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Audience 9.4 - How I never came across this one before is simply a shock because it absolutely SMOKES! Just a brilliant, clear, atmospheric recording capturing the subtlety and nuance of a complex band. Not to be missed! -
Audience 7.6 - This is a tape that you could turn up and add some bass in the Equalizer and it will improve a lot. The sound is a little thin but completely intact and very consistent all the way through. -
Audience 9.5 - This deserves a high rating because it does much more than document a live concert…it transports you back to the event in a way that a soundboard tape cannot. It immerses you into the experience, with depth, clarity, dynamics, and atmosphere. What a tape! Get it. Jefferson Starship Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA May 25, 1975 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Ride The Tiger 03 Fast Buck Freddie 04 The Witcher 05 Devil's Den - Bass solo 06 Caroline 07 You're Driving Me Crazy 08 Papa John's Down Home Country Blues 09 I Want To See Another World 10 Play on Love Disc 2 11 Better Lying Down 12 Have You Seen The Saucers? 13 Come To Life 14 White Rabbit 15 Sweeter Than Honey - Drum Solo 16 John's Other 17 Somebody To Love 18 Wooden Ships 19 Volunteers -
Audience 8.4 - Not super dynamic but pretty clear, a decent ’74 tape where you can hear and enjoy everything (including the crowd) quite clearly but without a wide palate of audio spectrum. Not saying it is thin, not saying it is one-dimensional either, just that from highs to lows you aren’t going to have much depth although you can EQ and probably adjust to your specific needs. A good tape. -
Audience 8.8 - A somewhat thin recording that is impressively close and clear. It has a sort of antique kind of sound, maybe like from a very high quality AM radio but don’t let this dissuade you here – this recording may not be a bass blaster but it is tight and nice…kind of intimate almost with vocals and lead guitar being super close and detailed. Interesting for sure! JEFFERSON STARSHIP Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI November 15th 1974 1 -Jam 2 -Ride The Tiger 3 -Devil's Den 4 -Wooden Ships 5 -Come Again Toucan 6 -Milk Train 7 -Sunrise - Hi-Jack 8 -Have You Seen The Stars Tonight - XM - Starship THE BAND Paul Kantner Vocals Guitar Grace Slick Vocals David Freiberg Keyboards Bass Vocals Papa John Creach Violin Vocals Pete Sears Piano Bass Craig Chaquico Guitar John Barbata Drums -
Soundboard 9.2 - With good atmosphere since the audience bleeds into the mics on stage. -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Aww yeah! -
Audience 9.0 - Excellent in almost every way, maybe a few annoying woos from the folks near the taper (maybe a lot of woos), but the fidelity here is really nice and warm. OK, let me be honest, that idiot woo hooing through several songs ruined this otherwise excellent show for me. -
Audience 8.4 - Pretty good stuff, once taper gets situated and gets his levels set. -
Soundboard 9.1/Audience 8.8 - An incomplete board tape that is completed by a very decent audience (thank goodness!) to present a great gig by a great band. I love the banter on stage, was Grace Slick the David Lee Roth of female vocalists? Ha ha! Jefferson Starship Moscone Center Vietnam War Veterans Benefit San Francisco, CA May 28, 1982 Disc 1 1-01 -Intro1-02 -Somebody To Love 1-03 -Ride The Tiger 1-04 -Stranger 1-05 -Fast Buck Freddie 1-06 -Find Your Way Back 1-07 -Save Your Love 1-08 -Fooled Around And Fell In Love 1-09 -Girl With The Hungry Eyes 1-10 -bass solo 1-11 -Play On Love Disc 2 2-01 -Jane 2-02 -Kantner Slick commentary 2-03 -Light The Sky On Fire (prelude) 2-04 -Light The Sky On Fire 2-05 -drum solo 2-06 -Stairway To Cleveland 2-07 -Dance With The Dragon 2-08 -White Rabbit 2-09 -Rock Music 2-10 -ending Grace Slick - vocals Mickey Thomas - vocals Paul Kantner - guitar, vocals Craig Chaquico - lead guitar David Freiberg - keyboards Pete Sears - bass Aynsley Dunbar - drums -
Soundboard 8.8 - A little thin to my ears, but is very clear and gets better once they sort out the mix. -
Hard rock group from Houston active during the mid 70's and were primarily known as a covers band, playing many of the well known clubs in town. They recorded a handful of original songs in 1975, and disbanded following some unfortunate incidents while on the road. A single 7" record was released, however, and gained enough traction that rhythm guitarist Jimmy Lee Dean decided to continue on and recruit new members (the era known as Jeremiah MK II). This version of the band recorded a full length LP which never saw the light of day as the manager absconded with the master reels soon after the sessions, and nobody heard from him since. Eventually, we rediscovered these masters and attempted to transfer them in the studio but the tapes had severely degraded, the material, such as it is, is also contained on this collection. A 40th Anniversary reunion concert occurred in 2014, and excerpts from that show are included on the 2nd disc. All known recordings of this band are included in this package. -
Debut LP from 1992 ~ Very Rare and sought after by many collectors. Another tight band pushed out by grunge. This band is Rock at its best. Once you hear this, you will not be disappointed. They should have received major recognition for their talent, but was seldom heard. -
Audience 8.5 - I guess if you want to know what this band was about in their heyday, and if you didn’t mind the fact that one of the few tapes in existence sounded like what your parents thought of your heavy metal noise…this is for you. It’s punkish, it’s brash, it’s snotty, it’s ramshackle, it’s amateur, it’s possibly a glorious mess…and they do Vegetable Man so they get high marks for recognizing what is great and what should be covered (that’s because they don’t have enough profound original music to offer at this stage). So, yeah, I suppose this is worth getting in case you A. want to discover this band and B. want to hear what they were like at the beginning. OK, last thoughts – want to know what it sounds like when a freight train begins to crash? In slow motion? Very nearby? Side Note: I liked their song "Taste The Floor" as it reminded me of early Kinks. Plus I could decipher what they were doing...yeah, it was alright.Jesus And Mary Chain Pavilion Theatre Brighton, England 2 February 1985 01. intro 02. In A Hole 03. Vegetable Man 04. You Trip Me Up 05. Ambition 06. Taste The Floor 07. outro
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Audience 9.1 - Taper is close to the action, and this gives the sound an exciting edge to it that pulls you in and doesn’t let you go. Guitar is palpable, drums are crisp and detailed, even organ sounds appear when a lot of other audience recordings seem to bury it. VERY cool and definitely a must have! Jethro Tull Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA, USA October 19, 1970 01. Intro 0:50 02. Nothing Is Easy 5:53 03. Talk 1:41 04. My God 11:15 05. We Used To Know 3:22 06. Talk 1:10 07. With You There To Help Me / By Kind Permission Of... 12:24 08. A Song For Jeffrey 4:56 09. Sossity, You're A Woman / Reasons For Waiting / Sossity reprise 5:35 Ian Anderson - vocals, flute, guitars, percussion Martin Barre - guitar Glenn Cornick - bass Clive Bunker - drums John Evan - keyboards -
Audience 9.3 - A brilliant, dynamic, and exciting recording that anyone could enjoy. I mean, this sounds like it could be officially released…not 100% perfect but I would not be as thrilled about it if it was perfect. I don’t need perfection, I need a good blend of excellent audio and nice atmosphere and this tape has that. Jethro Tull Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA April 6, 1977 Disc 1 01 Wondr'ing Aloud 02 Skating Away On the Thin Ice of the New Day 03 Jack-In-The-Green 04 Thick As A Brick 05 Songs From The Wood 06 Conundrum (Tour Instrumental) 07 To Cry You A Song Disc 2 08 A New Day Yesterday (incl. Bourée, Living In The Past) 09 Velvet Green 10 Hunting Girl 11 Too Old To Rock'N'Roll, Too Young To Die 12 Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Ode To Joy) 13 Minstrel In The Gallery 14 Cross-Eyed Mary 15 Aqualung 16 Guitar Solo 17 Wind-Up > Back Door Angels 19 Locomotive Breath > Dambusters March > Back-Door Angels (reprise)