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  

Audience 8.7 - A large sound, complete with the bassy, big stadium boominess that telegraphs the volume and power of live Dio. Does that mean it is a muddy mess? No, it's not bad...it's just that your ears will hear this recording probably exactly how they would have heard it at the show. It's a well known fact that the sound at these big shows is one thing to your ear while there in the audience and another thing if you are listening to it over a radio broadcast. This is the sound coming from the P.A. - big, ballsy, LOUD, metal, and atmospheric, immersive, live. It's worth getting this, it has something to offer the listener. DIO Worcester Centrum Worcester MA. October 31st 1985 Disc 1 1. INTRO 2. KING OF ROCK AND ROLL 3. LIKE THE BEAT OF A HEART 4. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS 5. HUNGRY FOR HEAVEN 6. LAST IN LINE - HOLY DIVER - DRUM SOLO 7. HEAVEN AND HELL 8. GUITAR AND KEYBOARD SOLO Disc 2 1. SACRED HEART -LAST IN LINE (REPRISE) 2. ROCK AND ROLL CHILDREN 3. LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL 4. MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN -ROCK AND ROLL CHILDREN (REPRISE) 5. STAND UP AND SHOUT 6. RAINBOW IN THE DARK 7. WE ROCK THE BAND Ronnie James Dio Vocals Vivian Campbell Guitar Jimmy Bain Bass Vocals Vinny Appice Drums Claude Schnell Keyboards

Audience 9.4 - Outstanding tape that has a full, rich bottom end that comes close to overshadowing the rest of the band but does not…but the fact that it is so insistent in the mix gives you that feeling like you are standing close to the mains and literally feel the bass and drums going right through you. That is what gives this recording an amazing live feel, because it literally places you right there and when you crank this you relive this event.  This date is NOT the same show as the other Cologne '79 (Rockpalast) listed here. This is November 4th, 1979 so if you bought the other Cologne '79 this is not that and this is equal if not better in some ways than the Rockpalast gig. Dire Straits Europe 1979 Disc 1 Carre Theater Amsterdam, Netherlands 11-04-1979 01. intro                                        03:23 02. Down To The Waterline                        02:56 03. Six Blade Knife                              05:26 04. Once Upon A Time In The West                 05:38 05. Lady Writer                                  03:35 06. Single Handed Sailor                         05:37 07. News                                         03:47 08. What's The Matter Baby                       03:29 09. Portobello Belle                             04:17 10. Wild West End                                05:44 Disc 2 11. Lions                                        05:41 12. Angel Of Mercy                               03:31 13. Solid Rock                                   04:01 14. Sultans Of Swing                             07:02 15. Where Do You Think You're Going?             05:08 16. Southbound Again                             04:29 17. Setting Me Up                                03:13 18. Twisting By The Pool                         06:06 Disc 3 Messehalle Cologne, Germany 11-09-1979 01. intro                                        02:44 02. Down To The Waterline                        02:57 03. Six Blade Knife                              05:37 04. Once Upon A Time In The West                 05:26 05. Lady Writer                                  03:31 06. Single Handed Sailor                         05:52 07. Lions                                        05:46 08. Sultans Of Swing                             06:37 09. Wild West End                                05:36 10. Portobello Belle                             04:09 11. News                                         03:50 Disc 4 12. In The Gallery                               06:55 13. Follow Me Home                               05:47 14. Angel Of Mercy                               03:47 15. Solid Rock                                   04:11 16. What's The Matter Baby                       03:12 17. Where Do You Think You're Going?             04:28 18. Water Of Love                                05:20 19. Southbound Again                             04:55 20. Setting Me Up                                03:32 21. Twisting By The Pool                         05:26