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Soundboard 9.4 - Having received a refreshing facelift, this old and trusty board sounds more alive and vibrant than ever before…and that is great news because these early period Santana shows are essential listening experiences. This one is a must! Santana Waikiki Shell Honolulu, HI, USA May 22, 1970 01 -Se A Cabo (3:49) 02 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen (4:55) 03 -Savor (3:26) 04 -Jingo (4:33) 05 -Oye Como Va (4:46) 06 -Toussaint L'Overture (4:02) 07 -Evil Ways (4:02) 08 -Treat (5:57) 09 -Gumbo (4:47) 10 -Waiting (4:20) 11 -Hope You're Feeling Better (4:18) 12 -Conquistador Rides Again (3:59) Carlos Santana - Lead Guitar Gregg Rolie - Vocals, Keyboards David Brown - Bass Guitar Michael Carabello - Percussion, Backing Vocals Jose "Chepito" Areas - Percussion, Backing Vocals Michael Shrieve - Drums -
Audience 8.8 - This is a really nice one, pretty atmospheric without being reverby and hollow and the live sound mix is pretty right-on. The sound separation here presents itself as what feels like stereo to me, whether or not taper used two mics I do not know but it does sound like it. The band is really hot! -
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Entire Collection contained in this beautiful metal canister is soundboard quality. Santana "Decades Live 1970-1980" Disc 1 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley, CA. 1970-02-06 1. -Treat 2. -Hope You're Feeling Better 3. -Soul Sacrifice 4. -Incident At Neshabur 5. -Savor 6. -Jingo Scandinavium Goteborg, Sweden November 17, 1972 7. Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 8. Samba Pa Ti Disc 2 Scandinavium Goteborg, Sweden November 17, 1972 Cont'd 1. Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) 2. Just In Time To See The Sun 3. Incident At Neshabur 4. Bambele 5. Stone Flower 6. Batucada 7. Xibaba(She-Ba-Ba) 8. Wings 9. Se A Cabo 10. Savor 11. Toussaint L'Overture Disc 3 SALT PALACE SALT LAKE CITY, UT. FEBRUARY 2, 1973 01. -Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 02. -Samba Pa Ti 03. -Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down) 04. -Just In Time To See The Sun 05. -Incident At Neshabur 06. -Bambele 07. -Stone Flower 08. -Batucada 09. -Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10. -Stone Flower 11. -Waiting 12. -Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13. -Free Angela - Aranjuez Disc 4 SALT LAKE CITY 1973 Cont'd 01. -Aranjuez 02. -Mantra Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 03. -Earth 04. -Se A Cabo 05. -Savor 06. -Toussaint L’Overture International Ice Palace Las Vegas, NV. Sept. 18, 1974 7. -Going Home 8. -A-1 Funk 9. -Every Step Of The Way 10. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 11. -Oye Como Va 12. -Mirage 13. -Just In Time To See The Sun 14. -Bambele Disc 5 Las Vegas, NV. 1974 Cont'd 1. -Give And Take 2. -Incident At Neshabur 3. -Soul Sacrifice 4. -Savor 5. -Toussaint L'Overture Disc 6 Cincinnatti Gardens Cincinnatti, OH. June 21, 1975 01. -Incident At Neshabur 02. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 03. -Oye Como Va 04. -Let The Music Set You Free 05. -Time Waits For No One 06. -Samba Pa Ti 07. -Savor - Armando Peraza 08. -Toussaint L'Overture 09. -Band Introduction - Soul Sacrifice Disc 7 COW PALACE, Daly City, CA. DECEMBER 31, 1977 01. -Dawn 02. -Zulu 03. -Let The Children Play 04. -Jugando 05. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 06. -Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 07. -Tuning - Carlos speaking 08. -Europa 09. -Batuka 10. Savor 11. -Toussaint L’Overture 12. -Gitano 13. -I’ll Be Waiting Disc 8 Daly City, CA. Cont'd 01. -Soul Sacrifice 02. -She’s Not There 03. -Transcendance Groenoordhallen Leiden, the Netherlands 1978-11-17 04. -Marathon 05. -Well Allright 06. -Black Magic Woman 07. -Gypsy Queen 08. -Move On 09. -Batuka - No One To Depend On 10. -She's Not There 11. -Open Invitation 12. -Evil Ways 13. -Band Introduction 14. -Europa Disc 9 PINECREST THEATRE SHELTON, CT. AUGUST 3, 1980 01. -Opening 02. -All I Ever Wanted 03. -Incident At Neshabur 04. -Tales Of Kilimanjaro 05. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 06. -Oye Como Va 07. -Europa 08. -Lightning In The Sky 09. -Armando Peraza - Raul Rekow - Orestes Vilato 10. -Aqua Marine 11. -Savor 12. -Jingo Disc 10 SHELTON, CT. 1980 Cont'd 01. -Well All Right 02. -Runnin' 03. -Soul Sacrifice - Aranjuez 04. -Open Invitation 05. -She’s Not There 06. -Transcendance 07. -band introduction 08. -Evil Ways - Armando Peraza - Raul Rekow - Orestes Vilato 09. -Shake Your Money Maker (with Al DiMeola) 10. -encore break 11. -Samba Pa Ti -
Audience 9.0 - A little bit further away from the stage than the typical Mike “The Mic” recording, nonetheless it’s solid and worthy of the collection. I noticed also more audience interaction, which, because such good equipment is being used, does not detract at all (I would say it lends more authenticity to the recording).Santana Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA September 6, 1991 Disc 1 01 Peace On Earth - Mother Earth - Third Stone From The Sun 02 Save The Children 03 It's A Jungle Out There 04 Somewhere In Heaven 05 Batuka 06 No One To Depend On 07 Unknown Disc 2 08 We Don't Have To Wait 09 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 10 Oye Como Va 11 The Healer (with John Lee Hooker) 12 Mandela 13 Life Is For Living 14 Right On Disc 3 15 Savor 16 Agua Que Va Caer 17 Stripped Me Naked (with John Lee Hooker) 18 Angels All Around Us - Spirits Dancing In The Flesh 19 Soul Sacrifice - A Love Supreme - Drums 20 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 21 Jin-Go-Lo-Ba
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Audience 9.4 - A very tight and brassy sound, super detailed with enough of the surroundings to provide realism…without intrusion. Outstanding!
Santana Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA September 3, 1989 Disc 1 01 Angels All Around Us - Spirits Dancing In The Flesh 02 For Those Who Chant 03 Batuka - No One To Depend On 04 Bella 05 It's A Jungle Out There 06 Unknown 07 Smooth Criminal 08 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 09 Oye Como Va 10 Unknown 11 Super Boogie 12 Blues For Salvador Disc 2 13 Marbles 14 Unknown 15 Savor - Percussion 16 Goodness And Mercy 17 Everybody's Everything 18 Toussaint L'Overture 19 Soul Sacrifice 20 Love Theme from 'Spartacus' 21 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 22 Ponta de Areia - Deeper, Dig Deeper - Band Introductions -
Soundboard 9.0 - The unmistakable emphasis in this mix is the percussion (and to a lesser extent keyboards) but that makes for an interesting take on this one…you are forced to reckon with the powerhouse engine room for once, and with no regrets either. It’s still a good recording, and everyone else is there but you will know who’s taking the stage in the mix here. Santana Circus Krone Munich, Germany April 20th, 1971 Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo) Neal Schon (g) Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo) David Brown (b) Coke Escovedo (perc) Michael Carabello (perc) Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc) Michael Shrieve (ds) 1 -Incident At Neshabur -5:12 2 -Taboo -5:08 3 -Jungle Strut -5:46 4 -Toussaint L'Overture -6:17 5 -Evil Ways -4:41 6 -Samba Pa Ti -3:45 7 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen -6:01 8 -Oye Como Va -4:13 9 -Savor-3:59 10 -Jingo- 4:45 11 -Soul Sacrifice -13:11 12 -Gumbo -5:18 13 -Se A Cabo -2:06 14 -Treat 9:19 -
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Soundboard 9.0 - A little bit of hiss in the background but otherwise a solid, and enjoyable one! -
Audience 9.1 - A very well done audience tape is the source, and the atmospherics are nice and immersive. Sound quality is right in the pocket! Show was unfortunately cut short due to severe weather, but there’s enough music here to satisfy regardless. Santana Estadio Universitario Caracas, Venezuela October 7, 1973 01 Introduction 02 Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way (including Boogie Woogie Waltz) 03 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen (including Third Stone From The Sun) 04 Oye Como Va 05 Bambele 06 Um-Um-Um 07 Yours Is The Light 08 Batucada 09 Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10 Stone Flower - Waiting -
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Audience 8.7 - Almost every recording from this venue sounds like a large, cavernous venue no matter where the taper is sitting. Thankfully this one is not as much, and the music is just that much more immediate and clear, so for this venue I would say this tape shines. SANTANA Boston Garden Boston, MA March 16th 1977 THE BAND Carlos Santana guitar vocals Pablo Tellez bass vocals Tom Coster keyboards vocals Raul Rekow percussion vocals Jose "Chepito" Areas percussion Graham Lear drums Greg Walker vocals 1 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 2 -Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 3 -Europa 4 -Oye Como Va 5 -Let Me 6 -Give Me Love 7 -Savor - Raul Rekow - Toussaint L'Overture 8 -Soul Sacrifice 9 -Band Intro's - Goodnight Carnaval, Let The Children Play, Jugando Missing from this recording -
Audience 8.8 - Taper had good gear for this one, you can tell there is some sense of space, and the music has a chance to float above you. A rather sweet recording. -
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Soundboard 9.1 - I love this one, great performance and great atmosphere. The band must have recorded a lot of shows on this tour, maybe they were trying to get the penultimate show on tape for the Live Lotus LP release. -
Dallas based Christian proto-metal band that recorded loads of material and performed live but never actually released anything to the public. Two discs worth of master quality studio demos, and live, tracks. Very competent band that were obviously heavily influenced by the NWOBHM groups especially Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and maybe a healthy dose of classics like Thin Lizzy and Wishbone Ash with the dual guitar action a lot of the songs feature. Top shelf! -
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Audience 9.0 -A lovely, intimate sounding show. Now, don't get me wrong, there seems to be a large audience but the quality of the capture feels smaller, closer, warmer than your average midsize venue.Ry Cooder and The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces Mayfair Theatre Santa Monica, CA March 16, 1987 Late Show Disc 1 01 Showtime Intro 02 Little Sister 03 Smack Dab In the Middle 04 Go Home Girl 05 If Walls Could Talk 06 Money Honey 07 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live 08 One Meat Ball Disc 2 09 Women Will Rule The World 10 Jesus On The Mainline 11 He'll Have To Go 13 Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know) 14 Canción Mixteca 15 La Bamba - Twist And Shout Jim Keltner - drums Ry Cooder - guitar, vocals Van Dyke Parks - keys Jorge Calderon - bass Flaco Jimenez - accordion Miguel Cruz - percussion Steve Douglas - sax George Bohannon - trombone Bobby King - tenor Terry Evans - baritone Arnold McCuller - tenor Willie Green Jr - bass -
Audience 8.4 - A great find here! So few Power Windows tour shows out there, and this one, while not a “great” recording, is pretty clear and has a lot of atmosphere. Does sound maybe midway in the venue, so you get a little of that “wash” or stadium “verb” effect but to my delight the bass notes are distinct and not just a boominess. It’s maybe the guitar that is slightly lost, with Geddy also being a touch behind the sound rather than in front. Overall, it is still a good listen and well worth having. -
Audience 8.7 - At times the quality is better but even so, it’s not that bad with my only knock being the stage mix itself, where sometimes the guitars blend too much with everything so the separation of instruments is not the best it could be. I think the energy of the show is through the roof, with a good crowd and the band responding in kind. A fun listen. -
Audience 8.3 - One of those tapes that captures the power of the band, but does not deliver crisp definition…that being said, you must listen to this all the way through. It’s been cleaned up as best as could be and it delivers MUCH more audio than it ever did before prior to modern mastering techniques. A worthy addition to collections. When you arrive to the drum solo section, you will hear what this tape had the potential to present, it sounds great. Rush Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA November 26, 1976 Band line-up Geddy Lee - bass, keyboards, vocals Alex Lifeson - guitar Neil Peart - drums Total Time = 40:07 01 Anthem 02 2112 03 Working Man 04 Finding My Way 05 Working Man 06 Drum Solo > Working Man 07 Fly By Night 08 In The Mood -
Audience 7.8 - A must have for any serious Rush fan. One of the best early shows you will ever hear, and I mean on many levels not just sound quality – this one is good but not great – but man oh man, just get this and you will know why I rave about it. -
Audience 7.3 - Probably once sounded atrocious but someone did a great remaster here. The sound occupies one thin frequency band but they got a lot out of it. I can hear everything, even though at full volume the sound breaks up a bit. -
Audience 8.7 - A very good tape, with brightness and decent clarity, although maybe slightly crunchy at the very top of the high end (cymbals) but not too much. It does lack just a bit of mid band warmth and punch, but once you get about 10 minutes in, you will adjust and realize it’s pretty good, especially for those with EQ’s in their system because then you can round it off a little. Rush - On European Holiday Time: 66:30, 47:49 Date: October 31, 1981 Location: Deeside Leisure Centre, Deeside, Wales DISC 1: 01 - 2112 6:44 02 - Freewill 5:53 03 - Limelight 4:44 04 - Hemispheres Prelude 4:17 05 - Beneath, Between, Behind 2:34 06 - Subdivisions 4:51 07 - The Camera Eye 10:28 08 - YYZ - Drum Solo 8:10 09 - Broon's Bane 1:37 10 - The Trees 4:37 11 - Xanadu 12:12 DISC 2: 01 - The Spirit of Radio 5:24 02 - Red Barchetta 6:46 03 - Closer To The Heart 3:42 04 - Tom Sawyer 4:49 05 - Vital Signs 5:02 06 - Working Man Reggae 1:30 07 - Hemispheres Armageddon 0:51 08 - By-tor And The Snowdog 4:02 09 - In The End 1:42 10 - In The Mood 1:34 11 - 2112 Finale 2:37 12 - La Villa Strangiato 9:42 -
Audience 9.3 - This tape reminds me very much of the excellent Osaka 84 recording, it’s bright and atmospheric. I gave this one a very high rating because it’s right up there with the Osaka show. RUSH Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, B.C., Canada May 19, 1984 Disc 1 01 - Intro 02 - The Spirit Of Radio 03 - Subdivisions 04 - The Body Electric 05 - The Enemy Within 06 - The Weapon 07 - Witch Hunt 08 - New World Man 09 - Between The Wheels 10 - Red Barchetta Disc 2 11 - Distant Early Warning 12 - Red Sector A 13 - Closer To The Heart 14 - Afterimage 15 - YYZ 16 - 2112 The Temples Of Syrinx 17 - Tom Sawyer 18 - Red Lenses 19 - Drum Solo 20 - Red Lenses (reprise) 21 - Vital Signs 22 - Finding My Way 23 - In The Mood -
Audience 9.1 - Highly enjoyable, sound fluctuates at times where taper is probably jockeying for better position but overall I rate it highly as it is a good immersive capture. -
Audience 9.3 - It never ceases to amaze me that after all these years tapes like this still keep surfacing. This is really clear and bright, I am having a tough time finding things to complain about here. There’s plenty of headroom to flavor the sound to your liking, if you want to add more bass, yeah, this is just a perfect palate to do so. Anything you do will only make it even better because the core audio is uniquely suited for attenuating without negative consequence. Rush Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY 1982-12-09 Disc 1 01 -Intro 02 -The Spirit Of Radio 03 -Tom Sawyer 04 -Freewill 05 -Digital Man 06 -Subdivisions 07 -Vital Signs 08 -The Camera Eye 09 -Closer To The Heart 10 -Chemistry 11 -The Analog Kid Disc 2 12 -Broon's Bane 13 -The Trees 14 -Red Barchetta 15 -The Weapon 16 -New World Man 17 -Limelight 18 -Countdown 19 -2112 Overture 20 -Temples Of Syrinx 21 -Xanadu 22 -La Villa Strangiato 23 -In The Mood 24 -YYZ - Drum Solo - YYZ -
Audience 8.8 - Not all the 2015 shows were recorded by folks who understand where to sit and how to get levels, these guys did, thank goodness! -
Soundboard 9.3 - Long admired by fans for being both a fantastic performance and excellent soundboard with a good mix. A staple in every self-respecting Rush fan’s collection. -
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 8.8 - Everything is where it should be in this sound mix except I find Geddy’s vocals just a hair behind but it does not bother me at all. In fact this mix allows me to appreciate more of the bass and guitar playing. Really good stuff here!
