• Audience 8.7 - Almost every recording from this venue sounds like a large, cavernous venue no matter where the taper is sitting. Thankfully this one is not as much, and the music is just that much more immediate and clear, so for this venue I would say this tape shines. SANTANA Boston Garden Boston, MA March 16th 1977 THE BAND Carlos Santana guitar vocals Pablo Tellez bass vocals Tom Coster keyboards vocals Raul Rekow percussion vocals Jose "Chepito" Areas percussion Graham Lear drums Greg Walker vocals 1 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 2 -Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 3 -Europa 4 -Oye Como Va 5 -Let Me 6 -Give Me Love 7 -Savor - Raul Rekow - Toussaint L'Overture 8 -Soul Sacrifice 9 -Band Intro's - Goodnight Carnaval, Let The Children Play, Jugando Missing from this recording
  • Audience 8.8 - Taper had good gear for this one, you can tell there is some sense of space, and the music has a chance to float above you. A rather sweet recording.
  • Soundboard 9.1 - I love this one, great performance and great atmosphere. The band must have recorded a lot of shows on this tour, maybe they were trying to get the penultimate show on tape for the Live Lotus LP release.
  • Soundboard 9.7 - Both shows are superb soundboard recordings featuring a band really at the peak of their powers. I think once Lotus came out, everything had really become solid and a little experimental perhaps but ultimately incredible. The touring only cemented an already tight band.
    Santana 1974 Journals II - The Path Is Clear Disc 1 Selland Arena Fresno, CA September 15, 1974 01 Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 02 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 03 Oye Como Va 04 Mirage 05 Just In Time To See The Sun 06 Bambele 07 Give And Take 08 Incident At Neshabur 09 Soul Sacrifice 10 Samba Pa Ti Disc 2 Academy Of Music New York City, NY October 13, 1974 01 Going Home 02 Incident At Neshabur 03 Gypsy Queen 04 Samba Pa Ti 05 Just In Time To See The Sun 06 Bambele 07 Savor 08 Toussaint L'Overture Carlos Santana: guitar, percussion, vocals Ndugu" Leon Chancler: drums Jules Broussard: flut, sax David Brown: bass Leon Patillo: keyboard, vocals Armando Peraza: percussion, vocals Tom Coster: keyboards, vocals Jose "Chepito" Areas: drums
  • OK City - Soundboard 9.6 - Excellent from the start, with a great tonal quality that brings out tremendous detail in the guitar. This board tape manages to not sound like a "bored" tape! New York - Soundboard 9.4 - A more toned down, warmer sound than the OKC, this board tape focuses on the band as a whole. The sound is full, rich, and inviting which presents the listener a choice: do you like the more "live" sound or do you prefer an almost "studio" like quality in a live recording? I would opt for a healthy combination of both I suppose.

    Santana Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Oklahoma City, OK. September 27, 1974 Disc 1 01. Going Home - A-1 Funk- Every Step Of The Way 02. Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 03. Oye Como Va 04. Mirage 05. Just In Time To See The Sun 06. Bambele 07. Give And Take Disc 2 01.Soul Sacrifice 02.Samba Pa Ti 03.Savor 04.Toussaint L'Overture Disc 3 Academy Of Music New York City, NY October 11, 1974 01 Going Home 02 Incident At Neshabur 03 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 04 Oye Como Va 05 Mirage 06 Just In Time To See The Sun 07 Bambele 08 Give And Take 09 Soul Sacrifice 10 Samba Pa Ti 11 Savor 12 Toussaint L'Overture Carlos Santana Jose “Chepito” Areas Jules Broussard David Brown “Ndugu” Leon Chancler Tom Coster Leon Patillo Armando Peraza
  • Dallas based Christian proto-metal band that recorded loads of material and performed live but never actually released anything to the public. Two discs worth of master quality studio demos, and live, tracks. Very competent band that were obviously heavily influenced by the NWOBHM groups especially Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and maybe a healthy dose of classics like Thin Lizzy and Wishbone Ash with the dual guitar action a lot of the songs feature. Top shelf!
  • Brand New - Studio Quality - This time, we proudly present the complete anthology of Sabbat demos plus other rare tracks.
  • Audience 9.0 -A lovely, intimate sounding show. Now, don't get me wrong, there seems to be a large audience but the quality of the capture feels smaller, closer, warmer than your average midsize venue.
    Ry Cooder and The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces Mayfair Theatre Santa Monica, CA March 16, 1987 Late Show Disc 1 01 Showtime Intro 02 Little Sister 03 Smack Dab In the Middle 04 Go Home Girl 05 If Walls Could Talk 06 Money Honey 07 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live 08 One Meat Ball Disc 2 09 Women Will Rule The World 10 Jesus On The Mainline 11 He'll Have To Go 13 Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know) 14 Canción Mixteca 15 La Bamba - Twist And Shout   Jim Keltner - drums Ry Cooder - guitar, vocals Van Dyke Parks - keys Jorge Calderon - bass Flaco Jimenez - accordion Miguel Cruz - percussion Steve Douglas - sax George Bohannon - trombone Bobby King - tenor Terry Evans - baritone Arnold McCuller - tenor Willie Green Jr - bass
  • Audience 8.4 - A great find here!  So few Power Windows tour shows out there, and this one, while not a “great” recording, is pretty clear and has a lot of atmosphere. Does sound maybe midway in the venue, so you get a little of that “wash” or stadium “verb” effect but to my delight the bass notes are distinct and not just a boominess. It’s maybe the guitar that is slightly lost, with Geddy also being a touch behind the sound rather than in front. Overall, it is still a good listen and well worth having.
  • Audience 8.7 - At times the quality is better but even so, it’s not that bad with my only knock being the stage mix itself, where sometimes the guitars blend too much with everything so the separation of instruments is not the best it could be. I think the energy of the show is through the roof, with a good crowd and the band responding in kind. A fun listen.
  • Audience 8.3 - One of those tapes that captures the power of the band, but does not deliver crisp definition…that being said, you must listen to this all the way through. It’s been cleaned up as best as could be and it delivers MUCH more audio than it ever did before prior to modern mastering techniques.  A worthy addition to collections. When you arrive to the drum solo section, you will hear what this tape had the potential to present, it sounds great. Rush Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA November 26, 1976 Band line-up Geddy Lee - bass, keyboards, vocals Alex Lifeson - guitar Neil Peart - drums Total Time = 40:07 01 Anthem 02 2112 03 Working Man 04 Finding My Way 05 Working Man 06 Drum Solo > Working Man 07 Fly By Night 08 In The Mood
  • Audience 7.8 - A must have for any serious Rush fan. One of the best early shows you will ever hear, and I mean on many levels not just sound quality – this one is good but not great – but man oh man, just get this and you will know why I rave about it.

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