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Audience 8.3 - I find these early club dates fascinating. It sounds closer to Taste than anything he was doing on subsequent tours. The guitar work is more off the cuff, edgier maybe. This recording features a pretty clear and up-front guitar, with vocals next and kick drum following. It’s good, a little hiss present, but to have tapes like this to hear the early period Rory post-Taste is most welcome. RORY GALLAGHER The Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH September 8, 1972 Remastered by PR CD 1: 1. Laudromat 2. Used To Be 3. I Should've Learnt My Lesson 4. Messin' With The Kid 5. You'll Be Mine 6. Pistol Slapper Blues 7. I Don't Know Where I'm Going 8. In Your Town 9. I Could've Had Religion CD 2: 1. Don't Mess With My Baby 2. Goin' To My Hometown 3. Bullfrog blues 4. It Takes Time 5. Messin' With The Kid - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, September 3, 1973 -
Audience 8.9 - Another great tape of the band’s News of the World tour, this time the second night at the LA Forum in March of that year. It’s just great, it’s a band that knows they are killing it every night. I never get tired of listening to the bravado. Queen The Forum Inglewood, CA March 3, 1977 01 Tie Your Mother Down 02 Ogre Battle 03 White Queen 04 Somebody To Love 05 Killer Queen 06 The Millionaire Waltz 07 You’re My Best Friend 08 Bring Back That Leroy Brown 09 Sweet Lady 10 Brighton Rock 11 ’39 12 You Take My Breath Away 13 White Man 14 The Prophet’s Song 15 Bohemian Rhapsody 16 Stone Cold Crazy 17 Keep Yourself Alive 18 Liar 19 In the Lap of the Gods…Revisited 20 Now I’m Here 21 Rock and Roll Medley (incl. Hey Big Spender and Jailhouse Rock) 22 God Save the Queen -
Audience 9.3 - Superbly done, even if it gets off to a slow start with taper getting into position…but from there it’s just an amazing capture with enough ambience and overhead to give you an excellent sense of space and time. Just lovely! Marshall Tucker Band Palace Theater Providence, RI 29 November 1974 Disc 1 01 -Hillbilly Band 02 -How Can I Slow Down 03 -Can't You See 04 -In My Own Way 05 -24 Hours At A Time 06 -This Ol' Cowboy Disc 2 07 -Ramblin' 08 -Take The Highway 09 -Everyday (I Have The Blues) 10 -The Thrill Is Gone with special guest Charlie Daniels -
Audience 7.8 - A recent remastering job has brought out much more of the music in this tape. It once circulated for a while in unlistenable quality, which is why you are probably unfamiliar with it. Now, it was rescued from the original reel to reel it was recorded on and spruced up a bit. I can honestly say it is MUCH better! That is all relative of course to the actual sound of this tape – which is average even though it’s clearer than before by far. What is happening is the music is all blended together with only vocals riding over it, to where you get distinct definition on them but everything else is hard to decipher…I mean unless you aren’t counting stadium bass/drum sound. To be completely fair, I listened to most of this show and my ears did adjust, and I started to get more out of it. KISS: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 11/29/79 November 29, 1979 01 King Of The Nighttime World 02 Let Me Go, Rock And Roll 03 Move On 04 Calling Dr. Love 05 Firehouse 06 New York Groove 07 I Was Made For Lovin' You 08 Christine Sixteen 09 2,000 Man - 10 Guitar Solo 11 Love Gun 12 Bass Solo - 13 God Of Thunder - Drum Solo (mixed) 14 Shout It Out Loud 15 Black Diamond 16 Detroit Rock City 17 Beth 18 Rock And Roll All Nite Bonus Tracks: 19 Anahiem, CA Soundcheck 11/6/79 20 Billy Crystal Interview 11/7/79 21 Making Of A KISS Show report -
Soundboard 8.8 - A real surprise, and a real treat this one! The band is playing a college campus and having been on the road for a while their chops are all finely honed. It’s so nice to hear a tape where Terry’s guitar is articulate and clear and not buried in the mud. This is NOT a muddy tape, if you are getting tired of hearing all those muddy early 70’s tapes out there, this one is for you. Chicago Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX - March 17/1971 Disc 1 1)Listen 2)Happy Cause I'm Going Home 3)Poem For The People 4)Lowdown 5)Piano Intro 6)Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 7)Sing a Mean Tune Kid 8)Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon Disc 2 1)Fancy Colours 2)Elegy Suite 3)Beginnings 4)I Don't Want Your Money 5)Loneliness Is Just A Word -
Soundboard 9.5 - So I haven’t kept up with this band since Steve Morse joined. I’ve always loved them, but they just fell off my radar. It was with great pleasure that I reacquainted myself with them as I reviewed this show. It’s multi-layered, multi-dimensional music with some resemblance to the old band if Ritchie traded places with his Southern fried twin brother! I mean, it works, don’t get me wrong – but it can fool you because it’s not Ritchie’s band by any stretch. I like this one maybe a little better to be honest. This is a “deeper” Deep Purple actually, and the orchestra behind them makes it that much more interesting, if sometimes a little bit “cabaret” but it still rocks when it has to and the guitar work by Morse is impeccable. Spektrum Arena, Oslo, Norway December 13th, 2011 Featuring Neue Philharmonie Orchestra Disc 1- Orchestra Intro
- Highway Star
- Hard Lovin' Man
- Maybe I'm A Leo
- Strange Kind Of Woman
- Rapture Of The Deep
- Woman From Tokyo
- Contact Lost - Steve Morse Solo
- When A Blind Man Cries
- The Well Dressed Guitar
- The Mule (w/Ian Paice Solo)
- Lazy
- No One Came
- Don Airey Solo
- Perfect Strangers
- Space Truckin'
- Smoke On The Water
- Going Down
- Hush
- Bass Solo
- Black Night
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Audience 8.7 - A nicely atmospheric recording without reverb which is nice. Sound mix is good, you hear everyone in pretty good detail. Sounds like it might be maybe 1/3 of the way back in the hall but it’s done with good equipment seems like. Overall a good recording here. Rush St. Paul Civic Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA March 25th, 1986 Disc 1: 01 - Introduction 02 - The Spirit Of Radio 03 - Limelight 04 - The Big Money 05 - New World Man 06 - Subdivisions 07 - Manhattan Project 08 - Middletown Dreams 09 - Witch Hunt 10 - Red Sector A 11 - Closer To The Heart Disc 2: 01 - Marathon 02 - The Trees 03 - Mystic Rhythms 04 - Distant Early Warning 05 - Territories 06 - YYZ 07 - Drum Solo 08 - Red Lenses 09 - Tom Sawyer 10 - 2112 Overture / Temples Of Syrinx 11 - Grand Designs 12 - In The Mood -
Audience 8.8 - You know right away that this is a decent recording but it takes a song to find the sweet spot. You keep hoping it opens up more, and it does, and then just sit back and enjoy…until the power failure (hence the title). Things are resolved quickly though and the fun begins again. A delightful show! Rush Sports Arena, San Diego, CA February 3, 1986 This might be a new source put into circulation. This date has never been on TTD. This was the Power Windows tour, and ironically, the band has a power failure durng Marathon, after the power returns, starts Marathon over again. Band line up: Geddy Lee - bass & lead vocals Neil Peart - drums, percussion Alex Lifeson - guitars & backing vocals Total Time = 01:55:08 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 The Spirit of Radio 03 Limelight 04 The Big Money 05 New World Man 06 Subdivisions 07 Manhattan Project 08 Middletown Dreams 09 Witch Hunt 10 Red Sector A 11 Closer To The Heart Disc 2 12 Marathon (Take 1) 13 power failure 14 Marathon (Take 2) 15 The Trees 16 Mystic Rhythms 17 Territories 18 YYZ 19 Drum Solo 20 Red Lenses 21 Tom Sawyer 22 2112 Overture 23 The Temples of Syrinx 24 Grand Designs 25 In the Mood -
Soundboard 9.4 - Sandy’s vocals are like, literally right there in your room. It’s scary! Well, I wouldn’t say scary, but really lifelike and present. Fairport Convention May 10, 1974 Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA Personnel: Sandy Denny - vocals, piano, guitar, tambourine Trevor Lucas - vocals, guitar Dave Swarbrick - vocals, violin Jerry Donahue - lead guitar Dave Pegg - bass, vocals Dave Mattacks - drums disc one: (show) 71:32 1 Matty Groves 2 Solo 3 Sloth 4 It'll Take A Long Time 5 --Trevor intros next song & tuning 6 Dirty Linen 7 Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle 8 --Trevor intros Sandy 9 Like An Old Fashioned Waltz 10 Rising For The Moon 11 --Sandy and Trevor monologue 12 Ballad Of Ned Kelly 13 --Swarbrick monologue (joke) 14 John The Gun // 15 --Sandy intros next song & tuning 16 Down In The Flood 17 --Trevor intros last song & tuning 18 Sir B McKenzie's disc two: (encores) 17:34 1 --1st encore applause 2 --Sandy intros next song & tuning 3 Who Knows Where The Time Goes 4 Six Days On The Road 5 --2nd encore applause 6 Unidentified Instrumental -
Audience 8.7 - A bright tape, not so much depth of sound but certainly clear, and crunchy, with a prominent guitar that fills most of the space here. Give it five minutes and you will be having a good time and appreciating this line up because it is quite good…and so was the Dehumanizer album. A good time for the band, a good batch of new songs and a band that is totally gelled with each other. BLACK SABBATH Star Plaza Theater Merrillville IN. October 28th 1992 First Generation Analog THE BAND Tony Iommi guitar Geezer Butler bass Ronnie James Dio vocals Vinny Appice drums Geoff Nicholls keyboards Disc 1 1 -E5150 2 -Mob Rules 3 -Computer God 4 -Children Of The Sea 5 -Time Machine 6 -War Pigs 7 -I 8 -Die Young 9 -Guitar Solo Disc 2 10 -Black Sabbath 11 -Master Of Insanity 12 -After All (The Dead) 13 -Drum Solo 14 -Iron Man 15 -Heaven And Hell 16 -Neon Knights 17 -Paranoid -
Soundboard 9.4 - An expertly mixed affair, with a particularly lovely and warm vocal presence. Pretty thumping bass too! Artist: Genesis Date: 1977-06-24 Venue: Earls Court Arena Location: London Disc 1 01. -Squonk 02. -One For The Vine 03. -Robbery, Assault & Battery 04. -Inside & Out 05. -Firth Of Fifth 06.-The Carpet Crawlers 07. -...In That Quiet Earth 08. -Afterglow 09. -I Know What I Like Disc 2 01. -11th Earl Of Mar 02. -Suppers Ready 03. -Dance On A Volcano - Drum Duet 04. -Los Endos 05. -The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 06. -The Musical Box 07. -The Knife -
Audience 8.6 - A clear tape that EXPLODES from your speakers…but maybe because that is because the levels are really hot (but next to no distortion!) and it makes for a ridiculously electric sounding show. It’s like, man, I am here, my ears are melting and my mind is blowing! Way better than the previously circulating high gen tape, this is from the master reels and it shows. Pink Floyd Philips Veranstal Tungshalle Dusseldorf, West Germany 1971-06-04 Set 1: 1. -Atom Heart Mother 16:20 2. -Audience - Tuning 1:15 3. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 15:11 4. -Fat Old Sun 11:45 5. -The Embryo 8:36 Set 2: 1. -Audience - Tuning 0:27 2. -The Return Of The Sons Of Nothing 23:48 3. -Set the Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 13:06 4. -Cymbaline 12:18 5. -Audience - Tuning 0:40 6. -A Saucerful Of Secrets Total Time: 106:45 -
Audience 8.8 - A tape that should really be enjoyed by everyone even remotely interested in Pink Floyd. Pretty solid one, and a band playing with confidence after having worked out arrangements during the previous lengthy tour. Pink Floyd Trentham Gardens, Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire, England November 19th 1974 CD1 1.-Raving and Drooling 2.-You Gotta Be Crazy 3.-Shine On You Crazy Diamond CD2 1.-Speak To Me 2.-Breathe 3.-On The Run 4.-Time 5.-Breathe (Reprise) 6.-The Great Gig In The Sky 7.-Money 8.-Us and Them 9.-Any Colour You Like 10.-Brain Damage 11.-Eclipse 12.-Echoes -
Audience 8.7 - Recorded with reel to reel tape machine, this is actually very good although it begins with some fluctuations as the tapers settle in. They do an admirable job throughout as the tape stabilizes, they comment here and there but keep it to a minimum, as is the crowd noise. So, it’s a relaxing and enjoyable experience, the band sounding like they are not willing to sell out just yet as their set is not necessarily a top 40 showcase which is good actually. Some hits, but a lot of deep and meaningful music. The Moody Blues - LA Forum 1974-01-30 Setlist (runtime 1hr37m) Disc 1 -Intro and Taper's Comments -Higher And Higher -Out And In -The Story In Your Eyes -One More Time To Live -Tuesday Afternoon -Legend Of A Mind -Watching And Waiting -Eternity Road -Japan Disc 2 -Melancholy Man -Are You Sitting Comfortably -The Dream -Have You Heard part 1 -The Voyage -Have You Heard part 2 -Nights In White Satin -I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band -Intro to Question -Question -Applause and Taper's Comments -Ride My Seesaw -
FM Radio Broadcast 9.5 - One of the best, if not the best, Black Crowes gigs I have ever heard from start to finish. It’s even listed in the top three of all time (at #1) by the Black Crowes fanbase. A must have!
The Black Crowes Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX FM Broadcast - February 6, 1993
Chris Robinson – vocals Rich Robinson – guitar Marc Ford – guitar Eddie Harsch – keyboards Johnny Colt – bass guitar Steve Gorman – drums Disc 1: 1. -No Speak No Slave 2. -Sting Me 3. -Hard To Handle 4. -My Morning Song 5. -Jam 6. -Thorn In My Pride 7. -Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye 8. -Twice As Hard Disc 2: 1. -Black Moon Creeping 2. -Thick N' Thin 3. -Hotel Illness 4. -Stare It Cold 5. -Three Little Birds 6. -Sometimes Salvation 7. -Jealous Again 8. -Remedy
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M Radio Broadcast 9.5 - Brilliant! Very sharply focused, with punctual bass, airy flute and in the pocket guitars. Right on! The Warehouse New Orleans, LA 12/31/1978 (FM) Disc 1: 37:16 01: radio announcer introduction 1:46 02: fly like an eagle > long hard ride 8:33 03: fire on the mountain 4:35 04: heard it in a love song 5:24 05: dream lover 5:21 06: auld lang syne (New Year's for the U.S. east coast) 3:28 07: blue ridge mountain sky 8:05 Disc 2: 68:22 08: can't you see 6:03 09: hillbilly band 3:40 10: ramblin' 6:55 11: this ol' cowboy 5:58 12: desert skies 6:54 13: 24 hours at a time 12:30 14: auld lang syne (New Year's in New Orleans) > I'll be loving you 10:27 16: searchin' for a rainbow 6:33 17: will the circle be unbroken (with radio talkover idiot) 9:18 Total runtime: 105:38 Toy Caldwell: guitars, vocals Jerry Eubanks: flute, saxophone, background vocals Tommy Caldwell: bass, background vocals Doug Gray: vocals George McCorkle: guitars Paul Riddle: drums