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Audience 8.8 - A really good tape with a loud and phat bottom end that is probably not that unlike what the actual sound would have been at the show. If the vocals were a little bit louder I would have mistaken this for a radio broadcast. JUDAS PRIEST Maison des sports Clermont-Ferrand, France January 31,1984 Disc 1 01 -Electric Eye 02 -Grinder 03 -Metal Gods 04 -Bloodstone 05 -Breaking The Law 06 -Sinner 07 -Desert Plain 08 -Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 09 -The Ripper 10 -Freewheel Burning Disc 2 01 -You've Got Another Thing Comin' 02 -Victim Of Changes 03 -Living After Midnight 04 -The Green Manalishi 05 -Hell Bent for Leather -
Audience 8.6 - A gem of a show, and a recording that thankfully is pretty decent although it does highlight Halford at the expense of the rest of the band. That actually works well here because Rob is just killing it, hitting every high note and wowing the audience. The musicianship is as always a cut above the rest, hence the reason this band lives on to this day. A keeper! -
Audience 9.2 - A solid one, with a good timbre and pleasantly punchy in the mids, enough highs to get crispness without sizzle, and a smooth bottom end without boom or overwhelming rumble. It’s really quite excellent, with a sound leaping out of the speakers at you! Judas Priest - Selland Arena Fresno Ca 05 27 1981 Solar Angels Heading Out to the Highway Diamonds & Rust (Joan Baez cover) Hell Bent for Leather Breaking the Law Sinner Beyond the Realms of Death Grinder Desert Plains Hot Rockin' You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise Victim of Changes The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover) Encore: Living After Midnight Encore 2: Tyrant -
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Audience 8.5 - This tape sounds very low generation if not direct from a master, very articulate high end but missing a good solid low end – that does not kill it though. It’s got a good amount of hall atmosphere without actual reverb effect which is fine. Listening to this, I realize that the Turbo tour was really damn good, a lot of good songs and great playing.
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Audience 8.6 - Pretty solid actually, you get pretty good instrument separation even though the rhythm guitar and bass combination is REALLY powerful on this tape, just thankfully not enough to bury the lead work which rings out over the top of it all. A very nice addition to the collection! Judas Priest 19790315 Houston, TX Music Hall 01. Hell Bent For Leather 03:28 02. Delivering The Goods 03:38 03. Running Wild 03:02 04. Beyond The Realms Of Death 08:00 05. Rock Forever 03:38 06. The Green Manalishi 03:23 07. Evil Fantasies 04:55 08. Starbreaker 05:17 09. Tyrant 04:59 ________ 00:40:20 -
Audience 9.0/9.2 - Two very good captures that convey a lot of information, most notably the popularity of the band at such an early stage of their careers, and that the Japanese used very high quality taping gear and knew instinctively how to stealth record a rock show. This is good for historical purposes in that these recordings always eventually take on much more significance with the passage of time. This is my argument for why artists should relax their stances against "bootlegging" because while your moment may be on the surface a commercial venture, in the long run it is a milestone not just for the artist in their career but in the overall culture and therefore should be, if possible, preserved. End of rant.
Judas Priest Japan Tour 1978 Disc 1 Nagoyashi-Kokaido Nagoya, Japan August 3, 1978 1. Intro 2. The Great Gates Of Kiev 3. Exciter 4. White Heat, Red Hot 5. The Ripper 6. Sinner 7. Beyond The Realms Of Death 8. Better By You, Better Than Me 9. Victim Of Changes 10. Diamonds And Rust 11. Genocide 12. Starbreaker 13. Tyrant Disc 2 Festival Hall Osaka, Japan August 5, 1978 1. The Great Gates Of Kiev 2. Exciter 3. White Heat, Red Hot 4. The Ripper 5. Sinner 6. Beyond The Realms Of Death 7. Better By You, Better Than Me 8. Victim Of Changes 9. Diamonds And Rust 10. Genocide 11. Starbreaker 12. Tyrant -
Soundboard 9.8 - Almost perfect. -
Audience 8.8 - A very good recording for the time period, and being a hole-in-the-wall venue in the great state of Texas I can imagine what those Texans must have thought about these leather-clad English hellhounds! Judas Priest Crazy Horse Saloon Killeen, TX. March 25th, 1978 1. Exciter 2. White Heat, Red Hot 3. The Ripper 4. Sinner 5. Beyond The Realms Of Death 6. Victim Of Changes 7. Genocide 8. Starbreaker 9. Tyrant -
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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 7.8 - Excellent! Good dynamics and tons of atmosphere. -
Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent low gen source for this exciting early board tape. -
Audience 8.8 - Really crisp and vibrant -
Soundboard 9.5 - Spectacular sound, ferocious performance! This is, without a doubt, one absolute must-have for anyone with even a remote interest in Judas Priest…but I’ll take it even further and say ANYONE who loves hard rock should get this one. Judas Priest - "Unleashed In New York" Mudd Club, New York, NY, USA March 11th, 1979 01 Intro 02 Hell Bent For Leather 03 Delivering The Goods 04 Running Wild 05 Beyond The Realms Of Death 06 The Green Manalishi 07 Victim Of Changes 08 Rock Forever 09 Starbreaker Rob Halford K.K. Downing Glenn Tipton Ian Hill Les Binks -
Soundboard 9.0 - hot show! A band that always put on a good, solid, tight and professional show. Total pro's and that's why we still love them. -
Audience 9.2 - I rated this highly because even though the levels are hot there is no distortion and it’s a decent live mix with some atmosphere present too (you can distinguish the delay on the guitar and echo on vocals over all the intense action of the band which is a pleasant thing). It’s also a great gig! -
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Audience 8.3 - Do not let the “average” sound rating prevent you from selecting this AMAZING rarity. I could write paragraphs on why this is a must have for any self-respecting Priest fan, but suffice it to say that this is why I even collect live music. The details of the recording are but one small part of the equation, but I will note that the tape suffers from two main problems – it’s a little muffled and it’s a little hissy. There is also an unfortunate cut where the solo begins in Victim of Changes (could it not have happened on any other song?), I think this is the tape flip. The quality worsens a bit after that, but there’s also good news to report: The tape has been remastered, revealing much more music that was probably buried under muck and noise for decades. What you end up with is a very intense show, and an audience absolutely being blown to smithereens. I can imagine after having to deal with mediocre top 40 and disco music, new wave, etc. having a band like Judas Priest I mean, that had to be like a sledgehammer to the skull because let’s face it, for 1979 these guys were way heavy, and not in a punkish Motorhead heavy but a very competent, sinister kind of heavy. That does come through on this tape. Without a remastering it would have been tough to listen to it, but it’s actually not hurtful on the ears, the actual frequency range is comfortable, and there are times where it is even very decent. Overall it is simply one of those you really have to just get and appreciate for what it is because it quite simply is DEVASTATING. -
Audience 8.8 - Good punchy recording that gives you a front row seat to the action. -
Soundboard 9.5 - Does it get any better than this? No. That is the simple answer. Warning: You’d better strap yourself in for this one folks, I am not kidding. Judas Priest Date: July 31 1978 And More Venue: Kosei-Nenkin Hall Tokyo Japan And More 01. White Heart, Red Hot(*1) 02. Victim Of Changes(*1) 03. Beyond The Realms Of Death(*1) 04. Genocide(*1) 05. Tyrant(*1) 06. White Heart, Red Hot(*2) 07. Starbreaker(*2) 08. Beyond The Realms Of Death(*2) *1)Live at Kosei-Nenkin Hall Tokyo Japan July 31 1978 :Ex SOUNDBOARD RECORDING *2)Live At Cleveland Ohio 1978 :Ex SOUNDBOARD RECORDING -
Audience 9.3 - Superb recording of a band firing on all cylinders. -
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Disc 1 Soundboard 9.8 Disc 2 Audience 8.7 Disc 3 Audience 87/Soundboard 9.4 Disc 4 Soundboard 9.4 This set comprises four discs full of superbly performed music by some very skilled musicians. The only audience recording on this set actually is not that bad, but compared to immaculate soundboard tapes, your ears will need to adjust but you will notice that it is a very good capture with some occasional irregularities with the sound mix where the music gets “further” away (not literally, just something to do with the recording), but overall I think it is ok and worthwhile to enjoy. Kansas Retrospective 1977-1980 Track List: Disc 1: The Palladium, NYC, NY, USA Sunday December 18th, 1977 01 Incommudro / Hopelessly Human 02 Point of Know Return 03 Paradox 04 Icarus - Borne On Wings of Steel 05 Child of Innocence 06 Closet Chronicles 07 Dust In The Wind (acoustic guitar solo) 08 Lonely Wind (piano solo) 09 Cheyenne Anthem 10 Miracles Out of Nowhere 11 The Spider Disc 2: Palladium Cont'd 01 -Portrait (He Knew) 02 -Sparks of the Tempest 03 -Carry On Wayward Son 04 -Down The Road 05 -Magnum Opus Pavillon de Paris Paris, France March 23rd, 1978 06.-Carry On My Wayward Son 07.-Down The Road 08.-Point Of No Return 09.-Paradox 10.-Closet Chronicles 11.-Mysteries & Mayhem - Lamplight Symphony - The Wall Disc 3: Paris Cont'd 01.-Dust In The Wind - Cheyenne Anthem 02.-Miracles Out Of Nowhere 03.-Portrait (He Knew) 04.-Sparks Of The Tempest 05.-Belexes 06.-Magnum Opus - Howling At The Moon Uptown Theatre Chicago, Illinois USA 1980-10-28 & 29 07 -Icarus 08 -Paradox 09 -Cheyenne Anthem 10 -Dust In The Wind Disc 4: Chicago Cont'd 11 -Miracles Out of Nowhere 12 -Loner 13 -Anything For You 14 -Don't Open Your Eyes 15 -Got To Rock On 16 -No One Together 17 -Hold On 18 -Relentless 19 -Portrait 20 -Carry On Wayward Son The Band: Kerry Livgren - guitar, vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards, vocals Phil Ehart - drums Dave Hope - bass, vocals Robbie Steinhardt - violin, viola Rich Williams - guitar, vocals -
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FM Broadcast? 9.7 - I am not 100% sure but this could be a broadcast because I occasionally heard some static before a song which is indicative of a broadcast. Now, this is pretty darn clean and hot too, it does not suffer from typical broadcast compression, so it could also be a pre-FM board tape. I just don’t know, but I do know it is killer! -
Soundboard 10 - This is a rare "10" perfection rating that is not given out unless and until a recording stops you dead in your tracks and commands your undivided attention. You know it when you hear it, and this is about as good as it can get short of you being placed in the optimal spot at the venue and even then you may not be getting something as good as this! Kansas Live at The Uptown Theatre Chicago, Illinois USA 1980-10-28 & 29 01 - Icarus (6:18) 02 - Paradox (4:20) 03 - Cheyenne Anthem (3:49) 04 - Dust In The Wind (5:59) 05 - Miracles Out of Nowhere (6:50) 06 - Loner (3:03) 07 - Anything For You (4:03) 08 - Don't Open Your Eyes (4:08) 09 - Got To Rock On (3:58) 10 - No One Together (6:07) 11 - Hold On (4:14) 12 - Relentless (9:21) 13 - Portrait (5:43) 14 - Carry On Wayward Son (5:43) The Band: Kerry Livgren - guitar, vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards, vocals Phil Ehart - drums Dave Hope - bass, vocals Robbie Steinhardt - violin, viola Rich Williams - guitar, vocals -
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This is a great collection that features some cool early gigs as well as an immaculate '82 show I'd never heard before. I heartily recommend this set to anyone but especially if you are a fan of Kansas as this is just pure bliss. Kansas Decades 1972-1982 CANISTER Disc 1 Opera House Ellinwood, KS 1972 1. -Heavenly Man 2. -Jam 3. -Belexes 4. -Good Luck 5. -Death of Mother Nature Suite 6. -Chalcedony From Punt Disc 2 Ellinwood cont'd 7. -Forever 8. -Greek Structure Sunbeam 9. -Totus Nemesis 10. -Incomudro (Hymn to the Atman) Band: Kerry Livgren Lynn Meredith Don Montre Dan Wright Zeke Low Rod Mikinski John Bolton Disc 3 Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas Sept.4. 1974 01. -Intro 02. -Can I Tell You 03. -Journey From Mariabronn 04. -Lonely Street 05. -Lamplight Symphony 06. -Incomudro Disc 4 Lawrence cont'd 01. -Bringin' It Back 02. -Song For America 03. -Belexes 04. -Death Of Mother Nature Suite Disc 5 1975 "Masque Tour Rehearsal" 1. -Song for America 2. -Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel 3. -Down the Road 4. -Lonely Wind 5. -Child of Innocence 6. -All the World 7. -Mysteries And Mayhem 8. -The Pinnacle 9. -Bringing It Back 10. -Can I Tell You Disc 6 Onondaga County War Memorial Syracuse, NY. April 17th 1976 1. -Song For America 2. -Icarus (Borne On Wings Of Steel) 3. -Down The Road 4. -Belexes 5. -Drum Solo 6. -Guitar Solo 7. -Child Of Innocence 8. -Bringing It Back 9. -Can I Tell You Disc 7 Convention Center Tucson, Az 12-7-79 1. -On the Other Side 2. -People of the South Wind 3. -Point of Know Return 4. -Closet Chronicles 5. -The Wall 6. -Dust in the Wind 7. -Sparks of the Tempest 8. -Child of Innocence Disc 8 Tucson cont'd 1. -Down the Road 2. -Stay Out of Trouble 3. -Portrait (He Knew) 4. -Band Introductions 5. -A Glimpse of Home 6. -How My Soul Cries Out For You 7. -Carry on Wayward Son Disc 9 Norman, OK. July 24, 1982 1. -Stage Intro Music 2. -Paradox 3. -Windows 4. -Right Away 5. -Sparks Of The Tempest 6. -Diamonds and Pearls 7. -Mysteries and Mayhem 8. -No One Together 9. -Hold On 10. -Dust In The Wind 11. -Chasing Shadows Disc 10 Norman cont'd 12. -Robby introduces John Elefante 13. -Crossfire 14. -Face It 15. -Fair Exchange 16. -Miracles Out Of Nowhere 17. -Kerry keyboard solo 18. -Play The Game Tonight 19. -Carry On Wayward Son 20. -Encores - Phil Ehart drum solo - Portrait (He Knew) 21. -Down The Road -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - A radio broadcast that was captured to cassette. I'd almost call it an audience recording because it’s kind of got that same sort of feel except for the vocals and the bass as they have this quality to it that reminds me more of FM broadcasts. Be that as it may, it’s a good one from 1979 which doesn’t seem to be as well represented as either the year before or after. KANSAS MONOLITH IN THE STORM Alpine Valley East Troy, WI. July 4, 1979 WLS-FM LIVE RADIO BROADCAST Disc 1 1. -ON THE OTHER SIDE 2. -PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWIND 3. -AWAY FROM YOU 4. -ROBBY SPEAKING 5. -POINT OF KNOW RETURN 6. -CLOSET CHRONICLES 7. -THE WALL 8. -ROBBY SPEAKING 9. -DUST IN THE WIND 10. -OPUS INSERT 11. -ROBBY 12. -ANGELS HAVE FALLEN Disc 2 1. -BAND INTROS 2. -REASON TO BE 3. -STAY OUT OF TROUBLE 4. -THE SPIDER 5. -PORTRAIT (HE KNEW) 6.-ROBBY A GLIMPSE OF HOME 7. -WLS DJ 8. -HOW MY SOUL CRIES OUT FOR YOU 9. -WLS DJ 10. -CARRY ON WAYWARD SON The Band Richard Williams - guitars Robby Steinhardt - violin and lead vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards and lead vocals Phil Ehart - drums "Smokin" Dave Hope - bass Kerry Livgren - guitars and keyboards -
Audience 9.2 - Here is another great Millard tape that gives you a clear picture of an event, capturing it not just with good gear in good location but allowing the atmosphere of the occasion to shine through as well. The show here is not complete, there was a problem halfway through Mysteries And Mayhem (too bad it started here as this song jams), and apparently three songs were not taped from that point. It resumes at Dust In The Wind and is complete the rest of the way. Kansas The Forum Inglewood, CA August 16, 1978 01 Introduction 02 Down The Road 03 Point Of Know Return 04 Paradox 05 Journey From Mariabronn 06 Mysteries and Mayhem 07 Dust In The Wind 08 Band Introductions 09 Miracles Out Of Nowhere 10 Portrait (He Knew) 11 Carry On My Wayward Son 12 Sparks Of The Tempest 13 Bringing It Back 14 Magnum Opus -
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Audience 8.8 - Taper seems to have a pretty decent set up, because this recording sounds very lively, bright, and there are enough dynamics here to satisfy. What is apparent though is that the poor taper seems to be having to deal with the Japanese phenomena of clapping during songs (not all of them, but yeah the crowd is super enthusiastic). In this sense, because it’s a good recording, I went along with the energy and excitement, settled in, and had a real good time. You will too! Kansas Festival Hall Osaka, Japan January 14th 1980 Disc 1 1. -Song For America (7:20) 2. -People Of The South Wind (3:51) 3. -Point Of Know Return (3:54) 4. -On The Other Side (6:25) 5. -Closet Chronicles (6:45) 6. -The Wall (5:39) 7. -Dust In The Wind (5:42) 8. -Child Of Innocence (4:36) 9. -Down The Road (3:36) Disc 2 10. -Stay Out Of Trouble (5:37) 11. -Portrait (He Knew) (6:49) 12. -Sparks Of The Tempest (6:06) 13. -Carry On Wayward Son (5:35) 14. -How My Soul Cries Out For You (10:48) 15. -Magnum Opus (11:44)