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Audience 9.3 - Yes, it is that good – and there is, I believe, a soundboard which is the source for the pro shot video but the audience tape is used here because, quite frankly, it is better. You need the atmosphere, you need the sense of space, distance, and vibe that a well-done audience tape can produce. The dynamics are good, the sound is round and warm, lush if you will. My only complaint would be the lack of the crisp highs, but there are highs present just a little rounded off maybe. I am nitpicking! -
Audience 8.4 - The Roundhouse in London was not the ideal place to make a stealth recording, and this one barely wins the struggle between room and distance to present a surprising, clear picture of a very early Dire Straits show. Songs “Me And My Friends” and “Real Girl” would be dropped from the set soon after this show, so having a tape like this should be considered important to the collector. Dire Straits: Roundhouse, London, England, 1978-01-29 Opening act for Talking Heads! 01 Southbound Again 02 Six-Blade Knife 03 Eastbound Train 04 Down To The Waterline 05 In The Gallery 06 Water Of Love 07 Setting Me Up 08 Real Girl 09 Me And My Friends 10 Sultans Of Swing 11 Wild West End (Real Girl and Me And My Friends are rare, unreleased, non-album songs!) -
Soundboard 9.3 - Fantastic! Now I was not familiar with this band, but I must say, it’s pretty good musically with emphasis on their white-hot lead guitarist. The songs aren’t anything super duper, and their singer isn’t sensational either, but in combination all this works together to become a little more than the individual parts. I like this guitar! I already made that point but it’s worth repeating. Coney Hatch Agora Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio, USA September 8th, 1982 FM Broadcast Recording Track List: 01 - We Got The Night 02 - Stand Up 03 - You Ain't Got Me 04 - Your Kinda Love 05 - Victim Of Rock 06 - Too Far Gone 07 - Devil's Deck 08 - I Saw The Light 09 - I'll Do The Talkin' 10 - Marcais 11 - Dreamland 12 - Monkey Bars 13 - Love Poison 14 - Hey Operator 15 - No Sleep Tonight -
Audience 8.7 and 8.8 - Both of these recordings are quite good, and most welcomed. Each feature Bob Welch, although the ’72 also has Danny Kirwan still on board (but not for much longer). You can tell he is drunk, but even with all the stuff happening on stage (some clearly audible), the band still manage to put on a good show. Fleetwood Mac October 24th, 1974 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, W. Disc 1: 01. Coming Home > The Green Manalishi 02. Spare Me a Little 03. Bad Loser 04. Sentimental Lady 05. Future Games 06. Bermuda Triangle 07. I'd Rather Go Blind 08. Why 09. Night Watch 10. Homeward Bound 11. Angel 12. Oh Well Disc 2: Encore: 01. Rattlesnake Shake 02. Hypnotized BONUS: The Paramount, Seattle Washington 1972-03-10 FM reel-to-reel 3 -Intro 4 -Tell Me All The Things You Do 5 -Future Games 6 -Get Like You Used To Be 7 -Little Child Of Mine 8 -Spare Me A Little 9 -Homeward Bound 10 -Black Magic Woman 11 -Oh Well Personnel: Bob Welch: Guitar and Vocals Danny Kirwin: Vocals And Guitar Christine McVie: Keyboards and Vocals John McVie: Bass Mick Fleetwood: Drums Notes from Paramount 1972: Christine McVie vocals on 1,3,5,and 6 Bob Welch vocals on 2 and 8, assists on 7 Danny Kirwan vocals 4, attempted vocals 7 (falling down drunk) -
Audience 7.8 – 8.5 - Why the variable rating? Because the music was excessively loud and during extreme sections of music, there is distortion right in the middle frequency. What does this mean? Well, before the re-master it meant that you could not hear what was going on except for quieter passages (which incidentally sound great, and there is a lot of it since this was a band that played complex, dynamic music) but thankfully now a lot of that has been mitigated. It is still cluttered a bit when at full volume (really gives you an idea of how loud this show must have been) but MUCH better and easier on the ears now. Is it worth it? I would say probably yes, but I know most prog enthusiasts are also critical of audio fidelity so there’s that. For me, I still got into this one, knowing the improvement made to the tape allowed me to give it a chance and I am glad I did. Triumvirat Palace Theatre Providence, RI 12 October 1974 01 Illusions on a Double Dimple - Flashback - Schooldays - Triangle - Illusions - Dimplicity - Last Dance 02 Mister Ten Percent - Maze - Dawning - Bad Deal - Roundabout - Lucky Girl - Million Dollars Personnel: Jürgen Fritz: piano, synthesizers Helmut Köllen: bass, acoustic guitars, vocals Hans Bathelt: drums and percussion -
Audience 8.6 - This is just fascinating. They could have easily billed this show as “The Aerosmith Blues Band” or something because they really were all about playing gritty blues and rock. The guitar work is cleaner and very articulate, it’s quite a revelation to hear them when they were really so conscience of the music, the notes, and not the glam. I was impressed with the sound quality too, this is a certain keeper! AEROSMITH University Of Maine Gorham Campus Gym Gorham ME. September 30th 1973 THE BAND Joe Perry guitar vocals Brad Whitford guitar Steven Tyler vocals harmonica piano percussion Tom Hamilton Bass Joey Kramer Drums SET LIST 1 -Intro 2 -Write Me A Letter 3 -Downtown Baby 4 -Somebody 5 -Son Of Shit - SOS (Too Bad) 6 -Dream On 7 -One Way Street 8 -Walkin' The Dog 9 -Pandora's Box 10 -Train Kept A Rollin' 11 -Mama Kin 12 -Make It 13 -Rattlesnake Shake 14 -Thank You Good Night -
Audience 8.7 - It’s getting harder and harder to find recordings such as this. For one thing, it’s something that I never heard before, either it has been hidden in someone’s shoebox or just got overlooked but either way it’s a GREAT find and sounds real good, with plenty of atmospherics without being washed out or boomy. Great job by taper! Judas Priest - Bakersfield Civic Auditorium Bakersfield Ca 04 03 1979 Hell Bent for Leather Delivering the Goods Running Wild Beyond the Realms of Death The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover) White Heat, Red Hot Rock Forever Starbreaker Drum Solo Encore: The Ripper Tyrant -
Audience 9.2 - A solid one, with a good timbre and pleasantly punchy in the mids, enough highs to get crispness without sizzle, and a smooth bottom end without boom or overwhelming rumble. It’s really quite excellent, with a sound leaping out of the speakers at you! Judas Priest - Selland Arena Fresno Ca 05 27 1981 Solar Angels Heading Out to the Highway Diamonds & Rust (Joan Baez cover) Hell Bent for Leather Breaking the Law Sinner Beyond the Realms of Death Grinder Desert Plains Hot Rockin' You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise Victim of Changes The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover) Encore: Living After Midnight Encore 2: Tyrant -
Audience 9.5 - This recording is special, each instrument occupies its own space and has great depth and tone, especially bass which is woody and precise. This recording showcases one really intrinsically valuable characteristic lacking in soundboards – and that is the sense of time and place, distance and depth. In order to get a good feel of a live concert, you sometimes need to have those elements and this tape has them all. PINK FLOYD DEFINITIVE LANDOVER 1975 Capitol Center, Landover, Maryland, USA 9th & 10th June 1975 DISC 1 Raving And Drooling You Gotta Be Crazy Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 1-5 Have A Cigar Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 6-9 DISC 2 The Dark Side of The Moon Speak To Me Breathe On The Run Time Breathe (reprise) The Great Gig In The Sky Money Us And Them Any Colour You Like Brain Damage Eclipse DISC 3 Audience Echoes DISC 4 (Live at Capitol Center, Landover, Maryland, USA 10th June 1975) Raving And Drooling You Gotta Be Crazy Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 1-5 Have A Cigar Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 6-9 -
Audience 8.6 - This recording is very warm, although it does not have really defined highs so that may be what keeps this from an excellent rating although I must say it is a great listen, I think most people will really get into this one. Pink Floyd - 1972-11-12 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany Set List: Disc 1: 01. -Speak To Me 0:47 02. -Breathe 2:50 03. -On The Run 6:11 04. -Time 5:58 05. -Breathe (reprise) 1:05 06. -The Great Gig In The Sky 4:35 07. -Money 6:20 08. -Us And Them 7:41 09. -Any Colour You Like 6:02 10. -Brain Damage 3:46 11. -Eclipse 0:58 Disc 2: 01. -One Of These Days 8:13 02. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 13:03 03. -Echoes 23:53 04. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 12:03 Total: 103:33 -
Audience 8.1 - Tape is not clear but also not muddy, it’s just typical of early 70’s gear not being able to handle freakishly loud rock bands. This recording highlights drums, guitars, and bass and vocals are in the background. That being said, the drums and guitars are pretty clear, and there’s plenty of the dueling guitar pyrotechnics on display. I don’t complain to have this show to hear, it’s clearly worth it to the collectors out there. GOLDEN EARRING 1971-10-29 Gäbelhus Bern, Switzerland Setlist DISC 1 1. -SONG OF A DEVIL'S SERVANT 2. -JANGALENE inc.Drum Solo 3. -HOLY HOLY LIFE DISC 2 1. -I'M GONNA SEND MY PIGEONS TO THE SKY - EIGHT MILES HIGH incl.Bass Solo 2. -BACK HOME Musicians: BARRY HAY- Vocals/Flute/Saxophone GEORGE KOOYMANS- Guitar/Vocals RINUS GERRITSEN- Bass/Keyboard CESAR ZUIDERWIJK- Drums -
Audience 9.3/Soundboard 9.5 - Both audios are excellent, the audience source on Bonn is bright and very clear, and features plenty of dynamics supplied by the band. Golden Earring 17. September 1989 Römerbad an der Nordbrücke Bonn, Germany Tracklist Total Playtime 79:10 Disc 1 01.- Announcement - Just like Vince Taylor 02.- Sleepwalking 03.- She Flies On Strange Wings 04.- Too Much Woman 05.- Turn The World Around 06.- Heartbeat 07.- Weekend Love 08.- Long Blond Animal 09.- When The Lady Smiles 10.- They Dance 11.- Can Do That 12.- Instrumental 13.- Radar Love incl. Drum solo Disc 2 Encore 14.- Twilight Zone BONUS: Veronica's Popnacht, Maaspoort Sports And Events Center, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 10-08-82 15. No for An Answer 16. Heartbeat 17. Save Your Skin 18. Future 19. Twilight Zone 20. The Devil Made Me Do It 21. Radar Love -
Audience 9.7 - Wow! This is one badass recording! Great seats, great atmosphere, phenomenal sound, and great performance. This is the real deal, get it! Genesis Starlight Amphitheatre Burbank, CA May 01, 1976 01 Dance On A Volcano 02 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 03 Fly On A Windshield 04 Carpet Crawlers 05 The 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 12 Los Endos 13 It 14 Watcher Of The Skies -
Audience 8.6 - A lively and loud tape, with great atmosphere, in that you get the hall acoustics without unnecessary boominess or echo, just the right amount to give you that sense of being there. That makes for a unique listening experience because this show does not sound like the next show or the one before, the playing and arrangements are going to be different but so is the venue and acoustics. As long as the recording is good, and this one is pretty darn good, you will enjoy the show. Frank Zappa Spectrum Theater Philadelphia PA Nov 3 1975 Frank Zappa Napoleon Murphy Brock Roy Estrada Andre Lewis Terry Bozzio Norma Bell 111:08 Disc 1 01. Stinkfoot 9:53 02. Dirty Love 3:29 03. How Could I Be Such A Fool? 4:03 04. I Ain't Got No Heart 2:25 05. I'm Not Satisfied 1:53 06. Black Napkins 9:00 07. Advance Romance 10:11 08. Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 3:47 09. The Illinois Enema Bandit 8:24 10. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy 6:07 11. Lonely Little Girl 2:33 Disc 2 12. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance 2:02 13. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? 1:01 14. Chunga's Revenge 19:59 15. Zoot Allures 7:46 16. Camarillo Brillo 3:45 17. Muffin Man 4:15 18. Any Downers?>rap 7:41 19. San Ber'dino 6:14 -
Audience 8.5 - Despite being a clean recording (probably from a master), this is captured from possibly middle of venue meaning it does sound a little distant (vocals are the giveaway). At times, it sounds like the tapers try to adjust their position and the sound gets fuller, although the music is still kind of blended together and you don’t get distinct guitar notes, even though you get the overall impact of guitar – now solos are a different thing, because those seem to soar above it all and are actually much clearer and more present in the mix. Frank Zappa 19820508 Drammen, Norway Drammenshallen Disc 1 01. -Tuning 02:01 02. -Treacherous Cretins 04:47 03. -Band Introductions 00:56 04. -Society Pages 02:30 05. -I'm A Beautiful Guy 01:52 06. -Beauty Knows No Pain 02:48 07. -Charlie's Enormous Mouth 03:34 08. -Fine Girl 03:11 09. -City Of Tiny Lites 09:22 10. -Harder Than Your Husband 02:35 11. -Bamboozled By Love 06:24 12. -Let's Move To Cleveland 05:58 13. -Tinsel Town Rebellion 04:19 14. -Sinister Footwear 07:53 Disc 2 15. -Stevie's Spanking 07:18 16. -Cocaine Decisions 04:00 17. -Nig Biz 05:24 18. -Disco Boy 03:08 19. -Teenage Wind 02:34 20. -Truck Driver Divorce 05:32 21. -Tell Me You Love Me 01:37 22. -crowd noise 01:50 23. -banter 00:47 24. -Strictly Genteel 06:16 25. -crowd noise 01:43 26. -banter 00:36 27. -No No Cherry 01:55 28. -The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou 03:33 29. -crowd noise 01:12 30. -banter 00:39 31. -Bobby Brown 02:41 32. -Zomby Woof 04:58 ________ 01:53:53 -
Audience 9.2 - Solid recording with just enough of an atmosphere, I mean, the only thing you might notice is the vocals having a little hall “verb” and thus not having the precision necessary to hear every word clear as a bell…but the overall sound, vibe, the concert recording is excellent and highly recommended. Palace Theatre Albany, NY. August 2nd, 1988 Disc 1- Intro
- The Black Page
- Band Intros
- Packard Goose
- Dickie's Such An Asshole
- When The Lie's So Big
- Planet Of The Baritone Women
- Any Kind Of Pain
- Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
- Sofa
- Why Don't You Like Me
- The Torture Never Stops
- Presidential Popularity Poll
- Who Needs The Peace Corps
- We're Turning Again
- King Kong
- Stairway To Heaven
- Dancin' Fool
- Whipping Post
- I Am The Walrus
- Strictly Genteel
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Audience 9.3 - This recording has excellent timbre, it’s pleasing to the ears with a great balance of low and high, the highs are very articulate, impressively so. It’s a very very good recording and will be enjoyed immensely. Frank Zappa 6-May 1988, Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, West Germany Frank Zappa's Band: Paul Carman - alto saxophone Bruce Fowler - trombone Walt Fowler - trumpet Mike Keneally - guitar, keyboards, vocals Ed Mann - percussion Robert Martin - keyboards, vocals Kurt McGettrick - baritone saxophone Scott Thunes - bass Chad Wackerman - drums Ike Willis - guitar, vocals Albert Wing - tenor saxophone Frank Zappa - guitar, vocals Setlist: Disc 1 00 Taper Intro [0:24] 01 Black Page #2 [9:24] 02 Mr. Green Genes [3:46] 03 Florentine Pogen [7:18] 04 Andy [5:53] 05 Inca Roads [9:17] 06 Eat That Question [1:53] 07 Black Napkins [7:50] 08 Sharleena [8:09] 09 Dupree's Paradise [4:14] 10 Let's Move To Cleveland [9:36] 11 Ain't Got No Heart [1:59] 12 Find Her Finer [2:43] Disc 2 13 Big Swifty [14:21] 14 Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up [3:14] 15 Orange County Lumber Truck Medley [10:25] 16 Stairway To Heaven [10:02] 17 The Torture Never Stops Medley [20:01] 18 I Am The Walrus [3:51] 19 The Illinois Enema Bandit [9:40] 20 Bolero [6:21] Total time 150.21 min -
Audience 8.8 Bright and defined, a little light on the bottom end but nevertheless there’s a lot to like about this tape. Def Leppard - Warnors Theatre in Fresno Ca 05 21 1980 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down 3. It Could Be You 4. Hello America 5. Satellite 6. Lady Strange 7. Rock Brigade 8. Answer to the Master 9. It Don't Matter 10. Rocks Off 11. Wasted 12. Encore Break 13. Ride Into the Sun 14. Outro -
Audience 8.2 and 8.4 - Both recordings, while limited in their own respective ways, are both MUST HAVES for the early Motley Crue collectors because they are pretty listenable, with the nod going to the later show even though it is narrower in its bandwidth (it is, however, much clearer). The ‘81 show is a little cluttered in the center, but has broader range and sounds “hot” so to speak. MOTLEY CRUE 1981-10-02 Country Club Reseda,CA(USA) 1 -Take Me To The Top 2 -Two-Timer 3 -Come On And Dance 4 -Mick Mars Guitar Solo 5 -Piece of Your Action 6 -Merry Go-Round 7 -Too Fast For Love 8 -Toast of the Town 9 -Stick To Your Guns 10 -Starry Eyes 11 -Live Wire Encore: 12 -Helter Skelter 13 -Jailhouse Rock Country Club, Reseda, CA. 8-30-82 14 -Take Me To The Top 15 -Looks That Kill 16 -Public Enemy #1 17 -Red Hot 18 -Starry Eyes 19 -Piece Of Your Action 20 -Shout At The Devil -
Soundboard 9.8 - A beautiful sounding show, and some interesting arrangements. Dire Straits - 1981-07-05 Werchter,Belgium Artist Dire Straits Venue Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium Date 5th July 1981 Source Soundboard Tracks 01. Once Upon A Time In The West [08:34] 02. Expresso Love [06:54] 03. Down To The Waterline [05:03] 04. Skateaway [07:35] 05. Romeo And Juliet [09:29] 06. News [03:37] 07. Private Investigations [03:01] 08. Sultans Of Swing [11:01] 09. Angel Of Mercy [06:34] 10. Tunnel Of Love [12:26] Runtime: 01:14:15 -
Soundboard 9.4 - Consistently excellent across the entire set, and the great thing is there is minimal song duplication throughout. This set was compiled to give a broad overview of the band’s work, it accomplished that with aplomb. Dire Straits Bijou 4 disc set DISC 1 RECORDED LIVE AT BBC STUDIOS, FEB 15-16, 1978 LONDON 01. DOWN TO THE WATERLINE 02. WATER OF LOVE 03. WILD WEST END 04. LIONS RECORDED LIVE AT CAPITOL THEATER, MARCH 6, 1979, PHILADELPHIA, PA 05. SIX BLADE KNIFE 06. LADY WRITER 07. WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING 08. NEWS 09. WHAT'S THE MATTER 10. SOUTHBOUND RECORDED LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO DURING 1980 USA TOUR 11. EASTBOUND TRAIN RECORDED LIVE IN LONDON AT PRINCE'S TRUST ROCK GALA DURING 1983 TOUR 12. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST RECORDED LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 13. ESPRESSO LOVE 14. TUNNEL OF LOVE RECORDED LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 15. ONE WORLD TRACKS 1-10: MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS DAVID KNOPFLER - GUITARS/VOCALS JOHN ILLSEY - BASS/VOCALS PICK WITHERS - DRUMS TRACKS 11-15: JOHN ILLSEY - BASS/BACKING VOCALS MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS TERRY WILLIAMS - DRUMS HAL LINDES - GUITARS/BACKING VOCALS MEL COLLINS - SAX GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS ALAN CLARK - PIANO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISC 2 RECORDED LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 01. SULTANS OF SWING 02. RIDE ACROSS THE RIVER RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK, JULY 7, 1985 03. SO FAR AWAY 04. ROMEO AND JULIET 05. PRIVATE INVESTIGATION 06. MAN'S TOO STRONG 07. BROTHERS IN ARMS RECORDED LIVE AT PRINCE'S TRUST ROCK GALA, LONDON 08. MONEY FOR NOTHING (WITH FRIENDS) - *KNOPFLER/STING WITH ELTON JOHN, BRIAN MAY, ERIC CLAPTON, JOE COCKER, ETC. RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK, JULY 11, 1988 09. WALK OF LIFE 10. WONDERFUL TONIGHT - *CLAPTON 11. SOLID ROCK WITH ERIC CLAPTON MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS TERRY WILLIAMS - DRUMS JACK SONNI - GUITAR CHRIS WHITE - SAX GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS ALAN CLARK - PIANO/BACKING VOCALS JOHN ILLSEY - BASS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISC 3 RECORDED LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 01. TWO YOUNG LOVERS RECORDED LIVE IN LONDON, UK DURING 1983 EUROPEAN TOUR 02. LOVER OVER GOLD 03. GOIN' HOME RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK, JULY 7, 1985 04. WHY WORRY THE NOTTING HILLBILLIES RECORDED LIVE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB, LONDON, 1990 05. SET ME FREE 06. THAT'S ALRIGHT MAMA - *ARTHUR GUDRUP 07. YOUR OWN SWEET AWAY 08. RUN ME DOWN - *TRADITIONAL 09. HOBO'S LULLABY 10. I THINK I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH 11. ROLL, ROLL, ROLL 12. FEEL LIKE GOING HOME - *CHARLIE RICH RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, 1988 - WITH ERIC CLAPTON 13. MONEY FOR NOTHING - *KNOPFLER/STING RECORDED LIVE IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND, JUNE 28, 1992 14. BROTHERS IN ARMS 15. SOLID ROCK NOTTING HILLBILLIES: MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS/BACKING VOCALS BRENDAN CROKER - GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS STEVE PHILLIPS - GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS PAUL FRANKLIN - PEDAL STEEL GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISC 4 RECORDED LIVE IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND, JUNE 28, 1992 01. CALLING ELVIS 02. WALK OF LIFE 03. HEAVY FUEL 04. ROMEO AND JULIET 05. THE BUG 06. PRIVATE INVESTIGATION 07. YOUR LATEST TRICK 08. ON EVERY STREET 09. TELEGRAPH ROAD MARK KNOPFLER - GUITAR/LEAD VOCALS JOHN ILLSEY - BASS/BACKING VOCALS GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS ALAN CLARK - KEYBOARDS/PIANO PHIL PALMER - GUITAR CHRIS WHITTEN - DRUMS CHRIS WHITE - VOCALS/SAXOPHONE PAUL CUMMINGS - PERCUSSION PAUL FRANKLIN - PEDAL STEEL GUITAR -
Soundboard 8.3 - I found a lot to sink into with this very early Megadeth recording. First off, it’s better sounding than the old tape that floated around for a while, as someone took the time to re-master it and pitch correct it which makes a big difference. It’s still a little narrow and thin, but you’ll be blown away by what you are hearing, if you have even a mild interest in the formative years of Megadeth, this show is a must. Band: Megadeth Venue: Country Club: Reseda, CA, USA Date: September 19, 1985 Time: 42:20 The last show with Mike Albert (who was replacing Chris in the tour). Setlist: 1. Last Rites - Loved To Death 2. Killing Is My Business 3. Skull Beneath The Skin 4. Chosen Ones 5. These Boots 6. My Last Words 7. Looking Down The Cross 8. Mechanix 9. Bad Omen 10. Good Morning-Black Friday -
Audience 8.8 - A solid recording, with just a hint of bass-rattle in the lower extremities but it is not problematic. King's X Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA March 12, 1994 Band lineup Doug Pinnick - bass, co-lead vocals Ty Tabor - lead guitar, co-lead vocals Jerry Gaskill - drums Total Time = 42:18 Set list 01 Complain (fades in) 02 Black Flag 03 We Were Born To Be Loved 04 Pretend 05 Over My Head 06 Cigarettes 07 Dogman 08 It's Love -
Audience 7.9/Soundboard 8.8 - A rough and tumble recording for a rough and tumble show. Quite frankly, it’s a perfect match, but obviously when the soundboard portions kick in it is a relief to the ears. The audience tape is one of the better sounding ones of the tour – we’ve all heard the dismal sounding ones and this is by far better. The video footage gives you more appreciation for the tapers efforts, because it just looks like it would have been a miracle to have produced anything remarkable in that venue. My hats off to the tapers! The Rolling Stones Let it Bleed Tour Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI, USA November 24th, 1969 Track List 01 Jumpin' Jack Flash 02 Carol 03 Sympathy For The Devil 04 Stray Cat Blues 05 Love In Vain 06 Prodigal Son 07 You Gotta Move 08 Under My Thumb 09 Midnight Rambler 10 Live With Me 11 Little Queenie 12 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 13 Honky Tonk Women 14 Street Fighting Man Includes Rare Video Footage! -
Studio Quality 9.6 - When you look at these multi-disc sets, you have to wonder if you are just getting the same old stuff recycled over and over again…well, to be sure, there is some song duplication – no way around that. On the other hand, there’s also a lot of stuff that might be new to you, and therein lays the attraction. You have to sometimes just go for it, and in the end you end up with a more complete assemblage of materials. I found this particular set rich with alternate versions and other uncommon outtakes, and well worth the effort. THE ROLLING STONES BLACK BOX (Remastered Edition) Disc 1 01 Heart Of Stone 02 Not Fade Away 03 And Mr. Spector and Mr. Pitney Came Too 04 Andrew's Blues 05 Don't Lie To Me 06 Hi Heel Sneakers 07 Stewed And Keefed 08 Look What You've Done 09 Tell Me Baby How Many Times 10 Down In The Bottom 11 We're Wastin' Time 12 Hear It 13 (Walkin' Thru) The Sleepy City 14 Try A Little Harder 15 Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind 16 As Time Goes By 17 Blue Turns To Grey (2nd version) 18 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 19 Looking Tired 20 Paint It Black 21 Lady Jane 22 Get Yourself Together 23 Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow (#1) 24 Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow (#2) 25 Let's Spend The Night Together Disc 2 01 Get Yourself Together 02 Let's Spend The Night Together 03 All Sold Out 04 Yesterday's Papers 05 Ruby Tuesday 06 Complicated 07 Please, Go Home 08 My Obsession 09 Cosmic Christmas 10 Family 11 Downtown Lucy 12 Hamburger To Go 13 I'm A Country Boy 14 Memo From Turner # 1 15 Memo From Turner # 2 16 Sister Morphine 17 Still A Fool 18 You Got The Silver 19 Highway Child Disc 3 01 Sympathy For The Devil 02 Country Honk 03 Gimme Shelter 04 Loving Cup 05 Jiving Sister Fanny 06 Honky Tonk Women 07 All Down The Line 08 All Down The Line 09 I Don't Know The Reason Why (incomplete) 10 I'm Going Down 11 You Gotta Move 12 Brown Sugar #1 13 Brown Sugar #2 14 Bitch 15 Good Time Women 16 Sway 17 Schoolboy Blues 18 Bonus - Honky Tonk Women (OOPS mix) Disc 4 01 Confessin' The Blues 02 I've Been Loving You Too Long 03 Poison Ivy (alt) 04 Fortune Teller 05 Time Is On My Side 06 Con Le Mie Lacrime (As Tears Go By) 07 Da Doo Ron Ron 08 We Love You 09 Dandelion (demo) 10 19th Nervous Breakdown #1 11 Yesterday's Papers #1 12 Gimme Shelter #2 13 Sister Morphine #1 14 Brown Sugar (alt) 15 Wild Horses (alt) 16 Sister Morphine (with Marianne Faithfull) 17 Rare Telephone Call From Japan 18 Bonus - Brown Sugar (w Eric Clapton - from blue vinyl 12") 19 Bonus - CS Blues (from blue vinyl 12") -
Audience 9.6 - Hallelujah! This is just sublime, you get not only a band that sounds completely in lock step with each other (and I mean where even the improvs sound fluid and effortless), but also Frank being on top of his game. His tone, his attack, his feedback, his sound on the tape it’s just a really exceptional capture and performance to elevate this tape to MUST HAVE status. The 88 tour had its share of sleepers, but this is not one of those, by all standards this has to be considered one of the best nights. Frank Zappa 1988-05-08 Wien, Austria Stadthalle Set 1: 01. tuning 00:50 * 02. The Black Page 06:56 03. band introductions 01:15 04. Ain't Got No Heart 01:58 05. Packard Goose medley 07:21 06. Any Kind Of Pain 05:26 07. Cosmik Debris 04:36 08. Inca Roads 08:34 09. Advance Romance 06:39 10. Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue 08:44 11. Bamboozled By Love 05:39 12. Bolero 05:44 ________ 01:03:42 Set 2: 01. Eat That Question 02:08 02. Black Napkins 09:09 03. More Trouble Every Day 05:50 04. Penguin In Bondage 04:56 05. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 07:37 06. Peaches En Regalia 02:49 07. Stairway To Heaven 09:18 08. Sharleena 08:24 09. Montana 04:05 10. City Of Tiny Lites 08:23 11. Whipping Post 07:32 ________ 01:10:11 ________ 02:13:53 -
Audience 9.1 - This recording is very very clean, and there is a ton of headroom where literally you can turn the volume all the way up and still get a very clean sound. There almost needs to be more mid punch, and at times, probably in sections that have been patched with a different source, there is a noticeable increase in volume/mid band. This could also be something with the taper, I do not know. Either way this recording is pretty damn good. Frank Zappa 1988-04-29 Helsinki, Finland Jäähalli Set 1: 01. tuning 00:50 02. The Black Page #2 > 07:05 03. band introductions 01:08 04. More Trouble Every Day > 04:57 05. Penguin In Bondage > 05:05 06. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel > 07:03 07. What's New In Baltimore? > 04:20 08. Sinister Footwear > 07:00 09. Packard Goose 07:31 10. Big Swifty > 09:58 11. Who Needs The Peace Corps? > 03:11 12. Orange County Lumber Truck Medley > 11:10 13. Find Her Finer > 02:49 14. Mr. Green Genes > 03:52 15. Florentine Pogen > 07:14 16. Andy > 05:42 17. Inca Roads > 09:48 18. Sofa 04:27 19. Dancin' Fool > 03:49 20. Whipping Post > 05:33 21. I Am The Walrus > 03:43 22. The Illinois Enema Bandit 09:38 23. Bolero 07:10 24. Stairway To Heaven 09:23 ________ 02:22:26 Bonus Disc 1. Interview 2. Press Conference -
Audience 8.4 - I would call this a very decent recording, with bass and guitar being pretty defined, which is great because I enjoy hearing distinctive bass notes. The drums are not as well defined, but they are there and come more to the fore during Red House. This is a highly recommended show, and he really pays homage to Hendrix at this gig. Mahogany Rush Winterland, San Francisco, CA March 30, 1975 Band line up Frank Marino : guitar, vocals Jimmy Ayoub : drums Paul Harwood : bass Total Time = 42:46 01 A New Rock-n-Roll 02 Red House 03 Talkin 'Bout A Feelin > Mona 04 Johnny B. Goode 05 Purple Haze -- tape cut @ 1:03 & drop out @ 1:51 -- 06 Star Spangled Banner 07 Voodoo Chile -
Soundboard 9.6 - Professionally recorded for broadcast, this is a pre-FM tape source. They say this is one of the best live Kinks show ever. Debatable, but yeah it’s pretty damn good. The Kinks live Winterland, San Francisco 1977.02.19 PRE-FM Recording - KSAN Master Reel (except tracks 1, 21 & 22 from FM broadcast) Disc 1 01 - You Really Got Me (Intro) 02 - One Of The Survivors 03 - Sleepwalker 04 - Rush Hour Blues 05 - You Make It All Worthwhile/Ordinary People/Everybody's A Star 06 – Lola(singalong)/Banana Boat Song 07 - A Well Respected Man 08 - Sunny Afternoon 09 - Waterloo Sunset 10 - Celluloid Heroes 11 - Schooldays 12 - Schooldays(reprise)/The Hard Way 13 – Education Disc 2 14 - Brother 15 - Stormy Sky 16 - Life Goes On 17 - Full Moon 18 - Lola 19 - Alcohol 20 - You Really Got Me/All Day All Of the Night 21 - Life On the Road 22 – Victoria Total Time = 112:45 Ray Davies - guitar, vocals Dave Davies - lead guitar, vocals Andy Pyle - bass John Gosling - piano, keyboards Mick Avory - drums Nick Newell - sax Debbie Doss - background vocals Shirley Roden - background vocals -
Audience 8.4 - A decent old (and by old I mean it sounds…old) tape that doesn’t have extreme highs or lows but is pretty consistent and clear enough to hear everything. The highlight to any Kinks tape of this vintage is the set list, they had some of their best songs ever and were playing all of them. Later set lists rarely visited Arthur material (there were some obligatory songs played at times) but here you get a heaping helping. THE KINKS Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA. USA 11-21-70 01 -‘Til the End of the Day 02 -Last of the Steam Powered Trains 03 -Brainwashed 04 -See My Friends 05 -You’re Lookin’ Fine 06 -Strangers 07 - Act Nice and Gentle 08 - Waterloo Sunset 09 - Lola 10 - Big Sky 11 - Arthur 12 - Top of the Pops 13 - You Really Got Me-> 14. - All Day and All of the Night Encores 15. - Milk Cow Blues 16. -One Night With You 17. -Milk Cow Blues 18. -Victoria -
Soundboard 9.5 - Fantastic as usual, although I wasn’t crazy about Prince’s guitar tones during this period, although he sure knew how to play the damn thing! Prince And The Revolution - From The Soundboard: 1984 Birthday Show Recorded: June 7th, 1984 at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN Tracklist: 01. Shortberry Strawcake (PA) / Drums check 0:57 02. 17 Days 5:24 03. Our Destiny 3:24 04. Roadhouse Garden 4:45 05. Interlude 1:21 06. All Day, All Night 5:42 07. Free 4:40 08. Noon Rendezvous 9:02 09. Erotic City 8:32 10. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 10:10 11. When Doves Cry 11:37 12. Happy Birthday Interlude 2:27 13. Irresistible Bitch 6:08 14. Possessed 5:49 Lineup: Prince - vocals, guitar Bobby Z. - drums Brownmark - bass Wendy Melvoin - guitar Lisa Coleman - keyboards Dr. Fink - keyboards -
Soundboard 9.5 - Again, great quality here, the companion CD to the birthday party show. Prince And The Revolution - 1984 Birthday Show Rehearsals Disc Length : 76:33 Source : Soundboard Recording -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rehearsal for First Avenue 1984 Birthday Show May / June 1984 1. Gotta Shake This Feelin' 2. Noon Rendezvous 3. Free 4. Erotic City 5. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 6. When Doves Cry 7. Irresistible Bitch Lineup: Prince - vocals, guitar Bobby Z. - drums Brownmark - bass Wendy Melvoin - guitar Lisa Coleman - keyboards Dr. Fink - keyboards