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Houston based melodic metal with very tasty guitar work and excellent song writing. Features the rhythm and lead guitar of former Hooker guitarist Robert Hampton. This unreleased album dates back to 1990, all music has been re-mastered from all surviving master tapes. -
CD reissue on Winter Solstice Records. Jewel Case Sealed. -
Import CD of an album recorded by Jeff Fenholt (Black Sabbath vocalist...briefly) with some other luminaries including Andrew "Duck" McDonald (Blue Cheer) and Joey Belladonna (Anthrax). LTD to 300 copies. UK import. NEW SEALED -
Audience 9.4 - Beautiful and well balanced, this taper was well known to have produced consistently high quality work in the area taping a variety of concerts big and small. Band was opening for Badfinger, and this is the earlier of the two performances that day. This is one of the only extant live recordings of Big Star playing in the ‘70s that has not been officially released. Big Star Performance Center Cambridge, MA March 31, 1974 (early show) 01 In The Street 02 Baby Strange (T. Rex cover) 03 Mod Lang 04 Candy Says (Velvet Underground cover) 05 Till The End Of The Day (Kinks cover) 06 O My Soul 07 Motel Blues (Loudon Wainwright III cover) 08 Thirteen 09 Way Out West 10 September Gurls 11 Come On Now (Kinks Cover) -
Boston 1981 FM Broadcast 9.0 This is not bad, I detected maybe a little trace of signal interference but not enough to destroy this audio. It may be kind of like a background “fuzziness” or something but I find this to be a very good representation especially being a crowd that knows the music and the band very well. I think the band responds and delivers an exceptional performance. San Francisco 1981 FM Broadcast 9.4 Very strong in every category, a recording with depth and a band that delivers the goods. London 1981 Audience 8.8 A decent tape with maybe a little “crunchiness” to it but overall it rates well and can be thoroughly enjoyed. Billy Squier Stroke Me in 1981 Disc 1 Carling Academy Boston, Massachusetts USA 1981 1. -In the Dark 2. -Rich Kid 3. -My Kinda Lover 4. -Whadda Do You Want From Me 5. -Lonely is the Night 6. -Young Girls 7. -I Need You 8. -The Stroke 9. -Too Daze Gone 10. -The Big Beat Disc 2 San Francisco, California USA 1981 1. -Introduction 2. -In the Dark 3. -Rich Kid 4. -My Kinda Lover 5. -Whadda You Want From Me 6. -Guitar Solo 7. -Lonely is the Night 8. -Young Girls 9. -I Need You 10. -The Stroke 11. -You Should Be High Love 12. -The Big Beat 13. -Band Intros 14. -You Know What I Like Disc 3 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK. 05-29-1981 1. -Intro - In The Dark 2. -Rich Kid 3. -My Kinda Lover 4. -Whadda You Want From Me 5. -Lonely Is The Night 6. -The Stroke 7. -You Should Be High Love 8. -Too Daze Gone Billy Squier - Vocals & Guitars Mark Clarke - Bass Alan St. Jon - Keyboards Bobby Chouinard - Drums -
Studio 9.0 - The quality does vary but it stays within a general high quality 8.9 to 9.3 range because the material is from a wide variety of sources such as the studio, TV, radio, and live. An interesting introspection of the artist beginning with very early tracks pre-Sugarcubes. Björk Early and Rare Assorted Unreleased Studio and Live Tracks 01 -Icelandic Folksong (Björk as a Child) 02 -Langt Ude i Skoven (Björk as a Child) 03 -I Love To Love (Björk as a Child) 04 -Jolakötturinn 05 -Dancing Queen (Sugarcubes Studio) 06 -Whole Lotta Loving To Do (El Vez & Sugarcubes) 07 -Nu Flyver Anton (Danish Soundtrack) 08 -Short Time Affair (Comic Relief BBC 14.3.1997) 09 -Min Farfar Drikker Södmelk (Danish Grammy 7.2.1998) 10 -Jolasveinar ganga um golf (Merry Christmas from Björk) 11 -Satisfaction (w/ P.J. Harvey) 12 -Pin var ekki ad bioa (w/ Icelandic Band Draumsyn, Studio 1980) 13 -Su - Patrei (Elgar Systers, Studio 1986 from Unreleased Album) 14 -Geri pao sem mer synist (Sugarcubes Skytturnar Demos) 15 -Sweet Jane (Sugarcubes Skytturnar Demos) 16 -Misty (Live @ Hotel Borg, Reykjavik 30.8.1990 w/ Gling Gl¢ Band) -
Soundboard 9.6 - A great sounding board because it incorporates the crowd, meaning that the engineer set up an ambient mic and those kinds of recordings are overall better than straight into the board line recordings.Björk The Warehouse Toronto, Canada 7/8/95 1. -Army Of Me 2. -The Modern Things 3. -Human Behaviour 4. -Isobel 5. -Venus As A Boy 6. -Possibly Maybe 7. -I Go Humble 8. -Hyperballad 9. -Enjoy 10. -I Miss You 11. -Crying 12. -It's Oh So Quiet 13. -Big Time Sensuality 14. -Aeroplane * 15. -I Miss You ** * "Later Show", London, 1995 ** "The White Room", London, 1995
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FM Broadcast 9.7- Brilliant sound, and so nice to have this because you get the full on experience with a great band and the great back up vocals of Ruby Starr (I honestly would not have minded at all for her to be the singer and Jim the washboard player and back up singer!). This is great stuff, really is. Black Oak Arkansas Reading Festival England Aug 29, 1976 1 -Intro 2 -Hot Rod 3 -Rock 'N' Roll 4 -Great Balls Of Fire 5 -Hot N' Nasty 6 -Fist Full 7 -Maybe I'm Amazed 8 -Love On Ice 9 -When The Band Was Singing "Shakin' All Over" 10 -Lord Have Mercy On My Soul 11 -Rambling Gambling Man 12 -Keep The Faith THE BAND Jim "Dandy" Mangrum lead vocals washboard Tommy Aldridge drums Ricky "Ricochet" Reynolds guitar Pat Daugherty bass vocals "Little" Jimmy Henderson guitar vocals Stanley "Goober" Knight guitar vocals keyboards Ruby Starr vocals -
Soundboard 9.4 - A great PRE-FM source here that manages to deliver just about all of the necessary ingredients to ensure a positive listening experience. Atmosphere: check. Sound Quality: check. Performance by band: check. It's all here. Black Sabbath Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA. 1992-08-09 Disc 1 01 E5150 02 The Mob Rules 03 Computer God 04 Children Of The Sea 05 Time Machine 06 War Pigs 07 I 08 Die Young 09 Guitar Solo 10 Black Sabbath Disc 2 01 Master Of Insanity 02 After All (The Dead) 03 Drums Solo 04 Iron Man 05 Heaven And Hell 06 Neon Knights 07 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 08 Laguna Sunrise (Outro) -
Audience 9.3 - This is what I would call a definitive release in that I think if you wanted to know what Sabbath was in ’87 you can use this as a reference. For one thing, it sounds great – and another reason is because it sounds like the band is doing what it had in mind with the line-up and sound. A new direction maybe, but in the same way that maybe Technical Ecstasy was also a new direction. It’s still Sabbath, the bone structure is all there, but the smile has changed…and it has a place in the discography. Black Sabbath Stadthalle Bremen, Germany 1987-11-25 Disc 1 101 Supertzar 102 Neon Knights 103 Children Of The Sea 104 War Pigs 105 Die Young 106 Drums Solo 107 Iron Man 108 Born To Lose Disc 2 201 Black Sabbath 202 Glory Ride 203 Heaven And Hell 204 Guitar Solo 205 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Heaven And Hell (Return) 206 Children Of The Grave 207 The Shining 208 Paranoid -
Audience 8.8 - Easily one of the best audience recordings of the tour. Very close to the main P.A. system on Tony’s side of the stage, this puts Ozzy a little in the background but not so much he cannot be heard reasonably well. It’s just, well, it’s the sheer POWER on display by the band that makes this one so special and that the recording manages to deliver that without glaring problems (and in 1973, wow!) is a miracle. Black Sabbath 1973.02.21, Palazzo delle Esposizioni E.I.B., Brescia, Italy 01. Tomorrow's Dream 02. Sweet Leaf 03. War Pigs 04. Snowblind 05. Killing Yourself to Live 06. Wicked World 07. Orchid>Guitar solo 08. Orchid 09. Guitar solo 10. Rock Jam 11. Blues Jam 12. Wicked World reprise 13. Embryo 14. Children Of The Grave 15. Paranoid -
Audience 9.1 - I waited a long time to get to hear a very strong and clear audience tape of this line up. The wait is over! This rocks! Reading 1983 FM Broadcast 9.3 - I can’t say for sure if this was broadcast or not but it does sound like one of those recordings that ended up over the air. Why? I don’t know it just has that kind of feel to it, and for that reason this should get repeated plays because it’s simply excellent. Black Sabbath U.I.C. Pavilion Chicago, IL 1983-11-18 Disc 1 101 Supertzar - Devil Baby Crying 102 Children Of The Grave 103 Hot Line 104 War Pigs 105 Disturbing The Priest 106 Supernaut 107 Drum Solo 108 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 109 Stonehenge 110 Iron Man Disc 2 201 The Dark 202 Zero The Hero 203 Heaven And Hell 204 Guitar Solo 205 Black Sabbath 206 Smoke On The Water 207 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) Bonus DIsc Reading Rock Festival 27-August-83 1. -Hot Line 2. -War Pigs 3. -Black Sabbath 4. -Zero The Hero 5. -Digital Bitch 6. -Iron Man 7. -Smoke on the Water 8. -Paranoid -
Chicago 1975 Audience 8.7 A strong tape showcasing Tony for sure as he comes through loud and clear. Ozzy is next in the sound mix followed by somewhat indistinct bass and drums in that they are not detailed, but they are still present as the power of the band is transferred to the tape – this is not a “transistor” radio recording by any means. Very enjoyable! Baltimore 1975 Audience 8.8 This tape is great although it is slightly subdued, but the live sound mix is extremely brutal, you really get a good feel for how powerful this band’s sound was at the time. I wish it was a little bit clearer maybe, but as this show plays you are so sucked into it you really don’t feel critical because it’s a devastating and great ’75 performance. San Bernardino 1975 Audience 9.2 A very open and bright recording that, even with some limitations of the analog tape being used, rates very high for the sheer excitement and power being displayed and thankfully captured so well. I also love the visceral audience reactions (especially when War Pigs gets going), seriously it gave me goose bumps! Love this! Black Sabbath USA 1975 Disc 1 International Amphitheatre Chicago, IL 1975-07-16 101 Supertzar 102 Killing Yourself To Live 103 Hole In The Sky 104 Snowblind 105 Symptom Of The Universe 106 War Pigs 107 Megalomania 108 Sabbra Cadabra 109 Jam - Guitar Solo #1 110 Sometimes I'm Happy 111 Drum Solo 112 Supernaut 113 Iron Man 114 Guitar Solo #2 Disc 2 Civic Centre Baltimore, MD 1975-08-02 201 Intro 202 Hole In The Sky 203 Snowblind 204 Symptom Of The Universe 205 War Pigs 206 Megalomania 207 Guitar Solo #1 - Jam 208 Sometimes I'm Happy 209 Drum Solo 210 Supernaut 211 Iron Man 212 Guitar Solo #2 213 Black Sabbath 214 Spiral Architect 215 Embryo - Children Of The Grave 216 Paranoid Disc 3 Orange Show Auditorium San Bernardino, CA 1975-09-05 301 Supertzar 302 Killing Yourself To Live 303 Hole In The Sky 304 Snowblind 305 Symptom Of The Universe 306 War Pigs 307 Sabbra Cadabra 308 Guitar Solo #1 - Jam 309 Sometimes I'm Happy 310 Drum Solo 311 Supernaut 312 Iron Man 313 Guitar Solo #2 314 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor Jam 315 Black Sabbath 316 Spiral Architect -
Audience 8.7 - A somewhat subdued tape that begs for increased volume, which actually may be fine if you have a nice pre-amp…or just turn this up and get down because it isn’t bad. One thing I do appreciate about this tape is that Tony Martin is probably the clearest out of everything, then maybe Iommi and especially his lead work which really rings out. All instruments are present, I think this tape is a keeper. Black Sabbath Playhouse Edinburgh, Scotland 1989-09-05 Disc 1 1. -Ave Satani & The Gates Of Hell 2. -Headless Cross 3. -Neon Knights 4. -Children Of The Sea 5. -Die Young 6. -When Death Calls 7. -War Pigs 8. -The Shining 9. -The Mob Rules 10. -Black Sabbath 11. -Devil And daughter 12.-Iron Man 13. -Children Of The Grave Disc 2 1. -Heaven And Hell 2. -Paranoid & Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 3. -soundcheck (unknown origin) Line-up: Tony Martin - Vocals Tony Iommi - Guitar Neil Murray - Bass Cozy Powell - Drums Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards -
Audience 8.4 - A middle of the road stadium recording that is quite clear but not very close. That being said, I found much to appreciate from this one – namely the curious line-up at this time. Tony Martin singing, ok, he is decent enough and certainly professional caliber but to me, this just is not Black Sabbath. It’s a really badass metal band with Tony Iommi on guitar. This recording does allow you to really hear both Tony’s pretty loud and clear. BLACK SABBATH DATE : 1987/12/10 VENUE : Palasport, Firenze, Italy Disc 1 Supertzar [Intro] Neon Knights Children Of The Sea War Pigs Die Young Drum Solo Iron Man Born To Lose Black Sabbath Disc 2 Glory Ride Heaven and Hell Children Of The Grave The Shining Paranoid The Shining [Reprise] Laguna Sunrise [Outro] RUNNING TIME : ~ 99 minutes LINE-UP : Tony Iommi - Guitar Tony Martin - Vocals Jo Burt - Bass Terry Chimes - Drums Geoff Nicholls - keyboards NOTES : Very good and complete audience recording of the last show of the "Eternal Idol" tour. This was also the last show for the short lived Iommi / Martin / Burt / Chimes / Nicholls line-up, and a great show it was. -
Audience 8.4 - So, first the good news. This recording is much better than the Dublin ’83 show. Why is that significant? Because there are precious few live recordings of any kind of quality highlighting this short lived period with Gillan. I don’t know about you, but I think this material and the sound of the band during this time period is just awesome. I really would have loved more of this…but alas it was not meant to be. The downside is that the recording is mainly from Geezer’s side of the stage, so you are going to get an earful of Geezer, and that is not a deal breaker but what sucks is that Tony sounds weak in comparison. Another upside? You can hear Ian Gillan over the wall of sound, and therein lies the main reason why this tape deserves a listen. Will it get repeated plays? Probably not…but I was happy to be able to get another chance to hear Ian Gillan live with Black Sabbath and I am better for it. BLACK SABBATH Pavillon Des Sports Del Champel Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland September 25th 1983 THE BAND Ian Gillan vocals Tony Iommi guitar Geezer Butler bass Bev Bevan drums Geoff Nicholls keyboards Disc 1 1 -Supertzar 2 -Children of the Grave 3 -Hot Line 4 -War Pigs 5 -Born Again 6 -Supernaut 7 -Drum Solo 8 -Rock N Roll Doctor 9 -Disturbing the Priest Disc 2 10 -Iron Man 11 -The Dark 12 -Zero the Hero 13 -Heaven and Hell 14 -Iommi Solo 15 -Digital Bitch 16 -Black Sabbath 17 -Smoke On the Water 18 -Paranoid