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Audience 8.8-9.2 - All seem to be recorded with the same gear but the Marseille show seems maybe slightly upgraded due to either taper position or just better acoustics. Over all this is a highly rated set of shows for the quality of the recordings. The stage mix does vary just a bit as to who is more present, but you hear all the stuff going on as it was live-mixed for the performance (meaning I don’t think taper error caused any lack of presence of, say, synthesizer or guitar on any given performance). The taper used the first song, and in some cases part of the second song to dial in the levels (an indication of really good gear being used) and as such you may notice a volume change, albeit relatively smooth, and once he’s dialed in it is smooth sailing. The performances are sometimes a little hesitant but do gel during instrumental segments much more. I will say this: Mick Taylor is a fantastic player, but I would not call him “progressive” and this music wants to be more prog but it is constrained and maybe that is why it did not blossom much. Jack Bruce, Carla Bley & Mick Taylor Tour Of Europe 1975 Volume Two Mozartsaaal im Rosengarten Mannheim, WG 1975-05-05 Disc 1 01 -Can You Follow 02 -Morning Story 03 -Keep It Down 04 -Pieces Of Mind 05 -Tickets To Waterfalls 06 -Weird Of Hermiston 07 -Post War 08 -Spirit Disc 2 09 -One 10 -Out Into The Fields 11 -You Burned All My Tables 12 -Without A Word 13 -Smiles And Grins -
Audience 8.8-9.2 - All seem to be recorded with the same gear but the Marseille show seems maybe slightly upgraded due to either taper position or just better acoustics. Over all this is a highly rated set of shows for the quality of the recordings. The stage mix does vary just a bit as to who is more present, but you hear all the stuff going on as it was live-mixed for the performance (meaning I don’t think taper error caused any lack of presence of, say, synthesizer or guitar on any given performance). The taper used the first song, and in some cases part of the second song to dial in the levels (an indication of really good gear being used) and as such you may notice a volume change, albeit relatively smooth, and once he’s dialed in it is smooth sailing. The performances are sometimes a little hesitant but do gel during instrumental segments much more. I will say this: Mick Taylor is a fantastic player, but I would not call him “progressive” and this music wants to be more prog but it is constrained and maybe that is why it did not blossom much. Jack Bruce Band Tour Of Europe 1975 Volume One Salle Vallier Marseille, FR 1975-04-29 Disc 1 01 -You Burned The Tables On Me 02 -Morning Story 03 -Pieces of Mind 04 -Keep It Down 05 -One 06 -Spirit Disc 2 07 -Without A Word 08 -Tickets To Waterfalls 09 -Weird Of Hermiston 10 -Post War Band: Jack Bruce - Vocals, Bass, Piano Mick Taylor - Guitar Carla Bley - Organ, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Mellotron, Electric Piano Ronnie Leahy - Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer Bruce Gary - Drums Jack Bruce, Carla Bley & Mick Taylor -
Audience 8.7 - A fascinating live document that showcases some amazing talents paired with Jack’s keen sense of songcraft on a night where all cylinders are firing. A great way to begin exploring the post Cream Jack Bruce if you have not done so already. The bonus material on disc 2 is equally fascinating, offering a sneak peak into the inner workings of Jack’s mind. Everyone can get into this power-packed set! -
Soundboard 9.1 - I am not sure if this was recorded for broadcast or not, it sure sounds like it may have been, I mean may have been broadcast as I hear some of the “FM compression” characteristics here…but it is a fine board tape nonetheless. Jackson Browne Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN February 22, 1978 Disc 1 01 Take it Easy 02 The Fuse 03 Fountain of Sorrow 04 Here Comes Those Tears Again 05 Before the Deluge 06 Your Bright Baby Blues 07 Rock Me on the Water 08 Cocaine 09 Rosie 10 For a Dancer Disc 2 11 Doctor My Eyes 12 These Days 13 For Everyman 14 Walking Slow 15 Running On Empty 16 Love Needs a Heart 17 The Pretender 18 The Load Out 19 Stay 20 The Road and the Sky This show is soon after the release of Running on Empty, Jackson Browne's most popular album. Great performance of "Fountain of Sorrow". -
Soundboard 8.9 - An intimate performance for the university students. A warm recording, kind of sounds like it could be coming from your own living room, in the mix, his band is slightly muted in order to highlight Jackson’s acoustic guitar/vocals and I think it is by design. Jackson Browne Jabberwocky Club, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Mar. 27, 1971 Disc 1 01 Under The Falling Sky 02 World To Gain 03 Together Again 04 Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood 05 Last Time I Was Home 06 Jesus in 3/4 Time 07 My Opening Farewell 08 From Silverlake 09 Rock Me On The Water 10 Jamaica Say You Will Disc 2 11 Together Again 12 Take It Underground 13 When You Lose Your Money 14 Our Lady Of The Well 15 These Days 16 Someday Morning 17 Shadow Dream Song 18 Song For Adam 19 Looking Into You Often considered to be the first recorded live performance of JB. -
Audience 9.6 - Both shows in this set are phenomenal. I love the close, very intimate feel of the venues and the capture being so good for both shows…a joy to listen to this! Jaco Pastorius 55 Grand New York City, NY June 19, 1983 Disc 1 01 Intro - Amerika 02 Dania 03 Soul Intro - The Chicken 04 Bass Solo 05 New Reggae - I Shot The Sheriff 06 Drum Solo 07 Beaver Patrol Disc 2 08 Promised Land 09 Dania (Reprise) 10 Continuum 11 Funky Broadway Jam 12 Donna Lee 13 Bass Solo 14 Teen Town 15 Fannie Mae Jaco Pastorius: bs Kenwood Dennard: dr Don Alias: perc Delmar Brown: kbd, voc Ron Tooley: tp Alex Foster: as, ss, ts Mike Stern: gtr Disc 3 Pier 84 New York City, NY July 29, 1983 01 Dania (False Start) 02 Dania 03 Bass Improv 04 Soul Intro - The Chicken 06 New Reggae 07 Teen Town 08 Sophisticated Lady 09 Fannie Mae Delmar Brown: keyboards, vcls Mike Stern: guitar Jaco Pastorius: bass Don Alias: percussion Kenwood Dennard: drums Ron Tooley: trumpet Alex Foster: tenor sax, soprano clarinet Toots Thielemans: harmonica featured on tracks 8 and 9 -
Audience 8.5 - A little dark tone here, and some lack of clarity but not the kind you normally associate with an audience tape (especially one recorded in this notoriously cavernous sounding hall). This tape is actually one of the better audience tapes I’ve heard from Carnegie Hall. James Gang Carnegie Hall NYC 5/15/71 Disc One - 46:37 1. Funk #49 2. Ashtonpark 3. Stop 4. You're Gonna Need Me 5. Take A Look Around 6. Tend My Garden 7. White Man, Black Man 8. Thanks 9. Garden Gate 10. Again Disc Two - 46:30 1. The Ashes, The Rain, And I 2. Walk Away 3. Woman 4. Lost Woman 5. Johnny B. Goode 6. The Bomber -
SDBRD 9.9 - The only thing that gets this to a 10 is a better kick drum sound (extreme nitpicking here). -
Audience 7.2 - A reasonable rating and better at times. -
Audience 8.8 - A huge upgrade to the Fillmore West ’70 tape! Is it worth getting even if I have the old one? Oh, yes, it is. It’s so much better that it needed a completely new presentation. Give your old copy to your neighbor, you shall not be needing it anymore. James Gang November 21, 1970 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA 01 - Opening Jam 02 - Funk 49 03 - Stop 04 - You're Gonna Need Me 05 - The Bomber 06 - Thanks 07 - Ashes The Rain & I 08 - Bluebird 09 - Lost Woman Joe Walsh - Guitar, Vocals Dale Peters - Bass Jim Fox - Drums -
First Show: Audience 7.3 / Second Show: Audience 7.9 - This one is much clearer, but both shows are going to be good for those who appreciate the pre-Deep Purple Tommy Bolin. -
Audience 9.5 - Sparkling, full bodied, warm, and simply breathtaking recording. I don’t think you could do much better if you went out and bought an official live album. Get it! James Taylor Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills, CA May 3, 1981 Disc 1 01 You Can Close Your Eyes 02 Mona 03 Wandering 04 Sweet Baby James 05 Riding On A Railroad 06 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) 07 Stand And Fight 08 Brother Trucker 09 Hey Good Lookin' 10 Walking Man 11 B.S.U.R. 12 Hard Times 13 It's Gonna Work Out Fine 14 Up On The Roof 15 Fire And Rain Disc 2 16 Carolina In My Mind 17 Millworker 18 Twelve Gates To The City 19 Streamroller Blues 20 I Will Not Lie For You 21 Daddy's All Gone 22 Handy Man 23 Her Town Too 24 You're Only Lonely 25 Faithless Love 26 Your Smiling Face 27 Mexico 28 Country Road 29 Money Machine > Band Intro 30 You've Got A Friend -
Radio Broadcast 8.3 - Somewhat hissy but MUCH better than the version that circulated before. Someone remastered this, thank goodness because it’s great but needed some work. -
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Audience 8.5 -
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Mostly professional studio quality, and some live soundboards, all generally excellent quality throughout the entire set. A real treasure trove of materials basically spans her entire career. The whole thing is just a site to behold. JANIS JOPLIN Retrospective 1962-1970 CD 1: THE EARLY YEARS 1962-63 1. What Good Can Drinkin' Do - John Riley's home, Austin, Texas 1962 Threadgill's Bar, Austin, Texas 1962 2. CC Rider 3. San Francisco Bay Blues 4. Winning Boy Blues 5. Careless Love 6. I'll Drown In My Own Tears San Jose Coffeshop, with Jorma Kaukonen & Steve Mann, november 1962 7. Honky Tonk Angel 8. Empty Pillow On My Bed Grant Ave., Coffehouse, late 1962 or early 1963 9. Gospel Ship 10. Stealin' 11. Leaving This Morning 12. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy 13. Careless Love 14. Bourgeois Blues 15. Black Mountain Blues Austin, Texas, Reel #1: 1963 16. Trouble In Mind 17. What Good Can Drinking Do 18. Silver Threads And Golden Needles 19. Mississippi River 20. Stealin' 21. No Reason For Livin' Austin, Texas, Reel #2: 1964 22. I'll Drown In My Own Tears 23. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy 24. Careless Love 25. San Francisco Bay Blues 26. Winning Boy Blues 27. CC Rider 28. Leaving This Mornin' CD 2: THE MIDDLE YEARS 1964-68 The Typewriter Tape, San Jose, 25 june 1964, Jorma's Mother's House, with Jorma Kaukonen & Margaretta Kaukonen 1. Typewriter talk 2. Trouble In Mind 3. Kansas City Blues 4. Hesitation Blues 5. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 6. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy 7. Long Black Train Blues San Francisco 1965, with Dick Oxtot Jazz Band 8. Black mountain Blues 9. Walk Right In 10. River Jordan 11. Mary Jane Big Brother & The Holding Company Studio sessions 1967 12. Call On Me 13. Bye, Bye Baby Cheap Thrills Outtakes, March 1968 14. It's A Deal 15. Easy Once You Know How 16. Roadblock 17. Flower In The Sun 18. Misery'n 19. Catch Me Daddy 20. Farewell Song 21. Summertime CD 3: THE LATE YEARS 1968-70 Cheap Thrills Outtakes, April-June 1968 1. Misery'n 2. Catch Me Daddy 3. Harry The Grande Ballroom, Detroit 1-2 March 1968 4. Magic Of Love 5. Down On Me 6. Piece Of My Heart Amsterdam, 1 April 1969 7. Maybe 8. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) 9. Ball And Chain Kozmic Blues Outtakes & Demos, June & July 1969 10. Dear Landlord 11. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 12. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) 13. Let's Don't Quit 14. Get It While You Can 15. Get It While You Can Studio Session with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 28 March 1970 16. One Night stand 17. One Night Stand Dick Cavett Show, 25 June 1970 18. Get It While You Can CD 4: LIVE BIG BROTHER California Hall, San Francisco, 12 February 1967 1. Call On Me 2. Combination Of The Two 3. Blow My Mind 4. Down On Me 5. All Is Loneliness 6. Road Block 7. Light Is Faster Than Sound 8. Bye, Bye Baby 9. Goin' To Brownsville 10. Ball And Chain 11. I Know You Rider CD 5: Unknown Studio, With Jazz Band 1. Black Mountain 2. Careless Love San Francisco, late 1962 3. Gospel Ship 4. Stealin' 5. Leavin' This Mornin' 6. Daddy Daddy Daddy 7. Careless Love 8. Bourgeois Blues 9. Black Mountain Folk Theater, San Jose, December 1962, With Steve Talbot 10. Honky Tonk Angel 11. Empty Pillow 12. Red Mountain Burgundy 13. No Reason For Livin' 14. Mary Jane KPFA Studios, San Francisco, 18 January 1963, With Larry Hanks, Roger Perkins & Gert Cherito 15. Black Mountain 16. Columbus Stockade Jorma Kaukonen's House, San Jose, Probably 1964 with Steve Mann 17. Winnin' Boy Blues 18. Trouble In Mind CD 6: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, 23 June 1968 1. (cuts in) Combination Of The Two 2. I Need A Man To Love 3. Flower In The Sun 4. Light Is Faster Than Sound 5. Summertime 6. Mr. Natural (cuts) Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, 1968 7. Bye Bye Baby 8. Women Is Losers 9. All Is Loneliness 10. Call On Me 11. Ball & Chain CD 7: 1. So Sad to Be Alone (1965) 2. San Francisco Blues (San Francisco 1963) 3. Apple Of My Eye 4. 219 Train 5. Codine 6. Down & Out 7. Turtle Blues 8. I Ain't Got A Worry 9. Brownsville (circa 1965) 10. Catch Me Daddy (Brownsville) 11. Piece of My Heart (New Generation Club, New York, April 1968) 12. Down On Me (Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco 1966) 13. Summertime 14. I Need A Man To Love 15. chat with Don Adams (Hollywood Palace Show, 26 October 1968) 16. Combination Of The Two 17. Farewell Song ("Cheap Thrills" outtake 1968) CD 8: Newport Festival, August 1968 1. Piece of My Heart 2. Summertime 3. Coo Coo 4. Combination Of The Two 5. Ball & Chain 6. Down On Me 7. Piece of My Heart (reprise) Swedish TV, April 1969 8. interview 9. Piece Of My Heart 10. Summertime 11. Me 12. Raise Your Hand 13. Work Me Lord Winterland, San Francisco, 21 March 1969 14. Stay With Me 15. Walk Right CD 9: Dick Cavett Show, July 1969 1. Dick Cavett introduction 2. To Love Somebody 3. interview Tom Jones Show, December 1969 4. Little Girl Blue 5. Raise Your Hand - with Tom Jones Boston Music Hall, 11 December 1969 6. Kozmic Blues 7. Ego Rock - with Johnny Winter 8. Help Me Baby - with Johnny Winter 9. One Night Stand - with Paul Butterfield Band, Columbia Studios, March 1970 Harvard Stadium, 12 August 1970 10. Mercedes Benz 11. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) 12. My Baby 13. My Baby (Dick Cavett Show, March 1970) 14. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (Ken Threadgill's Birthday Party, Austin, TX, 10 July 1970) CD 10: Honolulu International Center Arena Honolulu, Hawaia July 8, 1970 1. -Tell Momma 2. -Half Moon 3. -Move Over 4. -Maybe 5. -Summertime 6. -Get It While You Can 7. -Time Keeps Movin' On 8. -A Little Piece Of My Heart