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Audience 8.8 - A very satisfying recording, with a great snare drum sound and I highlight that because it is often overlooked. Dio sounds clear and if I fault anything it’s maybe Toni’s guitar which is just slightly behind the overall sound coming from the mains but still it’s really not too bad and the solos really come across clearly. It’s a fine live sound all around and is comfortable on the ears. Black Sabbath 1981-01-20 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK Disc 1 101 Supertzar 102 War Pigs 103 Neon Knights 104 N.I.B. 105 Children Of The Sea 106 Sweet Leaf 107 Drums Solo 108 Sweet Leaf (Reprise) 109 Lady Evil 110 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 Heaven And Hell 202 Iron Man 203 Guitar Solo 204 Die Young 205 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 206 Children Of The Grave -
Radio Broadcast 9.3 - Everything on this disc (includes some bonus material) is fantastic and well worth exploring. Arc Angels Paradise Theater Boston, MA December 16, 1992 Disc 1 01. -Paradise Cafe 02. -Dimples 03. -Carry Me On 04. -The Famous Jane 05. -Good Time 06. -Spanish Moon 07. -Sent By Angels 08. -Always Believed In You 09. -Sweet Nadine 10. -Angel 11. -Shape I'm In Disc 2 12. -Living In A Dream 13. -encore break 14. -band introductions 15. -Looking Back 16. -Too Many Ways To Fall 17. -Too Many Ways To Fall (David Letterman Show - 1993-01-06) Pittsburgh, PA. December 8, 1992 18. -Paradise Cafe 19. -Dimples 20. -Always Believed In You 21. -Angel 22. -Living In A Dream 23. -Too Many Ways To Fall Doyle Bramhall II: guitar, vocals Charlie Sexton: guitar, vocals Tommy Shannon: bass Chris Layton: drums -
Audience 8.8 - I was surprised at just how good this sounded. The first half of the first song you wonder how it will be, and you fear it might wobble because taper is adjusting things on the fly but it gets sorted and wow, I have to give props to taper on this one! He sounds maybe halfway back in the venue, so not close up, but he’s using either high end consumer gear or maybe something more professional to be able to lock in his levels and get a really good timbre. Jethro Tull Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 1975-10-17 Disc 1 01. -Audience Announcement 02. -Thick As A Brick 03. -Minstrel In The Gallery 04. -Wond'ring Aloud 05. -To Cry You A Song (with Flute Solo) 06. -A New Day Yesterday 07. -Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day 08. -Ladies (with Drum Solo) Disc 2 09. -War Child 10. -War Child Suite - Quartet 11. -Cross-Eyed Mary 12. -Bungle In The Jungle 13. -The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 14. -Aqualung 15. -Wind-Up 16. -Back-Door Angels 17. -Locomotive Breath 18. -Hard-Headed English General 19. -Back-Door Angels (reprise) -
Audience 8.8 - A good, bright recording that features rich bass, and strong vocals in particular. This allows you to hear the musicianship which believe it or not, these guys have! I also appreciate their nods to the classics. W.A.S.P. Elysee Montmartre Paris, France October 28, 1992 Disc 1 01 The Invisible Boy 02 The Real Me 03 L.O.V.E. Machine 04 Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue) 05 Wild Child 06 The Idol 07 The Headless Children 08 The Great Misconceptions of Me Disc 2 09 Hellion 10 On Your Knees 11 I Don't Need No Doctor 12 I Wanna Be Somebody 13 Blind in Texas -
Audience 8.7 - This band, while not a household name by any stretch, actually did gain quite a following throughout Europe and even to a much lesser degree in the USA. They played a style of progressive rock that was accessible but did not convert to singing in English completely and that probably won over more fans in their home country. The recording here is clear, it provides just enough dynamics and detail to let you sink yourself into their sound, although the recording suffers some level problems towards the end, but recovers enough to end on a high note. The material is great, I am reminded of Pink Floyd, Eloy, and perhaps maybe a bit of ELP. Novalis Festival Nordestedt, Germany 1977-09-10 Disc 1 01 -Irgendwo, Irgendwann 02 -Wunderschätze 03 -Astralis 04 -Sommerabend Disc 2 05 -Track 05 06 -Wer Schmetterlinge Lachen Hört 07 -Track 07 08 -Track 08 09 -Es Färbte Sich Die Wiese Grün Brandung Feuer bricht in die Zeit Sonnenfinsternis Dämmerung -
Amsterdam 1973 Soundboard 8.9 - Nice to have good, clean board tapes of this line up. I think this is his best band, and I think he sounds terrific here. Sheffield 1973 Soundboard 8.9 - Another great board tape featuring Lou’s best band. I love the sound of the band let alone their musicianship. Lou rises to the occasion, he knows he has to deliver or he’ll be overshadowed by these fine players. Thankfully, he actually does! Lou Reed "Berlin To Amsterdam To Sheffield" Disc 1 Concertgebouw Amsterdam 1973.09.20 01. Intro - Sweet Jane 02. How Do You Think It Feels 03. Caroline Says 04. I'm Waiting For The Man 05. Satellite Of Love 06. Walk On The Wild Side 07. Vicious 08. Oh, Jim 09. Heroin Disc 2 Oval Hall Sheffield 1973.09.29 01. Intro - Vicious 02. How Do You Think It Feels 03. Caroline Says I 04. I'm Waiting For The Man 05. Satellite Of Love 06. Walk On The Wild Side 07. Oh, Jim 08. Heroin 09. Rock 'n' Roll 10. White Light - White Heat Lou Reed - vocals Steve Hunter - guitar Dick Wagner - guitar Ray Colcord - organ Peter Walsh - bass Pentti Glan - drums -
Soundboard 9.6 - A tight, expertly mixed board tape. I think how they mic’d this up to include audience was a great idea, it adds so much to this recording. Lou feeds off their excitement. Lou Reed - "Live At The Roxy" December 1,1976 Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles KMET FM Radio Broadcast Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Sweet Jane 03 I Believe In Love 04 Lisa Says 05 Kicks 06 She's My Best Friend 07 I'm Waiting For The Man Disc 2 01 A Sheltered Life 02 You Wear It So Well 03 Claim To Fame 04 Vicious Circle 05 Heroin 06 Walk On The Wild Side 07 Coney Island Baby Lou Reed - vocals, guitar Michael Fonfara - keyboards Bruce Yaw - bass Marty Fogel - sax Michael Suchorsky - drums -
Audience 9.5 - Astounding! Not just for the excellent sound but the dynamics are so present here, you get lush, rich lows and then all the way up through the spectrum including detailed but not sizzling highs. Combine all that with the energy of Tusk performed with a marching band at the LA Forum and man, yeah, this is the stuff! Fleetwood Mac The Forum Inglewood, CA December 6, 1979 Disc 1 01 Say You Love Me 02 The Chain 03 Don't Stop 04 Dreams 05 Oh Well 06 Rhiannon 07 Oh Daddy 08 What Makes You Think You're The One 09 Sara 10 Not That Funny 11 Save Me A Place Disc 2 12 Landslide 13 Tusk (with the USC Marching Band) 14 Angel 15 You Make Loving Fun 16 I'm So Afraid 17 World Turning 18 Blue Letter 19 Go Your Own Way 20 Sisters Of The Moon 21 Second Hand News 22 Songbird -
Audience 9.2 - A lively, airy, and detailed (especially with percussion and vocals) recording. I don’t think they could have done much better than this because the taper position is right in the sweet spot. Genesis Will Rogers Auditorium Fort Worth, TX. 1976-05-07 Disc 1 1. -Dance On A Volcano 2. -The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 3. -Fly On A Windshield 4. -The Carpet Crawlers 5. -The Cinema Show 6. -Robbery Assault & Battery 7. -White Mountain 8. -Firth Of Fifth Disc 2 1. -Entangled 2. -Squonk 3. -Supper's Ready 4. -I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 5. -Los Endos 6. -It -
Audience 8.8 - On the rarity scale this is one of those needle in a haystack recordings. It’s an obscure “group” (actually just a duo but here it sounds like they have some accompaniment), and the music straddles the fence between fold psyche and space rock (that’s a good thing). I would say this couple was trying to stretch something as far as they could in the context of a “folk” duo. Interesting material, very positive vibes! Emtidi Quarter Latin Berlin, Germany 1973 01. Unknown Title 02. Unknown Title 03. Die Reise 04. Unknown Title 05. Unknown Title 06. Saat 07. Touch the Sun 08. Unknown Title All attempts were made to decipher the unknown song titles. -
Soundboard 9.7 - I saw this band around the same time and I can tell you it’s great that there are board tapes around because even though they were spectacular live, the sound was very dense and there’s a lot going on. With this tape you can hear it all in glorious quality, it’s prime stuff, psychedelic rock taken to the next level. Ozric Tentacles April 26, 1994 Fox Theatre Boulder, Colorado, USA Disc 1 01. -Og-Ha-Be 02. -Erpland 03. -White Rhino Tea 04. -Vita Voom - Jurassic Shift 05. -Snakepit 06. -Dissolution Disc 2 07. -O-I 08. -Sunscapes 09. -The Throbbe - Pteranodon 10. -Space Between Your Ears 11. -Kick Muck 12. -encore - Poem 13. -Sniffing Dog Ed Wynne: guitar Joie Hinton: keyboards John Egan: flutes and babble Zia Geelani: bass Merv Pepler: drums -
Audience 8.8 - This is what we all look forward to as Rush collectors, another great, and rare, Rush show from one of their best time periods. While not quite as clear as the Boston 79, this tape gives us a great aural spectrum for our ears to delight in. Bright, and plenty of good atmosphere while retaining a tight focus even in a large arena. Rush Richfield Coliseum Cleveland, OH. February 3, 1979 Disc 1 1. -Anthem 2. -A Passage To Bangkok 3. -By-Tor And The Snow Dog 4. -Xanadu 5. -Something for Nothing 6. -The Trees 7. -Cygnus X-1 8. -Hemispheres 9. -Closer to the Heart Disc 2 1. -Circumstances 2. -A Farewell to Kings 3. -La Villa Strangiato 4. -2112 5. -Working Man 6. -Bastille Day 7. -In the Mood 8. -Drum Solo -
Studio Quality 9.8 - Another great collection of music by a MASTER of his craft. Some stuff here you may not have heard before. Prince "For You" Remix and Remaster COllection (Expanded) Disc 1 1. -For You 2. -In Love 3. -Soft And Wet 4. -Crazy You 5. -Just As Long As We're Together 6. -Baby 7. -My Love Is Forever 8. -So Blue 9. -I'm Yours 10. -Soft And Wet (Disco Mix) 11. -Just As Long As We're Together (Disco mix) 12. -We Can Work It Out 13. -Make It Through The Storm 14. -Soft And Wet (Demo) 15. -Soft And Wet (Alternate) 16. -Baby (Alternate 1) 17. -Baby (Alternate 2) Disc 2 1. -Just As Long As We're Together (Unreleased Version) 2. -Jelly Jam 3. -My Love Is Forever (Alternate) 4. -1978 Jam Lorring Park Sessions Minneapolis, MN. 1977 5. -Instrumental 1 6. -Instrumental 2 7. -Instrumental 3 8. -Instrumental 4 9. -Instrumental 5 10. -Instrumental 6 11. -Instrumental 7 12. -Instrumental 8 -
Studio and Live 8.7 – 9.9 - A beautiful collection of recordings featuring the three original members (Tommy Shannon, Uncle John Turner, Johnny Winter) during various time periods over the decades. Most notable are the inclusion of some very rare 1969 studio sessions, and reunion material taken from Willie Nelson’s Arlyn Studios back in 1992. This material is outstanding and has yet to be officially released. Johnny Winter "Back Together Again 69-92" Disc 1 Johnny Winter with Edgar Winter Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 1970-03-07 01 -Mean Town Blues 02 -Talk To Your Daughter 03 -Mean Mistreater 04 -Johnny B.Goode 05 -Tobacco Road 06 -Drum Solo including a bit from "Frankenstein" 07 -Tell The Truth Band: Johnny Winter-Guitar,Vocals Edgar Winter-Sax,Electric Piano,vocals Uncle John Turner-drums Tommy Shannon-Bass Disc 2 The Nashville Sessions 1969 Recorded at "The Warehouse" studio Nashville, TN. 1969 1. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 1) 2. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 3) 3. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 5) 4. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 6) 5. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 7) 6. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 8) 7. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 15) Texas Gunslingers Sessions 1992 Arlyn Studios 1992 Austin, TX. 8. -Little Red Rooster 9. -Mother-In-Law Blues 10.-Shoulder Holster 11.-Shoulder Holster (Remix) 12.-Bandido (Greg Main on guitars) 13.-Parchman Farm (Greg Main guitars) 14. -Lo Down Situation (Greg Main guitars) -
Audience 9.3 - A tape that I knew nothing of its existence and suddenly, wow, here’s this great sounding complete show from 1981 out of the blue! Lovely stuff, I can feel myself sitting in the seat partying with my buds while Joe does his thing. Joe Walsh The Forum Inglewood, CA July 18, 1981 Disc 1 01 Meadows 02 Over And Over 03 In The City 04 A Life Of Illusion 05 Lady On The Rock 06 The Bomber 07 Dreams 08 Theme From Boat Weirdos Disc 2 09 Funk #49 10 Turn To Stone 11 You Never Know 12 Life's Been Good 13 Rocky Mountain Way 14 All Night Long 15 Get Back -
Audience 8.3 - A dusty old tape, with signs of age including a bit of tape hiss. Sounds to me like this old tape could have benefited greatly from some remastering work but as it is, it’s listenable and a very fiery performance by the band. I like that you can hear every instrument, I think this recording has promise and I hope it gets a facelift soon. SPECIAL NOTE: Another title also going under the same date and venue has made the rounds but is in fact NOT Los Angeles 1970 (in fact it is listed on this site, so if you bought that, feel free to exchange it free of charge for the ACTUAL real date and venue that is that title - Anaheim 1970). JETHRO TULL L.A. FORUM INGLEWOOD, CA., USA OCTOBER 18, 1970 CD 1 101-INTRODUCTION 3:05 102-NOTHING IS EASY 6:37 103-MY GOD W/ FLUTE SOLO 13:09 104-WITH YOU THERE TO HELP ME > BY KIND PERMISSION OF... 14:30 105-A SONG FOR JEFFREY 5:03 CD 2 201-TALK 1:52 202-SOSSITY, YOU'RE A WOMAN > REASONS FOR WAITING > SOSSITY REPRISE 5:59 203-DHARMA FOR ONE W/ DRUM SOLO 18:45 204-CROWD/TALK 2:31 205-WE USED TO KNOW > 3:20 206-GUITAR SOLO > 9:00 207-FOR A THOUSAND MOTHERS 5:10 Ian Anderson: vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, percussion Martin Barre: electric & acoustic guitars Glenn Cornick: bass Clive Bunker: drums John Evan: keyboards