FM Broadcast 9.5 - This is kind of like the Red Bull of rock in the mid 80’s. In hindsight, you could say it was cool that even when these guys had some very anthemic rock numbers (and some with cheesy lyrics), they at least had a heavier approach to the music. The sound quality is excellent here and it seems to me if you have any interest in mid 80’s hard rock/aor/metal, this band would be and should be on your radar and then by extension you would seek out something like this FM broadcast. Keel Harpo's WLLZ Live Broadcast - FM Detroit, MI March 8, 1985 1. Back to the City 2. Electric Love 3. Speed Demon 4. Lay Down the Law 5. Easier Said than Done 6. Princess of Illusion 7. So Many Girls So Little Time 8. Til Hell Freezes Over 9. Rock and Roll Animal 10. Cold Day in Hell 11. The Right to Rock/Band Intros 12. Lets Spend the Night Together 13. You're the Victim (I'm the Crime) 14. Backstage interview with Ron Keel and Doug Podell

Audience 9.3 - A solid recording in a small venue that is very intimate, in fact it sounds like the drums aren’t even going through the mains they sound so natural. I could swear taper is seated right in front of the band…really surprised they aren’t discovered by Lou and arrested on the spot! Lou Reed The Bottom Line New York 5-11-77 Disc 1 1. Sweet Jane 2. I'm Waiting For The Man 3. Rock And Roll Heart 4. Heroin 5. Rock And Roll 6. Walk On The Wild Side 7. Shooting Star 8. You Better Dance, Dance, Dance Disc 2 1. Lisa Says 2. Satellite Of Love 3. Leave Me Alone 4. Coney Island Baby 5. Vicious 6. Berlin 7. Banging On My Drums

MOR 1985 Audience 8.6 - A strong recording that gets off to a funky start (at one point a mic jack unplugs and one channel drops but it lasts only a minute). I prefer this to a dry soundboard to be honest. It’s not a perfect audience recording but it sure does deliver on energy and atmosphere! I like it. Tokyo 1987 Audience 8.7 - Nice atmosphere on this tape, and the audio comes through especially vocals and bass actually has a nice round sound to it. Guitars are not super distinct, but thankfully the solos are really soaring above and captured pretty well.  I like the snare drum here, whoever was mixing this show really must have had a hard-on for the drummer ha ha! Ratt Monsters of Rock 1985 Donington Park Castle Donington Derbyshire, England August 17, 1985 1. -U Got It 2. -Wanted Man 3. -You Think You're Tough 4. -You're In Love 5. -Lay It Down 6. -The Morning After - Never Use Love 7. -Round And Round 8. -Sweet Cheater Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan 1987-05-14 9. -Intro 10. -Looking For Love 11. -One Good Lover 12. -Wanted Man 13. -Back For More 14. -The morning After 15. -Dangerous but Worth the Risk 16. -Lack of Communication Disc 2 1. -7th Avenue 2. -Lay It Down 3. -You Should Know by Now 4. -Guitar Solo 5. -You're In Love 6. -You Think You're Tough 7. -Drive Me Crazy 8. -Slip Of The Lip 9. -Walkin' The Dog 10. -Round & Round 11. -Body Talk 12. -Dance

Myrtle Beach 1978 Audience 8.3 - This recording is not well known among collectors and has fallen through the cracks over time, the fact that it is not a great sounding tape is perhaps one reason why. That being said, I have heard much worse than this. St. Louis 1978 Audience 8.7 - The highlight of this recording is the nice live sound of Charlie Watts, with Mick being next up in the mix. Everything else is there, with decent enough clarity, but what makes the tape worth diving into is the cool “liveness” of it. It has the feel of a smaller venue (relatively speaking). It is easy to see why this was picked up by the Japanese bootleg machine, it is probably one that collectors want due to it being from the ’78 tour and reasonably good quality, and great performance. I say dive in! The Rolling Stones Myrtle Beach South Carolina June 22 1978 Disc 1 01.Don't Look Back 02.Let It Rock 03.All Down The Line 04.Honky Tonk Women 05.Star Star 06.Lies 07.Miss You 08.When The Whip Comes Down 09.Beast of Burden 10.Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) Disc 2 11.Respectable 12.Far Away Eyes 13.Love In Vain 14.Shattered 15.Tumbling Dice 16.Happy 17.Sweet Little Sixteen 18.Brown Sugar 19.Jumping Jack Flash Kiel Opera House St. Louis, Missouri July 11, 1978 20 -Let It Rock 21 -All Down The Line 22 -Honky Tonk Women 23 -Star Star Disc 3 01 -When The Whip Comes Down 02 -Beast Of Burden 03 -Lies 04 -Miss You 05 -Just My Imagination 06 -Shattered 07 -Respectable 08 -Far Away Eyes 09 -Love In Vain 10 -Tumbling Dice

Audience 8.4 - A little lo-fi here but guitar is up front followed by drums which you can hear well. Some tape hiss present, bass is in a good place not too boomy and complements the guitar sound well. Leslie is playing more fluid here, probably because RCMH is known for good acoustics so he must have had good feedback. Crowd is on his side, he owned New York without a doubt. I feel like this recording would benefit greatly from a good re-mastering, hiss reduction, etc. because it has a decent enough sonic foundation. MOUNTAIN RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA OCTOBER 3, 1974 Lineup: "From Bronx, Queens and Canada" (= quote from stage announcement): Leslie West (+) - guitar & vocals Felix Pappalardi (+) - bass & vocals Corky Laing - drums & percussion 01. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 5:41 02. Theme For An Imaginary Western 5:45 03. Thumbsucker 5:17 04. You Better Believe It 10:09 05. Crossroader 7:38 06. Nantucket Sleighride 20:20 07. Leslie West Guitar Solo 7:27 08. Satisfaction > 7:27 09. Corky Laing Drum Solo 2:51 10. Mississippi Queen 5:28

Audience 9.5 - This deserves a high rating because it does much more than document a live concert…it transports you back to the event in a way that a soundboard tape cannot. It immerses you into the experience, with depth, clarity, dynamics, and atmosphere. What a tape! Get it. Jefferson Starship Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA May 25, 1975 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Ride The Tiger 03 Fast Buck Freddie 04 The Witcher 05 Devil's Den - Bass solo 06 Caroline 07 You're Driving Me Crazy 08 Papa John's Down Home Country Blues 09 I Want To See Another World 10 Play on Love Disc 2 11 Better Lying Down 12 Have You Seen The Saucers? 13 Come To Life 14 White Rabbit 15 Sweeter Than Honey - Drum Solo 16 John's Other 17 Somebody To Love 18 Wooden Ships 19 Volunteers  

Audience 8.6 - This recording really surprised me. I saw Ozzy around this time and it was excruciatingly loud so I wondered how could anyone get a good capture unless they were using excellent mics and level control?  I guess someone did. This is pretty damn good! OZZY OSBOURNE Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA. January 17th 1984 THE BAND Ozzy Osbourne Vocals Jake E. Lee Guitar Bob Daisley Bass Carmine Appice Drums Don Airey Keyboards SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -I Don't Know 3 -Mr. Crowley 4 -Rock'n'Roll Rebel 5 -Bark At The Moon 6 -Revelation (Mother Earth) 7 -Steal Away The Night 8 -Suicide Solution 9 -Center Of Eternity 10 -Drum Solo 11 -Flying High Again 12 -Iron Man 13 -Crazy Train 14 -Paranoid 15 -Goodnight from ozzy

Audience 8.7 - A new tape discovery and it is a good one, although not without some bumps and bruises. The tape is incomplete, missing at least the last 1/3 of the show (if judging by similar set lists from the time). The taper is close, and the sound is raw, powerful, and clear. The first few minutes are bumpy, but the tape smooths out for the majority of the show. The band is firing on all cylinders, much like the following month’s Texas Pop Festival performance. A great find! Led Zeppelin July 5th, 1969 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia 01 Train Kept A Rollin' 02 I Can't Quit You Baby 03 Dazed And Confused 04 White Summer 05 You Shook Me Notes: This is from a 1st gen reel, the masters are presumed lost. The rest of the show was taped, but was accidentally erased.