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Soundboard 8.8 - Not the best mix, you won't get everything in a vibrant, democratically mixed way but even so it's going to deliver in other ways for you. The vocals are living room clear, organ and drums occupy the next level of bandwidth, and then comes bass...leaving guitars in the background until they are brought forward during solos or during some of the songs where guitar is a key component. It's spotty there, but seems to come and go in the mix (when it comes it is fine, but then it oddly disappears). Lou Reed Century Theatre Buffalo NY 1973.12.08 01 Intro 02 Vicious 03 How Do You Think It Feels 04 Caroline Says I 05 I'm Waiting For My Man 06 Lady Day 07 Heroin 08 Sweet Jane 09 Satellite Of Love 10 Rock & Roll 11 Sister Ray 12 Sister Ray Again Lou Reed - vocals Steve Hunter - guitar Dick Wagner - guitar Ray Colcord - organ Peter Walsh - bass Pentti Glan - drums -
Audience 8.9 - Quite an interesting tape, the proximity to the stage makes the energy palpable - good mix of both guitars and the amazing tone they had at this time. I am happy to say that this is well balanced, with a decent sonic quality that makes it more interesting to the ears than a board tape. Lou Reed Lenox Arts Festival Music Inn Lenox, MA 1973.09.01 Disc One 01. Crowd 02. Intro 03. Sweet Jane 04. How Do You Think It Feels 05. Caroline Says 1 06. I'm Waiting For The Man 07. Satellite Of Love 08. Walk On The Wild Side 09. Oh, Jim 10. I'll Be Your Mirror 11. Pale Blue Eyes 12. Heroin Disc Two 01. White Light - White Heat 02. Vicious 03. Rock 'n' Roll 04. sister Ray Lou Reed - vocals Steve Hunter - guitar Dick Wagner - guitar Ray Colcord - organ Peter Walsh - bass Pentti Glan - drums -
Glasgow - Audience 8.7 - A great tape to hear the very beginnings of Ozzy's solo career. and the brilliance of Randy Rhoads. Clear, and decent separation of instruments. Newcastle - Audience 8.5 - Slightly muddy but it has the bones of a good tape recording. I feel like if this old tape was re-mastered with AI tools it would shine. Nothing is buried beyond salvation here, in fact I would say if you just keep listening your ears adjust to the sound and it gets better and better. Thankfully guitars are distinct, vocals too, it is really the bottom end that is a bit diffuse and rumbly. Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard On First Stages Disc 1 Glasgow Apollo Glasgow, Scotland Sept. 12, 1980 01 I Don't Know 02 You, Looking at Me, Looking at You 03 Crazy Train 04 Goodbye to Romance 05 Mr. Crowley 06 Revelation (Mother Earth) 07 Suicide Solution 08 Iron Man-Children of the Grave 09 Steal Away (The Night) 10 Paranoid Disc 2 Mayfair Newcastle, UK. October 17, 1980 01. Intro (O Fortuna - Carmina Burana) 02. I Don't Know 03. You Looking At Me, Looking At You 04. Crazy Train 05. Goodbye to Romance 06. No Bones Movies 07. Mr. Crowley 08. Revelation (Mother Earth) 09. Suicide Solution 10. Guitar Solo - Randy Rhoads 11. Drum Solo - Lee Kerslake 12. Iron Man 13. Children of the Grave 14. Steal Away (The Night) 15. Paranoid Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals Randy Rhoads - Guitar Lee Kerslake - Drums Bob Daisley - Bass Lindsay Bridgwater - Keyboards -
Audience 8.8 - Anytime you get a halfway decent sounding GFR show you grab it, because let's face it these guys were just balls to the wall loud and normal taping gear could not handle it. But, every once in a while you find something...and again it serves to remind just how badass this band was. This is a really good recording considering how mind-numbingly loud it had to be there. It is not clear as a bell, but it's got some great qualities and is clear enough to hear each band member well...and the POWER geez, oh man it's insane here. Grand Funk Railroad Nogoya-Shi Koukaido Nagoya, Japan May 18, 1975 Disc 1 01. Introduction 02. Footstompin' Music 03. Rock 'N Roll Soul 04. Closer To Home 05. Heartbreaker 06. Shinin' On 07. The Loco-Motion 08. Black Licorice Disc 2 09. The Railroad 10. We're An American Band 11. T.N.U.C 12. Inside Looking Out 13. Gimme Shelter -
Soundboard 8.8 - This is the one the fans have all been waiting for. There are a lot of recordings out there from this period but NONE sound like this! Ferocious! The drums are frightening, vocals up front and scary AF. Midrange is a little busy, but it all sounds so much better than what I am used to listening to, and you know the reality is that unless you are listening to a board tape, this band is damn hard to listen to just because of the cacophony they generate on stage. So, the consensus here is that this has to be considered as a MUST have. SLAYER Blue Moon Oberhausen, Germany 20th June 1985 1. Introduction 2. Hell Awaits 3. Aggressive Perfector 4. Captor of Sin 5. The Final Command 6. Kill Again 7. Crypts of Eternity 8. Fight Till Death 9. Haunting the Chapel 10. Hardening of the Arteries 11. Black Magic 12. Die by the Sword 13. The Antichrist 14. At Dawn They Sleep 15. Show No Mercy 16. Chemical Warfare Tom Araya - bass, vocals Kerry King - guitar Jeff Hanneman - guitar Dave Lombardo - drums -
Released by the reformed band in 2013 in a very limited run on CD-R, this is actually that same title re-worked. The audio is the same but the package is expanded, the original was a very simple, black and white 4 panel sheet with nothing printed inside and the disc placed in without any protection. It was a CD-R burn in fact, and basically my understanding was it wasn't even sold but handed out to people, family, friends, fans, etc. Not even sure how many they made, probably less than 1,000 for sure. They are all gone now, but this re-worked version supersedes that with the upgraded packaging.- 99th Floor Part 2
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Audience 8.7 - This is a GREAT 8.7, and what I mean is that while technically speaking the sonics are not ideal, the entirety of this recording is GREAT! It has a feel to it, it captures a moment in a highly tangible way, from the feeling of being in the pit, to the sense of time and space, and the "in your face" nature of the audio itself. All in all I really enjoyed this for what it is and it is something I can definitely recommend highly. Ratt Mountain Aire Festival Calaveras County Fairgrounds Angels Camp, California June 24, 1984 01. Intro Music 02. U Got It 03. In Your Direction 04. Wanted Man 05. Lack of Communication 06. Back For More 07. I'm Insane 08. Warren Solo 09. The Morning After 10. You're in Trouble 11. Round and Round 12. Wanna Take you Higher 13. You Think You're Tough Band line-up Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals Warren DeMartini – guitar, backing vocals Robbin Crosby – guitar, backing vocals (passed June 6, 2002 age 42) Juan Croucier – bass, backing vocals Bobby Blotzer – drums, percussion -
Soundboard 9.8 - Spectacular in every way. Very energetic, not dull or compressed. Everything sort of jumps right out at you with this recording. The mix is spot on. PAT BENATAR The Bottom Line New York City 1980-11-10 01. I Need A Lover 02. Treat Me Right 03. Out Of Touch 04. My Clone Sleeps Alone 05. Little Paradise 06. I'm Gonna Follow You 07. We Live For Love 08. Hit Me With Your Best Shot 09. In The Heat Of The Night 10. You Better Run 11. Heartbreaker 12. No You Don't 13. Hell Is For Children 14. Just Like Me -
Abu Dhabi - Audience 9.4 - Exceptional Clarity and broad bandwidth allow for accurate highs, punchy mid, and well rounded low end. A total winner! Netherlands - Audience 9.3 - A great recording here, with a great atmospheric feel where you can place yourself in the venue. Lovely!
Prince Yas Arena Yas Island, Abu Dhabi November 14, 2010 Disc 1 1. Let's Go Crazy 2. Delirious 3. Let's Go Crazy (reprise) 4. 1999 5. Little Red Corvette 6. Controversy - Oh Abu Dhabi 7. Sexy Dancer - Le Freak 8. Controversy (coda) - Housequake (chant) 9. Angel 10. Nothing Compares 2U 11. Uptown 12. Raspberry Beret 13. Cream (with For Love) 14. U Got The Look 15. Shhh 16. Love...Thy Will Be Done 17. Keyboard Interlude 18. Purple Rain Disc 2 19. Kiss 20. Prince and the Girls Pick Some Dancers 21. The Bird 22. Jungle Love 23. A Love Bizarre (aborted) 24. A Love Bizarre 25. Dance (Disco Heat) 26. Baby, I'm A Star 27. Sometimes It Snows In April 28. Peach Soundcheck Gelredome Arnhem, NL. November 18, 2010 29. Scandalous 30. The Beautiful Ones 31. Nothing Compares 2U 32. Car Wash - Controversy 33. Hot Thing (Extended Jam) 34. Hot Thing (Extended Jam Clean Part) 35. Flashlight 36. Insatiable 37. Insatiable - If I Was Your Girlfriend 38. If I was Your Girlfriend 39. We Party Hearty 40. Little Red Corvette Gelredome Arnhem, The Netherlands November 18, 2010 Disc 3 1. Stratus 2. We Party Hearty 3. Which Way Is Up 4. What Have You Done For Me Lately 5. Partywoman 6. It's Alright 7. Mountains - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) 8. Everyday People 9. I Want To Take You Higher 10. Kamasutra 11. Uptown 12. Raspberry Beret 13. Cream (with For Love) 14. Cool 15. Let's Work 16. U Got The Look 17. Shhh 18. Controversy - Oh Holland - Housequake - I Like Funky Music Disc 4 19. Sexy Dancer - Le Freak 20. A Love Bizarre - Oh Holland - Housequake - Controversy 21. Love...Thy Will Be Done 22. Keyboard Interlude 23. Purple Rain 24. Kiss 25. Let's Go Crazy 26. Delirious 27. Let's Go Crazy (reprise) 28. 1999 29. Dance (Disco Heat) 30. Baby, I'm A Star 31. Sometimes It Snows In April 32. Little Red Corvette 33. The Bird 34. Jungle Love 35. The Glamorous Life - Soul Sacrifice -
Brand New - Live Marquee Club November 29th, 1985 and demos early '85 and late '86. Butler formed a short-lived group in 1984 after leaving Black Sabbath for the first time. Butler wrote some songs intended for the project, but the group did not record or release any material. This mid-80s project featured a fascinating hodgepodge of players as the bass legend was joined by Sabbath's touring keyboardist Jezz Woodroffe and Persian Risk's vocalist Carl Sentence among others. The band was never able to release anything beyond a couple of demos that remain a fascinating relic. -
Brand New - Atlantic City, NJ. August 29th, 2009 AUDIENCE - Dio’s last concert! Not the best sound recording but worth it due to the historical significance. 2CD -
Brand New - Radio Broadcasts - Savatage live at Dynamo Open Air and in Biskuithalle, Bonn, Germany. 17 tracks recorded on both shows. Amazing performances well captured and very interesting to listen to. -
Brand New - Radio Broadcasts - USA leg of Savatage tour like the Vol I, here you can listen to 17 tracks recorded on The Palace, Hollywood/Los Angeles and The Venue in Dallas, Texas. The problem here is to decide what’s the best leg of the tour! Both CDs sound amazing and the band delivers a great performance wherever they play. -
Brand New - Live and Studio - During 1979 the band recorded 11 tracks (studio demos), made now available on this CD, wiling to secure a record deal with some American Record Label. Randy Rhoads later left Quiet Riot after accepting an offer to form a new band with ex-Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. Along with this demo this CD also contains various rare tracks recorded from 1975 to 1979. Songs that remained unreleased. -
Brand New - Radio Broadcast - Theatre of Pain Tour! A proper live recording with very good sound recording and a remarkable performance. Fresno November 25th, 1985. Real Motley Fans will love it! -
Brand New - Soundboard - Killer sounding recording of the “Shout At The Devil Tour” in Tucson September 3rd, 1983. This is Motley Crue at its best. An explosion of raw energy and debauchery at stage!