 5, 1978 1. The Great Gates Of Kiev 2. Exciter 3. White Heat, Red Hot 4. The Ripper 5. Sinner 6. Beyond The Realms Of Death 7. Better By You, Better Than Me 8. Victim Of Changes 9. Diamonds And Rust 10. Genocide 11. Starbreaker 12. Tyrant -
SDBRD 9.2/Audience 8.8 - Two sources comprise this offering, with the first (and thankfully the bulk of the recording) being very good quality, I would say excellent more precisely. Being a soundboard it does come off a little on the dry side, and by contrast the audience taped portion (the last 1/3 of the show) is very good, and lively, which wakes up certain instruments giving them more accuracy as far as what they actually sounded like coming through the at the show. The guitar in particular has a different attack and dynamic from the audience tape, in a good way. This is almost the perfect example of what kind of differences there are, both positive and negative, between a board and an audience tape source.
Frank Zappa Hemmerleinhalle Neunkirchen am Brand, West Germany 25-Feb 1978, Disc 1 01 The Purple Lagoon 02 Dancin' Fool 03 Peaches En Regalia 04 The Torture Never Stops 05 Tryin' To Grow A Chin 06 City Of Tiny Lights 07 Baby Snakes 08 Pound For A Brown 09 Is That Guy Kidding Or What 10 I Have Been In You Disc 2 11 Flakes 12 Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 13 King Kong (incl White Person, YCDTOSA 6) 14 Wild Love 15 Yo Mama 16 San Berdino 17 Watermelon In Easter Hay 18 Dinah Moe Humm 19 Black Napkins -
Audience 9.3 - The secret to making a lifelike stealth recording is knowing what kind of microphone to use and how to operate peak level control meters. If you master those two aspects, the rest comes down to location inside the venue and physical handling of the gear. In this case, every element is handled appropriately with excellent results. There's a reason why they call the taper (Mike Millard RIP) Mike The Mic. Moody Blues Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA August 30, 1990 Disc 1 01 Lovely To See You 02 Gemini Dream 03 The Voice 04 Rock 'N' Roll Over You 05 Tuesday Afternoon 06 I Know You're Out There Somewhere 07 The Story In Your Eyes 08 Your Wildest Dreams 09 Isn't Life Strange Disc 2 10 The Other Side Of Life 11 I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) 12 Nights In White Satin 13 Legend Of A Mind 14 Question 15 Ride My See-Saw -
Audience 9.4 - Having listened very critically to this performance, I offer the following conclusion: BRILLIANCE. Simply put, this is a mature John McLaughlin leading an ensemble through a series of confident, muscular, thought-provoking pieces of jazz-rock music that goes into many more places than the old band ever did. Does that mean it's all fire and speed? No, it's really not, although there are places where it is appropriate and the band goes there...with the utmost confidence. Bravo to John McLaughlin for knowing the strengths of his band and really allowing all of them to shine. Very mature and a positive outcome was the result. Great recording too! Mahavishnu Bottom Line New York City, NY August 14, 1985 Early Show Disc 1 01 Tuning 02 Radio - Activity 03 Clarendon Hills 04 Nostalgia 05 East Side West Side 06 Jonas Hellborg Solo - Little Wing Disc 2 07 Living In The Crest Of A Wave 08 Flight Of The Falcon 09 Nem Um Talvez 10 Just Ideas - Jozy 11 Pacific Express - Gottlieb Solo 12 Unknown title - Are You The One? Are You The One? -
Audience 9.7 - It takes the soundman a little while to dial it in, I mean, there's a lot going on so give him a break! Once he gets his mix right, it's off to the raises and one heck of a winning ticket. This is one of the best, Alan White has never been as fluid, even with the extended and complex jamming he's on every beat like a beastmaster. Steve Howe is in excellent form, in fact they all are...amazing! Yes Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA June 23, 1975 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite 02 Sound Chaser 03 Close To The Edge 04 To Be Over 05 The Gates Of Delirium 06 Your Move Disc 2 07 Mood For A Day 08 Long Distance Runaround 09 Patrick Moraz Solo 10 The Clap 11 And You And I 12 Ritual 13 Roundabout 14 Sweet Dreams Jon Anderson - Vocals Chris Squire - Bass Steve Howe - Guitar Alan White - Drums Patrick Moraz - Keyboards -
Soundboard 9.6 - Superb recording that delights the senses in every way with precision attack. The distortion this band uses does not in any way mask imperfection as so many other bands use it for, in fact the band is unbelievably tight, and the mix highlights each of them in a very harmonious way but especially tantalizing is the bass sound and placement in the mix. You'd expect, and even almost prefer that the vocals be the star of the show but they are not particularly highlighted as good as they are. The guitar solos are breathtaking, and each player is panned to one side in a non-synthetic stereo sound-field giving the listener a sense of space, like natural surround sound. Great great recording! Stryper B.B. Kings Blues Club New York, NY. Sept. 24, 2005 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. For You 3. Open Your Eyes 4. Make You Mine (cut) 5. Loud N Clear 6. Loving You 7. The Rock That Makes Me Roll 8. Reach Out 9. Calling On You 10. Free 11. Lady 12. Honestly 13. Passion Disc 2 14. All For One 15. Band Intros - Drum Solo 16. Live Again 17. Reborn 18. The Way 19. To Hell With The Devil 20. More Than A Man 21. Soldiers Under Command 22. Closing Prayer -
Audience 9.5 - You can relax into this show, it's occupying a very pleasant space when the soundwaves wash over you and you begin to have a sense of the size of the venue, the space around you, and the distance from the stage. That's what I like about smaller venue recordings, and modern taping gear is getting so much better with the mic technology and level adjust that it's really hard to screw it up. Susanna Hoffs McCabe's Guitar Shop Santa Monica, Ca April 28, 2012 10:00 PM show 01. intro 02. Raining 03. November Sun 04. Always Enough 05. Different Drum 06. Picture Me 07. All I've Got to Do 08. One Day 09. Eternal Flame 10. All I Want 11. Manic Monday medley 12. In Your Room 13. Hero Takes a Fall 14. Holding My Breath 15. Teacher Teacher 16. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere+ 17. To Sir, with Love 18. King Midas in Reverse* 19. Cinnamon Girl+ Susanna Hoffs - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine Andrew Brassell - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals Derrick Anderson - bass guitar, vocals Jim Laspesa - drums, vocals Dennis Taylor - electric guitar John Calacci - percussion Val McCallum - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals +Matthew Sweet - vocals, tambourine *John Wicks - vocals -
Audience 9.7 - Spectacular, crystal clear and lush sound makes you sink deeply into this one. For some, the Grateful Dead are not easily understood, but this show and this recording can easily be understood as beautiful music played with passion and talent galore. Now, to be honest, this set is missing an important segment, the "space/drums" part is conspicuously absent, but there is still plenty of lengthy workouts to keep you engaged with the psychedelic overtones of a Dead concert as well as the more bluegrass and bluesy numbers. All in all this is one for the history books. Grateful Dead Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA December 13, 1980 Disc 1 01 Feel Like A Stranger 02 Sugaree 03 C.C. Rider 04 To Lay Me Down 05 Minglewood Blues 06 Ramble On Rose 07 Lost Sailor 08 Saint Of Circumstances Disc 2 09 Deal 10 Scarlet Begonias 11 Fire On The Mountain 12 Playing In The Band 13 Not Fade Away 14 Black Peter 15 Sugar Magnolia 16 One More Saturday Night -
Audience 8.7 - Many fans of the band, especially those who seek out Lemmy period recordings, look to this one as being easily top 3. It is left here untouched, even though to my ears it could use a volume boost but that can be done on the listener's end so it's not a deal-breaker at all. The recording is notable for being clear, and easy to discern Lemmy's immense power bass lines. I'd never heard it prior, so to me it was a very welcome addition to the collection. Hawkwind Gruga Halle, Essen 8 September 1972 1. Intro 2. Technicians Of Spaceship Earth 3. Born to Go 4. Seven by Seven 5. Brainstorm 6. Electronic no 1 7. The Black Corridor 8. Master Of the Universe 9. Paranoia Dave Brock - guiar, vocals Simon King - drums Nik Turner - sax, flute, vocals Lemmy - bass, vocals Del Detmar - synths -
Audience 9.0 - A warm, comfortable recording. Plenty of headroom, and a good instrument balance. The music is challenging and expertly performed, stuff like this is why a hardly every play my guitar anymore. What's the point? Chris Impelliterri is a beast! Impellitteri Umeda Club Quattro Osaka, Japan May 29, 2015 Disc 1 01. Carl Orff Carmina Burana 02. The King IS Rising 03. Speed Demon 04. Warrior 05. Time Machine 06. Power Of Love 07. Guitar Solo 08. We Own The Night 09. Guitar Solo 10. Stand In Line 11. Face The Enemy 12. Venom Disc 2 01. Garden Of Eden 02. Wicked Maiden 03. Drum Solo 04. The Future Is Black 05. Lost In The Rain 06. Band Introductions 07. Answer To The Master 08. Jam Session 09. Warrior -
Audience 9.0 - A clean and well made recording that allows for increase of volume without causing headaches! Everything is very well balanced, guitars and bass are in the pocket and drums sound spectacular. Every now and then you get that slight phasing effect that typically happens if someone passes in front of the mic...very briefly, and it does not distract. Impellitteri Umeda Club Quattro Osaka, Japan June 4, 2019 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Carmina Burana 03. The King Is Rising 04. Warrior 05. Run For Your Life 06. Father Forgive Them 07. Wicked Maiden 08. We Own The Night 09. Lost In The Rain 10. Over The Rainbow 11. Crazy Train Disc 2 01. Stand In Line 02. Jam (Smoke On The Water, Man On The Silver Mountain, Burn) 03. Since You've Been Gone 04. Answer To The Master 05. The Future Is Black 06. Hypocrisy 07. Band Introductions 08. Symptoms Of The Universe