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Soundboard 9.0 - A little bit of hiss in the background but otherwise a solid, and enjoyable one! -
Soundboard 8.8 - A good and clear tape. -
Audience 8.8 - This is a really nice one, pretty atmospheric without being reverby and hollow and the live sound mix is pretty right-on. The sound separation here presents itself as what feels like stereo to me, whether or not taper used two mics I do not know but it does sound like it. The band is really hot! -
Soundboard 8.8 -
Soundboard 9.8 - Wow! Superb! -
Audience 8.7 - Lacks maybe some good mid punch, lows are good, Chris sounds good, but honestly listening now it kind of haunts you. RIP Chris Cornell. -
Audience 9.0 - This recording has a good solid middle highlighting the musicianship of the band, possibly at the expense of Chris in the overall mix. Don’t let that stop you, by all means this is one to get. -
Audience 7.6 - Guitar cuts through quite well on this one. DVD is pro shot from French TV 1970 and features the original band members. DVD is a real treat. -
Audience 8.6 -
Soundboard 8.5 - It’s really hard to tell but I think it’s a board because of the way the sound is mixed. Vocals are way up front, and then they get pushed a little back, and there’s a lack of surrounding noise. There is some tape noise present. The audience noise you do hear sounds like it is picked up from one of the stage mics. -
FM Radio Broadcast 8.8 -
Audience 7.9 - A delightful tape, rather warm and intimate although not super bright and clear. It still works, it has that vibe and emotional thing happening. -
Various sources, all generally very good to excellent. Well worth picking this up. -
Audience 8.1 - Not that bad, but vocals a little back, and some tape distortion in the mid band somewhere that does not bother but it is there lurking. The Mellotron adds a nice sweeping atmosphere. Bonus disc - Audience 7.0 - Presents occasional tape flaws, so is something for collectors only. Spirit My Father's Place Old Roslyn, New York August 8th 1976, 1st and 2nd shows Disc 1 1st Show 01. Nature's Way 02. Veruska 03. Little Time To Fly 04. Like A Rolling Stone 05. Farther Along 06. Mr Skin 07. Stoney Night 08. Fresh Garbage 09. World Eat World Dog 10. 1984 11. It's All The Same 12. I Got A Line On You 13. Animal Zoo 14, Hey Joe Disc 2 2nd Show 01. Prelude - Nothing To Hide 02. Nature's Way 03. Like A Rolling Stone 04. World Eat World Dog 05. Mr Skin 06. Farther Along 07. Stoney Night 08. Mega Star 09. I Got A Line On You 10. Reelin' In The Night 11. Dark Eyed Woman 12. 1984 Original reunion with Neil Young, Santa Monica, Ca., August 28 1976 13. Just Like Thumb's Blues 14. Like A Rolling Stone -
Audience 9.0 - Very present and clear guitar! The whole band sounds great – this is a great tape! -
Pro Soundboard 9.3 -
Audience 8.4 - Some tape hiss present, and recorded from maybe midway back in the hall but if you turn up the volume a bit, this actually is very decent quality. Having relatively low recording levels means, essentially, they were conscience of overloading and distortion so they protected against that. You can turn the volume up as loud as you can stand, and it sounds better and better! -
Audience 8.6 to 9.3 - From different sources and a great collection! -
Soundboard 9.0 - For those who want to know what Bruce Springsteen was about before he went all FM friendly singer songwriter, look no further than this hard and heavy hard rock jam fest from 1971. I do not like Bruce, I think he’s kind of a big douche, but damn you have to give him props because he is a rock and roll survivor and this early stuff smokes. -
Audience 9.5 - A lovely recording! -
Soundboard 9.5 - An absolutely marvelous, bright, snappy recording here! Get it! -
CD 1 - Soundboard 9.0 / CD 2 - Soundboard 8.8 -
CD 1 - Soundboard 9.0 and Audience 8.7 - The Sparrow show is great, amazing that such an early document was captured so well (by a radio station no less). The Dallas material comes after and is also very good, and at first it may seem it could even be a board tape but closer inspection suggests otherwise but it’s pretty decent. The Baltimore material filling out the 2nd half of Disc 2 is the worst of this collection at an 8.3 Audience rating which is not bad at all really. John Kay sounds very prominent in the mix, guitar and bass pretty heavy sounding, keys and drums kind of washed out a bit, but you hear pretty much all of it nonetheless. -
Soundboard 8.7 - Sounds like it comes from a video source, with some of that compression factor present. For such a major stadium act, there are surprisingly few tapes out there of him. -
Soundboard 8.8 - Somewhat dated sound, and a touch of hiss, but by golly this is pretty good stuff considering the age! For those who thought Steve Miller began with Fly Like An Eagle, you may want to hear the raw bluesy psychedelia he was rooted in. -
Audience 8.8 - Captured live at his home away from home, Fitzgerald’s Club in Houston, this is perhaps one of the very best small club gigs ever recorded. It has a certain vibe, perhaps that is why this show has a very special place in the hearts of SRV collectors. -
Audience 8.8 - Very well recorded, superb atmosphere! -
Audience 8.0 - Typical big rock sound. I like the Palo Alto show here, it’s the stronger of the two as far as clarity, but the San Francisco show sounds somewhat meatier ~ it’s a trade off. -
Audience 8.2 - Kind of bass heavy and muddy mix, but its OK once your ears adjust. -
Audience 9.0 - High quality microphones placed in the right spot yield terrific results like this. Bravo! -
Audience 8.8 - Fantastic capture that gives the sound a really spacey and breathing feel, like it is wrapping around your ears and not just coming straight at you. -
Audience 9.4 - Recorded by the band for a possible live album that wasn’t released. A later concert from the following year eventually did come out though. This one smokes, hence the name!