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Audience 8.5 - A thin-ish recording, but it is pretty clear and thus can be appreciated. It’s a really fine performance too. Genesis Ambassador Theatre St. Louis, MO April 23, 1976 01 Dance On A Volcano 02 Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 03 Fly On A Windshield 04 Carpet Crawlers 05 Cinema Show 06 Robbery, Assault And Battery 07 White Mountain 08 Firth Of Fifth 09 Entangled 10 Squonk 11 Supper’s Ready 12 I Know What I Like 13 Los Endos 14 It > Watcher Of The Skies -
Audience 8.6 - A little age shows in this tape, but it’s nicely mid-rangey and kind of phat too, meaning it’s got some balls to it even though it may be a little compressed and aged. I would recommend this one though, because one key quality of this tape is that the two guitars are really nicely separated, almost a wide pan effect if you can believe it. Sounds pretty cool. AEROSMITH Paris, France Pavillon porte de Pantin 1976 november 1st 1. Intro 2. Mama Kin 3. Write Me A Letter 4. S.O.S. (Too Bad) 5. Lick And A Promise 6. Big Ten Inch Record 7. Sweet Emotion 8. Rats In The Cellar 9. Dream On 10. Lord Of The Thighs 11. Last Child 12. Walk This Way 13. Sick As A Dog 14. Same Old Song And Dance 15. Train Kept A Rollin’/ Get The Lead Out/ Batman Theme/ Movin’ Out/ Peter Gunn Theme 16. Crowd 17. Toys In The Attic Steven Tyler - vocals Joe Perry - guitar Tom Hamilton - bass Joey Kramer - drums Brad Whitford - guitar -
Audience 8.8 - Excellent sound with good balance and great live mix where you pretty much get a good blend of the bass and drums without that annoying boominess. Great time period too! Van Halen Theatre Mogador, Paris, France Wednesday May 10th, 1978 01- On Fire 02- I'm The One 03- Runnin' With The Devil 04- Feel Your Love Tonight 05- Atomic Punk 06- Little Dreamer 07- Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 08- Voodoo Queen 09- Ice Cream Man 10- Guitar solo 11- You Really Got Me 12- D.O.A [fades in] 13- Summertime Blues 14- Bottoms Up! -
Audience 8.6 - Small club vibe and really good sound with an emphasis on percussion clarity and presence. Recording leans to the mid and upper end but it’s not too brittle there, so it’s very comfortable but can use some added low end anyway. Aside from that, this is quite good. Psychedelic Furs Punto a Capo, Budria, Italy June 8, 1984 Band line-up Richard Butler – vocals John Ashton – guitar Tim Butler – bass guitar Keith Forsey – drums, percussion Total Time = 83:22 Disc 1 01 Love My Way 02 Pretty In Pink 03 Here Come Cowboys 04 My Time 05 President Gas 06 Sleep Comes Down 07 The Ghost In You 08 Heaven -- tape flip -- 09 Angels Disc 2 10 Sister Europe 11 Alice's House 12 Heartbeat 13 Forever Now 14 Imitation Of Christ 15 Into You Like A Train 16 India The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in 1977. Led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass. The Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. Their debut album was in 1980. But in 1982, the band were reduced to a four-piece. The Furs did find success in the US with their next release, 1981's Talk Talk Talk, which included the original version of "Pretty in Pink", which was later re-recorded for the 1986 movie soundtrack "Pretty in Pink". This movie would help launch Molly Ringwald's acting career. -
Soundboard 9.1 - This mix favors Mick Jagger, but I like the very lifelike feel of it overall. It’s not super well separated but everything can be heard well enough and that includes the piano (although horns are pushed back), and Mick Taylor is especially present when he solos (an added bonus!). There is no doubt that this recording must be present in every Rolling Stones fan’s collection. The Rolling Stones Philadelphia Specialties Plus Spectrum Sports Arena Philadelphia,Pennsilvania 20th & 21st July 1972 CD ONE 01 Brown Sugar July 21st early show 02 Bitch July 21st early show 03 Rocks Off July 21st early show 04 Gimme Shelter July 21st early show 05 Happy July 21st early show 06 Tumbling Dice July 21st early show 07 Love In Vain July 21st early show 08 Sweet Virginia July 20th only show 09 You Can't Always Get What You Want July 21st early show 10 All Down The Line July 21st early show CD TWO 01 Midnight Rambler July 21st late show 02 Band introduction 03 Bye Bye Johnny July 21st late show 04 Rip This Joint July 21st late show 05 Jumping Jack Flash July 21st late show 06 Street Fighting Man July 21st late show 07 Uptight - Satisfaction July 20th only show 08 Dead Flowers 09 Don`t Lie To Me 10 Honky Tonk Woman 11 Loving Cup 12 Torn And Frayed 13 Ventilator Blues 14 Sweet Black Angel CD TWO: Tracks 8 (First show), 9 (Second show), 14 (First show - audience recording) Tarrant County Convention Centar, Fort Worth, Texas 24th June 1972 Tracks 10, 11, 12, 13 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 3rd June 1972 (Audience recording) -
Soundboard 9.2 - A warm sounding tape, very punchy where it needs to be, maybe if I can complain about anything it would be in the relative sterility of it but that’s a soundboard’s Achilles heel isn’t it ? I’d recommend this to anyone, it is what we like to call “a keeper” for sure! Disc 1 1-1 Subdivisions 1-2 The Body Electric 1-3 The Enemy Within 1-4 The Weapon 1-5 Witch Hunt 1-6 New World Man 1-7 Between The Wheels 1-8 Red Barchetta Disc 2 2-1 Distant Early Warning 2-2 Red Sector A 2-3 Closer To The Heart 2-4 YYZ 2-5 Drum Solo 2-6 YYZ (Cont.) 2-7 Temples Of Syrinx 2-8 Tom Sawyer 2-9 Red Lenses Notes: Live at Neil Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 25th November 1984 [STEREO SOUNBOARD] (noiseless!) The last show of Grace Under Pressure Tour -
Audience 8.6 - A recording that is very clear but dangerously close to being too crisp on the highs…but thankfully it doesn’t sizzle and ruin anything. It’s still very good – might could use more thickness, but you will probably be able to enjoy this show and certainly are welcome to boost the low end which will help. RUSH Date: April 18, 1994 Location: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York, USA DISC 1 Intro 1:10 Dreamline 4:58 The Spirit of Radio 4:56 The Analog Kid 5:47 Cold Fire 4:57 Time Stand Still 5:51 Nobody's Hero 5:21 Roll The Bones 6:09 Animate 7:54 Stick It Out 5:13 Double Agent 4:55 DISC 2 Limelight 4:33 Mystic Rhythms 5:57 Closer to the Heart 5:35 Show Don't Tell 5:25 Leave That Thing Alone 5:54 The Rhythm Method 7:12 The Trees 5:21 Xanadu 6:32 Hemispheres: Prelude 4:16 Tom Sawyer 5:29 Force Ten 4:41 YYZ 3:23 -
Audience 8.9 - A very well balanced recording with lovely high end and a smoothness that is nice on your ears. The band is relaxed and having a great show. Band name: Rush Date: February 24, 1994 Venue: The Omni Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Tour name: Counterparts Disc 1 (63:09) Intro/Dreamline The Spirit Of Radio The Analog Kid Cold Fire Time Stands Still Nobody's Hero Roll The Bones Animate Stick It Out Double Agent Limelight Disc 2 (62:12) Mystic Rhythms Closer To The Heart Show Don't Tell Leave That Thing Alone The Rhythm Method The Trees Xanadu Hemispheres: Prelude Tom Sawyer Force Ten YYZ -
Audience 8.3 - Not recorded from the best vantage point on the best gear, but taper made the best of it, and it gets incrementally better from the time where he moves to a better spot (closer). Tape has all the hallmarks of a large stadium, loud rock concert, the regular deal…not going to blow anyone away. Now that I’ve said that, there’s some good news! Yup – Pete is playing great and he is the clearest sounding, followed by Roger, and the bass has a good, deep, rumbling growl that comes through (NOT boomy!). If this tape had been boomy, I would have rated it in the upper 7’s. The Who Sports Arena, San Diego, CA October 7, 1976 Band line-up Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend - guitar, vocals John Entwistle - bass, vocals Keith Moon - drums, vocals Total Time = 01:39:56 Disc 1 01 I Can't Explain 02 Substitute 03 My Wife 04 Baba O'Riley 05 Squeeze Box 06 Behind Blue Eyes 07 Dreaming From the Waist 08 Magic Bus 09 Amazing Journey 10 Sparks Disc 2 11 The Acid Queen 12 Fiddle About 13 Pinball Wizard 14 I'm Free 15 Tommy's Holiday Camp 16 We're Not Gonna Take It 17 See Me, Feel Me 18 Summertime Blues 19 My Generation 20 Join Together 21 My Generation Blues 22 Won't Get Fooled Again Show comments: The Who/Mother's Finest For this Who show, the realistic recorder was used. First song, first row behind the stage looking at Keiths Moon’s back. Track two starts and I’m looking for a better recording position. The stage has typical left and right arrays but there was also an extra array on the right side facing the stage. Strangely not one to the left side. I parked myself in front of it which was basically just above me. On minor movement towards the center of the arena on the right side to avoid two chicks with whistles and the remaining show was recorded in that position. -
Four Discs of music that will melt your brain. All are either Very Good or Excellent quality, so it’s not a jarring experience to sit through all four discs, they have a certain continuity to them. I think this is a great time period of music and these guys were just on another level. It’s a fun thing to ponder, whether there are any bands that can do this sort of thing today – and the answer is “I really don’t think so”. SOFT MACHINE TIME TRIPS 1969-1972 Disc 1 Live at the Lyceum, London, October 5, 1969 Lineup Mike Ratledge – Lowery Organ, Piano Hugh Hopper – Bass (Fuzz Bass) Robert Wyatt – Drums, Vocals 1. Moon In June (17:45) 2. Facelift (4:43) 3. Eamonn Andrews (5:57) 4. Mousetrap-Noisette-Backwards-Mousetrap reprise (7:16) 5. Esther's Nosejob (11:27) Disc 2 6. improv - Facelift middle section reprise (3:50) 7. Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening (0:21) 8. We Did It Again (3:38) 9. Noisette reprise (0:56) 1970-10-10 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London England Lineup Elton Dean - alto sax Hugh Hopper - bass Mike Ratledge - organ Robert Wyatt - drums, vocals 10. -Facelift 11. -Kings and Queens 12. -Virtually (pts.2 & 3) 13. -Slightly All The Time 14. -Eamonn Andrews 15. -Esther's Nose Job 16. -Fire Engine Passing with Bells Clanging - Pig - Orange Skin Food - A Door Opens and Closes - 10.30 Returns To The Bedroom (pt. 1) - Pigling Bland - Esther's Nose Job (reprise) - 10.30 Returns To The Bedroom (pt. 2) Disc 3 Casino Lido, Venice, Italy September 24, 1971 1. - Drop - MC - Out-Bloody-Rageous (20:57) 2. - All White Slightly All The Time - Plain Tiffs (21:22) Lineup Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello, fender rhodes electric piano Mike Ratledge - organ, fender rhodes electric piano Hugh Hopper - bass Phil Howard - drums Disc 4 Piper Club, Rome, Italy 24 April 1972 01 -All White - 7:47 02 -Slightly All The Time 1 - 8:39 03 -Slightly All The Time 2 - 3:36 04 -Drop - 5:56 05 -MC - 5:24 06 -Out-Bloody-Rageous - 14:00 07 -As If 1 - 1:01 08 -As If 2 - 0:50 09 -As If 3 - 3:33 10 -As If 4 - 5:19 11 -As If 5 - 0:26 12 -LBO - 9:04 13 -Pigling Bland - 5:04 Line Up: Mike Ratledge - organ, electric piano Hugh Hopper - bass Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello, electric piano John Marshall - drums -
Audience 8.8 - I can’t fault this too much even though it is not a tape without a certain sonic limitation – but it’s not enough of a fault to be critical of what is a fantastic performance paired with a warm, energy filled tape. It’s a great capture that barely holds the intensity before it begins to break-up, albeit only slightly, as the volume overwhelms the microphone. Is that bad? Normally it spells disaster if the recording equipment is, say, a realistic or some no-name generic piece of crap but this taper is obviously using high end stuff. The point at which volume and intensity causes normal gear to fail only slightly bother this set-up. So, I recommend it as one of the better 1976 tapes out there. It’s simply great and you’ll love it. YES 1976-07-22 PNE Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia Canada DISC 1 1.01 Siberian Khatru (9.45) 1.02 Sound Chaser (10.32) 1.03 I've Seen All Good People (6.50) 1.04 The Gates Of Delirium (21.11) 1.05 Long Distance Runaround (2.41) 1.06 Keyboard Solo (5.16) DISC 2 2.01 The Clap (4.55) 2.02 Harp Solo (4.01) 2.03 Heart Of The Sunrise (10.29) 2.04 Ritual (27.18) 2.05 Roundabout (8.49) -
Soundboard 9.4 - Minor hiss present in quiet passages but does not impact any music. This is a great show, impressive in every regard especially the incendiary guitar work by unheralded master Daryl Stuermer. Many people were first introduced to Ponty through this album, Imaginary Voyage, and it’s on full display here in a live setting. EXCELLENT!! Artist: Jean-Luc Ponty Date: 23rd October 1976 - Early Show Venue: La Paloma Theatre, Encinitas, CA 01 - Imaginary Voyage 25:56 02 - Passenger Of The Dark 9:07 03 - Renaissance 9:11 04 - Question With No Answer 6:19 05 - Lost Forest 9:35 06 - Wandering On The Milky Way 4:02 07 - Aurora 13:46 Encore: 08 - New Country 4:11 09 - Tarantula 3:12 Total time 1:25:19 Jean-Luc Ponty - Electric Violin Daryl Stuermer - Guitar Alan Zavod - Keyboards Tom Fowler - Bass Mark Craney - Drums -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Fascinating! Just hearing these songs before the sweeteners were added is incredible. I kind of like the raw takes better, well, almost. The Cars First Album Demos 01 Good Times Roll (live) 02 My Best Friend's Girl (demo) 03 Just What I Needed (demo) 04 I'm In Touch With My World (demo) 05 Don't Cha Stop (demo) 06 You're All I've Got Tonight (demo) 07 Bye Bye Love (demo) 08 Moving In Stereo (demo) 09 All Mixed Up (demo) 10 They Won't See You 11 Take What You Want 12 Wake Me Up 13 You Just Can't Push Me 14 Hotel Queenie -
Soundboard 9.7 - Crisp and elegant, this describes both the music and the audio fidelity here. The band is in really fine form, actually a good time period. Pat Metheny Group 1981-03-27 University Of Houston, Cullen Auditorium, Ezekiel W. Cullen Building, Houston, Texas, USA, 1981-03-27 Disc 1 01 Phase Dance (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 02 Better Days Ahead (Pat Metheny) 03 The Windup (Keith Jarrett) 04 James (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 05 Offramp (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 06 'It's For You' (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 07 The Bat Part II (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 08 Ozark (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 09 Turnaround (Ornette Coleman) Disc 2 10 Goin' Ahead (Pat Metheny)/As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 11 Jaco (Pat Metheny) 12 Untitled / Au Lait (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 13 San Lorenzo (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 14 (Cross The) Heartland (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 15 American Garage (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) Line-Up: Pat Metheny, guitars, guitar synthesizer Lyle Mays, piano, synthesizers, organ, autoharp Steve Rodby, acoustic bass, electric bass Dan Gottlieb, drums, autoharp Naná Vasconcelos, vocals, percussion, berimbau -
Soundboard 9.4 - A very cool, immediate and high impact sound and vibe…and the band, My God! Not all of their shows had that insane intensity and sharpness…sometimes they wandered and lost focus but not here…no way. This…is…amazing! Play this for your kids’ friends when they try to impress you with some new flavor of the month band they are into. Ha! Mahavishnu Orchestra Adelbert Gymnasium Case Western University Cleveland, OH February 17, 1973 Disc 1 Birds Of Fire > Open Country Joy Hope > Awakening Miles Beyond Disc 2 One Word Sanctuary > The Dance Of Maya Vital Transformation John McLaughlin - Electric Doubleneck Guitar Rick Laird - Electric Bass Jerry Goodman - Electric Violin Jan Hammer - Keyboards Billy Cobham - Drums -
Soundboard 8.7 - A show that factors in to what would become a stellar career over many decades. Pretty much on her own now (no longer paired with Gram Parsons R.I.P.) she started playing in the clubs in the DC area when a producer came to record this show for future reference as he crafted her breakout solo album. Did she know he was at the gig? Who knows, but she obviously made an impact. Emmylou Harris and the Angel Band 1974-05-08 Red Fox Inn Bethesda, Maryland Disc 1 01 -Hot Burrito #1 02 -Hickory Wind 03 -Shop Around 04 -Honky Tonk Blues 05 -Louise 06 -California Cottonfields 07 -High On The Hilltop 08 -Reconstructed 09 -When Will I Be Loved 10 -God Knows I Love You 11 -Before Believing 12 -Queen Of The Silver Dollar 13 -Someone I Used to Know 14 -Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down 15 -A Song for You 16 -High On The Hilltop 17 -Born Again 18 -Drifting Too Far From Shore Disc 2 01 -Country Baptizin' 02 -That's All It Took 03 -Together Again 04 -Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad 05 -Our Father 06 -Maybe Mexico 07 -Sold it All Away 08 -Instrumental (Jeff Wisor & J.B. Morrison) 09 -Satan's Jewel Crown 10 -Born Again 11 -Country Baptizin' Angel Band : Bruce Archer - Guitar Mark Cuff - Drums Tom Guidera - Bass Danny Pendleton - Steel Guitar w/ John & Fayssoux Starling, J.B. Morrison & Jeff Wisor on tracks 7-11 (disc 2) {After Gram Parsons's death} Emmy moved back to D.C., where Tom Guidera had also become a country music convert. With pedal steel player Danny Pendleton and two other musicians, they put together the Angel Band and started gigging around the clubs, playing some of the songs she’d performed with Gram. Eddie Tickner made Harris his number one priority and he convinced Mary Martin, an A&R representative from Warner/Reprise Records (the label that had released Parsons’ solo work) to investigate an Angel Band show in a Washington nightclub. Emmylou Harris became a Reprise Records recording artist in 1974; with her daughter Hallie in tow, the Angel Band relocated to Los Angeles to begin work on Harris’s first true solo album. To produce, Martin paired Harris up with Nova Scotia native Brian Ahern, the mastermind behind Anne Murray’s spate of hits in the early 70’s. She brought the quiet Canadian to hear the Angel Band, and he recorded the performance on a hand-held cassette machine to study at home. This sounds better than a hand-held cassette machine recording, purportedly a sound board, but it's not by any means what we think of as soundboard quality by today's standards.