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Audience 8.3 - A great effort by the taper to capture and preserve a rock concert in his hometown with what sounds like pretty good gear. The levels are a touch low, but the fact that everything is pretty clear and there’s no distortion at all, well I tip my hat to this guy! A good one. -
Audience 9.1 - Excellent and great, electric atmosphere. Yup, a certain keeper!Alice Cooper Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 16 July 197501 -intro 02 -Welcome To My Nightmare 03 -Years Ago 04 -No More Mr. Nice Guy 05 -Years Ago 06 -Billion Dollar Babies 07 -Years Ago 08 -I'm Eighteen 09 -Years Ago 10 -Some Folks 11 -Cold Ethyl 12 -Only Women Bleed 13 -Devil's Food 14 -The Black Widow 15 -Steven 16 -Welcome To My Nightmare 17 -Escape 18 -School's Out 19 -The Department Of Youth -
Pro Soundboard 9.8 - One of the best ever. Must get it.Alice Cooper LA Forum Los Angeles 1975-06-17 CA,USA01. -Welcome To My Nightmare 02. -Years Ago 03. -No More Mr. Nice Guy 04. -Years Ago 05. -Billion Dollar Babies 06. -Years Ago 07. -I'm Eighteen 08. -Years Ago 09. -Some Folks 10. -Cold Ethyl 11. -Only Women Bleed 12. -Devil's Food 13. -The Black Widow 14. -Steven 15. -Nightmare Reprise 16. -Escape 17. -School's Out (W/Escape Reprise) 18. -Department Of Youth -
Pro Soundboard 9.5 - Stellar, super clean!Alice Cooper Apollo Theatre Glasgow, Scotland February 19, 198201) Go to Hell 5:37 02) Guilty 4:21 03) I'm Eighteen 4:41 04) Cold Ethyl 2:50 05) Only Women Bleed 2:55 06) No More Mr. Nice Guy 3:07 07) Clones (We're All) 2:50 08) I Never Cry 3:00 19) Seven & Seven Is 3:02 10) Grim Facts 3:12 11) Pain 4:45 12) Billion Dollar Babies 2:58 13) Generation Landslide 3:59 14) School's Out 13:53The Band: Erik Scott - Bass Wayne Cook - Keyboards Jan Uvena - Drums Mike Pinera - Guitar John Nitzinger - Guitar -
Soundboard 8.7 - It’s fine just sounds a little dated to me, all the instruments are present which is cool since a lot of times Glenn’s guitar is mixed low or struggles to be heard. -
Pro Radio Broadcast 9.2 - Sounds very much like a product of its time, and, it is rather good and Aldo shreds convincingly. -
Dallas, TX. based hard rock/jazz fusion group heavily influenced by Jean Luc Ponty and Mahavishnu Orchestra. Enjoyed a brief but fruitful life span between the years 1975 and 1977, and having at least two significant line-up changes. Bassist Roy Vogt would later go on to find much success touring with legendary singer Englebert Humperdinck and teaching and recording many compositions in Nashville, most notably with guitarist extraordinaire Stan Lassiter. -
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Audience 9.5 - a legendary recording that has been carefully treated by sensitive ears not wanting to revise history but to bring out every possible nuance, and succeeding. One to have for sure. The second show is also great, ranking a solid 9.2 but also well worth diving into.
Pink Floyd Festhalle Frankfurt, West Germany 16th November 1972 Disc 1 1. Speak To Me 2. Breathe 3. On The Run 4. Time 5. Breathe (Reprise) 6. Great Gig In The Sky 7. Money 8. Us And them 9. Any Colour You Like 10. Brain Damage 11. Eclipse Disc 2 12. Tuning 13. One Of These Days 14. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 15. Echoes 16. Tuning 17. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Disc 3 Festhalle Frankfurt, West Germany 17th November 1972 1. Speak To Me 2. Breathe 3. On The Run 4. Time 5. Breathe (Reprise) 6. Great Gig In The Sky 7. Money 8. Us And them 9. Any Colour You Like 10. Brain Damage 11. Eclipse Disc 4 12. Tuning 13. One Of These Days 14. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 15. Echoes 16. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun -
Soundboard 9.6 - Clean and Balanced, like an album more than a live concert. Still I think you have to add this to your collection because it is so immaculate.Paul McCartney & Wings Last Flight - The Complete 1979 Glasgow Concert Glasgow, Scotland December 17, 1979 Disc 1 1-1 Got To Get You Into My Life 1-2 Getting Closer 1-3 Every Night 1-4 Again And Again And Again 1-5 I've Had Enough 1-6 No Words 1-7 Cook Of The House 1-8 Old Siam, Sir 1-9 Maybe I'm Amazed 1-10 The Fool On The Hill 1-11 Let It Be 1-12 Hot As Sun 1-13 Spin It On 1-14 Twenty Flight Rock 1-15 Go Now 1-16 Arrow Through Me 1-17 Wonderful Christmas Time Disc 2 Glasgow, Scotland December 17, 1979 2-1 Coming Up 2-2 Goodnight Tonight 2-3 Yesterday 2-4 Mull Of Kintyre 2-5 Band On The Run Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea December 29, 1979 2-6 Got To Get You Into My Life 2-7 Every Night 2-8 Coming Up 2-9 Lucille 2-10 Let It Be 2-11 Rockestra Theme -
Audience 8.9 - Easily one of the best auds of the early Metallica era. This is one that I am sure every Metallica collector already has but if you are just curious, or maybe only recently getting turned on to this stuff, well you gotta get this one.Metallica Stadthalle Mulheim Köln, West-Germany 1984-12-05 Disc 1 01. The Ecstasy of Gold (Intro) 02. Fight Fire With Fire 03. Ride the Lightning 04. Phantom Lord 05. The Four Horsemen 06. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth 07. For Whom the Bell Tolls 08. No Remorse 09. The Call of Ktulu Disc 2 10. Seek & Destroy 11. Whiplash 12. Creeping Death 13. Guitar Solo 14. Metal Militia 15. Motorbreath -
Audience 8.9 - what a show! Yes, you will get knocked around down in the pit with the fans, yes you will hear the sounds of incredibly excited fans, and yes, the will feel absolutely like you are right there. The thing is, when you realize someone went through a bit of trouble to do this it just makes such a difference as you listen and understand this is a live, frenzied atmosphere with a very loud rock and roll band right in front of you. Taper, my hat is tipped toward you my friend. Outstanding job capturing this show - it really sounds great!The Who August 9, 1976 Miami Stadium Miami, Florida Disc 1 01 Intro 02 I Can’t Explain 03 Substitute 04 My Wife 05 Baba O’Riley 06 Squeeze Box 07 Behind Blue Eyes 08 Dreaming From the Waist 09 Magic Bus 10 Amazing Journey 11 Sparks Disc 2 12 The Acid Queen 13 Fiddle About 14 Pinball Wizard 15 I’m Free 16 Tommy’s Holiday Camp 17 We’re Not Gonna Take It 18 See Me, Feel Me 19 Summertime Blues 20 My Generation 21 Join Together 22 My Generation Blues 23 Jam 24 Won’t Get Fooled Again -
Audience 8.8 - A show new to circulation, it presents a severely under represented period of the band. Not too many tapes have surfaced (and no known videos) so whatever we can get, we appreciate. Here, taper did an admiral job even though he's clearly immersed in a boisterous audience. There is plenty of audience present, but thankfully what you get most of is a relatively clear and atmospheric ELO on a great night. There is a touch of overcrowding within the mid-range frequency, but nothing that distorts so there's zero muddiness and maybe less low end that you might prefer. Overall I have to say it fits nicely into my ELO collection right next to the one or two other 1981 shows (like I said, few and far between).Electric Light Orchestra Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Time Tour 1981Disc 11. Twilight 2. Yours Truly, 2095 3. Evil Woman 4. Livin' Thing 5. Telephone Line 6. From The End Of The World 7. Here Is The News 8. Mik's Violin Solo 9. Twelve-Bar Blues10. Tribute To John Lennon: Imagine Nowhere Man Across The Universe A Day In The LifeDisc 211. ELO Hits Medley: Showdown Ma-Ma-Ma Belle Can't Get It Out Of My Head Strange Magic Fire On High Turn To Stone Standin' In The Rain Mr. Blue Sky Sweet Talkin' Woman Shine A Little Love Last Train To London Confusion Rockaria!12. Hold On Tight13. Don't Bring Me Down14. Do Ya15. Roll Over Beethoven -
SDBRD 9.5 - both of these gigs are spectacular, for me they represent an all too brief high water mark for the band where things are unbelievably tight and incomprehensibly cosmic. If more people knew of this music's existence, this band's old catalog would go platinum today. GONG Europe 1975 Disc 1 La Celle St. Cloud Festival France June 8, 1975 1. Master Builder 10:18 2. Solar Musick Suite 11:32 I. Sun song II. Hiram Afterglid Meets The Dervish 3. Cat in Clark's shoes 8:00 4. Aftaglid 17:52 5. The Isle Of Everywhere 11:37 6. Get It Inner 0:49 DIDIER MALHERBE (sax, flute, voice) STEVE HILLAGE (guitar, voice) MIQUETTE GIRAUDY (dancing, voices, occasional synthesizer) MIKE HOWLETT (bass, voice) DAVE STEWART (keyboards) BRIAN DAVISON (drums) Disc 2 Rome, Italy June 27, 1975 1. Aftaglid 2. The Golden Vibe 3. Bombalay - Dynamite 4. Tropical Fish 5. Jam 6. Solar Musick Suite 7. Outer Temple 8. Inner Temple 9. Magick Mother Invocation - Great Om Riff 10. Master Builder STEVE HILLAGE (guitar, vocals) MIQUETTE GIRAUDY (vocals, synth) DIDIER MALHERBE (sax, flute) MIKE HOWLETT (bass) BRIAN DAVISON (drums) DAVE STEWART (keys) -
Audience 8.7 - I can imagine the difficulty in trying to capture something like this with all of the challenges not least of which is sheer volume and venues not ideal for the kind of acoustics metal presents. Does that mean this recording is bad? No, it's obviously done on gear that can handle the job, but to my ears it's something that you will need at least two songs to adjust, but once you do, it becomes the kind of tape that finds you sort of hanging on to see what happens next. It just feels like it will keep improving and maybe it does, or maybe you just find that you kind of dig it. MEGADETH TOKYO 1988 1ST NIGHT Live at Nakano Sunplaza Tokyo, Japan 12th July 1988 01. Intro (Orange Light from "Apocalypse Now" OST) 02. Wake Up Dead 03. The Conjuring 04. Hook In Mouth 05. Set The World On Fire 06. Mary Jane 07. In My Darkest Hour 08. Devil's Island 09. These Boots 10. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? 11. MC 12. Liar 13. Mechanix 14. Anarchy In The UK 15. MC Dave Mustaine - Guitar, Vocals David Ellefson - Bass, Vocals Jeff Young - Guitar Chuck Behler - Drums -
Audience 8.6 - Starts off a bit dodgy but gets better. Vocals are up front in the mix but still "round" and by that I mean not clearly defined to where you can make out the words. Drums are probably the clearest instrument in this recording and they propel the music forward with gusto. Guitars are raucous and as dirty as you want them, and the overall recording is a bit dirty too coming from the crowd where you get a great sense of being there with them. This is a recording that is worth sticking with because by the third or fourth song in you can really start to appreciate it because it does seem as though everything gets just a little bit clearer and more distinct (you can really tell during Over The Top). Motorhead PORT VALE, UK August 1, 1981 Disc 1 1. Ace Of Spades 2. Stay Clean 3. Live To Win 4. Over The Top 5. No Class 6. The Hammer 7. Metropolis 8. Leavin' Here 9. Jailbait 10 Iron Horse 11. Fire Fire 12. Too Late Too Late 13. Fast And Loose Disc 2 14. Dead Men Tell No Tales 15. We Are The Road Crew 16. Capricorn 17. Train Kept A Rollin' 18. Bite The Bullet 19. The Chase Is Better Than The Catch 20. Overkill 21. White Line Fever 22. Bomber 23. Motorhead -
It's 2004 and Ozzfest has reached New Jersey. Black Sabbath are headlining, but rumors about Ozzy's health are circulating backstage and only one man can save the day: The Metal God, no other then Rob Halford! This the capture of that moment! Fantastic show, great recording! Limited to 200 copies!!!!!! -
Audience 8.8 - A recording where the audience does get some attention but not in an obnoxious way, just in an enthusiastic way which sometimes adds to the excitement...but for some it might be a distraction. I didn't mind it, there really wasn't a particular audience member who yelled stupidly right into the mic. Thankfully the band is pretty reasonably clear, most of the time. I think there is room in your collection for this one, which won't be the best Animals show, but it certainly won't be the worst. Pink Floyd Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois 1977-06-19 Disc 1 01 Introduction 02 Sheep 03 Pigs On The Wing 1 04 Dogs 05 Pigs On The Wing 2 06 Pigs (Three Different Ones) Disc 2 01 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5 02 Welcome To The Machine 03 Have A Cigar 04 Wish You Were Here 05 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9 06 Money -
Audience 8.6 - The first thing you want to do when you begin to play this is skip the first song. The taper is bustling around trying to get into his seat, the tape deck microphone is buried deep within his clothing and the sound mix on stage is still being dialed in...all told this track is unlistenable. What happens next is miraculous - the sun begins to shine in the darkness! We now have a recording to enjoy, and it is enjoyable. It's not Randy, but look, what was asked of Bernie was impossible and he did a remarkable job filling in while they searched for a permanent replacement. I admire Bernie Torme and do not ignore the live recordings of him with Ozzy (not many are very good unfortunately). This is one of the better sounding tapes out there from this period. Ozzy Osbourne Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX. 1982-02-11 01. Intro 02. Over the Mountain 03. Mr. Crowley 04. Crazy Train 05. Revelation (Mother Earth) 06. Steal Away (The Night) 07. Suicide Solution 08. Bernie Torme Solo 09. Tommy Aldridge Solo 10. Goodbye To Romance 11. Believer 12. Flying High Again 13. Iron Man 14. Children of the Grave 15. Paranoid -
Everything in this canister sounds very good to great (sdbrd) but I would say disc 1 (the early 1980 show) is the worst sounding, but consequently one of extreme importance. These early Blizzard gigs are the REAL band, and I mean they were a band and not a concoction and not that I have anything against the second iteration, I think this first line-up was badass. This entire set is a joy to listen to, as I stated most of it is very good to excellent quality and going through these important years is a hell of a lot of fun and quite fitting now that Ozzy has performed his final show. The package and art is simply stunning, and befitting of an "unauthorized" tribute to him and his career during the 80's. Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy In A Can Disc 1 Coventry Theater Coventry England September 25, 1980 1. I Dont Know 2. You Lookin At Me (Looking At You) 3. Crazy Train 4. Goodbye To Romance 5. No Bone Movies 6. Mr.Crowley 7. Suicide Solution - Solo 8. Revelation (Mother Earth) 9. Steal Away (The Night) 10. Iron Man - Children Of The Grave 11. Paranoid Disc 2 Auditorium Theater Rochester, NY. April 29, 1981 1. Promo Ad 2. Interview WKMF FM 4-28-81 3. Pre Show - Intro 4. I Don't Know 5. Crazy Train 6. Believer 7. Mr. Crowley 8. Flying High Again 9. Revelation (Mother Earth) 10. Steal Away (The Night) 11. Drum Solo 12. No Bone Movies 13. Suicide Solution 14. Guitar Solo 15. Iron Man 16. Children Of The Grave 17. Paranoid Disc 3 Royal Court Liverpool, UK. December 2, 1981 1. Over The Mountain 2. Flying High Again 3. Believer 4. Crazy Train 5. Mr. Crowley 6. I Don't Know 7. No Bone Movies 8. Revelation (Mother Earth) 9. Suicide Solution 10. Guitar Solo (Randy Rhoads) 11. Band Jam 12. Drum Solo (Tommy Aldridge) 13. Band Jam (reprise) 14. Paranoid 15. Steal Away (The Night) Disc 4 Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Binghamton, N.Y April 13th 1982 1. Crowd 2. Mr. Crowley 3. Crazy Train 4. Revelation (Mother Earth) 5. Steal Away (The Night) 6. Suicide Solution 7. Guitar Solo 8. Diary Jam 9. Drum Solo 10. Diary Jam (reprise) 11. Goodbye To Romance 12. I Don't Know 13. Believer 14. Flying High Again 15. Iron Man 16. Children of the Grave 17. Paranoid Disc 5 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine, CA. Jun 23, 1982 1. Radio Intro 2. Diary of a Madman 3. Over the Mountain 4. Mr. Crowley 5. Crazy Train 6. Suicide Solution - Guitar Solo - Drum Solo 7. Revelation (Mother Earth) 8. Steal Away (The Night) 9. Goodbye to Romance 10. Iron Man 11. Children of the Grave 12. Paranoid 13. I Don't Know (Live Maxi Single B Side 1981) 14. You Said It All (B Side Maxi Single 1982) 15. Looking At Me, Looking At You (B Side Single 1980) Disc 6 Olympen Lund, Sweden December 4, 1983 1. I Don't Know 2. Mr. Crowley 3. Rock 'n' Roll Rebel 4. Bark at the Moon 5. Revelation (Mother Earth) 6. Steal Away (The Night) 7. Suicide Solution 8. Centre of Eternity 9. Drum Solo 10. Flying High Again 11. Iron Man 12. Crazy Train 13. Paranoid Disc 7 Koseinenkin Hall Tokyo,Japan June 29, 1984 01. Intro 02. I Don't Know 03. Mr.Crowley 04. Rock N Roll Rebel 05. Bark At The Moon 06. Revelation (Mother Earth) 07. Steal Away (The Night) 08. Band Introduction 09. Suicide Solution (Inc. guitar solo) 10. Center Of Eternity (Inc. Keyboards intro and drum solo) 11. Flying High Again 12. Iron Man 13. Crazy Train 14. Paranoid Disc 8 Nakano Sunplaza Tokyo, Japan July 6, 1984 1. I Don't Know 2. Mr. Crowley 3. Over The Mountain 4. Rock & Roll Rebel 5. Bark At The Moon 6. Revelation (Mother Earth) 7. Steal Away (The Night) 8. Band intros 9. Suicide Solution incl. guitar solo 10. Flying High Again 11. Iron Man Disc 9 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK. February 19, 1986 01. Intro 02. Bark at the Moon 03. Suicide Solution 04. Never Know Why 05. Mr. Crowley 06. Shot in the Dark 07. I Don't Know 08. Killer of Giants 09. Guitar Solo 10. Never 11. Flying High Again 12. Secret Loser 13. Drum Solo 14. The Ultimate Sin 15. Iron Man 16. Crazy Train 17. Paranoid Disc 10 Tower Theatre Upper Darby, Pennsylvania June 4, 1989 01. Intro - I Don't Know 02. Flying High Again 03. Mr. Crowley 04. Shot In The Dark 05. Bloodbath In Paradise 06. Guitar Solo Disc 11 07. Sweet Leaf 08. War Pigs 09. Tattooed Dancer 10. Drum Solo 11. Miracle Man 12. Suicide Solution 13. Iron Man 14. Crazy Train 15. Paranoid -
Fantastic modern/old school prog rock from Chile. Released only as a digital download, great care has been taken to realize this as a physical CD, packaged according to the band's aesthetics. The music is fantastic, as is the production. Chercán - Chercán released March 4, 2025 1. La Culpa 06:51 2. Caen Las Hojas Blancas 05:46 3. Kalimba 04:54 4. Desolación (En) 01:10 5. Tiempos Paralelos 05:13 6. Las Mentiras Del Muro 05:14 7. Relato De Una Obsesión. Parte I: Quimera 06:50 8. Relato De Una Obsesión. Parte II: El Orate 06:04 9. 7 Colores 04:19 Músicos: Martín Peña-Voces, guitarras adornos (7 Colores) Simón Catalán-Bajo Roberto Faúndez-Guitarra eléctrica y acústica Matías Bahamondes-Saxo Rodrigo González Mera-Batería y percusiones Músicos Invitados: Benjamín Ruz-Arreglos cuerdas, violines Javiera González-Viola Ariadna Kordovero-Cello Grabación: Batería, Guitarras, Voces-grabados en Estudio LeRock (Santiago) por José Tomás Molina Saxo-grabado por Pueblo Obsoleto, Valdivia Bajo-grabado por Simón Catalán, Valdivia Cuarteto de Cuerdas-grabado por Benjamín Ruz y Eduardo Padilla en "Estudios ZUR", Santiago Percusiones-grabado por Rodrigo González Mera en Estudio “El Pequén”, Valdivia Mezcla: Jorge Fortune en Telúrica Estudio, Coyhaique Masterización: Carlos Barros (Kalimba, Las Mentiras del muro, Tiempos Paralelos, 7 Colores) / Jorge Fortune (La Culpa, Quimera, Orate, Caen las hojas blancas) Carátula: Paulina Rosso -
Leicester Audience 9.2 - Very clear, close, with very detailed highs and a solid, driving low end to round out the sound. Rob Halford sounds like he's in your living room. Super lively! Sheffield Audience 9.1 - This one is solid, the guitar and vocals are the stars of the show, but drums sit very nicely here and the bass is pumping away without being boomy at all. This is a really nice tape!
Judas Priest De Montfort Hall Leicester, UK 16th June 1988 Disc 1 1. Introduction 2. Hellion 3. Electric Eye 4. Metal Gods 5. Sinner 6. Breaking The Law 7. Come And Get It 8. I'm A Rocker 9. The Sentinel 10. The Ripper 11. Beyond The Realms Of Death Disc 2 12. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 13. Ram It Down 14. Heavy Metal 15. Victim Of Changes 16. The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown) 17. Living After Midnight 18. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 19. Hell Bent For Leather Disc 3 City Hall Sheffield, UK 22nd June 1988 1. Introduction 2. Hellion 3. Electric Eye 4. Metal Gods 5. Sinner 6. Breaking The Law 7. Come And Get It 8. I'm A Rocker 9. The Sentinel 10. The Ripper 11. Beyond The Realms Of Death Disc 4 12. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 13. Ram It Down 14. Heavy Metal 15. Victim Of Changes 16. The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown) 17. Living After Midnight 18. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 19. Hell Bent For Leather -
Audience 9.0 - A SOLID, and I mean very good tape. The high end rings out nicely, drums have a nice real sound to them, and all instruments are heard clearly. The venue has good acoustics, so that helps a lot, it really allows for the immersive experience without being painful on the ear drums. This is one to get. Bryan Ferry Radio City Music Hall New York City, NY August 9, 1988 Disc 1 01 Nimrod - Limbo 02 The Chosen One 03 Casanova 04 Slave To Love 05 The Bogus Man 06 Ladytron 07 While My Heart Is Still Beating 08 Don't Stop The Dance 09 Windswept 10 Jealous Guy Disc 2 11 New Town 12 Boys And Girls 13 Dance Away 14 In Every Dream Home A Heartache 15 The Main Thing 16 Love Is The Drug 17 Kiss And Tell 18 Do The Strand 19 Bête Noire 20 Avalon -
Audience 9.1 - Lovely, well done recording that does have one or two "wobbles" where the tape might have stretched or something (only caught it once) but a minor deal really. It's a warm sound, and has a lot of headroom which is essential and a big benefit if you want to add your own EQ settings. Lots to enjoy here, I recommend this wholeheartedly. YES Greek Theater Univ. of California at Berkeley Berkeley, Ca. USA September 21, 1984 Disc 1 1. Leave It (intro) 3:23 2. Cinema 3:48 3. Leave It 4:33 4. Our Song 4:42 5. Drums - Hold On 8:17 6. Hearts 8:34 7. All Good People 7:49 8. Keyboards And Guitar 5:03 9. Guitar Solo 5:19 10. Changes 7:18 11. And You And I 12:39 Disc 2 12. Soon The Light 4:15 13. Make It Easy 1:06 14. Owner Of A Lonely Heart 5:15 15. It Can Happen 7:05 16. Bass Solo (Amazing Grace, Whitefish) 9:55 17. City Of Love 12:37 18. Starship Trooper 17:07 19. Roundabout 11:43 Jon Anderson: vocals and acoustic guitar Trevor Rabin: guitar Tony Kaye: keyboards Chris Squire: bass Alan White: drums -
All Soundboard 9.2 to 9.6 - This is a great collection for the Santana enthusiast, but also for the casual fan. The sound is consistently great across all discs, with only minor tonality differences (such as a slightly brighter tone on the New Orleans portion of disc 2). There is a enough track difference to keep things from being overly repetitious.
Santana The Eighties Vol.1 Disc 1 Montreux, Switzerland July 4, 1980 1. Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 2. Lightning In The Sky 3. Jingo 4. Well Alright 5. Soul Sacrifice 6. Open Invitation 7. Samba Pa Ti 8. Introductions 9. Evil Ways Disc 2 Saenger Performing Arts Center New Orleans, LA March 31, 1981 1. Crowd 2. Whole Lotta Love coda - Open Invitation 3. She's Not There 4. Shake Your Money Maker 5. Transcendance - Band Intros 6. Guajira Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, TX November 2, 1982 7. Open Invitation 8. She's Not There - Marbles 9. La Bamba 10. Band Introduction 11. American Gypsy 12. Europa 13. Shango Disc 3 The Forum Montreal Quebec Canada September 22nd 1982 1. KBFH Intro 2. Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 3. Oye Como Va 4. Dealer - Spanish Rose 5. Nowhere To Run 6. Incident At Neshabur 7. Body Surfing 8. Hold On 9. Shango 10. KBFH Outro -
Pro Studio 9.5 - A particularly well done mastering job on all these tracks, some of which we've all heard before but not quite as clean and clear. PINK FLOYD The Syd Barrett Tapes ===================== 01 Lucy Leave (Demo) 02 I'm A King Bee (Demo) Recorded Summer 1965 @ unknown studio, possibly Regent Sound, London 03 Interstellar Overdrive (Demo) Recorded October 31, 1966 @ Thompson Private Recording Studios, Hempstead 04 Candy And A Currant Bun (Alternate Mix) Recorded January 29, 1967 @ Sound Techniques, London 05 See Emily Play (Alternate Mix) Recorded May 21, 1967 @ Sound Techniques, London 06 Astronomy Domine (BBC TV) Recorded May 14, 1967 @ BBC's "Look Of The Week" 07 Scream Thy Last Scream (Studio Outtake) Recorded August 7, 1967 @ EMI Abbey Road Studios, London 08 Vegetable Man (Studio Outtake) Recorded October 9, 1967 @ De Lane Lea Studios, London 09 No Title (Studio Outtake) Recorded September 4, 1967 @ Sound Techniques, London 10 The Gnome (BBC Radio) 11 Matilda Mother (BBC Radio) 12 The Scarecrow (BBC Radio) 13 Flaming (BBC Radio) 14 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (BBC Radio) 15 Reaction In G (BBC Radio) Recorded September 25, 1967 @ BBC Playhouse Theatre, London 16 Vegetable Man (BBC Radio) 17 Scream Thy Last Scream (BBC Radio) 18 Jugband Blues (BBC Radio) 19 Pow R Toc H (BBC Radio) Recorded December 20, 1967 @ BBC Maida Vale 4 Studios, London 20 CBC Interview with Interstellar Overdrive Interview Recorded December 1966 @ CBC Studios, London Interstellar Overdrive Recorded in 1966 @ unknown location -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear, and pretty bright, and that means the tape sacrifices the bottom end in favor of getting the clarity and separation of instruments - that might be considered the trade-off here. I would prefer more bass, but this is something one can add themselves, that is why I highly rate this recording. I think because it is so clear you can really season it to taste more so than if you had a cluttered, or muddy recording. Black Sabbath The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA 1981-12-04 Disc 1 101. E5150 102. Neon Knights 103. N.I.B. 104. Children Of The Sea 105. Country Girl 106. Black Sabbath 107. War Pigs Disc 2 201. Slipping Away 202. Drum Solo 203. Iron Man 204. The Mob Rules 205. Heaven And Hell 206. Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 207. Children Of The Grave -
Hoffman Estates - Audience 8.7 - Residing mainly in the mid and upper mid range this recording does not showcase any real definition in the highs, and the metal loudness defined as a solid guitar/bass attack for the low end. What you end up with here with these two recordings is something of historical value but nothing you would use to impress your buddies with. Are they essential for the collection? Yes, both of these shows are very significant in value and because they are not horrible recordings I can recommend them.
Chicago - Audience 8.8 - This recording has a softer mid-range making it a little more comfortable, but still does not have a clarity and distinction to it, but it is also not muddy, it's just a capture that was made with equipment that had only the capability to document a live event, it wasn't made to do a professional live recording so keep that in mind - pretty decent but not great. I will say this, and I sincerely believe this - I think this recording is exactly what your ears would have been hearing at this show. That is why I think these recordings are important, even if they lack soundboard clarity and are not A+ audience tapes. There's plenty to enjoy here with both of these shows.
Black Sabbath Last Night With Ronnie Disc 1 Poplar Creek Music Theater Hoffman Estates, Illinois 1982-08-31 101. E5150 102. Neon Knights 103. N.I.B. 104. Children Of The Sea 105. Voodoo 106. Black Sabbath 107. War Pigs 108. Drums Solo Disc 2 201. Iron Man 202. The Mob Rules 203. Heaven And Hell 204. Guitar Solo 205. The Sign Of The Southern Cross 206. Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 207. Paranoid 208. Children Of The Grave Disc 3 International Amphitheater Chicago, Illinois 1981-12-21 301. E5150 302. Neon Knights 303. N.I.B. 304. Children Of The Sea 305. Country Girl 306. Black Sabbath 307. War Pigs 308. Slipping Away 309. Drums Solo 310. Iron Man 311. The Mob Rules 312. Heaven And Hell 313. Paranoid -
Audience 8.7 - A new re-mastering has taken what was once a very muddy recording and breathed significant new life into it. I mean, if ever there was a time to be collecting it is right now. So while it still might be considered as an average audience recording, the fact is that there is much more in this tape than what was once believed and which is why it flew under the Sabbath collector radar. But it's actually pretty good, I can only be a little critical if I analyze what is happening at the lower end here, not much definition and guitar blends into the bass somewhat and provide a volume backdrop that is "dark" and foreboding but not a mess either. I think people should give this re-mastered version a chance, I did and I am very glad I did. Black Sabbath 1971-01-18 City Hall Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK 01. Paranoid 02. N.I.B. 03. War Pigs 04. Into The Void 05. Iron Man 06. Black Sabbath 07. After Forever 08. Wicked World 09. Guitar Solo 10. Wicked World (Reprise) 11. Fairies Wear Boots 12. Paranoid -
Soundboard 9.4 - Intense! Great mix here, full frontal assault and Dio shines! Dio Coliseum Spokane, WA 1984-07-24 01. -We Rock 02. -Mystery 03. -Shame On The Night 04. -Children Of The Sea 05. -Heaven & Hell 06. -Guitar Solo 07. -The Last in Line 08. -Heaven And Hell 09. -Stand Up & Shout 10. -Holy Diver 11. -Drum Solo 12. -Mob Rules 13. -Rainbow In The Dark 14. -Man On The Silver Mountain 15. -Starstruck - Long Live Rock 'N Roll 16. -Man On The Silver Mountain (reprise)