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Soundboard 8.8 - Very cool when you listen to these ’66 shows because to my ears this music really was the heart and soul of the hippie free love movement. Just incredible stuff. -
Audience 9.3 - The great thing about this performer is that his sound and style is timeless – it might as well be 1976 because after listening to his shows from the 70’s, I can’t tell much difference between then and this 1990 show. The show sounds great, it is rich and full bodied with an especially beautiful drum sound and bass is meaty without being overbearing although it sometimes shakes your speakers!Jean-Luc Ponty Greek Theatre Los Angeles, Ca August 17, 1990 Disc 1 01 Imaginary Voyage Part 1 02 Infinite Pursuit 03 Cosmic Messenger 04 I Only Feel Good With You 05 Nostalgic Lady 06 Tender Memories 07 In The Fast Lane 08 Eulogy To Oscar Romero 09 Stay With Me 10 Spring Episode Disc 2 11 Don't Let The World Pass You By 12 Band Introduction 13 A Taste For Passion 14 Pastoral Harmony 15 The Story Teller 16 Faith In You 17 The Amazon Forest 18 After The Storm 19 A Journey's End 20 Far From Beaten Paths
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Audience 7.7 - Suffers from a lack of clarity of instruments and a little bit of large hall echo, with bass being in the forefront but not a boomy bass so that is good. -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Very nice, with only maybe a little bit of that typical analog tape compression keeping anything from soaring too high. Anyway, it is delightful and sure to please. -
Audience 8.6 - A solid large hall recording. -
Audience 9.2 - A lot of dynamics and presence on this tape. -
Audience 9.6 - Beautiful recording here! Spacious and accurate, but what I really love is the atmosphere of the Beacon Theatre…always a very respectful but appreciative audience. Jean-Luc Ponty Beacon Theatre New York City, NY October 8, 1983 Disc 1 01 Rhythms Of Hope 02 Beach Girl 03 Egocentric Molecules 04 Stay With Me 05 Computer Incantations For World Peace 06 Individual Choice 07 Nostalgia 08 In Spiritual Love 09 Far From The Beaten Path Disc 2 10 Renaissance 11 Final Truth, Pt 1 and II 12 Band Introduction 13 Imaginary Voyage 14 In Spite Of It All 15 Jig 16 New Country -
Soundboard 9.4 - Minor hiss present in quiet passages but does not impact any music. This is a great show, impressive in every regard especially the incendiary guitar work by unheralded master Daryl Stuermer. Many people were first introduced to Ponty through this album, Imaginary Voyage, and it’s on full display here in a live setting. EXCELLENT!! Artist: Jean-Luc Ponty Date: 23rd October 1976 - Early Show Venue: La Paloma Theatre, Encinitas, CA 01 - Imaginary Voyage 25:56 02 - Passenger Of The Dark 9:07 03 - Renaissance 9:11 04 - Question With No Answer 6:19 05 - Lost Forest 9:35 06 - Wandering On The Milky Way 4:02 07 - Aurora 13:46 Encore: 08 - New Country 4:11 09 - Tarantula 3:12 Total time 1:25:19 Jean-Luc Ponty - Electric Violin Daryl Stuermer - Guitar Alan Zavod - Keyboards Tom Fowler - Bass Mark Craney - Drums -
Audience 9.5 - Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. The only thing that prevents an even higher rating is some occasional conversation around the taper, not that it ever rises to an infuriating level or anything, but it sometimes calls to your attention. I still can’t figure out the concertgoer who simply cannot focus their attention on the performance they have spent good money on seeing and hearing. Jean-Luc Ponty An afternoon at the Music Inn, Lenox, Mass.U.S.A. July 24, 1977 (opener for Renaissance) setlist: 1. -tuning and sound adjustments 2:48 2. -Tarantula 12:43 3. -Imaginary Voyage 24:11 4. -Gardens Of Babylon 5:39 5. -Band Intros 1:17 6. -Wandering On The Milky Way 1:53 7. -Fight For Life 9:55 8. -New Country 3:19 Jean-Luc Ponty- violin Allan Zavod- keyboards Daryl Stuermer- guitar Ralph Armstrong- bass Steve Smith- drums -
Soundboard 9.4 & Audience 8.6 - the first few discs are excellent soundboard which is cool because they are very early performances and there’s a lot to dive into there. The next couple of discs are good audience tapes, the first being a bit towards the back of a medium sized club, but it’s not bad. Overall it’s an interesting collection, really allows you to contemplate the artists changes over time, with band members, and compositions. Good stuff! JEAN LUC PONTY Touring History 1969-1978 Disc 1 Studio 2 WDR Cologne, Germany February 17th, 1969 LINEUP: Jean-Luc Ponty: violin Wolfgang Dauner: piano Eberhard Weber: bass Bernard Lubat: drums 1. -Eighty-one 2. -Starlight, Starbright 3. -Introduction 4. -California 5. -Pamukkale 6. -Introduction JLP in German 7. -Golden Green Disc 2 Die Glocke, Bremen, Germany November 9, 1972 1. -Circles - Open Strings 2. -How Would You Like To Have A Head Like That - JLP talks 3. -unknown Title 4. -Flipping LINEUP: Jean-Luc Ponty: electric violin Jasper van't Hof: keyboards Henry Texier: bass Aldo Romano: drums Disc 3 Evanston, Illinois April 11, 1975 1. -Waving Memories 2. -Band Intros 3. -Question With No Answer 4. -Bowing Bowing 5. -Fight For Life 6. -Announcer Outro Jean Luc Ponty: violin Daryl Stuermer: guitar Mike Wolf: keyboards Tom Fowler: bass, violin Norm Fearrington: drums McAlister Auditorium Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana, USA October 23, 1977 7. -Tarantula 8. -The Gardens Of Babylon Disc 4 1. -Overture of the Trans Love Express 2. -The Struggle of the Turtle To The Sea 3. -band introductions 4. -Nostalgic Lady 5. -Wandering On The Milky Way 6. -Mirage Jean-Luc Ponty: violin Allan Zavod: keyboards Daryl Stuermer: guitar Ralphe Armstrong: bass Steve Smith: drums Disc 5 New Orleans Cont'd 1. -Enigmatic Ocean 2. -New Country 3. -Polyfolk Dance Paramount Theater Austin, TX November 15, 1978 4. -Introduction 5. -The Art Of Happiness 6. -Don't Let The World Pass You By - I Only Feel Good With You 7. -Ethereal Mood - No Strings Attached 8. -Egocentric Molecules - Outro -
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Audience 8.9 - Terrific! A real sonic treat not to be missed. -
Audience 8.8 - Actually a very good recording but levels are low so turn it up. Once you crank the volume, you will be satisfied to hear that this is a tight and punchy recording. -
Soundboard 8.9 - A little bit hissy, but it is a board tape so you will be able to enjoy the music….and it is great music! Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer Group Feb 7, 1977 Activity Center, Brisbane, Australia 01 -Oh Yeah 02 -Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun 03 -You Know What I Mean 04 -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 05 -Bass Solo - Come Dancing 06 -She's A Woman 07 -Sophie 08 -Diamond Dust 09 -Freeway Jam Jeff Beck - guitars Jan Hammer - keyboards Tony Smith - drums Fernando Saunders - bass Steve Kindler - violin -
Audience 8.8 - Spectacular live presence and good clear vibrant recording. -
Audience 8.1 - This is the new remastered version that does improve upon a decent audience tape. Some tape noise was removed, and mid-high band was enhanced with good results. A good one to have, it’s pretty good. -
Audience 8.5 - Stomping show by Jeff, as you know he could be quite erratic but I think he nails it here. Good clear sound although not hi fi by any means. Add Equalizer, add low end, but it’s a good clear sound. -
SDBRD 9.2 - Must be in every fans collection but if it isn’t, go for it because it’s one of the best shows ever! Disc two is also SDBRD but I rate it a solid 8.9 as it is not as crisp, but it’s still great stuff. -
Audience 8.3 - Spectacular for such a primitive audience recording Audience 8.5 - Another early gem of a recording. Both have some roughness to them but they shine considering the age. A must! -
Audience 7.7 - 7.9 - All 3 shows sound like they were done by the same crew. All are decent, nothing spectacular, but consistent and enjoyable without displaying a lot of activity in the upper or lower frequencies. Can be enjoyed is what I am saying. -
Audience 8.7 - An explosive concert, totally off the chain here. Quality is solid, for the time period especially – a very immediate punch, very lively, lacking all the niceties for sure but you won’t care, believe me. -
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Soundboard 8.9 - Interesting set list here, some material that may be considered “deep cuts” played. -
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 -
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Audience 8.8 - Good levels on this one. -
Soundboard 9.3 - Very smooth, dynamic, elegant sounding tape here. Just a tiny bit of tape hiss when things are quieter, but this tape is a joy to listen to and the band is just firing on all cylinders. Jeff Beck Group Sapporo Green Dome Hokkaido, Japan December 14, 1980 Disc One 01 - Star Cycle 02 - El Becko 03 - Too Much To Lose 04 - The Pump 05 - 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 06 - Space Boogie 07 - The Final Peace 08 - Led Boots 09 - Freeway Jam Disc Two 01 - Diamond Dust 02 - Scatterbrain 03 - Blue Wind bonus tracks 04 - Going Down (December 04, 1980 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan) 05 - Rock'n Roll Jelly (February 1978 Studio Sessions) Jeff Beck - guitar Simon Phillips - drums Tony Hymas - keyboards Mo Foster - bass -
Audience 8.4 - Captures all the stage action with clarity but maybe not so much of the dynamics, so add just a pinch of your own Equalizer (maybe more bass) it will dramatically improve this already decent recording. -
Soundboard 9.6 - Crisp and airy, a real sonic delight. -
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Audience 8.7 - This is from the Royal Albert Hall, so be prepared for a lot of atmospherics as the sound dances around almost right above your head. The music is very present though, so there’s no harm in having some ‘verb which is probably exactly how you would have received the sound at the venue anyway. -
Audience 8.8 - Clean, good and punchy sound with plenty of hot, live atmosphere. On one or two songs Jeff’s solo gets lost, but it does return thankfully. -
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 8.5