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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 -
London Audience 8.7 - A decent recording that remains consistent throughout. Everything comes through, albeit not with a lot of detailed anything, just good overall clarity and decent mix. I would commend the taper because I know he had to have battled with the Hammersmith Odeon acoustics, loud audience, louder band, and consumer grade gear and yet still managed a good capture. Brussels Audience 8.9 - This is a strong recording and finds the band performing at a very high level. Good sound balance, and though you get a sense of the sheer volume, it does not stress the tape. Queensryche Europe 1984 Disc 1 Hammersmith Odeon London, England 10/4/84 01. Nightrider 02. Prophecy 03. Deliverance 04. NM 156 05. En Force 06. Before The Storm 07. Guitar Solo 08. Blinded 09. Warning 10. Take Hold Of The Flame 11. Queen Of The Reich Disc 2 Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium 1984-10-19 01. Nightrider 02. Prophecy 03. Deliverance 04. NM 156 05. En Force 06. Before The Storm 07. Guitar Solo 08. Blinded 09. The Lady Wore Black 10. Warning 11. Take Hold Of The Flame 12. Queen Of The Reich Lineup Geoff Tate - vocals Chris DeGarmo - guitars Michael Wilton - guitars Eddie Jackson - bass Scott Rockenfield - drums -
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 -
Soundboard 9.4 - After the sound mix gets sorted out, and the vocals are brought up in the mix, this recording really takes off and blossoms beautifully. Deep rich bass, and a nice overall blend of the drums while highlighting the guitar. A lovely live document. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands 1983-09-09 Disc 1 101 Testify 3:31 102 So Excited 4:47 103 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 8:19 104 Tell Me 3:17 105 Mary Had A Little Lamb 4:09 106 Texas Flood 11:55 107 Love Struck Baby 3:06 108 You'll Be Mine 4:47 Disc 2 201 Pride And Joy 4:13 202 Little Wing 7:36 203 3rd Stone From the Sun 9:21 204 Lenny 8:05 205 Rude Mood 4:00 206 Testify 5:07 -
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' -
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