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Audience 8.3 - Both shows recorded by same taper so sound quality consistent throughout. This is another one of those “right in the middle of the action” tapes, where literally you sense the surroundings, and settle yourself in to what will be a wild night of rock and roll music. Quality is decent, without too much in the way of dynamics, but also this is not a muddy, crappy recording, it’s just not showcasing a wide range of tones. What you do get is a total immersion, and a very real sense of the electricity in the air (and in the excitable crowd). FOGHAT Music Hall Boston MA. May 3rd 1973 THE BAND Dave Peverett rhythm guitar vocals Rod Price lead guitar slide guitar Tony Stevens bass Roger Earl drums Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Road Fever 3 -What A Shame 4 -Shes Gone 5 -Leaving Again (Again) 6 -I Just Want To Make Love To You 7 -Who Do You Love 8 -Lousiana Blues JOHNNY WINTER Music Hall Boston MA. May 3rd 1973 THE BAND Johnny Winter guitar vocals Randy Jo Hobbs bass Richard Hughes drums Disc 2 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Rock Me Baby 3 -Can't You Feel It 4 -Rock And Roll Hoochie Coo 5 -Great Balls Of Fire 6 -Long Tall Sally 7 -Black Cat Bone Disc 3 8 -Jumpin` Jack Flash 9 -Let It Bleed 10 -Everyday I Have The Blues 11 -Back Door Friend -
Audience 8.3 - An aged tape that still contains a very good frequency from low to high – maybe a touch on the thin side but overall this whole thing is very fun to listen to. -
Audience 8.0 - This is an explosive sounding document, thrilling actually. Sounds like it’s right in front of PA on Johnny’s side, but does not distort. So cool! -
Audience 8.2 - Very live with that festival vibe all over it. Clear guitar right in your face. -
Radio Broadcast 8.9 - Two different sources were used to make one complete broadcast and as such there is slight audio change throughout, but all is good because it is all very good! Some signs of time and dust but for the most part it is a tape that delivers…and what you might notice is how articulate Johnny’s playing is around this time. Johnny Winter Old Waldorf San Francisco 1978-12-23 Disc 1 1. -Hideaway 2. -Messing With The Kid 3. -One Step At A Time 4. -Mississippi Blues 5. -Black Cat Bone 6. -Bony Moronie 7. -Last Night 8. -Wipe Out 9. -Drum Solo Disc 2 10. -Drum Solo Con't. 11. -Wipe Out (reprise) 12. -Merry Chistmas Baby (Jon Paris on Guitar, Vocal; Johnny Winter on Bass) Johnny Winter - Guitar, vocals Jon Paris - Bass Bobby Torello - Drums Bonus Concert Johnny Winter And Rick Derringer Stockholm 02/01/1971 13. -Good Morning Little School Girl 14. -Rock´n Roll Hootchie Coo 15. -Be Careful With A Fool - It's My Own Fault 16. -Jumping Jack Flash 17. -Great Balls of Fire - Whole Lotta Shaking Going On -
Soundboard 8.7 - This is a pro recording but what hurts it is the upper end frequencies, they seem a bit shrill to me. Now, the good news is that you can EQ this and since the highs are so present, you won’t lose them with any EQ’ing. So I think this tape is a sound engineer’s dream. -
Soundboard 8.8 - A good live radio broadcast with emphasis on the guitar where it should be of course. Sound ranges towards treble and that gives guitar lots of bite, however everything else is right there. -
Audience 8.5 - A good and clear tape that stays pretty much in the center channel, without a bunch of dynamics but also no distractions either. It’s a solid capture of a great period for Johnny Winter. -
Audience 7.4 - Consider this a big upgrade to whatever was previously circulating. From original master cassette tape, the sound is focused on guitar primarily, with everything else being somewhat unclear or just not as distinct in the mix. I would call this average, but I am happy to have an upgrade to what was once very much below average. Besides, it’s classic Johnny Winter And – perhaps many people’s favorite line up. -
Audience 9.7 - If you were previously unaware of this tape, get ready for a supersonic blast of low down and dirty twin guitar American Blues Rock and Roll like you won’t believe. I don’t know how it can much better than this, I mean, it’s like you’re sitting right in front of the stage. (please be aware there is a very loud whistle blast after Boney Maroney...you've been warned!) JOHNNY WINTER City Park Stadium New Orleans, LA 1975-06-07 01-Tuning > Intro > Rock And Roll People (7:23) 02-Roll With Me (6:45) 03-Boney Maronie (6:59) 04-Sweet Papa John (15:54) 05-Jumpin Jack Flash (7:49) 06-It's All Over Now > band intros (4:30) Johnny Winter - guitar & vocals Randy Jo Hobbs - bass & vocals Floyd Radford - rhythm guitar Richard Hughes - drums 1st act on a triple bill with Suzie "Naked Under Leather" Quatro & Alice Cooper - 21,274 record outdoor attendance in New Orleans, $166,432 record box office receipts -
Soundboard/Audience - Excellent throughout. Features on track with Joe Paris, Stephen Stills, Buddy Miles, Janis Joplin; each at various locations. -
Audience 7.4 - 7.7 - Varies because most of the show is pretty decent coming from a master cassette tape, but towards the end it decreases just a little bit and makes me think taper had to relocate or something. I believe this show was recorded a little later than the official live album recordings. -
Soundboard 9.6 - Smoking hot a MUST have! -
Audience 9.2 - Amazing recording! Not that it is perfect, in fact, the audio mix is off, but it is off in a spectacular way. So, it’s basically guitar, I mean, plugged directly into your brain and proceeding to torch your brain cells until they are dry spots on the carpet. Yeah, it’s like that, but don’t worry if you do not hear vocals perfectly, or bass is too low, or drums are not pounding because while all that is here, it is predominately the Johnny Winter and his hypnotizing psychedelic blues at maximum volume show. Johnny Winter Mile High Stadium Denver, Co 6-28-69 Denver Pop Festival 01 Rollin & a Tumblin 02 Help Me 03 Leland Mississippi Blues 04 Mean Town Blues 05 Goin Down Slow 06 It's My Own Fault -
Audience 8.4 - Surprisingly good, knowing just how few good audience tapers are from this period of the early Johnny Winter And. Now, the tape does show signs of age, mainly with some light hiss present and occasionally the volume decreases but not in a really annoying way at all. This is some fiery playing and a pretty clear, and sometimes dynamic tape. -
Pro FM Broadcast 8.8 - Sounds like the band is right at the top of their game, with Johnny inspired and ripping out one superb lead after another flawlessly. -
Audience 8.4 - This is a very rare glimpse at a short lived incarnation of Johnny Winter’s band, mainly the addition of his brother Edgar. So it’s an interesting tape, sounds VERY close to the main P.A. system and consequently has some upper mid crowding which makes for a strange mixture of a tape that is both clear and bright, and overcrowded in the upper mid band. It’s good sounding but does not give you much separation of instruments. For collectors this has to be considered a very important tape though. -
Audience 7.8 - A large hall sound, but cleanly captured. Kind of sounds like you are there – tons of atmosphere without boominess. Pleasant! -
Studio and Live 8.7 – 9.9 - A beautiful collection of recordings featuring the three original members (Tommy Shannon, Uncle John Turner, Johnny Winter) during various time periods over the decades. Most notable are the inclusion of some very rare 1969 studio sessions, and reunion material taken from Willie Nelson’s Arlyn Studios back in 1992. This material is outstanding and has yet to be officially released. Johnny Winter "Back Together Again 69-92" Disc 1 Johnny Winter with Edgar Winter Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 1970-03-07 01 -Mean Town Blues 02 -Talk To Your Daughter 03 -Mean Mistreater 04 -Johnny B.Goode 05 -Tobacco Road 06 -Drum Solo including a bit from "Frankenstein" 07 -Tell The Truth Band: Johnny Winter-Guitar,Vocals Edgar Winter-Sax,Electric Piano,vocals Uncle John Turner-drums Tommy Shannon-Bass Disc 2 The Nashville Sessions 1969 Recorded at "The Warehouse" studio Nashville, TN. 1969 1. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 1) 2. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 3) 3. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 5) 4. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 6) 5. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 7) 6. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 8) 7. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 15) Texas Gunslingers Sessions 1992 Arlyn Studios 1992 Austin, TX. 8. -Little Red Rooster 9. -Mother-In-Law Blues 10.-Shoulder Holster 11.-Shoulder Holster (Remix) 12.-Bandido (Greg Main on guitars) 13.-Parchman Farm (Greg Main guitars) 14. -Lo Down Situation (Greg Main guitars) -
CD 1&2 SDBRD/AUD Matrix 9.3 CD 2&3 Soundboard 9.5 - A great overview of John’s music contained herein. I admit I wasn’t too knowledgeable of his stuff, I knew his name (he is from Houston, he was just one of our locals) and had numerous chances to see him live…but sadly never did. I should have. This music is pretty basic, but will remind you a bit of Bob Dylan, and will entertain you endlessly with the lyrical wit and story-telling nature of the songs. A bright star, really, a shame that we lost him recently. John Prine 2/22/79 Rainbow Theatre Denver, CO Disc I:- -Spanish Pipedream
- -Often Is A Word I Seldom Use
- -Fish And Whistle
- -Angel From Montgomery
- -Crooked Piece Of Time
- -Blue Umbrella
- -Illegal Smile
- -Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone
- -The Bottomless Lake
- -Dear Abby
- -Sam Stone
- -That's The Way The World Goes Round
- -There She Goes
- -I Had A Dream
- -Living In The Future
- -Iron Ore Betty
- -Hello In There
- -Paradise
- -Please Don't Bury Me
- -Onomatopoeia
- -Sailin' Around
- -Mexican Home
- -Sweet Revenge
- -Souvenirs
- -Saigon
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Soundboard 8.8 - The audio is excellent soundboard but the mix leaves out most bottom end, although the bassist is there I can hear him sometimes! Is the recording trebly and thin? Nope. It’s a good recording, with everything you really came to hear which is guitar…and of that there is plenty. Ducking, diving, turning around on a dime, vibrating, electric and fun. I can highly recommend this even if the bass is…where’s the bass? More Bass Please ha ha! Still excellent, still worthwhile. JOHN CIPOLLINA / NICK GRAVENITES BAND (Thunder & Lightning) Milano, Palalido December 2, 1979 Disc 1 01. -Just a Little Bit 02. -Six weeks in Reno 03. -Lies 04. -Small Walk-In Box 05. -Stormy Monday 06. -Southside 07. -Not Fade Away - Cobra 08. -You Can't Judge a Book By Looking At The Cover Disc 2 09. -Mama Lion 10. -Born in Chicago 11. -Sweet Little Angel - Sweet Cocaine 12. -Junkyard in Malibu 13. -Down In The Bottom 14. -Dancing Queen 15. -Who Do You Love -
Audience 8.5 - A somewhat roughed up old tape with some hiss, and audience members who appear on the tape in their excitement (not too bad) but the music is here man, it’s relatively close to the stage and guitar seemed to be a little back behind the rest except when he used the talk box and it was front and center… very strange! Bass is sitting nicely in the mix (not a boomy sound, pretty defined). I enjoyed listening, especially because Joe was really good, he kept me engaged with this one. I found the audience near taper to be interesting and I enjoyed hearing them on the tape believe it or not. It is a real time capsule! So, all in all, I do recommend to fans because how much Joe/Barnstorm is out there anyway? Joe Walsh & Barnstorm Wollman's Rink Central Park, New York, NY August 11, 1973 01 Meadows 02 Midnight Moodies 03 Tend My Garden - Drums 04 Rocky Mountain Way 05 The Bomber 06 Turn to Stone 07 Funk #49 Band line-up Joe Walsh - lead guitar, lead vocals Kenny Passarelli - bass guitar, backing vocals Joe Vitale - drums, percussion, flute, backing vocals Rocke Grace - keyboards (died July 23, 2020) (aged 68) -
Audience 8.8 - Great clear sound, very present and good atmospherics. Highly enjoyable!
