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Audience 8.7 & Radio Broadcast 9.4 - Both of these are amazing, even the audience tape which is frighteningly intense manages to deliver a wallop. So, let me prepare you best I can, what you know about this band probably comes from their mid to late 70’s FM radio hit singles but my friend this stuff ain’t that…no not by a long shot. This is balls to the wall heavy prog tinged acid rock. There are plenty of moments where you can’t tell where the guitars and keyboards are coming from because they bob and weave almost as one instrument…brilliant! MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND 1972-06-19 Volkshaus Zurich, Switzerland Disc 1 1. -PRAYER 2. -CAPTAIN BOBBY STOUT incl.Glorified Magnified 3. -ASHES TO THE WIND 4. -HAPPY BEING ME 5. -QUINN THE ESKIMO (The Mighty Quinn) Disc 2 GOLDERS GREEN HIPPODROME LONDON, ENGLAND NOVEMBER 20, 1973 01. -Introduction 02. -Mercury, The Winged Messenger 03. -Buddha 04. -Messin' 05. -Father Of Day, Father Of Night 06. -Captain Bobby Stout 07. -Mighty Quinn (The Eskimo) Musicians MANNFRED MANN- Organ/Synthesizer/Vocals MICK ROGERS- Guitar/Vocals COLIN PATTENDEN- Bass CHRIS SLADE- Drums/Percussion/Vocals -
Audience 8.8 - A great atmospheric recording – I think I have figured it out though – so people used to go to concerts and party, with the musician on stage performing just an excuse to be with hundreds of other pot smoking, over-hyped hippies. What I am trying to say is that the audience is a little too into it…in my opinion. Great show though. Artist: Neil Young Date: 1973-03-17 Location: Seattle, WA Venue: Seattle Center Coliseum Source: Audience Band Members: Neil Young - guitar, vocals, harmonica, piano The Stray Gators Ben Keith - pedal steel guitar Jack Nitzsche - piano, vocals Tim Drummond - bass Johny Barbata - drums Setlist: 01. Intro 02. Sugar Mountain 03. Tell Me Why 04. Old Man 05. Heart Of Gold 06. Time Fades Away 07. Band Introduction 08. L.A. 09. Lookout Joe 10. Don't Be Denied 11. Are You Ready For The Country? 12. Last Dance 13. Yonder Stands The Sinner 14. New Mama (very end cut) 15. Southern Man 16. Cinnamon Girl 17. Alabama Length: 100:37 Notes: This is a very good to excellent sounding recording. This recording has been available for years now but this is the first time the master reels have ever been properly digitized. This show captures Neil Young and his backing band The Stray Gators touring in support of his Time Fades Away album. This is a good show but Neil is plagued with guitar problems and spends about a quarter of show tuning his guitar. Also of note David Crosby and Graham Nash join Neil onstage for Old Man. -
Audience 8.4 - A middle of the road stadium recording that is quite clear but not very close. That being said, I found much to appreciate from this one – namely the curious line-up at this time. Tony Martin singing, ok, he is decent enough and certainly professional caliber but to me, this just is not Black Sabbath. It’s a really badass metal band with Tony Iommi on guitar. This recording does allow you to really hear both Tony’s pretty loud and clear. BLACK SABBATH DATE : 1987/12/10 VENUE : Palasport, Firenze, Italy Disc 1 Supertzar [Intro] Neon Knights Children Of The Sea War Pigs Die Young Drum Solo Iron Man Born To Lose Black Sabbath Disc 2 Glory Ride Heaven and Hell Children Of The Grave The Shining Paranoid The Shining [Reprise] Laguna Sunrise [Outro] RUNNING TIME : ~ 99 minutes LINE-UP : Tony Iommi - Guitar Tony Martin - Vocals Jo Burt - Bass Terry Chimes - Drums Geoff Nicholls - keyboards NOTES : Very good and complete audience recording of the last show of the "Eternal Idol" tour. This was also the last show for the short lived Iommi / Martin / Burt / Chimes / Nicholls line-up, and a great show it was. -
Audience 8.4 - This tape was made by a very sincere taper, you can clearly tell the person tried very hard to make it work. I think, if I had to guess, the problem was not him, it was more than likely improper microphone type and simple passage of time, because this is a clear and strong tape that falls a little short in some aspects making it a little above average where it could have been amazing. The tape struggles through The Lamia, where you get the effects of age and degradation. The audio quality suffers a little bit because of distance, and that robs some dynamics and clarity, but here’s the thing: The equipment was good quality and that comes through as you do get a certain realism, a sense of the venue and atmosphere that the open mic captures. The stereo field on this tape is pretty wide, so my guess is that microphones were hoisted above the audience somewhere middle of the arena. I think I like this tape in some regards, and I definitely do not consider it rubbish and neither will you. One last thought – I found this recording did slowly improve as the show progressed, perhaps dipping a bit at the end of disc one but not catastrophically. Genesis Palace Theater Providence, RI December 8th, 1974 Disc 1 01 Introduction 1:15 02 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4:59 03 Fly On A Windshield 2:31 04 Broadway Melody Of 1974 2:10 05 Cuckoo Cuckoon 2:14 06 In The Cage 8:01 07 The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging 3:05 08 The Story Of Rael -Part I 2:45 09 Back In N.Y.C. 5:53 10 Hairless Heart 2:24 11 Counting Out Time 3:46 12 Carpet Crawlers 5:38 13 Chamber Of 32 Doors 5:49 Total Time 50:30 Disc 2 01 The Story Of Rael -Part II 3:08 02 Lilywhite Lilith 2:53 03 The Waiting Room 5:48 04 Anyway 3:24 05 Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist 2:27 06 Interlude 1:16 07 The Lamia 7:04 08 Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats 3:28 09 The Colony Of Slippermen 8:34 10 Ravine 1:42 11 The Light Dies Down On Broadway 3:31 12 Riding The Scree 4:26 13 In The Rapids 2:06 14 It 4:53 15 The Story Of Henry And Cynthia 2:33 16 The Musical Box 13:12 17 Watcher Of The Skies 8:17 Total Time 78:52 -
Audience 8.8 - This is the good stuff, seriously good I mean. What you are getting in this one is a band really unstoppable, with a monstrous hit in Frankenstein that the audience is going nuts for and for good reason – a penultimate version that will leave you completely floored. Very strong recording puts you in the action with a front row seat. I love it! EDGAR WINTER WITH RICK DERRINGER BOSTON MUSIC HALL BOSTON, MA SEPTEMBER 10, 1974 THE BAND Rick Derringer guitar vocals Dan Hartman bass vocals Chuck Ruff drums Edgar Winter Clavinet Mellotron organ piano synthesizer vibraphone saxophone vocals SET LIST CD 1 1 -JUST PLAYING THAT ROCK AND ROLL 2 -JUST AROUND THE BAND 3 -HANGING AROUND 4 -MAKE IT FUNKY 5 -WE'RE GONNA GET TOGETHER 6 -UNCOMPLICATED 7 -EAST STREET 8 -FREE RIDE CD 2 1 -ROCK AND ROLL HOOCHIE COO 2 -TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR 3 -FRANKENSTEIN 4 -UNDERCOVER MAN 5 -DO LIKE ME -
Radio Broadcast & Audience 8.8/8.5 - The radio material sounds its age but is a fine document in good enough shape to give you a deeper appreciation for this hugely influential band. The audience material is from a small club, and therefore does not suffer stadium sound problems meaning you can hear everyone pretty solid especially the guitar which is great. I am happy to be able to hear these recordings knowing a little background on the band and how they forged their own path in the music industry. A bit of ancient historical importance on the 1974 show, Judas Priest opened and come on at the end to jam with Budgie making it the first recorded appearance of Judas Priest on tape! Budgie 1972-10-10 Paris Theater London UK Burke Shelley - bass, vocals Ray Phillips - drums Tony Bourge - guitar Disc 1 1. -Talk 2. -Rape of the Locks 3. -Talk (includes station announce) 4. -Rocking Man 5. -Talk 6. -Hot As a Docker's Armpit 1974-02-11 Marquee London line-up: Burke Shelley Tony Bourge Pete Boot 7. Intro 8. Breadfan 9. Hammer And Tongs (early version) 10. You're The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk 11. Parents Disc 2 1. Zoom Club 2. Running From My Soul 4. The Stumble (instrumental version) 5. Running From My Soul (reprise, jam with Judas Priest) -
Audience 9.1 - A recording that delivers everything that you want, especially the guitar tone which is simply glorious. You would be forgiven if you thought “hey am I listening to the Stones right now?” but remember, it was The Stones that sounded like Mick Taylor not the other way around! Great stuff! Mick Taylor with the Jimmy Woods Band 11th Annual Adams Avenue Street Fair, San Diego, CA September 19, 1992 Band members: Mick Taylor : guitar, vocals Jimmy Wood : vocals, harmonica, guitar Jimmy King : guitar, backing vocals Greg Boaz : bass, backing vocals David Salinas : drums Disc 1 01 introduction 02 Badmouth Momma 03 Hoodoo Thing 04 How It Feels 05 You Shook Me Disc 2 06 Shake Your Hips 07 You Don't Miss Your Water 08 You Gotta Move 09 Band Intros 10 Cairo Motel Total Time = 01:32:13 -
Audience 9.2 - A recording that does more than merely capture a live concert on tape, it captures the dynamics and palpable vibe of the event. This is lovely stuff, with the band delivering stunning readings of majestic progressive rock numbers like Sound Chaser and Close To The Edge. To be honest, sometimes the overly jazzy keyboards of Moraz do conflict with the style and sound of the band but mostly he is able to provide the correct sounds during the key parts. Yes Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA June 21, 1975 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite 02 Sound Chaser 03 Close To The Edge 04 To Be Over 05 The Gates Of Delirium Disc 2 06 Your Move 07 Mood For A Day 08 Long Distance Runaround 09 Patrick Moraz Solo 10 Clap 11 And You And I 12 Ritual 13 Roundabout 14 Sweet Dreams -
FM Broadcast 8.9 - This recording was done from the radio broadcast even though most people think it is from the reels (it is from a reel to reel, but a recording made from the broadcast). However, once the live over the air sound mix is sorted out, it becomes pretty darn good and even if the tape has some signs of age, it’s a great document and well worth getting. Yes Madison Square Garden NYC, NY Sept. 6, 1980 Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn cd1 51:30 01. Yours Is No Disgrace 5:01 02. Into The Lens 8:23 03. Clap 4:26 04. And You & I 10:08 05. Go Through This 4:27 06. Man In A White Car 6:17 07. We Can Fly From Here 6:44 08. Tempus Fugit 5:49 09. The Fish (11 seconds) 0:11 cd2 43:21 01 Machine Messiah (Mono) 11:24 02 Starship Trooper 11:55 03 Roundabout 7:42 Bonus: 04 - We Can Fly From Here Studio-Demo - 5:56 05 - We Can Fly From Here 6:23 1980-04-18 (later mix 1980-04-18) -
Audience 8.8 - This is a tape that does improve as it goes ultimately coming to a comfortable place, and one might say it is warm and well balanced. When I hear this I can better appreciate this period of the band, when they were experimenting with their music trying to find a place in the changing world of FM radio and top 40. Does that make it bad? I used to shake my head, but now I understand it, and I find that what they were doing was NEEDED in order to prevent ALL music from that time period sucking so much. YES Civic Center Portland ME USA 02.09.1980 CD 1 (73:20): 01 Does It Really Happen? 02 Yours Is No Disgrace 03 Into The Lens 04 The Clap 05 And You And I 06 Go Through This 07 Man In A White Car Suite 08 We Can Fly From Here 09 Tempus Fugit 10 Amazing Grace - Whitefish CD 2 (77:25): 01 Machine Messiah 02 Starship Trooper 03 Roundabout 04 Can You Imagine?* 05 Telephone Secrets* 06 Mind Drive* 07 Fortune Hunter* 08 You Don't Know+ 09 Make It Easy+ 10 Open Your Box+ * tracks: XYZ session feat. Chris Squire, Alan White & Jimmy Page, april 1981 + tracks: Cinema rehearsals, 1982 -
Audience 8.7 - A very good tape for the time, and what a good time it is for the Stones. What I really enjoyed the most about this recording is how clear Mick Taylor is in the mix. It’s not a super bright sounding tape, and it is not muddy, it is better than average but it shines in atmosphere, performance, and vibe. The band is clearly enjoying the show as much as the audience is. A keeper! The Rolling Stones NICARAGUAN BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE The Forum, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA on January 18th, 1973 Disc 1: 01. -Introduction 02. -Brown Sugar 03. -Bitch 04. -Rocks Off 05. -Gimme Shelter 06. -Route 66 07. -It's All Over Now 08. -Happy 09. -Tumbling Dice 10. -No expectations Disc 2: 01. -Sweet Virginia 02. -You Can't Always Get What You Want 03. -Dead Flowers 04. -Stray Cat Blues 05. -Live With Me 06. -All Down The Line 07. -Rip This Joint 08. -Jumpin' Jack Flash 09. -Street Fighting Man -
Audience 8.5/8.7 - Both tapes are not well known, and are pre-Close To The Edge making them quite interesting to the fans of early period Yes. Both tapes sound pretty good, with the nod going to Tucson for just that little bit of clarity it has overall. There’s enough dynamics, atmosphere, and clarity to allow the listener to settle in to each show and appreciate the details (great ripping Hammond work by Wakeman throughout). Good to have these shows in the collection. Yes Forum Inglewood, CA, USA March 15, 1972 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite Intro (2:09) 02 Roundabout (7:33) 03 Heart Of The Sunrise (11:15) 04 Perpetual Change (10:12) 05 I've Seen All Good People (6:43) 06 Yours Is No Disgrace (11:51) Disc 2 Community Center Tucson, AZ, USA March 16, 1972 01 Roundabout (7:54) 02 I've Seen All Good People (7:05) 03 Mood For A Day (3:31) 04 Clap (3:56) 05 Heart Of The Sunrise (11:08) 06 Rick Wakeman Solo (5:28) 07 Long Distance Runaround (4:09) 08 The Fish (11:00) 09 Perpetual Change (9:13) -
Audience 8.6 - A clear tape, possibly a master source, that presents a very nice performance by the band with a tape that gives you a reasonable recollection of the evening. The tape leans towards a high end propensity while sacrificing any deep lows but I am 100% sure you will LOVE this one because it’s just one of those tapes that seems to get better, the ears adjust, and before you know it you are saying “damn this is pretty good”…because it actually is. As Pretty Woman ends (and there’s a moment in the song where Dave lets loose on some dingus that threw something at him) and it goes into Eddie’s solo, man, this tape TAKES OFF and becomes an easy 9.3 rating. Van Halen The Forum Inglewood, CA September 10, 1982 Disc 1 1. -Romeo Delight 4:14 2. -Unchained 4:01 3. -Drum Solo 2:45 4. -The Full Bug 3:36 5. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:04 6. -Dave Raps 3:34 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:28 8. -Little Guitars 4:21 9. -Where Have All The Good Times Gone 3:16 10. -Bass Solo 4:19 11. -Hang 'em High 3:10 12. -Cathedral 1:47 13. -Secrets 3:21 14. -Everybody Wants Some 13:18 Disc 2 1. -Dance The Night Away 3:14 2. -Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 6:11 3. -Ice Cream Man 7:48 4. -Intruder 1:54 5. -(Oh) Pretty Woman 3:27 6. -Guitar Solo 11:15 7. -D.O.A. 3:36 8. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:05 9. -Bottoms Up 5:46 10. -You Really Got Me - Happy Trails 6:31 -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear and with enough dynamics present to really provide an authentic experience of virtually being there. These kinds of recordings, while technically not considered as excellent (unfairly) due to the measurable fidelity of the audio (in the objective sense) are actually excellent in their own right. This is a well done recording, with the sound “floating” above you and giving you a sense of time and place, of literally being there. Van Halen Fair Warning Tour Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Tuesday August 25th, 1981 Disc 1 01. On Fire 02. Sinner's Swing 03. Drum solo 04. Hear About It Later 05. So This Is Love 06. Jamie's Crying 07. Bass solo 08. Runnin' With The Devil 09. Dance The Night Away 10. Sunday Afternoon In The Park 11. Romeo Delight 12. Everybody Wants Some!! Disc 2 13. Sounds of Summertime 14. Ice Cream Man 15. Mean Street 16. Guitar solo 17. Feel Your Love Tonight 18. You Really Got Me 19. Unchained 20. Ain't Talkin''Bout Love Line-up: David Lee Roth : Edward Van Halen : Alex Van Halen : Michael Anthony. -
Soundboard 8.7 - This is clear enough and is a board tape but my guess is that it is actually sourced from a line feed (video) because I do notice some compression on the signal. Still, it is highly enjoyable, getting ample amounts of bass, drums, and of course guitars (even some panning effects now and then, very cool). Capital Centre Landover, MD. August 12th 1978 Disc 1: 1. -Just What The Doctor Ordered (4:25) 2. -Yank Me, Crank Me (4:17) 3. -Dog Eat Dog (5:29) 4. -Free For All (5:24) 5. -Snakeskin Cowboys (5:00) 6. -Cat Scratch Fever (5:29) 7. -Need You Bad (5:23) 8. -Tight Spots (3:06) 9. -Name Your Poison (5:38) Disc 2: 1. -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (6:05) 2. -Guitar Solo (6:11) 3. -Stormtroopin' (4:57) 4. -Stranglehold (10:46) 5. -Motor City Madhouse (9:13) 6. -Gonzo (6:35) -
Audience 8.3 - Do not let the low rating dissuade you from obtaining this show, because it is actually pretty clear and for this tour probably one of the better auds. It does lean toward low end, in a good way because it does not crowd everyone else out. Eddie is on fire and you hear him well, vocals and bass are solid (vox are a touch behind it all but still right there) so perhaps drums are the weakness but even then I can hear what he’s doing. Once your ears adjust, man this ain’t that bad. Van Halen Monday, April 14, 1980 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI Disc 1 01 -Radio Promo 02 -Intro 03 -Romeo Delight 04 -Bottoms Up 05 -Runnin' With The Devil 06 -Tora Tora - Loss Of Control 07 -Take Your Whiskey Home 08 -Dance The Night Away 09 -Women In Love 10 -Jamie's Cryin' 11 -banter 12 -Feel Your Love Tonight Disc 2 13 -Bright Lights, Big City 14 -Atomic Punk 15 -And The Cradle Will Rock 16 -Light Up The Sky 17 -Guitar Solo 18 -Ain't Talkin' Bout Love -Encores- 19 -Applause 20 -Ice Cream Man 21 -You Really Got Me