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Professionally recorded, vinyl source 9.4 - Exceptional. If you are listening for the musicianship than you will love it. This was ripped from a vinyl source and consequently some artifacts are present although minimized. I am inclined to believe some of this is a live in studio recording (listen to "I'm On Fire For You Baby" and tell me that is from the same concert). April Wine Live on the Electric Adventure Tour Montreal, Canada 1974 1. (Mama) It's True 2. Druthers 3. Cat's Claw 4. I'm On Fire For You Baby 5. The Band Has Just Begun 6. Good Fibes 7. Just Like That 8. You Could Have Been A Lady -
American Progressive Rock Band 1973-1980 from Pittsburgh, PA. Complex and long tracks featuring a wide assortment of instruments. File under Camel, Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, or perhaps any Canterbury Progressive rock groups of the 70's. -
Radio Broadcast 9.3 - Everything on this disc (includes some bonus material) is fantastic and well worth exploring. Arc Angels Paradise Theater Boston, MA December 16, 1992 Disc 1 01. -Paradise Cafe 02. -Dimples 03. -Carry Me On 04. -The Famous Jane 05. -Good Time 06. -Spanish Moon 07. -Sent By Angels 08. -Always Believed In You 09. -Sweet Nadine 10. -Angel 11. -Shape I'm In Disc 2 12. -Living In A Dream 13. -encore break 14. -band introductions 15. -Looking Back 16. -Too Many Ways To Fall 17. -Too Many Ways To Fall (David Letterman Show - 1993-01-06) Pittsburgh, PA. December 8, 1992 18. -Paradise Cafe 19. -Dimples 20. -Always Believed In You 21. -Angel 22. -Living In A Dream 23. -Too Many Ways To Fall Doyle Bramhall II: guitar, vocals Charlie Sexton: guitar, vocals Tommy Shannon: bass Chris Layton: drums -
Audience 8.7 - A strong and intense recording with a percussive tilt to it, so you get a very present and crisp drums and percussion. Everything else is also pretty clear but I would have liked guitars more up front but they are fine. This period of the band is exciting and intense, so if you love your progressive jazz hard rock played with fire and intensity that sometimes is off the charts this band is for you. -
Audience 8.3 - This recording captures a medium to large hall atmosphere from maybe middle rows and is quite good under those circumstances. It actually lends a cool vibe to the show, despite that naturally huge reverb going on. Oh, if you are unfamiliar with them, here’s the deal: GREAT hard and heavy jazz rock leaning towards rock with a very quirky singer. Once you get used to him, you are LOVING this band. -
Audience 8.8 - A very direct and punchy recording that delivers the music straight into your ears without passing through any air. As if you are sitting in front of the speaker as they play, nobody in front of you. It makes for a cool experience to hear this super intense band so intimately. -
Audience 8.3 - Some tinny highs but a good defined bass, so a complete sound spectrum present although I might roll off the highs and boost my mids for better listening. -
Audience 8.6 - A little bit thin as far as this recording goes in that it could use a little more bottom end but that is not a deal breaker because it is not a “shrill” thin, just could use more lows. That being said, there’s a lot to chew on with this show. Great performance, good quality, so just be aware the singer requires some getting used to! Have fun. -
Audience 8.9 - Very strong, clear, and dynamic recording. -
Pro recordings 9.4 - Totally excellent. -
Soundboard 9.1 - Recorded and broadcast this is as expected a very good recording. The music is also… let’s face it these guys were top shelf and had a classy approach to heavy metal. Armored Saint 11/9/84 Harpo's Detroit, MI WLLZ - FM broadcast - A 1. March of the Saint 2. Mutiny on the World 3. Stricken by Fate 4.Seducer 5. Take a Turn 6. Envy 7. Glory Hunter 8. False Alarm 9. Can U Deliver 10. Lesson Well Learned 11.Madhouse 12.outro and interview -
Audience 8.8 - This show finally comes to light after decades and it’s surprisingly good. It’s extremely insistent and powerful sounding with guitars really up front and vocals thankfully pretty nicely mixed in as well. In fact, even drums here sound nicely integrated into the live sound mix in this small sounding venue. I rather like this one and you will too. Armored Saint Sherwood's Indianapolis, IN. January 30th, 1985 1. March Of The Saint 2. Mutiny On The World 3. False Alarm 4. Take A Turn 5. Stricken By Fate 6. Seducer 7. Madhouse 8. Can U Deliver -
Soundboard 9.7 -
Pro Studio - Rehearsals -
Audience 9.3 - Taken from master tape, this is super clean, vibrant, and detailed – as an Italian prog recording ought to be. These guys cover a wide range of sound and style all keeping within that certain ethos of grandiose, elegant Italian rock (can get frenetic at times, complex, gentle, ethnic, it's all that and more). Arti E Mestieri 2011-11-05 Kawasaki Japan Italian Progressive Rock Festival ARTI & MESTIERI Line up : Beppe Crovella, Keyboard/Hammond Furio Chirico, drums Marco Roagna, guitars Roberto Puggioni, bass Iano Nicolo', vocals TRACKLIST : 1 - OPENING 2 - GRAVITA’ 9.81 3 - STRIPS 4 - POSITIVO-NEGATIVO 5 - SI FA LUNA 6 - VALZER PER DOMANI 7 - MIRAFIORI 8 - IL FIGLIO DEL BARBIERE 9 - ARC EN CIEL 10 - ALBA MEDITERRANEA 11 - KEYBOARDS SOLO 12 - DRUMS SOLO – JAM 13 - 2000 14 - TREMA 15 - MESSAGE FROM FURIO CHIRICO 16 - IN CAMMINO 17 - ENDING -
Audience 7.8 - Similar to the Bruxelles show but the sound field opens up more on this and the highs, while maybe slightly crispy, are a plus as they give some definition to the music. -
Aud 7.6 - decent all around without a lot of dynamics but strong -
Brand New - Sealed -
All Soundboard - All Excellent (4 Shows) -
Audience 7.0 -
Audience 8.3-8.7 - What starts out sounding kind of boomy, slowly starts to turn into a very good and powerful recording as if the taper started on one side (bass) and moved to the middle…either that or the sound man finally got it right. Either way this will surely please! -
Audience 7.8 - Both shows roughly the same with enough differences to say one has qualities the other doesn’t have and vice versa. So whereas in one show you might get more definition on guitar, the other will have more vocal presence and a slightly better rhythm section. Take your pick, two vintage Atomic Rooster gigs hardly a losing proposition. -
Dallas, TX. based hard rock/jazz fusion group heavily influenced by Jean Luc Ponty and Mahavishnu Orchestra. Enjoyed a brief but fruitful life span between the years 1975 and 1977, and having at least two significant line-up changes. Bassist Roy Vogt would later go on to find much success touring with legendary singer Englebert Humperdinck and teaching and recording many compositions in Nashville, most notably with guitarist extraordinaire Stan Lassiter. -
Soundboard 8.6 - This sounds VERY 80’s, I mean, it sounds pretty dated…but good quality. I guess they were not too bad, kind of simplistic maybe in a Twisted Sister kind of way, but the guitarist pulls out some tasty solos. Autograph Live Cameo Theater, San Antonio 1/11/1985 1 Send Her To Me 2 Thrill Of Love 3 Cloud 10 4 Friday 5 Deep End 6 my Girlfriend's Boyfriend Isn't Me 7 Turn Up The Radio 8 Take No Prisoners 9 Crazy World -
Professional recording, top shelf! CD 1 - Audience 9.4 CD 2 - Soundboard 9.2 CD 3 - Soundboard 9.3 CD 4 - Soundboard 9.1 -
CD 1 - Pro 8.8 (and the best disc of this set) CD 2 - Audience 6.4 (possibly the worst of this set, but if you turn it up louder it sounds better actually. Levels are low!) CD 3 - Audience 7.2 (a big step up from previous disc, levels a little low but not so much, kind of thin, gets crowded when the band is loud.) CD 4/5 - Audience 7.7 (good stereo separation, everything is clear, a decent recording!) Bachman-Turner Overdrive The BTO Box Disc 1 Agora Cleveland, OH 1974 01 -Don't Get Yourself In Trouble - Little Gandy Dancer 02 -Give It Time 03 -Welcome Home 04 -Hold Back The Water 05 -Blue Collar 06 -Give Me Your Money Please 07 -Let It Ride 08 -American Woman 09 -Honky Tonk Woman Disc 2 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen, West Germany 1975-05-11 1. -Introduction 2. -ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY 3. -GIVE IT TIME 4. -SLEDGEHAMMER 5. -LET IT RIDE 6. -ROCK IS MY LIFE AND THIS IS MY SONG 7. -BLUE MOANIN' 8. -FREE WHEELIN' 9. -WELCOME HOME 10. -Guitar Solo - Bass Solo 11. -NOT FRAGILE 12. -YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET 13. -TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS 14. -SLOW DOWN BOOGIE Disc 3 CNE Grandstand Toronto, Canada August 24, 1976 1. -Take It Like A Man 2. -Give It Time 3. -Hold Back The Water - Welcome Home 4. -Don't Get Yourself in Trouble 5. -Find Out About Love 6. -Blue Collar 7. -Rock Is My Life & This Is My Song 8. -Not Fragile 9. -Let It Ride 10. -Hey You 11. -Four Wheel Drive 12. -You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Disc 4 Shimm Hall Nagoya, Japan October 2, 1976 1. -Give Me Your Money, Please 2. -Give It Time 3. -Hold Back The Water 4. -Welcome Home 5. -Don't Get Yourself In Trouble 6. -Find Out About Love 7. -Blue Collar 8. -Sledgehammer 9. -Rock Is My Life & This Is My Song 10. -Not Fragile 11. -Let It Ride 12. -Hey You 13. -You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet 14. -Roll On Down The Highway Disc 5 Nagoya cont'd 1. -Four Wheel Drive 2. -Takin' Care Of Business 3. -Slow Down Boogie - Thank You - Domo -
Soundboard 9.5 - Mixed for official release, but sadly it was withdrawn from the market and is now hopelessly out of print. -
Audience 8.5 - Nothing much to complain about here. A good and very “live” sounding tape. Gives you the atmosphere which, if done properly, adds much to the tape. -
CD 1 - Brisbane - Audience 7.8 (a little bit flat maybe but it is clear enough you hear the whole band, still enjoyable nonetheless) CD 2 - Lancaster - Audience 8.6 (a great recording here) -
Audience 7.6 - I wish this sounded better because it’s one of the few recordings capturing that rare moment when they are joined by the Zeppers. So, yeah, a little rough with the loudness and all, but important in a historical sense. -
Soundboard 9.4 - Brilliant! -
Audience 9.2 - KANSAS opened up for BAD COMPANY on this exciting night in 1976. We have that show listed as well.