Audience 9.0 - This recording has a real vintage feel to it, like a fine antique it is a little brassy but nice and clear with enough dynamic to get a feel for the mood and the times. This is well worth the listen, and fine playing as always by the band. Jethro Tull The Forum Inglewood, CA July 21, 1973 Disc 1 Act 1: Ronnie Pilgrim's Funeral — A Winter's Morning In The Cemetery 01 Lifebeats - Prelude 02 The Silver Cord 03 Re-Assuring Tune Act 2: The Memory Bank — A Small But Comfortable Theatre With A Cinema-Screen (The Next Morning) 04 Memory Bank 05 Best Friends 06 Critique Oblique 07 A Forest Dance #1 Interlude: The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 08 The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles Act 3: The Business Office of G. Oddie & Son (Two Days Later) 09 A Forest Dance #2 10 The Foot of Our Stairs 11 Overseer Overture Act 4: Magus Perdé's Drawing Room At Midnight 12 Flight From Lucifer 13 10:08 To Paddington 14 Magus Perdé 15 Epilogue 16 Thick As A Brick (The Middle Bit) Disc 2 17 Cross-Eyed Mary 18 No Rehearsal 19 Thick As A Brick (Reprise) - Drum Solo 20 Aqualung 21 Wind-Up 22 Instrumental 23 Guitar Solo 24 Locomotive Breath - Hard-Headed English General 25 Wind-Up (Reprise)

Audience 9.2 - One thing you get from a great audience tape that a soundboard can't reproduce is how the vocals actually sound. What I mean is that when a signal goes directly from mic to board, it's going to be nothing like what the vocalist will sound like to the audience. The PA system translates vocals to the ears the way the band wants it to sound like, and therefore a truer representation of the live sound that you go to a show to get. This tape delivers that and more - atmosphere, and great individual instruments (especially drums), this is really good stuff. Heart St. Paul Civic Center St. Paul, MN 12-05-1987 Disc 1 1. Bad Animals (6:09) 2. The Wolf (5:26) 3. Barracuda (4:14) 4. Nothin' At All (5:08) 5. What About Love (4:53) 6. Dreamboat Annie (4:08) 7. These Dreams (4:41) 8. Straight On (3:57) 9. Even It Up (4:59) 10. I Want You So Bad (5:14) Disc 2 1. Wait For An Answer (5:06) 2. Who Will You Run To (4:45) 3. Never (4:06) 4. How Can I Refuse (4:51) 5. Crazy On You (5:15) 6. If Looks Could Kill (5:29) 7. Bebe Le Strange (3:19) 8. Magic Man (3:08) 9. Alone (4:11) 10. Rock And Roll (6:21)

Audience 8.6 - A middle of the road tape that starts off rough as taper situates himself (and a rather rude bump occurs in the middle of Welcome To The Jungle) but do smooth out a few minutes in and gradually sounds somewhat better. A large venue sound complete with that telltale "verb" and slightly boomy, but one thing you get plenty of, and this is key, Slash. At the expense of Axl, you get a heaping dose of Slash and that is fine. Quieter numbers and interludes sound way much better than full tilt volume. I suggest exploring this one if you already collect the band's live shows and do not have this one yet - it's good, it's not great, but to the band's credit I have yet to hear them do a subpar performance and this show is pretty darn good. GUNS N ROSES Target Center Minneapolis, MN January 21st, 1992   Disc 1 1- Welcome To The Jungle 2- Mr. Brownstone 3- Bad Obsession 4- Live And Let Die 5- Attitude 6- It's So Easy 7- Double Talkin' Jive 8- Guitar Solo 9- Civil War 10- Wild Horses 11- Patience 12- You Could Be Mine 13- Piano Solo Disc 2 14- Band Introductions 15- Drum Solo 16- Guitar Solo 17- Godfather Theme 18- Nightrain 19- Don't Cry 20- Move To The City 21- Sail Away Sweet Sister - Bad Time - Sweet Child O' Mine 22- Only Women Bleed 23- Knockin' On Heaven's Door 24- Encore 25- Estranged 26- Mother 27- Paradise City 28- Outro

Soundboard 9.5 - A lively board tape that suggests the band was thinking of a live release. This is not a reference mix to my ears. Rainbow 1983-09-14 St. David's Hall Cardiff, UK Disc 1 101 Over The Rainbow 102 Spotlight Kid 103 Miss Mistreated 104 Fool For The Night 105 I Surrender 106 Can't Happen Here 107 Difficult To Cure 108 Bass Solo 109 Keyboard Solo 110 Difficult To Cure (Reprise) 111 Guitar Solo 112 Drum Solo Disc 2 201 Death Alley Driver 202 Catch The Rainbow 203 Lazy Intro 204 Drinking With The Devil 205 Power 206 Blues 207 Stargazer 208 Stranded 209 All Night Long 210 Maybe Next Time 211 Since You've Been Gone 212 Woman From Tokyo - Smoke On The Water Intro 213 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll - Hey Joe

Audience 8.7 - No other recordings strikes me the same way this one does. The best way to describe it is...it makes you feel like these sounds have travelled through a worm hole to reach us, having been hurtling through the past, space, time, to get to your ears again now. You hear the atmosphere of ancient Rome, the Pantheon, the theatre, the crowds, the GUITAR...echoing, then landing like a punch in the face. But, there's problems sometimes when travelling through time and space, you don't always come out completely intact as this old tape clearly shows. Does that mean it's bad? Quite contrary! I was mesmerized and listened to the whole thing. It's not great, it's not bad, it's not going to win any contests but it is UNIQUE and a blast to hear. I'm in Rome in 1972 at a Who concert and my seats are on Pete's side of the stage and I am getting my wish to be smothered by the delicious sounds of a Gibson SG in the hands of a maniac genius at full volume. How can you not want to know about this? It is well worth having. The Who Roma Palaeur Rome,Italy September 14th, 1972 Disc One 1) I Can't Explain 2) Summertime Blues 3) My Wife 4) Baba O'Riley (Cut, Incomplete Song) 5) Behind Blue Eyes 6) Bargain (Cut, Incomplete Song) 7) Won't Get Fooled Again (Fades Out) Disc Two 1) Magic Bus (Fades In) 2) Relay 3) Pinball Wizard (Cut, Incomplete Song) 4) See Me, Feel Me (Cut, Incomplete Song) 5) My Generation 6) Naked Eye (Cut, Incomplete Song, Fades Out)

Audience 8.8 - I am SO relieved that the sound quality here is good, because for me I do not really collect Tom Petty recordings, I mean I like him fine but I just had way to much other stuff I needed to listen to...BUT if you pointed me to something different, I suppose I would take you up on it and so that is what this is. I must say, it's really interesting! Quality-wise it's really fine, and very immersive (yes, you know you are rubbing shoulders with a boatload of people) but I find it wasn't off-putting at all. Now for the great news! The parts with Stevie Nicks are as great as you would have hoped them to be. Yes!!! Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (with Stevie Nicks) Compton Terrace Phoenix, AZ 1985-07-30 Disc 1 01. American Girl 02. Listen To Her Heart 03. Dogs On The Run 04. You Got Lucky 05. It Ain't Nothin' To Me 06. Don't Do Me Like That 07. The Waiting 08. The Best Of Everything 09. Change Of Heart Disc 2 10. Don't Come Around Here No More 11. I Need To Know * 12. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around * 13. Not Fade Away * 14. Spike 15. Refugee 16. Little Bit O'Soul 17. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star * with Stevie Nicks Band lineup: Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Howie Epstein, Stan Lynch; special guest: Stevie Nicks on tracks 11-13

Studio Quality 9.8 - Crystal clear, thumping goodness! Prince Purple Rehearsal Jams Vol 3 Purple rehearsals and soundchecks Disc 1 01 Crystal Ball (1987) 02 Empty Room (2014) 03 Hallucination Rain (1994) 04 Midnight Blues (2013) 05 I Got Some Help I Don't Need (1985) 06 Extraloveable (2013) 07 Rebirth of The Flesh (1988) Disc 2 08 U Got The Look (1987) 09 Endorphinmachine (1994) 10 Days of Wild (1995) 11 The Max (2013) 12 Temptation #2 (1984) 13 The Question of U (1988) 14 Adore

Soundboard 9.6 - There's not much better than having these early Ghost board tapes. This is just one of those bands that you need the tone to go with the whole presentation - classy songwriting, unique vocals, superior musicianship. all said this is a band that has great tone. GHOST A Pale Tour Named Death Tour Ovens Auditorium Charlotte, NC (USA) 2018-12-02 Disc 1 01 Ashes 02 Rats 03 Absolution 04 Idolatrine 05 Ritual 06 Con Clavi Con Dio 07 Per Aspera ad Inferni 08 Devil Church 09 Cirice 10 Miasma (Papa Nahil Sax solo) 11 Jiggilo Har Megiddo 12 Pro Memoria 13 Witch Image 14 Life Eternal 15 Intermission 16 Spirit 17 From the Pinnacle to the Pit Disc 2 18 Majesty 19 Satan Prayer 20 Faith 21 Year Zero 22 He Is 23 Ghost Talks 24 Mummy Dust 25 If You Have Ghosts- Band Intros- If You Have Ghosts Part2 26 Dance Macabre 27 Square Hammer ENCORE 28 Ghost Encore Talk 29 Monstrance Clocks

Audience 8.8 - This here is a very nice tape! It also shows the band firing on all four cylinders (yes, I am afraid this is only a 4 banger but this engine puts out more horsepower than a 12 cylinder Lambo!). Good looking package, good sounding gig, great performance, legendary venue...I could go on. Led Zeppelin Olympia Stadium Detroit, Mich. January 31, 1975 Disc 1 1. Rock And Roll 3:54 2. Sick Again 5:07 3. Over The Hills And Far Away 7:24 4. In My Time Of Dying 10:43 5. The Song Remains The Same 6:11 6. The Rain Song 7:59 7. Kashmir 8:40 8. No Quarter 17:32 Disc 2 9. Trampled Under Foot 8:20 10. Moby Dick 22:25 11. Stairway To Heaven 10:52 12. How Many More Times 14:20 (incl. page bow solo) 13. Whole Lotta Love 14. Black Dog 5:10

Audience 8.7 - A recording that, while it does not open up to reveal a heck of a lot of depth, it is clear and present, with thump and some big arena bombast. The vocals do not appear up front in the mix, and low end is not highly defined although very present in a "feel" sense, the entirety of the sound can be roundly enjoyed though, as the relative clarity and presence of the band give this old tape credibility in the collector world. YES Miami Baseball Stadium Miami, Florida February 08, 1974 Disc 1 1. Firebird Suite 2. Siberian Khatru 3. And You And I 4. Close To The Edge 5. The Revealing Science Of God Disc 2 6. The Remembering 7. The Ancient 8. Ritual 9. Roundabout Jon Anderson (Vocals) Steve Howe (Guitars) Chris Squire (Bass) Rick Wakeman (Keyboards) Alan White (Drums)

Audience 8.8 - A very pleasant, easy on the ears recording. There's a lot of positive atmosphere and some mild audience participation but this is definitely one you can get into. Not much from this tour, so it is very good to be able to hear them as they were in 1982. Electric Light Orchestra Saarbrucken, Germany March 4, 1982 Disc 1 1. Twilight 2. Yours Truly 2095 3. Evil Woman 4. Livin' Thing 5. Telephone Line 6. From The End Of The World 7. The Way Life's Meant To Be 8. Violin Solo 9. John Lennon Tribute Disc 2 10. Hits Medley 11. Hold On Tight 12. Don't Bring Me Down 13. Roll Over Beethoven 14. Thank You's And Goodnight

Audience 8.7 - Small club feel, and a good tape to learn what this band was about, since there's a strange sort of "Spinal Tap" mysticism about them that has endured. The old recording here sounds kind of dated, and there's a few occasional sonic oddities that pop up now and again (like gentle phasing) but thankfully these are short-lived. The tape here is not muddy or screechy, it is focused primarily on guitars and vocals in the mix, so season to taste with your EQ if you want to roll in some added low end. It is a very good tape and fun to listen to. ANVIL Golden Mask Bar Arvida,Quebec, CAN. 1981 Disc 1 01. School Love 02. Steamin' 03. 666 04. Flyin' Cryin' 05. I Want You Both (With Me) 06. Paint It Black 07. March Of The Crabs 08. You're A Liar 09. At The Apartment 10. Ooh Baby Disc 2 11. Hot Child 12. ACDC 13. Born To be Wild 14. Scenary 15. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone 16. Pussy Poison'