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Audience 9.0 - Recorded in the middle of a whole lot of fun but retains a nice focus on the music throughout. When you listen, you begin to fully kind of appreciate the aspects of an audience tape that soundboards simply don’t provide – there’s an immersive quality to it, as long as the audio fidelity is good you can relive the concert through the taper and his position in the audience. Really nice! Prince Coachella Music And Arts Festival Empire Polo Field (Main Stage) Indio, CA. April 26, 2008 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. The Bird 3. Jungle Love 4. The Glamorous Life 5. The Santana Medley 6. 1999 7. I Feel For You 8. Controversy 9. Little Red Corvette 10. Musicology 11. Prince & The Band 12. Cream 13. U Got The Look 14. Shhh 15. Anotherloverholenyohead 16. Rock Lobster 17. Creep Disc 2 1. Angel 2. 7 3. Come Together 4. Purple Rain 5. Let's Go Crazy 6. Beautiful Strange 7. It's Ecstacy When You Lay Down Next To Me 8. Get On The Boat 9. Superstition 10. Harvelle's Funk E Jam 11. Jungle Love Medley 12. Turn Me Loose -
Studio Quality 10 - Another spectacular assortment of amazing, pristine Prince songs, demos, remixes, and unreleased. Prince | Unheard Unreleased Songs And Remix Collection Source : Studio Recordings | Digitally Remastered And Restored 2019 Disc 1 01 | Train [04:18] 02 | The P [03:19] 03 | 2gether [04:02] 04 | So Dark [Full Length Remix] [07:10] 05 | The Grand Progression [04:35] 06 | Race [06:13] 07 | Turn It Up [Unreleased Version] [05:10] 08 | Player [03:52] 09 | God Is Alive [06:19] 10 | Calhoun Square [04:40] 11 | Oobey Doop [04:27] 12 | My Tree [04:04] 13 | A Positive Place [aka Eliminate The Negative] [02:16] 14 | Willing And Able [05:08] Disc 2 01 | Play [03:42] 02 | Heaven Is Keeping Score [01:08] 03 | Same Page Different Book [04:41] 04 | Witness 4 The Prosecution [03:57] 05 | Rock And Roll Love Affair [Remix] [05:42] 06 | Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) [04:36] 07 | Standing At The Altar [03:13] 08 | The Continental [Remix] [05:33] 09 | Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done [Extended Remix] [05:10] 10 | Just As Long As We're Together [Unreleased Version] [05:48] 11 | G-Spot [Remix] [06:16] 12 | Tick Tick Bang [Unreleased Version] [03:12] 13 | For Love [4 Play Remix] [07:24] -
Studio Quality 10.0 - Yup, it’s perfect in just about every way and makes you wonder how stuff of this quality leaks out of the studio. Prince Past, Present & Future Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Interactive 3. Segue 4. Endorphinmachine 5. Segue 6. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Mustang Mix 96) 7. Billy Jack Bitch 8. Strays Of The World 9. Dark 10. 18 & Over 11. Calhoun Square 12. Starfish And Coffee (95) 13. Sarah 14. 51 Hours 15. The Ryde Dyvine 16. On Your Own 17. Ain't No Place Like U 18. Somebody's Somebody 19. Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother, Wife Disc 2 The Undertaker 1. The Ride 2. Poor Goo 3. Honky Tonk Women 4. Bambi 5. Zannalee 6. The Undertaker 7. Dolphin Rehearsal - Paisley Park : 23rd August 1995 8. Pussy Control 9. Letitgo VH-1 Love 4 One Another Broadcast 10. Days Of Wild 11. The Ride 12. The Jam 13. Gold Act II Tour - Flugplatz, Lüneburg : 3rd September 1993 (Soundboard Recording) 14. The Beautiful Ones Nude Tour - Estadio Vincente Calderon, Madrid : 22nd July 1990 (Soundboard Recording) 15. Blues In C -
Audience 9.0/8.5/8.7 - All four discs are very good source tapes with the first two discs being the strongest with a sound quality that sits nicely on the ears, very comfortable, albeit slightly further back in the hall than the other two discs. I think the other shows maybe feature a louder, more up front guitar sound, but at the same time are also a bit more crowded in that frequency although at no time is there distortion present. Disc 3 suffers from a little bit of the typical big sound onto little cassette recorder where it’s just not as clear as you wish but at least you can hear what is going on, and it is not what I would call muddy sounding. Disc 4 is decent in the fact that you have a clear guitar, tone is audible which is crucial when you are listening to Leslie West. All instruments audible and distinct but not rising much above a middle to upper 8 rating. All in all, I am pleased at the overall sound quality in this set seeing as how there are not many really high quality audios of this band. West, Bruce & Laing European Conquest Disc 1 Falkoner Center Copenhagen, Denmark March 28, 1973 01. -Don't Look Around 02. -Pleasure 03. -Why Dontcha 04. -Third Degree 05. -Mississippi Queen - West Solo Disc 2 06. -Roll Over Beethoven 07. -Love Is Worth the Blues 08. -Powerhouse Sod 09. -The Doctor 10. -Sunshine of Your Love Disc 3 Circus Krone Munich, Germany April 13, 1973 1. Don't Look Around 2. Pleasure 3. Why Dontcha 4. Third Degree 5. Missippi Queen 6. Roll Over Beethoven 7. Powerhouse Sod 8. Politician 9. Sunshine Of Your Love 10. Audience 11. The Doctor Landwirtschaftshalle Kaiserslautern, West Germany 1973-04-14 1. -DON'T LOOK AROUND 2. -PLEASURE 3. -WHY DON'TCHA 4. -THIRD DEGREE 5. -MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 6. -ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 7. -LOVE IS WORTH THE BLUES 8. -POLITICIAN 9. -SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE Musicians LESLIE WEST- Guitar/Vocals(Ex-Mountain) JACK BRUCE- Bass/Vocals(Ex-Cream) CORKY LAING- Drums(Ex-Mountain) -
Soundboard 8.8 - The audio is excellent soundboard but the mix leaves out most bottom end, although the bassist is there I can hear him sometimes! Is the recording trebly and thin? Nope. It’s a good recording, with everything you really came to hear which is guitar…and of that there is plenty. Ducking, diving, turning around on a dime, vibrating, electric and fun. I can highly recommend this even if the bass is…where’s the bass? More Bass Please ha ha! Still excellent, still worthwhile. JOHN CIPOLLINA / NICK GRAVENITES BAND (Thunder & Lightning) Milano, Palalido December 2, 1979 Disc 1 01. -Just a Little Bit 02. -Six weeks in Reno 03. -Lies 04. -Small Walk-In Box 05. -Stormy Monday 06. -Southside 07. -Not Fade Away - Cobra 08. -You Can't Judge a Book By Looking At The Cover Disc 2 09. -Mama Lion 10. -Born in Chicago 11. -Sweet Little Angel - Sweet Cocaine 12. -Junkyard in Malibu 13. -Down In The Bottom 14. -Dancing Queen 15. -Who Do You Love -
Audience 8.8 - A huge upgrade to the Fillmore West ’70 tape! Is it worth getting even if I have the old one? Oh, yes, it is. It’s so much better that it needed a completely new presentation. Give your old copy to your neighbor, you shall not be needing it anymore. James Gang November 21, 1970 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA 01 - Opening Jam 02 - Funk 49 03 - Stop 04 - You're Gonna Need Me 05 - The Bomber 06 - Thanks 07 - Ashes The Rain & I 08 - Bluebird 09 - Lost Woman Joe Walsh - Guitar, Vocals Dale Peters - Bass Jim Fox - Drums -
Audience 9.0 - Solid job by taper to record from a good spot where the sound mix is great, and using good gear he gave us a document that you will be enjoying and playing more than once. The band is in high spirits and put on a good “rock show”. Lovely! Wings Olympia Stadium Detroit, MI 1976-05-08 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Venus And Mars 03. Rock Show 04. Jet 05. Let Me Roll It 06. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 07. Medicine Jar 08. Maybe I'm Amazed 09. Call Me Back Again 10. Lady Madonna 11. The Long And Winding Road 12. Live And Let Die 13. Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) 14. Richard Cory 15. Bluebird 16. I've Just Seen A Face 17. Blackbird Disc 2 18. Yesterday 19. You Gave Me The Answer 20. Magneto And Titanium Man 21. My Love 22. Listen To What The Man Said 23. Let 'Em In 24. Time To Hide 25. Silly Love Songs 26. Beware My Love 27. Brass Introductions 28. Letting Go 29. Band On The Run 30. Hi, Hi, Hi 31. Soily Band Members: Paul McCartney - bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals Linda McCartney - keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals Denny Laine - guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, percussion, harmonica, vocals Jimmy McCulloch - guitars, bass, vocals Joe English - drums, percussion, vocals Tony Dorsey - trombone, percussion Howie Casey - saxophone, percussion Steve Howard - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion Thaddeus Richard - saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion -
Audience 8.8 - Solid and in the pocket sound that does not have any offending frequencies so you can feel free to turn up the volume or put on the headphones. PAT TRAVERS BAND Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA. November 7th 1982 1 -Intro 2 -The Fifth 3 -Who'll Take The Fall 4 -Life In London 5 -I'd Rather See You Dead 6 -I La La La Love You 7 -Crash And Burn 8 -Can't Stop The Heartaches 9 -Rockin' 10 -Snortin Whiskey 11 -Boom Boom Out Go The Lights -
Audience 8.8 - This recording is nice and clear, and on the “bright” side of the audio spectrum which is actually very good for those who wish to season the sound with EQ. You can add some low end here and it would make a world of difference because the sound is already good, so anything that can help it is only going to make it even better rather than overdone. Sometimes loud rock concerts in large venues have a low end rumble that makes adding anything to it a risky proposition – this one screams “please add some low end to me”! A great one to personalize, the palate is free to embellish upon. RAINBOW Stockholm, Konserhuset, Sweden September 20, 1976 Disc 1 01. -Interview Swedish Radio 02. -Over the Rainbow - Kill the king 03. -Mistreated 04. -16th Century Greensleeves Disc 2 05. -Catch the Rainbow 06. -Man on the Silver Mountain - Blues - Man on the Silver Mountain (reprise) 07. -Stargazer 08. -Still I´m Sad Ronnie James Dio - vocals Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Cozy Powell – drums Tony Carey – keyboards Jimmy Bain – bass -
Soundboard 8.9 - There is no problem with the audio fidelity of this title, it sounds great – but that is not to say there is not a problem with it. So, it’s basically like this: If you want to hear what Radiohead themselves consider their biggest ever gig, than you will have to deal with what sounds like a quadraphonic recording in stereo…which basically means you get an in/out phasing effect almost throughout the entire show. Is that a deal-breaker? It might be, then again it’s not a muddy audience tape it is a very good board so the negative effects are not nearly as horrible as they could be. Radiohead 1993-04-02 Tel Aviv, Israel 01 - You 02 - Prove Yourself 03 - Ripcord 04 - Vegetable 05 - Faithless, The Wonder Boy 06 - Creep 07 - How Do You 08 - Stop Whispering 09 - Lurgee 10 - Million Dollar Question 11 - Anyone Can Play Guitar 12 - Pop Is Dead 13 - Thinking About You 14 - Killer Cars 15 - Banana Co. 16 - The Bends 17 - Blow Out 18 - Creep 19 - Rhinestone Cowboy -
Soundboard 9.7 - This is the one to get if you want to hear this band at arguably the peak of their powers. Sounding like a flashier, somewhat more progressive version of Iron Maiden to these ears, but whoa nelly there is a whole lot of premium quality musicianship happening and it is happening in fantastic quality. Most recording of busy, progressive metal groups simply have a hard time mixing the different instruments in such a way as to deliver the punch without over-killing it and destroying the integrity of the sound. This recording is brilliant because it doesn’t do that, and I honestly have never heard live early Queensyche in this manner before and it is a thrill, it’s a MUST have if you have even a passing interest. Queensryche Harpos Detroit, MI, USA 8th December 1984 1. Intro 2. Nightrider 3. Prophecy 4. Deliverance 5. NM 156 6. Child Of Fire 7. Before The Storm 8. Guitar Solo 9. Blinded 10. The Lady Wore Black 11. En Force 12. Roads To Madness 13. Warning 14. Queen Of The Reich 15. Take Hold Of The Flame 01 The National Anthem (Verona) 02 Morning Bell (Dublin) 03 I Might Be Wrong (Jersey City #2) 04 Dollars & Cents (Verona) 05 You And Whose Army? (Nijmegen) 06 Optimistic (Dublin) 07 In Limbo (Adenau) 08 Packt Like Sardines (Vaison la Romaine) 09 Knives Out (Hollywood) 10 Pyramid Song (Jersey City #2) 11 Kid A (Berlin) 12 Idioteque (London) 13 Everything In Its Right Place (Atlanta) 14 How To Disappear Completely (Jersey City #1) 15 Motion Picture Soundtrack (Dublin) BONUS TRACKS: 16 The Thief (Warrington) 17 Cinnamon Girl (Paris) SOURCES 2000-07-04 Berlin, DE - Großer Sendesaal des SFB (Pro-Recorded Promo) 2000-09-16 Nijmegen, NL - Goffertpark (Broadcast) 2000-09-24 London, UK - Victoria Park (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2000-10-02 Warrington, UK - Victoria Park (Broadcast) 2000-10-07 Dublin, IE - Punchestown Race Course (Pro-Recorded Promo) 2001-04-28 Paris, FR - Studio Canal+ (Broadcast) 2001-05-28 Vaison La Romaine, FR - Theatre Antique d'Vaison (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2001-05-30 Verona, IT - Verona Arena (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2001-06-01 Adenau, DE - Nürburgring (Broadcast) 2001-07-30 Atlanta, GA - Stone Mountain Park (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2001-08-16 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2001-08-17 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2001-08-20 Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) -
Soundboard 9.6 - This is a live soundboard compilation of songs from Kid A and Amnesiac, taken from the 2000 and 2001 tours. The songs are sourced from broadcasts, internal promos and individual tracks that Thom gifted to a fan and is just the kind of thing if you want to discover what this band was about before you dive into the deep end of the pool. A very very well thought out release. Note: Thom's recordings were raw soundboard feeds that have been matrixed with audience recordings to provide more atmosphere and to blend with the rest of the tracks. 01 The National Anthem (Verona) 02 Morning Bell (Dublin) 03 I Might Be Wrong (Jersey City #2) 04 Dollars & Cents (Verona) 05 You And Whose Army? (Nijmegen) 06 Optimistic (Dublin) 07 In Limbo (Adenau) 08 Packt Like Sardines (Vaison la Romaine) 09 Knives Out (Hollywood) 10 Pyramid Song (Jersey City #2) 11 Kid A (Berlin) 12 Idioteque (London) 13 Everything In Its Right Place (Atlanta) 14 How To Disappear Completely (Jersey City #1) 15 Motion Picture Soundtrack (Dublin) BONUS TRACKS: 16 The Thief (Warrington) 17 Cinnamon Girl (Paris) SOURCES 2000-07-04 Berlin, DE - Großer Sendesaal des SFB (Pro-Recorded Promo) 2000-09-16 Nijmegen, NL - Goffertpark (Broadcast) 2000-09-24 London, UK - Victoria Park (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2000-10-02 Warrington, UK - Victoria Park (Broadcast) 2000-10-07 Dublin, IE - Punchestown Race Course (Pro-Recorded Promo) 2001-04-28 Paris, FR - Studio Canal+ (Broadcast) 2001-05-28 Vaison La Romaine, FR - Theatre Antique d'Vaison (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2001-05-30 Verona, IT - Verona Arena (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2001-06-01 Adenau, DE - Nürburgring (Broadcast) 2001-07-30 Atlanta, GA - Stone Mountain Park (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2001-08-16 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2001-08-17 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) 2001-08-20 Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl (Soundboard/Audience Matrix) -
Audience 8.9 - By ’73 audiences had realized King Crimson was not a typical “rock” band and this recording captures the experience of a group of people seeing and hearing something entirely unlike your basic rock concert. The taper was well positioned and used very good gear, and this source sounds very much like either 1st gen or master it is quiet (although just the faintest bit of tape noise) and has captured the ambience and mood of the gig which is nice. Both shows are represented, what a fine document this is! King Crimson Majestic Theater Dallas TX 1973-06-09 1st and 2nd shows Disc 1 1. -Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part One 2. -Greeting 3. -Easy Money 4. -Improvisation 5. -Exiles 6. -The Talking Drum 7. -Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Two 8. -21st Century Schizoid Man 9. -Crowd 2nd show 1. -Dr. D 2. -Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part One 3. -Greeting 4. -Easy Money 5. -Improvisation 6. -Exiles 7. -The Talking Drum 8. -Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Two 9. -Applause 10. -21st Century Schizoid Man -
Audience 8.8 - Very exciting club shows recorded in a way that makes you wonder if the band themselves did not have it done. It is very clear, the only knock I give it is maybe the passage of time took away some of the brilliance, and/or it’s not a first gen tape…but it’s really good! THE CARS Boston 1977 Disc 1 Rathskeller Boston, MA Set 1 & 2 April 30th 1977 set 1 1. -Leave Or Stay 2. -Cool Fool 3. -Don't Cha Stop 4. -My Best Friend's Girl 5. -Show me that your mine 6. -I Don't Want To 7. -Strawberry Moonlight 8. -You're All I've Got Tonight 9. -Just What I Needed set 2 10. -Bye Bye Love 11. -Take or Leave Her 12. -City Lights 13. -Jezebel Disc 2 Set 2 cont'd 14. -Take What You Want 15. -My Best Friend's Girl 16. -Something Else 17. -Just What I Needed 18. -Cool Fool Rathskeller (Rat) Boston, MA June-xx-1977 1. -Intro 2. -Leave Or Stay 3. -Cool Fool 4. -I Don't Want To 5. -I'm In Touch With Your World 6. -Unknown 7. -Come Back Down 8. -You Always Say 9. -You've Been On My Mind 10. -You Can Have 'Em -
Audience 8.7 - Even though this recording does not feature a full and rounded spectrum of lows to high, it is very clear and resides mostly in the middle range EQ-wise. So, it’s most welcome to lovers of VDGG because there’s just not a whole lot of high quality recordings out there. This one is one of those that grows on you and sounds better and better the more you listen…get it! Van der Graaf Generator Marquee Club London, England 1976-08-12 Disc 1 01. -The Undercover Man - Peter talks 02. -Masks 03. -Arrow 04. -Still Life 05. -Wondering 06. -Peter talks - La Rossa Disc 2 07. -Childlike Faith In Childhood's End 08. -When She Comes 09. -Meurglys III - The Songwriter's Guild 10. -The Sleepwalkers 11. -A Place To Survive Peter Hammill: vocals, guitar, piano. keyboards Hugh Banton: organ, bass Guy Evans: drums David Jackson: sax, flute -
Chicago 1979 Soundboard 8.8 - A little bit on the “ragged” side mix-wise, with strong kick drums and guitar, vocals next. Sound quality is decent due to it being a soundboard but some instruments are placed well behind such as keyboards. It is a high energy sound, a real sonic blast to be sure. Denver 1979 Soundboard 9.3 - A refreshing and bright board tape, mixed well and everything is heard pretty clearly. Keyboards still mixed lower down the chain of command but now I think I understand this idea – while the band is playing it’s simply keyboard accompaniment, and when it’s keyboards time, he’s brought up louder. Works for me. Long Island 1979 Audience 8.7 - A pretty decent tape for this hall, the bass sounds very nice, full and round, guitars are a little back, vocals are present and up front more or less. So, all in all unless you have to have Ritchie blasting full on into your eardrums, which he is during his solo bits, this one will sit nicely in the collection and I even think it will find a repeated listen or two. Rainbow USA 1979 Disc 1 International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois 12th October 1979 1. -Introduction 2. -Eyes Of The World 3. -Love's No Friend 4. -Bach Brandenburg Concerto - Over The Rainbow 5. -All Night Long 6. -Keyboards Intro 7. -Lost In Hollywood 8. -Guitar Solo 9. -Beethoven 9th 10. -Keyboards Solo 11. -Drums Solo incl. 1812 Overture 12. -Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 13. -Kill The King incl. Guitar Crash 14. -Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (reprise) Disc 2 Rainbow Music Hall Denver, Colorado 16th November 1979 1. -Introduction 2. -Eyes Of The World 3. -Love's No Friend 4. -Since You Been Gone 5. -Guitar Solo - Brandenburg Concerto - Over The Rainbow 6. -All Night Long 7. -Keyboards Intro 8. -Lost In Hollywood 9. -Beethoven's 9th 10. -Keyboards Solo 11. -Drums Solo incl. 1812 Overture 12. -Lost In Hollywood (reprise) 13. -Guitar Solo 14. -Man On The Silver Mountain 15. -Blues 16. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 17. -Over The Rainbow Disc 3 Hempstead Calderone Concert Hall Long Island, New York 30th November 1979 1. Introduction 2. -Eyes Of The World 3. -Love's No Friend 4. -Since You Been Gone 5. -Guitar Solo - Brandenburg Concerto - Over The Rainbow 6. -All Night Long incl. Happy Birthday Roger 7. -Keyboards Intro 8. -Lost In Hollywood 9. -Guitar Solo - Beethoven 9th 10. -Keyboards Solo 11. -Drums Solo incl. 1812 Overture 12. -Lost In Hollywood (reprise) 13. -Guitar Solo 14. Lazy 15. -Man On The Silver Mountain 16. -Blues 17. -Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 18. -Over The Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar Graham Bonnet - Vocals Cozy Powell - Drums Roger Glover - Bass Don Airey - Keyboards