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Audience 8.6 - It sounds like this tape has gone through a lot of mastering trying to find a way to mitigate it's flaws, and by some extent I would say it was successful...but at the cost of taking out some of the good aspects of the EQ. What I mean to say is that if they had not taken the effort, you would be listening to a lot of screechiness, it is evident that this tape had overloaded high end. Now that some of the offending frequencies have been removed, it is much more listenable and can actually be enjoyed once your ears settle in to the odd mix. Not one of the best, but neither is it garbage and the fact of the matter is that we don't have an abundance of tapes from Stryper's first tour. This set list is also great, so I forgive the imperfections and applaud the mastering efforts. STRYPER Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California 3.15.85 Disc 1 01. intro 02. Loud 'N' Clear 03. From Wrong to Right 04. You Know What to Do 05. Surrender 06. Michael speaks 07. Reason For The Season 08. First Love 09. He is The King Disc 2 10. band introductions 11. Makes Me Wanna Sing 12. Together Forever 13. Loving You 14. Robert drum solo 15. Michael speaks #2 16. My Love I'll Always Show 17. Soldiers Under Command 18. Oz guitar solo 19. You Won't Be Lonely 20. Co' Mon Rock Michael Sweet / Lead Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitars Oz Fox / Lead & Rhythm Guitars Robert Sweet / Drums Tim Gaines / Bass Guitar -
Audience 8.8 - This is one of those kind of tapes that sound realistic. That doesn't mean to say it sounds lifelike, because your ears hear in hi-fidelity and detect all the nuance (as long as the volume isn't earsplittingly loud). This tape just has that live feel to it. Rory GALLAGHER Pavillon Baltard Nogent sur Marne, France January 25th, 1980 DISC 1 01. Intro + tuning 02. Follow Me 03. Shin Kicker 04. Off The Handle 05. Moonchild 06. Tattooed Lady 07. Bad Penny 08. Wayward Child 09. Brute Force and Ignorance 10. Bought And Sold 11. Keychain 12. Secret Agent Disc 2 13. Out On The Western Plain 14. As A Crow Flies 15. Going To My Home Town 16. Shadow Play 17. Bullfrog Blues 18. The Last Of The Independents 19. Messing With The Kid 20. Philby 21. Country Mile -
Soundboard 9.2 - Some fiddling at the board to dial in the mix starts this recording, so bear with it because it does get better. This board is not as smooth and sparkling as the one on Volume 1, but it still kicks ass all day long. Ted Nugent Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS January 10th 1979 Disc 1 1. Stormtroopin' (4:35) 2. Just What The Doctor Ordered (5:13) 3. Free-For-All (6:57) 4. Dog Eat Dog (5:16) 5. Cat Scratch Fever (4:29) 6. Need You Bad (5:37) 7. I Got The Feelin' (5:24) 8. One Woman (7:57) Disc 2 1. Satisfied (7:49) 2. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (5:49) 3. Stranglehold [w/ Smokescreen] (10:18) 4. Motor City Madhouse (8:14) 5. Gonzo (4:08) 6. Great White Buffalo (5:34) -
Soundboard 9.8 - Frighteningly great! Super clear, dynamic, power and finesse all the way. A jewel, get this one! Johnny Winter Denver, Colorado, USA 1980 Disc 1 1. Hideaway 2. Killing Floor 3. Ez Rider 4. Catfish Blues 5. One Step At A Time Disc 2 6. Johnny B. Goode 7. Stranger 8. Highway 61 9. She Moves Me 10. Jumping Jack Flash 11. It's All Over Now 12. The Crawl -
Audience 8.7 - Sometimes a recording that may not be rated in the 9's might be passed over out of hand by picky collectors. That would be a huge mistake in this case. These are both unbelievably cool in a variety of ways - and the sound quality is not even an issue. The audio is fine for a super loud British metal band that comes to Texas and plays smallish venues - you can hear everything clearly. I would say that you might not get the wide spectrum, the sound is going to be focused on the middle range of instruments which gives you good guitar/vocal action at the expense of maybe the kick drum, and definition of bass, so who cares? It's not a deal-breaker at all because once you start listening you soon realize how kick ass these shows are. This is the stuff man! NOTE: Both of these shows have different dates than the single CD releases found on this site. You won't be duplicating anything, they are different dates for both the San Antonio and Kileen gigs. Judas Priest Taking On Texas Disc 1 San Antonio Coliseum San Antonio, Texas March 23, 1978 01 -introduction 02 -Exciter 03 -White Heat, Red Hot 04 -The Ripper 05 -Sinner 06 -Beyond The Realms of Death 07 -Victim of Changes 08 -Guitar Solo - Genocide Disc 2 Crazy Horse Saloon Kileen, Texas, U.S.A. March 28, 1978 01 - Exciter 02 - White Heat, Red Hot 03 - The Ripper 04 - Sinner 05 - Beyond The Realms Of Death 06 - Victim Of Change 07 - Genocide 08 - Starbreaker 09 - Tyrant -
Audience 9.0 - I have to say this is a very good recording if your preference is to really be able to make out the vocals and to hear every nuance of the lead guitar possible. In fact, the sonics tend to favor the upper mid-range and highs, to the extent that I was not enthusiastic about the sound of the snare drum here...but that just shows you how articulate that range is. Is it screechy then? No, it's not that this is chirpy or screechy high at all, but one may want to play with the EQ to bring up more low end maybe...because to my ears that is what it needs. Otherwise, again, this is a VERY clear, articulate (especially upper mid and highs) recording. Black Sabbath Mid-Hudson Civic Center Poughkeepsie,NY. USA 31 May 1989 Disc 1 101. Ave Satani + The Gates of Hell (intro tape) (03:12 min) 102. Headless Cross (06:09 min) 103. Neon Knights (05:27 min) 104. Children of the Sea (06:17 min) 105. Call of the Wild (05:31 min) 106. The Mob Rules (04:03 min) 107. When Death Calls (06:11 min) 108. War Pigs (06:24 min) Disc 2 201. Guitar solo + Die Young (06:45 min) 202. Black Sabbath (08:49 min) 203. Devil and Daughter (04:43 min) 204. Iron Man (04:35 min) 205. Children of the Grave (04:42 min) 206. Encore break (02:01 min) 207. Heaven and Hell (07:39 min) 208. Paranoid + Heaven and Hell (reprise) (04:40 min) Line-up: Tony Iommi (guitars) Tony Martin (vocals) Neil Murray (bass) Geoff Nicholls (RIP) (keyboards, background vocals) Cozy Powell (RIP) (drums) -
Audience 9.7 - Each and every one of these recordings is spotless. Taper was dedicated to getting the absolute best position, with superb gear, and above all without blemish. The results are spectacular! Gilmour is in excellent form, so this adds to the listening experience tremendously and it's quite hard to stop once you press play. So sit back and strap yourself in to a long journey through past and present in a most luxuriating way. Again - it sounds like the same taper throughout the entire 6 night stand. DAVID GILMOUR Royal Albert Hall London, UK. October 15, 2024 Disc 1 01 - 5 AM 02 - Black Cat 03 - Luck And Strange 04 - Speak To Me - Breathe 05 - Time 06 - Fat Old Sun 07 - Marooned 08 - A Single Spark 09 - Wish You Were Here 10 - Band Introduction 11 - Vita Brevis 12 - Between Two Points 13 - High Hopes 14 - Sorrow Disc 2 15 - The Piper's Call 16 - A Great Day For Freedom 17 - In Any Tongue 18 - The Great Gig In The Sky 19 - A Boat Lies Waiting 20 - Coming Back To Life 21 - Dark And Velvet Nights 22 - Sings 23 - Scattered 24 - Comfortably Numb -
Audience 9.7 - Each and every one of these recordings is spotless. Taper was dedicated to getting the absolute best position, with superb gear, and above all without blemish. The results are spectacular! Gilmour is in excellent form, so this adds to the listening experience tremendously and it's quite hard to stop once you press play. So sit back and strap yourself in to a long journey through past and present in a most luxuriating way. Again - it sounds like the same taper throughout the entire 6 night stand. DAVID GILMOUR Royal Albert Hall London, UK. October 14, 2024 Disc 1 01 - 5 AM 02 - Black Cat 03 - Luck And Strange 04 - Speak To Me - Breathe 05 - Time 06 - Fat Old Sun 07 - Marooned 08 - A Single Spark 09 - Wish You Were Here 10 - Band Introduction 11 - Vita Brevis 12 - Between Two Points 13 - High Hopes 14 - Sorrow Disc 2 15 - The Piper's Call 16 - A Great Day For Freedom 17 - In Any Tongue 18 - The Great Gig In The Sky 19 - A Boat Lies Waiting 20 - Coming Back To Life 21 - Dark And Velvet Nights 22 - Sings 23 - Scattered 24 - Comfortably Numb -
Audience 9.7 - Each and every one of these recordings is spotless. Taper was dedicated to getting the absolute best position, with superb gear, and above all without blemish. The results are spectacular! Gilmour is in excellent form, so this adds to the listening experience tremendously and it's quite hard to stop once you press play. So sit back and strap yourself in to a long journey through past and present in a most luxuriating way. Again - it sounds like the same taper throughout the entire 6 night stand. DAVID GILMOUR Royal Albert Hall London, UK. October 12, 2024 Disc 1 01 - 5 AM 02 - Black Cat 03 - Luck And Strange 04 - Speak To Me - Breathe 05 - Time 06 - Fat Old Sun 07 - Marooned 08 - Wish You Were Here 09 - Band Introduction 10 - Vita Brevis 11 - Between Two Points 12 - High Hopes 13 - Sorrow Disc 2 14 - The Piper's Call 15 - A Great Day For Freedom 16 - In Any Tongue 17 - The Great Gig In The Sky 18 - A Boat Lies Waiting 19 - Coming Back To Life 20 - Dark And Velvet Nights 21 - Sings 22 - Scattered 23 - Comfortably Numb -
Audience 9.7 - Each and every one of these recordings is spotless. Taper was dedicated to getting the absolute best position, with superb gear, and above all without blemish. The results are spectacular! Gilmour is in excellent form, so this adds to the listening experience tremendously and it's quite hard to stop once you press play. So sit back and strap yourself in to a long journey through past and present in a most luxuriating way. Again - it sounds like the same taper throughout the entire 6 night stand. DAVID GILMOUR Royal Albert Hall London, UK. October 11, 2024 Disc 1 01 - 5 AM 02 - Black Cat (False start) 03 - Black Cat 04 - Luck And Strange 05 - Speak To Me - Breathe 06 - Time 07 - Fat Old Sun 08 - Marooned 09 - Wish You Were Here 10 - Band Introduction 11 - Vita Brevis 12 - Between Two Points 13 - High Hopes 14 - Sorrow Disc 2 15 - The Piper's Call 16 - A Great Day For Freedom 17 - In Any Tongue 18 - The Great Gig In The Sky 19 - A Boat Lies Waiting 20 - Coming Back To Life 21 - Dark And Velvet Nights 22 - Sings 23 - Scattered 24 - Comfortably Numb -
Audience 9.7 - Each and every one of these recordings is spotless. Taper was dedicated to getting the absolute best position, with superb gear, and above all without blemish. The results are spectacular! Gilmour is in excellent form, so this adds to the listening experience tremendously and it's quite hard to stop once you press play. So sit back and strap yourself in to a long journey through past and present in a most luxuriating way. Again - it sounds like the same taper throughout the entire 6 night stand. DAVID GILMOUR Royal Albert Hall London, UK. October 10, 2024 Disc 1 01 - 5 AM 02 - Black Cat 03 - Luck And Strange 04 - Speak To Me - Breathe 05 - Time 06 - Fat Old Sun 07 - Marooned 08 - Wish You Were Here 09 - Band Introduction 10 - Vita Brevis 11 - Between Two Points 12 - High Hopes 13 - Sorrow Disc 2 14 - The Piper's Call 15 - A Great Day For Freedom 16 - In Any Tongue 17 - The Great Gig In The Sky 18 - A Boat Lies Waiting 19 - Coming Back To Life 20 - Dark And Velvet Nights 21 - Sings 22 - Scattered 23 - Comfortably Numb -
Audience 9.7 - Each and every one of these recordings is spotless. Taper was dedicated to getting the absolute best position, with superb gear, and above all without blemish. The results are spectacular! Gilmour is in excellent form, so this adds to the listening experience tremendously and it's quite hard to stop once you press play. So sit back and strap yourself in to a long journey through past and present in a most luxuriating way. Again - it sounds like the same taper throughout the entire 6 night stand. DAVID GILMOUR Royal Albert Hall London, UK. October 09, 2024 Disc 1 01 - 5 AM 02 - Black Cat 03 - Luck And Strange 04 - Speak To Me - Breathe 05 - Time 06 - Fat Old Sun 07 - Marooned 08 - Wish You Were Here 09 - Band Introduction 10 - Vita Brevis 11 - Between Two Points 12 - High Hopes 13 - Sorrow Disc 2 14 - The Piper's Call 15 - A Great Day For Freedom 16 - In Any Tongue 17 - The Great Gig In The Sky 18 - A Boat Lies Waiting 19 - Coming Back To Life 20 - Dark And Velvet Nights 21 - Sings 22 - Scattered 23 - Comfortably Numb -
Audience 9.4 - Bright, lively, well-positioned recording that doesn't leave anything out. If anything, I would have preferred even more lower end, that being said the bass itself is detailed and clear. I also, maybe, would have equalized just a little more of the mid band and highs, rolling off them just a touch but this is a GREAT problem to have for an analog tape recording. Putting high end into the spectrum is way much harder to do than removing it. Again though, this is just seasoning to taste and the listener may find it perfect - which technically speaking I admit the frequency range is extremely intact here. Ron Wood The Palace Los Angeles, CA November 18, 1992 Disc 1 01 Show Me 02 Flying 03 Breathe On Me 04 (I Know) I'm Losing You 05 Josephine 06 Black Limousine 07 Pretty Beat Up 08 Seven Days Disc 2 09 Band Introductions 10 Silicone Grown 11 Little Red Rooster 12 I Can Feel The Fire 13 It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It) 14 Guitar Medley includes That's All You Need > Gasoline Alley > Prodigal Son > Amazing Grace 15 Stay With Me 16 Millard Outro Ron Wood - Guitar, Vocals Bernard Fowler - Vocals Ian McLagan - keyboards Johnnie Lee Schell - Guitar Shaun Solomon - Bass Wayne P. Sheehy - Drums -
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 -
Audience 9.4 - A delightful and warm atmosphere highlight this bright and well mixed concert recording. I struggled to find any reason to criticize it, but there are some occasional voices behind taper, and that is REALLY nitpicky. So, this is certainly a treasure of a recording and I highly recommend it. Robert Plant presents Saving Grace Piazza dei Signori Vicenza, Italy September 6, 2023 Disc 1 01 Gospel Plow (Traditional) 02 The Cuckoo (Traditional) 03 Let The Four Winds Blow (Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation) 04 Friends (Led Zeppelin) 05 Out In The Woods (Leon Russell) 06 Too Far From You (Nashville Cast) 07 Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down (Traditional) 08 Everybody's Song (Low) 09 It's A Beautiful Day Today (Moby Grape) Disc 2 10 The Rain Song (Led Zeppelin) 11 As I Roved Out (Traditional) 12 Chevrolet (Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young Jr) 13 Down To The Sea (Robert Plant) 14 Four Sticks (Led Zeppelin) 15 Angel Dance (Los Lobos) 16 Band Introduction 17 House Of Cards (Richard & Linda Thompson) 18 Gallows Pole (Led Zeppelin) 19 And We Bid You Goodnight (Traditional) -
Pro Audience 9.1 - More than likely this was recorded for broadcast, but it's not a soundboard, or, perhaps it is a close/distance mic'd job because it is definitely not from the audience. It's probably a stage mic placement, that is about all I can decipher because while it is not quite up to prime time for a pristine radio broadcast, it is the next best thing in that you get more atmospherics than a straight board recording. Ted Nugent LIVE 1980 VOLUME 2 Providence Civic Center Arena Providence, Rhode Island September 30, 1980 Disc 1 01. Stage Announcements 02. Lone Wolf Entrance 03. Motor City Madhouse 04. Scream Dream 05. Just What The Doctor Ordered 06. Hard As Nails 07. I Gotta Move 08. Free For All 09. Paralyzed 10. I Take No Prisoners 11. I Am a Predator Disc 2 01. Jailbait 02. My Love Is Like a Tire Iron 03. The Flying Lip Lock 04. Wango Tango 05. Cat Scratch Fever 06. Land of a Thousand Dances 07. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (with Flesh & Blood, Hibernation, Migration, The TNT Overture, Wang Dang Reprise) Band members: Ted Nugent - lead vocals, lead guitar Charlie Huhn - lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar Dave Kiswiney - bass, backing vocals Cliff Davies - drums, percussion, backing vocals, producer