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Audience 8.5 -
Audience/Soundboard 8.6-9.0 - The majority of the set is very good, audience quality tapes that have a decent enough sound where you can take it easy and not strain yourself trying to hear George rip his leads. I would say the lone exception though might be the Amsterdam tape which is less clear, but even here it's not a trainwreck at all. The board tape from France is good to have, obviously Dokken is clearly the top of the heap when it comes to the 80's "hair" metal bands although I hate to classify them there because they were class musicians first.
Dokken The Important Years 1983-1988 ARCO Arena Sacramento, CA December 28, 1983 Breaking The Chains Tour Disc 1 01. Paris Is Burning 02. Going Down Under 03. Young Girls 04. In The Middle 05. Hit And Run 06. Nightrider 07. George Lynch Guitar Solo 08. Live To Rock, Rock To Live 09. Breaking The Chains Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam, Netherlands March 09, 1986 10. Unchain The Night 11. The Hunter 12. When Heaven Comes Down 13. It's Not Love 14. Into the Fire 15. Lightnin' Strikes Again Disc 2 Chapiteau Reims,France April 25, 1986 01. Unchain The Night 02. Tooth And Nail 03. Into the Fire 04. In My Dreams 05. It's Not Love 06. Alone Again 07. When Heaven Comes Down 08. Lightnin' Strikes Again 09. Just Got Lucky Disc 3 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA. June 15, 1988 01. Tooth And Nail 02. Just Got Lucky 03. Burning Like A Flame 04. Into The Fire 05. Heaven Sent 06. It's Not Love 07. George Lynch Solo 08. Mr. Scary 09. Standing In The Shadows 10. Alone Again -
Soundboard 9.0 - A very energetic show and a great tape that allows an appropriate amount of atmosphere to permeate. -
Audience/SBRD 8.8/9.3 - This is the good stuff. Both shows excellent, the Osaka aud. tape is quite good, very lively and clear. The band is in their prime, they had loads of confidence and bravado and it shows. Dokken Osaka, Japan December 3, 1985 Disc 1 1. Unchain The Night 2. Tooth And Nail 3. When Heaven Comes Down 4. Bullets To Spare 5. Jaded Heart 6. Will The Sun Rise 7. In My Dreams 8. The Hunter 9. It's Not Love 10. Lightnin' Strikes Again 11. Alone Again 12. Into The Fire 13. Til The Livin' End Disc 2 Osaka cont'd 1. Breaking The Chains 2. Just Got Lucky 3. Guitar Solo 4. Paris Is Burning The Palladium Hollywood, CA February 15, 1985 5. Without Warning - Tooth & Nail 6. When Heaven Comes Down 7. Don't Close Your Eyes 8. Just Got Lucky 9. Alone Again 10. Bullets To Spare -
Soundboard 9.1 -
Audience 8.9 - A lively audience while the band is in top form and both seem to feed off of each other. A great show! -
Audience 8.5 -
New and Never Played EX+/M- -
Soundboard 9.2 -
Soundboard - All shows ranging from 8.7 to 9.3 in sound quality. All shows have been Remastered! -
This one has grown in value due to availability, now a hard to find UK import. Brand New - Sealed -
Audience 8.2 - This rare old tape shows signs of age, with the typical problems such as tape hiss and some dropouts occasionally but it is saved because there is music underneath it, I mean, you do hear the band reasonably well and it happens that, for whatever reason, there is no abundance of ’79 shows by this band. Plenty of 80’s, and some pre-’79 too but not a lot of 1979 gigs. Also, of note this gig was the one right before their appearance on Rockpalast.
DIRE STRAITS Stadthalle Stolberg, Germany 2/15/1979 1. -Down To The Waterline 2. -Six Blade Knife 3. -Once Upon A Time In The West 4. -Lady Writer 5. -Single Handed Sailor 6. -Water Of Love 7. -In The Gallery 8. -Follow Me Home 9. -News
1. -What's The Matter With You Baby 2. -Lions 3. -Sultans Of Swing 4. -Wild West End 5. -Where Do You Think You're Going 6. -Eastbound Train 7. -Southbound Again 8. -Nadine -
Soundboard 9.3 - A super clean, almost clinical board tape where you get detail on all the instruments. This is probably not how the show actually sounded, but it’s great if you want to hear the band playing in your living room. Dire Straits - San Antonio '85 Time: 43:07, 46:46 Date: August 16, 1985 Location: Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, Texas, USA DISC 1: 01 - Sultans Of Swing 11:45 02 - Why Worry 5:01 03 - Walk Of Life 4:02 04 - Two Young Lovers 4:45 05 - Brothers In Arms 8:14 06 - Solid Rock 4:44 07 - Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) 4:36 DISC 2: 01 - Ride Across The River 9:53 02 - Expresso Love 6:45 03 - One World 5:41 04 - Romeo & Juliet 8:46 05 - Money For Nothing 7:50 06 - Tunnel Of Love 7:51 Personnel: Mark Knopfler - Vocals, Guitar Hal Lindes - Guitar Alan Clarke - Keyboards John Illsley - Bass Terry Williams - Drums Tommy Mandel - Keyboards Mel Collins - Saxophone Joop De Korte - Percussion -
Audience 8.4 - The Roundhouse in London was not the ideal place to make a stealth recording, and this one barely wins the struggle between room and distance to present a surprising, clear picture of a very early Dire Straits show. Songs “Me And My Friends” and “Real Girl” would be dropped from the set soon after this show, so having a tape like this should be considered important to the collector. Dire Straits: Roundhouse, London, England, 1978-01-29 Opening act for Talking Heads! 01 Southbound Again 02 Six-Blade Knife 03 Eastbound Train 04 Down To The Waterline 05 In The Gallery 06 Water Of Love 07 Setting Me Up 08 Real Girl 09 Me And My Friends 10 Sultans Of Swing 11 Wild West End (Real Girl and Me And My Friends are rare, unreleased, non-album songs!) -
Soundboard 9.8 - What you have here is an absolute “Must Have” for any fan even remotely interested in this band. I would say this comes highly recommended to ANYONE who enjoys music, period. It’s just that good. Dire Straits The Polytechnic Leeds, England January 30, 1978 1. -Southbound Again 2. -Eastbound Train 3. -Down to the Waterline 4. -In the Gallery 5. -Water of Love 6. -Setting Me Up 7. -Me and My Friends 8. -Real Girl 9. -Sultans of Swing The Band: Mark Knopfler - Guitar, Vocals David Knopfler - Rhythm Guitar John Illsley - Bass Guitar Pick Withers - Drums -
Soundboard 9.6 - Pretty much the crème de la crème for collectors of this great band. Fame is just now latching on to them, as they get ever larger gigs and more exposure. Wait until Money For Nothing and then it really takes off! I guess these are the days before the glory although I would say they are hitting their stride. Dire Straits Studio-L. Cologne, Germany 2/16/1979 Disc 1 01 Down to the Waterline 02 Six Blade Knife 03 Once Upon a Time in the West 04 Lady Writer 05 Single Handed Sailor 06 Water of Love 07 In the Gallery 08 Follow Me Home 09 News Disc 2 10 What's the Matter Baby 11 Lions 12 Sultans of Swing 13 Wild West End 14 Where Do You Think You're Going? 15 Eastbound Train 16 Sultans of Swing -
Soundboard 9.4 - Consistently excellent across the entire set, and the great thing is there is minimal song duplication throughout. This set was compiled to give a broad overview of the band’s work, it accomplished that with aplomb. Dire Straits Bijou 4 disc set DISC 1 RECORDED LIVE AT BBC STUDIOS, FEB 15-16, 1978 LONDON 01. DOWN TO THE WATERLINE 02. WATER OF LOVE 03. WILD WEST END 04. LIONS RECORDED LIVE AT CAPITOL THEATER, MARCH 6, 1979, PHILADELPHIA, PA 05. SIX BLADE KNIFE 06. LADY WRITER 07. WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING 08. NEWS 09. WHAT'S THE MATTER 10. SOUTHBOUND RECORDED LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO DURING 1980 USA TOUR 11. EASTBOUND TRAIN RECORDED LIVE IN LONDON AT PRINCE'S TRUST ROCK GALA DURING 1983 TOUR 12. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST RECORDED LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 13. ESPRESSO LOVE 14. TUNNEL OF LOVE RECORDED LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 15. ONE WORLD TRACKS 1-10: MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS DAVID KNOPFLER - GUITARS/VOCALS JOHN ILLSEY - BASS/VOCALS PICK WITHERS - DRUMS TRACKS 11-15: JOHN ILLSEY - BASS/BACKING VOCALS MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS TERRY WILLIAMS - DRUMS HAL LINDES - GUITARS/BACKING VOCALS MEL COLLINS - SAX GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS ALAN CLARK - PIANO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISC 2 RECORDED LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 01. SULTANS OF SWING 02. RIDE ACROSS THE RIVER RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK, JULY 7, 1985 03. SO FAR AWAY 04. ROMEO AND JULIET 05. PRIVATE INVESTIGATION 06. MAN'S TOO STRONG 07. BROTHERS IN ARMS RECORDED LIVE AT PRINCE'S TRUST ROCK GALA, LONDON 08. MONEY FOR NOTHING (WITH FRIENDS) - *KNOPFLER/STING WITH ELTON JOHN, BRIAN MAY, ERIC CLAPTON, JOE COCKER, ETC. RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK, JULY 11, 1988 09. WALK OF LIFE 10. WONDERFUL TONIGHT - *CLAPTON 11. SOLID ROCK WITH ERIC CLAPTON MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS TERRY WILLIAMS - DRUMS JACK SONNI - GUITAR CHRIS WHITE - SAX GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS ALAN CLARK - PIANO/BACKING VOCALS JOHN ILLSEY - BASS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISC 3 RECORDED LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 01. TWO YOUNG LOVERS RECORDED LIVE IN LONDON, UK DURING 1983 EUROPEAN TOUR 02. LOVER OVER GOLD 03. GOIN' HOME RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK, JULY 7, 1985 04. WHY WORRY THE NOTTING HILLBILLIES RECORDED LIVE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB, LONDON, 1990 05. SET ME FREE 06. THAT'S ALRIGHT MAMA - *ARTHUR GUDRUP 07. YOUR OWN SWEET AWAY 08. RUN ME DOWN - *TRADITIONAL 09. HOBO'S LULLABY 10. I THINK I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH 11. ROLL, ROLL, ROLL 12. FEEL LIKE GOING HOME - *CHARLIE RICH RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, 1988 - WITH ERIC CLAPTON 13. MONEY FOR NOTHING - *KNOPFLER/STING RECORDED LIVE IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND, JUNE 28, 1992 14. BROTHERS IN ARMS 15. SOLID ROCK NOTTING HILLBILLIES: MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS/BACKING VOCALS BRENDAN CROKER - GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS STEVE PHILLIPS - GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS PAUL FRANKLIN - PEDAL STEEL GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISC 4 RECORDED LIVE IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND, JUNE 28, 1992 01. CALLING ELVIS 02. WALK OF LIFE 03. HEAVY FUEL 04. ROMEO AND JULIET 05. THE BUG 06. PRIVATE INVESTIGATION 07. YOUR LATEST TRICK 08. ON EVERY STREET 09. TELEGRAPH ROAD MARK KNOPFLER - GUITAR/LEAD VOCALS JOHN ILLSEY - BASS/BACKING VOCALS GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS ALAN CLARK - KEYBOARDS/PIANO PHIL PALMER - GUITAR CHRIS WHITTEN - DRUMS CHRIS WHITE - VOCALS/SAXOPHONE PAUL CUMMINGS - PERCUSSION PAUL FRANKLIN - PEDAL STEEL GUITAR -
Soundboard 9.8 - A beautiful sounding show, and some interesting arrangements. Dire Straits - 1981-07-05 Werchter,Belgium Artist Dire Straits Venue Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium Date 5th July 1981 Source Soundboard Tracks 01. Once Upon A Time In The West [08:34] 02. Expresso Love [06:54] 03. Down To The Waterline [05:03] 04. Skateaway [07:35] 05. Romeo And Juliet [09:29] 06. News [03:37] 07. Private Investigations [03:01] 08. Sultans Of Swing [11:01] 09. Angel Of Mercy [06:34] 10. Tunnel Of Love [12:26] Runtime: 01:14:15 -
Audience 9.4 - Outstanding tape that has a full, rich bottom end that comes close to overshadowing the rest of the band but does not…but the fact that it is so insistent in the mix gives you that feeling like you are standing close to the mains and literally feel the bass and drums going right through you. That is what gives this recording an amazing live feel, because it literally places you right there and when you crank this you relive this event. This date is NOT the same show as the other Cologne '79 (Rockpalast) listed here. This is November 4th, 1979 so if you bought the other Cologne '79 this is not that and this is equal if not better in some ways than the Rockpalast gig. Dire Straits Europe 1979 Disc 1 Carre Theater Amsterdam, Netherlands 11-04-1979 01. intro03:23 02. Down To The Waterline 02:56 03. Six Blade Knife 05:26 04. Once Upon A Time In The West 05:38 05. Lady Writer 03:35 06. Single Handed Sailor 05:37 07. News 03:47 08. What's The Matter Baby 03:29 09. Portobello Belle 04:17 10. Wild West End 05:44 Disc 2 11. Lions 05:41 12. Angel Of Mercy 03:31 13. Solid Rock 04:01 14. Sultans Of Swing 07:02 15. Where Do You Think You're Going? 05:08 16. Southbound Again 04:29 17. Setting Me Up 03:13 18. Twisting By The Pool 06:06 Disc 3 Messehalle Cologne, Germany 11-09-1979 01. intro 02:44 02. Down To The Waterline 02:57 03. Six Blade Knife 05:37 04. Once Upon A Time In The West 05:26 05. Lady Writer 03:31 06. Single Handed Sailor 05:52 07. Lions 05:46 08. Sultans Of Swing 06:37 09. Wild West End 05:36 10. Portobello Belle 04:09 11. News 03:50 Disc 4 12. In The Gallery 06:55 13. Follow Me Home 05:47 14. Angel Of Mercy 03:47 15. Solid Rock 04:11 16. What's The Matter Baby 03:12 17. Where Do You Think You're Going? 04:28 18. Water Of Love 05:20 19. Southbound Again 04:55 20. Setting Me Up 03:32 21. Twisting By The Pool 05:26 -
Soundboard 9.2 - Don't assume that there is any particular period of Dio's career that is "better" or somehow more desirable. Dio was a total pro, and he always put together exceptional bands. Vivian Campbell just shreds on this. The performance, the quality, Dio up to his usual high standards of excellence - this is a must have! -
Soundboard 9.7 -
Audience 8.9 - A solid but very loud recording with the tiniest bit of overloaded signal that seems to make this recording jump out of the speakers with supreme force. Pretty intense stuff, highly recommended! -
Audience 9.3 - An excellent capture of a great performance by the entire band. With a recording like this where taper is using high quality equipment, the end result is only as good as the PA sound since that is what your mics capture. In the case of Dio, I am sure they have a multi-million dollar PA system and expert sound engineers at the desk. The live sound is well mixed and powerful. DIO Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME. September 9th 1985 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -King of Rock and Roll 3 -Like The Beat Of A Heart 4 -Don't Talk To Strangers 5 -Hungry For Heaven 6 -The Last In Line 7 -Holy Diver 8 -The Last In Line (reprise) 9 -Drum Solo 10 -Heaven And Hell 11 -Guitar Solo Disc 2 12 -Keyboard Solo - Guitar Solo 13 -Sacred Heart 14 -Rock 'n' Roll Children 15 -Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 16 -Man On The Silver Mountain 17 -Rock 'n' Roll Children (reprise) 18 -Stand Up And Shout 19 -Rainbow In The Dark 20 -Thank You Goodnight THE BAND Ronnie James Dio vocals Vivian Campbell guitar Jimmy Bain bass backing vocals Vinny Appice drums Claude Schnell keyboards -
Soundboard 9.5 - I know what you are thinking – “is this just another awesome Dio board tape”? Yep, sorry to disappoint! DIO Breaking Sound Festival Paris,France August 30,1984 01. One Night In The City 02. We Rock 03. Holy Diver > 04. Stargazer > 05. Heaven & Hell 06. Rainbow In The Dark 07. Band intros > Man On The Silver Mountain > Starstruck > MOTSM 08. Don't Talk To Strangers Band Line-up Ronnie James DIO - Vocals Vinny Appice - Drums Jimmy Bain - Bass Vivian Campbell - Guitar Claude Schnell - Keyboards -
Audience 8.8 - A tape with a ton of atmosphere and electricity. The audio does not have a super well balanced mix but rather a strong focus on Dio’s vocals (fine by me) and really solid drums followed by a good mid range punch of guitar and bass. This is enjoyable stuff here! -
Soundboard 9.2 -
Soundboard 9.1 - I am kind of doubting whether it is truly a board tape because it doesn’t have that sort of dry and immediate sound, it’s got too much atmosphere. That being said, it is definitely pro, and could be open mics placed strategically around the stage. Sounds great! -
CD 1: Oakland, CA - Audience 9.2 - Sounds like a pro recording. CD 2-4: Cotati, CA - Audience 9.4 - The band must have had this recorded themselves, it’s too good! Highly skilled musicians jamming the night away. -
FM Broadcast 9.8 - Just about as good as it can get, this captures the moment and freezes it forever in such granular detail that it feels like you are sitting right next to Dickie’s amp. It makes you appreciate his playing like never before. I mean, I play the guitar, but I have no concept of how you turn it into an extension of yourself to the degree that it is practically impossible to make even the slightest mistake. Not that his playing is perfection, it almost is, but just that he uses the instrument to convey so much feeling that it is impossible even to tell if he ever misses a note or phrases something wrong. Does that make sense? NOTE: The artwork shows disc two with only the last two tracks but the set has been tracked to include "Jessica" and "The Way Love Goes" on disc 2...so the artwork will not be changed to reflect the song order it just is what it is. Dickey Betts & Great Southern The Bottom Line NYC, NY. 4/19/77 (early show) Disc 1 01 pre ramble 02 Blue Sky 03 Run Gypsy Run 04 Out To Get Me 05 Bougainvillea 06 In Memory of Elizabeth Reed 07 Nothing you Can Do 08 Southbound Disc 2 09 Jessica 10 The Way Love Goes 11 talk 12 High Falls 13 Ramblin' Man -
Radio Broadcast 8.7 -
Believe it or not this is the most sought after issue of this album, even more so than the vinyl or original 1993 CD issue. Go figure. Brand New - Sealed -
Soundboard 8.8 - From a vinyl source, of course it’s great, but be prepared for tell-tale vinyl crackles and surface noise (minor), which all lends an air of authenticity to it. -
Soundboard 9.2 - A good atmosphere for a board. It’s cool to hear this early performance. -
Audience 9.1 - Sounds very close and hard to tell whether aud or board but for the audience members in the background. Super cool actually, I like the impact of the guitar/bass in this tape. DEVO 1977-12-17 New York City, NY - Max's Kansas City Intro Pink Pussycat Satisfaction Too Much Paranoias Praying Hands Uncontrollable Urge Mongoloid Jocko Homo Smart Patrol – Mr. DNA Gut Feeling Slap Your Mammy Sloppy Come Back Jonee Clockout Timing X – Soo Bawlz Pink Pussycat Space Junk Mongoloid Gut Feeling Slap Your Mammy Sloppy Wiggly World -
Audience 8.6 - Complete show that even includes the opening act “Dove” which sounds suspicious to me but there it is. This is a very good recording which is a bit spacious sounding for being in a club, and really conveys the feeling and the immediate crowd response which is very enthusiastic. -
Audience 8.7 - A real small club atmosphere that puts you kind of up front where you get a real snappy drum sound and then guitars and vocals seem panned in wide stereo field because I can only assume the recorder was standing in front of the stage and was picking up the drums first then the P.A.’s which give this a very real vibe. -
Soundboard 9.2 -
Audience 8.4 - At some parts there is an annoying noise in the bandwidth, but it clears up. Nevertheless this is one to get. -
Audience 8.6 - Open mic recordings of a studio rehearsal session that sound fairly decent if not a bit raucous and rough around the edges. -
Audience 6.8 - From what I understand this was once one of the rarest D & the D’s tapes. Unfortunately it is pretty rough, that being said guitar is the clearest thing on here. A fiery show too! -
Soundboard 9.3 - Guitars literally leap out of the speakers in this mix. Not 100% if it is actually a board tape because there’s some atmosphere, at least with vocals and drums. -
Pro Studio Sound -
Audience 8.5 - Maybe a little low end muddiness with a real strong bass presence but I don’t think it kills this recording at all. If the guitars and vocals did not come through I would have said otherwise. The playing is exceptional; this recording should be enjoyed by all. -
Pro Studio Quality -
All Pro Soundboard 9.6 - Stunning quality! -
Audience 8.8 - This is a strange recording because at first it may seem as though it is a board tape because there’s virtually no audience noise at all. Closer examination reveals that it is more likely an open mic placed right up on the stage or close to the mains. It is a little hot, meaning the levels are near max, but thankfully it only comes to the bleeding edge and does not fall off the cliff. A pretty darn exciting tape! -
Audience 7.8 - Tape is a little over saturated but all the music comes through and well separated so that you get every piano key, every guitar note, every bass note, etc. and it’s great.
