TODD/UTOPIA AND RELATED ARTISTS ON CD-R

THIS IS A REFERENCE PLACE FOR BOOTLEG STUFF I HAD PRIOR TO 2008 ARENA TOUR. I AM NO LONGER COLLECTING/TRADING THIS STUFF IN ANY WAY AND THESE PAGES ARE NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF SAME. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED A LOT OF EFFORT TOWARDS THIS SCENE. IF YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH, YOU WILL FIND SOMEWHERE WHERE THIS IS GOING ON STILL-THERE ARE STILL THEIVES AND CRIMINALS AMONG US! WATCH OUT...IM HALF-JOKING, OF COURSE
FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW, ALL TODD, UTOPIA AND NAZZ ARE BANNED FROM DIME A DOZEN. THERE IS A LETTER FROM ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING TODD THREATENING LEGAL ACTION FOR ANY SUCH CONTENT. YOU CAN SEE IT AT THE SITE. I AM UNSURE ABOUT ANY OTHER PIER TO PIER PLACE WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING. ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE...AT THE REQUEST OF THE ARTIST (AS THE LETTER STATES). AT THIS POINT, I NEED NO MORE INFORMATION OR CLUES TO SOLVE MY PUZZLE, SO TO SPEAK. ITS AMAZING HOW HARD HEADED YOU CAN GET ABOUT STUFF SOMETIMES. ITS MY TIME TO GET OUT.
IF YOU ARE AS BEWILDERED/PUZZLED BY THIS MOVE AS I AM, TAKE COMFORT TO KNOW THAT MOST MODERN ARTISTS (WELL ABOVE 80%) WOULD LOVE YOU TO CARE ENOUGH TO TAPE/BOOTLEG THEIR MUSIC. MOST NEW BANDS KNOW THE VALUE. ITS ONLY WHEN YOU SET THINGS UP BACK TO BACK AND GET THE DIFFERENCE FROM NIGHT TO NIGHT THAT YOU "GET IT"-THOSE WHO KNOW KNOW THAT THIS IS WHERE THE REAL LIFE IS. UNLESS YOURE SELLING A PRODUCT LIKE BUBBLEGUM, ETC. (OR A TOP 40 ARTIST WHERE ONE SHOW IS THE SAME TAPE EACH NIGHT) MOST OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS ARE INTO COMMUNICATION, NOT SO MUCH DICTATION IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THINGS. WHATVER HAPPENED (MONEY PROBABLY) TO LOSE THIS HERE, THERES ALWAYS OTHER SCENES INTO IT. IVE HEARD THEY ARE DOING WEBCASTS AND CHARGING FOR AWATS 09..FUCKING FINALLY THE LIGHT GOES OFF!!...I DONT KNOW BUT IT WAS PROBABLY DOUGS IDEA..THANK GOD FOR DOUG FORD-YOU SHOULD ALL KISS HIS FEET FOR ALL HE'S DONE..I MEAN THAT SINCERELY
BEFORE YOU EMAIL ME ABOUT IT, I AM SORRY BUT I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO COPY ANYTHING FOR ANY REASON AND I DO NOT WANT ANYTHING NOT ON THE LIST FOR THE SAME REASONS. I AM NOT CONTINUING THIS ON THE SLY OR ANYTHING..I AM SINCERELY DONE-ONE DAY MAYBE ILL GET MY SHIT TOGETHER AND AUCTION OFF MY COLLECTION FOR CHARITY OR SOMETHING...AND IF THERES ANYONE OUT THERE WHO WANTS TO WORK A BIT, I STILL HAVE HOURS OF TR VIDEO THAT HASNT SEEN THE MODERN LIGHT OF DAY IN VHS FORMAT-(DRYING UP AS WE SPEAK). IF SOMEONE REALLY WILL USE IT, ITS YOURS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS OF APPRECIATION. AGAIN, I THANK EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED OR KNEW ME THROUGH THIS WHOLE SCENE. I HAD A LOT OF FUN.

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Date Title Source Time
1989 TUBES UNRELEASED 89 STUDIO ALBUM CASS TAPES FROM SESSIONS(TRANSFERRED IN HOME STUDIO) 49:27
Date Added:7/4/2001
Track List:TUBES DO NINO. ROCK AND ROLL HOSPITAL. SEX CONNECTION. BIRDS IN YOUR HEAD. THEY KICKED ME OUT OF THE BAND. HOODS FROM OUTER SPACE. VOICE OF THE DRAGON. MOONLIGHTING. DONT WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU. HOLY WAR. I NEED YOU. LOVE DUST.
Note:this sounds to me like a typical tubes album except with mr david killingsworth on vocs- (must have been when fee was with richard marx). many mistake this with the black album (suffer for sound)- not so- but not so bad-i dont see any reason this didnt get put out -must have been the times..this is still the creatively diverse tubes.
1/17/89 CANT STOP RUNNING SESSIONS PROBABLY VIDEO THAT CIRCULATED YEARS AGO 77:42
Date Added:4/17/2002
Track List:MULTIPLE TAKES,ETC, CHATTER
Note:just what it says-folks.in studio chatter-utopia reunion....similiar to the feel it sessions
3/3/89 SAN FRANCISCO THE FILLMORE AUDIENCE SOURCE 78:20
Track List:REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. CAN'T STOP RUNNING. IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE. LOVE OF THE COMMON MAN. LOVE IN ACTION. COMPASSION. I SAW THE LIGHT. WANT OF A NAIL. HAWKING. JUST ONE VICTORY. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?.I LOVE MY LIFE. LOVE IS THE ANSWER
Note:rog fit this on just fine. Sound is great and includes non- tour tunes. 80 min cd!
6/13/89 NEW YORK CITY THE RITZ "PUTTIN ON A RITZ" BOOT CD FM MASTER SOURCE 51:56
Track List:REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CAN'T STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY. SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. MATED. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO, IT'S ME.
Note:The boot cd from the nh edited dir network bcast.
6/22/89 COLUMBUS OHIO UNKNOWN VENUE SOUNDBOARD CASSETTE. (FROM MARK LUCYK) 65:58
Date Added:9/16/2001
Track List:REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY. THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. MATED. THE WAITING GAME.
Note:putting this and the new ft lauderdale (7/18/89) together, you get the whole show. Another fine sdbd here from the NH (white soul/big band) tour.
7/89 SAN RAFAEL HUN SOUND GIL (SDBD) 69:24
Date Added:1/11/2006
Track List:WANT OF A NAIL (ABORTED). I LOVE MY LIFE (SECTION 1-2 TAKES). LOST HORIZON/MARVIN GAYE MEDLEY(CUTS AS GOES INTO "I WANT YOU"). REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN(SEQUENCE). SECRET SOCIETY>STFBO. HAWKING (SECTIONS). WANT OF A NAIL (SLIGHT CUT IN). HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE
Note:what is this? well, it is rehearsal..yes actual top shelf sounding rehearsals for the NH tour...there is little joking around here..they were getting to the arrangements. todd runs em through the paces on some..working out transitions, dynamics, etc...when you think about it, these are the FIRST ever playings of this stuff besides the recordings-they did have the fillmore gig in spring, but hawking, etc..they work on the swell..it will kill you..hawking has some devastating moments in it..s s is too fast and you wonder why they would pick such tunes given the ensemble...nail seems to sound more off the cuff than the others....the focus of this rehearsal was vocals but you can tell there are points still being polished..for someone like me(nutjob), this is a dream to hear it being put together....thanks to gil foranother one of a kind winners..wow
7/12/89 SAN FRANCISCO THE FILLMORE 2 CDS SOUNDBOARD SOURCE 71:48/32:09
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CAN'T STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. LOVE OF THE COMMON MAN. MATED. LOVE IN ACTION. LOST HORIZON/MARVIN GAYE MEDLEY. FEEL IT. ROCK LOVE CD TWO: HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL (CUTS IN ). HELLO, IT'S ME. I LOVE MY LIFE (CUTS).
Note:recent find-board tape.
7/18/89 FT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA UNKNOWN VENUE SOUNDBOARD CASSETTE (FROM MARK LUCYK) 68:31
Date Added:9/16/2001
Track List:THE WAITING GAME. LOVE IN ACTION. LOST HORIZON/MARVIN GAYE MEDLEY. FEEL IT. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. HELLO ITS ME. WANT OF A NAIL. I LOVE MY LIFE.
Note:soundboard recording-clear and on the superb par with the other NH sdbds previously on the list. great editing on this. Cant get enough of em..
7/22/89 CHICAGO PALACE THEATER 2 CDS GIL(MONITOR MIX)-TRANS PAUL RUSSO 58:58/43:04
Date Added:2/11/2006
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE'. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS>MATED. LOVE IN ACTION.
CD TWO: LOST HORIZON>WHATS GOING ON>MERCY MERCY ME>I WANT YOU>LOST HORIZON>FEEL IT. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME.

Note:general notes: the mix is exceptional in that the bcks vcs are very low..todds voc is up..bcks begin to rise on p lines..gals vcs are essentially gone the whole show..very low... songs: ulc-todds gtr..smooth smooth groove-urbano is hot this night-helped by horns..very fast p lines (too fast)..nice nice cant stop running. very bare bare mixes on s society>stfbo....cliche is way too busy...subdued cwsbf-mated fab vocal by tr..feel it -a bit brisk-empty mix hurts the sound--almost a different tune..can hear the gate applied to the mics is evident on hawking..nail is very very odd with the empty mix...the real treat is hello its me-which sounds faster and much more hot fun in the summertime than the slower bluesier feel...a pretty unique document-for any musician its fascinating to hear....super super HIM....i love it...gils big batch is rolling along..it cant even be stated how much of a gift to us all this has been- we owe him each a limb..this is a ton of stuff and its all good...
7/24/89 DETROIT ROYAL OAK THEATER 2 CDS SOUNDBOARD SOURCE 67:08/32:04
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CAN'T STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY. SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE'. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS? (CUTS). LOVE IN ACTION. LOST HORIZON/MARVIN GAYE MEDLEY. CD TWO: FEEL IT. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO, IT'S ME. I LOVE MY LIFE (CUTS)
Note:recent find- board tape.
7/27/89 COLUMBUS NEWPORT THEATER 2 CDS GIL IRELAND-ASHLEY (MONITOR MIX) CASS TRANS PAUL RUSSO 53:19/49:59
Date Added:1/16/2006
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. ULOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. TINY DEMONS. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?>MATED. LOVE IN ACTION
CD TWO: LOST HORIZON(FADES IN)>WHATS GOING ON>MERCY MERCY ME>I WANT YOU>LOST HORIZON>FEEL IT. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE

Note:another installment in the series from gil trans by paul...super sound but oddly mixed. the guitar is up, one key is up, bck vcs down, only one horn..makes for an odd but interesting cocktail..this show is about 2 weeks in...cant stop running has a very oddular type gtr solo--at end solo much better..can really hear the difference in mix in compassion...secret society is slowed down somewhat--voc and gtr overload some on demons...todd suffers a small crap out at the peak of mated (very unusual)..love in action is at a racing tempo..todds solo lifts an average feel it to great heights with true raunch o rama sound ala the old mustang in 79..cool cool but sleazy solo...todd jibes bobby a bit for playing between tunes before hawking...90% hawking...falsetto is merely ok..this night it doesnt sound natural..probably it is the mix..life tries to redeem but the groove is much too surface and no depth to even approach the JB gesture.....this cd shows balance is important-todd has said as much about board tapes..another great job thanks to russo/ireland-ashely..the first of 2 shows in a very short time span of in columbus-in the middle of ohio-
7/28/89 CINCINNATI BOGARTS 2 CDS GILS MONITOR MIX (BD/CASS)-RUSSO TRANSFER 72:44/38:28
Date Added:2/12/2006
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. CLICHE'. LOVE IN ACTION (INTRO)??. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?>MATED. LOVE IN ACTION. LOST HORIZON>WHATS GOING ON>MERCY MERCY ME>I WANT YOU>LOST HORIZON>FEEL IT.
CD TWO: ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE(FADES)
Note:gen notes: nice full sound-very nice exceptionally nice balance out of this batch.trs voc is bit grainy but its nice for most-it does get a bit worse towards the end (shame)...the real reason you need this one is the guest appearance of our old friend ND SmartII..who guests sings background from hawking on out..and believe it or not,,even with this many voices, his makes a difference.... tunes: ulc has reall cool tr leads..voc probs surface at about secret society, compassion....on cliche the voice recovers for a short while..this vocs leads to a humorous (deliberately, of course) peak on mated...feel it is nice despite the vocal challeneges, the leads make up for it at end-some of best solos on this...the one weird spot where todd gives the lia intro i think is a mistake by todd, not the splice...nail pretty much falls to hell w/ trs voc..pretty loose and fun-partly due to todds voice at end and partly due to norman being there..anyhow--its a blast...another great aspect of this one is the "wheel of fortune" making its first appearance on "love my life"--wish it would not have faded out soon thereafter but it does...despite todds voice, everything else is clicking on this one and if you only need a few from this enormous gaggle of joy that has recently come our way through gil, you need this one for sure in that 5 or so....thanks again to g and p!!
7/30/89 HAMPTON BEACH NH CLUB CASINO 2 CDS GIL IRELAND-ASHLEY MONITOR MIX TAPES-TRANSFERRED 51:56/51:50
Date Added:12/5/2005
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS>MATED
CD TWO: LOST HORIZON>WHATS GOIN ON>MERCY MERCY ME>I WANT YOU>LOST HORIZON>FEEL IT. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE
Note:GREAT STUFF FROM GIL THE SOUND IS SPARKLING balanced mix-on real man..gtr heavy on unloved..can really hear nice hornwork on compassion...odd bob dylan remark before t demons..very creative workman solo on demons..there is a crap out at the high part in mated but vocs are pretty nice..the great thing about bobby strickland's baritone is the almost clav way he plays on some stuff esp love my life....great sounding stuff off the sdbd!!
7/31/89 BOSTON CITI CLUB 2 CDS SOUNDBOARD SOURCE 66:14/76:21
Date Added:10/8/2002
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CAN'T STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY. SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE'. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS? ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. CD TWO: WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO, IT'S ME. I LOVE MY LIFE. BONUS TRACKS: THE WAITNG GAME.WANT OF A NAIL. (FROM BAMMIES 1990 SF). INTERVIEW KNBR 1/90. INTERVIEW KFOG 12/89
Note:this has never gotten its due-all of the boards are of substantial quality and is the by far the best documented tour due to these boards-now these have been filled out to include the related bonus tracks-great stuff... I KNOW I SAID IT ABOVE-ESSENTIAL HERE TOO AS WELL...
8/2/89 NEW HAVEN PALACE THEATER GIL IRELAND-ASHLEY-trans PAUL RUSSO 66:34
Date Added:2/11/2006
Track List:COMPASSION (FADES IN). SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?>MATED. LOVE IN ACTION. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. LOVE MY LIFE
Note:a singlet partial from the great gil's tapes-bck vocals are a bit higher than normal..gals vocs esp...trs vocs is worn but strong..lyle comes in and stays boosted after the solos in secret society...todd reminds the crowd of mitch miller during the la-la la section of cwsbf..mated sounds largely relatively uninspired this night..a poor edit at the end if LIA finds todd praising bobby strickland..the rhythym is not as stilted as previous...tr throws off on one of last endings, very very nice-sdch on another cd in this batch...another high quality (ho-hum) cd from gil/paul..we're a bunch of spoiled brats
8/3/89 PROVIDENCE THE LIVING ROOM 2 CDS GIL IRELAND-AHSLEY MONTIOR MIXES CASS>PAUL RUSSO 48:59/51:49
Date Added:12/5/2005
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON(FADES). CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS>MATED. LOVE IN ACTION
CD TWO: LOST HORIZON>WHATS GOIN ON>MERCY MERCY ME>I WANT YOU>LOST HORIZON>FEEL IT. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE
Note:"OK LETS SWEAT AWHILE..." at beg of ss, "its mashed potato time"...superb version of mated.....trs solo on LIA is wicked..skilled edits/eq by paul russo!..some instruments are missing his voice is spot on...one of the great feel its is on here....soaring grand vocs..great groove on love my life- does not decend into chaos...last lead in blown but is quite nice version...sound is superb..........new new
8/6/89 NEW YORK CITY THE RITZ 2 cds-48:11/51:46 GIL IRELAND-ASHLEY MONITOR MIX-PAUL RUSSO
Date Added:1/16/2006
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. ULOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE'. MATED (X-FADED IN)
CD TWO:LOST HORIZON(FADES IN)>WHATS GOING ON>MERCY MERCY ME>I WANT YOU>LOST HORIZON>FEEL IT. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE (FADES AT ABOUT 70%)
Note:general/mix notes: tr somewhat hoarse at spots, left key up, r key down, not a lot of bass..much more concentration than say columbus show....urbano grooving this night the big gig always.p lines shows the excitement (fast)..r key up in balance on compassion..trs gtr is loud on demons..very very odd version of cliche'. i like it but strange vibe to it...mated pops out of the sequence to a cross fade after cliche-not possible but nice effect.strident confident pace to gaye tunes..almost majestic as they head into feel it..which has a great extended solo but grainy vocs at spots..spot on killerdiller rock love....hawking: tr pushes his voice beyond bad spots..crossfade is super after hawking so to miss the yays...school rap...hello its me is curious..has very different adlibs than usual..life fades before the "there is beauty" part
8/12/89 POUGHKEEPSIE MID HUDSON CIVIC ARENA 2 CDS SOUNDBOARD SOURCE 67:26/67:43
Date Added:8/27/2002
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CAN'T STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY. SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE'. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. MATED (CUTS). LOVE IN ACTION. LOST HORIZON/MARVIN GAYE MEDLEY. CD TWO: FEEL IT. HAWKING. HELLO, IT'S ME. I LOVE MY LIFE. WANT OF A NAIL (OUT OF SEQUENCE-CUTS IN). BONUS TRACKS: 11/11/85 SOUNDCHECK ACAPELLA TOUR SAN FRANCISCO. OUTSTANDING KEYBOARDS AWARD AND MALE VOCALIST TO TR BAMMIES 1990. THE WAITNG GAME. WANT OF A NAIL (ALL FROM BAMMIES 90)
Note:another spectacular board from the archives of mr bobbo...superb stuff-if youre serious-you need em all... ESSENTIAL BUT THIS IS LIKE THE 78 TOUR-THERE ARE SO MANY SUPERB RECORDINGS/CLASSICS-PICK YOUR FAVORITE-THEY ALL ROCK LIKE HELL
8/14/89 TORONTO ROY THOMPSON HALL SOUNDBOARD TO CASS 68:40/69:48
Date Added:6/20/2002
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN.UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY. SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. TINY DEMONS. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. MATED. LOVE IN ACTION. LOST HORIZON. MARVIN GAYE MEDLEY. FEEL IT. CD TWO: HAWKING. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE. + BONUS I LOVE MY LIFE 2 OTHER VERSIONS AND RADIO OUT FROM COLUMBUS
Note:hell-i know theres lots of these- and we cant have too many. well this one is slightly less than most of em-missing a few tunes but sounds super- istavan did this a while back, as ive been informed..the filler is from columbus and san francisco-couple of version sof i love my life..- sara k got this from istavan and passed it on-love these boards..is there more- hey im only to 84 in the first archive sweep...give me a chance to catch up. next up, or should i say soon up will be baltimore 84.
8/15/89 GRAND RAPIDS CLUB EAST BROOKS 2 CDS GIL IRELAND/ASHLEY-P RUSSO TRANSFER 56:46/45:59
Date Added:1/16/2006
Track List:CD ONE: (MISS BEG) PARALLEL LINE. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE'. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS>MATED. LOVE IN ACTION
CD TWO: LOST HORIZON>WHATS GOING ON>MERCY MERCY ME (CUTS AT MMM). ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE

Note:general notes/mix: mix varies some during this but the real thing that makes this different is the setlist which misses the first 2 and more signif, feel it..
tunes: bv very high on p lines. very great gtr solos on secret society-lyle w really nails it..innovative--rapping about woodstock and how nice the venue is.t demons is graced by a superb lead by Lyle....on cliche' todd reverts to the very early live phrasing probably because lyle and larry play it like the version on faithful..cross fade after cliche into the puzzler of the night, cwsbf...very odd feel, no downbeat present for a lot of the song..almost reserved version..sounds like one doesnt know whether to stand or walk --almost up and down groove (bereft of soul)..then mated moves forward and back to the feel we know..talking about going through customs....todd actually misses a word on the gaye medley right before the fade (hardly a miss on this tour)..little shredded vocs by nail.right into life: the economical version-not as long as others have been..nice breakdown part ala the video in japan...for those who think life is always way too long, youll like this version...unique so far to my ears
8/16/89 CHICAGO PARK WEST 2 CDS IRELAND-ASHLEY MONITOR MIX CASS> RUSSO TRANSFER 52:48/56:59
Date Added:2/14/2006
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. TINY DEMONS. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS>MATED. LOVE IN ACTION
CD TWO: ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE. CLICHE" (OUT OF ORDER). CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?>MATED (OUT OF ORDER)

Note:all in all: tr vocs in great shape.back vcs a bit high. lyle is up..trs gtr not so much up...decent otherwise..but the out of order stuff at end is weird- needs corrected in fact the back are so loud they swallow ulc...especially the mens..nice nice lads by lyle workman on secret society-really comes at it in a different harmonic way-real cool-great lead also on t demons..on fire this night, lyle is....very laid back mated..but the real highlight this night is a mind melting awesome spectacle of hawking...too bad about no feel it this night..pretty decent one- need to get someone to drop cliche before t demons and omit the end stuff.....it is a repeat of side 1...a great show. with grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat hawking!
8/18/89 MINNEAPOLIS FIRST AVENUE 2 CDS GIL IRELAND-ASHLEY CASS MONITOR MIX (BD) TRANS BY PAUL RUSSO 53:01/56:52
Date Added:2/14/2006
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERE GOES MY INSIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE'. LOVE IN ACTION
CD TWO: LOST HORIZON>WHATS GOING ON>MERCY MERCY ME>I WANT YOU>LOST HORIZON>FEEL IT. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE(fades).

Note:winding down our way towards the end of this amazing batch of 89s..cant say enough thanks to gil for these amazing treats-all of these are top notch and paul has done another fine job of editing and eqing the tapes to make them sound nice... general: trs guitar is low, the background vocals are high, lyle workman is high first three songs are definitely less passionate than the 16th. the mix is pretty standard by this time particulars: lyle is on a speed trip with his secret society (all hammering n shit)....and a totally atonal solo on demons...amazing.....the splice between cliche and lia is nice...interesting lyric shift on lost horizon.."i TELL myself maybe someday ill sing w/ you"...great drama to set up trs lead on gtr on feel it...not very loud tr gtr, very nice lines but low in mix..because of this fact alone, only one of better feel its, not best one..could have been with trs gtr vol up..life fades before beauty section...all in all pretty cool show.....in top 5 or so from this batch.....
8/20/89 INDIANAPOLIS THE VOGUE 2 CDS GIL IRELAND-ASHLEY TRANS BY PAUL RUSSO FROM MONITOR MIX CASS 56:44/52:45
Date Added:12/5/2005
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. CLICHE'. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS>MATED. LOVE IN ACTION
CD TWO: LOST HORIZON>WHATS GOIN ON>MERCY MERCY ME>I WANT YOU>LOST HORIZON>FEEL IT. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. I LOVE MY LIFE
Note:from the indy landmark...very relaxed nice nice PL...lia is not guns tribute-its john cougar mellancamp (in indy)" pretty harsh jabs:"..first i have to put a potato in my mouth..." trs gtr is not loud at all on lia..then we get the pete townshend fit for bud sponsership.....strong vocs on feel it....strange feel to hawking...i tell you i have to be honest-i never thought urbano sounded comfortable with the tune..urbano plays lots of ballads and he seems to struggle with this and lost horizon feel-wise..PP just blows him off the riser on things like feel it and lost horizon..not to rag on him but here it (hawking) feels very in between...vocal heavy mix but all of these are gold....another great one
8/21/89 COLUMBUS NEWPORT THEATER 2CDS GIL IRELAND-ASHLEY-MONITOR MIXES CASS>PAUL RUSSO TRANSFER 57:20/55:00
Date Added:12/15/2005
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE'. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. MATED(FADES).
CD TWO: WAITING GAME (PREMIERE). LOVE IN ACTION. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE.
Note:one of 2 shows within a month in columbus, tr in a testy mood as he puts it...great solo on cliche lyle workamn..gtr generally is low in mix-vocs are in front as always..urbano problems with slow tunes..sound is somewhat more compressed than the others (not too much diff but noticeable)..we get the world first performance of waiting game...who tour stuff on LIA...but a jawdropping and i mean jawdropping version of hawking....it is super here.......another great sounding nh bd....
8/24/89 ATLANTA FOX THEATER 2 CDS GIL IRELAND-ASHLEY..TRANSFERRED BY PAUL RUSSO 57:06/53:37
Date Added:2/16/2006
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?>MATED(fades).
CD TWO: THE WAITING GAME. LOVE IN ACTION. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE.

Note:general: balance is pretty good..lyle is up a bit..bck vocs are ok well balanced... tunes: tr varies adlibs at end of real man..something about a flood somewhere is mentioned....neptune flyby is referenced..maybe they wanted to go to nasa??/spectacular with grit version of insipration....in fact all 3 tunes in ctr are great this night lyle is star on cliche'..only lyle gtr audible on cwsbf???mated fades at start..nice to have waiting game but vocs strain at high end..hawking is as good as it gets..i know i praised the one from a week or so ago but this one is really a flattener-the band has the absolute best dynamics on the song ive ever heard-this is the sound of one organism...the fades and dynamics are spine chilling..best hawking so far period...at end of this miracle, todd tells us "hes being kicked out of the rock world" 3 more dates, but he says "he can reapply next year"..a great great loving spirit pervades this set..one of the nicer ones,, i know i said cincy was up there but this has the shit running on all cylinders....gem in a batch of gems from gil and paul.....
8/26/89 FT LAUDERDALE SUNRISE THEATER 2 CDS GIL MONITOR MAND CASS TO PAUL RUSSO-TRANSFER 53:14/56:07
Date Added:1/16/2006
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLE LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE' CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?>MATED
CD TWO: THW WAITING GAME. LOVE IN ACTION. LOST HORIZON>WHATS GOING ON>MERCY MERCY ME>I WANT YOU>FEEL IT. ROCK LOVE. HAWKING. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE(fades)

Note:general mix/notes: band way more loose, almost hard to get space at all here..penultimate show of the tour....way more notes ..mix fairly balanced here-trs vocs are a bit loud..but decent proportion between back and tr tunes: changed adlibs in PLINES..cross fade at end of stfbo...stage chatter: todd remarks hes listening to the 4th moon of neptune"(something picking up frequencies)..can hear the celeste front and center on mated-which is superb..loud gtr on waiting game(poor bal on this tune), urbano very good on LIA..shockingly sloppy keyboard work on the m gaye medley suggests onebody mighta had too much...feel it ..too many notes and no space for a groove but a memorable version-the solo is wicked-kick major ass..some herb..gals are onstage singing softly "a scret, a secret"...before encores..related to key work?? who knows???hawking is also fucking amazing..one of the best of all..lots of notes but still it floats like a feather...fades on life
8/27/89 ST PETERSBURG MAHAFFEY THEATER 2 CDS MONITOR MIXES GIL + PAUL TRANS 53;24/44:00
Date Added:2/22/2006
Track List:CD ONE: REAL MAN. UNLOVED CHILDREN. PARALLEL LINES. CANT STOP RUNNING. COMPASSION. SECRET SOCIETY>SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON. THERES GOES MY INSPIRATION. TINY DEMONS. CLICHE'. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?>MATED.
CD TWO:THE WAITING GAME. LOVE IN ACTION. ROCK LOVE. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. I LOVE MY LIFE.

Note:worn vocs but intense tour closer in warm fla. balance pretty nice-tr announces the last show and says it is both melancholic and goofy at the same time..brisk pace to real man..unloved children is spectacular, best ive heard..feels like a train going by..laughter at the end of csr as tr kicks lyles ass for the last time on the tour.voice is grainy but gets there by effort-everyone is mostly listening this last night...deepest dig at pete and the who yet..voice fails on nail...tonite hawking and feel it are both not here..i wonder if theres any part of feel it attached on to the mgm???..nice wrap up on the way over the top love my life.......nice nice way to end up this batch..would like more tunes but it is boss...must have
10/24/89 UP AGAINST IT NEW YORK CITY (ACTUAL MUSICAL) 2 CDS (COMPLETE) AUDIENCE SOURCE 72:53/72:30
Track List:CD ONE: INTRO. WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE. PARALLEL LINES. FREE MALE AND 21. THE SMELL OF MONEY IF I HAVE TO BE ALONE. UP AGAINST IT. LIFE IS A DRAG. LILLY'S ADDRESS (ALSO INCLUDES ALL DIALOGUE) CD TWO: LOVE IN DISGUISE. THEME MUSIC. MAYBE I'M BETTER OFF. FROM HUNGER. WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER. YOU'LL THANK ME IN THE END. ENTROPY. PARALLEL LINES (REPRISE). FINALE. (ALSO INCLUDES DIALOGUE)
Note:from the audience but complete for those of you who wonder how it went down.

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