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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Concerts I've listened to, October 2009
19xx-xx-xx Pink Floyd Blues - 28 performances of Blues. Perhaps all of them?
1984-08-25 New Order "Rock Around The Clock" - 5 track TV appearance, and it sounds like early 80s British TV, bleh.
1985-02-09 Yes Buenos Aires, Argentina Velez Sarfield Stadium - Broadcast from the high point of the pop-era of Yes. Sometimes the mix is off in a soundboard... there's way too much keyboard in this one... and it's kinda annoying. Not a quality performance, but I finally got to hear their cover of Gimme Some Lovin'. And it will never sound the same to me again.
1970-01-18 Pink Floyd Croydon UK Fairfield Halls - Another early 1970 show with muddy muddy soun. But it's got weird songs like The Violet Sequence, Main Theme from More, and Biding my Time, so why wouldn't I want to listen to it.
1986-09-12 GTR Birmingham UK Odeon Theater - Oh yeah, I love the GTR album when it came out, and seeing Hackett and Howe was an awesome experience... then... Now it seems like pretty awful stuff. Too bad I can't find a better recording.
1983-03-03 OMD Glen Cove NY Northstage Theatre - For years I thought that this show was from IL, not LI (as in Long Island). Oh well. Still not great sound... very hissy dispite the fact that this is a master from the broadcast. Argh.
2009-09-14 Pet Shop Boys Chicago IL Chicago Theater - Still the best show I ever saw was PSB on the '91 tour. I would have loved to have seen them on this tour too!
1970-01-23 Pink Floyd Paris Frace Théatre Des Champs-Elysées - Yet another version. I wonder which one is the right one?
1970-10-23 Pink Floyd Santa Monica CA Civic Auditorium - Holy crap! A master! (Mono, but never the less, a master). Perhaps a bit fast at times, but one of the cleanest recordings I've heard from this era. Truly amazing!
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Concerts I've listened to, October 2009
19xx-xx-xx Pink Floyd Blues - 28 performances of Blues. Perhaps all of them?
1984-08-25 New Order "Rock Around The Clock" - 5 track TV appearance, and it sounds like early 80s British TV, bleh.
1985-02-09 Yes Buenos Aires, Argentina Velez Sarfield Stadium - Broadcast from the high point of the pop-era of Yes. Sometimes the mix is off in a soundboard... there's way too much keyboard in this one... and it's kinda annoying. Not a quality performance, but I finally got to hear their cover of Gimme Some Lovin'. And it will never sound the same to me again.
1970-01-18 Pink Floyd Croydon UK Fairfield Halls - Another early 1970 show with muddy muddy soun. But it's got weird songs like The Violet Sequence, Main Theme from More, and Biding my Time, so why wouldn't I want to listen to it.
1986-09-12 GTR Birmingham UK Odeon Theater - Oh yeah, I love the GTR album when it came out, and seeing Hackett and Howe was an awesome experience... then... Now it seems like pretty awful stuff. Too bad I can't find a better recording.
1983-03-03 OMD Glen Cove NY Northstage Theatre - For years I thought that this show was from IL, not LI (as in Long Island). Oh well. Still not great sound... very hissy dispite the fact that this is a master from the broadcast. Argh.
2009-09-14 Pet Shop Boys Chicago IL Chicago Theater - Still the best show I ever saw was PSB on the '91 tour. I would have loved to have seen them on this tour too!
1970-01-23 Pink Floyd Paris Frace Théatre Des Champs-Elysées - Yet another version. I wonder which one is the right one?
1970-10-23 Pink Floyd Santa Monica CA Civic Auditorium - Holy crap! A master! (Mono, but never the less, a master). Perhaps a bit fast at times, but one of the cleanest recordings I've heard from this era. Truly amazing!
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Prince 1995 Experiences
Found some night after the show review of three times I saw Prince at Paisley Park. Thought that I'd slightly edit them and post them
Prince: Chanhassen MN Paisley Park 8/26/1995
The show was Tha Bomm! We waited outside for about 2 hours before we got in. Got inside went right up to the front of the stage a waited for three hours. Basically, we were on the left side, about 5-10 feet away from his mike and I was 1 foot away from his monitor. The stage was about 2 feet high so we were in a perfect place. Mr. Hayes was about 3 feet away from me, and ChickenMan was about 15 feet away (towards the back).
He came out and played guitar from behind the screen that was still showing videos. Sounded like Sometimes It Snows In April. Just noodling around for a couple of minutes and then HE PLAYED IT! I just about died. Sadly he played 7 and Dolphin. Killer Peach for a long long time. Played *all* of Bambi! Did this amazing version of Race where he and tommy just jumped around playing their Axxes. Then he started play the keyboard riff from Girls And Boys (like he did at the Berlin show last November). He went up to the mic and sung a verse and chorus. It was the shit!
Then they just kept playing around. Oh, right before he did 7 which was like the 4th song, during the intro the keyboard intro to Around The World In A Day was played. When he did Girls And Boys I was starting to think that it was going to be a Parade tour like show. Not too many complete songs.... The last 40 minutes just jammed. Started to do I Hate U and went right into 319 that broke down into Superhero. Did most of BJB. No Pussy Control. Did a cool version of Dark (in the...). Played the small eye bass for Days Of Wild which ended the set, but even that broke down to a song that no one knew.
Prince: Chanhassen MN Paisley Park 9/9/1995
People who had tickets were let in first, relatively early at 9.15. We walked right up to the front and we directly in front of his mike. Only one person separated me from the stage.
Suprisingly enough the gig started at 11.45.
He started with the Purple Medley, and with that there was a huge surge and all hell broke loose. My legs are sore this morning from trying to stand my ground. Many chicks were all over me, and not necessarily in a good way. The Kids like the Purple Medley.
The high light of the night was Pussy Control LIVE! As soon as it started I was shouting and one of the large (did I say large) black ladies said That's my song! Ok. It rocked. Even funkier! We were all doing the chorus.
Went from Pussy Control into Letitgo and did all of it. He was in a great mood. Having lots of fun. I was close enough too >see that his cuticles are in much better shape than mine. Caught eye contact with him a few times. End with Get Wild about 1.15, no encore.
Prince: Chanhassen MN Paisley Park 10/28/1995
I'm not really sure... and I was there. They did crowd shots for about 20-30 minutes... a comedian did a routine and then Nona Gaye did a song from the Marvin Gaye tribute album. Prince came out and did The Return Of The Bump Squad, The Jam, The Ride and Bambi. End of show. It was scarey the number of people I recognized. We got there about 10.30 and walked right in and even got a good spot... about 10-12 feet away from the stage. It was really cool to see all the cameras and stuff. On one side of the soundstage they roped it off and had about 20 guitars hang in the air... looked like a cool piece of art!
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Concerts I've listened to, September 2009
2009-08-30 Orbital London UK Clapham Common - An audience recording from the short reunion tour. I'm amazed that more tapes haven't shown up. Pretty impressed with the reworkings.
2009-08-24 Passion Pit BBC 6 Music Studio - Just two tracks and an interview. Almost acoustic!
2009-08-31 Metric Paris France Maison de la Radio, Studio 105 - FM broadcast.
2009-08-26 Nine Inch Nails New York City Terminal 5 - One of the last NIN shows via NYCTaper. Fantastic sound. Crazy long set list.. with covers, Peter Murphy.
1989-04-03 Living Colour Milwaukee WI Ballroom - pretty hot audience recording.
2009-08-23 Nine Inch Nail New York City NY Webster Hall - The Downward Spiral show. Not as good recording as the 26th and about 40 minutes shorter
1990-04-18 Stevie Ray Vaughan Cedar Radpid IA Five Seasons Center - Pretty ok audience recording. It only took my 19 years to track it down! A bit muffled at times.
2008-10-18 Ben Fold Maplewood MN The Myth - I've had a nice run lately of getting shows I've been to. And once again, surprised this took almost an entire year to get! Clean quiet sound.
1971-09-18 Pink Floyd Montreux Switzerland Salle de Concert du Pavillon - Classic show, alternate recording.
2009-09-12 U2 Chicago IL Soldier Field - Still kind of an "eh" performance for me. Although Bad was good and I love hearing Ultraviolet always!
1996-06-28 Orbital Seatle WA Train Station - A very early internet webcast with some super hot soundboard sound!
2009-09-11 Living Colour Teaneck NJ Mexicali Live - Good audience but muddled. New album live, with horns, OK just a sax.
2009-09-10 Nine Inch Nail Los Angeles CA The Wiltern - The last live NIN show. Over three hours! I really wish that the sound was better.
1971-02-26 Pink Floyd Offenbach Germany Grosser Stadhalle - The last winter 70 and 71 Germany shows are awesome. This one is a speed corrected version from the master. Still not the best sound though.
1974-07-13 Bruce Springsteen New York City NY The Bottom Line - A good year before the infamous broadcast. A great audience recording.
2009-09-12 The Orb BBC Radio 6 6 Mix - Alex is spinning some tunes with a big Orb mix at the end.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Concerts I've listened to, August 2009
1987-06-10 New Order Manchester UK Hacienda - Soundcheck & show... from video.
1970-01-23 Pink Floyd Paris Frane Théatre Des Champs-Elysées - I've listened to many version of this show, but I don't think that I've listened to the original AM broadcast. Sigh. Should be better, but it is a fantastic show.
1973-06-03 Bruce Springsteen Cleveland OH Agora Ballroom - A classic broadcast that I haven't listened to in a million years. Much much better sound than my old crappy tape.
1969-08-08 Pink Floyd Plumpton UK Plumpton Racecourse - Wow.. I don't believe I've heard a version of this show this clear... mono but an excellent listen.
1991-02-05 Living Colour Minneapolis MN Orpheum Theater - I guess this would have been my fourth LC that I attended. Kind of a fuzzy recording. I wonder if my old tape is better? I wonder who taped this... Because I'm pretty sure I can hear myself on it, but I don't remember going with a taper.
2009-06-13 Bruce Springsteen Manchester TN Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival What Stage - A nice (but low sounding) 3 source matrix.
1969-06-08 The Who Minneapolis MN Guthrie Theater - A great sounding Tommy show. Very good sound, and a 19 minute jam. Nice.
1987-05-28 Genesis Philadelphia PA Veterans Stadium - Another show I was at. Nice and distant and slightly hissy... just like I like 'em.
1990-06-05 Eric Clapton New York City The Armoury - Perfect soundboard rehersals for the "International Rock Awards" which didn't last too long as an award show.
1991-08-03 Guns and Roses Inglewood CA Great Western Forum - Over 3 hours and 39 minutes! Longest GnR show ever. What a marathon! Good sound, nothing fantastic.
2009-08-20 U2 Sheffield UK Don Valley Stadium - FM broadcast. Can't complain about a thing. Also downloaded the webcast to compare to.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Concerts I've listened to, July 2009
2009-06-30 U2 Barcelon Spain Nou Camp - I can't believe I had to wait like 12 hours to download it. I figured it would have been posted by the time I went to bed! Nice clear sound.
1986-06-15 Peter Gabriel East Rutherford NJ Giants Stadium - Haven't listend to any of the Amensty shows in years. Not from my tapes.
1971-05-18 Pink Floyd Stirling UK Pathfood Building Refectory Stirling University - Ugh.. not good sound.
1971-02-13 Pink Floyd Farnborough UK Students Union Bar - Hissy but very clear. And a somewhat late era Astronomy Domine.
1969-01-11 Led Zeppelin San Francisco CA Fillmore West - From wolfgangsvault.com. Incomplete, but seriously good sound.
1976-03-23 David Bowie Uniondale NY NAssau Coliseum - From wolfgangsvault.com Again, imcomplete, but great sound. Haven't listened to much live Bowie.
1977-06-25 Pink Floyd Cleveland OH Municipal Stadium - Hello Cleveland! We are Pink Floyd. Not quite... OK sound. I actually don't think that I've heard this one before. Nice show. This part of the tour had some amazing guitar solos!
2001-09-17 Uberzone Memphis TN New Daisy Theatre - I'm guessing I have the largest collection of Uberzone live shows. I must have like 2 or 3! Nice bass!
2009-07-08 Pet Shop Boys Madrid Spain Palacio Vistalegre - Since I'm probably not going to the Minneapolis show, I'm so happy that someone taped and posted this! Clean but pretty crowdy and distant.
2009-07-11 No Doubt Noblesville IN Verizon Wireless Music Center - Again, a distant recording. And really, only 100 minute show?
2009-07-18 2 Many DJs BBC Radio 6 - 2 Many DJs takes me back to Chicago in the 80s? Really? I can't wait. Oh wait... early house music. OK... House music all night long. House music all night long. House music all night long. House music all night long.
1984-05-14 New Order London UK Royal Festival Hall - A nice audience, but a little distance and distorted.
2009-07-17 Counting Crows Mary Hill Winery - And like everything else I've listened to lately, distance. And like no high end at all. Conceptually I like the idea of two bands playing together, but since I've never heard Augustana before, this is less than interesting.
1988-07-23 Living Colour Cambridge MA TT The Bears - I've heard many tracks from the show, but never the whole show. This was probably a good 6-9 month before they broke big. From a broadcast.
1987-06-06 New Order London UK Finsbury Park - Perhaps a soundboard, but if so, it's a little muffled.
1986-10-13 Sigue Sigue Sputnik London UK Royal Albert Hall - Serioulsy? They played the RAH? I miss all the hype and excess. What a completely craptactular band... OK, they were brilliant.
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