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Audience 8.8/9.1 - Two pretty good recordings with the second evening (July 4th) having the benefit of much more high end definition and overall clarity, with soaring headroom that makes for a generally relaxing listen, so you’ll tend to favor it more but that is not saying July 3rd is bad, it’s actually also very decent just not as clear and defined as the 4th. Pink Floyd Madison Square Garden New York City, New York July 3-4, 1977 Disc 1 (July 3rd) 01. -Announcer - Sheep [11:17] 02. -Pigs On The Wing Part 1 [1:25] 03. -Dogs [18:59] 04. -Pigs On The Wing Part 2 [3:35] 05. -Pigs (Three Different Ones) [18:00] 06. -SOYCD (parts 1-5) [13:26] Disc 2 01. -SOYCD (parts 1-5) - Welcome To The Machine [8:44] 02. -Have A Cigar [5:03] 03. -Wish You Were Here [7:30] 04. -SOYCD (parts 6-9) [21:09] 05. -Money [13:34] 06. -Us & Them [7:53] Disc 3 01. -Sheep [3:35] 02. -Sheep [7:24] 03. -Pigs On The Wing Part 1 [2:18] 04. -Dogs [8:08] 05. -Dogs [9:19] 06. -Pigs On The Wing Part 2 [2:30] 07. -Pigs (Three Different Ones) [10:36] 08. -Pigs (Three Different Ones) - reprise [5:28] Disc 4 01. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) [15:14] 02. -Welcome To The Machine [7:13] 03. -Have A Cigar [5:01] 04. -Wish You Were Here [7:22] 05. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) [22:21] 06. -Money [10:24] 07. -Us & Them [8:59] -
Audience 9.5 - Holy Moly this is RED HOT! The recording is right in your face but not distorted at all. It’s amazing how close this sounds, its super clear too. The only knock I have is that the bottom end is not as beefy as I would prefer. I really wanted more low end punch but if that is the only knock, then you probably should explore this one because not only is it great audio-wise but the playing is off the charts, and I mean seriously Jeff Beck and Stanley Clarke are at the absolute peak of Mount Everest here. JEFF BECK/STANLEY CLARKE BAND Live at Les Arenes de Fréjus Fréjus, France 10. July 1979 Disc 1 1. -Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun 2. -Star Cycle 3. -Blue Wind 4. -Journey To Love 5. -Freeway Jam 6. -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Disc 2 7. -School Days - Jamaican Boy - School Days 8. -Diamond Dust 9. -Loopsy Lu - Scatterbrain 10. -Rock 'N Roll Jelly 11. -'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 12. -Superstition Jeff Beck: el.-guitar Stanley Clarke: el.-bass Tony Hymas: keyboards Simon Phillips: drums -
Audience 9.5 - Astounding! Not just for the excellent sound but the dynamics are so present here, you get lush, rich lows and then all the way up through the spectrum including detailed but not sizzling highs. Combine all that with the energy of Tusk performed with a marching band at the LA Forum and man, yeah, this is the stuff! Fleetwood Mac The Forum Inglewood, CA December 6, 1979 Disc 1 01 Say You Love Me 02 The Chain 03 Don't Stop 04 Dreams 05 Oh Well 06 Rhiannon 07 Oh Daddy 08 What Makes You Think You're The One 09 Sara 10 Not That Funny 11 Save Me A Place Disc 2 12 Landslide 13 Tusk (with the USC Marching Band) 14 Angel 15 You Make Loving Fun 16 I'm So Afraid 17 World Turning 18 Blue Letter 19 Go Your Own Way 20 Sisters Of The Moon 21 Second Hand News 22 Songbird -
Audience 8.8 - This is what we all look forward to as Rush collectors, another great, and rare, Rush show from one of their best time periods. While not quite as clear as the Boston 79, this tape gives us a great aural spectrum for our ears to delight in. Bright, and plenty of good atmosphere while retaining a tight focus even in a large arena. Rush Richfield Coliseum Cleveland, OH. February 3, 1979 Disc 1 1. -Anthem 2. -A Passage To Bangkok 3. -By-Tor And The Snow Dog 4. -Xanadu 5. -Something for Nothing 6. -The Trees 7. -Cygnus X-1 8. -Hemispheres 9. -Closer to the Heart Disc 2 1. -Circumstances 2. -A Farewell to Kings 3. -La Villa Strangiato 4. -2112 5. -Working Man 6. -Bastille Day 7. -In the Mood 8. -Drum Solo -
Audience 9.3 - A tape that I knew nothing of its existence and suddenly, wow, here’s this great sounding complete show from 1981 out of the blue! Lovely stuff, I can feel myself sitting in the seat partying with my buds while Joe does his thing. Joe Walsh The Forum Inglewood, CA July 18, 1981 Disc 1 01 Meadows 02 Over And Over 03 In The City 04 A Life Of Illusion 05 Lady On The Rock 06 The Bomber 07 Dreams 08 Theme From Boat Weirdos Disc 2 09 Funk #49 10 Turn To Stone 11 You Never Know 12 Life's Been Good 13 Rocky Mountain Way 14 All Night Long 15 Get Back -
Audience 9.1 - Once taper settles in, this tape TAKES OFF and is pretty impressive. What struck me more than anything is not only the realism, but the wide dynamic range. It’s also a very powerful recording, you get a sense of the volume, especially when you get isolated drums during some of those small breaks in between measures, they are full bodied and great sounding. Joe Walsh Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN March 9, 1975 01 Meadows 02 Time Out 03 The Bomber 04 Dreams 05 Ashes, The Rain & I 06 Welcome to the Club 07 Rocky Mountain Way 08 Turn to Stone 09 Funk #49 10 Tend My Garden 11 Get Back Band line-up Joe Walsh - vocals, guitar Jay Ferguson - piano Dave Mason - organ Don Felder - guitar Willy Weeks - bass Andy New Mark - drums Joe Vitale - drums Joe Lala - percussion -
Audience 9.1 - A very very nice taping effort, captured here with very decent gear so the quality speaks for itself. Position of taper is good, so a nice mix of the sound from the PA, all in all it’s a good one and highly recommended. There is another Wings LA Forum 1976 but it's taken from June 22 with some filler from the 23rd whereas this is the complete June 23rd show. Paul McCartney & Wings The Forum Inglewood, CA June 23, 1976 Disc 1 01 Venus And Mars 02 Rock Show 03 Jet 04 Let Me Roll It 05 Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 06 Medicine Jar 07 Maybe I'm Amazed 08 Call Me Back Again 09 Lady Madonna 10 The Long And Winding Road 11 Live And Let Die 12 Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) 13 Richard Cory 14 Bluebird 15 I've Just Seen A Face 16 Blackbird Disc 2 17 Yesterday 18 You Gave Me The Answer 19 Magneto And Titanium Man 20 Go Now 21 My Love 22 Listen To What The Man Said 23 Let 'Em In 24 Time To Hide 25 Silly Love Songs 26 Beware My Love 27 Letting Go 28 Band On The Run 29 Hi, Hi, Hi 30 Soily -
Minden 1973 Audience 8.8 - One of the earliest concert recordings ever sourced! It sounds very good, decent equipment used, and maybe placed a little back in the club but otherwise it’s a lot better than it has a right to be. The band certainly evolved quite a bit from these early club days, but the character of the band never did. Fascinating document! Minden 1974 Audience 9.4 - What a difference a year makes, as the band return to the same club a year later and wreck the place! Extremely tasty, the recording does the band justice as it literally just leaps out of the speakers with maximum ferocity while retaining enough detail and depth to let you sit and listen in total awe. Fucking hell this is good! SCORPIONS In The Early Days 73-74 Disc 1 Grille, Minden West Germany 1973-04-19 1. -Intro - HEY LITTLE WOMAN 2. -FAR AWAY - Drum Solo 3. -Improv Jam 4. -LONESOME CROW 5. -JOURNEY FOREVER 6. -IT ALL DEPENDS - Bass & Drum Solo KLAUS MEINE - Vocals MICHAEL SCHENKER - lead Guitar (18 YEARS OLD) RUDOLF SCHENKER - Guitar LOTHAR HEIMBERG - Bass JOE WYMAN - Drums 1. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of the SCORPIONS 2. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of MICHAEL SCHENKER (18 YEARS OLD) 3. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of the song "Hey Little Woman" later played Live in 1974 - 1975 with Ulich Roth on Guitar. 4. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of the song "Far Away" latter released on "Fly To The Rainbow" in 1974 with Ulich Roth on Guitar. 5. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of all the other songs Disc 2 Grille Minden, West Germany 1974-05-03 1. -Hey Little Woman 2. -Far Away 3. -This Is My Song 4. -They Need A Million 5. -Drifting Son 6. -Fly To The Rainbow 7. -Hey Hey Hey 8. -Far Across The Ocean 9. -Speedy's Coming 10. -Long Tall Sally 11. -Johnny B. Goode 12. -Voodoo Child incl. 3rd Stone From The Sun KLAUS MEINE - lead & Backing Vocals ULRICH ROTH - lead Guitar-lead Vocals (19 YEARS OLD) RUDOLF SCHENKER - Guitar-lead & Backing Vocals FRANCIS BUCHOLZ - Bass JURGEN "Doobie" FECHTER - Drums 1. 2nd Earliest "known" Live Recording Of the SCORPIONS With ULRICH ROTH 2. Earliest "known" Live AUDIENCE Recording Of ULRICH ROTH (19 YEARS OLD) 3. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of the songs, "Hey Little Woman" & "Far Away" played with ULRICH ROTH on Guitar. 4. Earliest "known" Live Recordings Of "THEY NEED A MILLION", "DRIFTING SUN" & "FLY TO THE RAINBOW" (w/Different Lyrics) 5. 2nd Earliest "known" Live Recordings Of "THIS IS MY SONG" & "SPEEDY'S COMING" 6. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of all the other songs played with ULRICH ROTH on Guitar!! 7. The only known Live Recording to feature JURGEN "Doobie" FECHTER - Drums -
Audience 9.2 - What immediately strikes you about this recording is that Rick Wright’s synth sounds and effects are NOT window dressing! In fact, they are almost overwhelmingly loud at times during the concert. Now, what I like most about old recordings is when they reveal something to me I never knew – in this case I did not know or appreciate how much Rick’s work, however consequential during the song, was not mixed out or down by any stretch but you might think that judging on the myriad hundreds of tapes that exist that do not give you a true appreciation of the volume. This tape is insistent, relentless, and thankfully clear and dynamic. The middle and upper midrange is sometimes almost too much but never does it distort. Get ready for a front row earschplittenloudenboomer! Pink Floyd Pavillon de la Jeunesse Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 1971-11-10 Disc 1 01 Introduction 02 The Embryo 03 Fat Old Sun 04 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 05 One of these Days 06 Atom Heart Mother Disc 2 07 Cymbaline 08 Careful with that Axe, Eugene 09 Echoes 10 A Saucerful of Secrets -
Soundboard 9.0 - The unmistakable emphasis in this mix is the percussion (and to a lesser extent keyboards) but that makes for an interesting take on this one…you are forced to reckon with the powerhouse engine room for once, and with no regrets either. It’s still a good recording, and everyone else is there but you will know who’s taking the stage in the mix here. Santana Circus Krone Munich, Germany April 20th, 1971 Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo) Neal Schon (g) Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo) David Brown (b) Coke Escovedo (perc) Michael Carabello (perc) Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc) Michael Shrieve (ds) 1 -Incident At Neshabur -5:12 2 -Taboo -5:08 3 -Jungle Strut -5:46 4 -Toussaint L'Overture -6:17 5 -Evil Ways -4:41 6 -Samba Pa Ti -3:45 7 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen -6:01 8 -Oye Como Va -4:13 9 -Savor-3:59 10 -Jingo- 4:45 11 -Soul Sacrifice -13:11 12 -Gumbo -5:18 13 -Se A Cabo -2:06 14 -Treat 9:19 -
Audience 9.3 - A brilliant, dynamic, and exciting recording that anyone could enjoy. I mean, this sounds like it could be officially released…not 100% perfect but I would not be as thrilled about it if it was perfect. I don’t need perfection, I need a good blend of excellent audio and nice atmosphere and this tape has that. Jethro Tull Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA April 6, 1977 Disc 1 01 Wondr'ing Aloud 02 Skating Away On the Thin Ice of the New Day 03 Jack-In-The-Green 04 Thick As A Brick 05 Songs From The Wood 06 Conundrum (Tour Instrumental) 07 To Cry You A Song Disc 2 08 A New Day Yesterday (incl. Bourée, Living In The Past) 09 Velvet Green 10 Hunting Girl 11 Too Old To Rock'N'Roll, Too Young To Die 12 Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Ode To Joy) 13 Minstrel In The Gallery 14 Cross-Eyed Mary 15 Aqualung 16 Guitar Solo 17 Wind-Up > Back Door Angels 19 Locomotive Breath > Dambusters March > Back-Door Angels (reprise) -
Soundboard 8.8 - A very old sounding tape that received a recent “facelift” giving it some more punch while reducing tape noise (without compromising any high end). What you end up with is another very good early performance (whilst the band was still doing some Pretties For You numbers) in very good quality. I never get tired of the early Alice Cooper stuff, even if I still don’t understand “Sun Arise” ha ha! Alice Cooper Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA, USA July 10, 1971 01 Intro (1:37) 02 Sun Arise (5:07) 03 Caught In A Dream (2:49) 04 I'm Eighteen (5:32) 05 Is It My Body (8:14) 06 Second Coming (2:40) 07 Ballad Of Dwight Fry (7:33) 08 Black Juju (9:50) Vincent Furnier (Alice Cooper) - Lead Vocals, Harmonica Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals Neal Smith - Drums, Backing Vocals -
Soundboard 9.0 - There is an immediate impact with this tape and it is a good one. You can feel the kick drum in your chest! Peter Gabriel Palasport, Torino, Italy September 30, 1980 Disc 1 1 Intruder - 7.22 2 The Start - 1.41 3 I Don’t Remember - 5.12 4 Solsbury Hill - 5.43 5 Family Snapshot - 7.03 6 Milgrams ‘37 - 3.40 7 Not One of Us - 5.59 8 Lead a Normal Life - 4.19 Disc 2 1 Moribund the Burgermeister - 5.21 2 Mother of Violence - 4.20 3 Humdrum - 4.22 4 Games without Frontiers - 4.34 5 Band Introductions - I Go Swimming - 1.23 6 Biko - 11.08 7 On the Air - 7.13 8 D.I.Y. - 5.05 9 Here Comes the Flood - 2.28 Total Running Time: 40.59 + 45.54 = 86.53 -
Audience 9.4 - This is a killer! First, it’s new to circulation and second, it’s fantastic sounding. Taper was right in the sweet spot with excellent gear, got the whole show…and yup, it’s a wonderful performance so this one checks all the boxes. Yes Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA. May 25,1979 Disc 1 1. Siberian Khatru 2. Heart Of The Sunrise 3. Future Times - Rejoice 4. Circus Of Heaven 5. The Big Medley 6. Time And A Word 7. Long Distance Runaround 8. Survival 9. The Fish 10. Perpetual Change 11. Soon Disc 2 1. The Clap 2. And You And I 3. Starship Trooper 4. Rick Wakeman Solo 5. Awaken 6. Tour Song 7. I've Seen All Good People 8. Roundabout -
Studio Quality 8.9 - The quality is great but you have to get past the first song and a half as there is some static present. Once you move past those tracks you get some very interesting studio rehearsals and outtakes. I love the rawness here, it’s very visceral and powerful. ALICE COOPER Studio Outtakes Killer and Muscle Of Love album 01. Desperado 02. Be My Lover 03. Killer 04. Halo Of Flies 05. You Drive Me Nervous 06. You Drive Me Nervous Part 2 07. Man With The Golden Gun 08. Teenage Lament 09. Woman Machine 10. Never Been Sold Before 11. Muscle Of Love 12. Muscle Of Love Part 2 13. Workin Up A Sweat 14. Babe Please Don't Stop 15. Hard Hearted Alice -
Audience 8.2 - A loud and raucous tape, with a band of noise in the upper mid frequency that prevents better separation of instruments. Saving grace? Duane is the clearest instrument on this recording – in fact it is his guitar that soars over the sound to the degree that you almost inevitably focus solely on him throughout. As it happens, Gregg’s vocals are next up in the mix. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Academy Of Music, New York August 15, 1971 Disc 1 1. -Statesboro Blues 2. -Trouble No More 3. -Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’ 4. -Done Somebody Wrong 5. -One Way Out 6. -In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Disc 2 1. -Blue Sky 2. -Midnight Rider 3. -Hot ‘Lanta 4. -You Don’t Love Me - Soul Serenade - You Don’t Love Me 5. -Revival -
Audience 8.8 - A nicely atmospheric tape that is very clear, with pretty decent instrument separation and emphasis on vocals so you hear every lyric. Nothing is drowned out in this mix! Fabulous tape! ELO Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA. August 26, 1978 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Standing In The Rain 3. Night In The City 4. Turn To Stone 5. Can't Get It Out Of My Head 6. Cello Solo 7. Tightrope 8. Telephone Line 9. Rockaria Disc 2 1. Violin Solo 2. Strange Magic 3. Mr. Blue Sky 4. Sweet Talkin' Woman 5. Evil Woman 6. Do Ya 7. Livin' Thing 8. Ma-Ma-Ma Belle 9. Roll Over Beethoven -
Audience 9.2 - This is a very well done Audience recording from very close to the stage. The music is clear and bright, and the mix of all instruments is really great too. I particularly think the drums sound very real, percussive, and just drive this performance in a very non “laid back” sort of way. Guitar has a lively tone, and as a bonus you get a finally that features Carlos Santana. Eric Clapton Frost Amphitheatre - Stanford University Palo Alto, CA 1975-08-09 (Saturday) Disc 1 d1t01 - Layla d1t02 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door d1t03 - Tell the Truth d1t04 - Can't Find My Way Home d1t05 - Key to the Highway d1t06 - Carnival d1t07 - Take Me Down to the Riverside d1t08 - Badge Disc 2 d2t01 - Better Make it Through Today d2t12 - Blues Power d2t13 - Ramblin' On My Mind d2t14 - Let it Rain d2t15 - band intros d2t16 - Eyesight to the Blind with Carlos Santana -
Audience 9.0 - Total vibe, it’s all captured marvelously in this priceless tape. Clean, close, balanced…which is great because this is one of those gigs you are glad someone taped. Get this one! NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota October 15th, 1978 THE BAND Neil Young vocals guitar piano harmonica Frank Sampedro guitar keyboards vocals Billy Talbot bass vocals Ralph Molina drums vocals Disc 1 1 -Sugar Mountain 2 -I Am A Child 3 -Comes A Time 4 -Already One 5 -After The Gold Rush 6 -Thrasher 7 -My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) 8 -When You Dance I Can Really Love 9 -The Loner 10 -Welfare Mothers 11 -Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown Disc 2 12 -The Needle And The Damage Done 13 -Lotta Love 14 -Sedan Delivery 15 -Powderfinger 16 -Cortez The Killer 17 -Cinnamon Girl 18 -Like A Hurricane 19 -Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) 20 -Tonight's The Night -
Audience 8.9 - This tape comes from the vault of renowned taper Mike Millard so you know it is gonna be good – and it is. Atmosphere, and dynamics, although not quite to the degree as some of his other works that originated out of the Forum…it is the venue itself that changes certain characteristics. Led Zeppelin Sports Arena San Diego, CA June 19, 1977 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 The Song Remains The Same 03 Sick Again 04 Nobody's Fault But Mine 05 In My Time Of Dying 06 Since I've Been Loving You 07 No Quarter Disc 2 08 Ten Years Gone 09 The Battle Of Evermore 10 Going To California 11 Mystery Train 12 Black Country Woman 13 Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 14 White Summer Disc 3 15 Kashmir 16 Guitar Solo 17 Achilles Last Stand 18 Stairway To Heaven 19 Whole Lotta Love 20 Rock And Roll -
Soundboard 8.9 - Mixed for television broadcast, the sound is a little better than your average videotape source audio in that it is not nearly as compressed sounding. Vocals are mixed hotter than normal but not too bad, some occasional channel disturbances that last seconds and are resolved and are few and far between so overall this is a real good one. Ted Nugent Hammersmith Odeon London, England March 5, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Stranglehold 02. -Just What The Doctor Ordered 03. -Free For All 04. -Snakeskin Cowboys 05. -Cat Scratch Fever 06. -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang 07. -Dog Eat Dog Disc 2 08. -Stormtroopin' 09. -Hibernation 10. -Motor City Madhouse 11. -Where Have You Been All My Life 12. -Sweet Sally 13. -Turn It Up -
Peoria 1970 Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent in all the ways you need it to be including the fact that it is from a period of time when the band was being rocketed to fame and the playing is at such a high level of intensity every night. This night is no exception. Nice to have the rarely played “It Better End Soon” on here. Seattle 1972 Audience 8.5 - A complete show in above average quality that collectors are going to savor. The sound quality is fine but for some crowded action right in the middle causing a lack of clarity (not muddy, bid difference!) but the EQ is good (balanced) and the sonic level is very high but not distorted which makes for an electric kind of tape. Chicago 1973 Audience 8.7 -This tape has some of that big hall echo on vocals but I like how clear it is otherwise. It is one of those tapes that allow you to get a good sense of what it probably sounded like there. Chicago Touring With Terry Disc 1 Robertson Memorial Field House Bradley University, Peoria, IL May 9, 1970 1. -Introduction 2. -25 or 6 to 4 3. -Beginnings 4. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon 5. -Free Form Intro 6. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 7. -It Better End Soon Disc 2 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA. 1972-07-24 01. Intro 02. Beginnings 03. Now That You've Gone 04. Lowdown 05. A Hit By Varase 06. Poem For The People 07. State Of The Union 08. Saturday In The Park 09. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon 10. Dialogue, Pt. 1 11. Dialogue, Pt. 2 Disc 2 18. In The Country 19. All Is Well 20. A Song For Richard And His Friends 21. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Freeform Intro 22. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 23. Questions 67 And 68 24. 25 or 6 To 4 Encore 25. I'm A Man 26. Free Disc 3 Chicago Stadium Chicago, Il. 08/09/73 01 -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 02 -Feelin' Stronger Every Day 03 -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon 04 -Im A Man - Free 05 -What's This World Coming To -
Audience 8.8 - A surprisingly good tape here, with pretty much everything you require including really great atmosphere. The flaws have mainly to do with the ability of the equipment to supply bandwidth, which basically translates into depth or dynamics, which are present but maybe not to the degree you prefer. It’s certainly worthy of your investigation though, and will not be a one and done show. SUPERTRAMP Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, USA 05 May 1979 CD 1 - 76:53 1. School (5:53) 2. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 1 (4:26) 3. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 2 (1:09) 4. Take The Long Way Home (5:32) 5. Goodbye Stranger (6:21) 6. Breakfast In America (3:24) 7. Oh Darling (4:28) 8. Hide In Your Shell (7:43) 9. From Now On (6:22) 10. Child Of Vision (6:52) 11. Even In The Quietest Moments (5:24) 12. A Soapbox Opera (4:39) 13. Asylum (6:53) 14. Downstream (3:29) 15. Give A Little Bit (4:18) CD 2 - 55:54 1. Bloody Well Right (6:58) 2. Dreamer (3:24) 3. Rudy (6:41) 4. The Logical Song (5:13) 5. Another Man’s Woman/band intro (8:52) 6. Fool’s Overture (11:16) 7. Two Of Us/Crime Of The Century (8:11) 8. Sister Moonshine (5:19) Rick Davies - Keyboards & Vocals Roger Hodgson - Guitars, Keyboards & Vocals Bob Siebenberg - Drums John Helliwell - Sax & Vocals Dougie Thomson - Bass -
Audience 9.5 - Listening to this recording made me think for a second I was listening to classic Gabriel era sans Peter Gabriel (he’s backstage nursing cold) ha ha! What I mean is, the performance and setlist is reminiscent of an earlier time because the band seem to be playing the songs as if for the first time. It’s just great to hear – and the sound quality is top shelf. Genesis The Forum Inglewood, CA April 17, 1978 Disc 1 01 Eleventh Earl of Mar 02 In The Cage 03 Burning Rope 04 Ripples 05 Deep In The Motherlode 06 The Fountain Of Salmacis 07 Down And Out 08 One For The Vine 09 Squonk Disc 2 10 Say It's Alright Joe 11 The Lady Lies 12 The Story Of Romeo & Juliet 13 Cinema Show 14 Afterglow 15 Follow You, Follow Me 16 Dance On A Volcano 17 Drum Duet 18 Los Endos 19 I Know What I Like -
Audience 9.0 - Great atmosphere and a nice, warm, detailed recording to sink into. Very good set list, the band sounds as good as ever. JETHRO TULL Boston Garden Boston MA. March 28th 1977 THE BAND Ian Anderson Vocals Skin Flute Acoustic Guitar Martin Barre Electric Guitar Marimba John Evan Piano Organ Accordion Synthesizers Barrie Barlow Drums Bells Glockenspiel David Palmer Portative Pipe Organ Harpsichord Saxophone Synthesizers John Glascock Bass Guitar SETLIST SET 1 1 -Intro 2 -Wondr'ing Aloud 3 -Skating Away 4 -Jack-In-The-Green 5 -Thick As A Brick 6 -Songs From The Wood 7 -Instrumental Jam - Drum Solo 8 -To Cry You A Song 9 -A New Day Yesterday 10 -Flute solo with God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée 11 -Living In The Past 12 -A New Day Yesterday (reprise) SET 2 13 -Velvet Green 14 -Hunting Girl 15 -Too Old To Rock'N'Roll 16 -Beethoven's Ninth Symphony 17 -Minstrel In The Gallery 18 -Cross-Eyed Mary 19 -Aqualung 20 -Guitar Solo 21 -Wind-Up 22 -Back Door Angels 23 -Wind-Up (repise) 24 -Locomotive Breath 25 -Land Of The Hope And Glory 26 -Back Door Angels (reprise) -
Audience 9.1 - Recorded with equipment that sounds like it was well beyond the standard consumer grade stuff. Nice and warm, capturing the band close, with some nice detail, and the atmosphere is palpable. I mean, quite literally this recording is a time machine – you seem to be physically transported to 1974, to this small venue in Boston (actually Cambridge, a suburb of Boston). Very nice! VAN MORRISON & THE CALEDONIA SOUL ORCHESTRA Harvard Square Theatre Cambridge, Ma. USA March 14, 1974 Early Show 5:30pm Disc One 48:07 First Set - Acoustic 01. -Ballerina 02. -Astral Weeks 03. -Streets Of Arklow 04. -Madame George 05. -Brown-Eyed Girl Second Set - Electric 06. -Ain't Nothin' You Can Do 07. -These Dreams Of You 08. -Warm Love 09. -I Believe To My Soul 10. -What's Up Crazy Pup 11. -I've Been Working Disc Two 43:20 01. -Moondance 02. -The Funky Hinkle 03. -Domino 04. -Caldonia 05. -Caravan 06. -Gloria 07. -Cypress Avenue David Hayes - bass Van Morrison - vocals, guitar, sax, harmonica Jim Rothermel - sax, flute Dahaud Shaar - drums James Trumbo - keyboards Ralph Wash - guitar -
Audience 8.4 - This is a classic example of the modern benefits of collecting music in the 21st Century: A tape that a decade ago would have been considered for completists only is now, after careful re-mastering. a worthwhile listen. In comparing the original version, I find this one raises the rating a full half point at least. Behold, there is music here! ELP Palazzo Dello Sport Genova, Italy June 15, 1972 Disc 1 1. Tarkus 2. The Endless Enigma 3. Take A Pebble 4. Lucky Man Disc 2 5. Piano Improvisations - Take A Pebble 6. Pictures At An Exhibition 7. Rondo - America -
This is the follow up album to the recent reissue of Ruff Mix, the band's official studio offering released in 1975. Culled from the band's personal archives, the music was saved from destruction (literally the master tapes burned in a fire and barely survived) and remixed to present a picture of the band just prior to recording Ruff Mix, and then a few years after its release. The CD features late guitarist Richard Heath (Oz Knozz, Lady Killer, Lic) on side 1 and Rick Wheeler on side 2. -
Soundboard 9.5 - Pinpoint precision, that is how I describe this one. The band, the songs, the mix, the tone…so what I am saying is “it’s a good one”. Pine Knob, MI. July 26, 1978 Disc 1- Song For America
- Point Of Know Return
- Paradox
- Journey From Mariabronn
- Mysteries And Mayhem
- Lamplight Symphony
- The Wall
- Lonely Street
- Dust In The Wind
- Miracles Out Of Nowhere
- Portrait (He Knew)
- Carry On Wayward Son
- Sparks Of The Tempest
- Bringing It Back
- Magnum Opus
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Audience 8.4 - A very rare tape here, new to circulation and not bad, but not great either. What is the downside? Recorded towards the back of the hall, and some consistent tape noise that crowds the middle a little. The upside? It’s actually not bad sounding for all that was against it, you get used to it and after a few minutes you realize it’s very listenable. The crowd is pretty rowdy, I heard fireworks going off at one point – and they really love their Kinks in Cape Cod. I like this for the collectors, they will appreciate it. The Kinks Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA July 2, 1977 Band line-up Ray Davies – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (1964–1997) Dave Davies – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals (1964–1997) John Gosling – keyboards, piano, backing vocals (1970–1978) Mick Avory – drums, percussion (1964–1984) Andy Pyle – bass (1976–1978) Pamela Travis - backing vocals (1977) Claire Hamill - backing vocals (1977) Total Time = 01:28:12 Disc 1 01 One of the Survivors 02 Rush Hour Blues 03 Tired of Waiting 04 Set Me Free 05 Sunny Afternoon 06 Well Respected Man 07 Death of a Clown 08 All Day & All of the Night 09 Slum Kids 10 Life On The Road* Disc 2 11 Stormy Sky* (end cuts) 12 Life Goes On* 13 School Days 14 The Hard Way 15 Education 16 Full Moon 17 Banana Boat Song 18 Lola 19 You Really Got Me 20 Jukebox Music -
Audience 8.9 - This is a most excellent effort to capture what had to be an insanely loud concert on non-professional equipment. A massive sound is on display and you can get a much better sense of what the keyboard player Steve Knight brought to the table. All praise to the taper! MOUNTAIN Academy Of Music New York City, NY, USA 14 December 1971 Mountain: Leslie West - guitar, vocals Felix Pappalardi - bass, vocals Corky Laing - drums Steve Knight - keyboards Disc 1 1. Intro > 3:46 2. Never In My Life 4:49 3. Theme For An Imaginary Western 5:43 4. Crossroader 7:16 5. Nantucket Sleighride 17:38 Runtime: 39:13 Disc 2 5. Leslie West Guitar Solo > Roll Over Beethoven 18:04 6. Dreams Of Milk And Honey > Dream Sequence 17:33 7. Silver Paper 10:35 8. Mississippi Queen 7:48 Runtime: 53:59 Total Runtime: 1:33:12 -
Audience 8.6 - It’s hard to figure out why there are few ’75 and ’76 period recordings of The Kinks. Perhaps it is due to the confusion among their fan base as to the new direction the band were going in with the big stage productions and “concept” albums. Looking back, one can now appreciate the artistic “stretch” going on as I am sure it became quite tedious having to bang out those mid ‘60’s chart toppers one after the other, even though they still throw in one or two. That being said, this is quite a nice find! A complete show, well recorded, and well performed. The Kinks McAlister Auditorium @ Tulane University New Orleans, LA February 20, 1976 Band line-up (personnel : May 1970 - November 1976) Ray Davies - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Dave Davies - lead guitar, backup vocals John Dalton - bass guitar, backup vocals Mick Avory - drums, percussion John Gosling - keyboards Total Time = 01:38:29 Disc 1 01 Everybody's A Star 02 Rush Hour Blues 03 Lola 04 Waterloo Sunset 05 You Really Got Me 06 Banana Boat Song 07 All Day And All Of The Night 08 Alcohol 09 Celluloid Heroes -- intermission -- 10 Schooldays 11 Flash's Schooldays 12 Story Of Preservation Disc 2 13 Jack The Idiot Dunce 14 Education 15 The First Time We Fall In Love 16 I'm In Disgrace 17 Headmaster 18 The First Time We Fall In Love (Reprise) 19 The Hard Way 20 The Last Assembly 21 No More Looking Back 22 Finale -- tape break @ 0:26 -- 23 Money Talks Opening Act: The Pretty Things -
Audience 8.3 - A tape that one must admire for sheer effort, capturing an entire performance of what had to be an enormous venue filled with screaming people…not the best environment to do field recordings! The music, however, is here, in average fidelity but not obscuring the excellent performance given by the band. Band: Queen Title: Vienna Waltz Date:May 2, 1978 Venue: Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Disc 1 1.We Will Rock You (slow/fast) 2.Brighton Rock 3.Somebody To Love 4.Death On Two Legs 5.Killer Queen 6.Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy 7.I'm In Love With My Car 8.Get Down, Make Love 9.The Millionaire Waltz 10.You're My Best Friend 11.Spread Your Wings 12.It's Late 13.Now I'm Here 14.Love Of My Life Disc 2 1.'39 2.My Melancholy Blues 3.White Man 4.The Prophet's Song incl. Guitar Solo 5.Stone Cold Crazy 6.Bohemian Rhapsody 7.Keep Yourself Alive 8.Tie Your Mother Down 9.We Will Rock You 10.We Are The Champions 11.Sheer Heart Attack 12.Jailhouse Rock 13.God Save The Queen -
Studio Quality 9.0-9.3 - The rating is generally accurate throughout although to be picky you could slightly vary some of the sessions by fractions. Nice to have all of this material gathered together like this. Excellent set! Thin Lizzy Complete Studio Collection 67-83 Disc 1 Trend Studios Demos '67-69 01. -Mama & Papa 02. -Ageing 03. -It's Really Worthwhile 04. -Dublin 05. -The Friendly Ranger (John Cann guitar) Sessions 71-73 Philip Lynott (vocal/bass) Brian Downey (drums) Andy Gee (guitar) 01. -Look what The Wind Blew In 02. -Return of the Farmer's Son 03. -Dublin 04. -Going Down 05. -Whiskey In The Jar 06. -Black Boys On The Corner 07. -Gonna Creep Up On You 08. -Whiskey In The Jar 09. -Whiskey In The Jar 10. -Gonna Creep Up On You 11. -Little Girl In Bloom 12. -Vagabonds of the Western World 13. -Randolph's Tango 14. -Slow Blues 15. -Little Girl In Bloom Disc 2 Studio Sessions 1974 1. -Things Ain't Working Out At The Farm 2. -Ghetto Woman 3. -Little Darling 4. -Little Girl In Bloom 5. -Little Darling 6. -Showdown 7. -Slow Blues (instrumental) 8. -Sitamoia 9. -Little Darling 10. -Black Boys On The Corner 11. -It's Only Money 12. -Still In Love With You 13. -Sitamoia 14. -She Knows 15. -It's Only Money 16. -Sha La La 17. -Philomena 18. -Banshee 19. -Philomena Disc 3 1974 Frankfurt, Germany with Andy Gee and John Cann 01. -It's Only Money 02. -Little Darlin' 03. -Slow Blues 04. -Little Girl In Bloom 05. -Gonna Creep Up On You 06. -Rock 'N' Roll With You 07. -Whiskey In The Jar 08. -The Rocker 09. -Sitamoia 10. -Drum Solo 11. -Hard Driving Man 12. -Little Darlin' 13. -Talk To Your Daughter Disc 4 1975-1978 Sessions 01. -Wild One ITV-75 02. -Rosalie 5/29-75 03. -Suicide 5/29-75 04. -Halfcaste 5/29-75 05. -Warriors 2/12-76 06. -Jailbreak 2/12-76 07. -Emerald 2/12-76 08. -Cowboy Song 2/12-76 09. -Johnny 9/23-76 10. -Fools Gold 9/23-76 11. -Don't Believe A Word 9/23-76 12. -Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed 9/23-76 13. -Don't Believe A Word 2/1-77 14. -Bad Reputation 8/1-77 15. -Killer Without A Cause 8/1-77 16. -Dancing In The Moonlight 8/1-77 17. -That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart 8/1-77 18. -Downtown Sundown 8/1-77 19. -Dancing in The Moonlight 8/11-77 20. -Rosalie 5/11-77 Disc 5 1978 Black Rose Sessions January 21st, 1978 Rampart Studios 01 -Rock Your Love (unreleased, written by Jimmy Bain) 02 -A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer (long version) January 22nd, 1978 Rampart Studios 03 -Cold Black Night (unreleased) 04 -Hate (unreleased) 05 -With Love (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 06 -Parisienne Walkways (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 07 -Black Rose (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 08 -Got To Give It Up (slow, different lyrics) 09 -Toughest Street In Town 10 -Don't Believe A Word (Lynott-Moore vocals) February 1st, 1978 Good Earth Studios 11 -Ode To A Black Man (original version) 12 -Spanish Guitar (different lyrics) 13 -Parisienne Walkways (demo) 14 -Are You Ready (unreleased studio version) 15 -Blackmail (unreleased, covered by Wild Horses) 16 -Waiting For An Alibi (slower, different lyrics) 17 -Fanatical Fascists (Lynott vocals) 18 -Leaving Town (unreleased) -
Toronto 1978 FM Broadcast 9.7 - Ok, now we are just being spoiled! A fantastic, vibrant, near perfect recording of a superb performance! In fact, it’s actually several performances, where they just took the best of each show and broadcast it. I am fine with it! It’s great man. Seattle 1978 FM Broadcast 9.1 - This is solid all the way, it’s not quite as lively sounding as the Toronto but it’s professional and satisfying and pairs well on the set. Todd Rundgren & Utopia CHUM-FM Broadcast El Mocambo Toronto, Canada October 31 & November 1, 1978 Source: FM Lineage: FM > CASSETTE > SONY DTC 790 DAT > Philips CDR 870 > EAC > WAV > FLAC Transfered by: jfb File Size: 595 MB Performers: Todd Rundgren Kasim Sulton Roger Powell Willie Wilcox Setlist: Disc 1 1. -Radio Intro 2. -Real Man 3. -It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference 4. -Love of The Common Man 5. -Trapped 6. -Abandon City 7. -The Seven Rays 8. -Can We Still Be Friends 9. -Death of Rock And Roll 10. -You Cried Wolf 11. -Gangrene Disc 2 1. -A Dream Goes On Forever 2. -The Last Ride 3. -Black Maria 4. -Eastern Intrigue - Initiation 5. -Couldn’t I Just Tell You 6. -Hello Its Me 7. -Just One Victory Notes: This is an amazing performance with excellent sound. There were 6 concerts over 3 nights at the El Mocambo (a small club in Toronto) and this broadcast made a complete concert of the best bits of the October 31 and November 1 shows. Disc 3 The Place Seattle WA. August 12, 1978 KZOK FM Broadcast 1 -KZOK Intro - Tune up 2 -Real Man 3 -It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference 4 -Love Of The Common Man 5 -Trapped 6 -Abandon City 7 -The Verb To Love 8 -The Seven Rays Disc 4 9 -Can We Still Be Friends 10 -The Death Of Rock 'N Roll 11 -You Cried Wolf 12 -Gangrene 13 -A Dream Goes On Forever 14 -Black Maria 15 -Eastern Intrigue 16 -Initiation 17 -Couldn't I Just Tell You 18 -Hello It's Me THE BAND Todd Rundgren guitar drums vocals Roger Powell keyboards vocals Kasim Sulton bass vocals guitar John "Willie" Wilcox drums vocals bass -
This is the CD only follow up release to the first album by Hooker. These tracks were culled from the bands personal archives and were transferred from the original reels. The time frame spans a period of several years, from around 1978 to approx. 1986. Some of the tracks do feature on the first album, but are going to be alternate versions, mixes, etc. There are also a few live tracks, we concluded those would have been from around 1974 making them some of the oldest surviving recordings of the band. -
Radio Broadcast & Audience 8.8/8.5 - The radio material sounds its age but is a fine document in good enough shape to give you a deeper appreciation for this hugely influential band. The audience material is from a small club, and therefore does not suffer stadium sound problems meaning you can hear everyone pretty solid especially the guitar which is great. I am happy to be able to hear these recordings knowing a little background on the band and how they forged their own path in the music industry. A bit of ancient historical importance on the 1974 show, Judas Priest opened and come on at the end to jam with Budgie making it the first recorded appearance of Judas Priest on tape! Budgie 1972-10-10 Paris Theater London UK Burke Shelley - bass, vocals Ray Phillips - drums Tony Bourge - guitar Disc 1 1. -Talk 2. -Rape of the Locks 3. -Talk (includes station announce) 4. -Rocking Man 5. -Talk 6. -Hot As a Docker's Armpit 1974-02-11 Marquee London line-up: Burke Shelley Tony Bourge Pete Boot 7. Intro 8. Breadfan 9. Hammer And Tongs (early version) 10. You're The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk 11. Parents Disc 2 1. Zoom Club 2. Running From My Soul 4. The Stumble (instrumental version) 5. Running From My Soul (reprise, jam with Judas Priest) -
Audience 8.3 - Both shows recorded by same taper so sound quality consistent throughout. This is another one of those “right in the middle of the action” tapes, where literally you sense the surroundings, and settle yourself in to what will be a wild night of rock and roll music. Quality is decent, without too much in the way of dynamics, but also this is not a muddy, crappy recording, it’s just not showcasing a wide range of tones. What you do get is a total immersion, and a very real sense of the electricity in the air (and in the excitable crowd). FOGHAT Music Hall Boston MA. May 3rd 1973 THE BAND Dave Peverett rhythm guitar vocals Rod Price lead guitar slide guitar Tony Stevens bass Roger Earl drums Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Road Fever 3 -What A Shame 4 -Shes Gone 5 -Leaving Again (Again) 6 -I Just Want To Make Love To You 7 -Who Do You Love 8 -Lousiana Blues JOHNNY WINTER Music Hall Boston MA. May 3rd 1973 THE BAND Johnny Winter guitar vocals Randy Jo Hobbs bass Richard Hughes drums Disc 2 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Rock Me Baby 3 -Can't You Feel It 4 -Rock And Roll Hoochie Coo 5 -Great Balls Of Fire 6 -Long Tall Sally 7 -Black Cat Bone Disc 3 8 -Jumpin` Jack Flash 9 -Let It Bleed 10 -Everyday I Have The Blues 11 -Back Door Friend -
Soundboard 8.7 - This is clear enough and is a board tape but my guess is that it is actually sourced from a line feed (video) because I do notice some compression on the signal. Still, it is highly enjoyable, getting ample amounts of bass, drums, and of course guitars (even some panning effects now and then, very cool). Capital Centre Landover, MD. August 12th 1978 Disc 1: 1. -Just What The Doctor Ordered (4:25) 2. -Yank Me, Crank Me (4:17) 3. -Dog Eat Dog (5:29) 4. -Free For All (5:24) 5. -Snakeskin Cowboys (5:00) 6. -Cat Scratch Fever (5:29) 7. -Need You Bad (5:23) 8. -Tight Spots (3:06) 9. -Name Your Poison (5:38) Disc 2: 1. -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (6:05) 2. -Guitar Solo (6:11) 3. -Stormtroopin' (4:57) 4. -Stranglehold (10:46) 5. -Motor City Madhouse (9:13) 6. -Gonzo (6:35) -
All discs are Audience recordings of VERY GOOD quality. All sound bright, and with the exception of maybe one show (which sounds a little crowded up in the middle frequency), are pretty wide and clear. Having listened to all of it, I have to rate this set as spectacularly fun to listen to, it's just a really good time for the band who are riding high on their successes but not yet ready to relax too much. Having a good time, but meaning business too. Great stuff! Van Halen FAIR WARNING TOUR CANISTER Disc 1 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI May 15, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:43 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:47 3. -Drum Solo 1:30 4. -Hear About It Later 4:50 5. -Dave Raps 2:22 6. -So This Is Love 4:40 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:40 8. -Bass Solo 3:13 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:02 10. -Dance The Night Away 3:40 11. -Romeo Delight 7:38 12. -Everybody Wants Some!! 8:18 13. -Mean Street 5:22 Disc 2 Providence Cont'd 1. -Ice Cream Man 10:32 2. -Guitar Solo 7:38 3. -Lucille 2:47 4. -You Really Got Me 10:57 5. -Unchained 4:47 6. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:26 Disc 3 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA, USA June 19, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:50 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:40 3. -Drum Solo 2:24 4. -Hear About It Later 4:51 5. -Dave Raps 2:35 6. -So This Is Love 3:25 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:37 8. -Bass Solo 3:43 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:17 10. -Dance The Night Away 3:18 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 3:18 12. -Romeo Delight 4:43 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 9:04 Disc 4 Los Angeles cont'd 1. -Sounds of Summertime 4:02 2. -Ice Cream Man 5:45 3. -Mean Street 5:16 4. -Guitar Solo 6:57 5. -Feel Your Love Tonight 2:56 6. -You Really Got Me 4:37 7. -Unchained 5:27 8. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:43 Disc 5 The Forum Inglewood, CA June 20, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:51 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:37 3. -Drum Solo 2:26 4. -Hear About It Later 4:54 5. -Dave Raps 3:08 6. -So This Is Love? 3:09 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:45 8. -Bass Solo 3:39 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:24 10. -Dance The Night Away 5:09 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 1:55 12. -Romeo Delight 3:14 Disc 6 LA Forum cont'd 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 9:24 14. -Ice Cream Man 7:56 15. -Mean Street 4:54 16. -Guitar Solo 6:01 17. -Feel Your Love Tonight 2:57 18. -You Really Got Me 4:59 19. -Unchained 6:32 20. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - Happy Birthday to Michael Anthony 6:30 Disc 7 Great Western Forum Inglewood, CA June 21, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:58 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:35 3. -Drum Solo 2:36 4. -Hear About It Later 4:48 5. -Dave Raps 2:53 6. -So This Is Love 3:26 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:46 8. -Bass Solo 3:23 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:24 10. -Dance The Night Away 4:55 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 1:58 12. -Romeo Delight 4:36 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 6:10 14. -Ice Cream Man 5:35 15. -Mean Street 5:03 Disc 8 the Forum cont'd 1. -Guitar Solo 7:37 2. -Feel Your Love Tonight 3:06 3. -You Really Got Me 4:11 4. -Unchained 4:37 5. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:02 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AZ September 28, 1981 6. -On Fire 7. -Sinner's Swing 8. -Alex Van Halen Drum Solo 9. -Hear About It Later 10. -So This Is Love 11. -Jamie's Crying 12. -Michael Anthony Bass Solo 13. -Runnin' With The Devil 14. -Dance The Night Away 15. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park Disc 9 Phoenix cont'd 16. -Romeo Delight 17. -Everybody Wants Some 18. -Lucille 19. -Ice Cream Man 20. -Mean Street 21. -Edward Van Halen Guitar Solo 22. -You Really Got Me 23. -Unchained 24. -Ain't Talkin''Bout Love Disc 10 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA August 25th, 1981 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 Disc 11 Greensboro cont'd 12. -Everybody Wants Some!! 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 -
Audience 9.2 - All three shows are recorded with high end gear, with a respectful audience – and the results are decidedly excellent. It’s a joy to listen to these shows, back to back, and just marvel at the grandiosity on display. These were different times, so painfully obvious when you listen, and quite sad to realize it ain’t ever happening again. Yes 1973-03-10 Tokyo, Japan Artist: Yes Date: 1973-03-10 Venue: Kanda Kyoritsu Kodo Location: Tokyo, Japan Disc 5 5.01 Firebird Suite (1.57) 5.02 Siberian Khatru (9.51) 5.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.19) 5.04 Sakura Sakura (1.23) 5.05 Mood For A Day (3.25) 5.06 MC (0.26) 5.07 The Clap (4.13) 5.08 Heart Of The Sunrise (12.30) 5.09 And You And I (9.51) Disc 6 6.01 Close To The Edge (20.12) 6.02 Rick Wakeman Solo (8.59) 6.03 Roundabout (11.23) 6.04 Yours Is No Disgrace (17.21) 6.05 Starship Trooper (8.58) -
Audience 9.0 - A sweet, warm, and spacious (mostly) recording that came out of nowhere. First of all, it’s already a rarity to find a tape of Rush from the UK, second, it’s a great vintage. The show? Awesome! This is, quite simply, a must have. Rush - Freewill And A Broken String Time: 68:00, 49:09 Date: November 2, 1981 Location: Brighton Conference Center, Brighton, England DISC 1: 01 - 2112 6:44 02 - Freewill 5:56 03 - Limelight 4:50 04 - Hemispheres: Prelude 4:24 05 - Beneath, Between, Behind 2:38 06 - Subdivisions 4:56 07 - The Camera Eye 10:58 08 - YYZ / Drum Solo 8:39 09 - Broon's Bane 1:37 10 - The Trees 4:37 11 - Xanadu 12:42 DISC 2: 01 - The Spirit of Radio 5:54 02 - Red Barchetta 6:44 03 - Closer To The Heart 3:42 04 - Tom Sawyer 4:59 05 - Vital Signs 5:09 06 - Working Man 1:30 07 - Hemispheres Armageddon 0:53 08 - Bytor And The Snowdog 4:06 09 - In The End 1:44 10 - In The Mood 1:36 11 - 2112 Finale 2:45 12 - La Villa Strangiato 10:07 -
Audience 9.1 - A really fine recording and a great show this is! Some minor limitations present during very heavy passages where the equipment fails to maintain the clarity we get used to during most of this show – but it’s not a deal-breaker at all because the recording remains powerful without distorting which is critical to the success of the tapers’ efforts here. You might lose a touch of vocals and some clarity (a little bit) but that will not detract from the pleasure you will get from this show. Pink Floyd LONDON 18.3.77 Wembley Empire Pool, London, England, March 18th 1977 Total time = 111:42m Disc 1 (50:08m) 1. SHEEP 2. PIGS ON THE WING pt 1 3. DOGS final note edited out 4. PIGS ON THE WING pt 2 5. PIGS (THREE DIFFERENT ONES) Disc 2 (61:34m) 1. SOYCD 1-5 2. WELCOME TO THE MACHINE 3. HAVE A CIGAR 4. WISH YOU WERE HERE 5. SOYCD 6-9 6. US & THEM -
Audience 9.1 - A beautiful recording with a terrific drum sound, and expansive, atmospheric ensemble mix of all instruments especially keyboards to pair with that drum sound. This might be one you go to frequently. Genesis 1978.07.29 Madison Square Garden, N.Y.C. The Set List: Disc 1 01 -intro 02 -Eleventh Earl of Mar 03 -In The Cage 04 -Burning Rope 05 -Ripples 06 -Deep In The Motherlode 07 -Fountains of Salmacus 08 -Ballad Of Big 09 -One For The Vine Disc 2 10 -Squonk 11 -Intro to Say It's Alright Joe 12 -Say It's Alright Joe 13 -The Lady Lies 14 -Cinema Show 15 -Afterglow 16 -Follow You, Follow Me 17 -Dance On A Volcano 18 -Drum Duet 19 -Los Endos 20 -I Know What I Like (with Peter Gabriel) -
Soundboard 9.3 - The entirety of the early and late shows is here in soundboard quality. Amazing, what else can you say? Mahavishnu Orchestra Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA 1973-03-11 early Disc 1 01. Meeting of the Spirits 02. Open Country Joy 03. Noonward Race Disc 2 04. One Word 05. Hope 06. Awakening Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA 1973-03-11 late Disc 3 01. Birds of Fire 02. Miles Beyond 03. Dream (Part 1) Disc 4 04. Dream (Part 2) 05. One Word 06. Sanctuary 07. The Dance of Maya 08. Vital Transformation Billy Cobham - drums Jerry Goodman - violin Jan Hammer - keyboards Rick Laird - bass John McLaughlin - guitar -
Audience 9.0 - Warm, spacious, clear, and complete. Elton John playing Baton Rouge at the pinnacle of his career, in marvelous quality, how could you not? Just sayin’, this is worth your time. ELTON JOHN LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana September 29, 1974 Disc 1 1 Funeral for a Friend - Love Lies Bleeding 2 Candle in the Wind 3 Grimsby 4 Rocket Man 5 Take Me to the Pilot 6 Bennie and the Jets 7 Daniel 8 Grey Seal 9 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 10 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Disc 2 1 Burn Down the Mission 2 Band Intros 3 You're So Static 4 Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds 5 Honky Cat 6 All the Girls Love Alice 7 Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) 8 Crocodile Rock 9 The Bitch Is Back -
Audience 8.8 - Most likely master tape source here, there’s no tape noise it is super clear. More emphasis on the upper mid and highs, but it’s not shrill or anything like that. This is a very good recording. Rush - Streets of Diversity Date: May 24, 1981 Location: Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA DISC 1: 01 - 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx 6:40 02 - Freewill 6:06 03 - Limelight 4:39 04 - Hemispheres: Prelude 4:26 05 - Beneath, Between & Behind 2:43 06 - The Camera Eye 11:22 07 - YYZ / Drum Solo 8:37 08 - Broon's Bane 1:38 09 - The Trees 4:32 10 - Xanadu 12:42 DISC 2: 01 - The Spirit of Radio 5:47 02 - Red Barchetta 6:58 03 - Closer to the Heart 3:54 04 - Tom Sawyer 4:55 05 - Vital Signs 5:10 06 - Natural Science 8:28 07 - Working Man 1:23 08 - Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:52 09 - By-Tor & the Snow Dog 3:57 10 - In the End 1:40 11 - In the Mood 1:33 12 - 2112: Grand Finale 2:38 13 - La Villa Strangiato 9:46 -
Audience 8.8 - Clear and bright, and wide open enough to be able to get a realistic sense of what it was like at the venue. Maybe a little light on the bottom, but it’s hard to knock it as it’s so crisp and clear. Rush - Oakland 81 June 6, 1981 Oakland-Alameda Couty Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, USA DISC 1: 01 - 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx 6:18 02 - Freewill 6:10 03 - Limelight 4:49 04 - Hemispheres: Prelude 4:26 05 - Beneath, Between & Behind 2:49 06 - The Camera Eye 11:17 07 - YYZ 2:24 08 - Drum Solo / YYZ (cont.) 5:45 09 - Broon's Bane 0:53 10 - The Trees 2:46 11 - Xanadu 11:45 DISC 2: 01 - The Spirit of Radio 4:35 02 - Red Barchetta 7:03 03 - Closer to the Heart 3:20 04 - Tom Sawyer 5:00 05 - Vital Signs 5:12 06 - Natural Science 8:37 07 - Working Man / Armageddon / By-Tor & the Snow Dog / In the End / In the Mood / 2112: Grand Finale 12:08