Audience 8.8 - A very good recording for the time period, and being a hole-in-the-wall venue in the great state of Texas I can imagine what those Texans must have thought about these leather-clad English hellhounds! Judas Priest Crazy Horse Saloon Killeen, TX. March 25th, 1978 1. Exciter 2. White Heat, Red Hot 3. The Ripper 4. Sinner 5. Beyond The Realms Of Death 6. Victim Of Changes 7. Genocide 8. Starbreaker 9. Tyrant  

Audience 8.6 - A tape that has gone through extensive rehabilitation and is now something I can recommend to fans. First off, you no longer have a low volume, crowded tape – this new re-master has the sound panned wider which allowed the muddier channel to be dealt with properly…all the work has paid off because, quite frankly, any 70’s-‘80’s Priest tape needs to be considered as historically valuable, right up to around 1986 IMHO. Judas Priest Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California May 24, 1981 World Wide Blitz Tour 01. -Solar Angels 02. -Heading Out To The Highway 03. -Diamonds And Rust 04. -Hell Bent For Leather 05. -Breakin' The Law 06. -Sinner 07. -Beyond The Realms Of Death 08. -Grinder 09. -Desert Plains 10. -Hot Rockin' 11. -You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise 12. -Victim Of Changes 13. -The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) 14. -Livin' After Midnight 15. -Tyrant - outro  

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 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 9.5 - Pinpoint precision, that is how I describe this one. The band, the songs, the mix, the tone…so what I am saying is “it’s a good one”. Pine Knob, MI.  July 26, 1978 Disc 1

1.  Song For America
2.  Point Of Know Return
3.  Paradox
4.  Journey From Mariabronn
5.  Mysteries And Mayhem
6.  Lamplight Symphony
7.  The Wall
8.  Lonely Street
9.  Dust In The Wind

Disc 2

1. Miracles Out Of Nowhere
2.  Portrait (He Knew)
3.  Carry On Wayward Son
4.  Sparks Of The Tempest
5.  Bringing It Back
6.  Magnum Opus

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