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Audience 8.6 - A middle of the road tape that is missing a good chunk of the middle of the show…but he captures the last half somehow and we end up with a pretty full disc. Effort was made to re-master this tape which ran too fast, so that is now fixed as well. This sounds much better than how it began I can tell you that! Lou Reed Palasport, Torino, Italy February 12, 1975 01 -Sweet Jane 02 -Coney Island Baby 03 -Pale Blue Eyes 04 -I'm Waiting For The Man 05 -Heroin 06 -Berlin 07 -Lady Day 08 -Kill Your Sons 09 -Vicious 10 -encore cheer 11 -Rock & Roll 12 -crowd walkout Band line-up Lou Reed - Vocals, Guitar Doug Yule - Guitar, Organ Bruce Yaw - Bass Marty Fogel - Saxophones Michael Suchorsky - Drums Larry Packer - Violin -
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Soundboard 9.4 - As can be expected this is professionally done and the source is low gen as it sounds fresh and crisp with minimal tape noise. -
2 Shows: CD 1 - Audience 8.3 - A very good, reasonably clear tape that does not showcase a wide dynamic range but doesn’t really need to, I mean to say, it’s an historic artifact that most fans and collectors of Love/Arthur Lee will be very happy to hear. CD 2 - Audience 8.1 - This tape starts off kind of rough but gradually gets better until it gets to a consistency that you can appreciate for what it is. It does not take much of the show before it gets better which is a relief because it is a good, strong show. Disc 3 is a video CD (MP4 file) of 6 minutes, very Rare, never before seen b/w video footage of Love a few days before the show on disc one. -
CD 1 - London 1975 - Audience 7.2 - Sound is a little muffled but vocals and guitar cut through the murkiness, taper seems to also be moving to find a better spot and sometimes he catches a sweet spot and the sound clears a little. Overall I think fans will appreciate this recording for what it is, a good solid performance. CD 2 - Salisbury 1975 - Audience 8.0 (solid) - Sounds a lot cleaner and brighter than disc 1, so enjoy! -
Audience 8.0 - Sounds a little subdued, but it’s clear for the most part. Needs a kick in the highs. -
Pro Studio 9.4 - This supposedly comes from an acetate but it sounds very good, too good to be an acetate but who knows? Short but sweet, and worth the price to get to hear this collaboration. What could have become of it had it been pursued more at the time. I think it is pretty good stuff, let’s face it, Arthur Lee does sound better vocally than Jimi. Jimi Hendrix with Love & Arthur Lee 'The Blue Thumb Acetate' Olympic Sound Studios, London, England Tuesday March 17th, 1970 01 - The Everlasting First (Take 16) 02 - Easy Rider - Take 1 03 - Easy Rider - Take 2 04 - Loon [An Instrumental Jam] -
Audience 8.8 - Spectacular live presence and good clear vibrant recording. -
Audience 7.4 - Suffers from large stadium boominess, lack of distinction and separation of instruments. As the show goes on, the ear gets tuned in and you begin to actually kind of get into it. The thing is, it does have a certain “realness” to it. -
A superbly put together set! Looks positively spectacular. The recordings are all generally pretty decent. CD 1 Audience 7.7 - CD 2 Audience 8.7 - CD 3 Soundboard 9.0 - CD 4 Audience 8.4 - CD 5 Audience 8.4 (these last two discs you MUST turn the volume up loud because the levels are low but the fidelity is decent. The louder the better, and it does NOT distort because there is a ton of headroom here to play with). -
Audience 9.3 - Excellent, clean, and good concert hall vibe on this one. It’s Japan, and the crowd has a penchant to clap during some songs but the recording mitigates it to the point you barely even notice. My guess is that the mics were raised over the crowd in order to achieve that.Lynyrd Skynyrd Festival Hall Osaka, JP January 18, 1977 01- Workin' For MCA 02- I Ain't The One 03- Saturday Night Special 04- Whiskey Rock-A-Roller 05- That Smell 06- Travelin' Man 07- Ain't No Good Life 08- Gimme Three Steps 09- Call Me The Breeze 10- T For Texas 11- Sweet Home Alabama 12- Free Bird Lineup: Ronnie Van Zant - Lead Vocals Gary Rossington - Guitar Allen Collins - Guitar Steve Gaines - Guitar Leon Wilkeson - Bass Billy Powell - Piano Artimus Pyle - Drums Cassie Gaines - Backing Vocals Leslie Hawkins - Backing Vocals Jojo Billingsley - Backing Vocals
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Paris 1974 - Audience 7.6 - Slightly better than average but you gotta wonder what those Europeans thought of Southern Rock. Paris 1975 - Radio Broadcast 8.5 -
Audience 8.8 - One of the best from this period. Very clear, and close and wow, what a show! Pretty intense is all I can say. -
Audience 9.1 - For the people in the know, you can’t really top this. It’s rare, it’s great, and now it exists. Frighteningly precise “mechanical jazz” for lack of actual descriptions, I mean, they had to make up a new word in order to categorize this band’s music! For those who don’t know, dive in man, the water is freezing cold! MAGMA Théâtre du Taur, Toulouse November 9, 1972 TT 2:10:10 hrs CD 1: 01 -Instrumental (2:58) 07 -Dotz Hundin (14:33) 06 -Ündïa (6:15) 04 -Ki Ïahl O Lïahk (9:19) 05 -Piano Solo (8:04) 06 -Sowiloï (Soï Soï) (11:21) 07 -Korusz (14:56) [seamless transition] (67:27) CD 2: 08 -Korusz (Suite) (9:15) 09 -Korusz (Fin) Et Présentation Des Musiciens (1:25) 10 -Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh (38:16) 11 -Klaus Kombalad (4:45) (53:42) -
Soundboard 9.6 - I was unfamiliar with this band, so listening to this stuff was a real eye (and ear) opener for me. They are quite good! The sound quality is excellent as is the mix. Everything was in the best place for maximum enjoyment. Highly recommended. Magnum Birmingham NEC 12-April-88 1.Back to Earth 2.Vigilante 3.Start Talking Love 4.On a Storyteller's Night 5.Wild Swan 6.Lonely Night 7.Days of No Trust 8.Midnight 9.Just Like an Arrow 10.Kingdom of Madness 11.The Spirit 12.Sacred Hour Time: 56.19 -
Audience 9.4 - Having listened very critically to this performance, I offer the following conclusion: BRILLIANCE. Simply put, this is a mature John McLaughlin leading an ensemble through a series of confident, muscular, thought-provoking pieces of jazz-rock music that goes into many more places than the old band ever did. Does that mean it's all fire and speed? No, it's really not, although there are places where it is appropriate and the band goes there...with the utmost confidence. Bravo to John McLaughlin for knowing the strengths of his band and really allowing all of them to shine. Very mature and a positive outcome was the result. Great recording too! Mahavishnu Bottom Line New York City, NY August 14, 1985 Early Show Disc 1 01 Tuning 02 Radio - Activity 03 Clarendon Hills 04 Nostalgia 05 East Side West Side 06 Jonas Hellborg Solo - Little Wing Disc 2 07 Living In The Crest Of A Wave 08 Flight Of The Falcon 09 Nem Um Talvez 10 Just Ideas - Jozy 11 Pacific Express - Gottlieb Solo 12 Unknown title - Are You The One? Are You The One? -
Soundboard 9.5 - Incredible! Sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Wow! Mahavishnu Orchestra 11/9/72 Community Theater Berkeley, CA Disc 1: 1. -Birds of Fire 2. -Miles Beyond 3. -You Know, You Know 4. -Dream Disc 2: 1. -One Word 2. -The Dance of Maya 3. -Sanctuary 4. -A Lotus On Irish Streams 5. -Vital Transformation