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)
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