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Audience 8.5 - A fun recording to listen to, the quality is decent enough to where you can really dive in and not get fatigued at all…because let me tell you these guys really rocked out at this gig. If they were coked to the gills or drunk or whatever, I mean, I just don’t hear that. I hear a good hard rockin’ band! Band: Aerosmith Title: Reading Festival Date: August 27, 1977 Venue: Reading Festival, Reading, England 1 -Mama Kin 2 -S.O.S. (Too Bad) 3 -Big Ten Inch Record 4 -Lord Of The Thighs 5 -Lick And A Promise 6 -Dream On 7 -Walk This Way 8 -Draw The Line 9 -Same Old Song And Dance -
Audience 8.3 - Don’t let the rating fool you, this is an exciting tape! What lowers the rating is just a non-biased appraisal of the sonic limitations of the tape which is mainly the upper end distortion due to volume. It’s a small club and a loud band, and probably a consumer grade cassette recorder…but, it’s actually not that bad and delivers a real exciting vibe. I can tell you this for sure – you will be sucked into this recording and will completely get it, it’s a charming document of a long forgotten time and place. I got that melancholic feeling during the song “Last Thing On My Mind”. THE MOVE Scarborough, England August 1969 1. I Can Hear The Grass Grow 2. Hello Suzie 3. Last Thing On My Mind 4. Curly 5. Open My Eyes 6. Goin' Back 7. Flowers In The Rain 8. Fire Brigade 9. Blackberry Way 10 Sounds Of Silence 11 Under The Ice -
Audience 8.5 - A really fine document of a superb time for the band…young, hungry, full of spit and vinegar and quite frankly at the top of their game. The playing is transcendental, a band completely in sync with each other. The tape is noise free, and while most of the time it sounds a touch on the dull side, it does brighten up and you know it’s probably because the taper got bold and moved closer to the stage. For what it is, it is quite good! Aerosmith Renziehausen Park bandshell McKeesport, PA 10/6/74 01 Introduction - Tuning 02 S.O.S. (Too Bad) 03 Somebody 04 Banter - Tuning 05 Lord of the Thighs 06 Woman Of The World 07 Banter - Tuning 08 Pandora's Box 09 Dream On 10 Same Old Song & Dance 11 Walkin' the Dog 12 Train Kept a Rollin' (with drum solo) Steven Tyler - vocals, harmonica Joe Perry - guitar, vocals Brad Whitford - guitar, vocals Tom Hamilton - bass Joey Kramer - drums -
Audience 8.2 - A scrappy document, immersed in the audience, band playing a large hall…but thankfully I can hear everything. Not much clarity when they are at full swing but I would say this tape still has its charms and collectors, if they don’t have it, may want to add it to the collection. Incidentally the band returned again to play Philly later the same year, and that show exists and is pretty decent sounding. Aerosmith The Spectrum Philadelphia PA October 9, 1977 -Back In The Saddle -S.O.S. (Too Bad) -Big Ten Inch Record -I Wanna Know Why -Lord Of The Thighs -Lick And A Promise -Get It Up -Walk This Way -Sweet Emotion -Dream On -Dream on cont'd -Walkin' The Dog -Sick As A Dog -Draw The Line -Same Old Song And Dance -Train Kept A Rollin' -Get The Lead Out Notes: The band out on their "Draw The Line" tour playing new tunes before the record was out! Ah the old days! Band debuts "Get It Up" here, a whip-cracker of a tune...In fact that whole Draw The Line album rocks. People slag on it, but that "first side" is pure rock and roll genius, just has a flow and the rest is good too. If that LP came out today, people would shit their pants in joy. But I digress...this show is from the taper and solid quality. This is the show where Tyler and Perry got hit with an M-80 as they returned for the encore, so alas, there is no encore. But we also do not hear any fireworks blast as the tape simply shuts off after the Train Kept A Rollin'/Get The Lead Out jam. The band would return to the same venue just weeks later. -
Audience 8.5 - Interesting tape, it’s very clear concerning Mr. Jagger! I kind of like this kind of tape, because it’s a realistic sound, like probably what your own ears would have picked up had you been there. I really get a sense of the venue, and the mood of the day. The band sound really hyped, it feels they are playing with a sense of urgency and anger. The sound does sometimes slightly fade out but it comes right back and it is not very frequent. Overall it’s a really fun show to hear! Rolling Stones Sept. 28, 1973 Olympiahalle, Munich early show. 1. -Brown Sugar 2. -Gimme Shelter 3. -Happy 4. -Tumbling Dice 5. -Star Star 6. -Dancing With Mr. D 7. -Angie 8. -You Can't Always Get What You Want 9. -Midnight Rambler 10. -Honky Tonk Woman 11. -All Down The Line 12. -Rip This Joint 13. -Jumpin' Jack Flash 14. -Street Fighting Man Setlist: ( 69:32) -
Audience 8.6 - This recording does not possess great dynamic range, but it is nice and clear and features some biting guitar and thankfully present vocals. It’s a good ’76 tape and worthy of the collection for sure. Aerosmith Cow Palace San Francisco, CA August 28, 1976 1 -Rats In The Cellar 2 -Dream On 3 -Lord of the Thighs 4 -Last Child 5 -Walk This Way 6 -Sick As A Dog 7 -Same Old Song and Dance 8 -Train Kept A Rollin' 9 -Toys In The Attic -
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 -
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 - 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 8.3 - This recording has you right in the thick of things. Equally enjoying both the electric excitement of the Kinks and the amazing responses from the audience. Quality is a little above average but the instruments are clear and not muddy. The vocals are very clear, which is important because Ray commands the show. This show has been written about, and not just for the incident involving Ray falling into the amps during Apeman. One to remember! The Kinks Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY March 30, 1971 Band line-up (personnel : May 1970 - November 1976) Ray Davies - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Dave Davies - lead guitar, backup vocals John Dalton - bass guitar, backup vocals Mick Avory - drums, percussion John Gosling - keyboards Total Time = 73:37 Set list 01 Intro 02 Till the End of the Day 03 Brainwashed 04 You're Looking Fine 05 Apeman 06 Waterloo Sunset 07 Sunny Afternoon 08 Give My Love To Rose 09 Get Back In Line 10 A Pub With No Beer 11 Lola 12 Louise -- tape flip -- 13 Big Sky 14 Milk Cow Blues 15 See My Friends 16 Powerman 17 One Night With You 18 You Are My Sunshine 19 You Really Got Me 20 All Day & All of the Night 21 Top of the Pops The Kinks play at Lincoln Center's prestigious Philharmonic Hall (later renamed Avery Fisher Hall). In contrast to the elegance of the hall, Ray Davies' spontaneous, campy, outrageous, sometimes disoriented performance elicits a huge crowd response. When he falls into a bank of amplifiers (brother Dave kindly steps aside when he sees Ray toppling), members of the audience leap on stage to finish the song "Apeman" for Ray. By all accounts it is a night to remember. -
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 -
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 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 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 9.3 - 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 8.2/8.6 - 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