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Audience 9.2 - A big and warm sound here, with excellent clarity and dynamics. The music at full blast gets just a bit of overload (not distortion, but just a sense of the wall of sound thing) all in all it is safe to say this one is highly recommended. Yes December 01, 1974 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Disc 1: 1.01 Firebird Suite (2.47) 1.02 Sound Chaser (9.45) 1.03 Close To The Edge (20.20) 1.04 To Be Over (9.39) 1.05 The Gates Of Delirium (22.17) 1.06 And You And I (9.20) Disc 2: 2.01 Ritual (24.54) 2.02 Roundabout (9.02) -
Audience 9.2 - A wide and natural sounding recording. Music here is very present, very clear, and the atmosphere is palpable. This show in not complete either, missing the Ravi Shankar set (so what). George is not horse, he is just dark. GEORGE HARRISON LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA NOVEMBER 26, 1974 DARK HORSE TOUR GH/Billy Preston kbd/Robben Ford gtr/Willie Weeks bs/Jim Keltner dms/ Andy Newmark dms/Emil Richards perc/Tom Scott sax/LA EXPRESS Horns Disc 1 01 Hari's on Tour / While My Guitar Gently Weeps 02 Something 03 Will It Go Round in Circles? (Billy Preston) 04 Sue Me Sue You Blues 05 For You Blue 06 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) 07 Soundstage of Mind Disc 2 08 In My Life 09 Tom Cat (Tom Scott) 10 Maya Love 11 Dark Horse 12 Nothing from Nothing (Billy Preston) 13 Outta Space (Billy Preston) 14 What Is Life 15 My Sweet Lord -
Audience 9.0 - Warm, spacious, clear, and complete. Elton John playing Baton Rouge at the pinnacle of his career, in marvelous quality, how could you not? Just sayin’, this is worth your time. ELTON JOHN LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana September 29, 1974 Disc 1 1 Funeral for a Friend - Love Lies Bleeding 2 Candle in the Wind 3 Grimsby 4 Rocket Man 5 Take Me to the Pilot 6 Bennie and the Jets 7 Daniel 8 Grey Seal 9 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 10 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Disc 2 1 Burn Down the Mission 2 Band Intros 3 You're So Static 4 Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds 5 Honky Cat 6 All the Girls Love Alice 7 Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) 8 Crocodile Rock 9 The Bitch Is Back -
Audience 9.1 - A beautiful recording with a terrific drum sound, and expansive, atmospheric ensemble mix of all instruments especially keyboards to pair with that drum sound. This might be one you go to frequently. Genesis 1978.07.29 Madison Square Garden, N.Y.C. The Set List: Disc 1 01 -intro 02 -Eleventh Earl of Mar 03 -In The Cage 04 -Burning Rope 05 -Ripples 06 -Deep In The Motherlode 07 -Fountains of Salmacus 08 -Ballad Of Big 09 -One For The Vine Disc 2 10 -Squonk 11 -Intro to Say It's Alright Joe 12 -Say It's Alright Joe 13 -The Lady Lies 14 -Cinema Show 15 -Afterglow 16 -Follow You, Follow Me 17 -Dance On A Volcano 18 -Drum Duet 19 -Los Endos 20 -I Know What I Like (with Peter Gabriel) -
Audience 9.2 - All three shows are recorded with high end gear, with a respectful audience – and the results are decidedly excellent. It’s a joy to listen to these shows, back to back, and just marvel at the grandiosity on display. These were different times, so painfully obvious when you listen, and quite sad to realize it ain’t ever happening again. Yes 1973-03-08 Tokyo, Japan Artist: Yes Date: 1973-03-08 Venue: Koseinenkin Kaikan Location: Tokyo, Japan Disc 1 1.01 Firebird Suite (2.23) 1.02 Siberian Khatru (9.20) 1.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.39) 1.04 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.03) 1.05 Mood For A Day (3.23) 1.06 The Clap (5.00) 1.07 And You And I (10.41) 1.08 Close To The Edge (18.23) Disc 2 2.01 Rick Wakeman Solo (8.33) 2.02 Roundabout (10.52) 2.03 Yours Is No Disgrace (13.05) 2.04 Starship Trooper (10.55) -
Audience 9.2 - All three shows are recorded with high end gear, with a respectful audience – and the results are decidedly excellent. It’s a joy to listen to these shows, back to back, and just marvel at the grandiosity on display. These were different times, so painfully obvious when you listen, and quite sad to realize it ain’t ever happening again. Yes 1973-03-10 Tokyo, Japan Artist: Yes Date: 1973-03-10 Venue: Kanda Kyoritsu Kodo Location: Tokyo, Japan Disc 5 5.01 Firebird Suite (1.57) 5.02 Siberian Khatru (9.51) 5.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.19) 5.04 Sakura Sakura (1.23) 5.05 Mood For A Day (3.25) 5.06 MC (0.26) 5.07 The Clap (4.13) 5.08 Heart Of The Sunrise (12.30) 5.09 And You And I (9.51) Disc 6 6.01 Close To The Edge (20.12) 6.02 Rick Wakeman Solo (8.59) 6.03 Roundabout (11.23) 6.04 Yours Is No Disgrace (17.21) 6.05 Starship Trooper (8.58) -
Soundboard 9.4 - A very cool, immediate and high impact sound and vibe…and the band, My God! Not all of their shows had that insane intensity and sharpness…sometimes they wandered and lost focus but not here…no way. This…is…amazing! Play this for your kids’ friends when they try to impress you with some new flavor of the month band they are into. Ha! Mahavishnu Orchestra Adelbert Gymnasium Case Western University Cleveland, OH February 17, 1973 Disc 1 Birds Of Fire > Open Country Joy Hope > Awakening Miles Beyond Disc 2 One Word Sanctuary > The Dance Of Maya Vital Transformation John McLaughlin - Electric Doubleneck Guitar Rick Laird - Electric Bass Jerry Goodman - Electric Violin Jan Hammer - Keyboards Billy Cobham - Drums -
Soundboard 9.4 - Minor hiss present in quiet passages but does not impact any music. This is a great show, impressive in every regard especially the incendiary guitar work by unheralded master Daryl Stuermer. Many people were first introduced to Ponty through this album, Imaginary Voyage, and it’s on full display here in a live setting. EXCELLENT!! Artist: Jean-Luc Ponty Date: 23rd October 1976 - Early Show Venue: La Paloma Theatre, Encinitas, CA 01 - Imaginary Voyage 25:56 02 - Passenger Of The Dark 9:07 03 - Renaissance 9:11 04 - Question With No Answer 6:19 05 - Lost Forest 9:35 06 - Wandering On The Milky Way 4:02 07 - Aurora 13:46 Encore: 08 - New Country 4:11 09 - Tarantula 3:12 Total time 1:25:19 Jean-Luc Ponty - Electric Violin Daryl Stuermer - Guitar Alan Zavod - Keyboards Tom Fowler - Bass Mark Craney - Drums -
All discs are Audience recordings of VERY GOOD quality. All sound bright, and with the exception of maybe one show (which sounds a little crowded up in the middle frequency), are pretty wide and clear. Having listened to all of it, I have to rate this set as spectacularly fun to listen to, it's just a really good time for the band who are riding high on their successes but not yet ready to relax too much. Having a good time, but meaning business too. Great stuff! Van Halen FAIR WARNING TOUR CANISTER Disc 1 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI May 15, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:43 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:47 3. -Drum Solo 1:30 4. -Hear About It Later 4:50 5. -Dave Raps 2:22 6. -So This Is Love 4:40 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:40 8. -Bass Solo 3:13 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:02 10. -Dance The Night Away 3:40 11. -Romeo Delight 7:38 12. -Everybody Wants Some!! 8:18 13. -Mean Street 5:22 Disc 2 Providence Cont'd 1. -Ice Cream Man 10:32 2. -Guitar Solo 7:38 3. -Lucille 2:47 4. -You Really Got Me 10:57 5. -Unchained 4:47 6. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:26 Disc 3 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA, USA June 19, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:50 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:40 3. -Drum Solo 2:24 4. -Hear About It Later 4:51 5. -Dave Raps 2:35 6. -So This Is Love 3:25 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:37 8. -Bass Solo 3:43 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:17 10. -Dance The Night Away 3:18 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 3:18 12. -Romeo Delight 4:43 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 9:04 Disc 4 Los Angeles cont'd 1. -Sounds of Summertime 4:02 2. -Ice Cream Man 5:45 3. -Mean Street 5:16 4. -Guitar Solo 6:57 5. -Feel Your Love Tonight 2:56 6. -You Really Got Me 4:37 7. -Unchained 5:27 8. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:43 Disc 5 The Forum Inglewood, CA June 20, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:51 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:37 3. -Drum Solo 2:26 4. -Hear About It Later 4:54 5. -Dave Raps 3:08 6. -So This Is Love? 3:09 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:45 8. -Bass Solo 3:39 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:24 10. -Dance The Night Away 5:09 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 1:55 12. -Romeo Delight 3:14 Disc 6 LA Forum cont'd 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 9:24 14. -Ice Cream Man 7:56 15. -Mean Street 4:54 16. -Guitar Solo 6:01 17. -Feel Your Love Tonight 2:57 18. -You Really Got Me 4:59 19. -Unchained 6:32 20. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - Happy Birthday to Michael Anthony 6:30 Disc 7 Great Western Forum Inglewood, CA June 21, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:58 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:35 3. -Drum Solo 2:36 4. -Hear About It Later 4:48 5. -Dave Raps 2:53 6. -So This Is Love 3:26 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:46 8. -Bass Solo 3:23 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:24 10. -Dance The Night Away 4:55 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 1:58 12. -Romeo Delight 4:36 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 6:10 14. -Ice Cream Man 5:35 15. -Mean Street 5:03 Disc 8 the Forum cont'd 1. -Guitar Solo 7:37 2. -Feel Your Love Tonight 3:06 3. -You Really Got Me 4:11 4. -Unchained 4:37 5. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:02 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AZ September 28, 1981 6. -On Fire 7. -Sinner's Swing 8. -Alex Van Halen Drum Solo 9. -Hear About It Later 10. -So This Is Love 11. -Jamie's Crying 12. -Michael Anthony Bass Solo 13. -Runnin' With The Devil 14. -Dance The Night Away 15. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park Disc 9 Phoenix cont'd 16. -Romeo Delight 17. -Everybody Wants Some 18. -Lucille 19. -Ice Cream Man 20. -Mean Street 21. -Edward Van Halen Guitar Solo 22. -You Really Got Me 23. -Unchained 24. -Ain't Talkin''Bout Love Disc 10 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA August 25th, 1981 01. -On Fire 02. -Sinner's Swing 03. -Drum solo 04. -Hear About It Later 05. -So This Is Love 06. -Jamie's Crying 07. -Bass solo 08. -Runnin' With The Devil 09. -Dance The Night Away 10. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 11. -Romeo Delight Disc 11 Greensboro cont'd 12. -Everybody Wants Some!! 13. -Sounds of Summertime 14. -Ice Cream Man 15. -Mean Street 16. -Guitar solo 17. -Feel Your Love Tonight 18. -You Really Got Me 19. -Unchained 20. -Ain't Talkin''Bout Love -
Soundboard 8.7 - This is clear enough and is a board tape but my guess is that it is actually sourced from a line feed (video) because I do notice some compression on the signal. Still, it is highly enjoyable, getting ample amounts of bass, drums, and of course guitars (even some panning effects now and then, very cool). Capital Centre Landover, MD. August 12th 1978 Disc 1: 1. -Just What The Doctor Ordered (4:25) 2. -Yank Me, Crank Me (4:17) 3. -Dog Eat Dog (5:29) 4. -Free For All (5:24) 5. -Snakeskin Cowboys (5:00) 6. -Cat Scratch Fever (5:29) 7. -Need You Bad (5:23) 8. -Tight Spots (3:06) 9. -Name Your Poison (5:38) Disc 2: 1. -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (6:05) 2. -Guitar Solo (6:11) 3. -Stormtroopin' (4:57) 4. -Stranglehold (10:46) 5. -Motor City Madhouse (9:13) 6. -Gonzo (6:35) -
Audience 8.2 - A somewhat average tape that is brand new to circulation and captures a good time for Lou when he had some great songs and great players with him. Plus side of the recording is that it is low gen and clear enough to hear the band although keyboards are quite behind in the stage mix. Lou is more prominent, with bass and guitar next. A good tape for a lo-fi cassette recorder snuck into the venue in the mid 70’s. Lou Reed Milwaukee Auditorium Milwaukee, WI. 10-31-1974 1. -Tuning 2. -Intro Jam 3. -Sweet Jane 4. -Vicious 5. -Ride Sally Ride 6. -Heroin 7. -Kill Your Sons 8. -N.Y. Stars 9. -Animal Language 10. -Sally Can't Dance 11. -Walk On The Wild Side 12. -White Light White Heat 13. -Goodnight Ladies -
Audience 8.3 - Both shows recorded by same taper so sound quality consistent throughout. This is another one of those “right in the middle of the action” tapes, where literally you sense the surroundings, and settle yourself in to what will be a wild night of rock and roll music. Quality is decent, without too much in the way of dynamics, but also this is not a muddy, crappy recording, it’s just not showcasing a wide range of tones. What you do get is a total immersion, and a very real sense of the electricity in the air (and in the excitable crowd). FOGHAT Music Hall Boston MA. May 3rd 1973 THE BAND Dave Peverett rhythm guitar vocals Rod Price lead guitar slide guitar Tony Stevens bass Roger Earl drums Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Road Fever 3 -What A Shame 4 -Shes Gone 5 -Leaving Again (Again) 6 -I Just Want To Make Love To You 7 -Who Do You Love 8 -Lousiana Blues JOHNNY WINTER Music Hall Boston MA. May 3rd 1973 THE BAND Johnny Winter guitar vocals Randy Jo Hobbs bass Richard Hughes drums Disc 2 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Rock Me Baby 3 -Can't You Feel It 4 -Rock And Roll Hoochie Coo 5 -Great Balls Of Fire 6 -Long Tall Sally 7 -Black Cat Bone Disc 3 8 -Jumpin` Jack Flash 9 -Let It Bleed 10 -Everyday I Have The Blues 11 -Back Door Friend -
Radio Broadcast & Audience 8.8/8.5 - The radio material sounds its age but is a fine document in good enough shape to give you a deeper appreciation for this hugely influential band. The audience material is from a small club, and therefore does not suffer stadium sound problems meaning you can hear everyone pretty solid especially the guitar which is great. I am happy to be able to hear these recordings knowing a little background on the band and how they forged their own path in the music industry. A bit of ancient historical importance on the 1974 show, Judas Priest opened and come on at the end to jam with Budgie making it the first recorded appearance of Judas Priest on tape! Budgie 1972-10-10 Paris Theater London UK Burke Shelley - bass, vocals Ray Phillips - drums Tony Bourge - guitar Disc 1 1. -Talk 2. -Rape of the Locks 3. -Talk (includes station announce) 4. -Rocking Man 5. -Talk 6. -Hot As a Docker's Armpit 1974-02-11 Marquee London line-up: Burke Shelley Tony Bourge Pete Boot 7. Intro 8. Breadfan 9. Hammer And Tongs (early version) 10. You're The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk 11. Parents Disc 2 1. Zoom Club 2. Running From My Soul 4. The Stumble (instrumental version) 5. Running From My Soul (reprise, jam with Judas Priest) -
Toronto 1978 FM Broadcast 9.7 - Ok, now we are just being spoiled! A fantastic, vibrant, near perfect recording of a superb performance! In fact, it’s actually several performances, where they just took the best of each show and broadcast it. I am fine with it! It’s great man. Seattle 1978 FM Broadcast 9.1 - This is solid all the way, it’s not quite as lively sounding as the Toronto but it’s professional and satisfying and pairs well on the set. Todd Rundgren & Utopia CHUM-FM Broadcast El Mocambo Toronto, Canada October 31 & November 1, 1978 Source: FM Lineage: FM > CASSETTE > SONY DTC 790 DAT > Philips CDR 870 > EAC > WAV > FLAC Transfered by: jfb File Size: 595 MB Performers: Todd Rundgren Kasim Sulton Roger Powell Willie Wilcox Setlist: Disc 1 1. -Radio Intro 2. -Real Man 3. -It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference 4. -Love of The Common Man 5. -Trapped 6. -Abandon City 7. -The Seven Rays 8. -Can We Still Be Friends 9. -Death of Rock And Roll 10. -You Cried Wolf 11. -Gangrene Disc 2 1. -A Dream Goes On Forever 2. -The Last Ride 3. -Black Maria 4. -Eastern Intrigue - Initiation 5. -Couldn’t I Just Tell You 6. -Hello Its Me 7. -Just One Victory Notes: This is an amazing performance with excellent sound. There were 6 concerts over 3 nights at the El Mocambo (a small club in Toronto) and this broadcast made a complete concert of the best bits of the October 31 and November 1 shows. Disc 3 The Place Seattle WA. August 12, 1978 KZOK FM Broadcast 1 -KZOK Intro - Tune up 2 -Real Man 3 -It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference 4 -Love Of The Common Man 5 -Trapped 6 -Abandon City 7 -The Verb To Love 8 -The Seven Rays Disc 4 9 -Can We Still Be Friends 10 -The Death Of Rock 'N Roll 11 -You Cried Wolf 12 -Gangrene 13 -A Dream Goes On Forever 14 -Black Maria 15 -Eastern Intrigue 16 -Initiation 17 -Couldn't I Just Tell You 18 -Hello It's Me THE BAND Todd Rundgren guitar drums vocals Roger Powell keyboards vocals Kasim Sulton bass vocals guitar John "Willie" Wilcox drums vocals bass -
Studio Quality 9.0-9.3 - The rating is generally accurate throughout although to be picky you could slightly vary some of the sessions by fractions. Nice to have all of this material gathered together like this. Excellent set! Thin Lizzy Complete Studio Collection 67-83 Disc 1 Trend Studios Demos '67-69 01. -Mama & Papa 02. -Ageing 03. -It's Really Worthwhile 04. -Dublin 05. -The Friendly Ranger (John Cann guitar) Sessions 71-73 Philip Lynott (vocal/bass) Brian Downey (drums) Andy Gee (guitar) 01. -Look what The Wind Blew In 02. -Return of the Farmer's Son 03. -Dublin 04. -Going Down 05. -Whiskey In The Jar 06. -Black Boys On The Corner 07. -Gonna Creep Up On You 08. -Whiskey In The Jar 09. -Whiskey In The Jar 10. -Gonna Creep Up On You 11. -Little Girl In Bloom 12. -Vagabonds of the Western World 13. -Randolph's Tango 14. -Slow Blues 15. -Little Girl In Bloom Disc 2 Studio Sessions 1974 1. -Things Ain't Working Out At The Farm 2. -Ghetto Woman 3. -Little Darling 4. -Little Girl In Bloom 5. -Little Darling 6. -Showdown 7. -Slow Blues (instrumental) 8. -Sitamoia 9. -Little Darling 10. -Black Boys On The Corner 11. -It's Only Money 12. -Still In Love With You 13. -Sitamoia 14. -She Knows 15. -It's Only Money 16. -Sha La La 17. -Philomena 18. -Banshee 19. -Philomena Disc 3 1974 Frankfurt, Germany with Andy Gee and John Cann 01. -It's Only Money 02. -Little Darlin' 03. -Slow Blues 04. -Little Girl In Bloom 05. -Gonna Creep Up On You 06. -Rock 'N' Roll With You 07. -Whiskey In The Jar 08. -The Rocker 09. -Sitamoia 10. -Drum Solo 11. -Hard Driving Man 12. -Little Darlin' 13. -Talk To Your Daughter Disc 4 1975-1978 Sessions 01. -Wild One ITV-75 02. -Rosalie 5/29-75 03. -Suicide 5/29-75 04. -Halfcaste 5/29-75 05. -Warriors 2/12-76 06. -Jailbreak 2/12-76 07. -Emerald 2/12-76 08. -Cowboy Song 2/12-76 09. -Johnny 9/23-76 10. -Fools Gold 9/23-76 11. -Don't Believe A Word 9/23-76 12. -Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed 9/23-76 13. -Don't Believe A Word 2/1-77 14. -Bad Reputation 8/1-77 15. -Killer Without A Cause 8/1-77 16. -Dancing In The Moonlight 8/1-77 17. -That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart 8/1-77 18. -Downtown Sundown 8/1-77 19. -Dancing in The Moonlight 8/11-77 20. -Rosalie 5/11-77 Disc 5 1978 Black Rose Sessions January 21st, 1978 Rampart Studios 01 -Rock Your Love (unreleased, written by Jimmy Bain) 02 -A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer (long version) January 22nd, 1978 Rampart Studios 03 -Cold Black Night (unreleased) 04 -Hate (unreleased) 05 -With Love (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 06 -Parisienne Walkways (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 07 -Black Rose (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 08 -Got To Give It Up (slow, different lyrics) 09 -Toughest Street In Town 10 -Don't Believe A Word (Lynott-Moore vocals) February 1st, 1978 Good Earth Studios 11 -Ode To A Black Man (original version) 12 -Spanish Guitar (different lyrics) 13 -Parisienne Walkways (demo) 14 -Are You Ready (unreleased studio version) 15 -Blackmail (unreleased, covered by Wild Horses) 16 -Waiting For An Alibi (slower, different lyrics) 17 -Fanatical Fascists (Lynott vocals) 18 -Leaving Town (unreleased) -
Audience 8.3 - A tape that one must admire for sheer effort, capturing an entire performance of what had to be an enormous venue filled with screaming people…not the best environment to do field recordings! The music, however, is here, in average fidelity but not obscuring the excellent performance given by the band. Band: Queen Title: Vienna Waltz Date:May 2, 1978 Venue: Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Disc 1 1.We Will Rock You (slow/fast) 2.Brighton Rock 3.Somebody To Love 4.Death On Two Legs 5.Killer Queen 6.Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy 7.I'm In Love With My Car 8.Get Down, Make Love 9.The Millionaire Waltz 10.You're My Best Friend 11.Spread Your Wings 12.It's Late 13.Now I'm Here 14.Love Of My Life Disc 2 1.'39 2.My Melancholy Blues 3.White Man 4.The Prophet's Song incl. Guitar Solo 5.Stone Cold Crazy 6.Bohemian Rhapsody 7.Keep Yourself Alive 8.Tie Your Mother Down 9.We Will Rock You 10.We Are The Champions 11.Sheer Heart Attack 12.Jailhouse Rock 13.God Save The Queen