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Audience 8.7 - A rip-roaring blast of a tape! First thing you are going to think after maybe 1 minute is how dejected Montrose and Journey must have been after following the ascending Van Halen. Man, I felt bad for them and this show happened decades ago! It’s just the sonic equivalent of a shooting star, Eddie is blistering and hits every note with perfection, the bass is detailed and not just a booming thud, drums are OK and DLR is a little behind the band but who cares? The taper did a fine job, some minor hiccups every now and then but thankfully very few to deal with and they don’t last long. I am liking this show and the tape is just fine for its age. A keeper! Van Halen Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania March 24, 1978 1. On Fire 2. I’m The One 3. Bass Solo 4. Runnin’ With The Devil 5. Atomic Punk 6. Drum Solo/Little Dreamer 7. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love 8. Eruption/Guitar Solo 9. You Really Got Me 10. Ice Cream Man Notes: Van Halen opening for Montrose and Journey as they made their way out of Southern California. The tour opened in Chicago on March 3. This is the first recording from that tour. -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear and with enough dynamics present to really provide an authentic experience of virtually being there. These kinds of recordings, while technically not considered as excellent (unfairly) due to the measurable fidelity of the audio (in the objective sense) are actually excellent in their own right. This is a well done recording, with the sound “floating” above you and giving you a sense of time and place, of literally being there. Van Halen Fair Warning Tour Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Tuesday August 25th, 1981 Disc 1 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 12. Everybody Wants Some!! Disc 2 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 Line-up: David Lee Roth : Edward Van Halen : Alex Van Halen : Michael Anthony. -
Audience 8.3 - What is happening with this tape is that the bass frequencies are too much for the microphone, and it causes some peaking (not pure distortion, just level peak). On the plus side, it’s relatively open in all the other frequencies, meaning you can actually listen to this show and once your ears sort of adjust to the limitations, it’s not that bad. I would still call this one for hardcore collectors only though, even when there is a shortage of 1979 tapes. On a personal note, I listened to the entire show and liked it, I think it has a place in the collection. Van Halen Northlands Coliseum Edmonton, AB, Canada September 18, 1979 Disc 1 1. Light Up The Sky 6:39 2. Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Drum Solo 4:20 3. Runnin' With The Devil 4:29 4. Dance The Night Away 3:25 5. Beautiful Girls 3:31 6. DLR Talking 5:03 7. On Fire 6:13 8. You're No Good 3:56 9. Jamie's Cryin' 3:21 10. More DLR Talking 3:38 (includes "Eyes of the Night" tease) Disc 2 11. Feel Your Love Tonight 5:14 12. Outta Love Again 6:28 13. Ice Cream Man 7:10 14. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 10:05 15. Eddie's Guitar Solo 8:41 16. You Really Got Me 9:11 -
Soundboard 9.2 - A warm sounding tape, very punchy where it needs to be, maybe if I can complain about anything it would be in the relative sterility of it but that’s a soundboard’s Achilles heel isn’t it ? I’d recommend this to anyone, it is what we like to call “a keeper” for sure! Disc 1 1-1 Subdivisions 1-2 The Body Electric 1-3 The Enemy Within 1-4 The Weapon 1-5 Witch Hunt 1-6 New World Man 1-7 Between The Wheels 1-8 Red Barchetta Disc 2 2-1 Distant Early Warning 2-2 Red Sector A 2-3 Closer To The Heart 2-4 YYZ 2-5 Drum Solo 2-6 YYZ (Cont.) 2-7 Temples Of Syrinx 2-8 Tom Sawyer 2-9 Red Lenses Notes: Live at Neil Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 25th November 1984 [STEREO SOUNBOARD] (noiseless!) The last show of Grace Under Pressure Tour -
Audience 8.9 - Very lively, great atmosphere! Sound is very very good, and the mix that gets to your ears includes everything happening on stage but what I really love is the sound of the drums. Fills the arena yet is pretty tight, with that slight bouncing off the walls effect that gives an almost 360 degree experience. The Who June 11, 1974 Madison Square Garden, NYC disc one: 01 - I Can't Explain 02 - Summertime Blues 03 - Young Man Blues 04 - Baba O' Riley 05 - Substitute 06 - 5 15 07 - Behind Blue Eyes 08 - Tattoo 09 - Boris The Spider 10 - Bell Boy 11 - Dr. Jimmy Disc 2 01 - Won't Get Fooled Again 02 - Pinball Wizard 03 - See Me, Feel Me 04 - My Generation - My Generation Blues 05 - Punk And The Godfather 06 - Drowned -
Soundboard 9.3 - Good separation of instruments, bass is accurate and detailed, guitar crisp and biting, vocals strong and clean. Artist: Led Zeppelin Date: 1973.07.15 Venue: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Location: Buffalo, New York USA Disc 1 01. Rock And Roll 02. Celebration Day 03. Black Dog 04. Over The Hills And Far Away 05. Misty Mountain Hop 06. Since I've Been Loving You 07. No Quarter 08. The Song Remains The Same 09. The Rain Song Disc 2 01. Dazed And Confused (incl. San Francisco) 02. Stairway To Heaven Disc 3 (Original Soundboard Recording) 01. Rock And Roll 02. Celebration Day 03. Black Dog 04. Over The Hills And Far Away 05. Misty Mountain Hop 06. Since I've Been Loving You 07. No Quarter 08. The Song Remains The Same 09. The Rain Song -
Soundboard 8.9 - Always nice to have these, the rarest of things, a great sounding Iron Maiden show from the early days. Bass is slamming on this one, you hear every note! Iron Maiden April 28, 1981 De Vereeniging Nijmegen, Holland LENGTH: 81:46 TRACKS: 01. The Ides of March 02. Wrathchild 03. Purgatory 04. Sanctuary 05. Remember Tomorrow 06. Another Life 07. Genghis Khan 08. Killers 09. Innocent Exile 10. Murders in the Rue Morgue 11. Twilight Zone 12. Phantom of the Opera 13. Iron Maiden 14. Running Free 15. Transylvania 16. Drifter 17. Prowler -
Audience 8.6 - This is just fascinating. They could have easily billed this show as “The Aerosmith Blues Band” or something because they really were all about playing gritty blues and rock. The guitar work is cleaner and very articulate, it’s quite a revelation to hear them when they were really so conscience of the music, the notes, and not the glam. I was impressed with the sound quality too, this is a certain keeper! AEROSMITH University Of Maine Gorham Campus Gym Gorham ME. September 30th 1973 THE BAND Joe Perry guitar vocals Brad Whitford guitar Steven Tyler vocals harmonica piano percussion Tom Hamilton Bass Joey Kramer Drums SET LIST 1 -Intro 2 -Write Me A Letter 3 -Downtown Baby 4 -Somebody 5 -Son Of Shit - SOS (Too Bad) 6 -Dream On 7 -One Way Street 8 -Walkin' The Dog 9 -Pandora's Box 10 -Train Kept A Rollin' 11 -Mama Kin 12 -Make It 13 -Rattlesnake Shake 14 -Thank You Good Night -
Audience 8.1 - Not only is this incredibly important in the Maiden’s history but it’s also very listenable too. That is gotta qualify as a rarity! The band is on another level, I am 100% sure that this gig was important for all of them especially for Bruce being it was his first gig with them. GREAT playing by all I mean really great! IRON MAIDEN 1981-10-26 Palasport Bologna, Italy 1st Concert With BRUCE DICKINSON !! 1. The Ides Of March 2. SANCTUARY 3. PURGATORY 4. WRATHCHILD 5. THE TWILIGHT ZONE 6. REMEMBER TOMORROW 7. GENGHIS KHAN 8. KILLERS 9. ANOTHER LIFE incl.Drum Solo 10. INNOCENT EXILE 11. RUNNING FREE 12. MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE 13. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 14. IRON MAIDEN 15. TRANSYLVANIA incl.Guitar Solo 16. DRIFTER 17. PROWLER 18. I GOT THE FIRE* *MONTROSE cover Musicians; BRUCE DICKINSON- Vocals DAVE MURRAY- Guitar ADRIAN SMITH- Guitar STEVE HARRIS- Bass CLIVE BURR- Drums -
Audience 8.7 - A tape that finds balance even with the somewhat squashed sound, because it is pretty clear regardless. Fills a lot of gaps in my Alice Cooper collection as these Lace And Whiskey tour shows seem few and far between compared to other tours. -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - A terrific slice of power pop played by perhaps the best ever in the genre. All the songs are killer - no filler, a band at the height of their powers. -
PRO STUDIO 9.3 - One of the best I have come across, a great selection of tracks and some I’d never heard before. Excellent! -
Soundboard 9.0 - Excellent and rare document of an amazing band at an amazing time of their career.…simply put this is an absolute must have! -
Audience 7.4 - 8.3 - Don’t let the ratings dissuade you from this one – for one thing, the material is all remastered and sounding as good as possible, which in most cases you will find it sounds better than most of the mid 70’s Top audience tapes out there. The never before circulated 1969 material sounds particularly good, in fact you might be quite astonished at how good it is. -
Soundboard 9.8 - Exceptional sound and performance make this not only a must have, but a desert island disc! -
Audience 9.3 - One of those “must have” titles that is quite necessary for any serious Pink Floyd collector. While this recording is not perfect, it does have exceptional atmosphere and each instrument is distinct. The overall timbre of the recording is in the mid range, and sometimes at full volume there’s just a touch of overcrowding but there are what I call “the intangibles” of what makes a recording rate 9.0 or higher and this tape has them. -
Soundboard 9.6 - A legendary, and I mean indispensable recording of the mighty Zep in their prime. This particular version of this well-traveled show is actually a matrix of the newly surfaced soundboard and the excellent audience tape. How sweet it is! (Second night 9-29-71) -
Soundboard 9.5 - Magnifique! Love the cool panning during Dazed. -
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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 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! -
Pro Made non factory pressed compact discs housed in 2 pocket gate fold jacket with full laser printed graphics front, back, inside, discs, and spine. -
Heavy, rural psyche that features pretty acid influenced guitar (putting it mildly) stoned, psychedelic lyrics with an Eastern mysticism pervading. Effects include conch shell through echoplex (yup), flutes, walls of feedback, sort of what you might get if you mixed Ya-Ho-Wa 13 with Tangerine Dream, Loch Ness, Hendrix, and Amon Duul. Out There! -
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! -
Released on vinyl, this features excellent multi-layered guitar, ripping bass and drum work, and Ian Gillan inspired vocals with dark, haunting, somewhat blues-tinged hard rock songs. Recorded in Rosenberg, TX. only a single 45 rpm was released, but the tracks on the 7" were from a previous demo recording done in 1974. This and much more is featured on the CD version, where you can hear for yourself why the world should have heard of the name Ottis Coleman, but hopefully now they will get the chance. For fans of Trapeze, Deep Purple. -
Hard driving Dallas rock band that worked all the clubs back in the day (1972-1975) before changing their name to Brat and slowly moving into a different direction. Featuring the guitar pyrotechnics of Dickey Ferguson, who found a measure of success much later during his stint in US Kids. -
From the ashes of the Moving Sidewalks, former members Tom Moore and Dan Mitchell decided to carry on playing the blues once Billy Gibbons formed ZZ Top and was doing straight up Texas style blues rock. Featuring Hammond B3 organ, the band had a different approach to blues rock but executed with the same kind of unique Texas panache. A single 7" was released but the band recorded quite a bit of material which never saw the light of day. This CD gathers most of those recordings along with a disc full of rare live tracks, of which include Ottis Coleman (Honest John, 1900 Storm, Texas Blend) replacing Tom Moore and Dusty Wakeman (bass) who also happened to be in The Barons and engineered the Honest John album in 1975. -
SDBRD 9.8 - Almost absolutely perfect, like you get both guitars in their own space so you can hear what each player is doing perfectly. This is how I prefer to listen to ACDC! -
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10 Discs featuring live and studio tracks November 15, 1966 Klooks Kleek, London, England Disc 1 01. -Hey Lawdy Mama 02. -Sleepy Time Time 03. -Crossroads 04. -Stepping Out 05. -Sweet Wine 06. -Meet Me In The Bottom 07. -N.S.U. BBC Rhythm and Blues - 1966-12-09 08. -Cat Squirrel 09. -Train Time 10. -Hey Lawdy Mama 11. -I'm So Glad 12. -Tommy Vance with session info. BBC Band Beat - 1967-10-21 13. -Strange Brew 14. -Tales Of Brave Ulysses 15. -We're Going Wrong 16. -Tommy Vance with session info. BBC Saturday Club - 1967-05-03 17. -Steppin' Out 18. -Swlabr 19. -The Politition 20. -Tommy Vance with session info. Disc 2 BBC Saturday Club & Simon On Sunday between Nov 1966 - Oct 1967 01. -From Four Until Late 02. -I Feel Free 03. -N.S.U. 04. -Take It Back 05. -Born Under A Bad Sign 06. -Outside Woman Blues 07. -Alan Freeman with session info. Ricky Tick Club London, UK. April 22, 1967 08. -Sunshine Of Your Love 09. -Hey Lawdy Mama 10. -Sweet Wine 11. -Rollin' And Tumblin' 12. -Spoonful 13. -Sitting On Top Of The World 14. -Toad Disc 3 The Lost Session: Disraeli Gears Demos Ryemuse Studios, London, on March 15, 1967 01. -Blue Condition - studio rehearsal 02. -Blue Condition 03. -SWLABR - studio rehearsal 04. -SWLABR - studio rehearsal 05. -SWLABR - backing track 06. -SWLABR 07. -Hey Now Princess - studio rehearsal 08. -Hey Now Princess - breakdown 09. -Hey Now Princess 10. -Take It Back - studio rehearsal 11. -Take It Back - backing track 12. -Take It Back - studio rehearsal 13. -Take It Back 14. -Clearout - breakdown 15. -Clearout 16. -Weird Of Hermiston - studio rehearsal 17. -Weird Of Hermiston - backing track 18. -Weird Of Hermiston - studio rehearsal 19. -Weird Of Hermiston 20. -We're Going Wrong - studio rehearsal 21. -We're Going Wrong 22. -Clearout - backing track Disc 4 Detroit Grande Ballroom Detroit, Michigan October 15, 1967 1. -Tales of Brave Ulysses 2. -NSU 3. -Sitting On Top of the World 4. -Sweet Wine 5. -Rolling and Tumbling 6. -Spoonful Disc 5 Detroit Cont'd 1. -Steppin' Out 2. -Train time 3. -Toad 1968-11-04 Rhode Island Auditorium Providence, RI 4. -Spoonful 5. -Toad Disc 6 Montreal, Canada June 11, 1968 1. -Introduction 2. -Tales of Brave Ulysses 3. -Sunshine of Your Love 4. -Sittin' On Top of the World 5. -N.S.U. 6. -Train Time 7. -Steppin' Out 8. -Toad Disc 7 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. Sept. 10, 1967 1. -Tales Of Brave Ulysses 2. -Sunshine Of Your Love 3. -N.S.U. 4. -Sitting On Top Of The World 5. -Stepping Out 6. -Traintime Disc 8 Brandeis cont'd 1. -Toad 2. -Spoonful 3. -Sweet Wine 4. -Tales Of Brave Ulysses 5. -Sunshine Of Your Love June 15, 1968 Oakdale Music Theatre, Wallingford, CT. 6. -White Room 7. -Politician 8. -I'm So Glad 9. -Sitting On Top Of The World Disc 9 Oakdale Music Theatre Cont'd 01. -Crossroads 02. -Sunshine of Your Love 03. -Train Time 04. -Spoonful 05. -Toad Disc 10 Fresh Cream Outtakes & Acetates (July - August 1966 Rayrik Studios, Chalk Farm, London, England + September - November 1966 Ryemuse Studios, Mayfair, London, England) 01. Cat’s Squirrel 02. Beauty Queen 03. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ 04. Coffee Song 05. Toad 06. Sweet Wine 07. I Feel Free 08. I Feel Free 09. I Feel Free 10. I Feel Free 11. Wrapping Paper 12. Wrapping Paper 13. You Make Me Feel 14. You Make Me Feel 15. Sleepy Time Time 16. Sweet Wine 17. I’m So Glad 18. Wrapping Paper 19. From Four Until Late 20. Cat’s Squirrel -
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All known live recordings plus selections from Morgan Studios 1969 - 10 Discs Disc 1: Konserthallen Liseberg Liseberg Nojespark Goteborg, Sweden June 18, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Sleeping In The Ground 3. -Sea Of Joy 4. -Under My Thumb 5. -Can't Find My Way Home 6. -Do What You Like 7. -Presence Of The Lord 8. -Means To An End 9. -Had To Cry Today Disc 2: Madison Sq. Garden New York, NY July 12, 1969 1. -Had To Cry Today 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Sleeping In The Ground 4. -Well All Right 5. -Presence Of The Lord 6. -Sea Of Joy 7. -Do What You Like 8. -Means To An End Disc 3: **Milwaukee Community College Milwaukee, WI July 26, 1969 1. -Had To Cry Today 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Sleeping In The Ground 4. -Well All Right 5. -Presence Of The Lord 6. -Do What You Like 7. -Sunshine Of Your Love Disc 4: Almeda County Coliseum Oakland, CA August 14, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Presence Of The Lord 3. -Sea Of Joy 4. -Means to An End 5. -Do What You Like BONUS 6. -Instrumental Jam (first studio session with EC, Winwood, & Baker 7. -Cant Find My Way Home (un-released- studio alternative) Disc 5: Fairgrounds Arena Santa Barbara, CA August 16, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Had To Cry Today 4. -Sleeping In The Ground 5. -Crossroads 6. -Presence Of The Lord 7. -Means To An End 8. -Do What You Like 9. -Sunshine Of Your Love Disc 6: Hemisphere Arena San Antonio, TX August 20, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Had To Cry Today 4. -Sleeping In The Ground 5. -Crossroads 6. -Presence Of The Lord 7. -Means To An End 8. -Do What You Like 9. -Sunshine Of Your Love Disc 7 Blind Faith - Chicago International Amphitheater Chicago, IL July 27, 1969 1. -Had To Cry Today 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Crossroads 4. -Do What You Like Part 1 5. -Do What You Like Part 2 Disc 8 UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California August 26th 1969 1. -Announcement 2. -Well Allright 3. -Can't Find My Way Home 4. -Had To Cry Today 5. -Sleeping In The Ground 6. -Crossroads 7. -Presence Of The Lord 8. -Means To An End 9. -Do What You Like 10. -Drums Solo - Do What You Like - Band Intro Disc 9 Blind Faith Unknown Venue 1. -Well All Right 2. -Presence Of The Lord 3. -Sea Of Joy 4. -Means To An End 5. -Do What You Like 6. -Sleeping In The Ground 7. -Under My Thumb Disc 10 BLIND FAITH Rehearsals Morgan Studios, London, Feb. 1969 Excellent mono/stereo studio recordings repitched and remastered 01. -Well Alright (take 1) 02. -Untitled #1 (version 1) 03. -Sleeping In The Ground 04. -Untitled #2 05. -Well Alright (takes 8 & 9) 06. -Untitled Blues # 1 07. -Sea Of Joy 08. -Untitled # 1 (version 2 & 3) 09. -Well Alright (take 14) -
Audience 9.7 - Is it live or is it Memorex?? It's both. It's a capture onto magnetic tape that sounds like it's real life. I totally life-like sound, immersed in the audience but placed ideally in front of the stage and getting a great mix. Your friends surround you, enjoying the moment as are you. Fuck this is a great recording! Kinks Beacon Theatre New York City, NY March 16, 1987 Disc 1 01 Low Budget 02 Come Dancing 03 Working At The Factory 04 Lost And Found 05 Welcome To Sleazy Town 06 The Video Shop 07 Living On A Thin Line 08 Guilty 09 Misfits 10 A Well Respected Man Disc 2 11 Lola 12 David Watts 13 State of Confusion 14 A Gallon of Gas 15 All Day and All of the Night 16 I Gotta Move 17 Better Things 18 Celluloid Heroes 19 Dedicated Follower of Fashion 20 Till the End of the Day 21 You Really Got Me 22 Victoria -
Brand New - Soundboard -Ratt Live at Monsters Of Rock, Pforzheim, Germany, on 30th August '87. A Must for any Ratt fan! This band has no other official live album from their "hey day". -
Audience 9.7 - For me, this right here encapsulates the 70's for me growing up. When I first discovered rock and roll, the radio was on repeat with the Frampton Comes Alive! album, and everyone in the neighborhood had a copy. I had it on 8 track. This live recording is the bomb, just a wonderful document of a great moment in 70's rock music history. I love the atmosphere too, everything about this actually does "come alive" and for that it deserves the high rating. Peter Frampton The Forum Inglewood, CA December 9, 1976 Disc 1 01 One More Time 02 Baby I Love Your Way 03 Sail Away 04 Fanfare 05 Alright 06 I Wanna Go To The Sun 07 Something's Happening 08 Doobie Wah 09 Lines On My Face 10 Show Me The Way Disc 2 11 (I'll Give You) Money 12 (I'm A) Roadrunner 13 Signed Sealed Delivered 14 It's A Plain Shame 15 Do You Feel Like We Do 16 Shine On 17 White Sugar 18 Jumpin' Jack Flash 19 I'm In You -
Audience 9.5 - You can relax into this show, it's occupying a very pleasant space when the soundwaves wash over you and you begin to have a sense of the size of the venue, the space around you, and the distance from the stage. That's what I like about smaller venue recordings, and modern taping gear is getting so much better with the mic technology and level adjust that it's really hard to screw it up. Susanna Hoffs McCabe's Guitar Shop Santa Monica, Ca April 28, 2012 10:00 PM show 01. intro 02. Raining 03. November Sun 04. Always Enough 05. Different Drum 06. Picture Me 07. All I've Got to Do 08. One Day 09. Eternal Flame 10. All I Want 11. Manic Monday medley 12. In Your Room 13. Hero Takes a Fall 14. Holding My Breath 15. Teacher Teacher 16. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere+ 17. To Sir, with Love 18. King Midas in Reverse* 19. Cinnamon Girl+ Susanna Hoffs - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine Andrew Brassell - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals Derrick Anderson - bass guitar, vocals Jim Laspesa - drums, vocals Dennis Taylor - electric guitar John Calacci - percussion Val McCallum - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals +Matthew Sweet - vocals, tambourine *John Wicks - vocals -
Audience 8.9 - A recording that seems to “rise above” the din because literally it sounds like the mic was over the crowd. It makes for a more immersive experience, and the fact that the dynamics are good and the sound is clear…well it just goes to prove once again that a well made audience tape is more than welcome in any real live music collection.
David Gilmour Beacon Theatre New York City, NY May 23, 1984 Disc 1 01 Until We Sleep 02 All Lovers Are Deranged 03 Love On The Air 04 Mihalis 05 Cruise 06 Short And Sweet 07 Money 08 Out Of The Blue Disc 2 09 Let's Get Metaphysical 10 You Know I'm Right 11 Run Like Hell 12 Blue Light 13 Band Introduction 14 Murder 15 Near The End 16 Comfortably Numb
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Audience 9.1 - Here’s a rarity of sorts, a late 80’s Jefferson Airplane show. So, how relevant were they in the grunge rock era? There’s plenty of fire left in this rock band, and rock they do! Quality is very good here, so your ears can relax and your mind can drift away as you re-engage yourself with what really matters…great, original rock and roll. Jefferson Airplane Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA September 16, 1989 Disc 1 01 She Has Funny Cars 02 Somebody To Love 03 Plastic Fantastic Lover 04 Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon 05 Today 06 Good Shepherd 07 Lather 08 Solidarity 09 Wooden Ships 10 America 11 Freedom Disc 2 12 Panda 13 Miracles 14 The Wheel 15 Ice Age 16 Summer Of Love 17 True Love 18 Planes 19 Volunteers 20 It's No Secret 21 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds 22 Crown Of Creation -
Audience 9.5 - Many of you will be surprised by my rare high rating for an audience tape…but man, I gotta tell you, this is 100% justified. Yes, it’s sonically really nice, but it delivers that magical quality that real fans know about and is kind of hard to explain the uninitiated. Let me try: you feel like you are seated there at the show, you feel the anticipation, you know what is about to happen yet can’t quite believe how actually incredible it truly is. Enough hyperbole, you get it, I love this one. But to be fair, the recording quality is more like a 9.2, still great, but it’s the atmosphere, the spaciousness, the rolling drums that seem to pan across the speakers, the great sound mix, all of it equals pure magic and a legitimate 9.5. Queen Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA December 20, 1977 Disc 2 01 We Will Rock You intro 02 Brighton Rock 03 Somebody To Love 04 Death On Two Legs 05 Killer Queen 06 Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy 07 I'm In Love With My Car 08 Get Down Make Love 09 The Millionaire Waltz 10 You're My Best Friend 11 Liar 12 Love Of My Life 13 '39 Disc 2 14 My Melancholy Blues 15 White Man 16 The Prophet's Song 17 Guitar Solo 18 The Prophet's Song (reprise) 19 Now I'm Here 20 Stone Cold Crazy 21 Bohemian Rhapsody 22 Keep Yourself Alive 23 Tie Your Mother Down 24 We Will Rock You* 25 We Are The Champions 26 Sheer Heart Attack 27 Jailhouse Rock 28 God Save The Queen -
Audience 9.3 - A very bright sounding tape, good clarity, and good depth of sound especially the toms, vocals, and a rather brassy but classy bass. Aside from any soundboards out there, this tour is worth re-examining and having very strong tapes to enjoy again is truly appreciated and you will love this one. Yes The Forum Inglewood, CA March 28, 1984 Disc 1 01 Cinema 02 Leave It 03 Yours Is No Disgrace 04 Hold On 05 Hearts 06 Soon 07 Make It Easy 08 Owner Of A Lonely Heart 09 It Can Happen Disc 2 10 Long Distance Runaround 11 Whitefish 12 Amazing Grace 13 City of Love 14 Starship Trooper 15 Roundabout -
Soundboard 9.8 - Damn near perfection here. There are a couple of very desirable boards from this tour and this, by far, is one of them. Grab it! Rush Blockbuster Pavilion Charlotte, North Carolina June 14, 1992 DISC 1 01 - Force Ten 5:01 02 - Limelight 4:21 03 - Freewill 4:04 04 - Distant Early Warning 4:26 05 - Time Stand Still 6:16 06 - Dreamline 5:07 07 - Bravado 6:53 08 - Roll The Bones 6:06 09 - Show Don't Tell 6:17 10 - The Big Money 6:30 11 - Ghost Of A Chance 5:32 DISC 2 01 - Vital Signs 4:52 02 - The Analog Kid 5:24 03 - The Trees 5:12 04 - Where's My Thing 5:28 05 - The Rhythm Method 7:46 06 - Closer To The Heart 4:43 07 - Xanadu 6:39 08 - Superconductor 5:07 09 - Tom Sawyer 6:03 10 - The Spirit Of Radio 4:50 11 - 2112 Overture 1:28 -
Audience 8.7 - One of those tapes that you have to force yourself past the first song which gets mauled as the taper seemingly works to find his spot and get all his shit together…but then it just opens up to a much better experience. It kind of feels like going from the mud puddle to a waterfall, but in reality the tape is still only a little above average – but muddy it is not and that is great news to Van Halen collectors who seek every DLR recording in existence. Van Halen Rosemont Horizon Chicago, IL. 1984-03-13 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -Cathedral 08. -House Of Pain 09. -Bass Solo 10. -Jamie's Crying 11. -I'll Wait 12. -Keyboard Solo Disc 2 13. -Everybody Wants Some 14. -Girl Gone Bad 15. -1984 16. -Jump 17. -Guitar Solo 18. -Oh, Pretty Woman 19. -Panama 20. -You Really Got Me 21. -Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love -
Studio Quality 9.3 - Astounding and revelatory, this is indispensable to anyone who remotely appreciated rock and roll music…regardless of the association with band members named Van Halen…I am saying that if you like rock and roll music this stuff is essential listening. Now, if you were a fan of the Van Halen brand rock sound, well, yeah it is kinda obvious how important these demos are and this collection features them in excellent quality. Van Halen 'Before The Eruption' Studio & Rehearsal Recordings Gene Simmons Demos 1976 & Warner Bros. Demos 1977 Disc 1 01 - Intro 02 - On Fire 03 - Woman In Love 04 - House Of Pain 05 - Runnin' With The Devil 06 - She's The Woman 07 - Let's Get Rockin' 08 - Big Trouble 09 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 10 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 11 - Put Out The Lights 12 - Let's Get Rockin' 13 - We Die Bold 14 - Voodoo Queen 15 - Little Dreamer 16 - House Of Pain 17 - Runnin' With The Devil 18 - On Fire 19 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 20 - Bring On The Girls 21 - Young & Wild 22 - Last Night 23 - Light In The Sky 24 - Get The Show On The Road Disc 2 01 - D.O.A. 02 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 03 - Show Your Love 04 - She's The Woman 05 - Put Out The Lights 06 - Big Trouble 07 - I Wanna Be Your Lover 08 - Feel Your Love Tonight 09 - In A Simple Rhyme 10 - Piece Of Mind 11 - You Really Got Me 12 - Happy Trails 13 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 14 - House Of Pain 15 - Runnin' With The Devil 16 - On Fire Rehearsals From Pasadena Convention Center, October 15, 1977 17 - On Fire 18 - Voodoo Queen 19 - Atomic Queen 20 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 21 - On Fire Disc 1 Tracks 12-24 Disc 2 Tracks 1-12 are from the 1977 demo produced by Ted Templeman and Mo Ostin for Warner Bros. in Los Angeles late 1977. Disc 2 Tracks 13-16 are unused sessions and alternate takes. Disc 2 Tracks 17-21 are rehearsals from Pasadena, Ca. USA Convention Center October 15, 1977 -
Audience 9.3 - Fantastic! Wow, I’d never heard this one previously and it’s a real revelation. Open, great stereo pan, and for once I actually heard the keyboards and I could not even believe some of the little quirky bits that it added to the music. Just listen to Crazy Train and you will hear some sounds that are NOT the guitar, almost kind of funny. Great great stuff, this is a must have! Ozzy Osbourne Milwaukee Mecca Auditorium Milwaukee, WI. January 22nd 1982 01 - Over The Mountain 02 - Mr Crowley 03 - Crazy Train 04 - Revelation Mother Earth 05 - Steal Away The Night 06 - Suicide Solution 07 - Guitar Solo - Drum Solo 08 - Goodbye To Romance 09 - I Don't Know 10- I Don't Know 2 11 - No Bone Movies 12 - Believer 13 - Flying High Again 14 - Iron Man 15 - Children Of The Grave 16 - Paranoid -
Soundboard 9.8 - Superb is how I would define this recording. If you have any interest in any of the musicians from Jefferson Starship and Jefferson Airplane than I highly recommend this one. This gig eventually led to the members deciding to go tour. HOT TUNA The Fillmore San Francisco, CA 03-04-88 w/Paul Kantner, *w/Papa John Creach, +w/Will Scarlett, #w/Grace Slick Disc 1 1. -I Know You Rider 2. -Hesitation Blues 3. -Walkin' Blues 4. -Other Side Of This Life 5. -The Bag I'm In 6. -I'll Be All Right Someday 7. -99 Year Blues 8. -Mariel 9. -Intro To Grace 10. -Wooden Ships 11. -Intro To Papa John 12. -3rd Week In The Chelsea 13. -Down Home Blues 14. -Keep On Truckin' Disc 2 1. -Intro 2. -Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning 3. -Candyman 4. -I See The Light 5. -Martha 6. -Embryonic Journey 7. -Ice Age 8. -Carlos Vonseca 9. -San Francisco Bay Blues 10. -Genesis 11. -Parchman Farm+ 12. -Good Shepherd 13. -Grace Speaks Disc 3 1. -Papa John Intro 2. -Let Us Get Together Right Down Here 3. -John's Other 4. -Vampire Women*+ 5. -Have You Seen The Stars Tonight? 6. -Mann's Fate 7. -Put It In My Hands 8. -I'm Movin' 9. -Killing Time In The Crystal City 10.-Water Song 11. -America 12. -Volunteers -
Audience 9.1 - Small club vibe permeates this very intimate recording as Al sings his songs with a crack band behind him…often chatting it up with the audience who responds in kind. As I listened, I could not help but think this music really reminds me of Lou Reed, with less bratty New York attitude and more gay San Francisco. Al Stewart Band Wolfgangs San Francisco, Ca. 1983-08-11 01. -Unknown Title 02. -Unknown Title 03. -Time Passages 04. -Cafe Society 05. -Almost Lucy 06. -Rumours of War 07. -Intros - On The Border 08. -Accident On 3rd Street 09. -Valentino Way 10. -Intros - Year Of The Cat 11. -End of the Day 12. -If It Doesn't Come Haturally Leave It 13. -Paint By Number Al Stewart: vocals, guitars Peter White: guitars, keyboards, bass Adam Yurman: bass, guitars Kaz: Alto sax, keyboards Steve Chapman: drums -
Upper Darby 1975 Audience 8.7 - This is not an easy one to pull off – you have to give a lot of credit to this taper as he’s trying to capture an excessively loud and aggressive rock band in a smallish club. That means you’d better be in a good spot with a tape machine that can prevent distortion due to high volume. Taper got those two essentials right. What is the flaw then? I would say unless you are super picky, you really will understand the value of this tape. Good sound quality, you hear everything (both guitars clear!), drums, bass even! So it isn’t board tape perfect, but I think this rare 1975 audience tape belongs in every fan’s collection. It is that good. Central Park 1975 Soundboard 9.8 - What a thrill this is! Man, if you can’t get excited listening to this you are dead. This recording wakes the dead! Get ready for max rock madness in crystal clear excellence. Ted Nugent Live '75 Disc 1 Tower Theater Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania May 3, 1975 01. Intro 02. Hibernation 03. Stranglehold 04. Lady Luck 05. Pony Express 06. Tuning Up 07. Queen Of The Forest 08. Living In The Woods 09. Where Have You Been All My Life 10. Feedback Frenzy 11. Papa's Will Disc 2 Schaeffer Music Festival Central Park New York, NY August 29, 1975 01. -Hibernation 02. -Stormtroopin' 03. -Just What the Doctor Ordered 04. -Stranglehold 05. -Motor City Madhouse Ted Nugent - lead guitar, vocals Derek St Holmes - vocals & rhythm guitar Rob Grange - bass Cliff Davies - drums -
Soundboard 9.3 - There are quite a few board tapes from this period, so which ones do you get? After listening to this one, I really think it’s one of the ones to get. Great sound, but a really strong performance (when did they not?) too.
The Police "Live In Melbourne '81" Disc 1 01 Voices Inside My Head 02 Don't Stand So Close To Me 03 Walking On The Moon 04 Death Wish 05 Fallout 06 Man In A Suitcase 07 Bring On The Night 08 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 09 Truth Hits Everybody 10 Shadows In The Rain Disc 2 01 When The World Is Running Down 02 The Bed's Too Big Without You 03 Driven To Tears 04 Message In A Bottle 05 Roxanne 06 Can't Stand Losing You 07 So Lonely -
Pro Broadcast 9.3 - It’s always a treat to hear the dual guitar period in nice, clear quality because there’s a lot to dive into. Now, I know Pat Travers Band as a dual guitar configuration did not last but while it did it was fire. This is proof. Pat Travers Detroit, Michigan April 30, 1980 01 Rock & Roll Susie 02 Hooked On Music 03 Gettin' Better 04 Your Love Can't Be Right 05 Life In London 06 Stevie 07 Born Under A Bad Sign 08 Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) 09 band intros~ Crash & Burn 10 The Big Event 11 Snortin' Whiskey 12 Hammerhead (with drum solo) Pat Travers - guitar, vocals Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass Tommy Aldridge - drums Pat Thrall - guitar -
Audience 9.3 - An excellent capture of a great performance by the entire band. With a recording like this where taper is using high quality equipment, the end result is only as good as the PA sound since that is what your mics capture. In the case of Dio, I am sure they have a multi-million dollar PA system and expert sound engineers at the desk. The live sound is well mixed and powerful. DIO Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME. September 9th 1985 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -King of Rock and Roll 3 -Like The Beat Of A Heart 4 -Don't Talk To Strangers 5 -Hungry For Heaven 6 -The Last In Line 7 -Holy Diver 8 -The Last In Line (reprise) 9 -Drum Solo 10 -Heaven And Hell 11 -Guitar Solo Disc 2 12 -Keyboard Solo - Guitar Solo 13 -Sacred Heart 14 -Rock 'n' Roll Children 15 -Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 16 -Man On The Silver Mountain 17 -Rock 'n' Roll Children (reprise) 18 -Stand Up And Shout 19 -Rainbow In The Dark 20 -Thank You Goodnight THE BAND Ronnie James Dio vocals Vivian Campbell guitar Jimmy Bain bass backing vocals Vinny Appice drums Claude Schnell keyboards