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Soundboard 8.9 - Interesting set list here, some material that may be considered “deep cuts” played. -
Audience 9.5 - Holy Moly this is RED HOT! The recording is right in your face but not distorted at all. It’s amazing how close this sounds, its super clear too. The only knock I have is that the bottom end is not as beefy as I would prefer. I really wanted more low end punch but if that is the only knock, then you probably should explore this one because not only is it great audio-wise but the playing is off the charts, and I mean seriously Jeff Beck and Stanley Clarke are at the absolute peak of Mount Everest here. JEFF BECK/STANLEY CLARKE BAND Live at Les Arenes de Fréjus Fréjus, France 10. July 1979 Disc 1 1. -Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun 2. -Star Cycle 3. -Blue Wind 4. -Journey To Love 5. -Freeway Jam 6. -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Disc 2 7. -School Days - Jamaican Boy - School Days 8. -Diamond Dust 9. -Loopsy Lu - Scatterbrain 10. -Rock 'N Roll Jelly 11. -'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 12. -Superstition Jeff Beck: el.-guitar Stanley Clarke: el.-bass Tony Hymas: keyboards Simon Phillips: drums -
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Audience 8.8 - Good levels on this one. -
Soundboard 9.3 - Very smooth, dynamic, elegant sounding tape here. Just a tiny bit of tape hiss when things are quieter, but this tape is a joy to listen to and the band is just firing on all cylinders. Jeff Beck Group Sapporo Green Dome Hokkaido, Japan December 14, 1980 Disc One 01 - Star Cycle 02 - El Becko 03 - Too Much To Lose 04 - The Pump 05 - 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 06 - Space Boogie 07 - The Final Peace 08 - Led Boots 09 - Freeway Jam Disc Two 01 - Diamond Dust 02 - Scatterbrain 03 - Blue Wind bonus tracks 04 - Going Down (December 04, 1980 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan) 05 - Rock'n Roll Jelly (February 1978 Studio Sessions) Jeff Beck - guitar Simon Phillips - drums Tony Hymas - keyboards Mo Foster - bass -
Audience 8.4 - Captures all the stage action with clarity but maybe not so much of the dynamics, so add just a pinch of your own Equalizer (maybe more bass) it will dramatically improve this already decent recording. -
Soundboard 9.6 - Crisp and airy, a real sonic delight. -
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Audience 8.7 - This is from the Royal Albert Hall, so be prepared for a lot of atmospherics as the sound dances around almost right above your head. The music is very present though, so there’s no harm in having some ‘verb which is probably exactly how you would have received the sound at the venue anyway. -
Audience 8.8 - Clean, good and punchy sound with plenty of hot, live atmosphere. On one or two songs Jeff’s solo gets lost, but it does return thankfully. -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear and leaning towards the mid and upper frequency bands but not in any kind of detrimental way. Supposedly the original source used is a very rare Japanese bootleg LP and that, with a little work done, presents a fine document we can all enjoy. The Reseda 87 material is soundboard with Mick Jagger fronting, and even though the original source features much more material, that is not technically the “live” gig but rather some studio rehearsals which are not present here. JEFF BECK GREEK THEATRE LOS ANGELES, CA, USA APRIL 19, 1986 CD 1 01 -Escape 6:37 02 -Gets Us All In The End 7:08 03 -Ecstasy 3:59 04 -Ambitious 6:06 05 -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 1:36 06 -Stop, Look And Listen 5:43 07 -The Pump 5:12 08 -Star Cycle 5:15 09 -Cause We've Ended As Lovers 4:47 10 -Miami Vice N.Y. Theme 5:12 CD 2 01 -Led Boots 4:55 02 -Love Will 4:11 03 -Miami Vice Theme 4:56 04 -Blue Wind 6:43 05 -People Get Ready 5:17 06 -Freeway Jam 8:05 07 -Wild Thing 4:52 08 -Going Down 5:51 The Band JEFF BECK -guitar, vocals JAN HAMMER -keyboards SIMON PHILLIPS -drums JIMMY HALL -vocals DOUG WIMBISH -bass Bonus Mick Jagger and Jeff Beck THE COUNTRY CLUB RESEDA, CA. OCTOBER 20 1987 09 -Honky Tonk Women 10 -Sympathy For The Devil 11 -Dead Flowers 12 -Shine A Light 13 -Little Red Rooster THE BAND Mick Jagger -vocals Harp Jeff Beck -Guitar Doug Wimbish -bass Terry Bozio -Drums Phil Ashley -keyboards Band line-up: JEFF BECK (guitar, vocals) JAN HAMMER (keyboards) SIMON PHILLIPS (drums) JIMMY HALL (vocals) DOUG WIMBISH (bass) -
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FM Radio Broadcast 9.8 - Excellent! -
Audience 7.3 - A good remastering would help this one a lot. There is a lot to work with, Jeff is actually up front in the mix, followed by Rod Stewart. -
Soundboard 9.8 -I really cannot recommend this strongly enough. It’s a monster recording in every aspect – especially how direct and clear Jeff comes through. Just place your face directly in front of his amp and there you have it. Jeff Beck Stravinski Hall Montreux, Switzerland July 21, 2001 01 Brush With The Blues 02 Angel 03 Nadia 04 Psycho Sam 05 The Hell If I Know 06 A Day In The Life 07 Goodbye Porkpie Hat ~ What Mamma Said 08 Where Were You 09 Earthquake 10 The Pump 11 Brush With The Blues tracks 1-7 soundboard tracks 8-11 audience -
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Audience 8.6 - Good strong recording with a bit of atmosphere too. This is one you can sink your teeth (or ears) into. -
Audience 8.8 - The one thing that all the Japanese 78 audience tapes share in common is that the taper is A. Usually recording on some decent gear B. Usually sitting somewhere at least in the middle of the venue and not in the corner against the back wall and C. usually benefitting from quiet, respectful audiences (when they aren’t clapping during the songs as they did for the rock and roll acts of the time, thankfully I guess they afforded Jeff Beck a mostly non-clapping show with a few exceptions). This recording is pretty decent sounding, and I am sure it is going to sound even better once you tweak it to your liking at home. Jeff Beck with Stanley Clarke Kurashiki Shimin Kaikan Okayama, Japan November 23, 1978 Disc 1 01: Darkness / Earth In Search Of A Sun 02: Star Cycle 03: Freeway Jam 04: Hot Rock 05: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 06: Stanley Solo 07: School Days 07: Too Much To Lose Disc 2 01: Lopsy Lu 02: Scatterbrain ~ Drums Solo 03: Diamond Dust 04: Rock'n Roll Jelly 05: 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 06: Blue Wind Band Lineup: Jeff Beck: Guitar Stanley Clarke: Bass Anthony Hymas: Keyboards Simon Phillips: Drums