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Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Well, this is one unique sounding recording for a radio broadcast. When I first began to listen I thought this was an open mic style thing but when the guitar kicked in I knew it was probably a live mixed open mic/close mic job. The engineer battles to get a decent mix but it doesn’t reach the levels of what you’d expect of a professional broadcast recording. Does that mean it is bad? No, it’s decent sounding for all intents and purposes…but it certainly could have been a lot better. That said, it’s a great performance by the band. I was introduced to the music of Yes not by the ubiquitous Close To The Edge but from the album Tormato, which they are touring here, and in particular by the song “Don’t Kill The Whale” which I love to this day and which is performed here. Yes International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 September 1978 Disc 1 1.01 -WKQX Intro (0:06) 1.02 -Young Person's Guide - Close Encounters Intro (4:07) 1.03 -Siberian Khatru (10:13) 1.04 -Heart Of The Sunrise (11:09) 1.05 -Future Times - Rejoice (7:04) 1.06 -Circus Of Heaven (5:12) 1.07 -Time And A Word - Long Distance Runaround- The Fish - Perpetual Change - Soon (25:42) Disc 2 2.01 -Don't Kill The Whale (4:32) 2.02 -Madrigal (0:51) 2.03 -The Clap (4:47) 2.04 -Starship Trooper (10:15) 2.05 -On The Silent Wings Of Freedom (7:57) 2.06 -Madrigal (1:13) 2.07 -Rick Wakeman Solo (5:31) 2.08 -Awaken (16:11) 2.09 -I've Seen All Good People (8:13) 2.10 -Roundabout (8:51) 2.11 -WKQX outro (1:02) Jon Anderson - vocals, guitar, harp Steve Howe - guitars Chris Squire - bass quitars Rick Wakeman - keyboards Alan White - drums -
Audience 9.0 - This is one of those recordings that really grows on you. You kind of have to adjust a little, especially through the first couple of songs. Taper begins to slowly sort of find the spot, and the recording gets better, a good mix actually although I wasn’t crazy about Tony’s guitar tone around this time…and it’s only Tony who is still original Sabs but his crew is highly competent (not crazy about the big rock stadium mannerisms of Tony Martin). I like the vocals of Martin, don’t get me wrong, but the between song banter is a little over the top. Listen to this without bias, it’s not Sabbath but it’s a great fucking band with Tony Iommi on guitar. Black Sabbath Olympiahalle Innsbruck, Austria 1990-10-09 Disc 1 101 Intro - Ave Satani - The Gates Of Hell 102 Neon Knights 103 Iron Man 104 Children Of The Grave 105 Die Young 106 The Sabbath Stones 107 Bass Solo 108 Heart Like A Wheel (A Part Of) 109 Guitar Solo 110 Headless Cross 111 When Death Calls 112 The Law Maker Disc 2 201 Anno Mundi 202 Black Sabbath 203 Heaven And Hell 204 Paranoid 205 Heaven And Hell (Reprise) -
Audience 8.8 – This is NOT the Monsters of Rock show, it’s actually the last DLR (classic era) show and it’s pretty good! It’s not super close up or terribly far from stage, seems to be in a nice spot and everything is clear with decent dynamics. Now, it’s a recording from a rowdy crowd but even with that I felt they did not ruin this or intrude unnecessarily – in fact it seemed they wanted to listen to the band and not hold conversations or stupid hooting and whistling during songs. Fantastic! Van Halen Stadion am Dutzendteich Nurnberg, Germany 1984-09-02 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -House Of Pain 08. -Bass Solo 09. -I’ll Wait 10. -Everybody Wants Some Disc 2 11. -Oh, Pretty Woman 12. -1984 13. -Jump 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -Panama 16. -You Really Got Me 17. -Happy Trails – You Really Got Me (reprise) Disc 3 Single cam (on stage) video w/sound. DVD -
FM Broadcast 9.4 - Brilliant quality, and that is great because this band was just reaching their zenith around this time with the release of their FM radio optimized masterpiece Lovedrive. The Scorpions ChicagoFest, Navy Pier Chicago, IL. June 8, 1979 1. Pictured Life 2. Backstage Queen 3. We'll Burn The Sky 4. Loving You Sunday Morning 5. Lovedrive 6. In Trance 7. Always Somewhere 8. Life's Like A River 9. Fly To The Rainbow 10. He's A Woman, She's A Man 11. Another Piece Of Meat 12. Top Of The Bill 13. Robot Man 14. Steamrock Fever -
Soundboard 9.8 - Damn near perfection here. There are a couple of very desirable boards from this tour and this, by far, is one of them. Grab it! Rush Blockbuster Pavilion Charlotte, North Carolina June 14, 1992 DISC 1 01 - Force Ten 5:01 02 - Limelight 4:21 03 - Freewill 4:04 04 - Distant Early Warning 4:26 05 - Time Stand Still 6:16 06 - Dreamline 5:07 07 - Bravado 6:53 08 - Roll The Bones 6:06 09 - Show Don't Tell 6:17 10 - The Big Money 6:30 11 - Ghost Of A Chance 5:32 DISC 2 01 - Vital Signs 4:52 02 - The Analog Kid 5:24 03 - The Trees 5:12 04 - Where's My Thing 5:28 05 - The Rhythm Method 7:46 06 - Closer To The Heart 4:43 07 - Xanadu 6:39 08 - Superconductor 5:07 09 - Tom Sawyer 6:03 10 - The Spirit Of Radio 4:50 11 - 2112 Overture 1:28 -
Audience 8.8 - A wide open and bright recording that highlights the fact that you are in a big venue. The show has that huge feel to it, the vocals sort of slightly echo off the walls (not in a bad way), and the P.A. system pushing out a massive wall of sound…not pinpoint accurate but it gets the job done. Rush Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada June 1, 1992 DISC 1 01 - Intro 0:45 02 - Force Ten 4:42 03 - Limelight 4:19 04 - Freewill 4:04 05 - Distant Early Warning 4:27 06 - Time Stand Still 6:13 07 - Dreamline 5:04 08 - Bravado 6:36 09 - Roll The Bones 6:15 10 - Show Don't Tell 6:16 11 - The Big Money 6:09 12 - Vital Signs 4:44 13 - The Analog Kid 5;16 DISC 2 01 - Ghost Of A Chance 5:47 02 - The Trees 4:50 03 - Where's My Thing? 5:30 04 - The Rhythm Method 7:44 05 - Closer To The Heart 4:41 06 - Xanadu 6:41 07 - Superconductor 5:05 08 - Tom Sawyer 6:06 09 - The Spirit Of Radio 4:46 10 - 2112 Overture 3:19 11 - Finding My Way 2:05 12 - La Villa Strangiato 3:15 13 - Anthem 1:44 14 - Red Barchetta 1:34 15 - The Spirit Of Radio Reprised 0:47 16 - Cygnus X-1 0:51 -
Audience 8.7 - One of those tapes that you have to force yourself past the first song which gets mauled as the taper seemingly works to find his spot and get all his shit together…but then it just opens up to a much better experience. It kind of feels like going from the mud puddle to a waterfall, but in reality the tape is still only a little above average – but muddy it is not and that is great news to Van Halen collectors who seek every DLR recording in existence. Van Halen Rosemont Horizon Chicago, IL. 1984-03-13 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -Cathedral 08. -House Of Pain 09. -Bass Solo 10. -Jamie's Crying 11. -I'll Wait 12. -Keyboard Solo Disc 2 13. -Everybody Wants Some 14. -Girl Gone Bad 15. -1984 16. -Jump 17. -Guitar Solo 18. -Oh, Pretty Woman 19. -Panama 20. -You Really Got Me 21. -Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love -
Studio Quality 9.3 - Astounding and revelatory, this is indispensable to anyone who remotely appreciated rock and roll music…regardless of the association with band members named Van Halen…I am saying that if you like rock and roll music this stuff is essential listening. Now, if you were a fan of the Van Halen brand rock sound, well, yeah it is kinda obvious how important these demos are and this collection features them in excellent quality. Van Halen 'Before The Eruption' Studio & Rehearsal Recordings Gene Simmons Demos 1976 & Warner Bros. Demos 1977 Disc 1 01 - Intro 02 - On Fire 03 - Woman In Love 04 - House Of Pain 05 - Runnin' With The Devil 06 - She's The Woman 07 - Let's Get Rockin' 08 - Big Trouble 09 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 10 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 11 - Put Out The Lights 12 - Let's Get Rockin' 13 - We Die Bold 14 - Voodoo Queen 15 - Little Dreamer 16 - House Of Pain 17 - Runnin' With The Devil 18 - On Fire 19 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 20 - Bring On The Girls 21 - Young & Wild 22 - Last Night 23 - Light In The Sky 24 - Get The Show On The Road Disc 2 01 - D.O.A. 02 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 03 - Show Your Love 04 - She's The Woman 05 - Put Out The Lights 06 - Big Trouble 07 - I Wanna Be Your Lover 08 - Feel Your Love Tonight 09 - In A Simple Rhyme 10 - Piece Of Mind 11 - You Really Got Me 12 - Happy Trails 13 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 14 - House Of Pain 15 - Runnin' With The Devil 16 - On Fire Rehearsals From Pasadena Convention Center, October 15, 1977 17 - On Fire 18 - Voodoo Queen 19 - Atomic Queen 20 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 21 - On Fire Disc 1 Tracks 12-24 Disc 2 Tracks 1-12 are from the 1977 demo produced by Ted Templeman and Mo Ostin for Warner Bros. in Los Angeles late 1977. Disc 2 Tracks 13-16 are unused sessions and alternate takes. Disc 2 Tracks 17-21 are rehearsals from Pasadena, Ca. USA Convention Center October 15, 1977 -
Roslyn 1976 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Powerful! If you are not familiar with Tommy Bolin and want to learn more, start here! If you are already on the Tommy train – keep riding! This is unbelievably good! Detroit 1976 Audience 8.8 - This is a very good sounding tape in many regards although it is recorded in a large, cavernous arena and therefore you won’t get some of the detail a more intimate venue would give you. The vocals are somewhat drowned out by a guitar sound that is quite huge, with the bass complementing that hugeness to the degree that this show is a guitar/bass tour de force. Thankfully Tommy is the shining star in this recording…and shine he did. Tommy Bolin Band 1976 Live Disc 1 My Father's Place Roslyn, NY May 22, 1976 01 Teaser 02 People, People 03 The Grind 04 Stein Solo 05 Wild Dogs 06 Band Introductions 07 Delightful 08 I Fell In Love 09 Marching Powder 10 Lotus Band line-up Tommy Bolin - guitar, vocals Mark Stein - keyboards Reggie McBride - bass Norma Jean Bell - saxophone, percussion Narada Michael Walden - drums Disc 2 Ford Auditorium Detroit, MI October 5, 1976 01. Teaser 02. People, People 03. You Told Me You Loved Me 04. Wild Dogs 05. Shake The Devil 06. Post Toastee 07. Homeward Strut Band line-up Tommy Bolin - guitar, lead vocals Mark Stein - keyboards Jimmy Haslip - bass Johnnie Bolin - drums Norma Jean Bell - saxophone, percussion -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Fantastic all around collection which I would also point to as a good starting point to building up a collection of The Cure music. For me it was particularly interesting as I had no prior familiarity with their studio works. The Cure "The Unreleased Demo Tapes (1977-1986)" 01 Meathook (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 02 Listen [early 'Pill Box Tales'] (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 03 I Just Need Myself (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 04 See The Children, Fear The Children (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 05 Play For Today (Rehearsal Demo, 1979) 06 Into The Trees [aka 'A Forest'] (Rehearsal Demo, 1979) 07 Play For Today (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 08 A Forest (Morgan Studios, London, January 1980) 09 M (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 10 Seventeen Seconds (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 11 Birdmad Girl (Early Demo, 1983) 12 Wailing Wall (Early Demo, 1983) 13 The Empty World (Demo, 1984) 14 Bananafishbones (Demo, 1984) 15 The Top (Demo, 1984) 16 Why Can't I Be You? (Miraval Studio Demo, France, 1986) -
Adrian 1969 & Detroit 1970 Audience 9.1 - Surprisingly good and clear! I was very tempted to call this a board tape but there’s too many artifacts that suggest otherwise…but it’s an amazing find being now the earliest known Amboy Dukes tape. Detroit 1970 Audience 8.6 - The audio is clear but the live mix drowns out vocals. Drums are perhaps the strongest here, followed by the guitar/bass in tandem but I can also hear keys in the mix…so the verdict is that this tape is most welcome and delivers where it is needed even though it is a little rough around the edges. Amboy Dukes Adrian, Michigan Adrian High School January 1969 01. Migration 02. Let's Go Get Stoned 03. Journey to the Center of the Mind 04. Baby Please Don't Go 05. Prodigal Man (cuts out) Ted Nugent - Guitar Steve Farmer - Rhythm Guitar Dave Palmer - Drums Andy Solomon - Keys Greg Arama - Bass Rusty Day - vocals, harmonica, percussion Unknown High School Detroit, Michigan January 1970 06. -Brain Games of Yesteryear 07. -Good Natured Emma 08. -Mississippi Murderer 09. -Band Intro's - Prodigal Man Ted Nugent- Lead Guitar, Vocals Andy Solomon- Organ, Piano, Vocals Greg Arama- Bass Kenneth Jay Mills (aka K.J. Knight) - Drums -
Audience 8.9 - Both of these nights feature decent sound quality that also allows you to hear all of the instruments in a reasonably clear mix. This is hard to come by! The massive 30 song sets, the very good sound, the fact these are among the bands final shows…what more could you ask for? Soundgarden The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA. February 15, 2013 01 -Searching With My Good Eye Closed 02 -Attrition 03 -Let Me Drown 04 -Jesus Christ Pose 05 -Spoonman 06 -By Crooked Steps 07 -Rhinosaur 08 -Taree 09 -My Wave 10 -Been Away Too Long 11 -Worse Dreams 12 -Pretty Noose 13 -Burden in My Hand 14 -A Thousand Days Before 15 -Black Saturday 16 -Blow Up the Outside World 17 -Fell on Black Days 18 -Chris brings 11 year old kid onstage 19 -Fresh Tendrils 20 -New Damage 21 -Superunknown 22 -Live to Rise 23 -Non-State Actor 24 -Mailman 25 -Like Suicide 26 -encore break 27 -Outshined 28 -Rusty Cage 29 -Dusty 30 -Slaves & Bulldozers- (In My Time of Dying) The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA February 17, 2013 01 -Intro 02 -Incessant Mace 03 -My Wave 04 -Been Away Too Long 05 -Worse Dreams 06 -Jesus Christ Pose 07 -Flower 08 -Taree 09 -Spoonman 10 -By Crooked Steps 11 -Blind Dogs 12 -Rowing 13 -Non-State Actor 14 -Drawing Flies 15 -Hunted Down 16 -Black Saturday 17 -Bones of Birds 18 -Blow Up The Outside World 19 -Fell On Black Days 20 -Burden In My Hand 21 -A Thousand Days Before 22 -Blood On The Valley Floor 23 -Rusty Cage 24 -New Damage 25 -4th Of July 26 -encore break- 27 -Outshined 28 -Black Hole Sun 29 -Ty Cobb 30 -Slaves & Bulldozers-(In My Time of Dying) -
Soundboard 9.0 - This is a newly discovered tape, and it is a solid board that does bear some signs of age. It sounds, hmmm, a little dated, faded, and there is a small amount of tape hiss present. These flaws do NOT affect the music though, because typically when you have these kinds of issues they tend to clear up during the musical performance (with those few exceptions during very quiet parts). But yeah, it’s not a sparkling tape but it gets the job done nicely enough. The bonus material on this set is similar to the Austin tape in every respect sound-wise. Bob Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Revue Municipal Auditorium Austin, TX 1976-05-12 Disc 1 01 -Good Love is Hard to Find (Bob Neuwirth) 02 -Hoola Hoop (T Bone Burnett) 03 -Flint Hill Special (David Mansfield) 04 -Too Good to Be Wasted (Rob Stoner) 05 -Madman (Stephen Soles) 06 -Is There Life on Mars (Mick Ronson) 07 -Rock & Roll Across the USA (Kinky Friedman) 08 -Dear Abbie (Kinky Friedman) 09 -Sold American (Kinky Friedman) 10 -Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan) 11 -It Ain't Me Babe (Bob Dylan) 12 -Vincent Van Gogh (Bob Dylan) 13 -Maggie's Farm (Bob Dylan) 14 -Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) (Roger McGuinn) 15 -Jolly Roger (Roger McGuinn) 16 -Lover of the Bayou (Roger McGuinn) 17 -Chestnut Mare (Roger McGuinn) Disc 2 18 -Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (Joan Baez) 19 -El Preso Número Nueve (Joan Baez) 20 -One Too Many Mornings (Joan Baez) 21 -The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Joan Baez) 22 -Sweeter for Me (Joan Baez) 23 -Dancing in the Streets (Joan Baez) 24 -Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan & Joan Baez) 25 -Railroad Boy (Bob Dylan & Joan Baez) 26 -Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (Bob Dylan & Joan Baez) 27 -I Pity the Poor Immigrant (Bob Dylan & Joan Baez) 28 -Shelter From the Storm (Bob Dylan) 29 -Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (Bob Dylan) 30 -I Want You (Bob Dylan) 31 -You're A Big Girl Now (Bob Dylan) 32 -You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Bob Dylan) 33 -Oh Sister (Bob Dylan) 34 -Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan) 35 -Silver Mantis (T Bone Burnett) 36 -Going Going Gone (Bob Dylan) 37 -Idiot Wind (Bob Dylan) 38 -Knockin' on Heavens Door (Roger McGuinn & Bob Dylan) Disc 3 Gatesville State School For Boys Gatesville, TX 1976-05-15 39 -Linda Lu (T Bone Burnett) 40 -Look On Yonder Wall [Hand Me Down My Walking Cane] (T Bone Burnett) 41 -Black Crow (Joni Mitchell) 42 -Walls of Red Wing (Joan Baez) 43 -El Preso Número Nueve (Joan Baez) 44 -Sweeter for Me (Joan Baez) -
SDBRD 9.8 - Fantastic upgrade to what was already a super good tape. Why is it so much better? Transferring off a newly discovered pre-broadcast master, you really can get all the ambience, the background, the crisper highs and deeper lows…all of this adds up to something really special. Even if you already have this, I recommend getting this upgrade version if nothing else just to compare the two. I think this ups the ante significantly. Roxy Music Calderone Theater Hempstead, NY 8 March 1976 01. Sentimental Fool 4:55 02. The Thrill Of It All 6:19 03. Love Is The Drug 4:10 04. Mother Of Pearl 6:33 05. Bitter Sweet 5:11 06. Out Of The Blue 4:46 07. Whirlwind 5:45 08. Sea Breezes 7:06 09. Both Ends Burning 5:04 10. For Your Pleasure > 5:02 11. Diamond Head 4:15 12. Wild Weekend 3:18 Bryan Ferry: lead vocals, keyboards Phil Manzanera: guitars, backing vocals Andy MacKay: saxophones, oboe, keyboards, backing vocals Eddie Jobson: keyboards, violin Paul Thompson: drums Rick Wills: bass, backing vocals -
Chicago 1975 Audience 8.7 A strong tape showcasing Tony for sure as he comes through loud and clear. Ozzy is next in the sound mix followed by somewhat indistinct bass and drums in that they are not detailed, but they are still present as the power of the band is transferred to the tape – this is not a “transistor” radio recording by any means. Very enjoyable! Baltimore 1975 Audience 8.8 This tape is great although it is slightly subdued, but the live sound mix is extremely brutal, you really get a good feel for how powerful this band’s sound was at the time. I wish it was a little bit clearer maybe, but as this show plays you are so sucked into it you really don’t feel critical because it’s a devastating and great ’75 performance. San Bernardino 1975 Audience 9.2 A very open and bright recording that, even with some limitations of the analog tape being used, rates very high for the sheer excitement and power being displayed and thankfully captured so well. I also love the visceral audience reactions (especially when War Pigs gets going), seriously it gave me goose bumps! Love this! Black Sabbath USA 1975 Disc 1 International Amphitheatre Chicago, IL 1975-07-16 101 Supertzar 102 Killing Yourself To Live 103 Hole In The Sky 104 Snowblind 105 Symptom Of The Universe 106 War Pigs 107 Megalomania 108 Sabbra Cadabra 109 Jam - Guitar Solo #1 110 Sometimes I'm Happy 111 Drum Solo 112 Supernaut 113 Iron Man 114 Guitar Solo #2 Disc 2 Civic Centre Baltimore, MD 1975-08-02 201 Intro 202 Hole In The Sky 203 Snowblind 204 Symptom Of The Universe 205 War Pigs 206 Megalomania 207 Guitar Solo #1 - Jam 208 Sometimes I'm Happy 209 Drum Solo 210 Supernaut 211 Iron Man 212 Guitar Solo #2 213 Black Sabbath 214 Spiral Architect 215 Embryo - Children Of The Grave 216 Paranoid Disc 3 Orange Show Auditorium San Bernardino, CA 1975-09-05 301 Supertzar 302 Killing Yourself To Live 303 Hole In The Sky 304 Snowblind 305 Symptom Of The Universe 306 War Pigs 307 Sabbra Cadabra 308 Guitar Solo #1 - Jam 309 Sometimes I'm Happy 310 Drum Solo 311 Supernaut 312 Iron Man 313 Guitar Solo #2 314 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor Jam 315 Black Sabbath 316 Spiral Architect -
Hammersmith 1977 Audience 8.5 Not bad for a ’77 aud. but it doesn’t open up much, stays within a bandwidth that allows you to hear everything on stage but with mostly guitar and bass, with Ozzy singing rising over it all. Drums are somewhat buried the snare comes through OK The more I listen to the more I adjust and like it, like the rating indicates this isn’t terrible seeing as how there are few really stellar ’77 tapes. 6-10-78 Audience 8.4 This tape does not rise above what seems at first a noisiness, where you don’t get a good separation of instruments and a frequency that favors upper mid and highs, but thankfully not annoyingly so. I would say that you might still endure it all the way through regardless because while I was not blown away, I also wasn’t offended. It’s average, but not garbage bin material. 6-19-78 Audience 9.0 The best of the Hammersmith set for sure. It’s pretty clear and has good separation of instruments. I did find it leans more to treble tone, but you can add bass and not destroy this at all…so there’s a lot to like about this show. Black Sabbath Hammersmith Story 1977-1978 Disc 1 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK 1977-03-13 101 Supertzar 102 Symptom Of The Universe 103 Snowblind 104 War Pigs 105 Gypsy 106 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 Dirty Women 202 Drum Solo 203 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 204 Guitar Solo 205 Electric Funeral 206 Jam 207 N.I.B. 208 Iron Man 209 Children Of The Grave 210 Paranoid Disc 3 1978-06-10 301 Supertzar 302 Symptom Of The Universe 303 War Pigs 304 Snowblind 305 Never Say Die 306 Black Sabbath 307 Dirty Women 308 Drum Solo 309 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 310 Guitar Solo 311 Jam 312 Electric Funeral 313 Iron Man 314 Fairies Wear Boots 315 Children Of The Grave 316 Paranoid Disc 4 1978-06-19 401 Supertzar 402 Symptom Of The Universe 403 War Pigs 404 Snowblind 405 Never Say Die 406 Black Sabbath Disc 5 501 Intro 502 Dirty Women 503 Drum Solo 504 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 505 Guitar Solo 506 Jam 507 Electric Funeral 508 Iron Man 509 Fairies Wear Boots 510 Children Of The Grave 511 Paranoid 512 Outro (She's Gone) -
Boston 1981 FM Broadcast 9.0 This is not bad, I detected maybe a little trace of signal interference but not enough to destroy this audio. It may be kind of like a background “fuzziness” or something but I find this to be a very good representation especially being a crowd that knows the music and the band very well. I think the band responds and delivers an exceptional performance. San Francisco 1981 FM Broadcast 9.4 Very strong in every category, a recording with depth and a band that delivers the goods. London 1981 Audience 8.8 A decent tape with maybe a little “crunchiness” to it but overall it rates well and can be thoroughly enjoyed. Billy Squier Stroke Me in 1981 Disc 1 Carling Academy Boston, Massachusetts USA 1981 1. -In the Dark 2. -Rich Kid 3. -My Kinda Lover 4. -Whadda Do You Want From Me 5. -Lonely is the Night 6. -Young Girls 7. -I Need You 8. -The Stroke 9. -Too Daze Gone 10. -The Big Beat Disc 2 San Francisco, California USA 1981 1. -Introduction 2. -In the Dark 3. -Rich Kid 4. -My Kinda Lover 5. -Whadda You Want From Me 6. -Guitar Solo 7. -Lonely is the Night 8. -Young Girls 9. -I Need You 10. -The Stroke 11. -You Should Be High Love 12. -The Big Beat 13. -Band Intros 14. -You Know What I Like Disc 3 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK. 05-29-1981 1. -Intro - In The Dark 2. -Rich Kid 3. -My Kinda Lover 4. -Whadda You Want From Me 5. -Lonely Is The Night 6. -The Stroke 7. -You Should Be High Love 8. -Too Daze Gone Billy Squier - Vocals & Guitars Mark Clarke - Bass Alan St. Jon - Keyboards Bobby Chouinard - Drums -
Audience 8.8 - A decent atmospheric tape with emphasis on vocals, and music like a warm backdrop behind him that swirls and echoes above. I would have preferred a more distinct guitar in the mix but this Morrissey not The Smiths! Morrissey United Palace Theater New York 2023-10-25 Disc 1 01 -Stage intro + The Last Night of the Fair 02 -We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful 03 -Suedehead 04 -Alma Matters 05 -Our Frank 06 -Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before 07 -Sure Enough, the Telephone Rings 08 -I Wish You Lonely 09 -How Soon Is Now? 10 -Girlfriend In A Coma 11 -Irish Blood, English Heart 12 -Darling, I Hug A Pillow Disc 2 13 -Let Me Kiss You + band intro 14 -Half A Person 15 -Speedway 16 -The Loop 17 -Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want 18 -piano solo + Everyday Is Like Sunday 19 -Jack The Ripper 20 -Sweet and Tender Hooligan + outro Morrissey - vocals Jesse Tobias - guitar Camila Grey - keyboards Brendan Buckley- drums Juan Galeano Toro - bass Carmen Vendenberg - guitar -
Audience 9.0 - So you have to deal with the annoyance of the beginnings of almost all of the songs missing as, I assume, taper was trying to preserve tape. I think it’s a reasonable trade off to have this quality recording over the old source which was borderline unlistenable…but complete. I’d rather have this! This is well worth hearing. Led Zeppelin Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada August 19th, 1971 Disc 1 01 Since I've Been Loving You 02 Black Dog 03 Dazed and Confused 04 Stairway to Heaven 05 Going To California 06 That's The Way Disc 2 01 What Is And What Should Never Be 02 Celebration Day 03 Gallows Pole 04 Whole Lotta Love 05 Weekend 06 Rock and Roll 07 Communication Breakdown -
Soundboard 9.4 - This is great, not only a very good, strong and clear board tape but also a superb performance by everyone. There is one small caveat here, starting at Bambele and extending through 5 more songs there is the presence of tape hiss (not too bad during the songs but very noticeable when quiet) which was probably the result of the engineer using a tape brand different to whatever he used for the rest of the show which has no tape hiss at all. Santana The Arena St. Louis, MO February 14, 1973 Disc 1 01 Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 02 Samba Pa Ti 03 Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down) 04 Just In Time To See The Sun 05 Incident At Neshabur 06 Bambele 07 Stone Flower 08 Batucada Disc 2 09 Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10 Stone Flower (Reprise) 11 Waiting 12 Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13 Free Angela 14 Promise Of A Fisherman 15 Aranjuez 16 Mantra 17 Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 18 Earth 19 Se A Cabo 20 Savor 21 Toussaint L’Overture Carlos Santana (guitar/percussion/vocals) Douglas Rauch (bass/guitar) Michael Shrieve (drums) Jose “Chepito” Areas (percussion) Armando Peraza (percussion/vocals) Tom Coster (keyboard/vocals) Richard Kermode (keyboard) -
NEW SOURCE Audience 8.7 This is a major upgrade to the previous version (see old review below for comparison) and as such we felt that it had to be offered here as a replacement. If you purchased the previous version (the artwork is untouched, only the music has been replaced in this set) than you are entitled to receive replacement discs without charge (pay postage cost only). Just reach out to us and we will take it from there. If you have never bought this title, than consider this one worthy of the collection. I will offer this caveat though - it is a recording that still shows its share of shortcomings, such as maybe a touch of overload during more bombastic passages (not nearly as bad as previous!), and the last track is incomplete (better an incomplete but listenable track than a totally un-listenable mess). OLD SOURCE Audience 7.2 This one is rather mediocre, although it is not “unlistenable” at all, but compared to other 1977 recordings it is what I would classify as “for completists only”. That being said, I can point out a few moments of this concert that I found interesting in a lot of ways. Like, during Pigs On The Wing Pt.1 you hear large explosions from the audience (possibly fireworks or maybe PA problem?) and you immediately think of Roger and how he’s probably disgusted with the whole thing by this time. Pink Floyd Spectrum Theater Philadelphia, PA, USA 29 June 1977 Disc 1 01 Sheep 02 Pigs On The Wing, Part 1 03 Dogs 04 Pigs On The Wing, Part 2 05 Pigs (Three Different Ones) 06 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) Disc 2 07 Welcome To The Machine 08 Have A Cigar 09 Wish You Were Here 10 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) 11 Money 12 Us And Them -
Soundboard 9.6 - A most welcome addition to the amazing live Rush catalog, this recently discovered board tape is the upgrade to the pre-existing release of long ago, and THAT was also killer...just missing 6 songs. Now, we have this amazing document in its complete glory. Rush Madison Square Garden New York City, NY December 7, 1991 Disc One 1. Intro/Force Ten 5:02 2. Limelight 4:21 3. Freewill 4:02 4. Distant Early Warning 4:29 5. Time Stand Still 6:00 6. Dreamline 5:10 7. Bravado 7:01 8. Roll The Bones 6:03 9. Show Don’t Tell 6:17 10. The Big Money 6:16 11. Ghost Of A Chance 5:33 Disc Two 1. Subdivisions 4:07 2. The Pass 4:59 3. Where’s My Thing? 5:12 4. The Rhythm Method 7:28 5. Closer To The Heart 4:45 6. Xanadu 6:34 7. Superconductor 5:09 8. Tom Sawyer 6:06 9. The Spirit Of Radio 4:56 10. 2112: Overture 3:22 11. Finding My Way 2:08 12. La Villa Strangiato 3:17 13. Anthem 1:42 14. Red Barchetta 1:35 15. The Spirit Of Radio (Reprise) 0:41 -
Soundboard 9.6 - All excellent soundboard recordings and sourced from first generation cassette masters. Explore this wonderful and important originator of West Coast psychedelic rock. Quicksilver Messenger Service West Coast Live 1967-1970 Disc 1 Winterland, San Francisco, CA 1967-12-31 (Sunday) 1. -Instrumental 2. -Pride of Man 3. -Who Do You Love 4. -If You Live 5. -Too Long 6. -Smokestack Lightning 7. -Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You 8. -Gold & Silver 9. -Dino's Song 10. -Back Door Man 11. -Mona Disc 2 01. -The Final Jam (Winterland 1967 cont'd) Fillmore East, New York, NY June 7,1968 02 -Smokestack Lightning 03 -Codine 04 -Light Your Windows 05 -Who Do You Love 06 -The Fool Disc 3 Fillmore East, New York, NY June 8,1968 01 -Pride Of Man 02 -If You Live 03 -Dino's Song 04 -Backdoor Man 05 -Acapulco Gold And Silver 06 -Mona Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 18 June 1970 07 -Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder 08 -It's Yours (Take It) 09 -10 After 2 Jam John Cipollina - guitar, vocals David Freiberg - bass Nicky Hopkins - piano Greg Elmore - drums -
Audience 8.6 - A middle of the road tape that is missing a good chunk of the middle of the show…but he captures the last half somehow and we end up with a pretty full disc. Effort was made to re-master this tape which ran too fast, so that is now fixed as well. This sounds much better than how it began I can tell you that! Lou Reed Palasport, Torino, Italy February 12, 1975 01 -Sweet Jane 02 -Coney Island Baby 03 -Pale Blue Eyes 04 -I'm Waiting For The Man 05 -Heroin 06 -Berlin 07 -Lady Day 08 -Kill Your Sons 09 -Vicious 10 -encore cheer 11 -Rock & Roll 12 -crowd walkout Band line-up Lou Reed - Vocals, Guitar Doug Yule - Guitar, Organ Bruce Yaw - Bass Marty Fogel - Saxophones Michael Suchorsky - Drums Larry Packer - Violin -
Audience 8.6 - A tape that has gone through extensive rehabilitation and is now something I can recommend to fans. First off, you no longer have a low volume, crowded tape – this new re-master has the sound panned wider which allowed the muddier channel to be dealt with properly…all the work has paid off because, quite frankly, any 70’s-‘80’s Priest tape needs to be considered as historically valuable, right up to around 1986 IMHO. Judas Priest Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California May 24, 1981 World Wide Blitz Tour 01. -Solar Angels 02. -Heading Out To The Highway 03. -Diamonds And Rust 04. -Hell Bent For Leather 05. -Breakin' The Law 06. -Sinner 07. -Beyond The Realms Of Death 08. -Grinder 09. -Desert Plains 10. -Hot Rockin' 11. -You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise 12. -Victim Of Changes 13. -The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) 14. -Livin' After Midnight 15. -Tyrant - outro -
Audience 9.1 - I love these in your face recordings that are well done. No distortion, max volume, hear every instrument – in fact great separation of the guitars that is so realistic and cool they seem to pan across the speakers! A very well done tape for this time period in that it does not sound like one of those heavily compressed Aiwa tape recordings, it has a lot of liveliness and decent headroom. RIOT City Island Harrisburg, PA. June 21st 1982 1 -Intro 2 -Hard Lovin' Man 3 -Loanshark 4 -Restless Breed 5 -When I Was Young 6 -Swords & Tequila 7 -Outlaw 8 -Loved By You THE BAND Rhett Forrester vocals harmonica Mark Reale guitar Rick Ventura guitar Kip Leming bass Sandy Slavin drums -
Audience 8.4 – 8.7 - A tape that has its share of strengths and flaws. The strengths are that at times it is pretty good, maybe comparable to the Raleigh 70 tape, but other times (such as during Dazed and Confused) the tape shows it has flaws due to age and although these aren’t egregious, they are clear and present and do effect the flow of the concert. For example the audio during Dazed has a speed fluctuation problem that is annoying. The problem stays through the next track but clears up after that and the sound improves dramatically. It is here that the tape shows it has considerable value! Yes, a great find after all. Two versions of the show are represented with both being similar, the different being in how each was re-mastered so it is up to the listener really. I liked the first re-master (CD1) personally. Led Zeppelin Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL September 1, 1971 Disc 1: Remaster #1 Disc 2: Remaster #2 Disc 1, 2 01. Introduction 02. Immigrant Song 03. Heartbreaker 04. Since I've Been Loving You 05. Black Dog 06. Dazed And Confused 07. Stairway To Heaven 08. That's The Way 09. What Is And What Should Never Be 10. Moby Dick 11. Whole Lotta Love 12. Organ Solo 13. Thank You -
Soundboard 9.4 - A great PRE-FM source here that manages to deliver just about all of the necessary ingredients to ensure a positive listening experience. Atmosphere: check. Sound Quality: check. Performance by band: check. It's all here. Black Sabbath Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA. 1992-08-09 Disc 1 01 E5150 02 The Mob Rules 03 Computer God 04 Children Of The Sea 05 Time Machine 06 War Pigs 07 I 08 Die Young 09 Guitar Solo 10 Black Sabbath Disc 2 01 Master Of Insanity 02 After All (The Dead) 03 Drums Solo 04 Iron Man 05 Heaven And Hell 06 Neon Knights 07 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 08 Laguna Sunrise (Outro) -
Audience 9.0 - A great effort by taper to capture this entire show with the kind of results that keep you wanting to enjoy it. Band on fire, audience responds, taper captures it well…yes! Heart Mississippi River Festival Edwardsville, IL 05-06-1979 Disc 1 01. Cook With Fire 04:40 02. High Time 03:38 03. Heartless 04:57 04. Devil Delight 05:09 05. Straight On 04:48 06. Even It Up 05:05 07. Magic Man 03:54 08. Love Alive 05:57 Disc 2 09. Magazine 07:34 10. Mistral Wind 07:24 11. Dog And Butterfly 05:15 12. Silver Wheels 00:28 13. Crazy On You 02:14 14. White Lightning And Wine 06:23 15. Rock And Roll 05:30 16. band introductions 01:32 17. Without You 06:17 ________ 01:20:45 -
Soundboard 9.4 - A love the sound on this, just full of energy and sounds fresh as if it happened last week. Great performance the band had to have been just having a blast. Bob Dylan The Warehouse New Orleans,LA. May 3, 1976 - Evening Show Disc 1 01 Mr.Tambourine Man 02 Love Minus Zero / No Limit 03 Vincent Van Gogh 04 Maggie's Farm 05 Mozambique 06 Isis 07 Railroad Boy 08 I Pity The Poor Immigrant 09 Shelter From The Storm Disc 2 01 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again 02 You're A Big Girl Now 03 Rita May 04 Lay Lady Lay 05 Idiot Wind 06 Knockin' On Heaven's Door 07 Gotta Travel On -
Soundboard 8.8 - A grungy, dirty piece of heaven! I used to listen to this band when I was young man not yet in my 20’s. I was so happy to finally hear what they were like live…and be able to hear it! I shy away from a lot of this old metal only because it was so hard to record them live unless it was through the board or professionally. This is cool shit! Nasty Savage CBGB New York, NY 11 27 85 1. No Sympathy 2. Gladiator 3. Fear Beyond the Vision 4. Asmodeus 5. Metal Knights 6. Unchained Angel 7. Instigator 8. Psychopath 9. Dungeon of Pleasure 10. The Morgue 11. Indulgence 12. Witches Sabbath 13. End of Time 14. XXX 15. Savage Desire -
Audience 8.7 - Do not be put off by the rating! This is a very strong 8.7 verging closer to 8.8. Why do I stress that? Because it has a lot going for it, the only black mark I hold against it is due to the lack of distinction between guitars and Paul being pushed back in the sound mix. That being said, it’s more the “mix” of the guitars that leads me to say that, not that you can’t pick each one up. I think I am just being picky though. Kiss Jai-Alai Fronton Miami, FL. 3-21-1976 01 Intro 02 Deuce 03 Strutter 04 C´mon And Love Me 05 Hotter Than Hell 06 Firehouse 07 She 08 Ace Solo 09 Parasite 10 Nothin´ To Lose 11 Shout It Out Loud 12 Gene Solo 13 100.000 Years 14 Peter Solo - 100.000 Years 15 Black Diamond 16 Cold Gin 17 Rock And Roll All Nite 18 Let Me Go, Rock And Roll -
Audience 9.3 - I am hesitant to call this a radio broadcast but this obviously was professionally recorded, but the recording might not necessarily be through the board hence “audience” tape. Great sound! Kiss L'Olympia Theatre Paris, France May 22, 1978 1. -Intro 2. -Duece 3. -Strutter 4. -Flaming Youth 5. -Hotter Than Hell 6. -Firehouse 7. -She 8. -Ace Solo 9. -Nothing To Lose 10. -Shout It Out Loud 11. -Gene Solo 12. -100,000 Years 13. -Peter Solo 14. -Black Diamond 15. -Detroit Rock City 16. -Rock 'N Roll All Nite 17. -Let Me Go, Rock And Roll 18. -Detroit Rock City -
FM Broadcast 9.3 - Great recording here, obviously being that it was broadcast it had to be done professionally but I really like how this was mixed to allow such an impactful guitar sound. PAT TRAVERS 1982-12-09 Civic Center Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A. Opening for BLUE OYSTER CULT w/Special Guest; BUCK DHARMA (B.O.C.) 1. -Introduction - THE FIFTH 2. -WHO'LL TAKE THE FALL 3. -LIFE IN LONDON 4. -I'D RATHER SEE YOU DEAD 5. -I LA LA LA LOVE YOU 6. -STEVIE 7. -AMGWANNA KICK BOOTY 8. -CAN'T STOP THE HEARTACHES 9. -STATESBORO BLUES 10. -SNORTIN' WHISKEY AND DRINKIN' COCAINE 11. -ROCKIN' 12. -BOOM BOOM (Out Go The Lights) 13. -SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE (Buck Dharma) Musicians PAT TRAVERS- Guitar/Keyboards/Vocals PAT THRALL- Guitars/Synthesizer/Backing Vocals PETER "Mars" COWLING- Bass SANDY GENNARO or DAVE LEVINE- Drums * BUCK DHARMA (B.O.C.)- Introduction & Guitar -
Audience 9.3 - Fantastic! Wow, I’d never heard this one previously and it’s a real revelation. Open, great stereo pan, and for once I actually heard the keyboards and I could not even believe some of the little quirky bits that it added to the music. Just listen to Crazy Train and you will hear some sounds that are NOT the guitar, almost kind of funny. Great great stuff, this is a must have! Ozzy Osbourne Milwaukee Mecca Auditorium Milwaukee, WI. January 22nd 1982 01 - Over The Mountain 02 - Mr Crowley 03 - Crazy Train 04 - Revelation Mother Earth 05 - Steal Away The Night 06 - Suicide Solution 07 - Guitar Solo - Drum Solo 08 - Goodbye To Romance 09 - I Don't Know 10- I Don't Know 2 11 - No Bone Movies 12 - Believer 13 - Flying High Again 14 - Iron Man 15 - Children Of The Grave 16 - Paranoid -
Studio Quality 9.8 - Almost as good as could be, a tiny amount of hum only noticeable at the beginning and end of songs…this is almost perfect but it is unmastered studio demos that to my ears sound very close to final mix. Ozzy Osbourne Ozzmosis Demos 1. It Feels So Good To Be Bad 2. Denial 3. Too Far Gone 4. Ghost Behind My Eyes 5. Frustrated Yes I'm Hated 6. Dream For Tomorrow 7. Say Yeah Yeah 8. Oh No The Bitch Won't Go 9. My New Rock And Roll 10. Perry Mason 11. Old L.A. Tonight 12. See You On The Other Side -
Audience 9.7 - both of these shows were recorded onto a 4-track machine which is clearly obvious when you hear just how crystal this stuff sounds, as well as the separation of instruments. Some minor stuff does occur with the old tape in a couple spots but that passes without much fuss, it’s hard to knock these recordings but I do have to let you know what I hear. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Pat Metheny Trio Boston 1974 Disc 1 Pooh's Pub Boston, MA, USA June 1974 01) Bright Size Life 5:09 02) There Is No Greater Love 8:42 03) Exercise No.6 (Early version of "Unity Village") 4:21 04) Guitar+Bass Duo 6:01 05) Continuum 7:35 06) Guitar Solo 5:07 07) Unquity Road 4:20 08) Wrong Is Right 6:05 09) Ida Lupino 10:47 10) All The Things You Are 11:05 Disc 2 Zircon Boston, MA, USA June 1974 01) Exercise No. 3 (early version of "Missouri Uncompromised") 4:08 02) Waltz (early version of "Sirabhorn") 7:35 03) All Sus 4's 14:54 04) April Joy 4:05 05) Stella By Starlight 11:12 06) Omaha Celebration 8:11 07) Methuselah Blues 8:41 Pat Metheny - Guitar Jaco Pastorius - Bass Bob Moses - Drums -
Sunrise, Fl. 1992 Audience 9.1 - A really nice and bright recording. It’s not as full on the low end but it’s there, everything is pretty clear and it is a pretty spacious, atmospheric tape. Groningen 1992 Audience 9.2 - This tape is bright, good balance, and a realistic live atmosphere. Black Sabbath 1992-07-24 & 09-17 Disc 1 Sunrise Musical Theater Sunrise, Florida 1992-07-24 101 Soundcheck (Vinny Appice) - Intro 102 E5150 103 The Mob Rules 104 Computer God 105 Children Of The Sea 106 Time Machine 107 War Pigs 108 I 109 Die Young 110 Guitar Solo - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 111 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 TV Crimes 202 Master Of Insanity 203 After All (The Dead) 204 Drum Solo 205 Iron Man 206 Heaven And Hell 207 Neon Knights 208 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) Disc 3 Evenementenhal Groningen, Netherlands 1992-09-17 301 E5150 302 The Mob Rules 303 Computer God 304 Children Of The Sea 305 Time Machine 306 War Pigs 307 I 308 Die Young Disc 4 401 Guitar Solo - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 402 Black Sabbath 403 Master Of Insanity 404 After All (The Dead) 405 Drum Solo 406 Iron Man 407 Heaven And Hell 408 Neon Knights 409 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) -
Soundboard 9.4 - A nice, low gen board from what I consider the apex of this band. In fact I would say my favorite live Santana originates from the Lotus era. I will say this mix does highlight percussion in a way that you hear cymbals and other instruments in a different aural space, almost in stereo as they seem to phase across the speakers and sometimes may even give you the feeling you are hearing tape hiss but alas it is actually residual crash cymbal sounds and maracas. Interesting. Santana Metropolitan Sports Arena Minneapolis, MN March 19, 1973 Disc 1 01 Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 02 Samba Pa Ti 03 Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down) 04 Just In Time To See The Sun 05 Incident At Neshabur 06 Bambele 07 Stone Flower 08 Batucada Disc 2 09 Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10 Stone Flower (Reprise) 11 Waiting 12 Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13 Free Angela > Concierto de Aranjuez 14 Mantra - Kyoto 15 Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 16 Earth 17 Se A Cabo 18 Savor 19 Toussaint L’Overture -
Audience 9.3 - I found this to be highly immersive and exceptionally enjoyable. First of all the band sounds invigorated, breathing new life into the old catalog of songs but fiery with the newer material. I like how you can tell when the taper has to duck so as not to be discovered because at those moments (thankfully few) you hear the music suddenly seem above you and farther away, kind of cool actually. All in all – great sound, great performance. ROLLING STONES SOFI STADIUM INGLEWOOD, CA. 2021-10-14 Disc 1 01. intro 02. Let's Spend The Night Together 03. 19th Nervous Breakdown 04. Here`s to you Charlie 05. Rocks Off 06. Get Off My Cloud 07. Tumbling Dice 08. Ruby Tuesday 09. You Can't Always Get What You Want 10. Living In A Ghost Town 11. Start Me Up 12. Honky Tonk Women Disc 2 13. band introductions 14. Connection 15. Slipping Away 16. Miss You 17. Midnight Rambler 18. Paint It Black 19. Sympathy For The Devil 20. Jumpin' Jack Flash 21. Gimme Shelter 22. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 23. outro -
Audience 8.8-9.2 - All seem to be recorded with the same gear but the Marseille show seems maybe slightly upgraded due to either taper position or just better acoustics. Over all this is a highly rated set of shows for the quality of the recordings. The stage mix does vary just a bit as to who is more present, but you hear all the stuff going on as it was live-mixed for the performance (meaning I don’t think taper error caused any lack of presence of, say, synthesizer or guitar on any given performance). The taper used the first song, and in some cases part of the second song to dial in the levels (an indication of really good gear being used) and as such you may notice a volume change, albeit relatively smooth, and once he’s dialed in it is smooth sailing. The performances are sometimes a little hesitant but do gel during instrumental segments much more. I will say this: Mick Taylor is a fantastic player, but I would not call him “progressive” and this music wants to be more prog but it is constrained and maybe that is why it did not blossom much. Jack Bruce, Carla Bley & Mick Taylor Tour Of Europe 1975 Volume Three Musikhalle Hamburg, WG 1975-05-13 Disc 1 01 -Can You Follow 02 -Morning Story 03 -Keep It Down 04 -Pieces Of Mind 05 -Tickets To Waterfalls 06 -Weird Of Hermiston 07 -Post War 08 -Spirit Disc 2 09 -One 10 -You Burned The Tables On Me 11 -Without A Word 12 -Smiles And Grins 13 -Sunshine Of Your Love -
Audience 8.8-9.2 - All seem to be recorded with the same gear but the Marseille show seems maybe slightly upgraded due to either taper position or just better acoustics. Over all this is a highly rated set of shows for the quality of the recordings. The stage mix does vary just a bit as to who is more present, but you hear all the stuff going on as it was live-mixed for the performance (meaning I don’t think taper error caused any lack of presence of, say, synthesizer or guitar on any given performance). The taper used the first song, and in some cases part of the second song to dial in the levels (an indication of really good gear being used) and as such you may notice a volume change, albeit relatively smooth, and once he’s dialed in it is smooth sailing. The performances are sometimes a little hesitant but do gel during instrumental segments much more. I will say this: Mick Taylor is a fantastic player, but I would not call him “progressive” and this music wants to be more prog but it is constrained and maybe that is why it did not blossom much. Jack Bruce, Carla Bley & Mick Taylor Tour Of Europe 1975 Volume Two Mozartsaaal im Rosengarten Mannheim, WG 1975-05-05 Disc 1 01 -Can You Follow 02 -Morning Story 03 -Keep It Down 04 -Pieces Of Mind 05 -Tickets To Waterfalls 06 -Weird Of Hermiston 07 -Post War 08 -Spirit Disc 2 09 -One 10 -Out Into The Fields 11 -You Burned All My Tables 12 -Without A Word 13 -Smiles And Grins -
Audience 8.8-9.2 - All seem to be recorded with the same gear but the Marseille show seems maybe slightly upgraded due to either taper position or just better acoustics. Over all this is a highly rated set of shows for the quality of the recordings. The stage mix does vary just a bit as to who is more present, but you hear all the stuff going on as it was live-mixed for the performance (meaning I don’t think taper error caused any lack of presence of, say, synthesizer or guitar on any given performance). The taper used the first song, and in some cases part of the second song to dial in the levels (an indication of really good gear being used) and as such you may notice a volume change, albeit relatively smooth, and once he’s dialed in it is smooth sailing. The performances are sometimes a little hesitant but do gel during instrumental segments much more. I will say this: Mick Taylor is a fantastic player, but I would not call him “progressive” and this music wants to be more prog but it is constrained and maybe that is why it did not blossom much. Jack Bruce Band Tour Of Europe 1975 Volume One Salle Vallier Marseille, FR 1975-04-29 Disc 1 01 -You Burned The Tables On Me 02 -Morning Story 03 -Pieces of Mind 04 -Keep It Down 05 -One 06 -Spirit Disc 2 07 -Without A Word 08 -Tickets To Waterfalls 09 -Weird Of Hermiston 10 -Post War Band: Jack Bruce - Vocals, Bass, Piano Mick Taylor - Guitar Carla Bley - Organ, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Mellotron, Electric Piano Ronnie Leahy - Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer Bruce Gary - Drums Jack Bruce, Carla Bley & Mick Taylor -
Audience 9.3 - It’s hard to get much better than this as far as overall enjoyment…for one thing yes it sounds great but man, the band is in the pocket, razor sharp and ready to fuck things up in Netherlands. Sammy has his shtick so dialed in it is easy to forget the effortless banter of his nemesis David Lee Roth. And…finally there is Satch’s incredible fiery guitar work that is quite breathtaking here. Chickenfoot Poppodium 013 Tilburg, The Netherlands 01-17-2012 Disc 1 01. Lighten Up 02. Alright Alright 03. Big Foot 04. Sexy Little Thing 05. Soap on a Rope 06. Up Next 07. My Kinda Girl 08. Down the Drain Disc 2 09. Three and a Half Letters 10. Something Going Wrong 11. Turnin' Left 12. Future in the Past 13. Crowd cheering & Sammy talks 14. Different Devil 15. Oh Yeah 16. Foxy Lady -
Soundboard 9.8 - Superb is how I would define this recording. If you have any interest in any of the musicians from Jefferson Starship and Jefferson Airplane than I highly recommend this one. This gig eventually led to the members deciding to go tour. HOT TUNA The Fillmore San Francisco, CA 03-04-88 w/Paul Kantner, *w/Papa John Creach, +w/Will Scarlett, #w/Grace Slick Disc 1 1. -I Know You Rider 2. -Hesitation Blues 3. -Walkin' Blues 4. -Other Side Of This Life 5. -The Bag I'm In 6. -I'll Be All Right Someday 7. -99 Year Blues 8. -Mariel 9. -Intro To Grace 10. -Wooden Ships 11. -Intro To Papa John 12. -3rd Week In The Chelsea 13. -Down Home Blues 14. -Keep On Truckin' Disc 2 1. -Intro 2. -Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning 3. -Candyman 4. -I See The Light 5. -Martha 6. -Embryonic Journey 7. -Ice Age 8. -Carlos Vonseca 9. -San Francisco Bay Blues 10. -Genesis 11. -Parchman Farm+ 12. -Good Shepherd 13. -Grace Speaks Disc 3 1. -Papa John Intro 2. -Let Us Get Together Right Down Here 3. -John's Other 4. -Vampire Women*+ 5. -Have You Seen The Stars Tonight? 6. -Mann's Fate 7. -Put It In My Hands 8. -I'm Movin' 9. -Killing Time In The Crystal City 10.-Water Song 11. -America 12. -Volunteers -
Audience 9.1 - Small club vibe permeates this very intimate recording as Al sings his songs with a crack band behind him…often chatting it up with the audience who responds in kind. As I listened, I could not help but think this music really reminds me of Lou Reed, with less bratty New York attitude and more gay San Francisco. Al Stewart Band Wolfgangs San Francisco, Ca. 1983-08-11 01. -Unknown Title 02. -Unknown Title 03. -Time Passages 04. -Cafe Society 05. -Almost Lucy 06. -Rumours of War 07. -Intros - On The Border 08. -Accident On 3rd Street 09. -Valentino Way 10. -Intros - Year Of The Cat 11. -End of the Day 12. -If It Doesn't Come Haturally Leave It 13. -Paint By Number Al Stewart: vocals, guitars Peter White: guitars, keyboards, bass Adam Yurman: bass, guitars Kaz: Alto sax, keyboards Steve Chapman: drums -
Studio 9.0 - The quality does vary but it stays within a general high quality 8.9 to 9.3 range because the material is from a wide variety of sources such as the studio, TV, radio, and live. An interesting introspection of the artist beginning with very early tracks pre-Sugarcubes. Björk Early and Rare Assorted Unreleased Studio and Live Tracks 01 -Icelandic Folksong (Björk as a Child) 02 -Langt Ude i Skoven (Björk as a Child) 03 -I Love To Love (Björk as a Child) 04 -Jolakötturinn 05 -Dancing Queen (Sugarcubes Studio) 06 -Whole Lotta Loving To Do (El Vez & Sugarcubes) 07 -Nu Flyver Anton (Danish Soundtrack) 08 -Short Time Affair (Comic Relief BBC 14.3.1997) 09 -Min Farfar Drikker Södmelk (Danish Grammy 7.2.1998) 10 -Jolasveinar ganga um golf (Merry Christmas from Björk) 11 -Satisfaction (w/ P.J. Harvey) 12 -Pin var ekki ad bioa (w/ Icelandic Band Draumsyn, Studio 1980) 13 -Su - Patrei (Elgar Systers, Studio 1986 from Unreleased Album) 14 -Geri pao sem mer synist (Sugarcubes Skytturnar Demos) 15 -Sweet Jane (Sugarcubes Skytturnar Demos) 16 -Misty (Live @ Hotel Borg, Reykjavik 30.8.1990 w/ Gling Gl¢ Band) -
Studio 9.0-9.4 - Varies as far as the overall sound and mix but does not stray much below a solid 9.0…but man what you are getting here is bona fide Aerosmith and NOT the dressed up, slicked out, packaged presentation of Aerosmith that the record company needed in order to make vast profits. This is down and dirty, raw, primal, and above all – fantastic! To hear unadulterated guitars, guttural, almost fuzz style bass, and howling, tortured Steven, and this is 1987 mind you! How can it be? I don’t know but this set rocks! Aerosmith Permanent Vacation Outtakes 1987 Disc 1 1. Heart's Done Time (early studio rehearsals AKA Right Key, Wrong Key Hole) 2. Magic Touch (early demo version) 3. Magic Touch (final pre-production with different lyrics) 4. Rag Doll (final pre-production with different lyrics and solo) 5. Simoriah (final pre-production) 6. Simoriah early demo version) 7. Dude (looks like a lady) (final pre-production without intro) 8. Dude (looks like a lady) (early demo version with different lyrics) 9. Dude (looks like a lady) (early studio rehearsals) 10. Dude (looks like a lady) (original working demo version) 11. St. John (final pre-production) 12. St. John (early demo version) 13. St. John (early studio rehearsals) Disc 2 1. Hangman Jury (early studio rehearsals) 2. Girl Keeps Coming Apart (final pre-production) 3. Girl keeps coming apart (early studio sessions without vocals) 4. Girl keeps coming apart (early studio rehearsals without vocals) 5. Angel (original working demo version) 6. Permanent vacation (final pre-production) 7. Permanent vacation (early demo version) 8. I'm Down (final pre-production) 9. Got To Find A Way (original working demo version including "The movie") 10. Got To Find A Way (early studio rehearsals) Disc 3 1. Walking On Danger Street (original working demo version) 2. Walking On Danger Street (early studio rehearsals) 3. Feel The Pain (original working demo version AKA Sleeping Sickness and Scream In Pain) 4. Feel The Pain (final complete demo version) 5. Hollywood (early studio rehearsals) 6. Hollywood (original working demo version) 7. Funky Thing (original working demo version) 8. Funky Thing (Joe's Funky early demo version) 9. Once Is Enough (original working demo version) 10. Love Me Like A Bird Dog (original working demo version) 11. Love Me Like A Bird Dog (early studio rehearsals) 12. Take It Easy (early studio rehearsals) 13. Is Anybody Out There? (early studio rehearsals)