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Soundboard 9.4 - Sandy’s vocals are like, literally right there in your room. It’s scary! Well, I wouldn’t say scary, but really lifelike and present. Fairport Convention May 10, 1974 Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA Personnel: Sandy Denny - vocals, piano, guitar, tambourine Trevor Lucas - vocals, guitar Dave Swarbrick - vocals, violin Jerry Donahue - lead guitar Dave Pegg - bass, vocals Dave Mattacks - drums disc one: (show) 71:32 1 Matty Groves 2 Solo 3 Sloth 4 It'll Take A Long Time 5 --Trevor intros next song & tuning 6 Dirty Linen 7 Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle 8 --Trevor intros Sandy 9 Like An Old Fashioned Waltz 10 Rising For The Moon 11 --Sandy and Trevor monologue 12 Ballad Of Ned Kelly 13 --Swarbrick monologue (joke) 14 John The Gun // 15 --Sandy intros next song & tuning 16 Down In The Flood 17 --Trevor intros last song & tuning 18 Sir B McKenzie's disc two: (encores) 17:34 1 --1st encore applause 2 --Sandy intros next song & tuning 3 Who Knows Where The Time Goes 4 Six Days On The Road 5 --2nd encore applause 6 Unidentified Instrumental -
Audience 8.4 - This is a welcome tape as far as I am concerned. Anything with Ian Gillan has my attention, and this show is much better than the Dublin gig, which I mention because it also contains the infrequently performed “Hot Line” so it’s a big win for fans. The vocals are really clear, and so is the crunchy guitar, with occasionally a little phasing effect but kept to a minimum. Not hi-fidelity, but very good and well worth having in the collection! Black Sabbath 1983 08 18 Norway, Drammen, Drammenshallen Tracklist Stonehenge Children Of The Grave Hot Line War Pigs Born Again Supernaut Drum Solo Rock N Roll Doctor Disturbing The Priest Digital Bitch Black Sabbath Zero The Hero Guitar Solo Iron Man Smoke On The Water Paranoid -
Audience 9.1 - Sounds very close and hard to tell whether aud or board but for the audience members in the background. Super cool actually, I like the impact of the guitar/bass in this tape. DEVO 1977-12-17 New York City, NY - Max's Kansas City Intro Pink Pussycat Satisfaction Too Much Paranoias Praying Hands Uncontrollable Urge Mongoloid Jocko Homo Smart Patrol – Mr. DNA Gut Feeling Slap Your Mammy Sloppy Come Back Jonee Clockout Timing X – Soo Bawlz Pink Pussycat Space Junk Mongoloid Gut Feeling Slap Your Mammy Sloppy Wiggly World -
Audience 8.6 - A clear tape that EXPLODES from your speakers…but maybe because that is because the levels are really hot (but next to no distortion!) and it makes for a ridiculously electric sounding show. It’s like, man, I am here, my ears are melting and my mind is blowing! Way better than the previously circulating high gen tape, this is from the master reels and it shows. Pink Floyd Philips Veranstal Tungshalle Dusseldorf, West Germany 1971-06-04 Set 1: 1. -Atom Heart Mother 16:20 2. -Audience - Tuning 1:15 3. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 15:11 4. -Fat Old Sun 11:45 5. -The Embryo 8:36 Set 2: 1. -Audience - Tuning 0:27 2. -The Return Of The Sons Of Nothing 23:48 3. -Set the Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 13:06 4. -Cymbaline 12:18 5. -Audience - Tuning 0:40 6. -A Saucerful Of Secrets Total Time: 106:45 -
Soundboard 9.5 and Audience 7.8 - Well, there you have it. You go from first to worst, thankfully most of the show is the board tape which is stellar. For the sake of completeness, the not so great audience source fills in the missing bits and I for one don’t mind that at all. I’d rather have the whole show. Led Zeppelin 1971-09-28 Festival Hall Osaka, Japan Disc 1: 01 Intro 02 Immigrant Song 03 Heartbreaker 04 Since I've Been Loving You 05 Black Dog 06 Dazed And Confused Disc 2: 01 Stairway To Heaven 02 Please Please Me 03 From Me To You 04 Celebration Day 05 Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 06 That's The Way 07 Going To California 08 We Shall Overcome 09 Tangerine 10 Down By The Riverside 11 What Is and What Should Never Be 12 Moby Dick Disc 3: 01 Whole Lotta Love 02 C'mon Everybody 03 High Heeled Sneakers 04 Communication Breakdown -
FM Soundboard 9.3 - Very present and bright, only a few minor tape flaws but mostly fantastic. Marshall Tucker Band - 05/05/1977 Uptown Theater Chicago, IL WKQX FM Disc 1: 01. Fly Like An Eagle / Long Hard Ride 02. Searchin' For A Rainbow 03. Heard It In A Love Song 04. I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You 05. Take The Highway 06. Fire On The Mountain 07. In My Own Way 08. Never Trust A Stranger Disc 2: 01. 24 Hours At A Time 02. Ramblin' 03. Can't You See 04. This Ol' Cowboy -
Soundboard 8.8 - A little tiny bit of muddiness in the middle frequencies as drums fight for bandwidth with the vocals and guitars, a real battle for supremacy…but man, the guitar jams these guys get into wow! A good recording here, you’ll get into it! Marshall Tucker Band Unknown Venue, Albuquerque, New Mexico January 19th 1979 Disc One. 1. -Fly Like An Eagle 2. -Long Hard Ride 3. -Heard It In A Love Song 4. -Dream Lover 5. -Blue Ridge Mountain Skies 6. -Hillbilly Band 7. -Can't You See 8. -I'll Be Lovin' You 9. -Fire On The Mountain Disc Two. 1. -Ramblin' On My Mind 2. -24 Hours At A Time 3. -This Ol' Cowboy 4. -Desert Skies 5. -Searchin' For A Rainbow -
Soundboard 8.8 - Solid, if just slightly flat maybe and perhaps also one or two gens down but it’s a keeper and a strong show (all the Australia dates were good).
1975 Australian Tour Festival Theatre Adelaide, South Australia Australia 7/28/75 01. -Sweet Jane 02. -Coney Island Baby 03. -Leave Me Alone 04. -Satellite Of Love 05. -Ride Sally Ride 06. -Charley’s Girl 07. -Kicks 08. -White Light, White Heat 09. -It’s Too Late Mama 10. -Rock And Roll 11. -Annie Had A Baby - Work With Me Annie bonus soundboard tracks from unknown Australian city in 1975 12. -Ride Sally Ride 13. -Charley's Girl 14. -White Light, White Heat 15. -It’s Too Late Mama
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Jimi Hendrix Gypsy Sun & Rainbows NY Soundboard 9.5 - Rehearsals for the Woodstock Festival that took place in New York in 1969, sounds incredible! Disc 1 (46:32) 01 Freedom (29) Jam (8:00) 02 Message to Love (3) (2:35) 03 Message to Love (50) (6:18) 04 Easy Blues (1) (complete) (10:12) 05 Easy Blues (3) (edited) (7:41) 06 Easy Blues (2) (more edited mix) (4:35) 07 Jam Back at the House (13) (2:23) 08 Jam Back at the House (15) (4:19) Disc 2 (78:50) 01 Izabella (1) (0:19), Izabella (2) (1:07) 02 Izabella (3) (4:44) 03 Izabella (4) (0:40), Izabella (5) (1:07) 04 Izabella (6) (3:40) 05 Machine Gun (1) (12:18) 06 Machine Gun (2) (alternate take) (12:39) 07 Izabella (25) (mono mix) (3:40) 08 Izabella (28) (stereo mix) (3:39) 09 Machine Gun (3) (8:11) 10 Machine Gun (38) (11:19) 11 Machine Gun (39) (7:28) 12 Machine Gun (40) (1:19) Disc 3 (70:31) 01 Jungle Jam / Jam Back at the House (3) (5:58) 02 Valleys of Neptune (22) (instrumental) (3:54) 03 Blues for Me and You (2) (10:29) 04 Blues for Me and You (1) (10:00) 05 Lover Man (45) (instrumental, stereo) (3:42) 06 Blues for Me and You (3) (8:55) 07 Lover Man (4) (instrumental, mono) (4:18) 08 Blues for Me and You (4) (edited) (5:43) 09 Stepping Stone (1) (15:22) -
Audience 8.7 This is a good and clear recording that I really like because there’s plenty of headroom so you can turn it up and it sounds even better. Taper was using good gear apparently and I thank them! Charlie Daniels Band 1976-11-15 Dallas Convention Center, Dallas TX 1. -Tennessee Waltz (taped intro) 2. -Louisiana's Waitin' 3. -Roll Mississippi 4. -It's My Life 5. -Saddle Tramp 6. -Long Haired Country Boy 7. -Trudy 8. -Billy The Kid 9. -Cumberland Mountain Number 9 10. -Texas 11. -The South's Gonna Do It Again 12. -Orange Blossom Special -
Soundboard 9.0 - This recording pushes the max on the needles without going to far overboard, kind of gives it a darker tonal quality to it which is cool. Interesting collaboration here with Ian Hunter, I think it works well. Todd Rundgren & Ian Hunter The Agora, Akron October 19, 1980 1.1 Do Ya? 3:58 1.2 Black And White 4:30 1.3 Love Of The Common Man 3:29 1.4 Once Bitten Twice Shy 5:22 1.5 All The Way From Memphis 4:51 1.6 Needles And Pins 2:41 1.7 Cathy's Clown 3:16 1.8 Eight Days A Week 6:24 1.9 Black Maria 5:27 1.10 One World 3:15 1.11 Bastard 10:30 1.12 The Last Ride 6:19 1.13 All The Young Dudes 3:34 2.1 Just Another Night 5:49 2.2 Couldn't I Just Tell You 3:36 2.3 Let's Get On With It 4:06 2.4 Just One Victory 5:48 2.5 Cleveland Rocks 7:11 extras 2.6 The Last Ride (Atlanta w/Ian Hunter 10/11/80) 5:21 2.7 Eight Days A Week (Pier 84 7/30/82) 5:49 2.8 There Goes My Inspiration (Pier 84 7/30/82) 4:24 2.9 Love Of The Common Man (Chapel Hill 4/23/83) 3:17 2.10 If I Didn't Try (Pier 84 8/24/84) 4:04 2.11 Tiny Demons (West Hartford 12/27/84) 3:17 2.12 It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference (The Ritz NY 1/2/85) 3:54 2.13 Style (RCMH, NY 5/10/85) 4:13 2.14 Blue Orpheus (Charlotte 11/29/85) 4:40 Todd Rundgren and Ian Hunter playing a benefit gig for Presidential candidate John Anderson on 20th October 1980. -
Pro Studio 9.4 - This supposedly comes from an acetate but it sounds very good, too good to be an acetate but who knows? Short but sweet, and worth the price to get to hear this collaboration. What could have become of it had it been pursued more at the time. I think it is pretty good stuff, let’s face it, Arthur Lee does sound better vocally than Jimi. Jimi Hendrix with Love & Arthur Lee 'The Blue Thumb Acetate' Olympic Sound Studios, London, England Tuesday March 17th, 1970 01 - The Everlasting First (Take 16) 02 - Easy Rider - Take 1 03 - Easy Rider - Take 2 04 - Loon [An Instrumental Jam] -
Audience 8.7 - Both Volumes are very good and clear, but I give the nod to the first Volume because during the second one there are some odd stage sound situations and I have to fault the sound man who was probably nodding at the desk (possibly shot up with gram before the gig?). Anyway, historically speaking what you have here is pure gold and the literal birth of country rock. Great players, solid all around. Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels (featuring Emmylou Harris) March 20, 1973 Oliver's, Boston, MA Tracklist First set 1. Synthetic Flesh (Instrumental) 2. We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning 3. My Uncle 4. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man 5. Streets of Baltimore 6. Country Baptizin' (Emmylou - lead) 7. Band Intros - The New Soft Shoe 8. Jambalaya (Emmylou) 9. Hearts On Fire 10. Merle Haggard Intro - California Cottonfields 11. Six Days On the Road Second set 1. Synthetic Flesh (Instrumental) 2. Still Feeling Blue 3. That's All It Took 4. Big Mouth Blues 5. Love Hurts 6. Cry One More Time (Barry Tashian) 7. Sin City 8. Medley (part1): Hang On, Sloopy / B.J. Blues 9. Medley (part2): Bonie Moronie/40 Days/Almost Grown 10. How Much I've Lied 11. Six Days On The Road Gram Parsons: Vocals & Guitars Emmylou Harris: Vocals & Guitar Neal Flanz: Pedal Steel guitar Jock Bartley: Lead guitar Kyle Tullis: Bass N.D. Smart II: Drums, Vocals Special Guest Barry Tashian: Vocals & Guitar -
Studio quality 9.2 -9.6 - The follow up to the package of earlier tracks, this one offers even more outrageously good alternate takes and unreleased tracks from the 70’s era. A great collection that flows nicely in the car stereo. Disc Three 1. -19th Nervous Breakdown RCA Studios, Los Angeles, 3. - 8.12.1965 2. -Looking Tired RCA Studios, Los Angeles, 6.9.1965 3. -Paint It Black 4. -If You Let Me RCA Studios, Los Angeles, 6. - 9.3.12.1965 5. -Con Le Mie Lacrime IBC Studios, London, 15.3.1966 6. -Yesterday Papers 7. -Yesterday Papers 8. -Let's Spend The Night Together 9. -Get Yourself Together 10. -Please Go Home RCA Studios, Los Angeles, 3. - 11.8.1966 11. -Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow IBC Studios, London, 31.8. - 2.9.1966 12. -Ruby Tuesday 13. -Dandelion - Sometimes Happy, Sometimes 14. -Trouble Mind Olympic Sound Studios, London, 8. - 26.11.1966 15. -Let's Spend The Night Together Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS - TV, 15.1.1967 16. -She's A Rainbow 17. -We Love You 18. -Citadel 19. -2000 Light Years From Home 20. -Gold Painted Fingernails 21. -On With The Show Olympic Sound Studios, London, 17.5. - 9.6.1967 22. -Child Of The Moon 23. -Child Of The Moon Olympic Sound Studios, London, October 1967 24. -Jumpin' Jack Flash Olympic Sound Studios, London, 20.4.1968 Disc Four 1. -Did Everbody Pay Their Dues Olympic Sound Studios, London, 17.3. - 3.4.1968 2. -Stray Cat Blues 3. -Parachute Woman 4. -Prodigal Son 5. -Factory Girl 6. -Dear Doctor 7. -Hamburger To Go 8. -Blood Red Wine 9. -Still A Fool Olympic Sound Studios, London, 13. - 23.5.1968 10. -Family 11. -Memo From Turner Olympic Sound Studios, London, 28.6.1968 12. -Gimme Shelter 13. -You Gopt The Silver 14. -Sister Morphine 15. -I'm A Country Boy Olympic Sound Studios, London, 10.2. - 31.3.1969 16. -Jiving Sister Fanny 17. -Downtown Suzie Olympic Sound Studios, London, 17.4. - 2.7.1969 18. -Hillside Blues (I Don't Know The Reason Why) 19. -All Down The Line Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, 17. - 26.10.1969 & Elektra Sound Studios, Los Angeles, 28.10. - 2.11.1969 -
FM Broadcast 9.0 - Great tone on this one, meaty bass! Seattle West Studios aka Sea West Studios Seattle WA. August 13th 1973 KOL FM Broadcast Broadcast date August 19th 1973 THE BAND Robin Trower Guitar James Dewar Bass Vocals Reg Isadore Drums SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -The Fool And Me 3 -Twice Removed from Yesterday 4 -Lady Love 5 -Daydream 6 -Another Day Another Night (Day of The Eagle) 7 -I Can't Wait Much Longer 8 -Man Of The World 9 -Sinner's Song 10 -Little Bit Of Sympathy 11 -Still On The Air 12 -Kol DJ Jimmy Pitkin -
Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios 1980. Outtakes from Women and Children First. Professional studio quality sound. -
Audience 8.4 Audience 9.6 Audience 8.6 - I found the ’68 show to be surprisingly strong for the early vintage, a definite surprise even with some hiss present which could theoretically be mitigated with a re-master but you don’t want to sacrifice any highs as they are just hanging on at the upper end. The ’69 is the famous Texas Pop Festival and of course is the best sounding one, and finally the ’70 show which really surprised me, a tad distant from the stage but clear, and I rather enjoyed the live atmosphere. A great trifecta of early vintage Spirit! Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA November 1968 ONE 1. It's All The Same 2. Fresh Garbage 3. New Dope In Town 4. Apple Orchad 5. Water Woman 6. Mechanical World TWO Texas Pop Festival Sept. 1, 1969 1. Fresh Garbage 2. Elijah 3. Improvisation 4. Ground Hog 5. Grammaphone Man 6. Dream Within A Dream 7. I Got A Line On You 8. Aren't You Glad THREE Mammoth Gardens, Denver, CO June 5-6, 1970 Setlist: 1. Sweet Stella Baby 2. 1984 3. It's All The Same 4. Fresh Garbage 5. Unknown Instrumental 6. Jealous 7. It Shall Be 8. Poor Richard 9. Groundhog -
Soundboard 9.0, Soundboard 9.5, Audience 7.6 - In this collection you have two excellent board tapes and one mediocre audience tape that you probably will not listen to as much as the first two discs. That is not to say the tape was not worth inclusion, but more that it was included for the sake of context since you can hear the band progressing through the years with the material. THE BYRDS Lee Jeans Living Rock Concert 1969 Disc 1 1. -Turn Turn Turn 2. -Ballad Of Easy Rider 3. -It Won't Be Wrong 4. -The Water Is Wide 5. -Mr. Tambourine Man 6. -Nashville West 7. -Lover Of The Bayou 8. -Jesus Is Just Alright 9. -Jesus Is Just Alright 10. -This Wheel's On Fire 11. -Jesus Is Just Alright 12. -Eight Miles High 13. -Break Song Tracks 1-8: Lee Jeans Living Rock Concert FM Radio show 1969 Track 9: KSAN FM broadcast, Fillmore West, June 15, 1969 Tracks 10-13: Bridges Auditorium 1969 (uncomfirmed) Roger McGuinn - guitar, Clarence White - guitar, John York - bass, Gene Parsons - drums. Disc 2 LOYOLA COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, APRIL 15, 1970 1. -Lover Of The Bayou (fade in) 2:54 2. -You Ain't Going Nowhere 3:07 3. -Well Come Back Home 7:55 4. -My Back Pages 2:22 5. -B.J. Blues - Baby What You Want Me To Do 5:03 6. -Truck Stop Girl 4:38 7. -Instrumental 1:26 8. -Mr. Tambourine Man 2:43 9. -Take A Whiff 3:33 10. -This Wheel's On Fire 6:10 11. -It's Alright Ma 2:40 12. -Ballad Of Easy Rider 2:26 13. -Jesus Is Just Alright 2:59 14. -Eight Miles High 16:42 15. -So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star 2:47 16. -Mr. Spaceman 2:54 17. -Outro 1:19 Disc 3 Franklin, Masachusettts November 29. 1972 1. -Lover Of The Bayou 2. -Buglar 3. -Americas Greatest Past-time 4. -Chimes OF Freedom 5. -I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician 6. -My Back Pages (Medley) 7. -Black Mountain Rag 8. -Mister Tambourine Man 9. -Take A Whiff 10. -So You Want To Be a Rock N Roll Star 11. -Mister Spaceman 12. -Chestnut Mare 13. -Jesus Is Just Allright 14. -Eight Miles High 15. -Hold It 16. -Roll Over Beethoven -
Soundboard 8.9 - The band is in really fine form here, the sound is good with maybe a small amount of compression which rounds the highs down a little but a nice mix and that performance wins the day. FLEETWOOD MAC - Le Zenith - Paris, France April 14, 1977 01 -Station Man 02 -The Chain 03 -Dreams 04 -Rhiannon 05 -Oh Daddy 06 -Never Going Back Again 07 -Landslide 08 -Over My Head 09 -Gold Dust Woman 10 -You Make Loving Fun 11 -Go Your Own Way 12 -Oh Well 13 -I'm So Afraid 14 -World Turning 15 -Blue Letter -
RORY GALLAGHER Long Beach Arena Long Beach CA. April 15th 1973 1 -Tune up 2 -Messin' With The Kid 3 -Hand's Off 4 -Shoud've Learnt My Lesson 5 -Laundromat 6 -Bullfrog Blues 7 -Bass Solo 8 -Drum Solo 9 -Bullfrog Blues (reprise) THE BAND Rory Gallagher guitar vocals Gerry McAvoy bass Lou Martin keyboards Rod de'Ath drumsAudience 8.4 - A recent discovery, and man what a good one. A very strong recording for the time, minimal errors although maybe a touch hot on the upper end of the bandwidth but not enough to harm. The sound is pretty direct and forceful, if even a touch of rawness that harkens back to his really early days with Taste. -
M Radio 8.9 - This is NOT the Mantra Studios 77, this is the concert from September of 1977 and it is GREAT! -
Led Zeppelin, Birmingham Odeon December 16, 1972, Birmingham, England Disc 1 1. -Rock And Roll 2. -Over The Hills And Far Away 3. -Black Dog 4. -Misty Mountain Hop 5. -Since I've Been Loving You 6. -Dancing Days 7. -Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 8. -The Song Remains The Same 9. -The Rain Song Disc 2 1. -Dazed and Confused 2. -Stairway To Heaven 3. -Whole Lotta Love (Medley) 4. -HeartbreakerAudience 8.0 - One of those “back to the clubs” gigs where you assume, because Zep were so loud, that any recording of them in a small club would sound like crap. This one is not crap, you can clearly enjoy each member as the separation of instruments is actually very good, in fact the bass notes are distinct here. The mix is good, the sound is decent, the performance is very good. I see no reason why not to have this. -
Gong Collection Bonus on Disc 2 (track 6) Amougles Pop And Jazz Festival - Actuel Pop And Jazz Festival- Mont de I'Enclus, Amougies, Belgium-1969 Disc 1 Lyon January 19th, 1973 1. -Gnome intro 2. -Pot Head Pixies 3. -Zero the Hero & the Witch's Spell 4. -I am your Pussy 5. -Why are we Sleeping? 6. -Radio Gnome Invisible 7. -I Feel so Lazy 8. -It's The Time of Your Life 9. -Tropical Fish 10. -Dreaming it Disc two Lyon January 19th, 1973 1. -Flying Teapot - Improvisation 2. -More Teapot 3. -Lawrence The Alien 4. -Blues For Findlay 5. -Teapot Jam 6. -Rational Anthem (Amougies 1969) Disc 3 Sheffield City Hall 10-08-73 1. -Crystal Gnome 2. -Radio Gnome I & II 3. -Mister Pyxie 4. -Deep In The Sky 5. -Flying Tea Pot 6. -Wet Drum Solo 7. -Mange Ton Calepin 8. -You Can't Kill Me 9. -TiticacaDiscs 1 & 2 Soundboard 9.3 - Sounds to be professionally recorded possibly for a radio broadcast, but aside from very minor tape noise (I am nitpicking here), this tape is brilliant and has survived the passing of time in grand shape. Disc 3 Soundboard 9.6 - Superb, in almost every way! -
Audience 9.1 - Excellent fidelity, good and punchy with tight bass and airy vocals. -
Audience 9.5 - This is what a professional audience recording sounds like. Why oh why would anyone bypass a recording of this fidelity simply because it isn’t a board? Ridiculous! This is killer. -
Audience 9.6 - This one is crystal clear, a great mix full of vibe and energy on both parts. Guitar work/Well done. -
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Audience 9.1 - Crisp and clear, rowdy audience that thankfully do not intrude into the music that much. It is strange to hear it put this way, but the nature of these funky songs lends itself well to having a sort of background of people whooping it up. It works in this case to great effect. A really fine one to enjoy whenever you need your fix of his Royal Purpleness. -
Soundboard 9.4 - This is what Prince collectors come to expect, a crystal clear board of an amazing performance. Funny thing when listening to live Prince, he’s never put on a bad show…ever. -
Soundboard 8.8 - A solid early 80’s show, tape does show some slight signs of age in that it does not have a crystal clear sharpness as many have come to expect from Prince soundboards. Do not let that stop you though, like the rating indicates it is still a great board tape. -
FM Broadcast 9.2 - This was a real revelation for me because I had not known much about this band other than “The Devil Went Down To Georgia”. I find them to be similar in a lot of ways to maybe Marshall Tucker Band and Allman Brothers, where perhaps if Allmans were Southern Comfort then CDB would be Jack Daniels. This period of the band features Billy Cox (Hendrix/Band of Gypsys) on bass too, which I never knew about either (I would have lost on Jeopardy). -
Audience 8.6 - The recording here leans toward the bright and trebly side but that lends an excellent opportunity to hear specifically what the guitar is doing, and the bass now has articulation so it’s not just a loud, dull rumble like most recordings tend to be with these blasting grunge bands. Chris sounds brilliant, and he’s maybe the clearest instrument on the stage too. Once you get used to the general timbre of the sound, it’s a fun, wild ride. -
Audience 9.4 - For the uninitiated, well all I can say is be careful because you are diving into the deep end of the pool with this one! Bristling with improvisational madness at times magnificent and other times lost in the woods but always right on the ragged edge. Very daring music, which if played today would be met with blank staring faces but here the audience is in total rapture. -
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CD 1 - Audience 7.7 - A very rare tape that only recently surfaced. Hard to complain when presented with something as rare, so just be aware that the tape was recorded in the middle of the venue and features a boomy, echoey sound. CD 2 - A very good recording, clear and immersive, you can really get into this one. CD 3 Surprisingly clear, a welcome addition to the not so well documented 1977 period where the band starts to really fray around the edges (and in the middle!) but that is not evident here – this is the band in fine form. -
Soundboard and Audience 8.7 – 8.6 – 8.4 - The first two discs are soundboard but show signs of age and lack brightness although both are clear. Disc 1 sounds like it was broadcast over the air, and is slightly better than disc 2. Disc 3 is an audience recording that sometimes peaks in volume causing some high end distortion (mainly present in the cymbal crashes) but is not bad overall.
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Audience 8.5 - This recording has a lot working in its favor by mainly allowing the listener to hear each instrument clearly. The tape does have sonic limitations in that it sounds like the taper wisely dialed down the levels so as not to overload the signal, especially as JP was probably quite loud. This means that you will want to turn the volume up a little even though it may mean that you also bring up some background noise, which is present but not invasive. It’s a very good tape, I believe that this has been re-mastered too, so I consider it an upgrade to other versions that may be out there, although I was unfamiliar with this show until recently. -
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Soundboard 9.6 (March 19th) - This is, of course, a must have. In my opinion, John Paul Jones emerges as the star of the show. Robert’s voice takes a little bit before it smooths out, he was having some problems around this time. Overall, this is as enjoyable as it gets. -
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ALL Soundboard 9.7 - Dive right into this amazing collection of sonically superb live offerings and get a totally new appreciation for Eddie Money and his super-tight band. -
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Audience 8.7 - This is from the Royal Albert Hall, so be prepared for a lot of atmospherics as the sound dances around almost right above your head. The music is very present though, so there’s no harm in having some ‘verb which is probably exactly how you would have received the sound at the venue anyway. -
Audience 8.5 - A recording that leans towards brassy but presents the concert in a way that you get a pretty clear representation of the evening, in a slightly better than average way. The band, at times, seems to be feeling the songs out rather than be fully committed to them but that gives the show an edginess that some might find more interesting. For instance, Stairway to Heaven, the band must have played this a thousand times yet here Jimmy can’t figure out the solo! -
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Audience 8.8 - This recording was made with obviously good gear, the sound on occasion will lead you to believe it is a pro-job but it really isn’t. What may give it away is the slightly buried guitars, and I mean slightly. The vocals are soaring and direct at the same time – just lovely. Good band, good recording, the magical 1970’s. -
Audience 8.9 - A very bright and lively recording with plenty of electric atmosphere. The band is “tight but loose” and quite frankly I don’t hear the weariness in Steven Tyler at all, in fact the whole band seems very comfortable here. A really really good one! -
Audience 8.1 - A tape new to circulation and it is decent sounding. It has some force behind it, although lacks some definition but with only a very few ’73 era Barnstorm tapes out there, this is a most welcome find. -
Audience 8.8 - Smooth and consistent, a recording that is clear, not overly dynamic (it is metal after all) but you’ll probably enjoy this immensely if you understand that it’s really about the lyrics and the stage banter. Always fun, and it’s two discs so you get a lot of songs! Steel Panther House Of Blues Boston, MA. April 17, 2013 Disc 1 01. In The Future 02. Supersonic Sex Machine 03. Tomorrow Night 04. Band Talking - Intros 05. Fat Girl 06. Asian Hooker 07. Just Like Tiger Woods 08. Band Talk 09. Turn Out The Lights 10. You Really Really Love Me 11. Guitar Solo Disc 2 12. It Wont Suck Itself 13. Weenie Ride 14. Community Property 15. Eyes Of A Panther 16. Death To All But Metal 17. Party All Day (Fuck All Night) 18. 17 Girls In A Row -
CD 1 - Audience 8.8 - Direct into face, a driving and persistent intensity, very clean, very clear. CD 2 - Audience 8.3 - A more open spaced recording where you lose some of the dynamics, and vocals tend to get muffled and placed further back but guitar and drums are prominent and clear…bass is present but not as articulate or deep. A good tape and collectors will be happy to hear it since it is not widely circulated.