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Soundboard 9.1 - The source used for this CD is a DAT tape made from a direct transfer of Joey Molland’s tapes of the show. Whether that means it is the same as what else is out there, I do not know, but it is possible that the radio station did their own recording for broadcast and other releases use the FM broadcast. This is not that! The sound quality is uneven at times while the levels are adjusted but after that it’s smooth sailing. -
FM Broadcast 9.2 - A great recording that captures the atmosphere and the thrilling musicianship brightly, if maybe a touch too boldly on the meters…no worries, there’s nothing to interfere with your listening pleasure. The band…did not know much about them but they sure have the chops. I get a little bit of a sort of Whitesnake influence, but not any of the trademark cheesiness. Jake E. Lee is very acrobatic without unnecessary shredding, I would not call his playing shred at all in fact. It’s actually quite tasteful and great use of effects…thrilling at times, and very few dive bombs and when he does it’s in and out, they don’t overstay their welcome. I could say that for the songs too, they all have good balance and set up all the solos nicely. They even cover Purple Haze…umm…maybe they should have left that one alone. But everything else is tops. Badlands The Channel radio broadcast Boston,MA 1989-10-18 Hard Driver Ball And Chain Devil's Stomp Dancing On The Edge Rumblin' Train Dreams In The Dark Winter's Call Purple Haze High Wire -
All Soundboard 9.3 - This entirely depends on how much you want to hear blazing, inventive lead guitar and don’t mind if the bass sounds more like a rhythm guitar, That is what the bass sounds like to my ears, it’s there, but it’s not “low end” it’s more like a heavy rhythm guitar. It works for this style of rock though – and it’s all good stuff, if maybe a tad generic with the singing. BADLANDS Lost In The Shadows Disc 1 Richfield Coliseum Cleveland, Ohio 1989-09-23 1. -HARD DRIVER 2. -BALL & CHAIN 3. -DEVIL'S STOMP 4. -DREAMS IN THE DARK 5. -WINTER'S CALL 6. -Guitar Solo 7. -HIGHWIRE Palace Of Auburn Hills Detroit, Michigan 1989-09-22 8. -HARD DRIVER 9. -BALL & CHAIN 10. -DEVIL'S STOMP 11. -DREAMS IN THE DARK 12. -WINTER'S CALL 13. -Guitar Solo 14. -HIGHWIRE Disc 2 Hara Arena Dayton, Ohio 1989-08-30 1. -HARD DRIVER 2. -BALL & CHAIN 3. -WINTER'S CALL 4. -DANCING ON THE EDGE 5. -STREETS CRY FREEDOM 6. -JADE'S SONG - DREAMS IN THE DARK 7. -DEVIL'S STOMP 8. -Guitar Solo State Fairgrounds Du Quion, Illinois 1989-09-01 9. -HARD DRIVER 10. -BALL & CHAIN 11. -WINTER'S CALL 12. -DREAMS IN THE DARK 13. -DEVIL'S STOMP 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -HIGHWIRE -
PRO Radio Broadcast 9.4 - Excellent tight, warm, sweet spot all the way through here! To sound engineers – this is how you record and mix a bass guitar and drums. -
Soundboard 9.2 -
Audience 9.0 - Both Shows are 9.0 ... Simply gorgeous, lush, well balanced recordings made by people who obviously knew what they were doing. The only knock is maybe a little squishing in the middle during peak volume moments. I wish I could get my hands on any other tapes these guys made! Get this you won’t regret it. -
Audience 8.8 - Sparkling! There’s a really wonderful, intimate atmosphere permeating this recording, and I don’t mean “hall reverb” either. The warmth of the recording captures the warmth of the artist/audience experience. There’s a bit of chatter present but it’s all part of the deal. Get this one! -
Audience 8.3 - Limitations with the microphone is probably what prevents this recording from blossoming as it sometimes seems like it wants to do. You can hear it, for instance, during some of the passages, but I think the overloading of the bass crowds out the guitar a bit too much (although you can hear guitar, just not in a clear and detailed manner). Drums and keyboards dominate with a very insistent, pulsing bass undercurrent throughout. Does that count this out? Not at all, due to the disparity of live BJH recordings, I think this one is worth exploring. The compositions and playing make up for the limitations on the tape. Barclay James Harvest Greens Playhouse Glasgow, Scotland 1972-11-19 01. -Medicine Man 02. -Mockingbird 03. -Summer Soldier 04. -Galadriel 05. -After the Day 06. -Dark Now My Sky -
Audience 8.6 - Because it is primarily a keyboard dominated group, the audio rings out pretty clear to where you hear everything well. It is somewhat compressed though, with a low ceiling where the slightest bit of audio break-up is occurring (so do not crank this one up). It is a decent recording despite the limitations. -
Audience 8.8 - This is the sound of the 80’s, it wasn’t exactly what you remembered! I completely missed these guys. I instantly assumed any 80’s band was shite…I was so stuck in my own world of Pink Floyd, Steppenwolf, Hendrix, Van Halen, Sabbath, Zeppelin….but I should have been more open minded. These guys were cool AF! Good quality, very realistic capture. Bauhaus Architectual Association Carnival Bedford Square, London, UK 22 May 1981 01. Bela Lugosi's Dead (9:06) 02. In The Flat Field (4:11) 03. Boys (2:30) 04. Muscle In Plastic (3:22) 05. Dancing (3:14) 06. Of Lilies And Remains (2:55) 07. Rosegarden Funeral Of Sores (6:00) 08. Hair Of The Dog (3:26) 09. Hollow Hills (5:10) 10. Kick In The Eye (3:35) 11. The Passion Of Lovers (4:00) 12. Stigmata Martyr (3:45) 13. Dark Entries (3:52) -
Soundboard 8.8 - The mix gets a little cluttered up at times, guitars being rather hot in this mix but I guess that is what you would prefer. The first disc is all BB King, the second disc is when Eric comes on to join for the remainder of the set. Eric Clapton with B.B. King 1979-04-19, Atlanta, Georgia [SBD] Atlanta, Georgia April 19, 1979 Soundboard Disc 1: Caledonia Sweet Little Angel Jam Don't Answer the Door You're Mean Why I Sing the Blues Outside Help Made Your Move Too Soon Disc 2: I'm Not Me Without You Thrill is Gone Hold On (*) unknown (*) Jam 1 (*) Jam 2 (*) Comments: (*) with Eric Clapton and Diana Ross. -
Chicago - Soundboard 9.4 / Detroit - Audience 8.8 -
Audience 8.4 - It’s good sound for the most part but I find it on the thin side, and there’s a rather narrow sound field giving it a mono quality (it may not be mono but it sounds mono). The second show is an FM broadcast 8.8 -
Soundboard 8.9 (both shows) -
Audience 8.9 - Warm sound with a beautiful stereo sound field. -
FM Radio Broadcast 8.7