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Audience 8.6 - A very decent recording that may be slightly distant but is real clear and not boomy, rather there is a pretty inviting bottom end and sharp highs – it’s the middle frequency that is not as present which is not generally the case. The taper is in the brawling midst of the action on the floor and you really do feel a part of their excitement during the concert. I would say this is kind of immersive in that sense, and not annoyingly so either. A fun tape, I was sucked into it at times and could not extract myself. I had fun hearing all the goings on including the band…ha! Side Note: Jimmy is not having a night to remember…ah well. LED ZEPPELIN The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK. April 3rd 1977 Disc 1 1 -Tune-Up 2 -The Song Remains The Same 3 -Sick Again 4 -Nobody's Fault But Mine 5 -In My Time Of Dying 6 -Since I've Been Loving You 7 -No Quarter 8 -Ten Years Gone Disc 2 9 -The Battle Of Evermore 10 -Going To California 11 -Black Country Woman 12 -Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp 13 -White Summer 14 -Kashmir 15 -Over The Top Disc 3 16 -Guitar Solo 17 -Achilles Last Stand 18 -Stairway To Heaven 19 -Rock And Roll 20 -Trampled Underfoot -
Soundboard 9.3 - A super clean, almost clinical board tape where you get detail on all the instruments. This is probably not how the show actually sounded, but it’s great if you want to hear the band playing in your living room. Dire Straits - San Antonio '85 Time: 43:07, 46:46 Date: August 16, 1985 Location: Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, Texas, USA DISC 1: 01 - Sultans Of Swing 11:45 02 - Why Worry 5:01 03 - Walk Of Life 4:02 04 - Two Young Lovers 4:45 05 - Brothers In Arms 8:14 06 - Solid Rock 4:44 07 - Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) 4:36 DISC 2: 01 - Ride Across The River 9:53 02 - Expresso Love 6:45 03 - One World 5:41 04 - Romeo & Juliet 8:46 05 - Money For Nothing 7:50 06 - Tunnel Of Love 7:51 Personnel: Mark Knopfler - Vocals, Guitar Hal Lindes - Guitar Alan Clarke - Keyboards John Illsley - Bass Terry Williams - Drums Tommy Mandel - Keyboards Mel Collins - Saxophone Joop De Korte - Percussion -
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 -
Audience 8.8 - Once again, we are literally fighting it out in the rows with the fans but thankfully the music comes through it all in fine fashion, which is amazing in and of itself. Taper must have used pretty good hear to accomplish this feat – how to survive in the sweaty pits of hell and at the same time produce a very decent bootleg tape! Well, they did, so thank you taper for your efforts. Pink Floyd 1975.06.20 Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA Disc 1 101 Intro 102 Raving And Drooling 103 You Gotta Be Crazy 104 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5 105 Have A Cigar 106 Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9 Disc 2 201 Speak To Me 202 Breathe 203 On The Run 204 Time 205 Breathe (Reprise) 206 The Great Gig In The Sky 207 Money 208 Us And Them 209 Any Colour You Like 210 Brain Damage 211 Eclipse 212 Echoes -
Audience 8.4 - An incredibly loud tape, bordering on catastrophe but not quite going over the red line of doom. What I mean is, the tape is just way overloaded, but it hangs together miraculously just enough to be able go ahead and listen through…although at times it’s so intense you just have to turn the volume down a bit. Now, when you get to, say, The Rain Song – yeah, the tape shines…it’s just that kind of tape. NOTE: After the tape flip in Rain Song, the taper seems to have been able to dial down the recording level a little bit, it seems to get a little more manageable. Led Zeppelin Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI 1973.07.10 Disc 1 01 -Rock And Roll 02 -Celebration Day 03 -Black Dog 04 -Over The Hills And Far Away 05 -Misty Mountain Hop 06 -Since I've Been Loving You 07 -No Quarter 08 -The Song Remains The Same 09 -The Rain Song Disc 2 10 -Dazed And Confused 11 -Stairway To Heaven 12 -Moby Dick -
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 9.1 - A great tape that ramps up the intensity and puts you in the front row. This show has been put out before but never sounding as good as this. Wowsers! Note: Some of the following evenings show in San Diego was used to replace music that was lost due to technical issues and while not as good as the LA show it is still very good sounding. The New Barbarians The Forum Inglewood, CA May 19, 1979 DISC ONE 01 Sweet Little Rock & Roller 02 Buried Alive 03 F.U.C. Her 04 Mystifies Me 05 Infekshun 06 Rock Me Baby 07 Sure The One You Need 08 Lost And Lonely 09 Breathe On Me 10 Love In Vain DISC TWO 01 Let’s Go Steady Again 02 Apartment Number 9 03 Honky Tonk Women 04 band introduction 05 Worried Life Blues 06 I Can Feel The Fire 07 Come To Realize 08 Am I Grooving You 09 Stanley Clarke Bass Solo 10 Seven Days (Bob Dylan cover) 11 Before They Make Me Run 12 Jumpin’ Jack Flash -
Landover 1973 Soundboard 9.3 - A solid recording that was broadcast over the air and features a nice wide stereo mix showing detail in the bass and crisp, crunchy guitar not to mention having another well recorded Keith Moon experience…and of course Roger is in fine form (when is he not?). Wembley 1975 Audience 8.5 - Not horrible, the music is all here in pretty clear form (I get a good picture of drums thankfully), but the highlight is the stage banter where you get a lot of stuff that will entertain for sure. I am happy say that the recording does also get better, so that once you are firmly ensconced in your listening chair you will start to get into this one more and more. THE WHO CAPITOL CENTER LANDOVER, MD 1973.12.06 Disc 1 01. I CAN'T EXPLAIN 02. SUMMERTIME BLUES 03. MY GENERATION 04. I AM THE SEA > THE REAL ME 05. I'M ONE 06. TOWNSEND SPEAKS - SEA AND SAND 07. DROWNED 08. BELL BOY 09. TOWNSEND SPEAKS - DOCTOR JIMMY 10. WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN 11. PINBALL WIZARD 12. SEE ME FEEL ME Disc 2 Wembley Arena (Moon's Manor) London, England 1975-10-21 01 - I Can't Explain 02 - Substitute 03 - Squeeze Box 04 - Boris The Spider 05 - Baba O'Riley 06 - Behind Blue Eyes 07 - However Much I Booze 08 - Dreaming From The Waist 09 - Moon's Tommy Intro 10 - Amazing Journey 11 - Sparks 12 - The Acid Queen Disc 3 13 - Fiddle About 14 - Pinball Wizard 15 - I'm Free 16 - Tommy's Holiday Camp 17 - We're Not Gonna Take It 18 - See Me, Feel Me 19 - Summertime Blues 20 - Bargain 21 - My Generation 22 - My Generation Blues 23 - Won't Get Fooled Again -
Soundboard 9.2 - Another fine recording from the board is here to enjoy. A great setlist, and I mean it is super strong all the way through. Hard to beat this period. Great stuff! Kansas Rochester Auditorium Theatre Rochester, NY March 17th, 1977 Disc 1 1. Carry On Wayward Son 2. Icarus: Borne On Wings Of Steel 3. Down The Road 4. Mysteries And Mayhem 5. Lamplight Symphony 6. The Wall 7. Lonely Wind Disc 2 1. Miracles Out Of Nowhere 2. Guitar Solo - Jam 3. Magnum Opus 4. Belexes 5. Song For America 6. Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Cheyenne Anthem -
Audience 9.3 - Again, we discover that yes some people do really know how to use stealth recording gear to great effect. Lovely balance, warm, in the pocket and thankfully so because this tour was perhaps him at his peak. That is not to say he does not perform well now, it is just that this tour seems to have them so up and enthusiastic almost every show, with great special guests and great set lists. Zappa Plays Zappa The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK 2009.06.17. Disc 1. 01. -Apostrophe 02. -Purple Lagoon 03. -Magic Fingers 04. -Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy 05. -lumpy Gravy 06. -Montana 07. -Village Of The Sun 08. -Echidna's Arf 09. -Don't You Ever Wash That Thing 10. -Dirty Love 11. -Gas Station 12. -Inca Roads Disc 2 13. -Outside Now 14. -Bamboozled By Love 15. -A Pound For A Brown 16. -Zomby Woof 17. -Peaches En Regalia 18. -Cosmic Debris 19. -Yellow Snow 20. -Willie The Pimp -
Audience 8.6 - Surprisingly decent, it’s got some “rattle and bones” but overall it is highly listenable with a good timbre to it. Anything from this period is welcome, and this old tape has not only survived the decades intact but delivers on the enjoyment meter considerably. The bonus tracks vary but are generally pretty good quality with the tell-tale sound of vinyl ever present throughout. No attempt was made to clean it up, this is due to the sensitive nature of the high end on these recordings, it would seem any real noise reduction or cleaning would compromise that. SPIRIT STADTTHEATER BASEL, SWITZERLAND MARCH 1ST 1970 1. -SWEET STELLA BABY 2. -1984 3. -IT'S ALL THE SAME 4. -FRESH GARBAGE 5. -JEALOUS 6. -IT SHALL BE 7. -POOR RICHARD 8. -GROUND HOG 9. -POLICEMAN'S BALL 10. -AREN'T YOU GLAD 11. -STOMP (DRUMS - BANTER) 12. -DARK EYED WOMAN 13. -UNCLE JACK 14. -MECHANICAL WORLD 15. -I GOT A LINE ON YOU ******* BONUS ******** From Spirit bootlegs LP & EP 01 -Taurus 02 -If I Had A Woman 03 -Darling 04 -Hey Joe 05 -Nobody Else 06 -(A bit of) Elijah "Spirit from the past" LP bootleg Rough demos for the first LP "Spirit" 1966 07 -Sweet Stella 08 -Aren't You Glad 09 -Fresh Garbage 10 -Jealous "Wholly Spirit" EP bootleg Part One Could be from the Lyceum,London 1970 -
Soundboard 8.9 - A little bit hissy, but it is a board tape so you will be able to enjoy the music….and it is great music! Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer Group Feb 7, 1977 Activity Center, Brisbane, Australia 01 -Oh Yeah 02 -Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun 03 -You Know What I Mean 04 -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 05 -Bass Solo - Come Dancing 06 -She's A Woman 07 -Sophie 08 -Diamond Dust 09 -Freeway Jam Jeff Beck - guitars Jan Hammer - keyboards Tony Smith - drums Fernando Saunders - bass Steve Kindler - violin -
Audience 8.7 - This is a very good recording that only needs more definition in the highs, but I still think this has to rank high in the pantheon of 1971 audience tapes. It’s a show that seems to invoke an almost reverential vibe in the audience, as they are quiet and respectful throughout but show bursts of appreciate at song endings. A good one, in many respects. Pink Floyd Lecture Theatre Block 6 & 7 University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester, England 12 February 1971 Disc 1 01 Atom Heart Mother 02 The Embryo 03 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Disc 2 04 Astronomy Domine 05 Cymbaline 06 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 07 A Saucerful Of Secrets -
Audience 8.3 - One of those tapes that captures the power of the band, but does not deliver crisp definition…that being said, you must listen to this all the way through. It’s been cleaned up as best as could be and it delivers MUCH more audio than it ever did before prior to modern mastering techniques. A worthy addition to collections. When you arrive to the drum solo section, you will hear what this tape had the potential to present, it sounds great. Rush Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA November 26, 1976 Band line-up Geddy Lee - bass, keyboards, vocals Alex Lifeson - guitar Neil Peart - drums Total Time = 40:07 01 Anthem 02 2112 03 Working Man 04 Finding My Way 05 Working Man 06 Drum Solo > Working Man 07 Fly By Night 08 In The Mood -
Audience 8.4 - The same taping crew that did the Ozzy Osbourne, and it sounds very similar but maybe a touch clearer. It’s a pretty good effort, especially when you consider the year, and what I mean is that the tape recording equipment used during most of the 80’s did not usually produce anything to write home about. So, overall, this is a really decent early period Def Leppard recording. DEF LEPPARD Music Mountain South Fallsburg, NY. August 8th 1981 THE BAND Joe Elliott lead vocals backing vocals Steve Clark guitar backing vocals Pete Willis guitar backing vocals Rick Savage bass backing vocals Rick Allen drums backing vocals SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -On Through the Night 3 -It Could Be You 4 -It Don't Matter 5 -Another Hit and Run 6 -Lady Strange 7 -Rock Brigade 8 -High 'N Dry (Saturday Night) 9 -Let It Go 10 -Wasted -
Soundboard 9.0 - Interesting hearing this line up in such clarity, it certainly allows you to make a better judgment on the music, which by the way is pretty damn good. It’s different, in some ways, but it is still very good. My advice is not to go into it thinking you are getting Black Sabbath – rather consider it a Tony Iommi side project, then it makes more sense and will grab you in a better way. Black Sabbath Monsters Of Rock Festival Arena Del Chionso Reggio Emilia, Italy 1992-09-12 1. Computer God 2. Children of the Sea 3. Time Machine 4. War Pigs 5. Master of Insanity/After All (The Dead) 6. Iron Man 7. Heaven and Hell