Audience 9.3 - As good as it could be for a large stadium concert. Despite the soundmen fighting mic feedback issues during the first few songs, it certainly gets dialed in and becomes quite nice with the feeling of this being an event, the atmosphere, the way the sound sort of envelopes your ears and you get a sense of size and space. Really sweet!  

Cleveland 1981 is an FM Broadcast 9.2 which I had not heard before believe it or not, so, I was suitably impressed. Anyone would be appreciative! The second disc (and most of the 3^rd) is Montreal 81 and is an FM Broadcast 8.9 due to a more subdued signal that does not take away any frequency range but rather slightly compresses the sound just a bit. Now I want the listener to realize that this is a subjective opinion, technically speaking the audio here is excellent so it’s a matter of personal taste in this case. The second half of disc 3 is all studio quality. Ozzy Osbourne 1981-05-11 & 07-28 Definition Of Blizzard Disc 1 1981-05-11 Music Hall Cleveland, Ohio 101 Radio Announcer Introduction 102 Carl Orff Carmina Burana 103 I Don't Know 104 Crazy Train 105 Believer 106 Mr. Crowley 107 Flying High Again 108 Revelation (Mother Earth) 109 Steal Away (The Night) 110 Drum Solo 111 Blizzard Of Ozz Radio Advert 112 Suicide Solution 113 Guitar Solo 114 Suicide Solution (Reprise) 115 Iron Man 116 Children Of The Grave 117 Paranoid Disc 2 1981-07-28 St. Denis Theatre Montreal, Canada 201 Radio Announcer Introduction 202 Flying High Again 203 I Don't Know 204 Crazy Train 205 Believer 206 Mr. Crowley 207 Suicide Solution 208 Guitar Solo 209 Suicide Solution (Reprise) 210 Revelation (Mother Earth) 211 Steal Away (The Night) 212 Drum Solo 213 Paranoid Disc 3 1981-07-28 St. Denis Theatre Montreal, Canada 301 Carl Orff Carmina Burana - Radio Announcer Introduction 302 I Don't Know 303 Crazy Train 304 Believer 305 Mr. Crowley 306 Iron Man 307 Children Of The Grave Quiet Riot 308 Suicidal Show 309 Just How You Want It 310 West Coast Tryouts 311 Slick Black Cadillac 312 Killer Girls  

SDBRD 9.2 - Would be rated even higher but for the fact that vocals are non-existent in this mix. Well, if you care about the lyrics, get a lyric sheet – meanwhile, the music is fine with a guitar clinic being put on by Clapton. Later in the set, the sound switches over to an audience recording (7.2) and the vocals and bass return. The main difference between this one and the one already listed here is that this is just the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall show without additional material (date here is correct) and different, I would say better, artwork.  

Radio Broadcasts 9.2 - Excellent musicians playing well written tunes in very nice quality makes for a VERY pleasant audio experience. Delightful! FOTHERINGAY Wild Mountain Thyme BBC Sessions & Live 1. Too Much Of Nothing 2. The Way I Feel 3. Interview 4. The Sea 5. Eppy Moray 6. The Lowlands Of Holland 7. Gypsy Davey 8. Will Ye Go Lassie Go 9. John The Gun 10. Bold Jack Donahue 11. The Ballad Of Ned Kelly 12. Banks Of The Nile 13. Late November 14. Nothing More 15. Memphis, Tennessee 16. Silver Threads And Golden Needles  

Audience 8.5 - We all are aware that this tape is not spectacular quality, it does what it needs to do and that is present a document of a great evening for Led Zeppelin. It’s quite magical in many respects, and really I think the quality is not disappointing considering some re-mastering of the tape has been done and it helps. Still this is worth having for history and for how good the band is playing. Led Zeppelin Bonzo's Birthday Party The Forum Inglewood, California 1973-05-31 Disc 1 01.Introduction 02.Rock And Roll 03.Celebration Day 04.Black Dog 05.Over The Hills And Far Away 06.Misty Mountain Hop 07.Since I've Been Loving You 08.No Quarter 09.The Song Remains The Same 10.The Rain Song Disc 2 01.Dazed And Confused 02.Stairway To Heaven Disc 3 01.MC 02.Moby Dick 03.Hapy Birthday To You 04.Heartbreaker 05.Whole Lotta Love Medley 06.The Ocean 07.Communication Breakdown  

Audience/SBRD 8.8/9.3 - This is the good stuff. Both shows excellent, the Osaka aud. tape is quite good, very lively and clear. The band is in their prime, they had loads of confidence and bravado and it shows. Dokken Osaka, Japan December 3, 1985 Disc 1 1. Unchain The Night 2. Tooth And Nail 3. When Heaven Comes Down 4. Bullets To Spare 5. Jaded Heart 6. Will The Sun Rise 7. In My Dreams 8. The Hunter 9. It's Not Love 10. Lightnin' Strikes Again 11. Alone Again 12. Into The Fire 13. Til The Livin' End Disc 2 Osaka cont'd 1. Breaking The Chains 2. Just Got Lucky 3. Guitar Solo 4. Paris Is Burning The Palladium Hollywood, CA February 15, 1985 5. Without Warning - Tooth & Nail 6. When Heaven Comes Down 7. Don't Close Your Eyes 8. Just Got Lucky 9. Alone Again 10. Bullets To Spare  

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    

FM Broadcast 9.4 - This could be considered as one of the best live documents of the band I have ever heard. While there is the faintest amount of FM static in the background during quiet parts, this does not distract in any way the absolute mastery of music that this band delivered. Just stunning, and I can imagine how many young musicians must have been inspired after hearing this band live. Do yourself a favor and grab this, it’s phenomenal. My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY 3rd April, 1974 1. -Can You Understand 2. -Let It Grow 3. -Kiev 4. -Things I Don’t Understand 5. -Ashes Are Burning 6. -Prologue  

FM Broadcast 9.1 - A board tape that seems to have a more ambient quality to it, meaning it sounds like close mic’ing rather than direct into board. That means you do not hear the audience as is typical of a board tape, but you do get a “room” sound like the quality of an audience tape, albeit a very good one. This is a real good tape but it does sound somewhat dated and thankfully the remastered version (this one) brings more clarity and punch than before. Premiata Forneria Marconi Liberty Hall Houston, Texas, USA November 16th, 1976 Disc 1 01. -Intro & tuning 02. -Out of the Roundabout 03. -Left-Handed Theory 04. -Unknown Title 05. -Story in L.A. 06. -Unknown Title 07. -Jetlag Disc 2 08. -Four Holes in the Ground 09. -Celebration 10. -Interview   LINE UP Franco Mussida - guitars Flavio Premoli - keyboards Greg Locke (?) - flute, violin Franze Di Cioccio - drums Jan Patrick Djivas (from Nice, France) - bass Bernardo Lanzetti - vocals  

Audience 8.6 - Both recordings seem to sound quite similar and garner the middle 8 rating but don’t let that dissuade you – these are not bad at all. Considering the scarcity of live Omega recordings I would say these deserve some time in the player, and the ears will adjust and you’ll find them of redeeming value. The material is progressive and at times ventures into more risky territory for a prog band but the band can be forgiven for that as overall I appreciate the adventure. Omega Germany 77-78 Disc 1 Saarbrucken, Germany 1977-10-03 01. -Nyitány (Overture) 02. -A Névtelen Utazó (The Anonymous Traveler) 03. -Éjféli Koncert (Midnight Concert) 04. -Nem Tudom A Neved (I Do Not Know Your Name) 05. -Napot Hoztam, Csillagot (I Brought A Sun, A Star) 06. -Idorabló (Time-Consuming) 07. -A Buvész (The Dude) 08. -A Könyvelo álma (The Accountant's Dream) 09. -Finálé (Finale) 10. -Metamorfózis I (Metamorphosis I) Disc 2 Nijmegen, Netherlands 1978-11-18 01. -Névtelen utazó (Invitation) 02. -Metamorfózis I (Metamorphosis) 03. -Léna (Russian Winter) 04. -Start (Start) 05. -Napot hoztam, csillagot (House Of Cards part I)-Idorabló (Time Robber)-Ablakok (House Of Cards part II)-Éjféli Koncert (Late Night Show) 06. -Nem Tudom A Neved (Help To Find Me) 07. -Metamorfózis II (The Hope, The Bread And The Wine) 08. -Finálé (Finale)  

Audience 9.0 - A very good recording, maybe a little “soft” but that is the house I think, bass is the predominant player, guitar is not as far up in the mix as one would prefer but it’s decent and all notes are audible. The drums are nice here, and the atmosphere is not pronounced but is present to some degree. It has the sense of just being a smaller venue, which it is, and so you sense that as you listen. Good players are joined up with Lenny, guys with plenty of jazz pedigree. Lenny White Golden Bear Huntington Beach, CA April 2, 1978 Early and Late Sets Disc 1 (Early Set) 01 Prelude: Theme For Astral Pirates (incl. intro) 02 Pursuit 03 talk / band intros 04 Mandarin Warlords 05 intros 06 And We Meet Again 07 Big City 08 Sweet Dreamer 09 Mating Drive Disc 2 (Late Set) 01 Intro, tuning, warmup 02 Chicken Fried Steak 03 talk / band intros 04 Universal Love 05 talk 06 Sunset Burgundy 07 talk 08 Theme For Astral Pirates (incl. Revival, Climax) 09 Assault 10 Sorceress Lenny White - drums, percussion Marcus Miller - bass Don Blackman - keyboards, vocals Jamie Glazer - guitar Nick Moroch - guitar  

Studio Quality 9.4 As expected, these are from studios sessions and having been remastered (to freshen the old tapes up), it sounds quite good. The material sounds a bit dated though, I mean I know it is Bowie but it’s probably not his best stuff in my opinion…some people like it though. David Bowie - Sigma Sound 1974   1. Young Americans [first take] 0:20. An incomplete version with no vocal. 2. Young Americans [second take] 2:57. An incomplete version which ends with David laughing after singing “President Nixon.” 3. Young Americans [third take] 5:40. A complete version with slight lyrical differences to the finished version. 4. Shilling The Rubes 5:09. Complete version. Towards the end of the song David says, “That’s going to be very nice when it’s got its hat on!” 5. I’m A Laser (The Gouster) 6:09. Complete version. 6. After Today 4:42. Complete version but played at a much faster tempo than the version released by Ryko in 1989. 7. Sweet Thing 4:43 (Ava Cherry on lead vocals). All tracks recorded on 13 Aug 1974 except track 7 which was recorded on 9 Jul 1974.