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Audience 9.4 - Before you write off the late 80’s Eric Clapton, you REALLY need to look deeper for a minute. This performance, and this recording, clearly demonstrates the reason why one should examine the totality of an artist’s career, particularly if said artist was as prolific and talented as Mr. Clapton. The edgy, electrified sound of Clapton’s Cream days is gone and that is ok so long as you still get the TALENT, and many of Clapton’s performances (at least on tape) sometimes lacked the elements that you would have hoped for, despite his undeniable songwriting prowess…it was the PLAYING of the guitar, and the sound of said guitar, that we craved. Here, along with his pal Mark Knopfler, all of that is delivered and the audio quality does the whole thing justice because it is excellent. I think playing with Mark elevated Eric’s game. Hearing them do “Money For Nothing” together was cool, and Mark decided to sing in his own “bluesy” way in deference to Eric. Sweet! Eric Clapton feat. Mark Knopfler Irvine Meadows Laguna Hills, CA September 23, 1988 Disc 1 01 Crossroads 02 White Room 03 I Shot The Sheriff 04 Lay Down Sally 05 Wonderful Tonight 06 Tearing Us Apart 07 After Midnight 08 Can’t Find My Way Home Disc 2 09 Badge 10 Same Old Blues 11 Band Introductions 12 Cocaine 13 Layla 14 Money For Nothing 15 Sunshine Of Your Love Eric Clapton – guitar Mark Knopfler – guitar Alan Clark – keyboards Nathan East – bass Steve Ferrone – drums Jody Linscott – percussion Katie Kissoon – backing vocals Tessa Niles – backing vocals -
Audience 8.4 - They should call this tape “Noise In The Attic” ha ha! Actually, I am being very tough here, it’s a bright tape, it favors high end but is not too screechy…I just need more low end personally. That being said – vocals are in the front here, followed by Joe Perry, so that is crucial to this being a worthwhile listen. Taper has to hide his gear once or twice, so you occasionally hear the inside of his coat. Not too many 1975 period tapes out there, I am thankful for this one…you will be too, especially when the coast is clear and taper brings the mic back out (makes for a really refreshing audio moment!). Aerosmith Hara Arena Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. May 24, 1975 1. -toys in the attic 2. -S.O.S. (too bad) 3. -somebody 4. -sweet emotion 5. -lord of the thighs 6. -dream on 7. -walk this way 8. -no more, no more 9. -write me 10. -same old song and dance 11. -train kept a rollin' (with drum solo) -
Studio and Live Various Sources 9.0 - All sources used appear to be from low gen tapes and broadcasts, I did not hear anything that sounded worse than what I remember…but some of this stuff I’d not heard before so I have to go on assumptions. I like this set very much though, and so will you. The Velvet Underground "Caught Between The Twisted Stars" 4 Volumes Vol. 4 1. Searchin' ("Swan Mix" 09-67 Mayfair Recording Studio, NYC) 2. Lady Godiva's Operation (Mono Mix, 09-67 Mayfair NYC) 3. The Gift (Wembley 6-06-93) 4. Run Run Run (Hilltop Rock Festival, Ringe, NH. 8-02-69) 5. What Goes On (Live 1968) 6. Guess I'm Falling In Love (NYC 04-67) 7. A Short Lived Torture Of Cacophony (NYC 1965) 8. Black Angels Death Song (Bataclan Club, Paris 1-29-72) 9. The Biggest, Loudest, Hairiest Group Of All (Bataclan 72) 10. A Distant Mirror -
Studio and Live Various Sources 9.0 - All sources used appear to be from low gen tapes and broadcasts, I did not hear anything that sounded worse than what I remember…but some of this stuff I’d not heard before so I have to go on assumptions. I like this set very much though, and so will you. The Velvet Underground "Caught Between The Twisted Stars" 4 Volumes Vol.3 1. Sweet Sister Ray (La Cave, Cleveland, OH. 4-30-68) 2. Sister Ray (Boston Tea Party 3-15-69) 3. Hey Mr. Rain (Wembley Arena, London 6-6-93) 4. Heroin (La Cave, Cleveland, OH. 4-30-68) -
Studio and Live Various Sources 9.0 All sources used appear to be from low gen tapes and broadcasts, I did not hear anything that sounded worse than what I remember…but some of this stuff I’d not heard before so I have to go on assumptions. I like this set very much though, and so will you. The Velvet Underground "Caught Between The Twisted Stars" 4 Volumes Vol.2 1. Nothing Song (Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus 66) 2. Venus Heroin (NYC December 1965) 3. Chic Mystique (Delmonico's Hotel, NYC 1-08-66) 4. Train 'Round The Bend - Oh! Sweet Nuthin' (Decond Fret, Philly, PA. May 1970) -
Studio and Live Various Sources 9.0 - All sources used appear to be from low gen tapes and broadcasts, I did not hear anything that sounded worse than what I remember…but some of this stuff I’d not heard before so I have to go on assumptions. I like this set very much though, and so will you. The Velvet Underground "Caught Between The Twisted Stars" 4 Volumes Vol.1 Valleydale Ballroom Columbus, OH. 11-04-66 Last Track Poor Richard's Club Chicago, IL. 6-23-66 1. Melody Laughter 2. Femme Fatale 3. Venus In Furs 4. Black Angels Death Song 5. All Tomorrow's Parties 6. Waiting For The Man 7. Heroin 8. Run Run Run 9. Poor Richard's -
Audience 8.9 - A slight improvement over the 1st night recording, but only by the narrowest margin. I do hear more keys, but they tend to “blast” a bit here. It’s not a bad thing, it gives this whole thing a special vibe. Velvet Underground End Of Cole Ave. Dallas, Texas 10/19/69 DISC ONE 01. I'm Waiting For The Man 02. It's Just Too Much 03. I'll Be Your Mirror 04. Some Kinda Love 05. Femme Fatale 06. Beginning To See The Light 07. I'm Set Free 08. Afterhours 09. I'm Sticking With You 10. One Of These Days 11. Pale Blue Eyes 12. Ocean 13. What Goes On 14. Heroin DISC TWO 01. Sister Ray (October 18, 1969) 02. Lisa Says (Unknown Live) 03. Rock'n' Roll (Unknown Live) 04. Blue Velvet Jazz Jam (Unknown Live) -
Audience 8.8 - A very decent recording for the vintage. Small club atmosphere permeates which gives this recording the legendary status it deserves. A New York underground band that somehow won over the Texas crowd. Amazing! Velvet Underground The First Night End Of Cole Ave. October 18, 1969 Dallas, TX. CD 1 1-01 It's Just Too Much 1-02 Waiting For The Man 1-03 I Can't Stand It 1-04 I'm Set Free 1-05 Beginning To See The Light 1-06 Ocean 1-07 Venus In Furs 1-08 What Goes On 1-09 Heroin 1-10 I'll Be Your Mirror 1-11 Femme Fatale CD 2 2-01 Pale Blue Eyes 2-02 Candy Says 2-03 Jesus 2-04 Story Of My Life 2-05 I Found A Reason 2-06 Sunday Morning 2-07 Afterhours acetate demos, late 1969 2-08 Countess Of Hong Kong 2-09 Ride Into The Sun 2-10 Real Good Time Together 2-11 I Found A Reason 19.October 1969 2-12 Sister Ray 19.10.1969 2-13 End Cole Ave Jam 19.10.1969 -
Audience 8.8 - It’s hard to express exactly what makes a particular recording or gig special, mainly because it is all very subjective. But, I have been collecting music since 1982, so I feel I have earned some credibility ha ha! So let me tell you why this one is special. Placed right in front of the main P.A. speakers, this sound is brutal. Sure, the first 45 seconds are a mess, but it gets better, and man, is this a rocking good time! The sound is ferocious, threatening at any moment to destroy the tape completely, but it doesn’t. It’s hot, it’s loud, but it’s also very real, as if happening at the very moment you are hearing it. The Who in 1970, in Detroit (Rock City!), playing Tommy (and other great tracks) in front of an appreciative audience (without incident!). Everyone sounds great here, and you have a front row seat. MAGIC! The Who Cobo Arena Detroit, MI. 1970-07-05 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Heaven & Hell 03. I Can't Explain 04. Water 05. I Don't Even Know Myself 06. Young Man Blues 07. Overture 08. It's a Boy 09. 1921 10. Amazing Journey 11. Underture 12. Sparks 13. Eyesight to the Blind Disc 2 14. Christmas 15. The Acid Queen 16. Pinball Wizard 17. Do You Think it's Alright 18. Fiddle About 19. Tommy Can You Hear Me 20. There's a Doctor 21. Go to the Mirror 22. Smash the Mirror 23. Miracle Cure 24. I'm Free 25. Tommy's Holiday Camp 26. We're Not Gonna Take It 27. Summertime Blues 28. Shakin' All Over 29. My Generation -
Audience 9.0 - This is a heroic taping accomplishment, to be able to get virtually all of the performers in really nice quality, it’s an effort to be admired. While lacking super-definition, it does have good dynamics and clarity overall, it’s not thin, and it is not muddy. It’s pretty darn good! Operation Rock N' Roll Deer Creek Music Center Noblesville, IN. August 6, 1991 Dangerous Toys - Metal Church - Motorhead - Alice Cooper - Judas Priest Disc 1 Dangerous Toys 01. -Sport'n A Woody 02. -Sticks And Stones 03. -Sugar Leather & The Nail 04. -Line 'Em Up 05. -Gimme No Lip 06. -Scared 07. -Teas'n Pleas'n Metal Church 01. -The Human Factor 02. -Start The Fire 03. -In Mourning 04. -Fake Healer 05. -Badlands 06. -Date With Poverty Disc 2 Motorhead 01. -I'll Be Your Sister 02. -Traitor 03. -I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care) 04. -The One To Sing The Blues 05. -Going To Brazil 06. -Love Me Forever 07. -Angel City 08. -Killed By Death 09. -Ace Of Spades Disc 3 Alice Cooper 01. -Under My Wheels 02. -Trash 03. -No More Mr. Nice Guy 04. -Billion Dollar Babies 05. -Love's A Loaded Gun 06. -Bed Of Nails 07. -Eighteen 08. -Instrumental Jam 09. -Sick Things 10. -Feed My Frankenstein 11. -Cold Ethyl 12. -Only Women Bleed 13. -Poison 14. -Go To Hell 15. -School's Out 16. -Hey Stoopid 17. -Outro Disc 4 Judas Priest 01. Hell Bent For Leather 02. Heading Out To The Highway 03. The Hellion-Electric Eye 04. All Guns Blazing 05. Metal Gods 06. Some Heads Are Going To Roll 07. The Ripper 08. Night Prowler 09. Touch Of Evil 10. Painkiller 11. The Green Manalishi 12. Breaking The Law 13. Living After Midnight 14. You Got Another Thing Comin' -
Central Park 1971 Audience 8.6 - The limitations of this tape are mainly the over-riding level of tape his present, although it’s been re-mastered to the degree that much was removed without sacrificing highs. The actual recording is not bad, and even with some hiss, the tape does not sound like it is multiple gens down. Highs are good, lows are present, mix is not terrible (guitars are somewhat low, but this is a live mix situation and not the taping). Copenhagen 1972 Audience 8.8 - A very clear tape with an emphasis on high end crispness (not brittle or irritating, just very clear in the high end), mix favors vocals, drums, then keys and guitars in the same range. An enjoyable tape! STEPPENWOLF Live 1971-72 Disc 1 CENTRAL PARK, MANHATTAN, NYC USA AUGUST 9TH 1971 01. -INTRO - TUNING 02. -RIDE WITH ME 03. -40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS 04. -SHACKLES AND CHAINS 05. -FROM HERE TO THERE EVENTUALLY 06. -SNOWBLIND FRIEND 07. -FOR LADIES ONLY 08. -THE PUSHER 09. -MAGIC CARPET RIDE 10. -MONSTER - SUICIDE - AMERICA 11. -BORN TO BE WILD John Kay - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Jerry Edmonton - drums, backing vocals Goldy McJohn - keyboards, backing vocals George Biondo - bass, co-lead vocals Kent Henry - lead guitar, slide guitar Disc 2 Falkoner Theater Copenhagen, Denmark September 22, 1972 01. -Sookie, Sookie 02. -Ride With Me 03. -Foggy Mental Breakdown 04. -Tighten Up Your Wig 05. -Ball Crusher 06. -Shackles And Chains 07. -Monster 08. -The Pusher 09. -Magic Carpet Ride 10. -Born To Be Wild 11. -Real Compared To What 12. -I’m Moving On Line-up: John Kay - guitar, harmonica, vocals Kent Henry - guitar George Biondo - bass ,vocals Goldie McJohn - keyboards Jerry Edmonton - drums, vocals Tracks 11 & 12 supporting act John Kay Band: John Kay - guitar, vocals Kent Henry - guitar George Biondo -bass Hugh Sullivan - keyboards Pentti 'Whitey' Glan - drumS -
Audience 9.5 - Unbelievably awesome! Strap yourself in and get ready to hear just how insanely good a well done audience recording can be. This recording also includes a couple of songs by the opening act Climax Blues Band. Edgar Winter Group Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA October 14, 1975 + Two Bonus Tracks from Climax Blues Band's opening set Disc 1 01 Introduction 02 Let's Do It Together Again 03 Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo 04 Cool Dance 05 Shuffle Low 06 Devil With The Blue Dress On 07 Don't Ever Say Goodbye 08 Frankenstein Disc 2 09 Just Another Punk 10 Free Ride 11 Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll 12 Tobacco Road 13 Undercover Man 14 Goin' To New York (Climax Blues Band Opening) 15 All The Time In The World (Climax Blues Band Opening) -
Radio/TV Broadcasts 9.4 - I have learned to trust most Prince titles now, generally speaking there is great care taken to preserve the fidelity, to obtain master sources, and to package appropriately. That seems only fitting when dealing with an artists’ of Prince’s caliber…and I mean that most sincere. The list of contents for this title is extremely long and extensive and I did not write it up. I do have an image that I am willing to email if you need to see the track listing. It does show the contents in detail. My apologies, but trust me this is a great title and all the info is on the artwork. -
Audience 8.8/9.3 - So, you know how huge the O2 Arena is, right? Well it sounds like a huge arena, but aside from the large mega stadium ambience, this is not that bad at all. It’s what you call “immersive” because you really can imagine yourself there. The audio quality itself is very good, as far as the tonality and levels, etc. The “live mix” is typical of an event like this, tons of atmosphere, party vibe (with about 15,000 of your closest friends), and Prince as always delivering the goods. The after show audio is extremely well done, sounding quite intimate and very warm. Prince Main Show, The O2, London, UK 2007-08-17 Disc 1 01 UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame video intro 02 1999 03 Take Me With U 04 Guitar 05 Shhh 06 Musicology 07 Play That Funky Music 08 Satisfied 09 Cream 10 U Got The Look 11 7 12 Come Together Disc 2 01 Little Red Corvette 02 Diamonds + Pearls 03 The Beautiful Ones 04 Raspberry Beret 05 Soft & Wet 06 Sign O The Times 07 Pop Life 08 She's always in my hair 09 Alphabet St 10 I Wanna Be Your Lover 11 When Doves Cry 12 Erotic City 13 I Wanna Be Your Lover (reprise) 14 If I Was Your Girlfriend 15 Black Sweat 16 Kiss 17 Purple Rain 18 Audience 19 Let's Go Crazy 20 I Feel For You 21 Controversy Disc 3 NPG Jazz set + Mya 01 Band Intro 02 Instrumental Jam 03 Get Up Stand Up 04 Shake Everything you got 05 Love is a losing game intro 06 Tell me something good 07 Uptown Up 08 Love is a losing game 09 Crazy 10 Unknown 11 Free 12 Sophisticated Lady -
Audience 9.0 - Tape starts off funky, but quickly gets sorted and becomes quite excellent. Clear, with some nice atmosphere and decent dynamics (not overwhelming but nice). GENESIS Messezentrum Halle A Nuremberg, Germany March 27, 1975 Disc 1 1.1 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4:12 1.2 Fly On A Windshield 2:38 1.3 Broadway Melody Of 1974 2:16 1.4 Cuckoo Cocoon 2:25 1.5 In The Cage 7:58 1.6 The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging 3:08 1.7 Back In NYC 6:09 1.8 Hairless Heart 2:46 1.9 Counting Out Time 3:43 1.10 The Carpet Crawlers 5:46 1.11 The Chamber Of 32 Doors 5:39 1.12 Lilywhite Lilith 3:01 1.13 The Waiting Room 8:06 1.14 Anyway 3:32 1.15 Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist 2:37 Disc 2 2.1 The Lamia 8:43 2.2 Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats 3:20 2.3 The Colony Of Slippermen 9:02 2.4 Ravine 1:26 2.5 The Light Dies Down On Broadway 3:30 2.6 Riding The Scree 4:19 2.7 In The Rapids 2:29 2.8 it 4:15 2.9 The Musical Box story 3:39 2.10 The Musical Box (cuts off) 1:44 Peter Gabriel: vocals, flute Phil Collins: drums, percussion, vocals Steve Hackett: guitars Tony Banks: keyboards Michael Rutherford: bass, bass pedals, 12-string guitar
