-
Audience 9.1 - A great tape that ramps up the intensity and puts you in the front row. This show has been put out before but never sounding as good as this. Wowsers! Note: Some of the following evenings show in San Diego was used to replace music that was lost due to technical issues and while not as good as the LA show it is still very good sounding. The New Barbarians The Forum Inglewood, CA May 19, 1979 DISC ONE 01 Sweet Little Rock & Roller 02 Buried Alive 03 F.U.C. Her 04 Mystifies Me 05 Infekshun 06 Rock Me Baby 07 Sure The One You Need 08 Lost And Lonely 09 Breathe On Me 10 Love In Vain DISC TWO 01 Let’s Go Steady Again 02 Apartment Number 9 03 Honky Tonk Women 04 band introduction 05 Worried Life Blues 06 I Can Feel The Fire 07 Come To Realize 08 Am I Grooving You 09 Stanley Clarke Bass Solo 10 Seven Days (Bob Dylan cover) 11 Before They Make Me Run 12 Jumpin’ Jack Flash -
Soundboard 9.2 - Strong and clear as a board should be, but probably not mixed for a live album release, more for front of house sound which explains the interesting way the two guitars are panned…I rather like it. This allows you to really get the musicality of the performance and that is where this tape literally takes off. The playing is top shelf and worthy of paying serious attention to. On a side note, every now and then there will be a tape problem that resolves itself right away and I think this is present on the master. It is not a deal breaker at all, it happens few and far between. Ted Nugent Pine Knob Amphitheater Clarkston, Michigan June 8, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Just What the Doctor Ordered 02. -Dog Eat Dog 03. -Free For All 04. -Snakeskin Cowboys 05. -Where Have You Been All My Life 06. -Cat Scratch Fever 07. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang Disc 2 (41:41): 01. -Death By Misadventure 02. -Stormtroopin' 03. -Stranglehold 04. -Motor City Madhouse 05. -Great White Buffalo Ted Nugent - lead guitar, vocals Derek St. Holmes -guitar, vocals Rob Grange - bass Cliff Davies - drums -
Soundboard 8.9 - Mixed for television broadcast, the sound is a little better than your average videotape source audio in that it is not nearly as compressed sounding. Vocals are mixed hotter than normal but not too bad, some occasional channel disturbances that last seconds and are resolved and are few and far between so overall this is a real good one. Ted Nugent Hammersmith Odeon London, England March 5, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Stranglehold 02. -Just What The Doctor Ordered 03. -Free For All 04. -Snakeskin Cowboys 05. -Cat Scratch Fever 06. -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang 07. -Dog Eat Dog Disc 2 08. -Stormtroopin' 09. -Hibernation 10. -Motor City Madhouse 11. -Where Have You Been All My Life 12. -Sweet Sally 13. -Turn It Up -
Audience 9.6 - Do you want to hear the pinnacle of what can be done recording from the audience? Here it is. Even the staunchest soundboard purist would be hard-pressed to thumb this down. Outstanding, simply put. The Kinks Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, CA June 25, 1978 Disc 1 01 You Really Got Me Intro 02 Life On The Road 03 Sleepwalker 04 Mr. Big Man 05 Waterloo Sunset 06 Misfits 07 Permanent Waves 08 Hay Fever 09 Lola 10 Celluloid Heroes Disc 2 11 Well Respected Man 12 Death Of A Clown 13 Sunny Afternoon 14 Trust Your Heart 15 You Really Got Me 16 Slum Kids 17 Demon Alcohol 18 Rock & Roll Fantasy 19 All Day And All Of The Night 20 Live Life 21 Hello John Dalton 22 Juke Box Music -
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 -
Boston 1970 Audience 8.4 - The separation of instruments here is rather dense, not muddy, just not to a degree one would prefer. The sound itself is not bad, I actually do hear every instrument I just want certain things prominent when it comes to this band…I really need more detail in the guitar solos. I still think this is a good one for the collection – the band is not afraid to stretch out and jam, they have tremendous freedom onstage and it shows. Los Angeles 1970 Audience 9.3 - This is a sparkling recording, my guess is that the same crew that taped the infamous Zeppelin Blueberry Hill did this as well. To me it sounds similar. It’s short, but it’s very very sweet. Jethro Tull Disc 1 Boston July 10, 1970 1. Nothing Is Easy 2. My God (with extended flute solo) 3. To Cry You A Song 4. With You There To Help Me 5. Dharma For One 6. We Used To Know Disc 2 Los Angeles October 18, 1970 1. Nothing Is Easy 2. My God - Flute Solo 3. We Used To Know 4. With You There To Help Me - By Kind Permission Of... -
Audience 8.8 - A surprisingly good tape here, with pretty much everything you require including really great atmosphere. The flaws have mainly to do with the ability of the equipment to supply bandwidth, which basically translates into depth or dynamics, which are present but maybe not to the degree you prefer. It’s certainly worthy of your investigation though, and will not be a one and done show. SUPERTRAMP Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, USA 05 May 1979 CD 1 - 76:53 1. School (5:53) 2. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 1 (4:26) 3. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 2 (1:09) 4. Take The Long Way Home (5:32) 5. Goodbye Stranger (6:21) 6. Breakfast In America (3:24) 7. Oh Darling (4:28) 8. Hide In Your Shell (7:43) 9. From Now On (6:22) 10. Child Of Vision (6:52) 11. Even In The Quietest Moments (5:24) 12. A Soapbox Opera (4:39) 13. Asylum (6:53) 14. Downstream (3:29) 15. Give A Little Bit (4:18) CD 2 - 55:54 1. Bloody Well Right (6:58) 2. Dreamer (3:24) 3. Rudy (6:41) 4. The Logical Song (5:13) 5. Another Man’s Woman/band intro (8:52) 6. Fool’s Overture (11:16) 7. Two Of Us/Crime Of The Century (8:11) 8. Sister Moonshine (5:19) Rick Davies - Keyboards & Vocals Roger Hodgson - Guitars, Keyboards & Vocals Bob Siebenberg - Drums John Helliwell - Sax & Vocals Dougie Thomson - Bass -
Soundboard 9.4 When you listen critically, you will discover that this was a great tour. Most of the time the band was on point, fiery, gritty, dirty, sort of like they were in 1978 maybe, which is what you want The Stones to be like. The playing in particular on this show is fantastic, and the mix allows you to get everything in great detail. Certainly this is one to have in the collection. Rolling Stones 1981-11-19 Checkerdome St. Louis, MO CD 1: 1. -Under My Thumb [00:43] 2. -When The Whip Comes Down [05:43] 3. -Let's Spend the Night Together [04:18] 4. -Shattered [04:38] 5. -Neighbours [03:00] 6. -Black Limousine [03:38] 7. -Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [07:48] 8. -Twenty Flight Rock [01:45] 9. -Going to a Go-Go [03:38] 10. -Let Me Go [04:39] 11. -Time Is on My Side [03:40] 12. -Beast of Burden [07:07] 13. -Waiting On A Friend [05:12] 14. -Let It Bleed [06:27] CD 2: 1. -You Can't Always Get What You Want [08:23] 2. -Band intro [00:53] 4. -Little T&A [03:06] 4. -Tumbling Dice [04:20] 5. -She's So Cold [04:44] 6. -Hang Fire [03:03] 7. -Miss You [06:16] 8. -Honky Tonk Women [03:31] 9. -Brown Sugar [03:31] 10. -Start Me Up [05:06] 11. -Jumping Jack Flash [08:16] 12. -(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [06:49] 13. -Outro: Star Spangled Banner [03:24] -
Audience 8.7 - So this is one that fell below the radar but absolutely must be considered by any Crue fan to be one of the best of the best…and technically speaking it should not be. It’s not a board tape, it’s not even the best audience tape out there – but it is one of the best from this tour AND it just friggin’ smokes as far as performance goes. It’s one of the best played shows I have ever heard by them. The atmosphere is electric, the band is feeding off it, and they just deliver one hell of a performance. The tape captures the evening quite well, and you really feel as if you are there. I love that, I want the tape to be clear and I like some dynamics but I also really like a good atmosphere – this just delivers man. Motley Crue Theater of Pain Tour Live in Pittsburgh, at the Civic Arena August 7, 1985 Disc 1 In The Beginning Looks That Kill Use It Or Lose It Shout At The Devil Fight For Your Rights Ten Seconds To Love Piece Of Your Action Home Sweet Home Red Hot Mick Mars Guitar Solo Keep Your Eye on The Money Disc 2 Intro Louder Than Hell Tommy Lee Drum Solo Too Young To Fall In Love Knock ‘em Dead Live Wire Smokin’ In The Boys Room City Boy Blues Helter Skelter Jailhouse Rock -
Soundboard 9.2 - Another fine recording from the board is here to enjoy. A great setlist, and I mean it is super strong all the way through. Hard to beat this period. Great stuff! Kansas Rochester Auditorium Theatre Rochester, NY March 17th, 1977 Disc 1 1. Carry On Wayward Son 2. Icarus: Borne On Wings Of Steel 3. Down The Road 4. Mysteries And Mayhem 5. Lamplight Symphony 6. The Wall 7. Lonely Wind Disc 2 1. Miracles Out Of Nowhere 2. Guitar Solo - Jam 3. Magnum Opus 4. Belexes 5. Song For America 6. Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Cheyenne Anthem -
Soundboard 9.5 - Two tapes have surfaced and both are very strong. The tapes are so good they should be officially released. A good one, rare and certainly worth the time and effort. THE GROUNDHOGS - Quinn Abbey, UK 1971 Disc 1 1. -Mistreated 2. -Split part 1 3. -Cherry Red 4. -Split part 2 5. -Groundhog Blues 6. -Still A Fool 7. -Garden 8. -Eccentric Man Disc 2 WMC Studios, CA, June 8, 1972 1. -Eccentric Man 2. -Music Is The Food Of Thought 3. -Still A Fool 4. -Split part 1 5. -Groundhog Blues 6. -Cherry Red - Split part 2 Tony McPhee - guitar, vocals Pete Cruickshank - bass Ken Pustelnik - drums -
Audience 9.5 - Listening to this recording made me think for a second I was listening to classic Gabriel era sans Peter Gabriel (he’s backstage nursing cold) ha ha! What I mean is, the performance and setlist is reminiscent of an earlier time because the band seem to be playing the songs as if for the first time. It’s just great to hear – and the sound quality is top shelf. Genesis The Forum Inglewood, CA April 17, 1978 Disc 1 01 Eleventh Earl of Mar 02 In The Cage 03 Burning Rope 04 Ripples 05 Deep In The Motherlode 06 The Fountain Of Salmacis 07 Down And Out 08 One For The Vine 09 Squonk Disc 2 10 Say It's Alright Joe 11 The Lady Lies 12 The Story Of Romeo & Juliet 13 Cinema Show 14 Afterglow 15 Follow You, Follow Me 16 Dance On A Volcano 17 Drum Duet 18 Los Endos 19 I Know What I Like -
Audience 9.3 - Again, we discover that yes some people do really know how to use stealth recording gear to great effect. Lovely balance, warm, in the pocket and thankfully so because this tour was perhaps him at his peak. That is not to say he does not perform well now, it is just that this tour seems to have them so up and enthusiastic almost every show, with great special guests and great set lists. Zappa Plays Zappa The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK 2009.06.17. Disc 1. 01. -Apostrophe 02. -Purple Lagoon 03. -Magic Fingers 04. -Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy 05. -lumpy Gravy 06. -Montana 07. -Village Of The Sun 08. -Echidna's Arf 09. -Don't You Ever Wash That Thing 10. -Dirty Love 11. -Gas Station 12. -Inca Roads Disc 2 13. -Outside Now 14. -Bamboozled By Love 15. -A Pound For A Brown 16. -Zomby Woof 17. -Peaches En Regalia 18. -Cosmic Debris 19. -Yellow Snow 20. -Willie The Pimp -
Soundboard 8.8 - This tape exhibits some compression characteristics but is overall clear enough to enjoy. It doesn’t favor any one particular frequency, and does not have a large amount of bottom end. The sound resides mostly in the mid range, but it suits this style of music and that is why I found it to be just fine. Aerosmith 19840831 Oakland, CA The Coliseum Disc 1 01. Back In The Saddle 06:03 02. Mama Kin 04:07 03. Bone To Bone 03:09 04. Big Ten Inch Record 04:20 05. Three Mile Smile 04:20 06. Reefer Head Woman 01:13 07. Lord Of The Thighs 07:32 08. Last Child 03:37 09. Get The Lead Out 04:30 10. Red House 06:29 Disc 2 11. Lightning Strikes 04:36 12. Same Old Song And Dance 06:31 13. Dream On 05:35 14. Sweet Emotion 06:49 15. Walk This Way 04:47 16. Milk Cow Blues 05:28 17. drum solo 05:52 18. Toys In The Attic 06:10 19. Train Kept A-Rollin' 06:00 ________ 01:37:08 -
Audience 8.6 - Surprisingly decent, it’s got some “rattle and bones” but overall it is highly listenable with a good timbre to it. Anything from this period is welcome, and this old tape has not only survived the decades intact but delivers on the enjoyment meter considerably. The bonus tracks vary but are generally pretty good quality with the tell-tale sound of vinyl ever present throughout. No attempt was made to clean it up, this is due to the sensitive nature of the high end on these recordings, it would seem any real noise reduction or cleaning would compromise that. SPIRIT STADTTHEATER BASEL, SWITZERLAND MARCH 1ST 1970 1. -SWEET STELLA BABY 2. -1984 3. -IT'S ALL THE SAME 4. -FRESH GARBAGE 5. -JEALOUS 6. -IT SHALL BE 7. -POOR RICHARD 8. -GROUND HOG 9. -POLICEMAN'S BALL 10. -AREN'T YOU GLAD 11. -STOMP (DRUMS - BANTER) 12. -DARK EYED WOMAN 13. -UNCLE JACK 14. -MECHANICAL WORLD 15. -I GOT A LINE ON YOU ******* BONUS ******** From Spirit bootlegs LP & EP 01 -Taurus 02 -If I Had A Woman 03 -Darling 04 -Hey Joe 05 -Nobody Else 06 -(A bit of) Elijah "Spirit from the past" LP bootleg Rough demos for the first LP "Spirit" 1966 07 -Sweet Stella 08 -Aren't You Glad 09 -Fresh Garbage 10 -Jealous "Wholly Spirit" EP bootleg Part One Could be from the Lyceum,London 1970 -
Audience 9.0 - Great atmosphere and a nice, warm, detailed recording to sink into. Very good set list, the band sounds as good as ever. JETHRO TULL Boston Garden Boston MA. March 28th 1977 THE BAND Ian Anderson Vocals Skin Flute Acoustic Guitar Martin Barre Electric Guitar Marimba John Evan Piano Organ Accordion Synthesizers Barrie Barlow Drums Bells Glockenspiel David Palmer Portative Pipe Organ Harpsichord Saxophone Synthesizers John Glascock Bass Guitar SETLIST SET 1 1 -Intro 2 -Wondr'ing Aloud 3 -Skating Away 4 -Jack-In-The-Green 5 -Thick As A Brick 6 -Songs From The Wood 7 -Instrumental Jam - Drum Solo 8 -To Cry You A Song 9 -A New Day Yesterday 10 -Flute solo with God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée 11 -Living In The Past 12 -A New Day Yesterday (reprise) SET 2 13 -Velvet Green 14 -Hunting Girl 15 -Too Old To Rock'N'Roll 16 -Beethoven's Ninth Symphony 17 -Minstrel In The Gallery 18 -Cross-Eyed Mary 19 -Aqualung 20 -Guitar Solo 21 -Wind-Up 22 -Back Door Angels 23 -Wind-Up (repise) 24 -Locomotive Breath 25 -Land Of The Hope And Glory 26 -Back Door Angels (reprise)