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Audience 9.2 - A recording that does more than merely capture a live concert on tape, it captures the dynamics and palpable vibe of the event. This is lovely stuff, with the band delivering stunning readings of majestic progressive rock numbers like Sound Chaser and Close To The Edge. To be honest, sometimes the overly jazzy keyboards of Moraz do conflict with the style and sound of the band but mostly he is able to provide the correct sounds during the key parts. Yes Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA June 21, 1975 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite 02 Sound Chaser 03 Close To The Edge 04 To Be Over 05 The Gates Of Delirium Disc 2 06 Your Move 07 Mood For A Day 08 Long Distance Runaround 09 Patrick Moraz Solo 10 Clap 11 And You And I 12 Ritual 13 Roundabout 14 Sweet Dreams -
FM Broadcast 8.9 - This recording was done from the radio broadcast even though most people think it is from the reels (it is from a reel to reel, but a recording made from the broadcast). However, once the live over the air sound mix is sorted out, it becomes pretty darn good and even if the tape has some signs of age, it’s a great document and well worth getting. Yes Madison Square Garden NYC, NY Sept. 6, 1980 Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn cd1 51:30 01. Yours Is No Disgrace 5:01 02. Into The Lens 8:23 03. Clap 4:26 04. And You & I 10:08 05. Go Through This 4:27 06. Man In A White Car 6:17 07. We Can Fly From Here 6:44 08. Tempus Fugit 5:49 09. The Fish (11 seconds) 0:11 cd2 43:21 01 Machine Messiah (Mono) 11:24 02 Starship Trooper 11:55 03 Roundabout 7:42 Bonus: 04 - We Can Fly From Here Studio-Demo - 5:56 05 - We Can Fly From Here 6:23 1980-04-18 (later mix 1980-04-18) -
Audience 8.8 - This is a tape that does improve as it goes ultimately coming to a comfortable place, and one might say it is warm and well balanced. When I hear this I can better appreciate this period of the band, when they were experimenting with their music trying to find a place in the changing world of FM radio and top 40. Does that make it bad? I used to shake my head, but now I understand it, and I find that what they were doing was NEEDED in order to prevent ALL music from that time period sucking so much. YES Civic Center Portland ME USA 02.09.1980 CD 1 (73:20): 01 Does It Really Happen? 02 Yours Is No Disgrace 03 Into The Lens 04 The Clap 05 And You And I 06 Go Through This 07 Man In A White Car Suite 08 We Can Fly From Here 09 Tempus Fugit 10 Amazing Grace - Whitefish CD 2 (77:25): 01 Machine Messiah 02 Starship Trooper 03 Roundabout 04 Can You Imagine?* 05 Telephone Secrets* 06 Mind Drive* 07 Fortune Hunter* 08 You Don't Know+ 09 Make It Easy+ 10 Open Your Box+ * tracks: XYZ session feat. Chris Squire, Alan White & Jimmy Page, april 1981 + tracks: Cinema rehearsals, 1982 -
Audience 8.2/8.6 - The recording starts out borderline, probably due to taper position…but hang in there because midway through the 4th song it improves and becomes a more interesting document because of it, First of all, it’s literally Bob Seger in the peak of his powers with a handful of chart toppers to display proudly. Normally that would not move me, but Bob Seger is old school, he delivers the goods even if his songs are considered “mainstream”, I mean, its good rock and roll no matter what. I love this document for many reasons. Bob Seger Hippodrome de Pantin Paris, France 10-3-77 01 Nutbush City Limits 02 Rock and Roll Never Forgets 03 Travelin Man > 04 Beautiful Loser 05 Turn the Page 06 Get Out of Denver 07 Main street 08 Mary Lou 09 Fire Down Below 10 Sunburst 11 Ramblin Gamblin Man > 12 Heavy Music > 13 Katmandu 14 Night Moves 15 Let it Rock -
Audience 8.7 - A very good tape for the time, and what a good time it is for the Stones. What I really enjoyed the most about this recording is how clear Mick Taylor is in the mix. It’s not a super bright sounding tape, and it is not muddy, it is better than average but it shines in atmosphere, performance, and vibe. The band is clearly enjoying the show as much as the audience is. A keeper! The Rolling Stones NICARAGUAN BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE The Forum, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA on January 18th, 1973 Disc 1: 01. -Introduction 02. -Brown Sugar 03. -Bitch 04. -Rocks Off 05. -Gimme Shelter 06. -Route 66 07. -It's All Over Now 08. -Happy 09. -Tumbling Dice 10. -No expectations Disc 2: 01. -Sweet Virginia 02. -You Can't Always Get What You Want 03. -Dead Flowers 04. -Stray Cat Blues 05. -Live With Me 06. -All Down The Line 07. -Rip This Joint 08. -Jumpin' Jack Flash 09. -Street Fighting Man -
Audience 9.3 - Super clear, super realistic, the crowd is with him, of that there is no doubt. Warm sounding, and great balance, very vivid tape, memorable concert. Peter Gabriel The Clubhouse Santa Ana, CA June 17, 1980 01 Intruder 02 The Start/I Don't Remember 03 Solsbury Hill 04 Family Snapshot 05 Milgram's 37 06 Modern Love 07 Not One Of Us 08 Lead A Normal Life 09 Moribund The Burgermeister 10 Mother Of Violence 11 Humdrum 12 Gabriel announces the show must end -
Audience 8.5/8.7 - Both tapes are not well known, and are pre-Close To The Edge making them quite interesting to the fans of early period Yes. Both tapes sound pretty good, with the nod going to Tucson for just that little bit of clarity it has overall. There’s enough dynamics, atmosphere, and clarity to allow the listener to settle in to each show and appreciate the details (great ripping Hammond work by Wakeman throughout). Good to have these shows in the collection. Yes Forum Inglewood, CA, USA March 15, 1972 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite Intro (2:09) 02 Roundabout (7:33) 03 Heart Of The Sunrise (11:15) 04 Perpetual Change (10:12) 05 I've Seen All Good People (6:43) 06 Yours Is No Disgrace (11:51) Disc 2 Community Center Tucson, AZ, USA March 16, 1972 01 Roundabout (7:54) 02 I've Seen All Good People (7:05) 03 Mood For A Day (3:31) 04 Clap (3:56) 05 Heart Of The Sunrise (11:08) 06 Rick Wakeman Solo (5:28) 07 Long Distance Runaround (4:09) 08 The Fish (11:00) 09 Perpetual Change (9:13) -
Audience - 9.5, 8.5, 8.8 We start with a real cracker of a tape, recorded close up with excellent gear…hard to put this down it is extremely captivating. Then we have a first – the first gig in Europe by the band, and it is a very good tape but we are going to feel the difference between this and the first disc. It’s not got the dynamics of the ’77, but it is considered a very good tape nonetheless. The final disc contains a very good recording with plenty of atmosphere and some dynamics, maybe a touch of clutter in a very specific mid band frequency but it is minor to my ears. It’s a real enjoyable tape! Kansas "The Live Collection 1977-1979" Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA December 31, 1977 Disc 1 01 Magnum Opus Intro > Hopelessly Human 02 Point Of Know Return 03 Paradox 04 Icarus (Borne On Wings Of Steel) 05 Child Of Innocence 06 Closest Chronicles 07 Dust In The Wind > 08 Acoustic Guitar Solo 09 Piano Solo > 10 Lonely Wind 11 Cheyenne Anthem 12 Miracles Out Of Nowhere 13 Drum Solo > 14 The Spider Disc 2 Long Beach 77 cont'd 01 Portrait (He Knew) 02 Sparks Of The Tempest 03 Carry On Wayward Son 04 Down The Road 05 Violin Solo 06 Magnum Opus Congresgebouw Den Haag, Netherlands 3-7-78 07 Carry on Wayward Son 08 Down the Road 09 Point of Know Return 10 Paradox 11 Closet Chronicles 12 Mysteries & Mayhem 13 Lamplight Symphony 14 The Wall 15 Dust in the Wind 16 Cheyenne Anthem Disc 3 Convention Center Tucson, Az 12-7-79 01 On the Other Side 02 People of the South Wind 03 Point of Know Return 04 Closet Chronicles 05 The Wall 06 Dust in the Wind 07 Sparks of the Tempest 08 Child of Innocence 09 Down the Road 10 Stay Out of Trouble 11 Portrait (He Knew) 12 Band Introductions 13 A Glimpse of Home 14 How My Soul Cries Out For You 15 Carry on Wayward Son -
Audience 9.7 - Opening for ELP, this is the short lived Robert Fleischman period just before the arrival of Steve Perry. Hard to find anything about this recording to complain about, it’s amazingly life-like and extremely dynamic – about the only fault is how short it is. Taper arrived late, but makes up for it with a stellar recording. Journey Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA August 14, 1977 01 Of A Lifetime 02 She Makes Me (Feel Alright) 03 Look Into The Future 04 On A Saturday Nite 05 It's All Too Much (The Beatles cover) > Drum Solo 06 Guitar Solo > You're On Your Own -
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 8.6 - A clear tape, possibly a master source, that presents a very nice performance by the band with a tape that gives you a reasonable recollection of the evening. The tape leans towards a high end propensity while sacrificing any deep lows but I am 100% sure you will LOVE this one because it’s just one of those tapes that seems to get better, the ears adjust, and before you know it you are saying “damn this is pretty good”…because it actually is. As Pretty Woman ends (and there’s a moment in the song where Dave lets loose on some dingus that threw something at him) and it goes into Eddie’s solo, man, this tape TAKES OFF and becomes an easy 9.3 rating. Van Halen The Forum Inglewood, CA September 10, 1982 Disc 1 1. -Romeo Delight 4:14 2. -Unchained 4:01 3. -Drum Solo 2:45 4. -The Full Bug 3:36 5. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:04 6. -Dave Raps 3:34 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:28 8. -Little Guitars 4:21 9. -Where Have All The Good Times Gone 3:16 10. -Bass Solo 4:19 11. -Hang 'em High 3:10 12. -Cathedral 1:47 13. -Secrets 3:21 14. -Everybody Wants Some 13:18 Disc 2 1. -Dance The Night Away 3:14 2. -Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 6:11 3. -Ice Cream Man 7:48 4. -Intruder 1:54 5. -(Oh) Pretty Woman 3:27 6. -Guitar Solo 11:15 7. -D.O.A. 3:36 8. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:05 9. -Bottoms Up 5:46 10. -You Really Got Me - Happy Trails 6:31 -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear and with enough dynamics present to really provide an authentic experience of virtually being there. These kinds of recordings, while technically not considered as excellent (unfairly) due to the measurable fidelity of the audio (in the objective sense) are actually excellent in their own right. This is a well done recording, with the sound “floating” above you and giving you a sense of time and place, of literally being there. Van Halen Fair Warning Tour Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Tuesday August 25th, 1981 Disc 1 01. On Fire 02. Sinner's Swing 03. Drum solo 04. Hear About It Later 05. So This Is Love 06. Jamie's Crying 07. Bass solo 08. Runnin' With The Devil 09. Dance The Night Away 10. Sunday Afternoon In The Park 11. Romeo Delight 12. Everybody Wants Some!! Disc 2 13. Sounds of Summertime 14. Ice Cream Man 15. Mean Street 16. Guitar solo 17. Feel Your Love Tonight 18. You Really Got Me 19. Unchained 20. Ain't Talkin''Bout Love Line-up: David Lee Roth : Edward Van Halen : Alex Van Halen : Michael Anthony. -
Audience 9.0 - Before I first heard this I assumed it would be a tough listen based on other recordings from this venue. Well, I am very happy to report that my assumption was dead wrong! This is just a great, great recording for the time period. It does seem to be about midway back but this is not a liability in this situation because it seems to give an aura, a sense of time and place, with the ambience and natural echo (just a touch). I really love everything about this tape! Spirit Mammoth Gardens, Denver, Co June 5th, 1970 01. Decisions (by Gypsy) 02. Sweet Stella Baby 03. 1984 04. It's All The Same 05. Fresh Garbage 06. Unknown Instrumental 07. Jealous 08. It Shall Be > Poor Richard 09. Groundhog (incomplete) -
Audience 8.2 - A somewhat average tape that is brand new to circulation and captures a good time for Lou when he had some great songs and great players with him. Plus side of the recording is that it is low gen and clear enough to hear the band although keyboards are quite behind in the stage mix. Lou is more prominent, with bass and guitar next. A good tape for a lo-fi cassette recorder snuck into the venue in the mid 70’s. Lou Reed Milwaukee Auditorium Milwaukee, WI. 10-31-1974 1. -Tuning 2. -Intro Jam 3. -Sweet Jane 4. -Vicious 5. -Ride Sally Ride 6. -Heroin 7. -Kill Your Sons 8. -N.Y. Stars 9. -Animal Language 10. -Sally Can't Dance 11. -Walk On The Wild Side 12. -White Light White Heat 13. -Goodnight Ladies -
Soundboard 8.7 - This is clear enough and is a board tape but my guess is that it is actually sourced from a line feed (video) because I do notice some compression on the signal. Still, it is highly enjoyable, getting ample amounts of bass, drums, and of course guitars (even some panning effects now and then, very cool). Capital Centre Landover, MD. August 12th 1978 Disc 1: 1. -Just What The Doctor Ordered (4:25) 2. -Yank Me, Crank Me (4:17) 3. -Dog Eat Dog (5:29) 4. -Free For All (5:24) 5. -Snakeskin Cowboys (5:00) 6. -Cat Scratch Fever (5:29) 7. -Need You Bad (5:23) 8. -Tight Spots (3:06) 9. -Name Your Poison (5:38) Disc 2: 1. -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (6:05) 2. -Guitar Solo (6:11) 3. -Stormtroopin' (4:57) 4. -Stranglehold (10:46) 5. -Motor City Madhouse (9:13) 6. -Gonzo (6:35)
