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Studio Quality 9.5 - A lot of stuff to go through here, both discs jam packed with music. George Harrison - Stripped 101 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) 102 Any Road 103 Love Comes To Everyone 104 Miss O'Dell 105 All Those Years Ago 106 Circles 107 Living In The Material World 108 Got My Mind Set On You 109 Bangla Desh 110 This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying) 111 Pisces Fish 112 Don't Let Me Wait Too Long 113 The Day The World Gets 'Round 114 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 115 Ding Dong, Ding Dong 116 Stuck Inside A Cloud 117 Rising Sun 118 Dark Horse 119 Not Guilty 120 Crackerbox Palace 121 I Really Love You 201 You 202 That's The Way It Goes 203 This Song 204 Brainwashed 205 It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna) 206 Far East Man 207 Blow Away 208 Deep Blue 209 Life Itself 210 When We Was Fab 211 Sue Me, Sue You Blues 212 Soft-Hearted Hana 213 Devil's Radio 214 Can't Stop Thinking About You 215 Be Here Now 216 This Is Love 217 So Sad 218 Dream Away -
Studio Quality 9.6 - Excellent collection with detailed notes for each track on the back cover. GEORGE HARRISON The Harri-Spector Show Apple Studios acetate 01. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight / River Deep Mountain High / Save The Last Dance For Me 02. Bring It On Home To Me / Remember God / Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash / Money Honey / Tonight's The Night / You Better Move On 03. Down In The Valley / I Went To Your Wedding / The Great Pretender 04. Baby Let's Play House / Bluebird Over The Mountain / Ob La Di, Ob La Da / Let It Down / Hokey Pokey / I Hear You Knockin' 05. That'll Be The Day / Let It Down - instrumental / Leaning On The Lamppost 06. You - instrumental 07. You - instrumental 08. Message From George To David 09. Ding Dong, Ding Dong - rough mix 10. The Place I Love - rough mix 11. Another Message From George To David 12. Gravy Train - rough mix, The Splinter 13. Somebody's City - rough mix, The Splinter 14. More From George To David 15. China Light - rough mix, The Splinter 16. Drink All Day - rough mix, The Splinter 17. Music For A Ballet - rough mix, Shankar Family And Friends 18. I Am Missing You - rough mix, Shankar Family And Friends 19. Dark Horse - rough mix 20. Lovely Laddy Day - acetate, Ronnie Spector -
Soundboard 9.0 -A somewhat confusing mix, almost as if a ghost is present in the board! Well what it actually is might not be that spooky at all, just the effects loop they use for what seems to be the kick drum, or drums in general. It's their signature, a background "noise" the resembles phasing, and gives the band a unique sound. Does it work for a soundboard tape is the question - and I think it can be slightly distracting but it's not used continuously. Other than that I think this is quite OK. Ghost Maximus Fest Tecnopolis Buenos Aires, Argentina 2017.05.06 01. Masked Ball (Intro) 02. Square Hammer 03. From the Pinnacle to the Pit 04. Ritual 05. Cirice 06. Year Zero 07. Absolution 08. Mummy Dust Daniel P. Carter's BBC Rock Show Maida Vale Studios London, England November 8th, 2013 09. Prime Mover 10. Jigolo Har Megiddo 11. Year Zero 12. If You Have Ghosts -
Soundboard 9.6 - There's not much better than having these early Ghost board tapes. This is just one of those bands that you need the tone to go with the whole presentation - classy songwriting, unique vocals, superior musicianship. all said this is a band that has great tone. GHOST A Pale Tour Named Death Tour Ovens Auditorium Charlotte, NC (USA) 2018-12-02 Disc 1 01 Ashes 02 Rats 03 Absolution 04 Idolatrine 05 Ritual 06 Con Clavi Con Dio 07 Per Aspera ad Inferni 08 Devil Church 09 Cirice 10 Miasma (Papa Nahil Sax solo) 11 Jiggilo Har Megiddo 12 Pro Memoria 13 Witch Image 14 Life Eternal 15 Intermission 16 Spirit 17 From the Pinnacle to the Pit Disc 2 18 Majesty 19 Satan Prayer 20 Faith 21 Year Zero 22 He Is 23 Ghost Talks 24 Mummy Dust 25 If You Have Ghosts- Band Intros- If You Have Ghosts Part2 26 Dance Macabre 27 Square Hammer ENCORE 28 Ghost Encore Talk 29 Monstrance Clocks -
Audience 9.3 - For me, because this is a recording from 2023, I place high expectations on it. There is no excuse because you have the best P.A.’s, the best digital recorders, and great microphones. So I want something that gives me a sense of being there and this tape does that. I like the “in the pit” feel of this tape, and I really like the immersive audio. Great! Ghost Download 20 Opus Stage Donington Park, Donington, UK June 11th, 2023 01. Miserere 02. Imperium 03. Kaisarion 04. Rats 05. Faith 06. Spillways 07. Cirice 08. Jesus He Knows Me 09. Watcher In The Sky 10. Year Zero 11. Mary On A Cross 12. Mummy Dust 13. Kiss The Go-Goat 14. Dance Macabre 15. Square Hammer -
Soundboard 9.4 - Anytime you can find a soundboard of this band you really ought to grab it. I think it allows the listener to get all the nuance, the sound effects so-to-speak that make Ghost a little bit better than the competition. Plus the songs are interesting, and the voice is perfectly matched to the style.
Ghost "Paradise Lost" Halle Tony Garnier Lyon, France May 22th 2023 Disc 1 01. -Imperium 02. -Kaisarion 03. -Rats 04. -Faith 05. -Spillways 06. -Cirice 07. -Hunter's Moon 08. -Jesus He Knows Me 09. -Ritual 10. -Call Me Little Sunshine 11. -Con Clavi Con Dio 12. -Watcher in the Sky Disc 2 01. -Year Zero 02. -Spoksonat 03. -He Is 04. -Miasma 05. -Mary on a Cross 06. -Mummy Dust 07. -Respite on the Spitalfields 08. -Kiss the Go-Goat 09. -Dance Macabre 10. -Square Hammer 11. -Sorrow in the Wind -
FM Broadcast 9.0 and Audience 8.8 - Both recordings capture the band well enough to appreciate that they were at least attempting to craft their own sound and style. The FM is cleaner and better separation of instruments but the audience tape ain’t all that bad. Giuffria 2/20/85 Peabodys Down Uder WMMS Coffee Break Cleveland, OH 1. Do Me Right 2. Don't Tear Me Down 3. Lonely in Love 4. Take it Straight to the Top 5. Out of the Blue (Too Far Gone) 6. Call to the Heart 7. Greg Giuffria Keyboard Solo 8. Trouble Again 9. Craig Goldy Guitar Solo 10. Turn Me On - Outro Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California, USA February 1, 1985 11.Do Me Right 12. Don't Tear Me Down 13. Line Of Fire 14. Call To The Heart 15. Gregg Giuffria Keyboard Solo 16. Trouble Again Band: David Glen Eisley - Vocals Craig Goldy - Guitars Gregg Giuffria - Keyboards, BG Vocals Chuck Wright - Bass, BG Vocals Alan Krigger - Drums, Percussion -
Audience 9.5 - Beautiful sound, excellent performance. A venerable Italian prog band that achieved critical success by virtue of having composed soundtrack music for horror films in the 70’s. Goblin - 2011-11-07 Kawasaki Japan, Italian Progressive Rock Festival Teatro TOKYO - KAWASAKI - CLUBCITTA' Setlist DISC 1 1 - Opening 2 - Magic Thriller 3 - Mad Puppet 4 - Dr. Frankenstein 5 - Roller 6 - E Sueno Rock 7 - Non Ho Sonno - Death Farm 8 - Goblin (inc. Drum Solo) 9 - L'alba Dei Morti Viventi - Zombi DISC 2 1 - Suspiria 2 - Tenebre 3 - Band Intros 4 - Phenomena 5 - Profondo Rosso 6 - Zaratozom 7 - Aquaman 8 - Ending Line Up Claudio Simonetti (keys) Massimo Morante (guitar) Maurizio Gaurini (keys) Bruno Previtali (bass) Titta Tani (drums) -
Soundboard 9.3 - Three discs containing three shows performed during a stretch of the ’74 tour when Bill Bruford was brought in to complete the tour dates scheduled. All three are soundboard, great clarity and dynamics, a real sonic treat and of course Bruford brings a wide array of chops and panache to add to an already talented ensemble. Gong Ibsenhuset, Skien, Norway December 11, 1974 Disc 1 1. -Master Builder (6:08) 2. -Perfect Mystery (2:26) 3. -Tropical Fish (5:12) 4. -I Never Glid Before (7:22) 5. -Solar Musick Suite (7:48) 6. -Oily Way (2:11) 7. -Outer Temple (2:52) 8. -Inner Temple (1:30) 9. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (5:36) 10. -You Can't Kill Me (3:33) 11. -The Isle Of Everywhere (2:17) Total time 46:55 Notes: First Scandinavian gig. Several tracks cut in or out. Some tape problems during the first 3 minutes. Disc 2 Oslo (Norway), Chateau-Neuf – December 15, 1974 1. -Master Builder (13:34) 2. -Perfect Mystery (2:38) 3. -Tropical Fish - Selene (7:13) 4. -I Never Glid Before (7:38) 5. -Transition (1:10) 6. -Solar Musick Suite (9:01) 7. -Didier Improv (10:21) - 8. -Oily Way (2:32) 9. -Inner Temple (3:33) - 10. -Outer Temple (1:37) 11. -Gliss Improv (3:41) 12. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (2:21) Disc 3 Rotterdam (Netherlands), Eksit - December 7, 1974 1. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (7:24) 2. -You Can't Kill Me (8:58) 3. -Isle Of Everywhere (10:21) 4. -You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever (12:37) 5. -Applause (5:57) 6. -Flying Teapot (8:04) Lineup: Daevid Allen - vocals & guitar Didier Malherbe - saxes, flute & vocals Steve Hillage - guitar & vocals Miquette Giraudy - vocals & percussion Tim Blake - synthesizers & vocals Mike Howlett - bass Bill Bruford - drums -
Audience 9.2 - Even with the well known acoustics of Carnegie Hall being not ideal for taping (but very good for “live” concert hall sound), this taper did an admiral job. The sound is crisp, vibrant, and has great atmospherics. Obviously without that over-amped rock star PA insanity you get with most concert hall audience tapes of that time, this is more acoustic, generally speaking and therefore the sound does not get crowded or distorted. GREAT! Gordon Lightfoot October 10, 1979 Carnegie Hall New York, NY USA Disc 1 01 Sea Of Tranquility 02 Cotton Jenny 03 Endless Wire 04 Betty Called Me In 05 Summertime Dream 06 If You Need Me 07 Ghosts Of Cape Horn 08 If You Could Read My Mind 09 Make Way For The Lady 10 Hey You 11 Forgive Me Lord 12 Sundown 13 Hangdog Hotel Room Disc 2 14 Don Quixote 15 It Ain't Easy 16 Race Among The Ruins 17 The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald 18 The Auctioneer 19 Dream Street Rose 20 The Last Time I Saw He 21 Whisper My Name 22 On The High Seas 23 Canadian Railroad Trilogy 24 Old Dan's Records -
Soundboard 9.5 - A great recording, with an occasional stumble caused by the soundman trying to balance things and tweaking a mic too much getting feedback but thankfully only here and there. Gordon gets a little annoyed at it too, but he’s a real pro and it shows. I get the feeling that although some of his music may have been familiar to some in the audience, he probably did not relate so much to the hippy generation. Gordon Lightfoot Fillmore West San Francisco, CA OCT 5, 1968 1 I'm Not Sayin' 02:40 2 If I Could 04:05 3 Softly 03:09 4 Boss Man 02:24 5 Black Day in July 04:12 6 Cold Hands From New York 05:23 7 Walls 02:20 8 Affair on 8th Avenue 03:32 9 Steel Rail Blues 03:10 10 Long Thin Dawn 02:45 11 Rosanna 02:39 12 Mountain and Marian 04:01 13 Early Morning Rain 03:05 14 The Auctioneer 02:28 15 Unsettled Ways 02:13 16 Song Intro 00:33 17 Pussywillows, Cat-Tails 02:50 18 Canadian Railroad Trilogy 06:37 Gordon Lightfoot - 12 & 6 string guitar, vocals Red Shea - guitar John Stockfish - bass -
Grand Funk Railroad Hawaii 1971 - Soundboard 9.1 A scarcity of prime era recordings mandate that anyone remotely interested in this band pursue any and all recordings that are A. Soundboard and/or B. decent audience for the simple reason that this band kicked ass. This is a true rarity – a soundboard and, yes, it kicks major ass. Grand Funk Railroad Boston 1971 Audience 8.7 - A very good tape surfaces and you can actually hear everything pretty clearly. This band played very loud (as did any self-respecting heavy rock band of the early 70’s) and consequently unless you smuggled in superior quality machinery you weren’t likely to be able to capture this sound with any clarity. This taper had better than average gear it seems, and even though it’s still somewhat distant from the stage, it is a tape that allows the listener to experience an entire show without struggling too hard to make out what is going on. Grand Funk Railroad Live 1971 Disc 1 Hawaii University Honolulu, Hawaii July 13th, 1971 1. -Are You Ready 2. -Paranoid 3. -In Need 4. -Mean Mistreated 5. -I'm Your Captain 6. -Into The Sun 7. -Inside Looking Out 8. -Are You Ready (Reprise) Disc 2 Boston Garden Boston, MA. october-3-1971 1 -Intro - Footstompin' Music 2 -Upsetter 3 -People Let's Stop The War 4 -Mean Mistreater 5 -Feeling Alright 6 -I'm Your Captain 7 -Heartbreaker Disc 3 Boston cont'd 8 -T.N.U.C 9 -Gimme Shelter 10 -Inside Looking Out the band Mark Farner – guitars lead vocals keyboard Don Brewer – drums lead vocals Mel Schacher – bass guitar -
Soundboard 9.5 - What a tour-de-force this show is! Long considered by Deadheads as being the pinnacle shows of the entire 72 tour, the “Texas Swing” stand of shows (Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston) just present so much incredible music and vibe that it’s hard to believe your ears. Let me put it this way – if the psychedelic pop music of the 60’s is like a tic tac, than songs like Black Throated Wind or The Other One are Porterhouse steaks! Grateful Dead Municipal Auditorium Austin, TX November 22, 1972 Disc 1 01 - Sugaree 02 - Mexicali Blues 03 - Loser 04 - Black Throated Wind 05 - China Cat Sunflower 06 - I Know You Rider 07 - Beat It On Down the Line 08 - Candyman 09 - El Paso 10 - Bird Song Disc 2 11 - Playin' In The Band 12 - Casey Jones 13 - Greatest Story Ever Told 14 - He's Gone 15 - Truckin' 16 - Drums Disc 3 17 - The Other One 18 - Stella Blue 19 - Big River 20 - Ramble On Rose 21 - Sugar Magnolia 22 - Brokedown Palace 23 - Around & Around 24 - One More Saturday Night 25 - Uncle John's Band -
Audience 9.1 - Very nice and detailed with loads of electric atmosphere make this one to dive right into. GRATEFUL DEAD Music Hall Boston MA. December 1st 1973 Disc 1 1 -Intro - Tune Up 2 -Promised Land 3 -Sugaree 4 -Mexicali Blues 5 -Tennessee Jed 6 -Looks Like Rain 7 -China Cat Sunflower 8 -I Know You Rider 9 -Big River 10 -Brokedown Palace 11 -Weather Report Suite Prelude Disc 2 12 -Let It Grow 13 -Casey Jones 14 -Around and Around 15 -They Love Each Other 16 -Clear The Aisles 17 -Me and My Uncle 18 -Clear The Aisles 19 -Don't Ease Me In 20 -Me and Bobby McGee 21 -Mississippi Half-Step 22 -Playing in the Band Disc 3 23 -Uncle John's Band 24 -Playing in the Band (reprise) 25 -Row Jimmy 26 -Greatest Story Ever Told 27 -Not Fade Away 28 -Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad 29 -Not Fade Away 30 -Audience THE BAND Jerry Garcia lead guitar vocals Bob Weir rhythm guitar vocals Keith Godchaux keyboards Donna Godchaux vocals Phil Lesh bass vocals Bill Kreutzmann drums -
Soundboard 9.3 The band are at the top of the biz, laying down a scrumptious assortment of rock, country rock, bluegrass, country, and heady, mind-frying psychedelic jams. It’s all here, it’s all great...ful. Grateful Dead Memorial Auditorium Dallas, TX November 24, 1972 Disc 1 01 - Don't Ease Me In 02 - "Pigpen's not with us tonight......" 03 - Me & My Uncle 04 - Brown Eyed Women 05 - Black Throated Wind 06 - Bertha 07 - El Paso 08 - Deal 09 - Technical Difficulties 10 - Beat It On Down The Line 11 - Tennessee Jed 12 - Jack Straw Disc 2 13 - Sugaree 14 - Playin' In The Band 15 - China Cat Sunflower 16 - I Know You Rider 17 - Box Of Rain 18 - Truckin' Disc 3 19 - Ramble On Rose 20 - Big River 21 - Casey Jones 22 - Sugar Magnolia 23 - Not Fade Away 34 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad 25 - Not Fade Away -
Soundboard 9.2 - This is the complete recording featuring both sets (previously available as an edited down version) and is notable for the amazing version of Dark Star, although the gig is expertly performed, that track really stands out. The sound is clean (almost too clean) and does have a “rounded” sound, there’s no jangly edges here so crank it up for a better experience. Grateful Dead Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX November 19, 1972 Disc 1 First Set 01 - Bertha 02 - Me And My Uncle 03 - Sugaree 04 - Beat It On Down The Line 05 - Bird Song 06 - Black Throated Wind 07 - Don't Ease Me In 08 - Mexicali Blues 09 - Box Of Rain 10 - Stars And Stripes Forever - tuning 11 - Tomorrow Is Forever 12 - Big River 13 - China Cat Sunflower 14 - I Know You Rider 15 - Nickeldeon tuning Disc 2 First Set cont'd 01 - Playing In The Band 02 - Casey Jones Second Set 03 - Tuning 04 - Promised Land 05 - Ramble On Rose 06 - El Paso 07 - Stella Blue 08 - Jack Straw 09 - Dixie tuning Disc 3 01 - Dark Star 02 - Weather Report Suite Prelude 03 - Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo 04 - Around And Around 05 - Big Railroad Blues 06 - Sugar Magnolia 07 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad