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Soundboard 9.0 -
Audience 8.3 - Do not let the “average” sound rating prevent you from selecting this AMAZING rarity. I could write paragraphs on why this is a must have for any self-respecting Priest fan, but suffice it to say that this is why I even collect live music. The details of the recording are but one small part of the equation, but I will note that the tape suffers from two main problems – it’s a little muffled and it’s a little hissy. There is also an unfortunate cut where the solo begins in Victim of Changes (could it not have happened on any other song?), I think this is the tape flip. The quality worsens a bit after that, but there’s also good news to report: The tape has been remastered, revealing much more music that was probably buried under muck and noise for decades. What you end up with is a very intense show, and an audience absolutely being blown to smithereens. I can imagine after having to deal with mediocre top 40 and disco music, new wave, etc. having a band like Judas Priest I mean, that had to be like a sledgehammer to the skull because let’s face it, for 1979 these guys were way heavy, and not in a punkish Motorhead heavy but a very competent, sinister kind of heavy. That does come through on this tape. Without a remastering it would have been tough to listen to it, but it’s actually not hurtful on the ears, the actual frequency range is comfortable, and there are times where it is even very decent. Overall it is simply one of those you really have to just get and appreciate for what it is because it quite simply is DEVASTATING. -
Audience 8.8 - Good punchy recording that gives you a front row seat to the action. -
Audience 8.7 - Sometimes a recording that may not be rated in the 9's might be passed over out of hand by picky collectors. That would be a huge mistake in this case. These are both unbelievably cool in a variety of ways - and the sound quality is not even an issue. The audio is fine for a super loud British metal band that comes to Texas and plays smallish venues - you can hear everything clearly. I would say that you might not get the wide spectrum, the sound is going to be focused on the middle range of instruments which gives you good guitar/vocal action at the expense of maybe the kick drum, and definition of bass, so who cares? It's not a deal-breaker at all because once you start listening you soon realize how kick ass these shows are. This is the stuff man! NOTE: Both of these shows have different dates than the single CD releases found on this site. You won't be duplicating anything, they are different dates for both the San Antonio and Kileen gigs. Judas Priest Taking On Texas Disc 1 San Antonio Coliseum San Antonio, Texas March 23, 1978 01 -introduction 02 -Exciter 03 -White Heat, Red Hot 04 -The Ripper 05 -Sinner 06 -Beyond The Realms of Death 07 -Victim of Changes 08 -Guitar Solo - Genocide Disc 2 Crazy Horse Saloon Kileen, Texas, U.S.A. March 28, 1978 01 - Exciter 02 - White Heat, Red Hot 03 - The Ripper 04 - Sinner 05 - Beyond The Realms Of Death 06 - Victim Of Change 07 - Genocide 08 - Starbreaker 09 - Tyrant -
Soundboard 9.5 - Does it get any better than this? No. That is the simple answer. Warning: You’d better strap yourself in for this one folks, I am not kidding. Judas Priest Date: July 31 1978 And More Venue: Kosei-Nenkin Hall Tokyo Japan And More 01. White Heart, Red Hot(*1) 02. Victim Of Changes(*1) 03. Beyond The Realms Of Death(*1) 04. Genocide(*1) 05. Tyrant(*1) 06. White Heart, Red Hot(*2) 07. Starbreaker(*2) 08. Beyond The Realms Of Death(*2) *1)Live at Kosei-Nenkin Hall Tokyo Japan July 31 1978 :Ex SOUNDBOARD RECORDING *2)Live At Cleveland Ohio 1978 :Ex SOUNDBOARD RECORDING -
Audience 9.3 - Superb recording of a band firing on all cylinders. -
Disc 1 Soundboard 9.8 Disc 2 Audience 8.7 Disc 3 Audience 87/Soundboard 9.4 Disc 4 Soundboard 9.4 This set comprises four discs full of superbly performed music by some very skilled musicians. The only audience recording on this set actually is not that bad, but compared to immaculate soundboard tapes, your ears will need to adjust but you will notice that it is a very good capture with some occasional irregularities with the sound mix where the music gets “further” away (not literally, just something to do with the recording), but overall I think it is ok and worthwhile to enjoy. Kansas Retrospective 1977-1980 Track List: Disc 1: The Palladium, NYC, NY, USA Sunday December 18th, 1977 01 Incommudro / Hopelessly Human 02 Point of Know Return 03 Paradox 04 Icarus - Borne On Wings of Steel 05 Child of Innocence 06 Closet Chronicles 07 Dust In The Wind (acoustic guitar solo) 08 Lonely Wind (piano solo) 09 Cheyenne Anthem 10 Miracles Out of Nowhere 11 The Spider Disc 2: Palladium Cont'd 01 -Portrait (He Knew) 02 -Sparks of the Tempest 03 -Carry On Wayward Son 04 -Down The Road 05 -Magnum Opus Pavillon de Paris Paris, France March 23rd, 1978 06.-Carry On My Wayward Son 07.-Down The Road 08.-Point Of No Return 09.-Paradox 10.-Closet Chronicles 11.-Mysteries & Mayhem - Lamplight Symphony - The Wall Disc 3: Paris Cont'd 01.-Dust In The Wind - Cheyenne Anthem 02.-Miracles Out Of Nowhere 03.-Portrait (He Knew) 04.-Sparks Of The Tempest 05.-Belexes 06.-Magnum Opus - Howling At The Moon Uptown Theatre Chicago, Illinois USA 1980-10-28 & 29 07 -Icarus 08 -Paradox 09 -Cheyenne Anthem 10 -Dust In The Wind Disc 4: Chicago Cont'd 11 -Miracles Out of Nowhere 12 -Loner 13 -Anything For You 14 -Don't Open Your Eyes 15 -Got To Rock On 16 -No One Together 17 -Hold On 18 -Relentless 19 -Portrait 20 -Carry On Wayward Son The Band: Kerry Livgren - guitar, vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards, vocals Phil Ehart - drums Dave Hope - bass, vocals Robbie Steinhardt - violin, viola Rich Williams - guitar, vocals -
FM Radio Broadcast - Soundboard 9.5 -
FM Broadcast? 9.7 - I am not 100% sure but this could be a broadcast because I occasionally heard some static before a song which is indicative of a broadcast. Now, this is pretty darn clean and hot too, it does not suffer from typical broadcast compression, so it could also be a pre-FM board tape. I just don’t know, but I do know it is killer! -
Soundboard 10 - This is a rare "10" perfection rating that is not given out unless and until a recording stops you dead in your tracks and commands your undivided attention. You know it when you hear it, and this is about as good as it can get short of you being placed in the optimal spot at the venue and even then you may not be getting something as good as this! Kansas Live at The Uptown Theatre Chicago, Illinois USA 1980-10-28 & 29 01 - Icarus (6:18) 02 - Paradox (4:20) 03 - Cheyenne Anthem (3:49) 04 - Dust In The Wind (5:59) 05 - Miracles Out of Nowhere (6:50) 06 - Loner (3:03) 07 - Anything For You (4:03) 08 - Don't Open Your Eyes (4:08) 09 - Got To Rock On (3:58) 10 - No One Together (6:07) 11 - Hold On (4:14) 12 - Relentless (9:21) 13 - Portrait (5:43) 14 - Carry On Wayward Son (5:43) The Band: Kerry Livgren - guitar, vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards, vocals Phil Ehart - drums Dave Hope - bass, vocals Robbie Steinhardt - violin, viola Rich Williams - guitar, vocals -
Audience 9.3 - This glorious tape is full of greatness in that it is lively, full-bodied, clear, and close without distorting. A gut-punching kick drum and soaring above your head lead guitar, and the kicker is the audience reacting after each song - respectful applause and never interfering with the music (as it should be). What a show! What a recording! Kansas Ford Auditorium Detroit, MI 1976-11-29 01. Intro 02. Carry On Wayward Sun 03. Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel 04. Down The Road 05. Mysteries & Mayhem 06. Lamplight Symphony 07. The Wall 08. Lonely Wind 09. Band Introductions 10. Miracles Out Of Nowhere 11. Guitar Solo 12. Child Of Innocence 13. Magnum Opus Band Members: Kerry Livgren - guitars, keyboards Steve Walsh - keyboards, vocals Dave Hope - bass Rich Williams - guitars Phil Ehart - drums, percussions Robby Steinhardt - violin, viola, vocals -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - A radio broadcast that was captured to cassette. I'd almost call it an audience recording because it’s kind of got that same sort of feel except for the vocals and the bass as they have this quality to it that reminds me more of FM broadcasts. Be that as it may, it’s a good one from 1979 which doesn’t seem to be as well represented as either the year before or after. KANSAS MONOLITH IN THE STORM Alpine Valley East Troy, WI. July 4, 1979 WLS-FM LIVE RADIO BROADCAST Disc 1 1. -ON THE OTHER SIDE 2. -PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWIND 3. -AWAY FROM YOU 4. -ROBBY SPEAKING 5. -POINT OF KNOW RETURN 6. -CLOSET CHRONICLES 7. -THE WALL 8. -ROBBY SPEAKING 9. -DUST IN THE WIND 10. -OPUS INSERT 11. -ROBBY 12. -ANGELS HAVE FALLEN Disc 2 1. -BAND INTROS 2. -REASON TO BE 3. -STAY OUT OF TROUBLE 4. -THE SPIDER 5. -PORTRAIT (HE KNEW) 6.-ROBBY A GLIMPSE OF HOME 7. -WLS DJ 8. -HOW MY SOUL CRIES OUT FOR YOU 9. -WLS DJ 10. -CARRY ON WAYWARD SON The Band Richard Williams - guitars Robby Steinhardt - violin and lead vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards and lead vocals Phil Ehart - drums "Smokin" Dave Hope - bass Kerry Livgren - guitars and keyboards -
Audience 9.2 - Here is another great Millard tape that gives you a clear picture of an event, capturing it not just with good gear in good location but allowing the atmosphere of the occasion to shine through as well. The show here is not complete, there was a problem halfway through Mysteries And Mayhem (too bad it started here as this song jams), and apparently three songs were not taped from that point. It resumes at Dust In The Wind and is complete the rest of the way. Kansas The Forum Inglewood, CA August 16, 1978 01 Introduction 02 Down The Road 03 Point Of Know Return 04 Paradox 05 Journey From Mariabronn 06 Mysteries and Mayhem 07 Dust In The Wind 08 Band Introductions 09 Miracles Out Of Nowhere 10 Portrait (He Knew) 11 Carry On My Wayward Son 12 Sparks Of The Tempest 13 Bringing It Back 14 Magnum Opus -
Soundboard 9.0 -
Soundboard 9.2 - Kick ass! -
Audience 8.8 - Taper seems to have a pretty decent set up, because this recording sounds very lively, bright, and there are enough dynamics here to satisfy. What is apparent though is that the poor taper seems to be having to deal with the Japanese phenomena of clapping during songs (not all of them, but yeah the crowd is super enthusiastic). In this sense, because it’s a good recording, I went along with the energy and excitement, settled in, and had a real good time. You will too! Kansas Festival Hall Osaka, Japan January 14th 1980 Disc 1 1. -Song For America (7:20) 2. -People Of The South Wind (3:51) 3. -Point Of Know Return (3:54) 4. -On The Other Side (6:25) 5. -Closet Chronicles (6:45) 6. -The Wall (5:39) 7. -Dust In The Wind (5:42) 8. -Child Of Innocence (4:36) 9. -Down The Road (3:36) Disc 2 10. -Stay Out Of Trouble (5:37) 11. -Portrait (He Knew) (6:49) 12. -Sparks Of The Tempest (6:06) 13. -Carry On Wayward Son (5:35) 14. -How My Soul Cries Out For You (10:48) 15. -Magnum Opus (11:44)