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Long Beach 1978 Audience 9.3 - This recording could easily pass as a KBFH radio broadcast it is very well done, but my only complaint is one that probably has nothing to do with the tape itself but rather the stage mix. If you are a guitar guy, you will want more guitars in the mix – that being said you are going to be getting breathtaking keyboards, vocals, and solid drums and a bass that is there holding it together but not booming or rumbling. All in all, this one is quite different than other bootleg tapes of the era, it has a professionalism to it that you won’t hear often. I say this is probably a must have for Styx collectors. Oakland 1978 Audience 8.4 - Sadly, what tries to be a very good recording just doesn’t quite reach that status due mainly to what I believe is the wrong style of microphone used. To my ears, it sounds like a condenser mic, and consequently the audio is bunched up into the middle frequency leaving indistinct instrument separation. That being said, it’s “trying” to be very good and in spots it really is – mainly during quieter passages where you can tell the taper did bring pretty good gear. Almost but not quite, but still qualifying as a good addition to a Styx fan’s collection (and great as a “bonus” concert in this set). Styx Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA January 27, 1978 Disc 1 01 The Grand Illusion 02 Lorelei 03 Mademoiselle 04 Fooling Yourself 05 Suite Madame Blue 06 Crystal Ball 07 Light Up 08 Lady Disc 2 09 Man In The Wilderness 10 Come Sail Away 11 Midnight Ride 12 Miss America 13 Born For Adventure Oakland Coliseum Arena Oakland, CA. October 19th 1978 Disc 3 1. -Great White Hope (7:01) 2. -Lorelei (6:39) 3. -I'm Okay (6:24) 4. -Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) (5:42) 5. -Suite Madame Blue (9:58) 6. -Crystal Ball (7:50) 7. -The Grand Illusion (4:58) Disc 4 1. -Renegade (10:59) 2. -Lady (4:25) 3. -Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) (6:15) 4. -Come Sail Away (9:40) 5. -Miss America (10:08) 6. -Midnight Ride (11:00) -
FM Broadcast 9.1 (Seattle) and Audience 8.3 (Fresno) - Two very cool shows with the first one taking the cake for fidelity but the second one is a stomper. It is pretty clear with guitar being very good and loud (screaming in fact!) but not at the expense of everything else. It’s lacking maybe some lower end definition and separation of instruments during their jamming parts (might lose some of the drums in there, and keyboards are absent sometimes) but these are not going to bother you when you start listening to this gig because it’s a thriller. STYX Paramount Theater Seattle, WA March 26, 1976 Reel to Reel Master @ 3 AND 3/4 ips KZOK Too High Concert Aired March 19th 1979 THE BAND Chuck Panozzo bass backing vocals James Young guitar backing and lead vocals Tommy Shaw guitar lead and backing vocals Dennis DeYoung lead and backing vocals keyboards John Panozzo drums Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Born For Adventure 3 -Lorelei 4 -You Need Love 5 -Suite Madame Blue 6 -Midnight Ride 7 -Rock and Roll Feeling with Guitar and Drum Solos 8 -KZOK sTATION ID Disc 2 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA. August 14th 1977 1. -Intro (2:51) 2. -Put Me On (6:08) 3. -Lorelei (6:35) 4. -Mademoiselle (5:21) 5. -Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) (5:38) 6. -Suite Madame Blue (10:21) 7. -Crystal Ball (6:23) Disc 3 1. -Light Up (4:55) (Sourced from Miami 1977) 2. -Come Sail Away (8:42) 3. -Lady (4:27) 4. -Midnight Ride (10:26) 5. -Miss America (6:54) 6. -Born For Adventure (6:20) -
Audience 8.8 - A surprisingly good tape here, with pretty much everything you require including really great atmosphere. The flaws have mainly to do with the ability of the equipment to supply bandwidth, which basically translates into depth or dynamics, which are present but maybe not to the degree you prefer. It’s certainly worthy of your investigation though, and will not be a one and done show. SUPERTRAMP Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, USA 05 May 1979 CD 1 - 76:53 1. School (5:53) 2. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 1 (4:26) 3. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 2 (1:09) 4. Take The Long Way Home (5:32) 5. Goodbye Stranger (6:21) 6. Breakfast In America (3:24) 7. Oh Darling (4:28) 8. Hide In Your Shell (7:43) 9. From Now On (6:22) 10. Child Of Vision (6:52) 11. Even In The Quietest Moments (5:24) 12. A Soapbox Opera (4:39) 13. Asylum (6:53) 14. Downstream (3:29) 15. Give A Little Bit (4:18) CD 2 - 55:54 1. Bloody Well Right (6:58) 2. Dreamer (3:24) 3. Rudy (6:41) 4. The Logical Song (5:13) 5. Another Man’s Woman/band intro (8:52) 6. Fool’s Overture (11:16) 7. Two Of Us/Crime Of The Century (8:11) 8. Sister Moonshine (5:19) Rick Davies - Keyboards & Vocals Roger Hodgson - Guitars, Keyboards & Vocals Bob Siebenberg - Drums John Helliwell - Sax & Vocals Dougie Thomson - Bass -
Audience 9.5 - You can relax into this show, it's occupying a very pleasant space when the soundwaves wash over you and you begin to have a sense of the size of the venue, the space around you, and the distance from the stage. That's what I like about smaller venue recordings, and modern taping gear is getting so much better with the mic technology and level adjust that it's really hard to screw it up. Susanna Hoffs McCabe's Guitar Shop Santa Monica, Ca April 28, 2012 10:00 PM show 01. intro 02. Raining 03. November Sun 04. Always Enough 05. Different Drum 06. Picture Me 07. All I've Got to Do 08. One Day 09. Eternal Flame 10. All I Want 11. Manic Monday medley 12. In Your Room 13. Hero Takes a Fall 14. Holding My Breath 15. Teacher Teacher 16. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere+ 17. To Sir, with Love 18. King Midas in Reverse* 19. Cinnamon Girl+ Susanna Hoffs - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine Andrew Brassell - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals Derrick Anderson - bass guitar, vocals Jim Laspesa - drums, vocals Dennis Taylor - electric guitar John Calacci - percussion Val McCallum - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals +Matthew Sweet - vocals, tambourine *John Wicks - vocals -
CD reissue from Shadoks Music of an album that originally came out in 1972. The band hailed from Iceland. (Sealed, jewel case) -
SDBRD 8.8 - A rollicking good time is what you are going to get here, maybe not the ideal sound mix (although it gets better), but this is a band that despite all outward appearance is quite talented musically (and seem to be quite natural performing live on stage). You will love the music and even the on stage banter…perhaps this band was the role model for Steel Panther? Ha ha! The Sweet Give us a wink world tour February 8, 1976 Toronto 01 The Ballrom Blitz 02 The Six Teens 03 Restless 04 No You Don't 05 Fox On The Run 06 Burn On The Flame 07 Set Me Free 08 Man With The Golden Arm 09 Action + AC/AC 10 Sweet F.A. -
Audience 8.9 - This tape gets the nod for being a well-captured piece of music at a time when music was seeing significant change. One of those change bands, beginning in the 2nd half of the 70's, was Talking Heads and they remained at the forefront for quite a few years. This tape shows why...it's got a very realistic feel to it and the band sounds confident. Talking Heads Paramount Theatre Staten Island, NY August 20, 1982 01 Psycho Killer 02 Love - Building On Fire 03 Cities 04 Big Blue Plymouth 05 Once In A Lifetime 06 Mind 07 My Big Hands (Fall Through The Cracks) 08 Slink 09 Big Business 10 I Zimbra 11 Swamp 12 Houses n Motion 13 What A Day That Was 14 Life During Wartime 15 Take Me To The River -
Soundboard 9.2 - Strong and clear as a board should be, but probably not mixed for a live album release, more for front of house sound which explains the interesting way the two guitars are panned…I rather like it. This allows you to really get the musicality of the performance and that is where this tape literally takes off. The playing is top shelf and worthy of paying serious attention to. On a side note, every now and then there will be a tape problem that resolves itself right away and I think this is present on the master. It is not a deal breaker at all, it happens few and far between. Ted Nugent Pine Knob Amphitheater Clarkston, Michigan June 8, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Just What the Doctor Ordered 02. -Dog Eat Dog 03. -Free For All 04. -Snakeskin Cowboys 05. -Where Have You Been All My Life 06. -Cat Scratch Fever 07. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang Disc 2 (41:41): 01. -Death By Misadventure 02. -Stormtroopin' 03. -Stranglehold 04. -Motor City Madhouse 05. -Great White Buffalo Ted Nugent - lead guitar, vocals Derek St. Holmes -guitar, vocals Rob Grange - bass Cliff Davies - drums -
Soundboard 9.0 - Sounds like a 70’s board tape alright – a little dated but man, it sure does kick ass! Really PHAT with perfect guitar tone and bashing drums, and vocals in your eardrums! Dang, this is what you play for your kid if he starts to listen to modern garbage. Ted Nugent Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan June 15, 1978. 1. -Just What the Doctor Ordered 4:40 2. -Yank Me, Crank Me 4:54 3. -Dog Eat Dog 5:03 4. -Free For All 5:22 5. -Snakeskin Cowboys 6:00 6. -Cat Scratch Fever 4:24 7. -Where Have You Been All my Life? 6:08 8. -Name Your Poison 5:32 9. -Need You Bad 4:56 10. -Guitar Solo - Stormtroopin' 10:07 11. -Stranglehold 11:21 Ted Nugent: Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Lead & Backing Vocals. Charlie Huhn: Rhythm Guitar, Lead & Backing Vocals. Dave Kiswiney: Bass. Clifford Davies: Drums & Backing Vocals. -
Audience 8.8 - This is one of those tapes that requires high volume to really bring out the flavor. It’s good, in fact the louder you go the better it is, which is in itself quite nice. Ted is in a good mood, the band sounds good, the audience loves it, you will too! Ted Nugent Selland Arena, Fresno, CA September 3, 1978 Band line-up Ted Nugent - guitar, vocals Charlie Huhn - guitar, vocals Rob Grange - bass Cliff Davies - drums Total Time = 92:00 Disc 1 01 Just What the Doctor Ordered 02 Yank Me Crank Me 03 Dog Eat Dog 04 Free For All 05 Snakeskin Cowboys 06 Cat Scratch Fever 07 Need You Bad 08 Name Your Poison Disc 2 09 Wang Dang Sweet Poontang 10 Guitar Solo 11 Stormtroopin' 12 Stranglehold 13 Motor City Madhouse 14 Gonzo -
Soundboard 8.9 - Mixed for television broadcast, the sound is a little better than your average videotape source audio in that it is not nearly as compressed sounding. Vocals are mixed hotter than normal but not too bad, some occasional channel disturbances that last seconds and are resolved and are few and far between so overall this is a real good one. Ted Nugent Hammersmith Odeon London, England March 5, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Stranglehold 02. -Just What The Doctor Ordered 03. -Free For All 04. -Snakeskin Cowboys 05. -Cat Scratch Fever 06. -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang 07. -Dog Eat Dog Disc 2 08. -Stormtroopin' 09. -Hibernation 10. -Motor City Madhouse 11. -Where Have You Been All My Life 12. -Sweet Sally 13. -Turn It Up -
Soundboard 9.3 - What you would expect from a direct to tape from the mixing console recording. It's super clear and clean and every instrument in a place where it's easily distinguishable, but don't assume it's just a dry, lifeless thing 'cause it ain't. It's not mixed for a release of any kind, but as a reference, so there's nothing to tame the Wildman when he's on the microphone - and that's the life of the party right there. Ted Nugent LIVE 1980 VOLUME 1 Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas April 11th, 1980 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Motor City Madhouse 03 Stormtroopin' 04 Free For All 05 Wango Tango 06 Just What The Doctor Ordered 07 Cat Scratch Fever 08 I Gotta Move 09 Hard As Nails Disc 2 10 Ted Talking 11 Dog Eat Dog 12 Lubbock Texas Shuffle 13 Ted Talking 14 Wang Dang Sweet Poontang - TNT Overture 15 Great White Buffalo 16 Stranglehold -
FM Radio broadcast 9.3 - The band is in your living room. The drums will knock your head clean off. The bass is pumping, and Ted is absolutely shredding. Ted Nugent Ector County Coliseum Odessa, TX. July 29th 1982 01. -Stormtroopin’ 02. -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang 03. -Dog Eat Dog 04. -We’re Gonna Rock Tonight 05. -Cat Scratch Fever 06. -No, No, No 07. -Fighting’ Words 08. -Good and Ready 09. -Great White Buffalo 10. -Ted Talk 11. -Carmine Appice Drum solo 12. -Motor City Madhouse 13. -Stranglehold 14. -Radio Interview -
Pro Audience 9.1 - More than likely this was recorded for broadcast, but it's not a soundboard, or, perhaps it is a close/distance mic'd job because it is definitely not from the audience. It's probably a stage mic placement, that is about all I can decipher because while it is not quite up to prime time for a pristine radio broadcast, it is the next best thing in that you get more atmospherics than a straight board recording. Ted Nugent LIVE 1980 VOLUME 2 Providence Civic Center Arena Providence, Rhode Island September 30, 1980 Disc 1 01. Stage Announcements 02. Lone Wolf Entrance 03. Motor City Madhouse 04. Scream Dream 05. Just What The Doctor Ordered 06. Hard As Nails 07. I Gotta Move 08. Free For All 09. Paralyzed 10. I Take No Prisoners 11. I Am a Predator Disc 2 01. Jailbait 02. My Love Is Like a Tire Iron 03. The Flying Lip Lock 04. Wango Tango 05. Cat Scratch Fever 06. Land of a Thousand Dances 07. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (with Flesh & Blood, Hibernation, Migration, The TNT Overture, Wang Dang Reprise) Band members: Ted Nugent - lead vocals, lead guitar Charlie Huhn - lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar Dave Kiswiney - bass, backing vocals Cliff Davies - drums, percussion, backing vocals, producer -
Soundboard 9.7 - You will be hard pressed to find another ’77 show that sounds as good as this. As an added bonus, the song “A Thousand Knives” is played and that song rarely turns up on any recordings. Ted Nugent Freeman Coliseum San Antonio, TX Jan 22, 1977 Disc #1: 01. Stranglehold 02. Just What the Doctor Ordered 03. Free For All 04. Snakeskin Cowboys 05. Cat Scratch Fever 06. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang 07. A Thousand Knives 08. Dog Eat Dog 09. Stormtroopin' Disc #2: 01. Hey Baby 02. Great White Buffalo 03. Guitar Solo 04. Hibernation 05. Motor City Madhouse -
Upper Darby 1975 Audience 8.7 - This is not an easy one to pull off – you have to give a lot of credit to this taper as he’s trying to capture an excessively loud and aggressive rock band in a smallish club. That means you’d better be in a good spot with a tape machine that can prevent distortion due to high volume. Taper got those two essentials right. What is the flaw then? I would say unless you are super picky, you really will understand the value of this tape. Good sound quality, you hear everything (both guitars clear!), drums, bass even! So it isn’t board tape perfect, but I think this rare 1975 audience tape belongs in every fan’s collection. It is that good. Central Park 1975 Soundboard 9.8 - What a thrill this is! Man, if you can’t get excited listening to this you are dead. This recording wakes the dead! Get ready for max rock madness in crystal clear excellence. Ted Nugent Live '75 Disc 1 Tower Theater Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania May 3, 1975 01. Intro 02. Hibernation 03. Stranglehold 04. Lady Luck 05. Pony Express 06. Tuning Up 07. Queen Of The Forest 08. Living In The Woods 09. Where Have You Been All My Life 10. Feedback Frenzy 11. Papa's Will Disc 2 Schaeffer Music Festival Central Park New York, NY August 29, 1975 01. -Hibernation 02. -Stormtroopin' 03. -Just What the Doctor Ordered 04. -Stranglehold 05. -Motor City Madhouse Ted Nugent - lead guitar, vocals Derek St Holmes - vocals & rhythm guitar Rob Grange - bass Cliff Davies - drums