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Audience 8.5 - Certainly a mainstay title in the huge catalog of live Metallica boots. Why? Because it is the classic line-up and it sounds reasonably good, even though the twin guitar attack is not clearly defined. The band was making a statement around this time, and that much is certainly evident with these Ride The Lightening tour tapes. Metallica Stockholm, Sweden 12-12-1984 1. Ecstacy Of Gold 2. Fight Fire With Fire 3. Ride The Lightning 4. Phantom Lord 5. The Four Horsemen 6. Bass Solo 7. For Whom The Bell Tolls 8. No Remorse 9. The Call Of Ktulu 10. Seek And Destroy 11. Blitzkrieg -
Soundboard 8.8 - This is more than likely exactly what you would have heard had you bought this comp back in the 80’s. It has remained true to the original 1972 US Tour boot, which as you know gathers the soundboards from the tour and compiles them in such a way so as to present a dream set list (no song duplication). Sourced from a variety of shows, this is basically a road tape for lack of a better description. The Rolling Stones North American Tour Summer 1972 Tracks recorded at Vancouver, Houston, Ft. Worth, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Charlotte, and Honolulu 1. -Brown Sugar 2. -Bitch 3. -Rocks Off 4. -Gimme Shelter 5. -Dead Flowers 6. -Happy 7. -Tumbling Dice 8. -Love In Vain 9. -Sweet Virginia 10. -ventilator Blues 11. -Torn And Frayed 12. -Loving Cup 13. -All Down The Line 14. -Bye Bye Johnny 15. -Rip This Joint 16. -Jumping Jack Flash 17. -Street Fighting Man 18. -Uptight-Satisfaction -
Soundboard 9.5 - This is a brilliant recording, razor sharp and electric at a time when most music was becoming rather lame. Not saying Pat Benatar did not have her share of radio friendly numbers, but even those featured good, solid rock guitar that did not resemble anything else offered by mainstream top 40 at that time (aside for maybe The Cars and Foreigner…and Cheap Trick). Pat Benatar 1980-08-15, San Francisco, CA [FM] The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA August 15, 1980 FM Broadcast Total Time = 57:30 Set list 01 Intro 02 I Need A Lover (John Mellencamp cover) 03 Treat Me Right 04 We Live For Love 05 I'm Gonna Follow You (Billy Thermal cover) 06 Out of Touch 07 You Better Run (The Young Rascals cover) 08 Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Eddie Schwartz cover) 09 In The Heat Of The Night (Smokie cover) 10 Little Paradise 11 Heartbreaker (Jenny Darren cover) 12 Band Introductions 13 No You Don't (The Sweet cover) 14 Hell Is For Children Band line-up Pat Benatar - lead vocals Neil "Spyder" Giraldo - guitar Scott St. Clair Sheets - guitar & keyboards Roger Capps - bass Myron Grombacker - drums -
Audience 9.3 - A solid recording in a small venue that is very intimate, in fact it sounds like the drums aren’t even going through the mains they sound so natural. I could swear taper is seated right in front of the band…really surprised they aren’t discovered by Lou and arrested on the spot! Lou Reed The Bottom Line New York 5-11-77 Disc 1 1. Sweet Jane 2. I'm Waiting For The Man 3. Rock And Roll Heart 4. Heroin 5. Rock And Roll 6. Walk On The Wild Side 7. Shooting Star 8. You Better Dance, Dance, Dance Disc 2 1. Lisa Says 2. Satellite Of Love 3. Leave Me Alone 4. Coney Island Baby 5. Vicious 6. Berlin 7. Banging On My Drums -
Audience 8.6 - OK, so this is one you might not be too familiar with, but it’s from ’79 so you know you gotta have it…so what’s the catch? Does it suck? Naw man, this recording actually captures THE EVENT in a way that sounds so realistic you’d think you were there. Now, here’s the catch – poor taper’s gear just was not quite up to the challenge of the volume and so there’s the little tiniest bit of distortion that affects one very narrow piece of the middle bandwidth that thankfully is not the annoying kind of distortion, it’s not a deal breaker. It does mean you may not wish to crank this up too loud as the louder it gets the more that frequency announces its presence to your ears. That being said, if you want complete immersion this tape provides it and then some. For that reason I think you have to dive in, I did and I really do appreciate this kind of tape. Rush Date: May 27, 1979 Location: Stadhalle, Erlangen, Germany DISC 1: 01 - Anthem 4:27 02 - A Passage To Bangkok 4:01 03 - Bytor And The Snowdog 5:27 04 - Xanadu 12:32 05 - The Trees 5:00 06 - Hemispheres 11:34 07 - Closer To The Heart 3:26 DISC 2: 01 - A Farewell To Kings 5:43 02 - La Villa Strangiato 10:09 03 - 2112 17:53 04 - Working Man 3:59 -
MOR 1985 Audience 8.6 - A strong recording that gets off to a funky start (at one point a mic jack unplugs and one channel drops but it lasts only a minute). I prefer this to a dry soundboard to be honest. It’s not a perfect audience recording but it sure does deliver on energy and atmosphere! I like it. Tokyo 1987 Audience 8.7 - Nice atmosphere on this tape, and the audio comes through especially vocals and bass actually has a nice round sound to it. Guitars are not super distinct, but thankfully the solos are really soaring above and captured pretty well. I like the snare drum here, whoever was mixing this show really must have had a hard-on for the drummer ha ha! Ratt Monsters of Rock 1985 Donington Park Castle Donington Derbyshire, England August 17, 1985 1. -U Got It 2. -Wanted Man 3. -You Think You're Tough 4. -You're In Love 5. -Lay It Down 6. -The Morning After - Never Use Love 7. -Round And Round 8. -Sweet Cheater Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan 1987-05-14 9. -Intro 10. -Looking For Love 11. -One Good Lover 12. -Wanted Man 13. -Back For More 14. -The morning After 15. -Dangerous but Worth the Risk 16. -Lack of Communication Disc 2 1. -7th Avenue 2. -Lay It Down 3. -You Should Know by Now 4. -Guitar Solo 5. -You're In Love 6. -You Think You're Tough 7. -Drive Me Crazy 8. -Slip Of The Lip 9. -Walkin' The Dog 10. -Round & Round 11. -Body Talk 12. -Dance -
Myrtle Beach 1978 Audience 8.3 - This recording is not well known among collectors and has fallen through the cracks over time, the fact that it is not a great sounding tape is perhaps one reason why. That being said, I have heard much worse than this. St. Louis 1978 Audience 8.7 - The highlight of this recording is the nice live sound of Charlie Watts, with Mick being next up in the mix. Everything else is there, with decent enough clarity, but what makes the tape worth diving into is the cool “liveness” of it. It has the feel of a smaller venue (relatively speaking). It is easy to see why this was picked up by the Japanese bootleg machine, it is probably one that collectors want due to it being from the ’78 tour and reasonably good quality, and great performance. I say dive in! The Rolling Stones Myrtle Beach South Carolina June 22 1978 Disc 1 01.Don't Look Back 02.Let It Rock 03.All Down The Line 04.Honky Tonk Women 05.Star Star 06.Lies 07.Miss You 08.When The Whip Comes Down 09.Beast of Burden 10.Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) Disc 2 11.Respectable 12.Far Away Eyes 13.Love In Vain 14.Shattered 15.Tumbling Dice 16.Happy 17.Sweet Little Sixteen 18.Brown Sugar 19.Jumping Jack Flash Kiel Opera House St. Louis, Missouri July 11, 1978 20 -Let It Rock 21 -All Down The Line 22 -Honky Tonk Women 23 -Star Star Disc 3 01 -When The Whip Comes Down 02 -Beast Of Burden 03 -Lies 04 -Miss You 05 -Just My Imagination 06 -Shattered 07 -Respectable 08 -Far Away Eyes 09 -Love In Vain 10 -Tumbling Dice -
Soundboard 9.3 - A solid tape that features wide stereo sound field with the kind of mix that you expect a soundman sitting at the board in the dead center of the hall to make for maximum listening pleasure. It is that kind of mix so your pleasure is guaranteed. The Rolling Stones Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX. July 19, 1978 Disc 1 1. -Let It Rock 2. -All Down The Line 3. -Honky Tonk Women 4. -Star Star 5. -When The Whip Comes Down 6. -Beast Of Burden 7. -Lies 8. -Miss You 9. -Just My Imagination Disc 2 1. -Shattered 2. -Respectable 3. -Far Away Eyes 4. -Love In Vain 5. -Introductions 6. -Tumbling Dice 7. -Happy 8. -Sweet Little Sixteen 9. -Brown Sugar 10. -Jumping Jack Flash -
Soundboard 9.5 - Forceful and direct, everything is at full blast and never sounded better. The Rolling Stones Cricket Ground Perth, Australia February 24, 1973 01 Brown Sugar 02 Bitch 03 Rocks Off 04 Gimmie Shelter 05 Happy 06 Tumbling Dice 07 Love In Vain 08 Sweet Virginia 09 You Can't Always Get What You Want 10 Honky Tonk Women 11 All Down The Line 12 Midnight Rambler 13 Band Introductions / Happy Birthday Nicky 14 Little Queenie 15 Rip This Joint -
Audience 8.4 - An incredibly loud tape, bordering on catastrophe but not quite going over the red line of doom. What I mean is, the tape is just way overloaded, but it hangs together miraculously just enough to be able go ahead and listen through…although at times it’s so intense you just have to turn the volume down a bit. Now, when you get to, say, The Rain Song – yeah, the tape shines…it’s just that kind of tape. NOTE: After the tape flip in Rain Song, the taper seems to have been able to dial down the recording level a little bit, it seems to get a little more manageable. Led Zeppelin Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI 1973.07.10 Disc 1 01 -Rock And Roll 02 -Celebration Day 03 -Black Dog 04 -Over The Hills And Far Away 05 -Misty Mountain Hop 06 -Since I've Been Loving You 07 -No Quarter 08 -The Song Remains The Same 09 -The Rain Song Disc 2 10 -Dazed And Confused 11 -Stairway To Heaven 12 -Moby Dick -
Audience 8.4 - A little lo-fi here but guitar is up front followed by drums which you can hear well. Some tape hiss present, bass is in a good place not too boomy and complements the guitar sound well. Leslie is playing more fluid here, probably because RCMH is known for good acoustics so he must have had good feedback. Crowd is on his side, he owned New York without a doubt. I feel like this recording would benefit greatly from a good re-mastering, hiss reduction, etc. because it has a decent enough sonic foundation. MOUNTAIN RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA OCTOBER 3, 1974 Lineup: "From Bronx, Queens and Canada" (= quote from stage announcement): Leslie West (+) - guitar & vocals Felix Pappalardi (+) - bass & vocals Corky Laing - drums & percussion 01. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 5:41 02. Theme For An Imaginary Western 5:45 03. Thumbsucker 5:17 04. You Better Believe It 10:09 05. Crossroader 7:38 06. Nantucket Sleighride 20:20 07. Leslie West Guitar Solo 7:27 08. Satisfaction > 7:27 09. Corky Laing Drum Solo 2:51 10. Mississippi Queen 5:28 -
Audience 9.5 - This deserves a high rating because it does much more than document a live concert…it transports you back to the event in a way that a soundboard tape cannot. It immerses you into the experience, with depth, clarity, dynamics, and atmosphere. What a tape! Get it. Jefferson Starship Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA May 25, 1975 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Ride The Tiger 03 Fast Buck Freddie 04 The Witcher 05 Devil's Den - Bass solo 06 Caroline 07 You're Driving Me Crazy 08 Papa John's Down Home Country Blues 09 I Want To See Another World 10 Play on Love Disc 2 11 Better Lying Down 12 Have You Seen The Saucers? 13 Come To Life 14 White Rabbit 15 Sweeter Than Honey - Drum Solo 16 John's Other 17 Somebody To Love 18 Wooden Ships 19 Volunteers -
Boston 1970 Audience 8.4 - The separation of instruments here is rather dense, not muddy, just not to a degree one would prefer. The sound itself is not bad, I actually do hear every instrument I just want certain things prominent when it comes to this band…I really need more detail in the guitar solos. I still think this is a good one for the collection – the band is not afraid to stretch out and jam, they have tremendous freedom onstage and it shows. Los Angeles 1970 Audience 9.3 - This is a sparkling recording, my guess is that the same crew that taped the infamous Zeppelin Blueberry Hill did this as well. To me it sounds similar. It’s short, but it’s very very sweet. Jethro Tull Disc 1 Boston July 10, 1970 1. Nothing Is Easy 2. My God (with extended flute solo) 3. To Cry You A Song 4. With You There To Help Me 5. Dharma For One 6. We Used To Know Disc 2 Los Angeles October 18, 1970 1. Nothing Is Easy 2. My God - Flute Solo 3. We Used To Know 4. With You There To Help Me - By Kind Permission Of... -
Soundboard 9.4 When you listen critically, you will discover that this was a great tour. Most of the time the band was on point, fiery, gritty, dirty, sort of like they were in 1978 maybe, which is what you want The Stones to be like. The playing in particular on this show is fantastic, and the mix allows you to get everything in great detail. Certainly this is one to have in the collection. Rolling Stones 1981-11-19 Checkerdome St. Louis, MO CD 1: 1. -Under My Thumb [00:43] 2. -When The Whip Comes Down [05:43] 3. -Let's Spend the Night Together [04:18] 4. -Shattered [04:38] 5. -Neighbours [03:00] 6. -Black Limousine [03:38] 7. -Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [07:48] 8. -Twenty Flight Rock [01:45] 9. -Going to a Go-Go [03:38] 10. -Let Me Go [04:39] 11. -Time Is on My Side [03:40] 12. -Beast of Burden [07:07] 13. -Waiting On A Friend [05:12] 14. -Let It Bleed [06:27] CD 2: 1. -You Can't Always Get What You Want [08:23] 2. -Band intro [00:53] 4. -Little T&A [03:06] 4. -Tumbling Dice [04:20] 5. -She's So Cold [04:44] 6. -Hang Fire [03:03] 7. -Miss You [06:16] 8. -Honky Tonk Women [03:31] 9. -Brown Sugar [03:31] 10. -Start Me Up [05:06] 11. -Jumping Jack Flash [08:16] 12. -(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [06:49] 13. -Outro: Star Spangled Banner [03:24] -
Audience 8.6 - This recording really surprised me. I saw Ozzy around this time and it was excruciatingly loud so I wondered how could anyone get a good capture unless they were using excellent mics and level control? I guess someone did. This is pretty damn good! OZZY OSBOURNE Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA. January 17th 1984 THE BAND Ozzy Osbourne Vocals Jake E. Lee Guitar Bob Daisley Bass Carmine Appice Drums Don Airey Keyboards SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -I Don't Know 3 -Mr. Crowley 4 -Rock'n'Roll Rebel 5 -Bark At The Moon 6 -Revelation (Mother Earth) 7 -Steal Away The Night 8 -Suicide Solution 9 -Center Of Eternity 10 -Drum Solo 11 -Flying High Again 12 -Iron Man 13 -Crazy Train 14 -Paranoid 15 -Goodnight from ozzy -
Audience 8.7 - A new tape discovery and it is a good one, although not without some bumps and bruises. The tape is incomplete, missing at least the last 1/3 of the show (if judging by similar set lists from the time). The taper is close, and the sound is raw, powerful, and clear. The first few minutes are bumpy, but the tape smooths out for the majority of the show. The band is firing on all cylinders, much like the following month’s Texas Pop Festival performance. A great find! Led Zeppelin July 5th, 1969 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia 01 Train Kept A Rollin' 02 I Can't Quit You Baby 03 Dazed And Confused 04 White Summer 05 You Shook Me Notes: This is from a 1st gen reel, the masters are presumed lost. The rest of the show was taped, but was accidentally erased.