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Audience 7.5 - Overloaded tape, but surprisingly isn’t distorting, it just can’t contain the power of The Who in 1970. That being said, I bet even the casual fan will find something redeeming here – a loud concert whereby at least you can hear everything – loudly! I kind of got into it, by the time Young Man Blues kicks in, you are in this for the duration. -
Audience 8.7 - Very good! Much wider stereo sound field with some hall dynamics present, and just a little less definition with Pete in the mix but it's actually got a great live feel to it. Highly enjoyable. -
Audience 7.1 - Somewhat distant and an underlying cacophony but there is a reason why Who collectors go for the 1972 European tour tapes – quality be damned – because the band was really peaking at this time. So, good show, average recording. -
Audience 8.0 - Loud, very up front and loud but it’s just great. Not technically great, if you want to cross hairs, but a very solid tape and one worthy of consumption. -
Soundboard 7.8 - The main problem here is the funky mix. It may be a monitor mix, because where the instruments are placed and how they are mixed overall not only changes occasionally, but seem to indicate this is probably just that, a monitor mix. -
Audience 8.7 - This tape barely contains the driving, relentless energy of the Who. It does, in fact, manage to remain somewhat stable even if Roger gets a little lost in the mix. Sheer power, loudness that probably caused some major hearing loss for a few folks. -
Audience 8.9 - Very lively, great atmosphere! Sound is very very good, and the mix that gets to your ears includes everything happening on stage but what I really love is the sound of the drums. Fills the arena yet is pretty tight, with that slight bouncing off the walls effect that gives an almost 360 degree experience. The Who June 11, 1974 Madison Square Garden, NYC disc one: 01 - I Can't Explain 02 - Summertime Blues 03 - Young Man Blues 04 - Baba O' Riley 05 - Substitute 06 - 5 15 07 - Behind Blue Eyes 08 - Tattoo 09 - Boris The Spider 10 - Bell Boy 11 - Dr. Jimmy Disc 2 01 - Won't Get Fooled Again 02 - Pinball Wizard 03 - See Me, Feel Me 04 - My Generation - My Generation Blues 05 - Punk And The Godfather 06 - Drowned -
Audience 8.8 - Once the taper settles in this show sounds fantastic! Clear, decent mix and great atmosphere. A real treat! -
Audience 8.6 This is a pretty common Who boot, and, well, it’s fine but to me I thought guitar was too low in the mix. It’s a rollicking good show, bass, vocals sound strong followed by Moon, and to be fair, during quieter parts Townshend’s guitar is clearer. It’s during the heavy parts where guitar loses force (it’s there, it’s not completely gone!) and probably it saves the tape deck from overloading so I’d rather it a little behind in the mix than completely distorting the tape. THE WHO Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, Ca 10. Oct. 1976 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: 01. -The Acid Queen 02. -Fiddle About 03. -Pinball Wizard 04. -I'm Free 05. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 06. -We're Not Gonna Take It 07. -See Me Feel Me 08. -Summertime Blues 09. -My Generation 10. -Join Together 11. -My Generation Blues 12. -Won't Get Fooled Again encore: 13. -Shakin' All Over 14. -Spoonful 15. -Johnny B. Goode -
Audience 8.4 - Not a bad stadium recording that has a huge atmosphere and consequently not the best definition, although Roger soars high above with his articulate vocals. Bass is the underlying foundation of this recording…probably worth getting as it does seem to edge out a large portion of Euro ’70 tour tapes. THE WHO Stadthalle, Offenbach, West-Germany Sept. 13, 1970 Disc 1: 01. Heaven And Hell 02. I Can't Explain 03. Young Man Blues 04. Don't Even Know Myself 05. Water 06. Overture 07. It's A Boy 08. 1921 09. Amazing Journey > 10. Sparks 11. Eyesight To The Blind 12. Christmas 13. The Acid Queen 14. Pinball Wizard Disc 2: 01. Do You Think It's Alright? xx. Fiddle About (missing?) 02. Tommy Can You Hear Me? 03. There's A Doctor 04. Go To The Mirror! 05. Smash The Mirror 06. Miracle Cure 07. I'm Free 08. Tommy's Holiday Camp 09. We're Not Gonna Take It > 10. See Me Feel Me 11. Summertime Blues 12. Shakin' All Over > 13. Twist And Shout 14. My Generation > 15. Naked Eye > 16. Magic Bus approx. 117 mins -
Audience 7.7 - Pretty decent recording, rather quiet audience this time. The sound rings out clear. My hunch is this may be a vinyl source but it’s been handled properly. Really good for the time. -
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Audience 7.7 - A distant recording, and some hiss present, but the music can be discerned. Not going to have a lot of dynamics, but for collectors out there, you can enjoy this one for what it is…and it continues to fill in the missing pieces of the Keith Moon years. -
Audience 8.2 - A tape with some good qualities despite being technically average. For instance, I like the vocals on this tape, and Pete’s guitar is in a better spot than on most average audience recordings, it comes through ok, with great atmosphere! Roger sounds great, and the bass is a nice fat, round sound that gets a little pushy but also gives the show its darker vibe. Interesting moment in the show, during the pause in Young Man Blues (the one right before the jam) where Keith traditionally tosses the sticks and catches them, the audience really reacts so it must have been a spectacular one by Keith. Pete shines on guitar throughout this gig. -
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FM Broadcast 9.0 - Not sure what the master source is for this one, it could either be a cassette tape or an LP, either way the sound is very good but there’s a little bit of that typical kind of compression you got off FM broadcasts. Not a problem here, just that I notice it. -
Soundboard 9.1 - This is not a complete show, but WHO cares? It’s a vintage 1969 soundboard of the Who and man, it smokes! I’ll take it whoever which way I can get it (see what I did there?). BTW the complete show does exist, but the audio quality of the audience recording that makes up the difference is of significantly less fidelity that it was decided not to even include it for release. The Who The Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA October 19, 1969 - 2nd show 1. -Heaven and Hell (fades in) 2. -Can't Explain 3. -Overture 4. -It's a Boy 5. -1921 6. -Amazing Journey 7. -Sparks 8. -The Acid Queen 9. -Summetime Blues 10. -My Generation -
Soundboard 9.8 - Put down whatever you are doing immediately. This SMOKES! This is the one you do not want to pass up! -
Audience 8.4 - Amazing discovery here, a complete 1971 show that sounds rather decent (if loud). This tape puts you right into the middle of the audience, it’s quite exciting! -
Audience 8.9 - Clean and bright, especially nice drum sounds! -
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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. -
Audience 7.1 - Definitely not a hi-fi recording but I can say this, you actually hear not only Roger fine above the din, but also Pete’s backing vocals! Next up is bass and guitars, with drums in the back kind of buried. Still, I just love these 68 shows, before Tommy, and the band is just so jazzed and audiences are too. Historical document well worth hearing. -
Audience 7.2 - A low rating but at least .5 points higher than the original version. Someone did a Remaster which it desperately needed because it was flawed. Mainly, it’s surface noise from the vinyl source (original tape source never located). It wasn’t great to begin with either. If you needed to upgrade this for your collection – get this one .... Bonus is the great artwork and packaging. -
Audience 7.4 - A one dimensional recording that actually is clear enough to catch everything happening but the sound resides somewhere in the upper mids to highs, not screechy, just one dimensional. -
Audience 9.3 - Another excellent, clear, bright 75 show with all the dynamics you could want, good punchy drums and bass, clear vocals, crunchy guitars. Lovely! -
Audience 8.8 - Aside from a rough beginning, this tape comes pretty darn close to the excellence of the Toronto ’75 show. It’s got good presence and clarity, with an ample amount of kick where it needs it. I also find the performance very strong, Keith is firing on all eight and the band is really in sync with each other. A keeper! ARTIST: The Who DATE: November 3rd, 1975 VENUE: Messehalle Sindelfingen LOCATION: Stuttgart, Germany TRACKLISTING: DISC 1 01. -Substitute 02. -I Can´t Explain 03. -Squeeze Box 04. -Baba O´Riley 05. -Behind Blue Eyes 06. -Dreaming From The Waist 07. -Boris The Spider 08. -Amazing Journey - Sparks 09. -Acid Queen 10. -Fiddle About 11. -Pinball Wizard - I´m Free 12. -Tommy´s Holiday Camp TIME: 47:10 DISC 2 01. -We´re Not Gonna Take It 02. -Summertime Blues 03. -Bargain 04. -My Generation - Naked Eye - Join Together 05. -Won´t Get Fooled Again 06. -5:15 TIME: 46:09 TOTAL RUNTIME: 1:33.20 -
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Metropolitan Opera House NY 1970 Audience 8.4 - A decent tape considering we have very few US 1970 tour audience tapes that sound great. A little sweetening with EQ and you’ve just raised the sound rating another half a point…technology has changed the way collectors think about these old audience source tapes. Newcastle 1971 Audience 8.7 - A surprising new find! Buried for decades and now dusted off, restored and presented for your approval. It’s not bad! I can hear it all, with some cool atmosphere. I rather like it! San Francisco 1971 Audience 8.8 - This tape has some depth to it, where you get definition in the bass and not just “low end” which I appreciate. Roger rises above in the sound mix but on this tape nobody is drowned out, it’s evenly mixed and that makes it enjoyable. Some background noise which sounds like it is coming from the house PA but not during the band performing…all in all this is a real good one. The Who "Time Machine 1970-71" Disc 1 Tommy At The Metropolitan Opera House Metropolitan Opera House New York City, NY June 7th, 1970 (Late Show) 01 -Heaven And Hell 02 -I Can't Explain 03 -Overture 04 -1921 05 -Amazing Journey 06 -Sparks 07 -The Hawker 08 -Christmas 09 -The Acid Queen 10 -Pinball Wizard 11 -Do You Think It's Alright 12 -Fiddle About 13 -Tommy Can You Hear Me 14 -There's A Doctor 15 -Go To The Mirror 16 -Smash The Mirror 17 -Miracle Cure 18. -Sally Simpson Disc 2 19. -I'm Free 20. -We're Not Gonna Take It 21. -See Me Feel Me 22. -Summetime Blues 23. -Shakin' All Over - Spoonful 24. -My Generation Hofheinz Pavilion University of Houston Houston, TX 1970-06-20 25 - Heaven and Hell 26 - I Can't Explain 27 - Young Man Blues 28 - I Don't Even Know Myself 29 - Overture 30 - It's A Boy 31 - 1921 Disc 3 Live at The Odeon Cinema Northumberland Street Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Saturday 30th October 1971 01. I Can't Explain 02. Substitute 03. Summertime Blues 04. My Wife 05. Baba O' Riley 06. Bargain 07. Behind Blue Eyes 08. Won't Get Fooled Again Disc 4 09. Baby Don't You Do It 10. Magic Bus 11. Overture - Amazing Journey - Sparks 12. Pinball Wizard 13. See Me Feel Me Disc 5 Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA 1971-12-13 01 - Substitute 02 - Summertime Blues 03 - My Wife 04 - Baba O'Riley 05 - Behind Blue Eyes 06 - Bargain 07 - Won't Get Fooled Again 08 - Pinball Wizard 09 - See Me, Feel Me 10 - My Generation 11 - Jam - Naked Eye - I'm Going Down 12 - Magic Bus -
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Landover 1973 Soundboard 9.3 - A solid recording that was broadcast over the air and features a nice wide stereo mix showing detail in the bass and crisp, crunchy guitar not to mention having another well recorded Keith Moon experience…and of course Roger is in fine form (when is he not?). Wembley 1975 Audience 8.5 - Not horrible, the music is all here in pretty clear form (I get a good picture of drums thankfully), but the highlight is the stage banter where you get a lot of stuff that will entertain for sure. I am happy say that the recording does also get better, so that once you are firmly ensconced in your listening chair you will start to get into this one more and more. THE WHO CAPITOL CENTER LANDOVER, MD 1973.12.06 Disc 1 01. I CAN'T EXPLAIN 02. SUMMERTIME BLUES 03. MY GENERATION 04. I AM THE SEA > THE REAL ME 05. I'M ONE 06. TOWNSEND SPEAKS - SEA AND SAND 07. DROWNED 08. BELL BOY 09. TOWNSEND SPEAKS - DOCTOR JIMMY 10. WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 11. PINBALL WIZARD 12. SEE ME FEEL ME Disc 2 Wembley Arena (Moon's Manor) London, England 1975-10-21 01 - I Can't Explain 02 - Substitute 03 - Squeeze Box 04 - Boris The Spider 05 - Baba O'Riley 06 - Behind Blue Eyes 07 - However Much I Booze 08 - Dreaming From The Waist 09 - Moon's Tommy Intro 10 - Amazing Journey 11 - Sparks 12 - The Acid Queen Disc 3 13 - Fiddle About 14 - Pinball Wizard 15 - I'm Free 16 - Tommy's Holiday Camp 17 - We're Not Gonna Take It 18 - See Me, Feel Me 19 - Summertime Blues 20 - Bargain 21 - My Generation 22 - My Generation Blues 23 - Won't Get Fooled Again -
Audience 9.2 - Excellent! Strong if just a tad subdued as far as guitar loudness. -
Soundboard - Most collectors will know of this, and this set does include the partial live performance segment as well. A nice snippet of a good year, 1971. -
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The Who 1975 Tour Canister The Who October 6th 1975 Manchester Belle Vue Manchester, England Disc 1 01 - Substitute 02 - I Can't Explain 03 - Squeeze Box 04 - Heaven And Hell 05 - Tattoo 06 - Baba O'Riley 07 - Behind Blue Eyes 08 - Amazing Journey - Sparks 09 - Eyesight To The Blind 10 - Acid Queen 11 - Fiddle About Disc 2 01 - Pinball Wizard 02 - I'm Free 03 - Tommy's Holiday Camp 04 - We're Not Gonna Take It (See Me Feel Me) 05 - Summertime Blues 06 - Drowned 07 - 5.15 08 - My Generation - Drum Solo - Naked Eye 09 - Won't Get Fooled Again Ludwigshafen, Germany Friday November 7th, 1975 Disc 3 01. -I Can't Explain 02. -Substitute 03. -Squeeze Box 04. -Baba O' Riley 05. -Boris The Spider 06. -Drowned 07. -However Much I Booze 08. -Dreaming From The Waist 09. -Behind Blue Eyes 10. -Amazing Journey 11. -Sparks 12. -The Acid Queen 13. -Fiddle About 14. -Pinball Wizard 15. -I'm Free 16. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 17. -We're Not Gonna Take It Disc 4 01. -Summertime Blues 02. -My Generation 03. -Join Together Blues 04. -Roadrunner 05. -My Generation Blues 06. -Naked Eye 07. -Won't Get Fooled Again 08. -Magic Bus Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee November 23rd, 1975 Disc 5 1. -I Can't Explain 2. -Substitute 3. -Squeeze Box 4. -Baba O'Riley 5. -Boris The Spider 6. -Drowned 7. -However Much I Booze 8. -Dreaming From The Waist 9. -Behind Blue Eyes 10. -Jaws Soundtrack 11. -Amazing Journey 12. -Sparks Disc 6 13. -Acid Queen 14. -Fiddle About 15. -Pinball Wizard 16. -I'm Free 17. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 18. -We're Not Gonna Take It 19. -Summertime Blues 20. -My Generation 21. -Join Together 22. -Roadrunner 23. -Won't Get Fooled Again The Omni Atlanta, GA. 24 November 1975 Disc 7 1. -I Can't Explain 2. -Substitute 3. -Squeeze Box 4. -Baba O'Riley 5. -Tattoo 6. -Boris The Spider 7. -Drowned 8. -Dreaming From The Waist 9. -Behind Blue Eyes 10. -Amazing Journey 11. -Sparks 12. -The Acid Queen 13. -Fiddle About Disc 8 14. -Pinball Wizard 15. -I'm Free 16. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 17. -We're Not Gonna Take It 18. -Summertime Blues 19. -My Generation 20. -Join Together 21. -My Generation Blues 22. -Roadrunner 23. -Won't Get Fooled Again 24. -Magic Bus Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada 11 December 1975 Disc 9 1. -Can't Explain 2. -Substitute 3. -My Wife 4. -Baba O'Riley 5. -Squeeze Box 6. -Behind Blue Eyes 7. -Dreaming From The Waist 8. -Boris The Spider 9. -Magic Bus Disc 10 10. -Amazing Journey 11. -Sparks 12. -The Acid Queen 13. -Fiddle About 14. -Pinball Wizard 15. -I'm Free 16. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 17. -We're Not Gonna Take It 18. -See Me, Feel Me 19. -Summertime Blues 20. -My Generation 21. -Join Together 22. -Road Runner -
Soundboard 9.0 - Fierce! -
Soundboard 9.3/Studio 9.4 - Excellent quality all around, and of course it’s Thin Lizzy so you know the jams are top shelf. Thin Lizzy Golders Green Hippodrome London, UK. July 26, 1973 1. The Rocker 2. Things Ain't Working Out Down At The Farm 3. Slow Blues 4. Gonna Creep Up On You 5. Suicide Track 6-9 - Thunder & Lightning sessions 6. -Bad Habits 7. -Baby Please Don`t Go 8. -Mama Don`t Like It 9. -Chosen One -
Audience 8.4 - An uneven mix is the fault, other than that it’s fine. Sounds like taper was on one side of the P.A. and got a lot of one guitar, and it sounds great, very menacing tone, but we lose some other elements that sort of appear and then disappear. The recording is not hard to enjoy even with that issue, for me it was because of the good live tone and having that guitar so close it made me feel like I was seated with the taper hearing what he was hearing. Also, I look forward to certain songs live, with Opium Trail being one and it is present here on this tape. THIN LIZZY Orpheum Theater Boston MA. October 23rd 1977 THE BAND Phil Lynott bass vocals Scott Gorham guitar Brian Robertson guitar Brian Downey drums John Earle saxophone SET LIST 1 -Intro 2 -Soldier of Fortune 3 -Jailbreak 4 -Emerald 5 -Still In Love With You 6 -Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed 7 -Warriors 8 -Dancing In the Moonlight 9 -Opium Trail 10 -Southbound 11 -Cowboy Song 12 -The Boys Are Back In Town 13 -Johnny 14 -Bad Reputation 15 -Are You Ready 16 -Me and the Boys 17 -Baby Drives Me Crazy -
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Frankfurt 1972 - Audience 7.1 - Vocals buried but this is so cool, such an early show – guitar is smokin’ hot! Berlin 1973 - Audience 8.4 -
Audience 8.6 - The tape starts off kind of funky, and the band, or I should say, Phil Lynott, is having difficulty with the sound of his bass. Things get progressively better, until what you have is a pretty darn good show and recording. -
Soundboard 9.8 - What makes this so great is not only the excellent live mix but also the performance itself. So few Thin Lizzy recordings out there to begin with, so when we get one this good, you know, it’s something to treasure. -
Audience 9.1 - This is the surprise tape of 2020. A GREAT sounding tape and awesome performance, and it is completely new to my ears. Fantastic find! Thin Lizzy The Forum Inglewood, CA August 16, 1978 01 Warrior 02 Waiting For An Alibi 03 Still In Love With You 04 Cowboy Song 05 The Boys Are Back In Town 06 Don’t Believe A Word 07 Are You Ready? 08 Me And The Boys -
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Audience 9.3 - Super close to the action but no distortion in the recording makes for a mighty fun listening experience. It’s quite literally like being there…just close your eyes. Thin Lizzy Reading Rock Festival Reading, UK 1977-08-27 01 -Soldier Of Fortune 02 -Jailbreak 03 -Warriors 04 -Dancing In The Moonlight 05 -Massacre 06 -Still In Love With You 07 -Cowboy Song 08 -The Boys Are Back In Town 09 -Don't Believe A Word 10 -Emerald 11 -Bad Reputation 12 -Drums 13 -Baby Drives Me Crazy Band: Phil Lynott - Vocals, Bass Brian Downey - Drums Scott Gorham - Guitars, Vocals Brian Robertson - Guitar, Vocals John Earl - Sax -
Studio Quality 9.0-9.3 - The rating is generally accurate throughout although to be picky you could slightly vary some of the sessions by fractions. Nice to have all of this material gathered together like this. Excellent set! Thin Lizzy Complete Studio Collection 67-83 Disc 1 Trend Studios Demos '67-69 01. -Mama & Papa 02. -Ageing 03. -It's Really Worthwhile 04. -Dublin 05. -The Friendly Ranger (John Cann guitar) Sessions 71-73 Philip Lynott (vocal/bass) Brian Downey (drums) Andy Gee (guitar) 01. -Look what The Wind Blew In 02. -Return of the Farmer's Son 03. -Dublin 04. -Going Down 05. -Whiskey In The Jar 06. -Black Boys On The Corner 07. -Gonna Creep Up On You 08. -Whiskey In The Jar 09. -Whiskey In The Jar 10. -Gonna Creep Up On You 11. -Little Girl In Bloom 12. -Vagabonds of the Western World 13. -Randolph's Tango 14. -Slow Blues 15. -Little Girl In Bloom Disc 2 Studio Sessions 1974 1. -Things Ain't Working Out At The Farm 2. -Ghetto Woman 3. -Little Darling 4. -Little Girl In Bloom 5. -Little Darling 6. -Showdown 7. -Slow Blues (instrumental) 8. -Sitamoia 9. -Little Darling 10. -Black Boys On The Corner 11. -It's Only Money 12. -Still In Love With You 13. -Sitamoia 14. -She Knows 15. -It's Only Money 16. -Sha La La 17. -Philomena 18. -Banshee 19. -Philomena Disc 3 1974 Frankfurt, Germany with Andy Gee and John Cann 01. -It's Only Money 02. -Little Darlin' 03. -Slow Blues 04. -Little Girl In Bloom 05. -Gonna Creep Up On You 06. -Rock 'N' Roll With You 07. -Whiskey In The Jar 08. -The Rocker 09. -Sitamoia 10. -Drum Solo 11. -Hard Driving Man 12. -Little Darlin' 13. -Talk To Your Daughter Disc 4 1975-1978 Sessions 01. -Wild One ITV-75 02. -Rosalie 5/29-75 03. -Suicide 5/29-75 04. -Halfcaste 5/29-75 05. -Warriors 2/12-76 06. -Jailbreak 2/12-76 07. -Emerald 2/12-76 08. -Cowboy Song 2/12-76 09. -Johnny 9/23-76 10. -Fools Gold 9/23-76 11. -Don't Believe A Word 9/23-76 12. -Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed 9/23-76 13. -Don't Believe A Word 2/1-77 14. -Bad Reputation 8/1-77 15. -Killer Without A Cause 8/1-77 16. -Dancing In The Moonlight 8/1-77 17. -That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart 8/1-77 18. -Downtown Sundown 8/1-77 19. -Dancing in The Moonlight 8/11-77 20. -Rosalie 5/11-77 Disc 5 1978 Black Rose Sessions January 21st, 1978 Rampart Studios 01 -Rock Your Love (unreleased, written by Jimmy Bain) 02 -A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer (long version) January 22nd, 1978 Rampart Studios 03 -Cold Black Night (unreleased) 04 -Hate (unreleased) 05 -With Love (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 06 -Parisienne Walkways (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 07 -Black Rose (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 08 -Got To Give It Up (slow, different lyrics) 09 -Toughest Street In Town 10 -Don't Believe A Word (Lynott-Moore vocals) February 1st, 1978 Good Earth Studios 11 -Ode To A Black Man (original version) 12 -Spanish Guitar (different lyrics) 13 -Parisienne Walkways (demo) 14 -Are You Ready (unreleased studio version) 15 -Blackmail (unreleased, covered by Wild Horses) 16 -Waiting For An Alibi (slower, different lyrics) 17 -Fanatical Fascists (Lynott vocals) 18 -Leaving Town (unreleased) -
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Audience 7.7 - A tape that barely holds itself together due to the volume, must have been taped very close to the main PA’s. It actually is not distorted though, but it’s a balls out blaster of a tape and kind of cool in that respect. Vocals come through nicely – guitars and bass are pretty front and center here. -
Audience 8.7 - This tape has one thing really going for it, and that is it is surprisingly clear, maybe not super close to the stage but that means there’s no distortion…there’s also no boominess, and there’s some good live atmosphere. The mix is decent, and overall this tape can be really enjoyed by anyone but let me tell you why I love it – because they play my fave Thin Lizzy song “Opium Trail” so there ya go. Thin Lizzy Warner Theater Washington, D.C., U.S.A. October 17, 1977 Disc One 1. -Intro - Soldier Of Fortune 2. -Jailbreak 3. -Johnny 4. -Warriors 5. -Dancing In The Moonlight 6. -Massacre 7. -Still In Love With You 8. -Cowboy Song 9. -The Boys Are Back In Town Disc Two 1. -Opium Trail 2. -Don't Believe A Word 3. -Emerald 4. -Bad Reputation - drum solo 6. -Me And The Boys 7. -The Rocker Phil Lynott - bass & lead vocals Scott Gorham - guitar & vocals Brian Robertson - guitar, keyboard & vocals Brian Downey -drums John Earle - saxophone on "Dancing In The Moonlight" -
Audience 6.9 - Well, here's the rub: Great band, great time (1971), great place (Bern, Switzerland), but not great recording. I mean, what you really need anyway is the guitar here, and at least you get some of that! The problem is mainly a lo-fi experience but to be fair to this capture you do hear it all on stage. I am too harsh really, I think if you just give it a chance it gets better to your ears. I mean, it's TOAD man! How many live recordings are there? Two? Whatever it is this is still essential. -
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