Audience 8.8 - A surprisingly good tape here, with pretty much everything you require including really great atmosphere. The flaws have mainly to do with the ability of the equipment to supply bandwidth, which basically translates into depth or dynamics, which are present but maybe not to the degree you prefer. It’s certainly worthy of your investigation though, and will not be a one and done show. SUPERTRAMP Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, USA 05 May 1979 CD 1 - 76:53 1. School (5:53) 2. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 1 (4:26) 3. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 2 (1:09) 4. Take The Long Way Home (5:32) 5. Goodbye Stranger (6:21) 6. Breakfast In America (3:24) 7. Oh Darling (4:28) 8. Hide In Your Shell (7:43) 9. From Now On (6:22) 10. Child Of Vision (6:52) 11. Even In The Quietest Moments (5:24) 12. A Soapbox Opera (4:39) 13. Asylum (6:53) 14. Downstream (3:29) 15. Give A Little Bit (4:18) CD 2 - 55:54 1. Bloody Well Right (6:58) 2. Dreamer (3:24) 3. Rudy (6:41) 4. The Logical Song (5:13) 5. Another Man’s Woman/band intro (8:52) 6. Fool’s Overture (11:16) 7. Two Of Us/Crime Of The Century (8:11) 8. Sister Moonshine (5:19) Rick Davies - Keyboards & Vocals Roger Hodgson - Guitars, Keyboards & Vocals Bob Siebenberg - Drums John Helliwell - Sax & Vocals Dougie Thomson - Bass

Boston 1970 Audience 8.4 - The separation of instruments here is rather dense, not muddy, just not to a degree one would prefer. The sound itself is not bad, I actually do hear every instrument I just want certain things prominent when it comes to this band…I really need more detail in the guitar solos. I still think this is a good one for the collection – the band is not afraid to stretch out and jam, they have tremendous freedom onstage and it shows. Los Angeles 1970 Audience 9.3 - This is a sparkling recording, my guess is that the same crew that taped the infamous Zeppelin Blueberry Hill did this as well. To me it sounds similar. It’s short, but it’s very very sweet. Jethro Tull Disc 1 Boston July 10, 1970 1. Nothing Is Easy 2. My God (with extended flute solo) 3. To Cry You A Song 4. With You There To Help Me 5. Dharma For One 6. We Used To Know Disc 2 Los Angeles October 18, 1970 1. Nothing Is Easy 2. My God - Flute Solo 3. We Used To Know 4. With You There To Help Me - By Kind Permission Of...

Peoria 1970 Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent in all the ways you need it to be including the fact that it is from a period of time when the band was being rocketed to fame and the playing is at such a high level of intensity every night. This night is no exception. Nice to have the rarely played “It Better End Soon” on here. Seattle 1972 Audience 8.5 - A complete show in above average quality that collectors are going to savor.  The sound quality is fine but for some crowded action right in the middle causing a lack of clarity (not muddy, bid difference!) but the EQ is good (balanced) and the sonic level is very high but not distorted which makes for an electric kind of tape. Chicago 1973 Audience 8.7 -This tape has some of that big hall echo on vocals but I like how clear it is otherwise. It is one of those tapes that allow you to get a good sense of what it probably sounded like there. Chicago Touring With Terry Disc 1 Robertson Memorial Field House Bradley University, Peoria, IL May 9, 1970 1. -Introduction 2. -25 or 6 to 4 3. -Beginnings 4. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon 5. -Free Form Intro 6. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 7. -It Better End Soon Disc 2 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA. 1972-07-24 01. Intro 02. Beginnings 03. Now That You've Gone 04. Lowdown 05. A Hit By Varase 06. Poem For The People 07. State Of The Union 08. Saturday In The Park 09. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon 10. Dialogue, Pt. 1 11. Dialogue, Pt. 2 Disc 2 18. In The Country 19. All Is Well 20. A Song For Richard And His Friends 21. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Freeform Intro 22. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 23. Questions 67 And 68 24. 25 or 6 To 4 Encore 25. I'm A Man 26. Free Disc 3 Chicago Stadium Chicago, Il. 08/09/73 01 -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 02 -Feelin' Stronger Every Day 03 -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon 04 -Im A Man - Free 05 -What's This World Coming To

Audience 8.6 - Pretty solid actually, you get pretty good instrument separation even though the rhythm guitar and bass combination is REALLY powerful on this tape, just thankfully not enough to bury the lead work which rings out over the top of it all.  A very nice addition to the collection! Judas Priest 19790315 Houston, TX Music Hall 01. Hell Bent For Leather 03:28 02. Delivering The Goods 03:38 03. Running Wild 03:02 04. Beyond The Realms Of Death 08:00 05. Rock Forever 03:38 06. The Green Manalishi 03:23 07. Evil Fantasies 04:55 08. Starbreaker 05:17 09. Tyrant 04:59 ________ 00:40:20

Studio Quality 9.5 - The first disc in this collection is referred to as “Revamped” because it extracts the most robust and complete takes, fixes where need be, and assembles in a way that most closely resembles a coherent project. Purists may opt for the more conventional outtake compilations contained on discs 2 and 3, but therein lies the beauty of this collection. It presents a much more interesting picture of what was and what could have been…notwithstanding the official release of Paul Kantner’s album. Planet Earth Rock & Roll Orchestra "The PERRO Sessions REVAMPED" David Crosby~Jerry Garcia~Phil Lesh~Paul Kantner~Jorma Kaukonen~Jack Casady Mickey Hart~Billy Kreutzmann~Grace Slick~David Freiberg~Graham Nash~others Disc 1 November 1970 - January 1971 -|- San Francisco, California -|- Wally Heider Studios 01 ~[04:24]~ The Wall Song (acoustic) 02 ~[04:39]~ EEP Hour 03 ~[04:51]~ Is It Really Monday? 04 ~[02:13]~ Dope Wrap piano piece 05 ~[03:33]~ Loser 06 ~[04:21]~ You Sit There 07 ~[02:33]~ Wayfaring Stranger 08 ~[10:07]~ The Mountain Song 09 ~[03:18]~ Leather Winged Bat 10 ~[07:06]~ Jam Slide II 11 ~[06:07]~ The Wall Song (electric) 12 ~[03:31]~ Jam After Electric Bat 13 ~[13:37]~ Electric Bat ` Total Time 1:10:18 Planet Earth Rock And Roll Orchestra Outtakes and Rehearsals Disc 2 1/2/71 01. -Mountain #5 02. -Is it Really Monday 03. -You Sit There 04. -You Sit There 05. -Garcia's Tune (Loser) 06. -Garcia's Tune (Loser) 07. -Wayfaring Stranger 08. -Mountain #1 (Garcia, Crosby, Kantner, Grace, Lesh) 09. -Mountain #2 10. -Mountain #3 Disc 3 11. -Mountain #4 1/14/71 12. -Leather Winged Bat 13. -Electric Bat 14. -Jam #10 15. -Wall Song 16. -Wall Song - Acoustic - solo demo 1/11/71 17. -Rounds 18. -Jam Slide II 19. -Jam R&B Riff 20. -Jam After Electric Bat

Audience 8.4 - A little lo-fi here but guitar is up front followed by drums which you can hear well. Some tape hiss present, bass is in a good place not too boomy and complements the guitar sound well. Leslie is playing more fluid here, probably because RCMH is known for good acoustics so he must have had good feedback. Crowd is on his side, he owned New York without a doubt. I feel like this recording would benefit greatly from a good re-mastering, hiss reduction, etc. because it has a decent enough sonic foundation. MOUNTAIN RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA OCTOBER 3, 1974 Lineup: "From Bronx, Queens and Canada" (= quote from stage announcement): Leslie West (+) - guitar & vocals Felix Pappalardi (+) - bass & vocals Corky Laing - drums & percussion 01. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 5:41 02. Theme For An Imaginary Western 5:45 03. Thumbsucker 5:17 04. You Better Believe It 10:09 05. Crossroader 7:38 06. Nantucket Sleighride 20:20 07. Leslie West Guitar Solo 7:27 08. Satisfaction > 7:27 09. Corky Laing Drum Solo 2:51 10. Mississippi Queen 5:28

CD 1,2, 3, and 5 Audience 8.7-9.0 and CD 4 Soundboard 9.3 - Solid audience tapes used for the bulk of this set, most are not much more than a half point difference in ratings with the final disc being the best. All are good representations of the live Gentle Giant during these touring years. Gentle Giant Live Collection 1971-1977 Disc 1 Vienna, Austria Stadhalle 09-05-1971 01 -Alucard (06:41) 02 -Funny Ways (07:59) 03 -Plain Truth (09:59) Vienna, Austria Konserthaus 01-24-1972 04 -Nothing At All (11:09) 05 -Plain Truth (09:58) 06 -The Queen - Austrian Anthem (02:35) Disc 2 Montréal, Québec, CANADA Centre Sportif de l'Universite de Montréal 10-07-1972 01. Prologue (07:01) 02. Alucard (07:43) 03. Funny Ways (08:34) 04. Nothing At All (13:03) 05. Plain Truth (12:33) 06. Peel The Paint (03:59) Disc 3 VICENZA, ITALY PALAZZO DELLO SPORT JANUARY 5, 1973 01 - Announcer Introduction 01:05 02 - Prologue 06:06 03 - Alucard 07:48 04 - Funny Ways 09:45 05 - The Advent of Panurge 07:03 06 - Nothing At All 13:49 07 - Plain Truth 14:21 Disc 4 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL 1976-07-07 01. On Reflection 06:42 02. So Sincere - Drum Solo 11:25 03. The Boys In The Band - Knots - The Advent Of Panurge 21:34 04. Interview 7:11 05. The Runaway - Experience 9:48 Heidelberg, Germany Stadthalle Heidelberg 10-05-1977 06. Free Hand 07. On Reflection Disc 5 Heidelberg, Germany Stadthalle Heidelberg 10-05-1977 01. I'm Turning Around 02. Just The Same 08. Playing The Game 09. Memories Of Old Days 10. Bet'cha Thought We Couldn't Do It 11. Intro To Funny Ways 12. Funny Ways 13. The Face - Violin Solo 14. Five Man Drum Bash - So Sincere (excerpt) 15. For Nobody 16. Band Intros 17. Excerpts From Octopus

Audience 8.9 - This tape comes from the vault of renowned taper Mike Millard so you know it is gonna be good – and it is. Atmosphere, and dynamics, although not quite to the degree as some of his other works that originated out of the Forum…it is the venue itself that changes certain characteristics. Led Zeppelin Sports Arena San Diego, CA June 19, 1977 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 The Song Remains The Same 03 Sick Again 04 Nobody's Fault But Mine 05 In My Time Of Dying 06 Since I've Been Loving You 07 No Quarter Disc 2 08 Ten Years Gone 09 The Battle Of Evermore 10 Going To California 11 Mystery Train 12 Black Country Woman 13 Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 14 White Summer Disc 3 15 Kashmir 16 Guitar Solo 17 Achilles Last Stand 18 Stairway To Heaven 19 Whole Lotta Love 20 Rock And Roll

Soundboard 9.5 - Forceful and direct, everything is at full blast and never sounded better. The Rolling Stones Cricket Ground Perth, Australia February 24, 1973 01 Brown Sugar 02 Bitch 03 Rocks Off 04 Gimmie Shelter 05 Happy 06 Tumbling Dice 07 Love In Vain 08 Sweet Virginia 09 You Can't Always Get What You Want 10 Honky Tonk Women 11 All Down The Line 12 Midnight Rambler 13 Band Introductions / Happy Birthday Nicky 14 Little Queenie 15 Rip This Joint  

Soundboard 9.3 - A solid tape that features wide stereo sound field with the kind of mix that you expect a soundman sitting at the board in the dead center of the hall to make for maximum listening pleasure. It is that kind of mix so your pleasure is guaranteed. The Rolling Stones Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX. July 19, 1978 Disc 1 1. -Let It Rock 2. -All Down The Line 3. -Honky Tonk Women 4. -Star Star 5. -When The Whip Comes Down 6. -Beast Of Burden 7. -Lies 8. -Miss You 9. -Just My Imagination Disc 2 1. -Shattered 2. -Respectable 3. -Far Away Eyes 4. -Love In Vain 5. -Introductions 6. -Tumbling Dice 7. -Happy 8. -Sweet Little Sixteen 9. -Brown Sugar 10. -Jumping Jack Flash

Chicago 1971 FM Radio broadcast 8.9 - Some generation loss and general passing of time has degraded the sound slightly but this version received a “freshening” which helps a lot. So, it’s a bona fide solid addition to anyone’s collection. Memphis 1971 Audience 8.3 - I had the luxury of being able to hear this tape before it was remastered and that would be the only way you can really appreciate how that simply removed what sounded like a layer of muck and grime, and revealed a shimmering sound that leapt out of the speakers… I am talking of course about Duane’s guitar. So, if you want to appreciate again what the guitar playing of Duane Allman was really all about then this recording will still cause shivers down your spine. Is it a great recording?  Not really, but there’s something here that still pulls you in (mainly it’s Duane). Austin 1971 Soundboard 9.0 - A tape that, while incomplete (some songs fade in and fade out, mainly the first and last) still has to be carefully considered when examining the few remaining live recordings featuring Duane. There’s always something interesting and, hmmm, maybe even a little mystical about these vintage recordings. Allman Brothers Band Live Collection 1971 Disc 1 WXRT Chicago, IL, 1971 1. Statesboro Blues 2. Trouble No More 3. Don't Keep Me Wonderin' 4. Done Somebody Wrong 5. One Way Out 6. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed 7. Stormy Monday 8. You Don't Love Me Disc 2 Chicago Cont'd 1. Hot 'Lanta 2. Whipping Post Overton Park Memphis, TN May 9, 1971 3. Statesboro Blues 4. Trouble No More 5. Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’ 6. Done Somebody Wrong 7. One Way Out 8. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Disc 3 Memphis Cont'd 1. Dreams 2. Stormy Monday 3. You Don’t Love Me Municipal Auditorium Austin, TX September 28, 1971 4. Statesboro Blues 5. Trouble No More 6. Done Somebody Wrong 7. One Way Out 8. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed 9. Hot ‘Lanta

MOR 1985 Audience 8.6 - A strong recording that gets off to a funky start (at one point a mic jack unplugs and one channel drops but it lasts only a minute). I prefer this to a dry soundboard to be honest. It’s not a perfect audience recording but it sure does deliver on energy and atmosphere! I like it. Tokyo 1987 Audience 8.7 - Nice atmosphere on this tape, and the audio comes through especially vocals and bass actually has a nice round sound to it. Guitars are not super distinct, but thankfully the solos are really soaring above and captured pretty well.  I like the snare drum here, whoever was mixing this show really must have had a hard-on for the drummer ha ha! Ratt Monsters of Rock 1985 Donington Park Castle Donington Derbyshire, England August 17, 1985 1. -U Got It 2. -Wanted Man 3. -You Think You're Tough 4. -You're In Love 5. -Lay It Down 6. -The Morning After - Never Use Love 7. -Round And Round 8. -Sweet Cheater Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan 1987-05-14 9. -Intro 10. -Looking For Love 11. -One Good Lover 12. -Wanted Man 13. -Back For More 14. -The morning After 15. -Dangerous but Worth the Risk 16. -Lack of Communication Disc 2 1. -7th Avenue 2. -Lay It Down 3. -You Should Know by Now 4. -Guitar Solo 5. -You're In Love 6. -You Think You're Tough 7. -Drive Me Crazy 8. -Slip Of The Lip 9. -Walkin' The Dog 10. -Round & Round 11. -Body Talk 12. -Dance

Long Beach 1978 Audience 9.3 - This recording could easily pass as a KBFH radio broadcast it is very well done, but my only complaint is one that probably has nothing to do with the tape itself but rather the stage mix. If you are a guitar guy, you will want more guitars in the mix – that being said you are going to be getting breathtaking keyboards, vocals, and solid drums and a bass that is there holding it together but not booming or rumbling. All in all, this one is quite different than other bootleg tapes of the era, it has a professionalism to it that you won’t hear often. I say this is probably a must have for Styx collectors. Oakland 1978 Audience 8.4 - Sadly, what tries to be a very good recording just doesn’t quite reach that status due mainly to what I believe is the wrong style of microphone used. To my ears, it sounds like a condenser mic, and consequently the audio is bunched up into the middle frequency leaving indistinct instrument separation. That being said, it’s “trying” to be very good and in spots it really is – mainly during quieter passages where you can tell the taper did bring pretty good gear. Almost but not quite, but still qualifying as a good addition to a Styx fan’s collection (and great as a “bonus” concert in this set). Styx Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA January 27, 1978 Disc 1 01 The Grand Illusion 02 Lorelei 03 Mademoiselle 04 Fooling Yourself 05 Suite Madame Blue 06 Crystal Ball 07 Light Up 08 Lady Disc 2 09 Man In The Wilderness 10 Come Sail Away 11 Midnight Ride 12 Miss America 13 Born For Adventure Oakland Coliseum Arena Oakland, CA. October 19th 1978 Disc 3 1. -Great White Hope (7:01) 2. -Lorelei (6:39) 3. -I'm Okay (6:24) 4. -Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) (5:42) 5. -Suite Madame Blue (9:58) 6. -Crystal Ball (7:50) 7. -The Grand Illusion (4:58) Disc 4 1. -Renegade (10:59) 2. -Lady (4:25) 3. -Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) (6:15) 4. -Come Sail Away (9:40) 5. -Miss America (10:08) 6. -Midnight Ride (11:00)

Audience 8.6 - I wanted to give this a better rating, and truth is it ain’t bad, but it is a little distant and the music lacks punch. It is clear enough though, and audience actually helps propel the energy level up a notch. Austin music fans are always up for a great concert and really show their enthusiasm.  Also, I think the set list around this time was put together very well and flows nicely. Rush Date: January 30, 1988 Location: Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas, USA DISC 1: 01 - The Big Money 5:46 02 - Subdivisions 5:30 03 - Limelight 5:03 04 - Marathon 7:05 05 - Turn The Page 4:51 06 - Prime Mover 5:34 07 - Manhattan Project 5:16 08 - Closer To The Heart 4:41 09 - Red Sector A 5:30 10 - Force Ten 4:54 11 - Time Stand Still 5:27 12 - Distant Early Warning 6:32 DISC 2: 01 - Lock And Key 6:45 02 - Mission 5:44 03 - Territories 6:16 04 - YYZ 2:40 05 - The Rhythm Method 1:24 06 - Red Lenses 0:27 07 - The Spirit of Radio 4:59 08 - Tom Sawyer 5:33 09 - 2112 6:10 10 - La Villa Strangiato 5:25 11 - In The Mood 2:49

Soundboard 9.7 - You will be hard pressed to find another ’77 show that sounds as good as this. As an added bonus, the song “A Thousand Knives” is played and that song rarely turns up on any recordings. Ted Nugent Freeman Coliseum San Antonio, TX Jan 22, 1977 Disc #1: 01. Stranglehold 02. Just What the Doctor Ordered 03. Free For All 04. Snakeskin Cowboys 05. Cat Scratch Fever 06. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang 07. A Thousand Knives 08. Dog Eat Dog 09. Stormtroopin' Disc #2: 01. Hey Baby 02. Great White Buffalo 03. Guitar Solo 04. Hibernation 05. Motor City Madhouse  

Audience 9.3 - A solid recording in a small venue that is very intimate, in fact it sounds like the drums aren’t even going through the mains they sound so natural. I could swear taper is seated right in front of the band…really surprised they aren’t discovered by Lou and arrested on the spot! Lou Reed The Bottom Line New York 5-11-77 Disc 1 1. Sweet Jane 2. I'm Waiting For The Man 3. Rock And Roll Heart 4. Heroin 5. Rock And Roll 6. Walk On The Wild Side 7. Shooting Star 8. You Better Dance, Dance, Dance Disc 2 1. Lisa Says 2. Satellite Of Love 3. Leave Me Alone 4. Coney Island Baby 5. Vicious 6. Berlin 7. Banging On My Drums