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Soundboard 9.2 - Loud and right in the pocket! A rocket in the pocket that is… oh yeah Let’s Go! The RAMONES Utica, NY 4 Acres 1977-11-14 01 -Rockaway Beach 02 -Teenage Lobotomy 03 -Blitzkrieg Bop 04 -I Remember You 05 -Glad To See You Go 06 -Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment 07 -You're Gonna Kill That Girl 08 -53rd & 3rd 09 -Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 10 -I Can't Give You Anything 11 -Let's Dance 12 -Here Today Gone Tomorrow 13 -Surfin' Bird 14 -Cretin Hop 15 -Listen To My Heart 16 -California Sun 17 -I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You 18 -Pinhead -
Audience 9.2 - Good location, excellent equipment, focus, and a good PA system in the venue means only one thing – an excellent audience tape. This is really well done. Stanley Clarke Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA September 11, 1979 01 Beyond The 7th Galaxy 02 Rock 'N' Roll Jelly 03 Silly Putty 04 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus) 05 Band intro 06 School Days 07 I Wanna Play For You 08 Confirmation (Charlie Parker) 09 Lopsy Lu 10 Life Is Just A Game 11 Hot Fun Stanley Clarke - electric & acoustic basses Steve Bach - keyboards Charles "Icarus" Johnson - guitars Simon Phillips - drums Alfred Williams - saxophones Al Harrison - trumpet Al Binkley - trumpet Dale Devoe - trombone -
Audience 9.3 - Super tight, clean recording from real close. Obviously a taper who knew what to do, and did it. Excellent! King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival - Weekend 1 Outdoor Theatre Indio, CA 2022-04-15 01. -Intro 02. -Rattlesnake 03. -Honey 04. -Self Immolate 05. -Venusian 2 06. -Mars For The Rich 07. -Gaia 08. -Gamma Knife -
Audience 8.8 - I was surprised at just how good this sounded. The first half of the first song you wonder how it will be, and you fear it might wobble because taper is adjusting things on the fly but it gets sorted and wow, I have to give props to taper on this one! He sounds maybe halfway back in the venue, so not close up, but he’s using either high end consumer gear or maybe something more professional to be able to lock in his levels and get a really good timbre. Jethro Tull Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 1975-10-17 Disc 1 01. -Audience Announcement 02. -Thick As A Brick 03. -Minstrel In The Gallery 04. -Wond'ring Aloud 05. -To Cry You A Song (with Flute Solo) 06. -A New Day Yesterday 07. -Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day 08. -Ladies (with Drum Solo) Disc 2 09. -War Child 10. -War Child Suite - Quartet 11. -Cross-Eyed Mary 12. -Bungle In The Jungle 13. -The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 14. -Aqualung 15. -Wind-Up 16. -Back-Door Angels 17. -Locomotive Breath 18. -Hard-Headed English General 19. -Back-Door Angels (reprise) -
Audience 8.8 - A good, bright recording that features rich bass, and strong vocals in particular. This allows you to hear the musicianship which believe it or not, these guys have! I also appreciate their nods to the classics. W.A.S.P. Elysee Montmartre Paris, France October 28, 1992 Disc 1 01 The Invisible Boy 02 The Real Me 03 L.O.V.E. Machine 04 Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue) 05 Wild Child 06 The Idol 07 The Headless Children 08 The Great Misconceptions of Me Disc 2 09 Hellion 10 On Your Knees 11 I Don't Need No Doctor 12 I Wanna Be Somebody 13 Blind in Texas -
Soundboard 9.1 - This is a strong, powerful sounding board with a pretty decent sound mix, although not super clear, but not a muddy mess…somewhere in between the two but leans toward being mostly clear. Metallica Live in Davenport, IA - DEAD HEROES May 30, 1986 Coliseum Ballroom Damage, Inc. Tour 1. Master Of Puppets 2. For Whom The Bell Tolls 3. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 4. The Thing That Should Not Be 5. Cliff Burton Bass Solo 6. Damage, Inc. 7. Seek & Destroy 8. Creeping Death 9. Am I Evil? 10. Whiplash 11. The Four Horsemen 12. Motorbreath -
Soundboard 8.7 - This is the kind of soundboard that was probably meant just for soundman audio reference. It’s fine though, and generally speaking, way better than any audience tape because Metallica, especially in 1986 (I know because I saw them in ’86 and it was the loudest concert I’d ever heard) was so loud there wasn’t any way to get a good capture unless you had excellent gear with mic level adjustment. Metallica - Metal, Inc. Live @ The Coliseum, El Paso TX May 12, 1986 1. Master Of Puppets 2. For Whom The Bell Tolls 3. Ride The Lightning 4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 5. Seek And Destroy 6. Creeping Death 7. Am I Evil? 8. Damage, Inc. -
Studio Rehearsals 8.8 - Thankfully recorded on something other than a cheap boombox so the quality is there as far as being able to hear everything clear. Vocals are the only thing that does not ring out clearly, but other than that this is gold. This early Metallica is a far cry from what would be in just a few short years. METALLICA 1982.03.XX - Downey, CA Rehearsals in Ron McGovney's Garage 1. Hit the Lights 2. Helpless 3. Jump in the Fire 4. Let It Loose 5. Sucking My Love 6. Am I Evil? 7. The Prince 8. Killing Time Released in '94 via a collaboration between KNAC and Ron McGovney, a number of these demos were debuted during the CLASSIC and ORIGINAL Mandatory Metallica show on 105.5 KNAC. They did a whole week with Ron McGovney in the studio and some of these gems were played on the air. Pat O'Connor, one of the DJ's from the Mandatory show, had his hand in putting out numerous Silver Bootleg CD's and promptly released Sucking My Love between '94 and '95 and then released Things That Should Not Be in late '95. Always an interesting listen... they had a long way to go. Lineup: James Hetfield - Vocals (No Guitar) Dave Mustaine - Guitar Ron McGovney - Bass Lars Ulrich - Drums -
Soundboard 9.3 - An expertly recorded and mixed show. It’s hard to find anywhere to improve it, but maybe, and I am nitpicking here, but boosting the guitars in the mix a bit (disclaimer: I am a guitarist, I have bias!). Kick Axe Country Club Los Angeles CA 1984-09-17 01 – Alive & Kickin’ (4:10) 02 – On The Road To Rock (4:43) 03 - Vices (4:13) 04 – Just Passin’ Thru (4:56) 05 - Maneater (3:24) 06 – Runnin’ Wild In The Night (3:30) 07 – The Dark Crusade (7:12) 08 – Dreamin’ About You (5:16) 09 – Stay On Top - Drum Solo (6:09) 10 – Heavy Metal Shuffle (3:14) Band: George Criston - vocals Larry Gillstrom- guitar Raymond Arthur Harvey - guitar Victor Langen - bass Brian Gillstrom - drums -
Audience 8.7 - This band, while not a household name by any stretch, actually did gain quite a following throughout Europe and even to a much lesser degree in the USA. They played a style of progressive rock that was accessible but did not convert to singing in English completely and that probably won over more fans in their home country. The recording here is clear, it provides just enough dynamics and detail to let you sink yourself into their sound, although the recording suffers some level problems towards the end, but recovers enough to end on a high note. The material is great, I am reminded of Pink Floyd, Eloy, and perhaps maybe a bit of ELP. Novalis Festival Nordestedt, Germany 1977-09-10 Disc 1 01 -Irgendwo, Irgendwann 02 -Wunderschätze 03 -Astralis 04 -Sommerabend Disc 2 05 -Track 05 06 -Wer Schmetterlinge Lachen Hört 07 -Track 07 08 -Track 08 09 -Es Färbte Sich Die Wiese Grün Brandung Feuer bricht in die Zeit Sonnenfinsternis Dämmerung -
Soundboard 9.4 - A beautiful recording, love how it just sounds so natural, it’s a joy to listen to this one! Lou Reed Park West Chicago, IL US Performance date: 1978-04-14 Broadcast date: 2013-03-03 01 Gimme some good times 02 Satellite of love 03 Leave me alone 04 Walk on the wild side 05 Coney Island baby 06 Dirt 07 Street Hassle 08 Sweet Jane 09 Rock 'n' roll -
Home Recordings 8.8 - You have to give props to Lou Reed because he can take an acoustic guitar and a bedroom atmosphere and crank out demos that you can’t ignore. The songs man, he can write! Lou Reed Demo Tape Recorded: Fall and Winter of 1970 1. I'm So Free 2. I Can't Stand It 3. Walk and Talk It Fall 1970 4. Going Down 5. Ride Into the Sun 6. I'm Stick With You 7. Lisa Says 8. Kill Our Sons (aka Kill Your Sons) 9. Lonely Saturday Night (aka Goodnight Ladies) 10. So in Love 11. She's My Best Friend 12. Looking Through the Eyes of Love (aka Oh Jim) Winter 1970 -
Amsterdam 1973 Soundboard 8.9 - Nice to have good, clean board tapes of this line up. I think this is his best band, and I think he sounds terrific here. Sheffield 1973 Soundboard 8.9 - Another great board tape featuring Lou’s best band. I love the sound of the band let alone their musicianship. Lou rises to the occasion, he knows he has to deliver or he’ll be overshadowed by these fine players. Thankfully, he actually does! Lou Reed "Berlin To Amsterdam To Sheffield" Disc 1 Concertgebouw Amsterdam 1973.09.20 01. Intro - Sweet Jane 02. How Do You Think It Feels 03. Caroline Says 04. I'm Waiting For The Man 05. Satellite Of Love 06. Walk On The Wild Side 07. Vicious 08. Oh, Jim 09. Heroin Disc 2 Oval Hall Sheffield 1973.09.29 01. Intro - Vicious 02. How Do You Think It Feels 03. Caroline Says I 04. I'm Waiting For The Man 05. Satellite Of Love 06. Walk On The Wild Side 07. Oh, Jim 08. Heroin 09. Rock 'n' Roll 10. White Light - White Heat Lou Reed - vocals Steve Hunter - guitar Dick Wagner - guitar Ray Colcord - organ Peter Walsh - bass Pentti Glan - drums -
Soundboard 9.6 - A tight, expertly mixed board tape. I think how they mic’d this up to include audience was a great idea, it adds so much to this recording. Lou feeds off their excitement. Lou Reed - "Live At The Roxy" December 1,1976 Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles KMET FM Radio Broadcast Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Sweet Jane 03 I Believe In Love 04 Lisa Says 05 Kicks 06 She's My Best Friend 07 I'm Waiting For The Man Disc 2 01 A Sheltered Life 02 You Wear It So Well 03 Claim To Fame 04 Vicious Circle 05 Heroin 06 Walk On The Wild Side 07 Coney Island Baby Lou Reed - vocals, guitar Michael Fonfara - keyboards Bruce Yaw - bass Marty Fogel - sax Michael Suchorsky - drums -
Audience 8.6 - This is a surprisingly decent sounding tape. I was not expecting it to be anything close to this good, quite frankly. Clarity is reasonable, it’s not a muddy tape, there is some dynamic to it without distortion (although bass is not well defined). The key components are all here though, and it’s a tape (and gig) that can be welcomed wholeheartedly by the punters. Led Zeppelin Musicarnival Warrensville Heights, OH July 20, 1969 01. The Train Kept A-Rollin' 02. I Can't Quit You 03. Dazed And Confused 04. White Summer 05. Black Mountain Side 06. You Shook Me 07. How Many More Times -
Audience 9.5 - Astounding! Not just for the excellent sound but the dynamics are so present here, you get lush, rich lows and then all the way up through the spectrum including detailed but not sizzling highs. Combine all that with the energy of Tusk performed with a marching band at the LA Forum and man, yeah, this is the stuff! Fleetwood Mac The Forum Inglewood, CA December 6, 1979 Disc 1 01 Say You Love Me 02 The Chain 03 Don't Stop 04 Dreams 05 Oh Well 06 Rhiannon 07 Oh Daddy 08 What Makes You Think You're The One 09 Sara 10 Not That Funny 11 Save Me A Place Disc 2 12 Landslide 13 Tusk (with the USC Marching Band) 14 Angel 15 You Make Loving Fun 16 I'm So Afraid 17 World Turning 18 Blue Letter 19 Go Your Own Way 20 Sisters Of The Moon 21 Second Hand News 22 Songbird