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Audience 9.2 - Here is another great Millard tape that gives you a clear picture of an event, capturing it not just with good gear in good location but allowing the atmosphere of the occasion to shine through as well. The show here is not complete, there was a problem halfway through Mysteries And Mayhem (too bad it started here as this song jams), and apparently three songs were not taped from that point. It resumes at Dust In The Wind and is complete the rest of the way. Kansas The Forum Inglewood, CA August 16, 1978 01 Introduction 02 Down The Road 03 Point Of Know Return 04 Paradox 05 Journey From Mariabronn 06 Mysteries and Mayhem 07 Dust In The Wind 08 Band Introductions 09 Miracles Out Of Nowhere 10 Portrait (He Knew) 11 Carry On My Wayward Son 12 Sparks Of The Tempest 13 Bringing It Back 14 Magnum Opus -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. Live In Holland 1984. -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. Glasgow & Dortmund 1982. -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. Live In Denmark 1981. -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. Live In San Antonio, TX. 1982 -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. -
Audience 8.5 - -This is a somewhat distant recording, my guess is from somewhere in the middle of the venue. It lacks punch in the middle, definition, and volume in general. In my estimation this one won't get much play except by someone who is not getting enough 1996 tour ROIO's in the o'l collection. Pass if you are a casual fan, collector's who need more 1996 (of which, strangely enough, there's not a preponderence of), you can get this to round out the collection.
Rush San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California November 23, 1996 DISC 1 01 - Intro - Dreamline 6:35 02 - The Big Money 6:11 03 - Driven 5:48 04 - Half The World 3:55 05 - Red Barchetta 6:35 06 - Animate 6:22 07 - Limbo 5:51 08 - The Trees 5:08 DISC 2 01 - Red Sector A 5:09 02 - Virtuality 5:51 03 - Nobody's Hero 5:15 04 - Closer To The Heart 4:45 05 - 2112 20:27 DISC 3 01 - Test For Echo 6:55 02 - Subdivisions 5:23 03 - Freewill 5:32 04 - Roll The Bones 5:54 05 - Resist 4:45 06 - Leave That Thing Alone - The Rhythm Method 11:47 07 - Natural Science 7:57 08 - Force Ten 4:37 09 - The Spirit of Radio 4:47 10 - Tom Sawyer 6:19 11 - YYZ 4:25 12 - Cygnus X-1 0:49 -
Audience/Soundboard 8.6-9.0 - The majority of the set is very good, audience quality tapes that have a decent enough sound where you can take it easy and not strain yourself trying to hear George rip his leads. I would say the lone exception though might be the Amsterdam tape which is less clear, but even here it's not a trainwreck at all. The board tape from France is good to have, obviously Dokken is clearly the top of the heap when it comes to the 80's "hair" metal bands although I hate to classify them there because they were class musicians first.
Dokken The Important Years 1983-1988 ARCO Arena Sacramento, CA December 28, 1983 Breaking The Chains Tour Disc 1 01. Paris Is Burning 02. Going Down Under 03. Young Girls 04. In The Middle 05. Hit And Run 06. Nightrider 07. George Lynch Guitar Solo 08. Live To Rock, Rock To Live 09. Breaking The Chains Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam, Netherlands March 09, 1986 10. Unchain The Night 11. The Hunter 12. When Heaven Comes Down 13. It's Not Love 14. Into the Fire 15. Lightnin' Strikes Again Disc 2 Chapiteau Reims,France April 25, 1986 01. Unchain The Night 02. Tooth And Nail 03. Into the Fire 04. In My Dreams 05. It's Not Love 06. Alone Again 07. When Heaven Comes Down 08. Lightnin' Strikes Again 09. Just Got Lucky Disc 3 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA. June 15, 1988 01. Tooth And Nail 02. Just Got Lucky 03. Burning Like A Flame 04. Into The Fire 05. Heaven Sent 06. It's Not Love 07. George Lynch Solo 08. Mr. Scary 09. Standing In The Shadows 10. Alone Again -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - One thing that I really appreciate about this recording is how you can hear a real separation between bass and guitars. This is not typical of a heavy metal concert recording unless recorded and mixed for a specific purpose, such as a broadcast. So, while the sound itself might tend to be on the "brassier" side - it's not a knock...it's a way of trying to describe how there's plenty of bass but not necessarily in the form of that typical metal low end boomy sludge sound. It's got definition and I like that.Savatage Harpo's Detroit, MI. June 14th, 19851. Introduction 2. City Beneath The Surface 3. Skull Session 4. Warriors 5. Midas Knight 6. Visions Of Hell 7. I Believe 8. Necrophilia 9. Rage 10. Drum Solo 11. Holocaust 12. Guitar Solo 13. Washed Out 14. Sirens 15. The Dungeons Are Calling 16. Power Of The Night 17. Scream Murder 18. Twisted Little Sister 19. On The Run 20. By The Grace Of The Witch 21. The Whip -
Audience 9.0 -A lovely, intimate sounding show. Now, don't get me wrong, there seems to be a large audience but the quality of the capture feels smaller, closer, warmer than your average midsize venue.Ry Cooder and The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces Mayfair Theatre Santa Monica, CA March 16, 1987 Late Show Disc 1 01 Showtime Intro 02 Little Sister 03 Smack Dab In the Middle 04 Go Home Girl 05 If Walls Could Talk 06 Money Honey 07 How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live 08 One Meat Ball Disc 2 09 Women Will Rule The World 10 Jesus On The Mainline 11 He'll Have To Go 13 Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know) 14 Canción Mixteca 15 La Bamba - Twist And Shout Jim Keltner - drums Ry Cooder - guitar, vocals Van Dyke Parks - keys Jorge Calderon - bass Flaco Jimenez - accordion Miguel Cruz - percussion Steve Douglas - sax George Bohannon - trombone Bobby King - tenor Terry Evans - baritone Arnold McCuller - tenor Willie Green Jr - bass -
Audience 8.8 - A functional capture, not like maybe the typical Prince stealth recording with the crisp highs and deep lows, punchy middle...this one is the stepchild I suppose where it has everything one step below it's vaunted siblings. Does that mean it is bad? Not at all, it's a fine recording that presents a VERY top form and funky Prince in his element...it's very good but not greatness and I am thankful to have it nonetheless. Prince Prom Center Minneapolis, MN. June 7, 1985 1. A Love Bizarre 2. Mutiny 3. Sheila E. Drum Solo 4. Sometimes It Snows In April 5. Irresistable Bitch 6. Possessed 7. The Bird 8. Drawer's Burnin' 9. Holly Rock -
Pro 9.5/Aud. 8.8/Aud.9.4 - The main attraction I would say is the Nokia 09 show which is fantastic audience tape with lots of brightness, atmosphere, and enough punch to really elevate the listening experience. The Disc 1 LA main set is also great, and of course the highlight for me being his flawless rendition of Spanish Castle Magic. The Tonight Show tracks are obviously pro recordings and are nice to have since it was so long ago who keeps up with it anymore? A great title for the collection!
Prince Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA. March 29, 2009 & Conga Room, LA. 3-28-09 + Bonus Disc 1 1. Intro By Jay Leno (Tonight Show 3-25-09) 2. Purple Rain - O'l Skool Company (Tonight Show 3-25-09) 3. Intro By Jay Leno (3-26-09) 4. Dreamer (3-26-09) 5. Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful (Tonight Show 3-27-09) Conga Room 3-28-09 6. Soundcheck - Prince Remembers Sonny T. 7. I'm Yours 8. Colonized Mind 9. Chaos & Disorder 10. With A Little Help From My Friends 11. Prince Remembers Michael B. 12. I Like It There 13. All Shook Up 14. Empty Room 15. Peach 16. Spanish Castle Magic 17. When You Were Mine 18. Guitar 19. Prince Remembers Touring With Tamar 20. Dreamer Club Nokia, LA. 3-29-09 21. The Beautiful Ones 22. Nothing Compares 2 U Disc 2 1. Under The Cherry Moon 2. Dreamin' About U 3. When Eye Lay My Hands On U 4. Journey To The Center Of Your Heart 5. The Sun, The Moon And Stars 6. Sometimes It Snows In April 7. When The Lights Go Down - Over The Rainbow 8. Eye Luv You, But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore 9. Prince Discusses AEG Live 10. She Spoke 2 Me 11. Life Is Like Looking 4 A Penny In A Large Room With No Light 12. Sweet Thing 13. Insatiable 14. Scandalous