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FM Broadcast 9.4 - Brilliant quality, and that is great because this band was just reaching their zenith around this time with the release of their FM radio optimized masterpiece Lovedrive. The Scorpions ChicagoFest, Navy Pier Chicago, IL. June 8, 1979 1. Pictured Life 2. Backstage Queen 3. We'll Burn The Sky 4. Loving You Sunday Morning 5. Lovedrive 6. In Trance 7. Always Somewhere 8. Life's Like A River 9. Fly To The Rainbow 10. He's A Woman, She's A Man 11. Another Piece Of Meat 12. Top Of The Bill 13. Robot Man 14. Steamrock Fever -
Pro Studio 9.8 - A better collection there never was. Perfect, and I don’t just mean sound quality, I also mean the work itself. A MUST have! Traveling Wilburys "Family Tree Volume II" 1. -Handle With Care 2. -Every Little Thing 3. -Walk Away 4. -You Got It 5. -This Is Love 6. -California Blue 7. -The Trembler 8. -I Won't Back Down 9. -Devil's Radio 10. -Fish In The Sand 11. -Got My Mind Set On You 12. -I Drove All Night 13. -End Of The Line I 14. -Dirty World 15. -Rattled 16. -Last Night 17. -Congratulations 18. -Heading For The Light 19. -End Of The Line II -
Studio 8.8 - This is a band recorded project obviously. Like it was done on a boom box, but a good boom box because you can just tell it was loud in the room and it’s not ideal but it gets the job done. So, it’s a tad overdriven in a good way – raw, and loud, and VAN HALEN in about as real a way as it could be. Very fun to listen to and classic fly on the wall stuff. VAN HALEN 1979 Tour Rehearsals 1 -Running with the devil 2 -On Fire 3 -Bass 4 -Your No Good 5 -Talking 6 -Bass - Drums 7 -Bright lights Big City 8 -Somebody get Me a Doctor 9 -Light up the Sky 10 -Dave Talks 11 -Dance the Night Away 12 -Beautiful Girls 13 -Eddie Guitar Solo Jam - Sound Check 14 -Eddie Acoustic Jam Home Demo 15 -Bass and Drums 1 16 -Bass And Drums 2 17 -Bass And Drums 3 18 -Bass And Drums 4 19 -Bass And Drums 5 -
Audience 9.3 - This is a rock and roll show the way it used to be..and I mean WAY used to be! So the experience is well worth checking out especially because this tape captured lightning in a bottle in a very good way. Atmosphere combined with great sound you cannot go wrong here. Stray Cats Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY November 25, 1982 01 -Introduction 02 -Your Baby Blues 03 -Double Talkin’ Baby 04 -Rumble In Brighton 05 -Drink That Bottle Down 06 -Build For Speed 07 -Rev It Up And Go 08 -C’mon Everybody 09 -Stray Cat Strut 10 -Lonely Summer Nights 11 -Fishnet Stockings 12 -Rock This Town 13 -Runaway Boys 14 -Can’t Hurry Love -
Audience 9.3 - For me, because this is a recording from 2023, I place high expectations on it. There is no excuse because you have the best P.A.’s, the best digital recorders, and great microphones. So I want something that gives me a sense of being there and this tape does that. I like the “in the pit” feel of this tape, and I really like the immersive audio. Great! Ghost Download 20 Opus Stage Donington Park, Donington, UK June 11th, 2023 01. Miserere 02. Imperium 03. Kaisarion 04. Rats 05. Faith 06. Spillways 07. Cirice 08. Jesus He Knows Me 09. Watcher In The Sky 10. Year Zero 11. Mary On A Cross 12. Mummy Dust 13. Kiss The Go-Goat 14. Dance Macabre 15. Square Hammer -
Audience 8.1 - Yes this is ranked pretty low on the sound quality scale, but it’s not a disaster because this is actually a full point or more better than the previous version of this legendary gig. It’s not unlistenable, and the proof is that you can hear every word Gabriel says during his stories. Extensive work in repairing and remastering this from a 1st generation tape made all the difference. Rediscover the earliest known live Genesis recording because for historical purposes there is no more significant a recording than this. Genesis La Ferme Woluwe St Lambert, Belgium 7th March 1971 1. -Announcer's introduction and Peter's intro 2. -Happy the Man 3. -Cheese-and-onion crisp man story 4. -Stagnation 5. -intro 6. -The Light 7. -intro 8. -Twilight Alehouse 9. -story 10. -The Musical Box 11. -intro 12. -The Knife 13. -intro 14. -Going Out to Get You -
Audience 8.9 - This sounds WAY much better than I remember it sounding, but then I first heard this show about 25 years ago so I guess it’s quite possibly a new source or an amazing remastering. Either way, this is certainly VERY worthy of appearing in your collection as it captures that open air festival vibe, and the band…Gilmour is inspired as his solos pierce the air with ferocity and guile. Bass sounds right on point here, and drums are perfectly balanced and placed in the mix just behind the others so to give those sounds center stage. Keys are much more present during the quieter passages, but they have a nice feel to them. All in all, this is great great great stuff. Pink Floyd Insel Grün (2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival) Germersheim, Germany May 21, 1972 01. -Atom Heart Mother02. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 03. -One Of These Days 04. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 05. -Echoes 06. -A Saucerful Of Secrets -
Studio Recording - This is actually a recent album (digital download only) of a band that first formed in Germany in 1969, and I knew absolutely nothing about them. Turns out they are really good! Their stock in trade is playing familiar progressive 70’s rock arrangements with the same vintage equipment used in their 70’s prime, but recording with modern facilities to get a full, powerful sound. I would say mission accomplished because this is quite good, and not only good but the fact that some of their older material is here in a reworked fashion that does it justice...which is kinda rare to find these days. Out Of Space - Out Of Time Germany 2022 (studio album released in digital download form only)- Warning Walls
- I've Come From A World
- You've Really Got It Fixed
- Wish I Were Happy
- Dreams Out In The Rain
- Dreamland
- A Dream Within A Dream
- Alone
- Valley Of Unrest
- If I Could Tell You
- Nature's Clear Wall
- Yessertronics
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Audience 8.6 - This old tape has recently gotten a much needed facelift. It’s as if 40 years of grime were wiped away. That is how I compare this new remaster to the old tape I remember from like 1992. Pink Floyd Margriethal Jaarbreurs Utrecht, Netherlands 12-28-68 1. -Astronomy Domine 2. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 3. -Interstellar Overdrive 4. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 5. -A Saucerful Of Secrets -
Soundboard 9.4 - Having received a refreshing facelift, this old and trusty board sounds more alive and vibrant than ever before…and that is great news because these early period Santana shows are essential listening experiences. This one is a must! Santana Waikiki Shell Honolulu, HI, USA May 22, 1970 01 -Se A Cabo (3:49) 02 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen (4:55) 03 -Savor (3:26) 04 -Jingo (4:33) 05 -Oye Como Va (4:46) 06 -Toussaint L'Overture (4:02) 07 -Evil Ways (4:02) 08 -Treat (5:57) 09 -Gumbo (4:47) 10 -Waiting (4:20) 11 -Hope You're Feeling Better (4:18) 12 -Conquistador Rides Again (3:59) Carlos Santana - Lead Guitar Gregg Rolie - Vocals, Keyboards David Brown - Bass Guitar Michael Carabello - Percussion, Backing Vocals Jose "Chepito" Areas - Percussion, Backing Vocals Michael Shrieve - Drums -
Soundboard 9.2 - A nice and tight sound with excellent presence and tone on guitar, clear up front vocals, and nice placement of bass and drums just off to one side and behind adding to the stereo effect. Now, I may be mistaken about this being a board tape or not, for me the audience might be the clue here. I hear them in the background as if they were bleeding into an onstage or close mic from stage front. That being sad a competent and devoted taper may have made this capture and if that is true, that person should receive a medal of commendation! Stevie Ray Vaughan The Cascade Room The Knickerbocker Cafe Westerly, Rhode Island November 22, 1979 01. -True Love Is Gone 02. -Pride And Joy 03. -Love Struck Baby 04. -Hideaway 05. -Stevie's Blues 06. -Jeff's Boogie 07. -The Sky Is Crying 08. -May I Have A Talk With You 09. -So Exited - You Can Have My Husband 10. -TI-NI-NEE-NI-NU11. -I'll Change 12. -Oh, Yeah 13. -Natural Born Lover 14. -Hip Hip Baby 15. -If You Lose Me, You Lose A Good Thing 16. -Texas Blues Stevie Ray Vaughan - guitar & vocals Chris Layton - drums Jackie Newhouse - bass Guest: Lou Ann Barton - vocals (tracks 9-15) -
Soundboard 9.4 - A lovely capture that was broadcast over the air but this sounds like a pre-broadcast tape and it’s excellent. I especially like how the atmosphere of the event was maintained, it’s not a sterile sounding mix. Dr. John with The Meters "Mardi Gras Mambo" St. Bernard Civic Center New Orleans, LA, USA March 5, 1973 01 Mardi Gras Day (instrumental intro) 7:28 02 Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya 4:49 03 Let The Good Times Roll 3:39 04 Right Place, Wrong Time 3:14 05 Iko Iko 3:47 06 Huey "Piano" Smith Medley: High Blood Pressure Don't You Just Know It Well I'll Be John Brown Jockomo 5:47 07 I Been Hoodood 4:55 08 Loop Garoo 6:05 09 Wang Dang Doodle 5:22 * 10 Junko Partner 4:45 11 Qualified 5:25 12 I Walk On Guilded Splinters 4:51 13 Mess Around 3:42 14 Mardi Gras Day 15:30 Dr. John: guitar, keyboards, vocals The Meters Art Neville: keyboards, vocals Leo Nocentelli: guitar George Porter Jr.: bass Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste: drums Cyril Neville: percussion, vocals -
Audience 8.9 - One thing for certain, you can’t knock this recording for not having enough wide open and bright atmosphere! Holy crap it’s got that in spades, at maybe at a little expense of the lower register – although the bass is present in a sort of brassy and sassy kind of way. If you want to hear that guitar detail and don’t mind that the recording favors that sort of mid band/upper high range of sound and less emphasis on deep bottom end (most people would prefer not being overloaded with bass as it tends to muddy the sound) than you will like this a lot. I did not miss having phatness in the bottom end because I cranked up my bass on the EQ and lo-and-behold there was bass! Jeff Beck Group (with Jan Hammer) Palace Theatre Waterbury, Connecticut October 12, 1976 01 - Earth (Still Our Only Home) 02 - Scatterbrain 03 - You Know What I Mean 04 - Bass Solo - Come Dancing 05 - She's A Woman 06 - Diamond Dust 07 - Full Moon Boogie 08 - Blue Wind 09 - Led Boots Jeff Beck - guitar Jan Hammer - keyboards Fernando Saunders - bass Tony Smith - drums Steve Kindler - violin -
Soundboard 9.6 - Same exact setup for recording as the Evening show do the review is the same. Killer sound for a heavier rock band because they preserve the tone and the dynamics, it’s not just VOLUME up to 10 although I am pretty certain this show was very loud. The engineer needs a gold medal. Love it! Michael Schenker Festival Hall Osaka, Japan 19th August 1981 afternoon show 1. -Armed and Ready 2. -Cry for the nations 3. -Attack of the Mad Axeman 4. -But I Want More 5. -Victim of Illusion 6. -Into the Arena 7. -On and On 8. -Never Trust a Stranger 9. -Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 10. -Tales of Mystery 11. -Lost Horizons 12. -Doctor Doctor 13. -Ready to Rock -
Audience 9.5 - Brilliant! A great small venue atmosphere and it sounds fresh and exciting like it’s actually happening…live!Marshall Crenshaw Bottom Line New York City, NY February 18, 1986 Early Show 01 Yvonne 02 There She Goes Again 03 Worryin’ Kind 04 My Favorite Waste Of Time 05 Our Town 06 Monday Morning Rock 07 One More Reason 08 Mary Anne 09 Right Now 10 The Distance Between 11 Little Wild One (No. 5) 12 Rockin’ Around In N.Y.C. 13 Gimme Some Truth 14 Reet Petite 15 Cynical Girl 16 Someday, Someway 17 Whenever You’re On My Mind
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Soundboard 9.8 - Professionally recorded for release, the quality is as defined as you could hope for. Probably had to be somewhat challenging to mix, a band with three back-up singers and a lead singer, violinist, guitar/bass/drums, and keyboards. A lot to manage but an impeccable job for this show.Solstice 2Days Prog + 1 Festival Campo Sportivo Revislate, Novara, Italy September 4th, 2022
1. Shout 2. Guardian 3. Mount Ephraim 4. Light Up 5. Bulbug Tarang 6. Cheyenne 7. A New Day 8. Sacred Run