Soundboard 9.1 - I like the natural, expressive drum sound in this mix, it’s not often you get that out of a soundboard. This is also a very fine performance, as they pretty much all were, but this one really shines. Rory GALLAGHER Olympia Paris, France March 8th, 1982 2nd show CD 1 (1:00:58) 101. -Shin Kicker 102. -Brute, Force and Ignorance 103. -Bad Penny 104. -Nadine 105. -What In The World 106. -Wayward Child 107. -A Million Miles away 108. -The devil made Me Do It 109. -Tattooed Lady 110. -Mississipi Sheiks CD 2 (0:57:20) 211. -Out On The Western Plain 212. -Nothing But The Devil 213. -Bourbon 214. -Moonchild 215. -Philby 216. -I'm Leaving 217. -Shadow Play 218. -Louie Louie 219. -Bullfrog Blues 220. -Slow Down Total time : 1:58:18

Radio Broadcasts 9.2-9.8 - Superb quality broadcasts all from 1977. Rory Gallagher Pistol Slappin' 77's 1977 Broadcasts Disc 1 Demontford Hall, Leicester, UK 2/15/77 01 -Do You Read Me 02 -Calling Card 03 -Secret Agent 04 -Tattoo'd Lady 05 -A Million Miles Away 06 -tuning & intro to Souped-Up Ford 07 -Souped-Up Ford 08 -Bullfrog Blues 09 -Edged In Blue 10 -Country Mile 11 -Got My Mojo Workin' Disc 2 Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, UK. 2/18/77 1. -Edged In Blue 2. -Used To Be 3. -Country Mile Sheffield, UK. 02/17/77 4. -I Take What I Want 5. -Bought And Sold 6. -Out On The Western Plain 7. -Pistol Slapper Blues 8. -Barley & Grape Rag 9. -Secret Agent Disc 3 Sight & Sound in Concert Jan. 29th, 1977 01. -Intro 02. -Do You Read Me 03. -Secret Agent 04. -Calling Card 05. -Bought and Sold 06. -Out on the Western Plain 07. -Pistol Slapper Blues 08. -Too Much Alcohol 09. -Going To My Home Town 10. -Souped-up Ford 11. -Outro  

Soundboard 9.0 - Nothing inherently wrong with this board tape, it’s very much what you should expect, but there is some atmosphere that captures some of the room excitement. You won’t strain to hear anything on this recording as everything is right up front. Bass is very well rounded and tight, drums are in the pocket and guitar is blasting as only Rory can. So, it is highly suggested you grab this, ‘cause you’ll dig it. Rory Gallagher City Hall, Sittard, Holland 1979-10-18 Disc 1 01 Wayward Child 02 Tattoo'd Lady 03 I Wonder Who 04 Follow Me 05 Bought & Sold 06 Keychain 07 Secret Agent 08 Bad Penny Disc 2 09 Out On The Western Plain 10 As The Crow Flies 11 Going To My Hometown 12 Moonchild 13 Shadow Play 14 Bullfrog Blues 15 Sea Cruise 16 Too Much Alcohol Rory Gallagher - Guitar, Vocals Gerry McAvoy - Bass Ted McKenna - Drums  

Audience 9.5 - Astounding! This, this is beyond devastating. Personally, I have to put this right up there with hearing Museo Rosenbach for the first time. How do I arrive at this?  Because, in 2021 you sort of don’t expect this old 70’s era Italian prog band to move the needle other than just reliving past glories. Oh how wrong that is…for starters, their SOUND is massive, powerful, dynamic, energetic, and TIGHT. Their material is amazing, complex, unpredictable, moving, and absolutely just devastating. I challenge anyone to find a modern band that can pull something like this off with such panache. Heavy is more than just distortion folks…it’s a lot of stuff and these guys just know what heaviness is from decades of experience. IL ROVESCIO DELLA MEDAGLIA Veruno Progressive Rock 2021 Revislate, Campo Sportivo September 4, 2021 Disc 1 La Bibbia: 01.-Il Nulla 02.-La Creazione 03.-L'Ammonimento 04.-Sodoma E Gomorra 05.-Il Giudizio Contaminazione: 06.-Absent for This Consumed World 07.-Ora Non Ricordo Più 08.-Il Suono Del Silenzio 09.-Mi Sono Svegliato E...Ho Chiuso Gli Occhi 10.-Lei Sei Tu Lei Disc 2 11.-La Mia Musica 12.-Johann 13.-Scotland Machine 14.-Cella 503 15.-Contaminazione 1760 16.-Alzo Un Muro Elettrico - Sweet Suite 17.-La Grande Fuga  

Disc 1 Soundboard 8.8 - This sounds like it could be from a television special as it has that telltale compression, and to my ears it sounds dated but in a cool way. A little narrow but clear and retains a sharpness, so you get every nuance of guitar but at the expense of any real bottom end – still is very good for the early vintage. Disc 2 Soundboard 9.6 except last two songs Audience 9.2 - This disc showcases some of the very best stuff I’ve heard, really a joy and fine quality too. Disc 3 SDBRD 9.7 - I hate to say it, but this is almost too good. At times though, guitar is mixed a little low, but it seems it’s only when he is on a certain setting on his guitar for whatever reason. Mostly it’s mixed real well. The audio fidelity is crystal clear, I think it needs more atmosphere…although to be fair Roy’s guitar creates that in spades. Roy Buchanan Live History 1972-1987 Disc 1 The Crossroads Bladensburg, MD April 17, 1972 01. -Them Changes 02. -Sweet Dreams 03. -Johnny B Goode 04. -Down By The River 05. -Roy's Bluz (My Soul Died Last Friday) 06. -By the Time I Get To Phoenix Fillmore East 1971 07. -Bill Graham introduces Nils Lofgren 08. -Shotgun 09. -The Messiah Will Come Again Disc 2 1974-09-13 Ebbett's Field, Denver, Colorado 1. Too Many Drivers 2. Reelin' and Rockin' 3. My Soul Died Last Friday 4. You Don't Love Me 5. CC Rider 6. I Hear You Knockin' 7. Honky Tonk 8. The Messiah Armadillo World Headquarters Austin, TX September 2, 1978 9. -Instrumental 10. -Sunshine Of Your Love 11. -Instrumental 12. -Instrumental Toad's Place New Haven, CT January 20, 1981 13. -Audience 14. -Roy's Bluz (My Soul Died Last Friday) Disc 3 Rockefeller's Houston, Texas February 5, 1987 01 -Instrumental 02 -Peter Gunn - guitar intro 03 -When a Guitar Plays the Blues 04 -Can't Judge a Book 05 -Beer Drinkin' Woman - Down By the River intro 06 -Down By the River 07 -Green Onions 08 -Sunshine of Your Love 09 -Hey Joe - Purple Haze 10 -Short Fuse 11 -Green Onions 12 -Blues Instrumental - When a Guitar Plays the Blues 13 -Can't Judge a Book 14 -Beer Drinkin' Woman

Audience 9.5 - If the date of this show looks familiar, it’s because she’s opening for Black Sabbath! Now, while this music is a product of its time, it is not to say that it’s not worthy of examination – I’ll be the first to say I love this stuff. First, it’s just kick ass rock and roll, with loads of hooks and even though the majority of the song structures are standard  barre chord blues-based riff rock, they have put enough creativity in them to make you take notice. Ruby is best known for being stage mates with Jim Dandy in Black Oak Arkansas, but whatever she learned from him she has taken very good notes and delivers primo stadium caliber boogie. Great “saucy” voice too! Ruby Starr and Grey Ghost Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA September 7, 1975 01 You Need a Chain 02 Sweet Sweet Sweet 03 Long Wait 04 Let Your Love Drift Away 05 Money 06 Wall to Wall 07 I'll Come Back 08 Living Proof 09 Top Me Off With All Of Your Love  

Audience  9.6 - Been looking for a great sounding 1981 show? Yeah, me too. Now, I am happy to say we have found it.  This is as good as you would ever hope for, spacious and warm, with plenty of headroom to increase your volume, tone, whatever you want and it just gets better. Hasn’t left my player in a week. Rush Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA June 12, 1981 Disc 1 01 2112 Overture 02 The Temples of Syrinx 03 Freewill 04 Limelight 05 Hemispheres Prelude 06 Beneath, Between & Behind 07 The Camera Eye 08 YYZ 09 Drum Solo 10 Broon's Bane 11 The Trees 12 Xanadu 13 The Spirit of Radio Disc 2 14 Red Barchetta 15 Closer to the Heart 16 Tom Sawyer 17 Vital Signs 18 Natural Science 19 Working Man 20 Hemispheres Armageddon 21 By-Tor and the Snow Dog 22 In the End 23 In the Mood 24 2112 Grand Finale 25 La Villa Strangiato

Audience 2 Source Matrix 9.2 - The best part here is how awesome the bass and drums sound together - so massive yet enough detail to separate them nicely. Guitars and vocals occupy essentially the same space in the mix, neither rising high enough to hog the bandwidth. So, all in all I think this matrix gives us the best possible audio of this show and that is a really good thing!