-
Audience 8.9 - A nice recording job in that you really hear the music as clear as can be but also some atmosphere to let you know where you are at. It’s surprising really to hear how an amateur audience tape from ’74 can feature such nice depth, this is not a brittle or thin recording, there’s some meat to this one. Nice! Blood Sweat & Tears Helsinki, Finland 1974.06.06 Disc 1 01 Engine 49 02 God Bless the Child 03 Snow Queen 04 Maiden Voyage 05 She’s Coming Home 06 Mean Ole World 07 So Long Dixie 08 She Does It To Me Disc 2 09 I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know 10 You Girl 11 Are You Satisfied 12 Mirror Image Suite - Maglomania 13 Mirror Image 14 South Mountain Shuffle 15 Rock Reprise 16 Almost Sorry (That I Left You) 17 Spinning Wheel 18 And When I Die Jerry Fisher - Vocals Jerry LaCroix - Vocals,Saxophone,Harmonica (R.I.P) Georg Wadenius - Guitar Ron McClure - Bass Larry Willis - Piano Bobby Colomby - Drums Bill Tillman - Woodwinds (R.I.P.) Tony Klata - Trumpet Dave Bargeron - Trombone & Tuba -
Broadcasts 8.8/9.4 - A little variation depending on the source of the recording in question (all fully annotated in the notes), what you get here is a collection of broadcasts over the air during 1969 and 1970 when music was in full change mode and experimentation and blending of genres was all the rage. Blodwyn Pig certainly has to be included in that product description with their jazz-tinged hard rock akin to Jethro Tull without flute (substitute sax instead). Makes sense, since Mick Abrahams helped define Tull’s sound in the beginning days. This is great stuff though and is HIGHLY recommended. BLODWYN PIG 1969-1970 Sessions Disc 1 01 -Ain't Ya Comin' Home ......... 03:14 02 -The Change Song .............. 04:23 03 -The Modern Alchemist ......... 04:45 04 -Mr. Green's Blues ............ 03:47 05 -It's Only Love ............... 03:30 06 -Ain't Ya Comin' Home ......... 03:35 07 -See My Way ................... 06:06 08 -Summer Day ................... 04:09 09 -The Modern Alchemist ......... 06:42 10 -Same Old Story ............... 02:33 11 -It's Only Love ............... 03:25 Disc 2 12 -Same Old Story ............... 03:17 13 -Cat's Squirrel ............... 08:55 14 -Drive Me ..................... 03:37 15 -Slow Down .................... 05:59 16 -Worry ........................ 03:38 17 -Somebody Just Like Me ........ 05:50 19 -See My Way ................... 06:05 19 -Moon's Gone .................. 02:59 20 -Lady Of Liberty .............. 04:22 21 -Lovely Lady .................. 05:11 22 -Lady Of Liberty .............. 05:32 (01-02) February 24, 1969 BBC Studio 2, Aoelian Hall, London UK (BBC Radio "Symonds On Sunday" broadcast March 2, 1970) (03-06) March 24, 1969 BBC Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Ave London UK (BBC Radio "Top Gear" broadcast April 13, 1969) (07-08) October 1, 1969 BBC Maida Vale 4, London UK (UK BBC Radio "WS R&B" broadcast October 25, 1969) (09) October 10, 1969 Bremen (German TV "Beat Club 48" broadcast October 25, 1969) (10-11) December 27, 1969 BBC Studios London UK (12) January 29, 1970 Top Of The Pops, Paris Theater, London UK (13-15) February 1, 70 BBC Radio "Top Gear" London UK (16-17) March 4, 1970 BBC Maida Vale 4, London, UK (BBC Radio "WS R&B" broadcast April 5, 1970) (18) May 25, 1970 Bremen (German TV "Beat Club 55" broadcast May 30, 1970) (19-20) September 23, 1970 "Sounds Of The Seventies" London UK (21-22) October 3, 1970 Peel session, London UK Personel: Mick Abrahams - guitars, vocals (01-18) Andy Pyle - bass Jack Lancaster - saxophone, flute Ron Berg - drums Peter Banks - guitars (19-22) Barry Reynolds - vocals (19-22) -
Philadelphia 1983 Audience 8.8 - This tape is very “live” sounding, especially the drums which seem to cascade around your head with Tyler being just slightly above the fray although the enunciation is not that great. Guitars are somewhat in back of things, so really on this tape it’s Tyler and Kramer leading the way in the mix. The good thing about this tape is that it is sharp and clear, the separation of instruments is not so much but at least it’s not muddy. I think Tyler is performing as well as he was capable…take it for what it’s worth but he’s good on this night. Ventura 1983 Audience 9.0 - A really good tape that captures quite the disaster of a gig…poor o’l Steven Tyler – lost his stage mate and now has to carry the weight on his own and man…slow motion train wreck on this night. I think this show is the musical equivalent of rubbernecking ‘cause you just can’t turn away you are drawn like a moth to the flame to hear Tyler royally butcher a rock and roll show. AEROSMITH The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA February 14th 1983 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Back In The Saddle 3 -Mama Kin 4 -Big Ten Inch Record 5 -Three Mile Smile 6 -Reefer Head Woman 7 -Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat) 8 -Lord Of The Thighs 9 -Lick And A Promise 10 -Sweet Emotion 11 -Dream On 12 -Lightning Strikes 13 -Walk This Way 14 -Milk Cow Blues 15 -Drum Solo Disc 2 16 -Toys In The Attic 17 -Train Kept A Rollin' Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, CA August 3, 1983 3. -Psycho - Tyler Introduction 4. -Back in the Saddle Again 5. -Big Ten Inch Record 6. -Mama Kin 7. -Three Mile Smile 8. -Reefer Head Woman 9. -Lord of the Thighs 10. -No More No More 11. -Minister Tyler Preaches 12. -Sweet Emotion 13. -Walk this Way 14. -Toys in the Attic THE BAND Steven Tyler vocals harmonica percussion Tom Hamilton bass backing vocals Joey Kramer drums Jimmy Crespo guitar backing vocals Rick Dufay guitar Bob Mayo keyboards -
Soundboard 9.7/Audience (patches) 8.8 - As complete a picture of the Madison Square Garden “Night of the Hurricane” concerts as can be, it’s a tour de force and a must have in my opinion. Bob Dylan Madison Square Garden New York City. NY. December 8, 1975 Volume 2 Disc 3 JOAN BAEZ 01. Diamonds And Rust 02. Swing Low Sweet Chariot 03. Billy Rose 04. Joe Hill 05. Long Black Veil 06. Please Come To Boston ROBERTA FLACK 07. Intro to Roberta Flack 08. 25th Of Last December 09. Why Don’t You Move In With Me ROGER McGUINN 10. Eight Miles High 11. Chestnut Mare 12. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Disc 4 BOB DYLAN 01. Love Minus Zero /- No Limit 02. Simple Twist Of Fate 03. Oh, Sister 04. Hurricane 05. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below) 06. Sara 07. Just Like A Woman 08. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 09. This Land Is Your Land Bob Dylan - vocal, guitar, Bob Neuwirth - guitar, T-bone J. Henry Burnett - guitar, Roger McGuinn - guitar, Steven Soles - guitar, Mick Ronson - guitar, David Mansfield - steel guitar, violin, mandolin Rob Stoner - bass, Howie Wyeth - piano, drums, Luther Rix - drums, percussion, Ronee Blakley - vocal -
Soundboard 9.7/Audience (patches) 8.8 - As complete a picture of the Madison Square Garden “Night of the Hurricane” concerts as can be, it’s a tour de force and a must have in my opinion. Bob Dylan Madison Square Garden New York City. NY. December 8, 1975 Volume 1 Disc 1 01. Good Love Is Hard To Find - Bob Neuwirth 02. Intro 03. Sleazy - Bob Neuwirth 04. Hula Hoop - T-Bone Burnett 05. Too Good To Be Wasted - Rob Stoner 06. Laissez-Faire - Steven Soles 07. Is There Life On Mars? - Mick Ronson 08. Band intro 09. Alabama Dark - Bob Neuwirth & Ronee Blakley 10. Need A New Sun Rising - Ronee Blakley 11. Cindy (When I Get Home) - Bob Neuwirth 12. Mercedes Benz - Bob Neuwirth JONI MITCHELL 13. Shadows And Light 14. Coyote 15. Edith And The Kingpin 16. Don't Interrupt The Sorrow 17. Stage announcement - Muhammad Ali & Others Disc 2 01. Announcement - Ramblin’ Jack - Bob Neuwirth RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT 02. Muleskinner Blues 03. Pretty Boy Floyd 04. Salt Pork, West Virginia 05. I’m A Rich And Ramblin’ Boy BOB DYLAN 06. When I Paint My Masterpiece 07. It Ain't Me, Babe 08. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll 09. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 10. It Takes A Lot To Laugh 11. Romance In Durango 12. Isis 13. The Times They Are A-Changin' 14. Dark As A Dungeon 15. Mama You Been On My Mind 16. Never Let Me Go 17. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine 18. I Shall Be Released -
Audience 9.5 - Outstanding, dynamic, and super clear recording that takes you right back to this night, in fact this tape probably sounds better than what you would have heard in your seats at the gig. Yes Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA May 26, 1979 Disc 1 01 Siberian Khatru 02 Heart Of The Sunrise 03 Future Times - Rejoice 04 Circus Of Heaven THE BIG MEDLEY 05 Time And A Word 06 Long Distance Runaround 07 Survival 08 The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) 09 Perpetual Change 10 Soon 11 The Clap Disc 2 12 And You And I 13 Starship Trooper 14 Rick Wakeman Solo 15 Awaken 16 Tour Song (Long Beach) 17 I've Seen All Good People 18 Roundabout -
Radio and TV Broadcast 8.7-9.7 - Thankfully most of this material falls into the high 9’s in terms of audio quality but the compilation wins high points for presenting a chronological look into the bands broadcasts on TV in 1969. So, it’s nice to hear progressive rock’s development during the year. YES 1969 "Something's Coming To TV" Disc 1 01. Something's Coming BBC Top Gear Radio Session #1 (Jan69) 02. Something's Coming BBC Top Gear Radio Session #2 (Feb69) 03. Something's Coming Down Broadway, Sheffield, UK (690224) 04. Something's Coming Studio Outttake #1 (Spring69) 05. Something's Coming Studio Outttake #2 (Spring69) 06. Looking Around - BBC Johnnie Walker Show (690604) 07. Every Little Thing - BBC Johnnie Walker Show (690604) 08. Sweetness - BBC Symonds On Sunday (690804) 09. Everydays - BBC Symonds On Sunday (690804) 10. Every Little Thing - BBC Symonds On Sunday (690804) 11. Something's Coming BBC Studios, Symonds On Sunday (690804) 12. Something's Coming Big Apple Club, Wiesbaden, GE (690826) Disc 2 01. Something's Coming Grugenhalle, Essen, Germany (691009) 02. Beyond & Before - Pop-Eye TV, Brussels BE (691015) 03. Survival - Pop-Eye TV, Brussels BE (691015) 04. Beyond & Before - French TV (691123) 05. Dear Father - Chikito Club, Bern SWI TV (691127) 06. Everydays - Chikito Club, Bern SWI TV (691127) 07. Sweetness - Chikito Club, Bern SWI TV (691127) 08. Something's Coming Chikito Club, Bern, Switzerland (691127) 09. No Opportunity Necessary - Radio Bremen GE (691129) 10. Looking Around - Radio Bremen GE (691129) 11. Survival - Radio Bremen GE (691129) 12. Looking Around - TV Studios, Zürich SWI (691201) 13. Beyond & Before - TV Studios, Zürich SWI (691201) Bass, Vocals – Chris Squire Drums, Vibraphone – Bill Bruford Guitar, Vocals – Peter Banks Lead Vocals, Percussion – Jon Anderson Organ, Piano – Tony Kaye -
Audience 8.8 - A reasonably clear and even somewhat dynamic old tape, that sounds to me like someone did some work on it and thankfully so. I’ll take as many of these 1980 tapes as I can because I think this is a misunderstood period for the band. I personally think this is incredibly progressive music, and of course they sound great especially here in front of a London audience. Yes 1980-12-18 Rainbow Theatre Finsbury Park London UK Second Night The Last Concert Disc 1 1 -Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra 2 -Apocalypse 3 -Does It Really Happen 4 -Yours Is No Disgrace 5 -Into The Lens 6 -Clap 7 -And You And I 8 -Go Through This 9 -Man In The White Car Suite 10 -We Can Fly From Here 11 -Tempus Fugit Disc 2 1 -Amazing Grace - The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) 2 -Machine Messiah 3 -Trevor Horn MC 4 -Starship Trooper 5 -Roundabout 6 -White Car (acapella) Geoff Downes-Keyboards Trevor Horn-Vocals/Guitar/Percussion Steve Howe-Guitars/Vocals Chris Squire-Bass/Vocals Alan White-Drums/Percussion -
Radio Broadcast 8.7 - This is one of the toughest tapes to review because I don’t know what it is, literally I don’t know how they captured this to tape. To my ears it sounds like it was broadcast over the air and someone placed a microphone in front of their stereo speaker and recorded it. Either that or maybe it was broadcast over AM, I just can’t tell you but for sure it’s not as good as a radio broadcast should be, not is it as bad as an amateur audience recording, this one hovers somewhere in between but I still thought it was decent. Someone definitely re-mastered this, and I am 100% sure it was a major benefit. Blue Oyster Cult Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Arizona December 27, 1979 Disc 1 1.-Introduction 3:24 2.-Dominance & Submission 5:28 3.-Dr. Music 3:43 4.-Mirrors 4:21 5.-Cities on Flame 5:31 6.-The Great Sun Jester 5:26 7.-The Vigil 5:32 8.-The Vigil (Reprise) 1:26 9.-Extraterrestrial Intelligernce 4:51 10.-Astronomy 8:35 11.-ME 262 3:42 Disc 2 1.-Godzilla - Drum Solo - Godzilla 9:18 2.-Hot Rails to Hell 5:31 3.-Bass Solo 1:39 4.-Five Guitars 4:52 5.-Born to Be Wild 4:58 6.-Encore Break 3:14 7.-O.d.'d on Life Itself 4:03 8.-(Don't Fear) The Reaper 7:02 -
Cleveland 1978 Radio Broadcast 8.8 - A tape that shows signs of age and has that dated quality to it but is still good. It just sounds kinda, pimp and funky just like the music.New York 1981 Radio Broadcast 9.3 - A fresh sounding tape, and a rather fresh performance that does not showcase a drunken, sloppy ‘Dolls kinda gig but a much more focused and professional with plenty of edge to remind you who is fronting kinda gig. DAVID JOHANSEN GROUP "Clubs and Bars" Disc 1 THE AGORA CLEVELAND, OH, USA MAY 29, 1978 01. -intro - cool metro 02. -looking for a kiss 03. -not that much 04. -funky but chic 05. -build me up buttercup 06. -donna 07. -i'm a lover 08. -frenchette 09. -band intro 10. -(reach out) i'll be there 11. -lonely tenement 12. -girls 13. -personality crisis BAND: David Johansen - vocals Sylvain Sylvain - guitar, keyboards Thomas Trask - guitar Johnny Rao - guitar Buzz Verno - bass Frankie LaRocka - drums Disc 2 BOTTOM LINE NEW YORK, NY, USA JULY 15, 1981 01. -intro - cool metro 02. -here comes the night 03. -funky but chic 04. -melody 05. -she loves strangers 06. -sls (conclusion) 07. -build me up buttercup 08. -marquesa de sade 09. -stranded in the jungle 10. -bohemian love pad 11. -frenchette 12. -reach out & i'll be there 13. -girls 14. -personality crisis 15. -wreckless crazy 16. -WNEW DJ's BAND: David Jo - vocals Blondie Chaplin - guitar Jack Rigg - guitar Charlie Giordano - keyboards Brent Cartwright - bass Tony Machine - drums -
Audience 8.5-8.7 - So why the dual rating? Because it is the limitation of the recording equipment that prevents this from earning the solid 8,7 which is a great rating for a long forgotten Ziggy show. So my take on this is that during loud sections, the guitar takes a back seat in the mix while Ziggy is very prominent – which is kind of cool – but during mellower songs (of which there are a few) the mix is much better all around. All in all, this is a pretty good old tape and I don’t think it will disappoint you. DAVID BOWIE Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL October 7th 1972 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Hang On To Yourself 3 -Ziggy Stardust 4 -The Supermen 5 -Queen Bitch 6 -Changes 7 -Life On Mars 8 -Five Years 9 -Space Oddity 10 -Andy Warhol(stopped) 11 -Andy Warhol 12 -My Death Disc 2 13 -Width Of A Circle 14 -John, I'm Only Dancing 15 -Moonage Daydream 16 -Starman 17 -Waiting For The Man 18 -White Light, White Heat 19 -Suffragette City 20 -Jean Genie THE BAND David Bowie vocals guitar harmonica Mick Ronson guitar vocals Trevor Bolder bass Mick “Woody” Woodmansey drums Mike Garson keyboards -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear and leaning towards the mid and upper frequency bands but not in any kind of detrimental way. Supposedly the original source used is a very rare Japanese bootleg LP and that, with a little work done, presents a fine document we can all enjoy. The Reseda 87 material is soundboard with Mick Jagger fronting, and even though the original source features much more material, that is not technically the “live” gig but rather some studio rehearsals which are not present here. JEFF BECK GREEK THEATRE LOS ANGELES, CA, USA APRIL 19, 1986 CD 1 01 -Escape 6:37 02 -Gets Us All In The End 7:08 03 -Ecstasy 3:59 04 -Ambitious 6:06 05 -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 1:36 06 -Stop, Look And Listen 5:43 07 -The Pump 5:12 08 -Star Cycle 5:15 09 -Cause We've Ended As Lovers 4:47 10 -Miami Vice N.Y. Theme 5:12 CD 2 01 -Led Boots 4:55 02 -Love Will 4:11 03 -Miami Vice Theme 4:56 04 -Blue Wind 6:43 05 -People Get Ready 5:17 06 -Freeway Jam 8:05 07 -Wild Thing 4:52 08 -Going Down 5:51 The Band JEFF BECK -guitar, vocals JAN HAMMER -keyboards SIMON PHILLIPS -drums JIMMY HALL -vocals DOUG WIMBISH -bass Bonus Mick Jagger and Jeff Beck THE COUNTRY CLUB RESEDA, CA. OCTOBER 20 1987 09 -Honky Tonk Women 10 -Sympathy For The Devil 11 -Dead Flowers 12 -Shine A Light 13 -Little Red Rooster THE BAND Mick Jagger -vocals Harp Jeff Beck -Guitar Doug Wimbish -bass Terry Bozio -Drums Phil Ashley -keyboards Band line-up: JEFF BECK (guitar, vocals) JAN HAMMER (keyboards) SIMON PHILLIPS (drums) JIMMY HALL (vocals) DOUG WIMBISH (bass) -
Audience 9.2 - Someone did a really good job handling this stealth recording because it’s quite good and has enough atmosphere to allow you to imagine being there. I like “time capsule” recordings like this. The band sounds inspired on this evening. Jethro Tull Zurich, Switzerland May 16 1976 Disc 1 1 -Thick As A Brick 2 -Too Old To Rock And Roll 3 -To Cry You A Song 4 -A New Day Yesterday 5 -Flute Solo - Kelpie - Bouree 6 -Living in The Past - TAAB inst 7 -A New Day (reprise) 8 -Requim 9 -Big Dipper 10 -Beethoven's 9th 11 -Minstrel in The Gallery 12 -Quiz Kid Disc 2 1 -The Chequered Flag 2 -Crazed Institution 3 -Instrumental 4 -Cross Eyed Mary 5 -Aqualung 6 -Guitar Hero inst 7 -Wind Up 8 -Back Door Angels 9 -Minstrel In The Gallery 10 -Locomotive Breath 11 -Finale 12 -Back Door Angels (reprise) -
Audience 9.1 - A very bright and energetic recording that does NOT suffer at all from anything getting in between the band and the microphone because there’s nothing between the band and the recorder it seems. This is direct from PA to your ears…and it’s great! JETHRO TULL Deutschlandhalle Berlin, Germany April 23, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Quartet Intro 02. -Wond'ring Aloud 03. -Skating Away 04. -Jack-In-The-Green 05. -Thick As A Brick 06. -Songs From The Wood 07. -Barriemore Barlow Drum Solo 08. -To Cry You A Song 09. -A New Day Yesterday 10. -Ian Anderson Flute Solo 11. -Living In The Past (Instrumental) 12. -Velvet Green 13. -Hunting Girl Disc 2 01. -Too Old To Rock 'n Roll 02. -Beethoven's Ninth 03. -Minstrel In The Gallery 04. -Cross-Eyed Mary 05. -Aqualung 06. -Martin Barre Guitar Solo 07. -Wind-Up 08. -Back-Door Angels 09. -Instrumental 10. -Wind Up (reprise) 11. -Locomotive Breath 12. -Land Of Hope & Glory 13. -Back-Door Angels (reprise) Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Evans, David Palmer, John Glascock & Barriemore Barlow. -
Audience 9.1 - You have to really try hard if you want to screw up a stealth recording in this day and age – excellent equipment, great PA’s, decent venues…so thankfully taper understands and delivers a pleasant “souvenir” in this live tape. Morrissey – well I was never into him but gotta admit there’s a lot of talent here in the music and his deliver is appropriate. Morrissey Forest Hills Stadium Queens, NY September 7, 2019 Disc 1 01 -stage entrance 02 -You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side 03 -Alma Matters 04 -Hairdresser On Fire 05 -I Wish You Lonely 06 -Satan Rejected My Soul 07 -Morning Starship 08 -Wedding Bell Blues 09 -Lady Willpower 10 -I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris 11 -If You Don’t Like Me, Don’t Look At Me 12 -Munich Air Disaster 1958 13 -Seasick Yet Still Docked Disc 2 14 -Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself 15 -That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore 16 -Never Again Will I Be A Twin 17 -Back On The Chain Gang 18 -The Bullfighter Dies 19 -Jack The Ripper 20 -Some Say I Got Devil 21 -Irish Blood, English Heart Encore: 22 -stage entrance 23 -piano solo 24 -Everyday Is Like Sunday 25 -How Soon Is Now 26 -exit music Morrissey - vocals Boz Boorer - guitar, keyboard, clarinet, vocals Jesse Tobias - guitar Mando Lopez - bass Matthew Ira Walker - drums Gustavo Manzur - keyboards, trumpet, vocals -
Soundboard 9.3 - A good, and raw board tape which perfectly suits the ramshackle, lurching Stones sound and style. Listen to how Mick sounds especially on Shattered – it’s perfect end of story but wait a minute Bill Wyman is actually present and accounted for in a way you never hear. A great live mix high energy soundboard and a must have. THE ROLLING STONES The Kingdome Seattle, WA Oct 15, 1981 CD 1 1. Intro: Take the A Train [01:51] 2. Under My Thumb [03:49] 3. When The Whip Comes Down [04:53] 4. Let's Spend the Night Together [04:09] 5. Shattered [04:51] 6. Neighbours [04:30] 7. Black Limousine [03:48] 8. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [06:37] 9. Twenty Flight Rock [02:22] 10. Let Me Go [04:07] 11. Time Is on My Side [03:47] 12. Beast of Burden [06:07] 13. Waiting On A Friend [05:22] CD 2 1. Let It Bleed [07:20] 2. You Can't Always Get What You Want [08:04] 3. Little T&A [03:34] 4. Tumbling Dice [04:04] 5. Band intro [00:52] 6. She's So Cold [03:52] 7. All Down The Line [04:09] 8. Hang Fire [02:55] 9. Star Star [04:16] 10. Miss You [06:16] 11. Start Me Up [04:15] 12. Honky Tonk Women [03:21] 13. Brown Sugar [03:37] 14. Jumping Jack Flash [09:15] 15. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [06:47] 16. Outro: Star Spangled Banner [04:04]