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Soundboard 9.7 - This is what keeps me excited about collecting…this right here. I was not very knowledgeable of their live catalog (whatever is out there, IDK) and so I did not know what to expect with this. Man, just man, it literally BLEW me away! Just amazing in every way – and the playing, along with pristine sound quality, it’s just a no-brainer. I did not know how accomplished these guys were, the musicianship is off the charts good. Very tight, very professional, and great songs for the style they play in – they even cover Lynyrd Skynyrd as a nod to their counterparts. Good, I mean, GREAT stuff! Molly Hatchet Stars, Philadelphia, PA 1978-11-10 Disc 1 : 01 -Let The Good Times Roll 02 -Bounty Hunter 03 -Gator Country 04 -Big Apple 05 -Dreams 06 -Cheatin' Woman 07 -Trust Your Old Friend 08 -Jam inc. Have Some Fun Tonight Chorus & Band Introduction Encore : 09 -Crossroads 10 -Gimme Three Steps -
FM Broadcast 9.2 - Great guitar tone, deep, warm and beautiful with bass in 100% complimentary position. ROBIN TROWER Atlanta, Richard‘s Niteclub - August 30, 1973 Lineup: Robin Trower (guitar) James Dewar (bass & vocals) Reg Isidore (drums) TRACK LIST: 1. RADIO INTRO 2. THE FOOL AND ME 3. TWICE REMOVED FROM YESTERDAY 4. LADY LOVE 5. DAYDREAM 6. DAY OF THE EAGLE 7. I CAN'T WAIT MUCH LONGER 8. MAN OF THE WORLD 9. SINNER'S SONG 10. A LITTLE BIT OF SYMPATHY 11. AUDIENCE 12. ROCK ME BABY 13. PA AND RADIO OUTRO TOTAL TIME: 51:30 MIN. -
Audience 9.2 - A solid one, with a good timbre and pleasantly punchy in the mids, enough highs to get crispness without sizzle, and a smooth bottom end without boom or overwhelming rumble. It’s really quite excellent, with a sound leaping out of the speakers at you! Judas Priest - Selland Arena Fresno Ca 05 27 1981 Solar Angels Heading Out to the Highway Diamonds & Rust (Joan Baez cover) Hell Bent for Leather Breaking the Law Sinner Beyond the Realms of Death Grinder Desert Plains Hot Rockin' You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise Victim of Changes The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover) Encore: Living After Midnight Encore 2: Tyrant -
Audience 8.7 - It’s getting harder and harder to find recordings such as this. For one thing, it’s something that I never heard before, either it has been hidden in someone’s shoebox or just got overlooked but either way it’s a GREAT find and sounds real good, with plenty of atmospherics without being washed out or boomy. Great job by taper! Judas Priest - Bakersfield Civic Auditorium Bakersfield Ca 04 03 1979 Hell Bent for Leather Delivering the Goods Running Wild Beyond the Realms of Death The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover) White Heat, Red Hot Rock Forever Starbreaker Drum Solo Encore: The Ripper Tyrant -
Audience 8.7 and 8.8 - Both of these recordings are quite good, and most welcomed. Each feature Bob Welch, although the ’72 also has Danny Kirwan still on board (but not for much longer). You can tell he is drunk, but even with all the stuff happening on stage (some clearly audible), the band still manage to put on a good show. Fleetwood Mac October 24th, 1974 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, W. Disc 1: 01. Coming Home > The Green Manalishi 02. Spare Me a Little 03. Bad Loser 04. Sentimental Lady 05. Future Games 06. Bermuda Triangle 07. I'd Rather Go Blind 08. Why 09. Night Watch 10. Homeward Bound 11. Angel 12. Oh Well Disc 2: Encore: 01. Rattlesnake Shake 02. Hypnotized BONUS: The Paramount, Seattle Washington 1972-03-10 FM reel-to-reel 3 -Intro 4 -Tell Me All The Things You Do 5 -Future Games 6 -Get Like You Used To Be 7 -Little Child Of Mine 8 -Spare Me A Little 9 -Homeward Bound 10 -Black Magic Woman 11 -Oh Well Personnel: Bob Welch: Guitar and Vocals Danny Kirwin: Vocals And Guitar Christine McVie: Keyboards and Vocals John McVie: Bass Mick Fleetwood: Drums Notes from Paramount 1972: Christine McVie vocals on 1,3,5,and 6 Bob Welch vocals on 2 and 8, assists on 7 Danny Kirwan vocals 4, attempted vocals 7 (falling down drunk) -
Audience 8.7 - A nicely atmospheric recording without reverb which is nice. Sound mix is good, you hear everyone in pretty good detail. Sounds like it might be maybe 1/3 of the way back in the hall but it’s done with good equipment seems like. Overall a good recording here. Rush St. Paul Civic Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA March 25th, 1986 Disc 1: 01 - Introduction 02 - The Spirit Of Radio 03 - Limelight 04 - The Big Money 05 - New World Man 06 - Subdivisions 07 - Manhattan Project 08 - Middletown Dreams 09 - Witch Hunt 10 - Red Sector A 11 - Closer To The Heart Disc 2: 01 - Marathon 02 - The Trees 03 - Mystic Rhythms 04 - Distant Early Warning 05 - Territories 06 - YYZ 07 - Drum Solo 08 - Red Lenses 09 - Tom Sawyer 10 - 2112 Overture / Temples Of Syrinx 11 - Grand Designs 12 - In The Mood -
SDBRD 9.9 - The only thing that gets this to a 10 is a better kick drum sound (extreme nitpicking here). -
Soundboard 8.9 - Hard to find anything to complain about when it comes to listening to vintage Kiss board tapes, that is, if you are like me and grew up with Kiss. Believe it or not, Kiss displayed very competent musicianship back in these days. -
Audience 9.7 - One of those recordings that validate my argument that some audience tapes are superior to soundboards. Lush and warm, with great atmosphere and precision detail. Wowsers! -
Aud 8.3 - Now Hendrix collectors all know that good quality 68 tour recordings are in short supply, so when they pop up, well it’s a no-brainer…so we have two no-brainers here for you. Both are very decent, and the Vancouver in particular is very cool in both sound and performance. -
Aud 8.4 - Oh how I love this show! Why? It’s reasonably clear with only a bit of upper level distortion – but man, this just blows EVERYTHING away! The set list for one, it’s got some little gems on it, and the playing – YUP – he’s killin’ it. What else? Oh, a very intimate feel, just has a sort of immediate impact kind of sound. Mitch and Noel are spot on, Jimi feeds off of their energy as well as the audience. A MUST! -
Soundboard 9.0 - Perhaps you have a Van Halen Osaka 1979 CD in your collection, please, go and check the date on it because this show is from September 11 and NOT the previous night which is an audience tape of average quality. This my friends is a fresh new transfer and re-mastering of a great sounding show! Van Halen Furitsu Taiikukan Osaka Japan September 11th, 1979 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Light Up The Sky 03 Somebody Get Me A Doctor 04 Drum Solo 05 Runnin' With The Devil 06 Dave Talks To Osaka 07 Dance The Night Away 08 Beautiful Girls 09 On Fire 10 Bass Solo 11 You're No Good 12 Jamie's Cryin' 13 Osaka Gypsy Woman Blues Disc 2 14 Feel Your Love Tonight 15 Outta Love Again 16 Ice Cream Man 17 Ain't Talkin''Bout Love 18 Spanish Fly - Eruption 19 You Really Got Me 20 Bottoms Up! 21 Atomic Punk David Lee Roth Edward Van Halen Michael Anthony Alex Van Halen -
FM Broadcast 9.4 - Brilliant quality, and that is great because this band was just reaching their zenith around this time with the release of their FM radio optimized masterpiece Lovedrive. The Scorpions ChicagoFest, Navy Pier Chicago, IL. June 8, 1979 1. Pictured Life 2. Backstage Queen 3. We'll Burn The Sky 4. Loving You Sunday Morning 5. Lovedrive 6. In Trance 7. Always Somewhere 8. Life's Like A River 9. Fly To The Rainbow 10. He's A Woman, She's A Man 11. Another Piece Of Meat 12. Top Of The Bill 13. Robot Man 14. Steamrock Fever -
Chicago 1975 Audience 8.7 A strong tape showcasing Tony for sure as he comes through loud and clear. Ozzy is next in the sound mix followed by somewhat indistinct bass and drums in that they are not detailed, but they are still present as the power of the band is transferred to the tape – this is not a “transistor” radio recording by any means. Very enjoyable! Baltimore 1975 Audience 8.8 This tape is great although it is slightly subdued, but the live sound mix is extremely brutal, you really get a good feel for how powerful this band’s sound was at the time. I wish it was a little bit clearer maybe, but as this show plays you are so sucked into it you really don’t feel critical because it’s a devastating and great ’75 performance. San Bernardino 1975 Audience 9.2 A very open and bright recording that, even with some limitations of the analog tape being used, rates very high for the sheer excitement and power being displayed and thankfully captured so well. I also love the visceral audience reactions (especially when War Pigs gets going), seriously it gave me goose bumps! Love this! Black Sabbath USA 1975 Disc 1 International Amphitheatre Chicago, IL 1975-07-16 101 Supertzar 102 Killing Yourself To Live 103 Hole In The Sky 104 Snowblind 105 Symptom Of The Universe 106 War Pigs 107 Megalomania 108 Sabbra Cadabra 109 Jam - Guitar Solo #1 110 Sometimes I'm Happy 111 Drum Solo 112 Supernaut 113 Iron Man 114 Guitar Solo #2 Disc 2 Civic Centre Baltimore, MD 1975-08-02 201 Intro 202 Hole In The Sky 203 Snowblind 204 Symptom Of The Universe 205 War Pigs 206 Megalomania 207 Guitar Solo #1 - Jam 208 Sometimes I'm Happy 209 Drum Solo 210 Supernaut 211 Iron Man 212 Guitar Solo #2 213 Black Sabbath 214 Spiral Architect 215 Embryo - Children Of The Grave 216 Paranoid Disc 3 Orange Show Auditorium San Bernardino, CA 1975-09-05 301 Supertzar 302 Killing Yourself To Live 303 Hole In The Sky 304 Snowblind 305 Symptom Of The Universe 306 War Pigs 307 Sabbra Cadabra 308 Guitar Solo #1 - Jam 309 Sometimes I'm Happy 310 Drum Solo 311 Supernaut 312 Iron Man 313 Guitar Solo #2 314 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor Jam 315 Black Sabbath 316 Spiral Architect -
Soundboard 9.5 - Spectacular sound, ferocious performance! This is, without a doubt, one absolute must-have for anyone with even a remote interest in Judas Priest…but I’ll take it even further and say ANYONE who loves hard rock should get this one. Judas Priest - "Unleashed In New York" Mudd Club, New York, NY, USA March 11th, 1979 01 Intro 02 Hell Bent For Leather 03 Delivering The Goods 04 Running Wild 05 Beyond The Realms Of Death 06 The Green Manalishi 07 Victim Of Changes 08 Rock Forever 09 Starbreaker Rob Halford K.K. Downing Glenn Tipton Ian Hill Les Binks -
Audience 8.8 - Man, why do we have to wait over 35 years for a new Rush tape to surface? Come on guys! Let’s get them out before we’re all dead! Ha ha! So, this is just fantastic! For one thing, it’s early Rush, just prior to the start of 2112, and there’s just not a lot out there that is listenable. This is listenable, and it ain’t perfect but it is perfect at the same time – how to explain that seemingly contradictory statement? Collectors will understand me…it lacks some of the niceties we’ve grown accustomed to nowadays but it also delivers things we do not frequently hear on Rush audience tapes and that is a very defined, well rounded and clearly heard bass sound. Geddy is in fine form, the band means business! Get this if you know what is good for you. Rush Randhurst Arena Mount Prospect, Illinois March 5, 1976 01 -Intro 02 -Bastille Day 03 -Anthem 04 -Lakeside Park 05 -I Think I'm Going Bald 06 -By-Tor & The Snow Dog 07 -Fly by Night 08 -Working Man - Drum Solo 09 -Finding My Way