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Soundboard 9.2 - In this mix, vocals are front and center, followed next by drums (cool) and guitars which sound just evil AF. This is surely one all fans will slay for (see what I did there?). Slayer Elkerlyck Luttenburg, The Netherlands 2nd June 1985 01 - Hell Awaits 02 - Aggressive Perfector 03 - Captor Of Sin 04 - Fight 'Til Death 05 - Kill Again 06 - Haunting The Chapel 07 - Necrophiliac 08 - Black Magic 09 - Die By The Sword 10 - Praise Of Death 11 - The Final Command 12 - Hardening Of The Arteries 13 - At Dawn They Sleep 14 - Show No Mercy 15 - Evil Has No Boundaries 16 - Chemical Warfare 17 - The Antichrist -
Soundboard 9.4 - Excellent tape for all those who actually want to hear what the band is doing. Drums are massive, and the guitars sound on point and distinct. SLAYER Memorial Coliseum Corpus Christi, TX 1987-02-19 1. Raining Blood 2. Reborn 3. Die By The Sword 4. Necrophiliac 5. Postmortem 6. Criminally Insane 7. Angel Of Death 8. Epidemic 9. Altar Of Sacrifice 10. Jesus Saves 11. Evil Has No Boundaries 12. Raining Blood (Reprise) Bonus Tracks 13. Evil Has No Boundaries (1983 Demo) 14. Crionics (1983 Demo) -
Illinois 2002 - Audience 9.5 - Superb recording considering how hard it is to properly capture live heavy metal. Normally what you get, even if on good gear, is a well captured loud sound without much separation of instruments...but here you can really wrap your ears around it all pretty distinctly. Columbus 1990 - Audience 9.0 - This is a good recording with a little less fullness and bottom end definition compared to the Illinois set. Still, it's really well done and can benefit from your own "seasoning" so to speak. TROUBLE Penny Road Pub South Barrington, Illinois 2002-05-18 DISC 1 1. Introduction - R.I.P. 2. COME TOUCH THE SKY 3. THE SLEEPER 4. AT THE END OF MY DAZE 5. PLASTIC GREEN HEAD 6. GOIN' HOME 7. DOOM BOX 8. THE MISERY SHOWS (ACT II) 9. FEAR 10. MEMORY'S GARDEN 11. PSYCHOTIC REACTION DISC 2 12. THE FALL OF LUCIFER (Aborted) 13. PRAY FOR THE DEAD 14. THE TEMPTER 15. BASTARDS WILL PAY Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH. October 18, 1990 16. R.I.P. 17. Black Shapes Of Doom 18. Bastards Will Pay 19. Pray For The Dead 20. At The End Of My Daze 21. Heaven On My Mind 22. Psychotic Reaction 23. The Tempter ERIC WAGNER- Vocals RICK WARTELL- Guitar BRUCE FRANKLIN- Guitar RON HOLZNER- Bass JEFF OLSON- Drums -
Montreal - Audience 8.7 - You can tell the tapers gear was of good quality, the capture is actually very clear but in capturing the actual sound at the show you gotta accept whatever is coming out of the PA system, and however the sound guy has mixed it. That being said, I can tolerate this one much more than 90% of all the other Metallica audience tapes which suffer greatly from sheer volume overload most of the time. Missouri - Soundboard 9.1 - Great drums sound believe it or not, and both guitars are distinguishable from one another which makes it very well worth hearing. These two guys can really play, maybe not quite Dave Mustaine level (ok so I am partial to Megadeth) but they can do what they do in very convincing fashion especially when you can actually hear it. Metallica Disc 1 Le Spectrum Montreal, QC. January 15, 1985 01 - The Ecstasy of Gold 02 - Fight Fire with Fire 03 - Ride the Lightning 04 - Phantom Lord 05 - (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth 06 - For Whom the Bell Tolls 07 - No Remorse 08 - The Call of Ktulu 09 - Seek & Destroy 10 - Whiplash 11 - Creeping Death Disc 2 A.C. Brase Arena Building Cape Girardeau Missouri, USA May 24, 1986 01. Battery 02. Master of Puppets 03. For Whom the Bell Tolls 04. Ride the Lightning 05. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 06. Four Horsemen 07. Thing That Should Not Be 08. Cliff Bass Solo 09. Damage Inc 10. Fade To Black 11. Seek And Destroy 12. Creeping Death -
Audience 8.7 - A little subdued maybe, but all the instrumentation is clearly heard, and dynamically it resides in the middle band frequencies and has a decent bass response but at the expense of maybe guitars which seem to sit just behind the bass. Considering the gig (inside a prison) I have to say it's a very good job, and worthy of a spin. ULI JON ROTH Klingelpuetz Prison Cologne, Germany 1979-10-03 2nd Show 01. Sundown 02. Earthquake 03. Japanese Dream 04. Children Of The Sea 05. I've Got To Be Free 06. Polar Nights 07. On That Night 08. Beethoven's Ninth 09. Hell-Cat The ELECTRIC SUN Band Uli John Roth (Guitars, Vocals) Ule Ritgen (Bass) Sidhatta Gautama (Drums, Percussion) -
Radio Broadcast 9.4 - Perhaps one of the best live documents in existence, even if there are marginally better sounding shows out there (although this one is killer), this tops it for exuberance and swagger. New York Dolls Radio Luxembourg 22 rue Bayard, Paris December 1, 1973 1. Introduction 2. Personality Crisis 3. Bad Girl 4. Looking For A Kiss 5. (Give Her A) Great Big Kiss 6. Stranded In The Jungle 7. Pills 8. Vietnamese Baby 9. Trash 10. Chatterbox 11. Puss 'n Boots 12. Hoochie Coochie Man 13. Jet Boy David Johansen: Vocals Johnny Thunders: Guitar Sylvain Sylvain: Guitar Arthur "Killer" Kane: Bass Jerry Nolan: Drums -
Audience 9.5 - Rich, clear, dynamic...if you don't have these elements in a heavy metal (especially Doom metal) recording, you aren't going to be very satisfied. But this, this is EVERYTHING you want and more. MUST HAVE! The Skull Mississippi Studios Portland, OR. 2013-10-13 1. The Tempter 2. Thinking Of The Past 3. Wickedness Of Man 4. Plastic Green Head 5. The Eye 6. Pray For The Dead - Psalm 9 7. Assassin 8. The Last Judgement 9. Another Day 10. Revelation (Life Or Death) 11. Bastards Will Pay 12. Hello Strawberry Skies 13. At The End Of My Daze Eric Wagner - Vocals Ron Holzner - Bass Jeff Olson - Drums Lothar Keller - Guitar Michael Carpenter - Guitar -
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Audience 8.7 - A large sound, complete with the bassy, big stadium boominess that telegraphs the volume and power of live Dio. Does that mean it is a muddy mess? No, it's not bad...it's just that your ears will hear this recording probably exactly how they would have heard it at the show. It's a well known fact that the sound at these big shows is one thing to your ear while there in the audience and another thing if you are listening to it over a radio broadcast. This is the sound coming from the P.A. - big, ballsy, LOUD, metal, and atmospheric, immersive, live. It's worth getting this, it has something to offer the listener. DIO Worcester Centrum Worcester MA. October 31st 1985 Disc 1 1. INTRO 2. KING OF ROCK AND ROLL 3. LIKE THE BEAT OF A HEART 4. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS 5. HUNGRY FOR HEAVEN 6. LAST IN LINE - HOLY DIVER - DRUM SOLO 7. HEAVEN AND HELL 8. GUITAR AND KEYBOARD SOLO Disc 2 1. SACRED HEART -LAST IN LINE (REPRISE) 2. ROCK AND ROLL CHILDREN 3. LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL 4. MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN -ROCK AND ROLL CHILDREN (REPRISE) 5. STAND UP AND SHOUT 6. RAINBOW IN THE DARK 7. WE ROCK THE BAND Ronnie James Dio Vocals Vivian Campbell Guitar Jimmy Bain Bass Vocals Vinny Appice Drums Claude Schnell Keyboards -
Soundboard 9.0 - A VERY animated and live sounding recording. There is nothing sterile about this! It bristles with electric mayhem and tension, sometimes it goes a little over the edge (takes a minute for the mix to even out a little bit - and it seems to lean slightly onto upper mid/high end leaves some of the balls of the bass out, but there's enough meat here to add some bass and I think once you do that you'll have a real banger with this one. It's already great, but I'd certainly season it to taste. The Damned Oxford College Of Further Education Oxford, UK. 3-1-1984 01. there ain't no sanity claus 02. disco man 03. ignite 04. stranger on the town 05. wait for the blackout 06. do the blitz 07. melody lee 08. born to kill 09. love song 10. neat neat neat 11. looking at you 12. smash it up pt1 13. smash it up pt 1 1_2 14. smash it up pt 2 15. new rose 16. hippy hippy shake 17. i feel alright 18. we love you 19. i just can be happy today 20. love song -
Audience 8.8 - This is a very good audience tape. It is very clear, with great separation of instruments. It is not terribly dynamic though, but it's also not sluggish there either - it sort of sits in the midrange of things but in a way that is not too bad on the ears. I enjoyed this performance, I liked the atmosphere of the gig, and the respectful audience. Yes Freedom Hall Coliseum Louisville, KY 1979-04-13 Disc 1 1. -Future Times - Rejoice 2. -Circus Of Heaven 3. -Time And A Word - Long Distance Runaround - Survival - The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Perpetual Change - Soon 4. -Don't Kill The Whale 5. -Clap 6. -Starship Trooper Disc 2 7. -On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 8. -Wakeman Solo 9. -Awaken 10. -Tour Song 11. -I've Seen All Good People 12. -WLRS Award Ceremony 13. -Roundabout -
New York - Audience 8.8 - This is a good tape for the vintage, even if the tapers are sometimes talkative they are at least not shouters and nor are those around them. San Bernadino - Audience 9.2 - A surprisingly clear tape, you can tell right away it is a master tape source. The quality of this capture is appreciated very much, it really gives one a sense of what was beginning to happen in the States for Yes. I sometimes just can't believe there was a time when this kind of adventurous, demanding music was so well received and consumed by the American public. Yes Fragile Tour 1971-72 Disc 1 Academy Of Music New York City, NY. November 24, 1971 1.01 Firebird Suite (1.04) 1.02 Roundabout (8.08) 1.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.54) 1.04 The Clap (3.26) 1.05 Wakeman Improv (0.53) 1.06 Long Distance Runaround (3.52) 1.07 The Fish (9.46) 1.08 Perpetual Change (15.37) 1.09 Yours Is No Disgrace (12.27) Disc 2 Swing Auditorium San Bernadino, CA. March 17, 1972 1.01 Firebird Suite (1.58) 1.02 Roundabout (8.01) 1.03 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.24) 1.04 The Clap (4.28) 1.05 Perpetual Change (14.51) 1.06 I've Seen All Good People (7.30) -
Audience 8.7 - A somewhat crude tape that manages to still present some meat you can savor. The slightly overloaded tape can still allow everything to be heard although drums are not very distinct (cymbal washes do clear the mix because they sit in the high band range) and neither are the vocals - but here's the saving grace: The guitar is present and accounted for and you really NEED that with this band because this guy is phenomenal. PFM Teatro Nuovo, Torino, Italy March 13, 1974 1. L'isolo Di Niente (The Mountain) 2. Is My Face On Straight 3. Mr. 9 Till 5 4. Violin Solo 5. Have Your Cake And Beat It 6. River Of Life 7. Dolcissima Maria (Guitar Solo) 8. Just Look Away 9. La Luna Nuovo (Four Holes In The Ground) 10. Celebration 11. La Carrozza Di Hans - Drum Solo 12. Impressioni Di Settembre (The World Became The World) -
1970 - Audience 9.1 - Excellent! Very clear, pretty close, respectful audience, good acoustics, great instrument separation...it's all here for your ears to feast upon. 1972 - Pro SDBRD 9.7 - Amazing of course, it's a professional recording that was released on video but I think this is not taken from a video source as it is totally uncompressed. 1973 - Audience 9.0 - A choice recording as it has a really driving energy. This is not one of those Traffic shows that gets bogged down, it's high energy, loud, and thankfully captured very nicely.
Traffic The Santa Monica Tapes 1970-1973 Disc 1 Civic Center Santa Monica, California July 5, 1970 (late show) 01. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring 02. Every Mother's Son 03. Medicated Goo 04. John Barleycorn Must Die 05. Pearly Queen 06. Stranger To himself 07. Empty Pages 08. 40,000 Headmen 09. Glad - Freedom Rider 10. Feeling Good Steve Winwood - Guitar, Piano, Vocals Chris Wood - Flute, Saxophone Jim Capaldi - Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals Disc 2 Santa Monica Civic Center Santa Monica, CA February 21, 1972 01. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys 02. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone 03. John Barlycorn 04. Rainmaker 05. Percussion Solo 06. Glad 07. Freedom Rider 08. Forty Thousand Headmen 09. Dear Mr. Fantasy Steve Winwood – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass (1967–1974, 1994) Jim Capaldi – drums, percussion, vocals (1967–1974, 1994) Chris Wood – flute, saxophone, keyboards (1967–1974) Rebop Kwaku Baah – percussion (1971–1974) Roger Hawkins – drums (1972–1973) David Hood – bass (1972–1973) Disc 3 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA. 1973 1. Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys 2. Light Up or Leave Me Alone 3. John Barleycorn 4. Rainmaker 5. Glad - Freedom Rider 6. 40,000 Headmen 7. Dear Mr. Fantasy Midsummer Rock Festival Cincinnati, OH. June 17, 1970 8. Pearly Queen 9. Stranger To Himself Stevie Winwood - keyboard, guitar, vocals; Jim Capaldi - drums, vocals; Chris Wood - sax; David Hood - bass; Roger Hawkins - keyboards; Reebop Kwaku Baah - percussion -
Studio Quality 9.6 - Fantastic set! The entire thing has been delicately re-mastered to best anything and everything already out there. David Bowie - Plastic Soul (Young Americans Sessions) Disc 1 01 Young Americans (stripped down mix) 02 Somebody Up There Likes Me (unfinished mix) 03 Can You Hear Me (demo) 04 Can You Hear Me (stripped down mix) 05 Young Americans (Alternate Ending Version) 06 Across The Universe (stripped down mix) 07 Fame (stripped down mix) 08 Fame (vocal only track) 09 Young Americans (Take One) 10 Young Americans (Take Two) 11 Young Americans (Take Three) 12 Shilling The Rubes (Take One) 13 Lazer (The Gouster) 14 After Today (Take One) 15 Sweet Thing (Sigma Acetate) 16 It's Gonna Be Me (With Strings, 1975) Disc 2 01 Right (Sessions) 02 Somebody Up There Likes Me (Sessions) 03 I Am A Laser (Ava Cherry Rough Mix - Stereo) 04 Fame (Cher Show, 09-18-75, Mono) 05 Can You Hear Me (Cher TV Show, 11-23-75) 06 Young Americans + Medley (Cher TV Show, 11-23-75) 07 Win (alternate ryko mix) 08 Fame (Right A-Side, Original Single Edit) 09 Fascination (alternate ryko mix) 10 Right (alternate ryko mix) 11 Who Can I Be Now (Bonus) 12 It's Gonna Be Me (Bonus) 13 After Today (Outtake) 14 It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (Outtake) 15 Young Americans (Single Edit) 16 John I'm Dancing Again (Edit) 17 Fame (alternate flute version)