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Audience 8.7 - Here is a good argument for why we should be open minded towards audience tapes. You NEED some atmosphere! I want to re-experience the show, that means I want to hear it as it happened, not sterilized and filtered. I like board tapes too, but we need a balance. This recording allows me to participate with the audience and be there with them in the moment, and hear the band from out front of the stage. It’s clean, and I hear all the instruments well placed, and reasonably dynamic with just the right amount of headroom so we don’t go pegging the meters. I really like this tape, you will too. Pink Floyd Friedrich Ebert Halle, Ludwigshafen, West Germany November 25th 1970 Disc 1 01 -Astronomy Domine 02 -Fat Old Sun 03 -Cymbaline 04 -Atom Heart Mother 05 -The Embryo 06 -Audience - Tuning 07 -Green is the Colour Disc 2 08 -Careful with that Axe, Eugene 09 -Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 10 -Saucerful of Secrets || [107:59] Total Time -
Audience 8.8 - Some people list this as a soundboard, and if you heard the music right off you might think that too, but the audience applause gives it away as an audience tape, albeit a damn fine one. Plenty of atmosphere, and pretty solid dynamics (lush and deep bass, clear guitar, present vocals). Great version of Astronomy Domine (still performed live during the early part of 1970). Pink Floyd - Lund, Sweden Akademiska Foreningens Stora Sal, Lund 20th March 1970 Track listing Disc 1: 01 -Astronomy Domine 02 -Tuning 03 -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 04 -Tuning 05 -Cymbaline 06 -Tuning 07 -A Saucerful Of Secrets Disc 2: 01 -The Embryo 02 -Tuning 03 -Interstellar Overdrive 04 -Tuning 05 -Set the Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 06 -Tuning 07 -The Amazing Pudding (Atom Heart Mother) -
Audience 8.7 - A New York venue hosts a venerable New York artist and the result is a wild evening by all accounts. Recording captures the event admirably although taper is fighting between small club packed with rowdy folk and loud rock and roll band – thankfully band wins! Lou Reed The Bottom Line NYC, NY. June 3, 1979 1. -Sweet Jane 2. -Medley -Waiting For The Man -Work With Me Annie -Sexy Ways -I Wanna Be Black 3. -I'll Be Your Mirror 4. -Perfect Day 5. -Men Of Good Fortune -
Audience 8.7 - This recording has an overall decent quality to it but somewhere in the mid frequency band there is a small amount of clutter that seems to be more noticeable when heavy bass is played. Otherwise the audio can be remarkably clear, but I don’t think this slight flaw (probably in the mic that was used) ruins the recording; it’s not “glaring”, just there. Re-mastering the audio helped to notch out the offending frequency making it a lot better, so go for it, it’s pretty good. Genesis Sports Arena, San Diego, CA May 26, 1980 Band line-up Phil Collins - vocals, drums Mike Rutherford - bass, guitar Tony Banks - keyboards Daryl Steurmer - guitar Chester Thompson - drums Total Time = 01:44:52 Disc 1 Set list 01 Deep In the Motherlode 02 Dancing With the Moonlit Knight (Intro) 03 Squonk 04 Behind the Lines 05 Duchess 06 Guide Vocal 07 Turn It On Again 08 Duke's Travels 09 Duke's End Disc 2 10 The Lady Lies 11 Ripples 12 Misunderstanding 13 In the Cage - The Colony of Slippermen solo 14 Afterglow 15 Follow You Follow Me 16 Dance On A Volcano 17 Drum Duet 18 Los Endos 19 I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) Missing "One For The Vine" -
Audience 8.8 - A good, strong, very clear recording with accompanying audience members who are REALLY getting into it. I found it fun, not annoying at all, because mostly they are quiet while the music plays. The music is great too, and strong performances by everyone. Stick It In / Stick It Out Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria February 3, 1978 Stick It In: 1. Introduction ["The Purple Lagoon" vamp] [01:30] 2. Dancin' Fool [03:29] 3. Peaches en Regalia [02:24] 4. The Torture Never Stops [11:17] 5. Tryin' to Grow a Chin [03:27] 6. City of Tiny Lites [06:46] 7. Baby Snakes [01:55] 8. A Pound for a Brown on the Bus [08:53] 9. I Have Been in You [05:47] 10. Flakes [00:19] [part 1] Stick It Out: 1. Flakes [ 03:58] 2. Broken Hearts Are for Assholes [ 03:39] 3. Wild Love [ 13:53] 4. Yo' Mama [ 09:15] 5. Titties & Beer [ 05:47] 6. The Black Page #2 [ 02:41] 7. Jones Crusher [ 02:49] 8. Little House I used To Live In [ 03:11] -
Soundboard 9.5 - A great, loud, but very well balanced board, and it has some dynamics to it, and even manages to allow some atmosphere to creep in. After all, it was New Year’s Eve so you gotta get some of the atmosphere in there. Explosive! Santana New Year's Eve 1976 Cow Palace, SF. Dec. 31, 1976 1 Carnaval - Let The Children Play - Jugando 2 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 3 Dance Sister Dance 4 Revelations 5 Oye Como Va 6 Maria Caracoles 7 Savor - Toussaint L'Ouverture 8 Let Me 9 Europa 10 Band Introduction - Soul Sacrifice 11 Let The Music Set You Free -
Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent presence and clarity. Her backup band is excellent, but do the Dutch get her style of music? I guess they did! Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band "RAI Congresgebouw" Amsterdam 13 November 1975 Track list: 01 -Announcements 02 -That's All It Took 03 -Coat Of Many Colors 04 -Feeling Single, Seeing Double 05 -If I Could Only Win Your Love 06 -Amarillo 07 -Together Again 08 -Grievous Angel 09 -Bluebird Wine 10 -Band Introduction 11 -Till I Gain Control Again 12 -Wheels 13 -Queen Of The Silver Dollar 14 -Cry One More Time 15 -Sin City 16 -Las Vegas -
Audience 9.2 - Both shows represented here are very similar and probably done by the same crew, in roughly the same vicinity because both are close to the P.A. (and not distorted!). In fact, both are exactly the kind of audience tapes I like the most – brutally powerful with just enough atmosphere to get the feel of the day. When I say powerful, I mean this stuff is comin’ at ya! Love it to death! Jeff Beck Oakland Stadium Day On The Green 4 Oakland,California June 5-6,1976 Band: Jeff Beck-Guitar Jan Hammer-Keys Tony Smith-Drums,Vocals Fernando Saunders-Bass Steven Kindler-Violin Disc 1 June 5th, 1976 1-Oh Yeah 2-Country And Eastern Music 3-Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun 4-You Know What I Mean 5-Freeway Jam 6-Sophie 7-Earth (Still Our Only Home) 8-Diamond Dust 9-Full Moon Boogie 10-Led Boots Disc 2 June 6th, 1976 1-Intro 2-Oh Yeah 3-Country and Eastern Music 4-Darkness-Earth in Search of a Sun - You Know What I mean 5-Freeway Jam 6-Sophie 7-Diamond Dust 8-The Groove 9-Blue Wind 10-Full Moon Boogie -
Audience 8.3 - This recording is balancing very finely on the borderline but thankfully falls onto the “acceptable” side. I would call it slightly above average maybe, as the tape shows some typical age limitations, but still manages to present the evening in a listenable quality. Must have been a small audience at this show, crowd response is weak, but the band still perform admirably. Guzman Theatre, Miami, FL. March 9th, 1974 Disc 1- Watcher Of The Skies
- Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
- The Cinema Show
- I Know What I Like
- Firth Of Fifth
- The Musical Box
- More Fool Me
- The Battle Of Epping Forest
- Supper's Ready
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Audience 8.0 - In this particular case, the rating doesn’t say anything about how amazing this tape is. Sure, it’s not glorious hi-fi with ultra-wide dynamic range, but it is actually much more than that. It’s just, pure magic. Short, yes, it’s not complete by a long shot and I am a little sad we don’t have the rest, but what we do have is proof of why Zeppelin took off after touring the States in ’69. I can’t imagine what people were thinking at this show. They could not have ever gotten anything as monumental as this from any local artist or 2nd tier touring act. This is indescribable; I can’t even find the right words. Page and Plant are killing it, in perfect unison, playing the best live versions of these tunes I think I have ever heard, approaching the majesty of the Fillmore West 4-27-69 but not as clear (obviously). The guitar tone is similar, with that funky echoplex delay sound especially on You Shook Me which launches into another dimension. The sound, at first, you might be dismayed, but stick with it. By the time you get a couple minutes in, you will be mesmerized. It’s an 8.0 that you’ll listen to a few more times for the lesson Page and Plant give in how to hypnotize an audience. The Kinetic Circus, Chicago, IL. 2-07-1969- Train Kept A Rollin'
- You Shook Me
- Communication Breakdown
- As Long As I Have You
- Fresh Garbage
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Audience 8.7 - This recording sounds like what I always imagined a Stones concert from 1975 would sound like…raw, dirty, and dangerous. How can anyone not like this kind of stuff? It’s just the coolest, really, sitting here and reliving these times. The Stones captured the times in their sound, and their energy is so damn cool, so funky, bluesy, the Stones are rock and roll. The Rolling Stones Rich Stadium, Buffalo, NY. August 8. 1975. CD 1: 1. Honky Tonk Women 2. All Down The Line 3. If You Can't Rock Me 3. Get Off Of My Cloud 4. Star Star 5. Gimme Shelter 6. Ain't Too Proud to Beg 7. You Gotta Move 8. Happy 9. Tumbling Dice 10. It's Only Rock'n Roll (But I Like It) CD 2: 1. Fingerprint File 2. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) 3. Wild Horses 4. That's Life 5. Outa Space 6. Brown Sugar 7. Midnight Rambler 8. Rip This Joint 9. Street Fighting Man 10. Jumping Jack Flash -
Audience 8.8 - A solid recording that may be a semi-professional reel to reel machine. You can tell as the recorder dials in the sound levels at the start of the show. They knew what they were doing and were there to capture this moment. A great line-up on this evening, I wonder what Frank thought of Hawkwind? Frank Zappa/Grand Wazoo The Oval Cricket Ground London 16 September 1972 Disc 1 1. Soundcheck/tuning 2. Big Swifty The Adventures of Gregory Peccary: 3. Intro 4. 1st movement: Gregory wakes up & drives to work 5. 2nd movement: Gregory invents the calendar 6. 3rd movement: Gregory is attacked by the Hunchmen 7. 4th movement: The New Brown Clouds Disc 2 8. Preamble to Think It Over 9. Think It Over 10. Preamble To Dog Meat 11. Dog Meat 12. Preamble To Penis Dimension 13. Penis Dimension 14. Variant Processional March/Regyptian Strut 15. Post-FZ Announcement Jay Migliori; flute, saxophone, clarinet Mike Altschul; piccolo, bass clarinet Ray Reed; saxophone, clarinet Charles Owen; saxophone, clarinet Joanne Caldwell McNab; bassoon Earle Dumler; oboe Jerry Kessler; cello Malcolm McNab; trumpet Sal Marquez; trumpet Tom Malone; tuba Bruce Fowler; trombone Glenn Ferris; trombone Ken Shroyer; trombone Ian Underwood; synthesizer, elec piano Jim Gordon; drums Dave Parlato, bass Tony Duran; slide guitar Tom Raney; percussion Ruth Underwood; percussion Frank Zappa; guitar -
Audience 8.7 - You are a little deeper in the audience for this show, but it’s a fun ride because the audience at this show is so into it, they know what they are seeing and hearing and the band responds to it by giving one hell of a performance. A touch thin in the bandwidth but it is clearly captured enough to where you will get drawn into it completely. Guitar sounds cool, the atmosphere lends itself well to Frank’s sound here. Not to be a spoiler, but the guitar work during Stevie’s Spanking…man! Frank Zappa 19-Mar 1988 Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College Allentown, PA Line-up: fz-guitar/v ike willis-guitar/v mike keneally-guitar/synth/v bobby martin-keyboard/v ed mann-percussion walt fowler-trumpet bruce fowler-trombone paul carman-alto sax albert wing-tenor sax kurt mcgettrick-baritone sax scott thunes-bass chad wackerman-drums Setlist: Disc 1 00 Crowd Noise~Tuning 01 The Black Page 02 We're Turning Again 03 Alien Orifice 04 Find Her Finer 05 Sinister Footwear #2 06 Stevie's Spanking 07 Any Kind Of Pain 08 OCLT Medley Part 1 09 OCLT Medley Part 2 10 Theme From Lumpy Gravy 11 Synclavier Piece (begin intermission) 12 Irish Eyes Intro 13 When Irish Eyes Are Smiling vs.Theme From The Godfather 14 Packard Goose Medley 15 Zomby Woof Disc 2 16 King Kong 17 Mr.Green Genes 18 Florentine Pogen 19 Andy 20 Inca Roads 21 Stairway To Heaven 22 encore break 23 Texas Motel Medley 24 Theme From The Untouchables 24 Strictly Genteel Total Time 143.14 min -
Soundboard 8.7 - A tape that shows some age with a little bit of a lack of high end that would provide more clarity as far as the sound mix. It’s a workable board tape nonetheless and it does feature the antics of Pete Townshend and Keith Moon so there is that. In this mix, it is guitar, bass, drums (and vocals are fine) but don’t expect much more. Eric Clapton 'Eric Clapton and Keith Moon' The Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Friday August 2, 1974 Disc 1: 01. -Legs Larry Smith Introduction 02. -Smile 03. -Easy Now 04. -I Can't Hold Out 05. -Tell The Truth 06. -Blues Power 07. -Have You Ever Loved A Woman 08. -Keith Moon And The Meat Guitar 09. -Willie And The Hand Jive - Get Ready [with Pete Townshend] Disc 2: 01. -I Shot The Sheriff 02. -Let It Rain 03. -Introductions 04. -Layla 05. -Badge [with Pete Townshend & Keith Moon] 06. -Little Queenie [with Pete Townshend & Keith Moon] Bonus Tracks: (Unknown Date) 07. -Blues Power 08. -Have You Ever Loved A Woman 09. -Let It Rain Eric Clapton - George Terry - Dick Sims - Carl Radle - Jamie Oldaker - Yvonne Elliman. Guests: Pete Townshend & Keith Moon. -
Soundboard 9.1 - A newly discovered tape, takes a little bit to get itself on track with some sound mix problems but they resolve during the first song (sometimes appearing here and there for a second or two later on). The band is very tight, a strong performance, you will wish we had the rest of the show, but it’s great we have this. Led Zeppelin University Arena, University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Wednesday May 23rd, 1973 Track List: 01. Celebration Day [03:48] 02. Black Dog [05:36] 03. Misty Mountain Hop [04:56] 04. Since I've Been Loving You [08:45] 05. No Quarter [11:20] -
Audience 8.5 - an interesting tape, sometimes flawed but quickly recovering. It’s an old tape after all, and I am glad someone dug it out of their shoebox and made it available. The stadium PA systems all have funny mixes sometimes, with how things are panned, etc. etc. and this one is no exception. I get more of the synthesizers and a very articulated bass which is actually very cool because normally Bill is just a rumble. ROLLING STONES ATLANTA,GA. The OMNI 7/30/75 Disc 1 01. -Fanfare For The Common Man- 02. Honky Tonk Women 03. All Down The Line 04. If You Can't Rock Me 05. Get Off My Cloud 06. Starfucker 07. Gimme Shelter 08. Ain't Too Proud To Beg 09. You Gotta Move 10. You Can't Always Get What You Want 11. Happy 12. Tumbling Dice 13. It's Only Rock 'N' Roll Disc 2 14. -band intro- 15. Fingerprint File 16. Wild Horses 17. That's Life 18. Outta Space 19. Brown Sugar 20. Midnight Rambler 21. Rip This Joint 22. Street Fighting Man 23. Jumpin' Jack Flash -
Soundboard 8.9 - An intimate performance for the university students. A warm recording, kind of sounds like it could be coming from your own living room, in the mix, his band is slightly muted in order to highlight Jackson’s acoustic guitar/vocals and I think it is by design. Jackson Browne Jabberwocky Club, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Mar. 27, 1971 Disc 1 01 Under The Falling Sky 02 World To Gain 03 Together Again 04 Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood 05 Last Time I Was Home 06 Jesus in 3/4 Time 07 My Opening Farewell 08 From Silverlake 09 Rock Me On The Water 10 Jamaica Say You Will Disc 2 11 Together Again 12 Take It Underground 13 When You Lose Your Money 14 Our Lady Of The Well 15 These Days 16 Someday Morning 17 Shadow Dream Song 18 Song For Adam 19 Looking Into You Often considered to be the first recorded live performance of JB. -
Soundboard 9.1 - I am not sure if this was recorded for broadcast or not, it sure sounds like it may have been, I mean may have been broadcast as I hear some of the “FM compression” characteristics here…but it is a fine board tape nonetheless. Jackson Browne Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN February 22, 1978 Disc 1 01 Take it Easy 02 The Fuse 03 Fountain of Sorrow 04 Here Comes Those Tears Again 05 Before the Deluge 06 Your Bright Baby Blues 07 Rock Me on the Water 08 Cocaine 09 Rosie 10 For a Dancer Disc 2 11 Doctor My Eyes 12 These Days 13 For Everyman 14 Walking Slow 15 Running On Empty 16 Love Needs a Heart 17 The Pretender 18 The Load Out 19 Stay 20 The Road and the Sky This show is soon after the release of Running on Empty, Jackson Browne's most popular album. Great performance of "Fountain of Sorrow". -
Audience 9.3 - This recording sparkles, a very pro effort made by the tapers who apparently had excellent seats on the first row of the balcony center stage. Frank Zappa Oscar Mayer Theatre Madison, WI, USA 1984 08 11 Frank Zappa's Band, July - December 1984 FZ, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Allan Zavod, Bobby Martin, Napoleon Murphy Brock (July 17 - August 1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Setlist: Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Heavy Duty Judy 03 Tinseltown Rebellion 04 More Trouble Every Day 05 Penguin In Bondage 06 Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 07 Advance Romance 08 Cocaine Decisions 09 Nig Biz 10 Outside Now 11 Be In My Video 12 Montana 13 Easy Meat Disc 2 14 Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy 15 Carol You Fool 16 Chana In De Bushwop 17 Let's Move To Cleveland 18 Encore Break 1 19 Dinah Moe-Humm 20 Dancin' Fool 21 Sharleena 22 Encore Break 2 23 The Illinois Enema Bandit Total time: 123.23 min -
Audience 9.0 - This is yet another outstanding sonic treat for those who, like me, are revisiting the last major tour Frank would undertake in his career. Lots of great playing, even though he maybe wore out a little deep into the tour, he really shines on this one. Recommended! Frank Zappa London UK, Wembley Arena 04-19-1988 Line Up: FZ, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick. tracklist: Disc 1 01 -Stinkfoot 02 -Band introduction 03 -Dickie's Such An Asshole 04 -When The Lie's So Big 05 -Planet Of The Baritone Women 06 -Any Kind Of Pain 07 -Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk 08 -Cruisin' For Burgers 09 -Outside Now 10 -Orange County Lumber Truck Medley 11 -Intermission 12 -Texas Motel Medley Disc 2 13 -The Torture Never Stops Medley 14 -Stick Together 15 -My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama 16 -Willie The Pimp 17 -Montana 18 -Stairway To Heaven 19 -London audience#1 20 -Joe's Garage 21 -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 22 -London audience#2 23 -Chunga's Revenge w/ Dweezil 24 -Bolero -
Studio Quality 9.6 - Kind of like having an alternate version of the album, and only slightly less fidelity too. Outstanding. 01 Dancing With Mr. D III - early extended version 02 100 Years Ago II - Nicky Hopkins on piano, Billy Preston on clavinet, Jimmy Miller on percussion; slightly longer differently mixed acetate-version 03 Angie - different mix of album version 04 Silver Train I - Ian Stewart on piano, Jimmy Miller on percussion; early version without harmonica 05 Silver Train II - Ian Stewart on piano, Jimmy Miller on percussion; differently mixed acetate-version 06 Silver Train III - Ian Stewart on piano, Jimmy Miller on percussion; different mix of album version 07 Hide Your Love - Jimmy Miller on bass drum, Bobby Keys on sax, Rebop on congas; differently mixed (more guitar, less piano) acetate-version 08 Winter - Nicky Hopkins on piano, strings arranged by Nicky Harrison; different mix of album version 09 Tops - instrumental 10 Waiting On A Friend I - Nicky Hopkins on piano, Jimmy Miller on percussion; "Waiting On My Friend" version 11 Criss Cross I 12 Criss Cross II - first version with Bobby Keys on sax (in the outro) 13 Criss Cross III - with Bobby Keys on sax from early on 14 Criss Cross IV - edited version II with more (Bobby Keys on) sax and vocal overdubs; used as soundtrack for the Japanese movie Metamorphoses 15 Fast Talking - Nicky Hopkins on piano 16 You Should Have Seen Her Ass -Nicky Hopkins on piano 17 Separately - Nicky Hopkins on piano; Jimmy Miller on percussion; instrumental 18 Wind Call 19 Criss Cross Ia* - basic track, with barely audiable sax -
CD1 FM Broadcast 8.8 A little hiss present, and a little “compression” but a good tight sound nonetheless. The Miami 78 is Audience 8.3 With some big hall boom in the kick drum. CD 2 Audience 8.5 Thin in some places, but opens wider as it goes along. Taper possibly moves closer, and sound improves. CD 3 Audience 8.6 A loud, boisterous, beer soaked rock and roll affair with sound quality that I would describe as clear but missing some mid-band punch. It’s nice to have a chronological history sometimes, you get to hear a band just gain more and more confidence (not as if this band ever lacked any). This band’s sound and style really was custom made for these years but after that it dropped off the map. Too bad really, it’s a good time rock and roll music and transcends time. Rockpile Anthology 77-80 Disc 1 Amsterdam, Holland February 14, 1977 01. -Intro 02. -I Hear You Knocking 03. -Down, Down, Down 04. -Back to School Days 05. -Let's Talk About Us 06. -Ju Ju Man 07. -The Promised Land 08. -Annie Is Back/I Need Love 09. -I Knew The Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll) 10. -Heart Of The City 11. -DJ Outro Jai-Alai Fronton Miami, FL May 14, 1978 12. So It Goes 13. Fool Too Long 14. I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll) 15. I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass 16. Down, Down, Down 17. They Call It Rock 18. Ju Ju Man Disc 2 San Diego State University San Diego, CA. August 14, 1979 1 -Down Down Down 2 -So It Goes 3 -Switchbox Susan 4 -Crawling from the Wreckage 5 -Trouble Boys 6 -Girls Talk 7 -Let It Rock 8 -Cruel to Be Kind 9 -Singin' The Blues 10 -Sweet Little Lisa 11 -So Fine 12 -They Call It Rock 13 -Ju Ju Man 14 -Goodnight Disc 3 Unknown Venue Varberg, Sweden February 22, 1980 01. Sweet Little Lisa 02. So It Goes 03. I Knew the Bride 04. Queen of Hearts 05. You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those 06. Switchboard Susan 07. Three Time Loser 08. Trouble Boys 09. Cruel to Be Kind 10. Girls Talk 11. Crawling From the Wreckage 12. Singing the Blues 13. Cracking Up 14. Promised Land 15. I Hear You Knocking 16. They Called It Rock 17. Ju Ju Man 18. Let's Talk About Us -
Audience 8.8 - Back in the cassette tape trading days, many tapes would be passed around containing the Mick Taylor period and those were the ones I most gravitated towards. A lot of those shows I have never listened to again since the cassette days for fear they would still sound so weak…but this one has blown me away, literally. It is not the old multi-gen, hissy and muddy clusterphuck like so many of those audience recordings were, this one is really pretty friggin’ good. Not perfect, but VERY damn good. THE ROLLING STONES Boston Garden Boston, MA July 18th 1972 THE BAND Mick Jagger vocals harmonica tambourine Keith Richards electric guitar vocals Bill Wyman bass Charlie Watts drums Mick Taylor lead guitar Nicky Hopkins Keyboards Bobby Keys saxophone Jim Price trumpet SETLIST 1 Announcement 2 Band Intro 3 Brown Sugar 4 Bitch 5 Rocks Off 6 Gimme Shelter 7 Happy 8 Tumbling Dice 9 Love In Vain 10 Sweet Virginia 11 You Can't Alway's Get What You Want 12 All Down The Line 13 Midnight Rambler 14 Band Introduction 15 Bye Bye Johnny 16 Rip This Joint 17 Jumpin' Jack Flash 18 Street Fighting Man 19 Honky Tonk Woman 20 Closing Announcement -
Audience 8.7 - Every audience tape has a certain unique “timbre” to it, a quality hard to define – it encompasses distance from source, surrounding ambience, equalization, harmonics, and more. So, this recording is what I would call “very good” but different than other 88 Euro Zappa tapes in timbre. I find this one leaning too far in upper mid band and treble, not irritatingly, but wanted more bottom end. My ears were telling me that is what it wanted…yours may not it is all very subjective. It’s a good recording though. Frank Zappa 19880425 Copenhagen, Denmark Falkoner Theater Set 1: 01. Heavy Duty Judy 03:49 02. band introductions 02:04 03. Packard Goose > 07:41 04. Alien Orifice > 04:19 05. When The Lie's So Big > 03:42 06. Planet Of The Baritone Women > 02:45 07. Any Kind Of Pain > 06:13 08. Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk > 07:30 09. Texas Motel Medley > 09:10 10. Sofa 02:57 01. Torture Never Stops Medley > 19:49 Set 2: 02. Find Her Finer > 02:44 03. Big Swifty > 16:23 04. Bamboozled By Love 06:23 05. Bolero 05:28 06. Peaches En Regalia > 02:58 07. Stairway To Heaven 09:07 Encore: 08. Mr. Green Genes > 03:58 09. Florentine Pogen > 06:40 10. Andy 05:38 11. Inca Roads 09:32 ________ 02:18:49 -
Audience 8.0 – 8.5 This is one of those “right in the thick of it” tapes. Immersed into the crowd, you become part of the experience of the concert along with the tapers themselves. Is that good or bad? In this case it starts off a little shaky and gets better, and better, as the show progresses until at the end you realize you had a great time. Rich Stadium Buffalo, NY 1978-07-04 Disc One 1. Let It Rock 2. All Down The Line 3. Honky Tonk Women 4. Starfucker 5. When The Whip Comes Down 6. Lies 7. Miss You 8. Beast Of Burden Disc Two 1. Shattered 2. Just My Imagination 3. Respectable 4. Far Away Eyes 5. Love In Vain 6. Tumbling Dice 7. Happy 8. Sweet Little Sixteen 9. Brown Sugar 10. Jumpin' Jack Flash -
Audience 8.1 - In the pantheon of ’69 Stones audience tapes, this one ranks as one of the more listenable ones. The recorder levels are low, so some tape hiss comes up at volume, but it is relatively clear, no murkiness (which historically is a sound killer), and you actually distinguish very well the two distinct guitars (but still sometimes can’t tell where Taylor ends and Keith begins (which is kind of what they strove for anyway). Rolling Stones Baltimore Civic Centre November 26th 1969 Set List 01.-Jumping Jack Flash 02.-Carol 03.-Sympathy For The Devil - Hey Jude 04.-Under My Thumb - I'm Free 05.-Midnight Rambler 06.-Live With Me 07.-Satisfaction 08.-Honky Tonk Woman -
Soundboard 9.1 - Starts off with a channel dropout for a minute then it gets right on track with a good solid sound quality that just lacks maybe a little brightness to it. Little Feat 1973-11-02 Houston, TX Liberty Hall 01. Spanish Moon 08:59 02. A Apolitical Blues 04:03 03. Snakes On Everything 06:43 04. Hamburger Midnight 04:53 05. Sailin' Shoes 05:09 06. Cold, Cold, Cold 04:58 07. Dixie Chicken > 09:47 08. Tripe Face Boogie > 03:01 09. Day At The Dog Races > 04:39 10. Tripe Face Boogie 02:20 11. High Roller 06:30 ________ 01:01:02 -
FM Radio Broadcast 9.6 - Nice to have such a fresh sounding ’73 gig! This is a keeper. Little Feat 19730719 (Late) Denver, CO Ebbetts Field Set 1: 01. intro 02:52 02. Apolitical Blues 03:50 03. Two Trains 03:33 04. Got No Shadow 06:15 05. The Fan 06:06 06. Texas Rose Cafe 04:39 07. Snakes On Everything 06:39 08. Cat Fever 07:06 09. Walkin' All Night 04:15 10. Sailin' Shoes 04:37 11. Dixie Chicken 06:16 12. Tripe Face Boogie 06:30 ________ 01:02:31 -
Audience 8.7 - A huge surprise this was to me, being the first gig with Jan Hammer in 1976 and at the Roundhouse, which was not known as being hospitable for taping (acoustics) but this tape is pretty good! The surprise of the year. Jeff Beck/Jan Hammer Group Roundhouse London, UK May 23th, 1976 *First Gig! *Announced as "Jeff Beck Band" *Supporting Alvin Lee Jeff Beck Guitar Jan Hammer Keyboards Tony Smith Drums, Vocals Fernando Saunders Bass Steven Kindler Violin? T1 -Intro >:40 T2 -Country & Eastern Music 7:27 T3 -You Know What I Mean 3:06 T4 -Freeway Jam 5:22 T5 -Earth [Still Our Only Home] 4:53 T6 -Diamond Dust 7:56 T7 -Full Moon Boogie 8:05 T8 -Led Boots 2:47 -
Audience 8.4 - A smooth recording, pretty stable, but does lack some punch therefore it is recommended to “season to taste”, but thankfully the pallet is there to lay on your coloring. Some minor tape hiss pervades but is kind of background, my hunch is that this tape went through some mastering process to add boost and it helps a lot. It’s a good tape and a great show! The playing is top shelf by everyone, backing band is sharp and help to allow all the guitar pyrotechnics. 26th October – 21st December 1981: ALVIN LEE BAND - European & US Tour. Rome, Italy Line-up: MT (gtr; some p)/Alvin Lee (voc, gtr)/Fuzzy Samuels (bass)/Tom Compton (dr) Tracklist: CD1: 01 - One Of These Days 02- Honey Pie (aka Pecan Pie) 03- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 04 - Slow Blues In C 05 - Love Like A Man 06 - Going Through The Door 07 - Slow Down 08 - Can’t Stop CD2: 01 - I’m Writing You A Letter 02 -Scat Thing/Just Another Boogie 03 -Band introduction/Help Me 04 - I'm Going Home 05 - Choo Choo Mama 06 -Sweet Little Sixteen -
Audience 9.0 - An interesting recording, it’s not a board as far as I can tell, but the vocals are panned over to one side (and they sound like they are right next to you, literally!) but the rest of the music is not hard panned. This is an exciting recording, and a great gig! CANNED HEAT Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA June 29, 1970 CD 1:- Intro
- I Found Love
- Catfish Blues
- Bullfrog Blues
- Gonna Find a New Woman
- Killing Floor - with Kaleidoscope
- Bring It On Home
- Kaleideheat Boogie Jam - with Kaleidoscope
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FM Broadcast 9.3 and Audience 7.8 - The FM tape is very good but the Tokyo show is suffering from what seems to be too low recording levels meaning once you turn the volume up the tape hiss comes along with it. When you do turn it up, you at least hear the band playing and pretty much get a good idea of everything but there is some hiss to deal with. Chicago Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 7/1973 Show Tracklist : Disc 1 1. -Now That You've Gone 2. -Something In This City Changes People 3. -Hollywood 4. -Just You n' Me 5. -Dialogue 6. -Feelin' Stronger Every Day 7. -Aire 8. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon 9. -Radio Outro Chicago April 9, 1973 (1973-04-09) Budokan Hall Tokyo, Japan 10.-Magical Mystery Tour 11.-State of the Union 12.-Just You n Me 13.-Saturday in the Park 14.-Hollywood Disc 2 1.-Devil's Sweet 2.-Darlin' Dear 3.-Beginnings 4.-Now That You've Gone 5.-Rediscovery 6.-Hit By Varese 7.-Free 8.-Dialogue 9.-Ballet For A Girl In Buchanan Terry Kath Danny Seraphine Robert Lamm Peter Cetera Lee Loughnane James Pankow Walt Parazaider