Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp
Grand Sierra Theatre
Reno, NV
November 12, 2022
Disc 1
01. Freeway Jam
02. Loose Cannon
03. Midnight Walker
04. Big Block
05. Caroline, No
06. You Know You Know
07. Me and the Devil Blues
08. Star Cycle
09. Brush With the Blues
Disc 2
10. You Never Know
11. Cause We've Ended as Lovers
12. Rumble
13. This is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr
14. Isolation
15. Time
16. Venus in Furs
17. A Day in the Life
18. Corpus Christi Carol
19. Little Wing
20. The Death and Resurrection Show
21. Good Night
Band line-up
Jeff Beck : Guitar
Anika Nilles : Drums
Rhonda Smith : Bass
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith : Cello
Robert Adam Stevenson : Keyboards
Johnny Depp : Vocals/Guitar
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Audience 9.2 - This recording is very clean and very bright, it does not favor the bass but what you’ll find is that the guitar sounds like it’s right next to you (which for the taper maybe it was). That is what is going to bring you into this show anyway – it’s all here, it’s a great recording with excellent airspace (atmosphere) allowing the sounds to breath. -
Audience 8.8 - Taper seems to have a pretty decent set up, because this recording sounds very lively, bright, and there are enough dynamics here to satisfy. What is apparent though is that the poor taper seems to be having to deal with the Japanese phenomena of clapping during songs (not all of them, but yeah the crowd is super enthusiastic). In this sense, because it’s a good recording, I went along with the energy and excitement, settled in, and had a real good time. You will too! Kansas Festival Hall Osaka, Japan January 14th 1980 Disc 1 1. -Song For America (7:20) 2. -People Of The South Wind (3:51) 3. -Point Of Know Return (3:54) 4. -On The Other Side (6:25) 5. -Closet Chronicles (6:45) 6. -The Wall (5:39) 7. -Dust In The Wind (5:42) 8. -Child Of Innocence (4:36) 9. -Down The Road (3:36) Disc 2 10. -Stay Out Of Trouble (5:37) 11. -Portrait (He Knew) (6:49) 12. -Sparks Of The Tempest (6:06) 13. -Carry On Wayward Son (5:35) 14. -How My Soul Cries Out For You (10:48) 15. -Magnum Opus (11:44) -
Soundboard 9.5 - A wonderful set, a great board tape. If this is your introduction to Townes music, get ready to be greatly impressed with a singer-songwriter who has all the tools. Great lyrics, great delivery, great guitar playing. He was the total package. Townes Van Zandt Paisley Park Wellington, New Zealand September 13, 1990 Disc 1 01 If I Needed You 02 Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold 03 Buckskin Stallion Blues 04 Marie 05 Lungs 06 Talking Karate Blues 07 The Shrimp Song 08 Short Haired Woman Blues 09 Ain't Leaving Your Love 10 The Hole 11 Dead Flowers 12 tuning 13 Colorado Girl 14 No Lonesome Tune Disc 2 15 No Deal 16 Banter 17 To Live Is To Fly 18 Waiting Around to Die 19 Don't You Take It Too Bad 20 Our Mother The Mountain 21 Blaze's Blues 22 Snowin' On Raton 23 Greensboro Woman 24 Kathleen 25 Riding the Range 26 Dirty Old Town -
See Vol.1 for full review. Bob Dylan & The Band Madison Square Garden New York City, NY (USA) January 31, 1974 - afternoon show Disc 3 01. Most Likely You Go Your Way 02. Lay Lady Lay 03. Tom Thumbs Blues 04. Rainy Day Women 05. It Ain't Me Babe 06. Ballad of a Thin Man 07. Stage Fright 08. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 09. King Harvest 10. When You Awake 11. Up on Cripple Creek 12. All Along The Watchtower 13. Ballad of Hollis Brown 14. Knockin on Heavens Door Disc 4 01. The Times They Are A Changin 02. Don't Think Twice 03. Gates of Eden 04. Just Like a Women 05. It's Alright Ma 06. Rag Mama Rag 07. This Wheels on Fire 08. The Shape Im In 09. The Weight 10. Forever Young 11. Highway 61 12. Like A Rolling Stone 13. Maggie's Farm 14. Blowin In The Wind -
Discs 1 -4 Audience 9.4 Discs 5-6 Soundboard 9.8 - This entire collection of recordings from the 3 nights at Madison Square Garden during the 1974 Tour are very special. There’s a vast wealth of recorded Dylan shows from before time began but I’ve chosen this set to introduce Dylan music to the Wolfpodscd.com webstore. I think, once you’ve heard it, you’ll understand why. ‘nuff said. BOB DYLAN & The Band New York City, New York Madison Square Garden Mono Audience Recording 30 January 1974 Disc 1 01 - Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 02 - Lay, Lady, Lay 03 - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 04 - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 05 - It Ain't Me, Babe 06 - Ballad Of A Thin Man 07 - All Along The Watchtower 08 - Ballad Of Hollis Brown 09 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door Disc 2 10 - The Times They Are A-Changin' 11 - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 12 - Gates Of Eden 13 - Just Like A Woman 14 - It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 15 - Forever Young 16 - Something There Is About You 17 - Like A Rolling Stone 18 - Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 19 - Blowin' In The Wind Concert # 25 of the 1974 Tour of America with The Band. -
Audience 9.1 - A strong, very clear tape which has a deep bottom end, you can feel the kick and the bass! The band sound close, there’s no indication they are playing a large venue, it’s almost kind of an intimate sound. A superb taping job! Genesis Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA May 24, 1980 Disc 1 01 Deep In The Motherlode 02 Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 03 Squonk 04 One For The Vine 05 Story Of Albert 06 Behind The Lines 07 Duchess 08 Guide Vocal 09 Turn It On Again 10 Duke's Travels - Duke's End Disc 2 11 Say It's Alright Joe 12 The Lady Lies 13 Ripples 14 Band Introduction 15 Misunderstanding 16 In The Cage 17 Afterglow 18 Follow You, Follow Me 19 Dance On A Volcano 20 Drum Duet - Los Endos 21 I Know What I Like -
Audience 9.4 - This is a revelation for me. I was not too familiar with the band and always assumed they were just another “Neo Prog” band from the 80’s. Boy am I wrong! This is KILLER! The audio quality is thankfully excellent and bright so as to capture the insane complexity and brilliance of this band. Sure, there’s going to be obvious attempts to compare them to other bands but to my ears they had something unique going, while also tipping the cap to bands like Marillion, Genesis, and UK. The amount of ideas going on in each song is beyond belief. IQ The Marquee Club London, England May 16, 1984 Disc 1 1.1 -Eloko Bella Neechi 1.2 -Awake and Nervous 1.3 -Fascination 1.4 -For The Taking 1.5 -My Baby Treats Me Right Cos' I'm A Hard Lovin' Man All Night Long 1.6 -The Enemy Smacks 1.7 -Through The Corridors 1.8 -Widow's Peak Disc 2 2.1 -It All Stops Here 2.2 -The Last Human Gateway 2.3 -Now I'm Here 2.4 -Stomach Of Animals Bonus Tracks 2.5 -Interview Plymouth Sound, May 27, 1984 IQ Peter Nicholls - Lead Vocals Paul Cook - Drums Mike Holmes - Guitars Tim Esau - Bass Guitars Martin Orford - Keyboards and Backing Vocals -
Audience 8.7 - I want to rate this higher because of what it represents and what it will do for you, the listener. I want to rate it based on more than just audio fidelity, which in this case is very good for the time, and technically you get everything you need here – excellent separation of instruments, good clarity, good atmosphere…but dynamically it sits in a middle range place and doesn’t offer deep, rich lows or crisp highs and we are spoiled nowadays so we might complain about that but NOT ME! This is KILLER! When was the last time a Queen live recording caused the hairs on the back of your neck to stand up? I can’t adequately express the perfection this performance is, spine-tingling, electric, orgasmic, all of this and more. If listening to this show doesn’t move you, you are dead inside. Queen Sartory Hall Koln, Germany 6th December 1974 Disc 1 1. -Procession 2. -Now I'm Here 3. -Ogre Battle 4. -Father To Son 5. -White Queen 6. -Flick Of The Wrist 7. -In The Lap Of The Gods 8. -Killer Queen 9. -March Of The Black Queen 10. -Bring Back That Leroy Brown 11. -Son And Daughter 12. -Guitar Solo Disc 2 13. -Son And Daughter (Reprise) 14. -Keep Yourself Alive 15. -Seven Seas Of Rhye 16. -Stone Cold Crazy 17. -Liar 18. -In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited 19. -Big Spender 20. -Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll 21. -Jailhouse Rock 22. -God Save The Queen -
Audience 9.3 - Killer tape this one is…and it makes you wonder if this taper did any other bands. That may well be your first thought if you are a collector. This is just a damn good tape. R.E.O. Speedwagon Tarrant County Convention Center Fort Worth, TX 1976-05-23 01. -Introduction 02. -Let Me Ride 03. -How The Story Goes 04. -Like You Do 05. -Keep Pushin' 06. -Son Of A Poor Man 07. -Golden Country 08. -Flying Turkey Trot 09. -I Believe My Time Is Gonna Come 10. -Ridin' The Storm Out -
FM Broadcast 9.8 - A recording that sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Sparkling, dynamic, and soaring high. Anyone can get into this, even if the ARP synthesizer reminds you of disco sounds, you get enough of Boz and his cool little electric guitar fills to make up for it. BOZ SCAGGS Schaefer Music Festival Central Park New York, NY (USA) July 31, 1976 1 -Intro's 2 -Lowdown 3 -You Make It So Hard To Say No 4 -What Can I Say 5 -Slow Dancer 6 -It's Over 7 -Angel Lady 8 -Running Blues 9 -Georgia 10 -Jump Street 11 -Lido Shuffle 12 -Dinah Flo 13 -DJ Talk 14 -Boz Talks 15 -Band Intros 16 -I Got Your Number 17 -Good Night From Delsener Productions 18 -You're Mine 19 -Outro 20 -WBCN Outro -
Soundboard 9.6 - A very very clean tape, still after all this time it has been properly preserved. The band is in fine form, it’s the right time frame in history and the world is pretty familiar with the band by this time.Blood Sweat & Tears Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1970-09-20 Disc 1 01 - introduction (1:44) 02 - Fire and Rain (4:31) 03 - Somethin' Comin' On (7:09) 04 - 40,000 Headmen (5:24) 05 - I Can't Quit Her (4:25) 06 - Smiling Phases (15:42) 07 - Sympathy for the Devil (9:37) 08 - Sometimes in Winter (4:46) 09 - Lucretia McEvil (18:19) Disc 2 10 - And When I Die (9:05) 11 - Hi De Ho (6:46) 12 - Spinning Wheel (8:20) 13 - You've Made Me So Very Happy (11:26) 14 - Blues Part 2- Somethin' Goin' On (32:37) Bobby Colomby - Drums Steve Katz - Guitar & Vocals Jim Fielder - Bass Dick Halligan - Keyboards,Trombone,Flute Fred Lipsius - Alto Saxophone, Keyboards Lew Soloff - Trumpets Chuck Winfield - Trumpets Jerry Hyman - Trombone David Clayton Thomas - Vocals -
SDBRD 9.4 /Audience 8.1/Audience 8.8/Audience 8.3 - A comprehensive collection but not everything is represented here, but I would say the more complete recordings are…and so, well, what you get is a pretty mixed bag. The good stuff is very good, and the not so good stuff is…not so good. What does it mean? Should I get this 4 disc set? Yes you should if you care anything at all about this seminal band. There just isn’t a whole lot of live “bootleg” recordings because they predate the era of the taper – not to say there aren’t tapes from 1967-1968 because there are, but not nearly as plentiful or as good as tapes that were made subsequently. That being said, I still found myself listening to everything in this set because you can’t argue the fact that hearing Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page before they were rock gods is immensely interesting. The Yardbirds "The Anthology 66-68" Disc 1 Stockholm, Sweden (Featuring Jimmy Page) April 1967 01 -Shapes Of Things 02 -Heart Full Of Soul 03 -Mr. You're A Better Man Than I 04 -You Go Your Way 05 -Over Under Sideways Down 06 -Little Games 07 -My Baby 08 -I'm A Man Unknown Location 1966 (Featuring Jeff Beck) 09 -Shapes Of Things 10 -For Your Love 11 -Hang On Sloopy Disc 2 Civic Center Santa Monica, CA July 22, 1967 01 -Train Kept A Rollin' 02 -You're A Better Man Than I 03 -Heartful of Soul 04 -I Wish You Would - Hey Gyp 05 -My Baby 06 -Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine 07 -Smile On Me 08 -I'm A Man 09 -Over Under Sideways Down Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH April 25, 1968 10 -Train Kept A Rollin' 11 -You're A Better Man Than I 12 -Heartful of Soul 13 -Dazed & Confused 14 -White Summer 15 -I'm A Man Disc 3 The Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA, USA July 25 or 26, 1967 First Set 1. -Intro 2. -Train Kept A-Rollin' 3. -You're A Better Man Than I 4. -Heart Full Of Soul 5. -I Wish You Would - Hey Gyp 6. -My Baby 3:08 7. -Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I‘ll Go Mine) 8. -Shapes Of Thing Second Set 9. -Smokestack Lightning 10. -Bye Bye Bird 11. -Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 12. -Smile On Me 13. -Glimpses 14. -I Ain‘t Done Wrong 15. -Over Under Sideways Down Disc 4 Shrine Exposition Hall Los Angeles, CA May 31, 1968 00 -Intro 01 -Train Kept A Rollin' 02 -You're A Better Man Than I 03 -Heartful of Soul 04 -Dazed & Confused 05 -Shapes of Things 06 -I'm A Man 07 -White Summer 08 -Smokestack Lightning 09 -I'm Waiting For The Man 10 -Bye Bye Bird 11 -Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 12 -Drinking Muddy Water 13 -New York City Blues 14 -I Wish You Would 15 -Hey Gyp -
Pro Recording 9.3 - The reason this is not listed as a soundboard (and it very well may be) is because they way it was recorded sounds like they may have hung microphones rather than direct through board. In this case I find the recording to be more preferable to the “dry” board mix, here you get some atmosphere and it helps immensely! Journey Shibuya-Kaikando Tokyo, Japan April 15th, 1979 Disc 1 101. -La Do Da 102. -Next 103. -Feeling That Way 104. -Anytime 105. -Lights 106. -Too Late - Kohoutek 107. -Winds Of March 108. -Steve Perry band intro 109. -Karma 110. -On A Saturday Night Disc 2 201. -City Of The Angels 202. -Do You Recall 203. -Daydream 204. -Of A Lifetime 205. -Lady Luck 206. -Can Do 207. -Just The Same Way 208. -Lovin' You Is Easy 209. -Wheel In The Sky 210. -Patiently 211. -Opened The Door 212. -She Makes Me (Feel Alright) -
Soundboard 9.7 - A very clear and very bright sounding board tape that shows no signs of age at all. It sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Excellent! Journey Rainbow Theatre Denver, Colorado May 9th, 1979 01. KEZY intro - announcements 02. Majestic (opening music) 03. La Do Da 04. Next 05. Feeling That Way 06. Anytime 07. Lights 08. Too Late 09. Kohoutek 10. On A Saturday Night 11. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' 12. City Of The Angels 13. Do You Recall 14. Daydream 15. Lady Luck 16. Just The Same Way 17. Wheel In The Sky 18. Patiently -
Audience 8.9 - A strong tape here, with very open, spacious sound and pleasant high end. It could benefit from more bottom but it’s not what I would call “thin” sounding. GENESIS Johanneshov Isstadion Stockholm, Sweden June 4, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Squonk 02. -One For The Vine 03. -Robbery Assault And Battery 04. -Inside And Out 05. -Firth Of Fifth 06. -Carpet Crawlers 07. -In That Quiet Earth 08. -Afterglow Disc 2 09. -I Know What I Like 10. -Eleventh Earl Of Mar 11. -Supper's Ready 12. -Dance On A Volcano - Los Endos 13. -The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - The Musical Box (closing section) -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - A radio broadcast that was captured to cassette. I'd almost call it an audience recording because it’s kind of got that same sort of feel except for the vocals and the bass as they have this quality to it that reminds me more of FM broadcasts. Be that as it may, it’s a good one from 1979 which doesn’t seem to be as well represented as either the year before or after. KANSAS MONOLITH IN THE STORM Alpine Valley East Troy, WI. July 4, 1979 WLS-FM LIVE RADIO BROADCAST Disc 1 1. -ON THE OTHER SIDE 2. -PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWIND 3. -AWAY FROM YOU 4. -ROBBY SPEAKING 5. -POINT OF KNOW RETURN 6. -CLOSET CHRONICLES 7. -THE WALL 8. -ROBBY SPEAKING 9. -DUST IN THE WIND 10. -OPUS INSERT 11. -ROBBY 12. -ANGELS HAVE FALLEN Disc 2 1. -BAND INTROS 2. -REASON TO BE 3. -STAY OUT OF TROUBLE 4. -THE SPIDER 5. -PORTRAIT (HE KNEW) 6.-ROBBY A GLIMPSE OF HOME 7. -WLS DJ 8. -HOW MY SOUL CRIES OUT FOR YOU 9. -WLS DJ 10. -CARRY ON WAYWARD SON The Band Richard Williams - guitars Robby Steinhardt - violin and lead vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards and lead vocals Phil Ehart - drums "Smokin" Dave Hope - bass Kerry Livgren - guitars and keyboards