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Audience 8.6 - Open mic recordings of a studio rehearsal session that sound fairly decent if not a bit raucous and rough around the edges. -
Audience 8.4 - At some parts there is an annoying noise in the bandwidth, but it clears up. Nevertheless this is one to get. -
Soundboard 9.2 -
Audience 8.7 - A real small club atmosphere that puts you kind of up front where you get a real snappy drum sound and then guitars and vocals seem panned in wide stereo field because I can only assume the recorder was standing in front of the stage and was picking up the drums first then the P.A.’s which give this a very real vibe. -
Audience 8.6 - Complete show that even includes the opening act “Dove” which sounds suspicious to me but there it is. This is a very good recording which is a bit spacious sounding for being in a club, and really conveys the feeling and the immediate crowd response which is very enthusiastic. -
Audience 9.1 - Sounds very close and hard to tell whether aud or board but for the audience members in the background. Super cool actually, I like the impact of the guitar/bass in this tape. DEVO 1977-12-17 New York City, NY - Max's Kansas City Intro Pink Pussycat Satisfaction Too Much Paranoias Praying Hands Uncontrollable Urge Mongoloid Jocko Homo Smart Patrol – Mr. DNA Gut Feeling Slap Your Mammy Sloppy Come Back Jonee Clockout Timing X – Soo Bawlz Pink Pussycat Space Junk Mongoloid Gut Feeling Slap Your Mammy Sloppy Wiggly World -
Soundboard 9.2 - A good atmosphere for a board. It’s cool to hear this early performance. -
Soundboard 8.8 - From a vinyl source, of course it’s great, but be prepared for tell-tale vinyl crackles and surface noise (minor), which all lends an air of authenticity to it. -
Believe it or not this is the most sought after issue of this album, even more so than the vinyl or original 1993 CD issue. Go figure. Brand New - Sealed -
Radio Broadcast 8.7 -
FM Broadcast 9.8 - Just about as good as it can get, this captures the moment and freezes it forever in such granular detail that it feels like you are sitting right next to Dickie’s amp. It makes you appreciate his playing like never before. I mean, I play the guitar, but I have no concept of how you turn it into an extension of yourself to the degree that it is practically impossible to make even the slightest mistake. Not that his playing is perfection, it almost is, but just that he uses the instrument to convey so much feeling that it is impossible even to tell if he ever misses a note or phrases something wrong. Does that make sense? NOTE: The artwork shows disc two with only the last two tracks but the set has been tracked to include "Jessica" and "The Way Love Goes" on disc 2...so the artwork will not be changed to reflect the song order it just is what it is. Dickey Betts & Great Southern The Bottom Line NYC, NY. 4/19/77 (early show) Disc 1 01 pre ramble 02 Blue Sky 03 Run Gypsy Run 04 Out To Get Me 05 Bougainvillea 06 In Memory of Elizabeth Reed 07 Nothing you Can Do 08 Southbound Disc 2 09 Jessica 10 The Way Love Goes 11 talk 12 High Falls 13 Ramblin' Man -
CD 1: Oakland, CA - Audience 9.2 - Sounds like a pro recording. CD 2-4: Cotati, CA - Audience 9.4 - The band must have had this recorded themselves, it’s too good! Highly skilled musicians jamming the night away. -
Soundboard 9.1 - I am kind of doubting whether it is truly a board tape because it doesn’t have that sort of dry and immediate sound, it’s got too much atmosphere. That being said, it is definitely pro, and could be open mics placed strategically around the stage. Sounds great! -
Soundboard 9.2 -
Audience 8.8 - A tape with a ton of atmosphere and electricity. The audio does not have a super well balanced mix but rather a strong focus on Dio’s vocals (fine by me) and really solid drums followed by a good mid range punch of guitar and bass. This is enjoyable stuff here! -
Soundboard 9.5 - I know what you are thinking – “is this just another awesome Dio board tape”? Yep, sorry to disappoint! DIO Breaking Sound Festival Paris,France August 30,1984 01. One Night In The City 02. We Rock 03. Holy Diver > 04. Stargazer > 05. Heaven & Hell 06. Rainbow In The Dark 07. Band intros > Man On The Silver Mountain > Starstruck > MOTSM 08. Don't Talk To Strangers Band Line-up Ronnie James DIO - Vocals Vinny Appice - Drums Jimmy Bain - Bass Vivian Campbell - Guitar Claude Schnell - Keyboards