Audience 8.5 - A pretty clear but somewhat distant tape, with Ozzy being front and center followed by Randy and then some tin can drums and little to no real bottom end – but you do hear the notes played which makes this one to investigate as it is not very well known about. As I listen, I think the selling point is indeed how relatively clean and clear it is, a good capture all in all. Drums get a little better… the bottom end remains thin though. Ozzy Osbourne Port Vale Stadium, Stokes, UK 1981/08/01 1. Intro by Lemmy Kilmister 2. I Don't Know 3. Crazy Train 4. Believer 5. Mr. Crowley 6. Flying High Again 7. Revelation (Mother Earth) 8. Steal Away (The Night) 9. Drum Solo 10. Suicide Solution 11.Iron Man 12. Children Of The Grave 13. Paranoid

Soundboard 8.8 - This is perhaps one of the most famous and well travelled live recordings of the legendary Ozzy/Randy team. It is indeed a board tape, not exactly pristine, but certainly something everyone remotely interested in this band should have in their collection. Ozzy Osbourne 1982-02-09 Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 01 Diary Of A Madman 02 Over The Mountain 03 Mr. Crowley 04 Crazy Train 05 Revelation (Mother Earth) 06 Steal Away (The Night) 07 Suicide Solution 08 Guitar Solo 09 Drum Solo 10 Goodbye To Romance 11 I Don't Know 12 No Bones Movies 13 Believer 14 Flying High Again 15 Iron Man 16 Children Of The Grave 17 Paranoid

Audience 8.4 - What saves the recording is the fact that it is clear, like virtually no muddiness, although the sound mix itself lacks definition except for Steven and Joe who are like rays of light peering through your window. The drums are good too, all in all it is hard to say this is not a necessity, it may not be but it’s very interesting and certainly of good enough quality to keep you engaged. Aerosmith Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. November 25, 1977 Steve Tyler - vocals Joe Perry - guitars Joey Kramer - drums Tom Hamilton - bass Brad Whitford - guitars Set list: 01. -Back in The Saddle 02. -Big Ten Inch Record 03. -I Wanna Know Why 04. -Get It Up 05. -Walk This Way 06. -Sweet Emotion 07. -Dream On 08. -Walkin' The Dog 09. -Draw The Line 10. -Same Old Song And Dance 11. -Train Kept A Rollin'

Soundboard 8.6 - This sounds VERY 80’s, I mean, it sounds pretty dated…but good quality. I guess they were not too bad, kind of simplistic maybe in a Twisted Sister kind of way, but the guitarist pulls out some tasty solos. Autograph Live Cameo Theater, San Antonio 1/11/1985 1 Send Her To Me 2 Thrill Of Love 3 Cloud 10 4 Friday 5 Deep End 6 my Girlfriend's Boyfriend Isn't Me 7 Turn Up The Radio 8 Take No Prisoners 9 Crazy World

Audience 7.9-8.3 - A tape that starts rough and ends rough but in the middle it is actually not bad. This is a taper that made this an event, the evening was captured with a genuine excitement which is epitomized by the introduction to the show by taper. I love that stuff. I like this tape because I understand now – it transcends the necessity for perfection because it happened in real time for the people who made this tape and there’s a twinkle of magic because you suddenly, for a split second, become them during the show. I can’t really explain it, but something happened while listening that made me understand what I was listening to beyond a rating. Make sense? THE ROLLING STONES Boston Garden Boston MA. November 29th 1969 1st Show THE BAND Ian Stewart keyboards Mick Jagger lead vocals harmonica Keith Richards guitar lead and backing vocals Charlie Watts drums Mick Taylor guitar Bill Wyman bass guitar 1 -Dianne Intro 2 -Terry Ried 3 -Stones Intro 4 -Jumpin' Jack Flash 5 -Oh Carol 6 -Sympathy For The Devil 7 -Stray Cat Blues 8 -Love In Vain 9 -Prodigal Son 10 -Under My Thumb 11 -Midnight Rambler 12 -Live With Me 13 -Little Queenie 14 -(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 15 -Honky Tonk Woman 16 -Street Fighting Man

Studio Quality 9.5 - A fine collection of alternate mixes with a few I’d never heard. You have to be pretty well versed to know what is different on some of these, but yeah, there’s different layers to explore. The Rolling Stones TRACK LIST: 1. Brown Sugar - 4:05 2. Brown Sugar - 3:43 3. Brown Sugar - 3:44 4. Sway - 3:23 5. Wild Horses - 5:21 6. Wild Horses - 5:39 7. Can't You Hear Me Knocking (Mick Taylor live) - 14:16 8. You Gotta Move - 2:29 9. Bitch - 3:28 10. Sister Morphine - 5:27 11. Dead Flowers (live, Leeds 1971) - 4:08 12. Bitch - 4:09 13. Brown Sugar - 3:46 14. Let it Rock (from the Spanish Sticky Fingers) - 2:44 (Playtime: 67:04 ) Studio alternate & early versions from the Sticky Fingers period. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is a Mick Taylor live version with Keith Richards recorded in New York '86.  

Soundboard 9.0 - Interesting hearing this line up in such clarity,  it certainly allows you to make a better judgment on the music, which by the way is pretty damn good. It’s different, in some ways, but it is still very good. My advice is not to go into it thinking you are getting Black Sabbath – rather consider it a Tony Iommi side project, then it makes more sense and will grab you in a better way. Black Sabbath Monsters Of Rock Festival Arena Del Chionso Reggio Emilia, Italy 1992-09-12   1. Computer God 2. Children of the Sea 3. Time Machine 4. War Pigs 5. Master of Insanity/After All (The Dead) 6. Iron Man 7. Heaven and Hell  

Audience 8.4 - The same taping crew that did the Ozzy Osbourne, and it sounds very similar but maybe a touch clearer. It’s a pretty good effort, especially when you consider the year, and what I mean is that the tape recording equipment used during most of the 80’s did not usually produce anything to write home about. So, overall, this is a really decent early period Def Leppard recording. DEF LEPPARD Music Mountain South Fallsburg, NY. August 8th 1981 THE BAND Joe Elliott lead vocals backing vocals Steve Clark guitar backing vocals Pete Willis guitar backing vocals Rick Savage bass backing vocals Rick Allen drums backing vocals SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -On Through the Night 3 -It Could Be You 4 -It Don't Matter 5 -Another Hit and Run 6 -Lady Strange 7 -Rock Brigade 8 -High 'N Dry (Saturday Night) 9 -Let It Go 10 -Wasted

Soundboard 8.8 - This tape shows some signs of age but it is holding its own and is strong in many aspects. The only thing that prevents the higher rating is that there is some “dirt” present, what I mean is just some extracurricular noise present in the mid band, nothing that destroys any enjoyment at all – it is a strong tape as I said, but for a soundboard you expect purity and this one is not pure. Still, I think the setlist answers the question “should I”?  Yes. You should. This is a kick ass show and the Zeppelin covers just put it over the top. Heart Waukegan, IL. August 1976 Set List: 1. -The Rover 2. -Rock n' Roll 3. -Heartless 4. -Battle Of Evermore 5. -White Lightning & Wine 6. -Sing Child 7. -Devil Delight 8. -Magic Man 9. -Drum Solo - Magic Man Pt.2 10. -Crazy on You Band Line Up: Ann Wilson Vocals Nancy Wilson Guitar, keyboards and vocals Roger Fisher Guitar Howard Leese Guitar, Keyboards Steve Fossen Bass Guitar Mike Deroiser Drums

Soundboard 8.9 - A little bit hissy, but it is a board tape so you will be able to enjoy the music….and it is great music! Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer Group Feb 7, 1977 Activity Center, Brisbane, Australia 01 -Oh Yeah 02 -Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun 03 -You Know What I Mean 04 -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 05 -Bass Solo - Come Dancing 06 -She's A Woman 07 -Sophie 08 -Diamond Dust 09 -Freeway Jam Jeff Beck - guitars Jan Hammer - keyboards Tony Smith - drums Fernando Saunders - bass Steve Kindler - violin

Soundboard 9.7 - This is not just a good board tape – it’s a tape that has loads of atmosphere to go with the upbeat party vibe of the band. It’s simply amazing sounding. J.Geils Band November 3, 1974 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI 01. Southside Shuffle 02. Gettin' Out 03. Musta Got Lost 04. Chimes 05. Looking For A Love 06. Serves You Right To Suffer 07. Whammer Jammer 08. Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty 09. Detroit Breakdown 10. Give It To Me > Back To Get Ya 11. First I Look At The Purse

Audience 8.7 - A new tape discovery and it is a good one, although not without some bumps and bruises. The tape is incomplete, missing at least the last 1/3 of the show (if judging by similar set lists from the time). The taper is close, and the sound is raw, powerful, and clear. The first few minutes are bumpy, but the tape smooths out for the majority of the show. The band is firing on all cylinders, much like the following month’s Texas Pop Festival performance. A great find! Led Zeppelin July 5th, 1969 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia 01 Train Kept A Rollin' 02 I Can't Quit You Baby 03 Dazed And Confused 04 White Summer 05 You Shook Me Notes: This is from a 1st gen reel, the masters are presumed lost. The rest of the show was taped, but was accidentally erased.  

Audience 8.4 - A little lo-fi here but guitar is up front followed by drums which you can hear well. Some tape hiss present, bass is in a good place not too boomy and complements the guitar sound well. Leslie is playing more fluid here, probably because RCMH is known for good acoustics so he must have had good feedback. Crowd is on his side, he owned New York without a doubt. I feel like this recording would benefit greatly from a good re-mastering, hiss reduction, etc. because it has a decent enough sonic foundation. MOUNTAIN RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA OCTOBER 3, 1974 Lineup: "From Bronx, Queens and Canada" (= quote from stage announcement): Leslie West (+) - guitar & vocals Felix Pappalardi (+) - bass & vocals Corky Laing - drums & percussion 01. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 5:41 02. Theme For An Imaginary Western 5:45 03. Thumbsucker 5:17 04. You Better Believe It 10:09 05. Crossroader 7:38 06. Nantucket Sleighride 20:20 07. Leslie West Guitar Solo 7:27 08. Satisfaction > 7:27 09. Corky Laing Drum Solo 2:51 10. Mississippi Queen 5:28

Soundboard 9.5 - Forceful and direct, everything is at full blast and never sounded better. The Rolling Stones Cricket Ground Perth, Australia February 24, 1973 01 Brown Sugar 02 Bitch 03 Rocks Off 04 Gimmie Shelter 05 Happy 06 Tumbling Dice 07 Love In Vain 08 Sweet Virginia 09 You Can't Always Get What You Want 10 Honky Tonk Women 11 All Down The Line 12 Midnight Rambler 13 Band Introductions / Happy Birthday Nicky 14 Little Queenie 15 Rip This Joint  

SDBRD 8.8 - A rollicking good time is what you are going to get here, maybe not the ideal sound mix (although it gets better), but this is a band that despite all outward appearance is quite talented musically (and seem to be quite natural performing live on stage).  You will love the music and even the on stage banter…perhaps this band was the role model for Steel Panther? Ha ha! The Sweet Give us a wink world tour February 8, 1976 Toronto 01 The Ballrom Blitz 02 The Six Teens 03 Restless 04 No You Don't 05 Fox On The Run 06 Burn On The Flame 07 Set Me Free 08 Man With The Golden Arm 09 Action + AC/AC 10 Sweet F.A.

Audience 9.1 - A really really nice one here – and do not be dismayed that it is from 1984 because quite frankly this shreds. I love the atmosphere, when you can capture a show with plenty of atmosphere and still retain great dynamics in the sound of the band that means you have great gear and great seats! By the way I should point out that this has been listed as a soundboard elsewhere, it's great don't get me wrong but I am not 100% sure of the claim. I erred on the side of caution and called it an audience tape. Rush Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada 1984-09-21 Disc One 1. The Spirit of Radio 2. The Enemy Within' 3. The Weapon 4. Witch Hunt 5. New World Man 6. Distant Early Warning 7. Red Sector A 8. Closer to the Heart 9. YYZ 10. The Temples of Syrinx 11. Tom Sawyer 12. Vital Signs 13. Finding My Way 14. In The Mood

Audience 9.7 - If you were previously unaware of this tape, get ready for a supersonic blast of low down and dirty twin guitar American Blues Rock and Roll like you won’t believe. I don’t know how it can much better than this, I mean, it’s like you’re sitting right in front of the stage. (please be aware there is a very loud whistle blast after Boney Maroney...you've been warned!) JOHNNY WINTER City Park Stadium New Orleans, LA 1975-06-07 01-Tuning > Intro > Rock And Roll People (7:23) 02-Roll With Me (6:45) 03-Boney Maronie (6:59) 04-Sweet Papa John (15:54) 05-Jumpin Jack Flash (7:49) 06-It's All Over Now > band intros (4:30) Johnny Winter - guitar & vocals Randy Jo Hobbs - bass & vocals Floyd Radford - rhythm guitar Richard Hughes - drums 1st act on a triple bill with Suzie "Naked Under Leather" Quatro & Alice Cooper - 21,274 record outdoor attendance in New Orleans, $166,432 record box office receipts  

FM Broadcast 9.5 - This is kind of like the Red Bull of rock in the mid 80’s. In hindsight, you could say it was cool that even when these guys had some very anthemic rock numbers (and some with cheesy lyrics), they at least had a heavier approach to the music. The sound quality is excellent here and it seems to me if you have any interest in mid 80’s hard rock/aor/metal, this band would be and should be on your radar and then by extension you would seek out something like this FM broadcast. Keel Harpo's WLLZ Live Broadcast - FM Detroit, MI March 8, 1985 1. Back to the City 2. Electric Love 3. Speed Demon 4. Lay Down the Law 5. Easier Said than Done 6. Princess of Illusion 7. So Many Girls So Little Time 8. Til Hell Freezes Over 9. Rock and Roll Animal 10. Cold Day in Hell 11. The Right to Rock/Band Intros 12. Lets Spend the Night Together 13. You're the Victim (I'm the Crime) 14. Backstage interview with Ron Keel and Doug Podell

Soundboard 9.4 - As always the performance is stellar, and even during the early 80’s Prince had a great sense of tone and did not plasticize his guitar sound. There are some tasty and snarling moments that make you think “what was the audience thinking during this solo?”  You know, the early 80’s typical Prince fan probably had no interest in fuzzed out Hendrix style soaring guitar solos mixed in with their pop/soul/funk music. Prince and the Revolution First Ave. Minneapolis, MN. August 3, 1983

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. When You Were Mine
3. A Case Of You
4. Computer Blue
5. Delirious
6. Electric Intercourse
7. Automatic
8. I Would Die 4 U
9. Baby I'm A Star
10. Little Red Corvette
11. Interlude #1
12. Purple Rain
13. Interlude #2
14. D.M.S.R.

Soundboard 8.8 - This is more than likely exactly what you would have heard had you bought this comp back in the 80’s. It has remained true to the original 1972 US Tour boot, which as you know gathers the soundboards from the tour and compiles them in such a way so as to present a dream set list (no song duplication). Sourced from a variety of shows, this is basically a road tape for lack of a better description. The Rolling Stones North American Tour Summer 1972 Tracks recorded at Vancouver, Houston, Ft. Worth, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Charlotte, and Honolulu 1. -Brown Sugar 2. -Bitch 3. -Rocks Off 4. -Gimme Shelter 5. -Dead Flowers 6. -Happy 7. -Tumbling Dice 8. -Love In Vain 9. -Sweet Virginia 10. -ventilator Blues 11. -Torn And Frayed 12. -Loving Cup 13. -All Down The Line 14. -Bye Bye Johnny 15. -Rip This Joint 16. -Jumping Jack Flash 17. -Street Fighting Man 18. -Uptight-Satisfaction

FM Broadcast 9.0 and Audience 8.8 - Both recordings capture the band well enough to appreciate that they were at least attempting to craft their own sound and style. The FM is cleaner and better separation of instruments but the audience tape ain’t all that bad. Giuffria 2/20/85 Peabodys Down Uder WMMS Coffee Break Cleveland, OH 1. Do Me Right 2. Don't Tear Me Down 3. Lonely in Love 4. Take it Straight to the Top 5. Out of the Blue (Too Far Gone) 6. Call to the Heart 7. Greg Giuffria Keyboard Solo 8. Trouble Again 9. Craig Goldy Guitar Solo 10. Turn Me On - Outro Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California, USA February 1, 1985 11.Do Me Right 12. Don't Tear Me Down 13. Line Of Fire 14. Call To The Heart 15. Gregg Giuffria Keyboard Solo 16. Trouble Again Band: David Glen Eisley - Vocals Craig Goldy - Guitars Gregg Giuffria - Keyboards, BG Vocals Chuck Wright - Bass, BG Vocals Alan Krigger - Drums, Percussion

Audience 8.6 -A sonic blast not held back by some of the typical limitations such as the actual venue itself which is notorious for sounding more like a gymnasium than a concert hall. Tape cannot be faulted for being muddy, it’s not very clean, but that is due to proximity to PA and unprofessional gear. That being said, the tape scores high in terms of sheer electricity and fun…once your ears adjust, yeah, but what a ride!  Band did not know they were being taped by someone so I guess this is a pretty honest performance. They sound very primitive, underground, gritty…and I guess that is why Cooper made changes because perhaps that style and sound was getting outdated on such a large caliber tour. Personally, I much prefer this honest, maybe if a bit more crude, band sound. Alice Cooper Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts March-26-1973 the band alice cooper vocals michael bruce guitar glen buxton guitar dennis dunaway bass neal smith drums 1 -intro - tune up 2 -hello hooray 3 -billion dollar babies 4 -elected 5 -im 18 6 -raped and freezing 7 -no more mr nice guy 8 -my stars 9 -unfinished sweet 10 -I Love The Dead 11 -schools out 12 -under my wheels 13 -god bless america

Audience 8.4 - Not a great one, but certainly indicative of the band and their sound in 1994, a year that I do not have a plethora of recordings from…also it is a Houston show and since I am from there…Good enough! Rush The Summit Houston, TX. January 26, 1994 1. -Roll The Bones 2. -Animate 3. -Stick It Out 4. -Double Agent 5. -Limelight 6. -Mystic Rhythms 7. -Closer To The Heart 8. -The Rhythm Method 9. -The Trees 10. -Xanadu 11. -Hemispheres - Prelude 12. -Tom Sawyer 13. -Force Ten 14. -YYZ

Audience 8.2 - What was once completely unlistenable has now revealed itself to be a tape that contains music and audible sounds…and sound that can be deciphered easily…although clearly not in any kind of high fidelity. Still what you get from this tape is a VERY obvious indication that Bowie knew where music was headed, and in real time is literally creating a new genre and the audience is in pure ecstasy. Kind of neat to listen to this show, it’s a lot higher on the energy scale than most of the other Ziggy recordings believe it or not. DAVID BOWIE - Empire Theatre Edinburgh, Scotland May 19, 1973 1. Hang On To Yourself 2. Ziggy Stardust 3. Watch That Man 4. Quicksand 5. Life On Mars? 6. Memory Of A Free Festival 7. The Prettiest Star 8. Moonage Daydream 9. Changes 10. Space Oddity 11. The Jean Genie 12. Time 13. The Width Of A Circle 14. band introductions 15. Let's Spend The Night Together 16. Drive In Saturday 17. Panic In Detroit 18. Suffragette City