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CD 1 and 2: Madrid - Aud 7.8 - Focus on the guitars here, so less than stellar but good for listening to the amazing guitar interplay which is superb during this show CD 3 and 4: Niagara Falls - Aud 8.4 - A remastered version of a pretty good gig, sound is very bright and lively, and that helps convey the manic energy of the band and audience, who respond overwhelmingly. Both shows offer benefits to the Priest fans. -
BBC Radio Broadcast 9.0 -
Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent low gen source for this exciting early board tape. -
Audience 8.8 - Good punchy recording that gives you a front row seat to the action. -
Soundboard 9.5 - Does it get any better than this? No. That is the simple answer. Warning: You’d better strap yourself in for this one folks, I am not kidding. Judas Priest Date: July 31 1978 And More Venue: Kosei-Nenkin Hall Tokyo Japan And More 01. White Heart, Red Hot(*1) 02. Victim Of Changes(*1) 03. Beyond The Realms Of Death(*1) 04. Genocide(*1) 05. Tyrant(*1) 06. White Heart, Red Hot(*2) 07. Starbreaker(*2) 08. Beyond The Realms Of Death(*2) *1)Live at Kosei-Nenkin Hall Tokyo Japan July 31 1978 :Ex SOUNDBOARD RECORDING *2)Live At Cleveland Ohio 1978 :Ex SOUNDBOARD RECORDING -
Audience 8.8 - Tremendous wide open sound field that not only captures a great band at a great time but also some dynamics of the hall. Immersive experience. -
Soundboard 9.2 - Kick ass! -
Soundboard 8.9 - Would have rated higher but the tape breaks a little at the top where the levels are so hot, not distorted, just that fragile old analog tape overloading signal noise but only during the really heavy sections where the whole band is cooking. Still highly enjoyable! -
Aud 8.3 - Surprisingly clear, at full volume there’s maybe some crowding as drums fight for attention in the mix, but basically what you have here is a great idea of what an early 70’s GG concert would have sounded like. Realistic, and the band is just so good, more rocking and less quirky maybe. -
Soundboard 8.8 - Very decent, smoothly mixed no major tape problems. Lacks just a touch of dynamics keeping it from the 9.0’s on my rating. -
Soundboard 9.7 - Killer! -
FM Radio Broadcast - Soundboard 9.5 -
Soundboard 9.4 -
Audience 8.8 - Strong and clear with good atmosphere. Be sure to check out BAD COMPANY also at the Providence Civic Center on April 13, 1976 if you want the complete nights performance, as KANSAS opened up for BAD COMPANY .... and what an exciting night it was! -
Soundboard 9.0 -
FM Broadcast? 9.7 - I am not 100% sure but this could be a broadcast because I occasionally heard some static before a song which is indicative of a broadcast. Now, this is pretty darn clean and hot too, it does not suffer from typical broadcast compression, so it could also be a pre-FM board tape. I just don’t know, but I do know it is killer! -
Soundboard 9.6 - Superb recording as far as mix and clarity. I would guess it was recorded with releasing it as an LP, but it just did not happen as far as I know. -
Audience 7.0 - Decent Audience, a little thin maybe but I rate it 7.0 as it is clear and not distorted and there's some headroom for EQ and boost. It sounds un-mastered to me, but low generation or master tape sourced. -
Barcelona 1973 - Audience 7.8 - Bright, reasonably clear, enjoyable (nice bass!) Berkeley 1973 - Audience 8.4 -
Audience 8.3 - This recording is clear, but does have low recording levels so turn the volume up on this one. -
Audience 8.7 - Very clear! -
Audience 7.2 - A little rough and some hiss but it’s alright, it’s all pretty tight, it’s outtasight! -
Audience 8.6 - Fantastic audience recording, feels like you are right there! My favorite kind of live tape, a solid 8.6 in sound, atmosphere, energy. More like this please! -
Soundboard 7.6 -
Soundboard - about a 7.4 rating. Vocals very prominent in the mix. -
Soundboard 8.6 - Very loud and right in your face board tape. -
Audience 7.8 - Sounds like every bands cassette rehearsals. Clear enough to enjoy. -
Audience 8.7 to 9.0 (range) - All pretty darn good. Classic early Kiss, and very interesting at times especially when they do the groove rock numbers. Wish they did that more. -
Audience 9.1 - Exciting and wonderfully clear! -
Audience 7.0 -
Audience 8.8 - Good and clear recording here! -
Audience 9.3 - Vocals are spot in to the point you would swear the gal is in your living room.