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| 4/23/07 | NEW YORK CITY BB KING'S 2 CDS | ROY GOLDBERG (DAT) | ----/------ |
| Date Added:5/28/2007 Track List:CD ONE: BUFFALO GRASS. I HATE MY FRICKIN ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON. FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. DRIVE. TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. THE WALLS CAME DOWN. CD TWO: HAWKING. ONE WORLD. Note:this is the first cdr i received from this tour but its taken me awhile this time out to evaluate all thats in and its good stuff. personally i am busier than ever with a house being built also so forgive me for my slight delay here. since this is enrty #1 it will carry some general stuff about the tour that i want to say. i was happy to see that the band got tighter during the tour and its a shame the midwest/west were out b/c the tour was starting to fire on all cylinders just as it came to an end-and to be truthfil it pretty much has been the case since 95-about 7-10 days in they start to really lock on... all the shows we have are nice, none sound bad either performance-wise or recording wise although it must be said that jerry's unmuffled bass drum did create some low pitch challenges to the recorders. todds gtr vaired in loudness during the tout but did not lack for adventure and to my ears, he played more out on the solos as the tour progressed..he and pp had created a nice polyrythmic thing but i think that tr got more comfortable with JM and vice versa as the tour went on. i guess i dont need to say that JM plays more like WW than any other drummer since..tl was spot on and also got a bit more riffy as the tour went on -in fact, his last show, atlanta, i think, was his best. all of these are great shows, lets get on with it_ nyc-very rare to have the "money show" this early on in the tour. roy g sat next to mike a and got this one-he did edit out all the stuff between the music from the cdr, so no banter.....you lost that but you also lost the yippy nyc crowd which always talks up a storm, so although it is abrupt at spots, its works...makes this barely 90 min show, ni filler and its sounds great!! ..... the venue sound is mid rangey but sound is adjusted in b grass, lots of energy is apparent from the get-go...bass not as huge as the canada shows which makes this one easier to get for sure..its right where it should be in the mix...accents still hit and miss on BG...ISP..grrrrrrreat grrrrroove..fab bass runs by t levin in verse part....BM- you know the band is ON...some flubs pop up but the groove is solid, very nice leads at the end some wandering by TR (good) and TL (sometimes good)...SB starts out odd and TR lyric flub but this is where it goes up and stays there...JM cooking on this-nice despite JG losing his gtr sound at the worst possible time (put your hands together...), when you can survive that and flourish, then this is your nite..and it was, no doubt....Mammon..challenge for JG but he nails it spot on...TRs vice real strong (not ragged)..bck vocs a bit lacking bt, nice recording of the stick -way beter sound than in canada..the low end is still lacking but its not anywhere near as invisible as canada..can hear all hes doing there, again near perfection by jesse on this, seemingly one of the most difficult assingments of the night....FC takes a sec to gel..and the stick does sound less low end on the this tune..bck vocs nice here and tr sounds determined as hell on the lead..the solo is MONSTEROUS...a bit swonky to start with but about 80% off the cuff..the breakdown part is stellar as well and as good as this band ever played it prior...ISTL surprisingly passionate vocal, spirited performance..B&W..now heres the one i have the hardest time with since JM/TL has played...and on the early shows, there is no breath in the song-it sounds almost rushed...this nite it was a bit flat, jesse really on his game, whammy nice and bck voc not bad, another chance taking lead by tr very varied from the rote but kind of low volume..no1 lowest is the shows tour de force, thats why mike a had this at his review in mp3 format..killer..moratta pushing the dynamics on scream part...adlib city by tr at the end..really mixes his bag o tricks up nicely..it is killer...drive.lead vocs incredibly stupid good..a bit fast..vocals as good as ever, ever..middle of the tune rules..it bakes, it cooks..awesome..this and no1 is the peak of the night....all good from here on out, too...TDEMONS..equistite, JM snare rattling at start..great atmospheric solo by JG all little overtones and feedback blips, nice original thought expanding the idea of lyle workman years ago at NH tour..Myst/bd&b- TL grabs ahold of the blues..tr does a blurring style solo at first that is a bit hard to believe is tr but it is..sounds like JG almost ..very odd first solo but great..into bd and b is super..tl's 2x bassline moves it along..tr gets way into it at the end, really extending it, JG of course is a marvel with his solo as well...nice version...SLUT- confident, chippy..Walls-believe it ir nit max into it, one of themost impassioned vocals this night..playing for their meal here..so great it ended up as the set closer (probably not intentional)..hawking- was good, not great this nite..the gtr did some funny sounds halfway thru the verse 1 for JG, TR was great but very uneven back vocs..tr takes the lead rhymically at the end-whether intentional or not, not a good idea..better to leave it to JM, some weirdo timing stuff ..OW- very unusual closer, but nailed and no doubt a satisfied crowd heads back out onto times square....great energy, great recording..no banter, all music--another great effort by roy goldberg.... |
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| 4/28/07 | ANNAPOLIS MD RAMS HEAD ON STAGE 2 CDS | PDA.CORE SOUND HIGH END MICS (RICHARD ROYS) | -----/------ |
| Date Added:5/28/2007 Track List:CD ONE: BUFFALO GRASS. I HATE MY FRICKIN ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON. FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. DRIVE. TINY DEMONS. CD TWO: MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. THE WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAWKING. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY Note:as with all the other great ones, hes done for us in the reccent past, this one is spot on, in your face 24-7 the top quality weve come to expect from richard roys...for me personally i liked falls church performance better all around-trs gtr was low vol at many points in the rams head show...so far, i think this one sounds better because of this recording, this is a good show, some low points for me during the sets but the encores really whipped it up on this one...considering the voice lost at tbe end of falls church, it would be very close but this recording is the best of the 2 venues to the show details: BG -from the start this is a brutal attack..vocs are a bit worn compared to nyc out of the box..lead gtr not very audible..."we have some rocking to do.." ISP gritty dirty rock-stones style- frickin brill.....BM is LOUD...but tr is still not loud enough gtr-wise...during the time reference we hear some fz humour; 'the poodle bites"...SB- great jazzy solo by JG, and gets a bit whammy on the breakdown even..nice...Mammon- stick sounds great..a bit flat vocs on holy father part...FC is a bit fast this night and does not have the funky element- tr gets behind during the verse..we hear about tr's "emotional" rescue for the first time..TL starts T Sanity but gets called back....B+W very fast and it needs space bad..great solo despite this by tr at end but tr is clearly irritated, his solo is a lot like the lp version actually...but at the end we have one of those buzz-kill moments when tr accuses JG of playing a trick on him by being too loud, so to rectify, TR then orders the roadie to point JGs amp at JGs head..jg politely tells tr you could have told me to turn down but TR is intent on being a bit overboard here and although we all know that he was irritated at the b and w performance, im not sure he knew it...it was way outta hand and was an uncomfortable moment for everyone there..so in the end the truth is that, yes, todd was a bit of an ass to jesse but it passed and we went on...LF was a bit rough and I think the funk was still lingering..by No 1, things had settled and tr nailed the solo and the end was really out there, making it up as he went along at the ende..still his vol was lacking some in the house mix (i dont get it)..another great vocal on drive, great lead into the changes by TL...crowd had a somewhat subdued response...."Ill bet youll be glad we played this next one..." he was right t demons..this is the opeak of this show for me, the recording is just genius, super sound -esp the low end..so nice...penis joke into cd 2 mystified..great vocal, recording, tr solo low vol still but brazen, choppy..into bd and b is just perfect..one of best ones ever by any band this night...again TL drives the machine on busted...we get a reference to alex baldwins email, imus and iraq as well as a call out for all transgendered before SLUT...JM punds a 2x-time solo beat to drive it home..cool slide like sounds from JG..crowd wackkad..."all over but the screaming..this is screaming"..walls...spellbinding Hawking, almost perfect..this song seems sadder and sadder to me as time passes, dont know why...;great vocals, great tr vocals/extd ending..WWE- stick again, no low end but celebratory.tr gives his all...no stop at end by JM........killer recording by RR, the master |
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| 4/29/07 | FALLS CHURCH STATE THEATER 2 CDS | DAT (BINUARAL CORE SOUND) AND PDA (LINOS PAL STEVE) | ----/----- |
| Date Added:6/3/2007 Track List:CD ONE: BUFFALO GRASS. I HATE MY FRICKIN ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON. FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. CD TWO: DRIVE. TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. THE WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAWKING. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY. Note:this was the second one i witnessd on the 07 tour. i was one of 2 tapers(the lesser one). the bass drum was real huge and did plague my recording but it is nice if the bass end is rolled off...., crackles sometimes and noise from the pa but the other one is real nice save some yap at places...together they showcase a really nice show-better for me than rams head musically (instrumentally, vocally, todds voice was petered out towards the end of the set and was compromised by the encores.... on to the notes: b grass, you can hear tr better...ironically, JG is low volume....vocs a bit rough on isp..rocking version of isp...band gets crazy loud on the accents...again the bck vcs peter-out during holy father.......f christ this nite contains a wicked improv solo by tr..great great vocs by tr on the breakdown part...wicked stick by tl on the outro section...killer, maybe the best of the tour...better pace than annapolis...." youve eaten your veggies, now you deserve a treat" istl perfecto 2x lead.."forgot to take my diladid before the show"...b and w-nice leads again....can hear him so much louder than anna show...still a bit rushed...tr tells story of the heimlick maneauvor peformed by jg on tr post show (the other night??), LF- super floating fluttering solo by JG..and stays hot on harmonics all out..showcase for JG this nite..."gonna get our sexy on"..no1 is tremendous..wish it was just a hair slower but who's bitching, smoking..tr goes apeshit on the outchorus..just maniacal...awesome stuff from the middle on out....drive starts of cd 2 a bit rushed and jg is low vol, a gtr swtich takes place..bck voc a bit bare but tr is still in full voice...talks of young folks and artic monkeys, etc.....into nice to t demons-shimmering...some delay but then jg starts jokingly playing tired of waiting by the kinks before M/BD and B..JM sounds like willie on this, here is where trs voice starts to go..nice early somewhat dissonent tr lead..."youd think we were restoring the mona lisa or something"..great triplet feel groove jm/tl on bd&b part .... jg plays the marriage of heaven and hell lick and the solo then kinda goes the way of ry cooder meets jimmy page this night..brilliant super-on paying-then he runs the gamut of his style..100% passion by all of em...missed cues at the end.."song took about 3 years to me"..the next 2 blaze by, then one world, i notice the high bck vocs are too loud or maybe someone wasnt singing or mic was off...bck vocs are too sparse by hawking esp with trs voice rasp in effect after 3 in 3 nights..tr does some amazing different vocs inflections to counter his lower range...nice...great show in general with a somewhat weakened end due to trs voics, but still in my mind due to the balance, etc-id take this show was better but with the end of annapolis plugged on-it would be the best of both..thanks to the tapers here as well..yow... |
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| 5/2/07 | CLEARWATER, FLA RUTH ECKHART HALL (OPEN FOR HEART) | DIME USER DAT (from mosner) | ---- |
| Date Added:6/15/2007 Track List:BUFFALO GRASS. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. BLACK AND WHITE. DRIVE. I SAW THE LIGHT. TINY DEMONS. THE WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. Note:truncated show opening for heart as the band hits its peak. very nice recording, little yap, nice sound..this is where tr did liars in 04....still a big bass drum-kinda odd low end....trs gtr low on b grass...came early to catch us we have this for you..BM..tr really destroys on solo --some killer parts of improv-crowd way into it....zappa poodle quote ..nice version of sb..nice vocs by tr..why b and w?? nice solo but real weirdo one...2x on solo..trucks along like a big white truck down the beltway...."hope it falls into favor"..drive....sparkles...best version i think.....t demons also is close to the best one.....loud walls..jg with ace slide solo..one world to end it..it was short but sweet and the band is confident supreme by this show...nice single cd -thanks to moz |
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| 5/3/07 | ATLANTA COCA COLA ROXY THEATER 2 CDS | MD (MOZ) | ----/----- |
| Date Added:6/11/2007 Track List:CD ONE: (BEG MISSING) BLACK MARIA (CUTS IN). SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON. FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. DRIVE CD TWO: TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. THE WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAWKING. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY. Note:being that i went to the 2 dc shows i would love to say i saw the best of the tour. i did not. this is the best show and for those with discerning ears know it is. it is simply tighter, more assured, has a better swagger than the other previous shows (5.2 is also smoking) this was a short tour, and just as the band was getting hot, they ended the tour. why the midwest was skipped i have idea. anyhow, this tour mr moze is the guest for the best...too bad it didnt get started but as i understand it, he was shuttled from the balcony by the staff just as the show was about to start to downstairs..what he got smokes..it is not sonically as deep as some of the other shows but it sounds nice and is balanced and to tell the truth has better or should i say lesser low end for jms bass drum -sound is good, hardly a yip (1 im sorry)...nevertheless this is when the band was happening..to the show: BM cuts in...confidence is apprarent from note 1...solo-tr is decent volume on his solos..tr is going for it with weapon in hand...todd is fired up.."youre sweet like peaches and cream"..."its all relative..."SB is effortlessly tight..tr name checks buckethead then talks about the upcoming offendament and states "...or else what is the point?"..this is new...."but i intend to offend you in the most artistic way"..to me, that says a lot about tr and how he thinks about stuff...love it..classic stuff...i realize that mammon has to be one of my all time favorite sets of lyrics..theyre just exceptional. amen. ..again, as FC starts JMs got me thinking about the way willie would play this...but jer is smoking hot this night..really grooving..deep but a bit faster than the funkier PP version but still it is dead ON..extd solo..the best version....tl just kills the codas with riffs..at the end TR gracefully thanks him and states ..."we were lucky to have him..." istl shows how great tr's vocs are this night..super...b+w...contains a very out there tr solo..completely goes free of any rote..takes a lot of chances...lots of good crazy stuff --a few swonkers but many were meant i think..ivde never heard todd play like this, its cool as hell...tr refers to LF as song i wish id written..finders keepers.....jesses solo sounds alomst like a continuation of todds solos in b and w slope-wise...........no1 lowest real air tight...fluidity is here..and now i realize that PP and TR used to almost effect a natural flange...here is just liquid....just a gem from start to end...tr plays noisy at times, almost angry..insane levels..best one-i know ive said that everytime,,,but it is such a show highlight..drive is too fast/pushed as against the groove of the lp..tr says "thank you completists"..funny...heart of the show starts off cd 2, TD is...myst/bd+b: intro-" (shruggingly "its the only way it will work" (the penis that is)...jg really plays these rhythym parts with a perfect touch....then it happens, word theif makes his appearance ..tr solo again is improvised and slippery..again adveture abounds..jg goes a mangled route..sparkling..."blarney stone is hidden in a special place"...slut features a manic solo and sounds like the hello people with the 2x beat..nice slide solo by jg on walls..pocket feels comfortable..better ever on OW...best hawking so far ..best ever played..nice subtle confident..perfecto..great sound on wwe..not rushed..diff end.."right here right now..wwe...everybody in the house, yeah...wwe....crazy momentum builder..yes this is the best performance-what a damned shame it wasnt longer...smoker..exit TL....what a great player and just at his peak... |
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| 5/8/07 | SPANISH FORT, AL (MOBILE) FELIX'S LANDING 2 CDS | FROM MOZ AND J BABCOCK - THRU SOULSEEK | ------/-------- |
| Date Added:7/3/2007 Track List:CD ONE: BUFFALO GRASS. I HATE MY FRICKIN ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMION. FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. DRIVE. CD TWO: TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. THE WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAWKING. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY. Note:i was gonna get dressed up but...." as i understand it, there were about 250 or so at this outdoor place..kinda like clubs we have all seen before in the backwoods..theres talk of crocs from the soundcheck...anyhow, this is a treat b/c it is not TL its JM on bass..generally covered well but kind of basic..decent singer right away on b grass...vocal spread out better in bck vcs..you can tell without TL , Jerry M has stepped behind the wheel..tr playing riffs more out..kinda low vol at start..so far so good...tr claims it to be "stoopid good", isp that is..mont is not very advertureful ..moratta rules oh maria, jesse, too....great version of BM, SB has a diff feel this night..sb has the best solo so far, nice abstract..tr mentions local oysters and the intent to "offend sensibilites, if you have any...you came to see us.."stick on mammon"..no tl...fc is kinda odd this nite..big missed notes at beg...nice groove,,..bass part is odd here...?? then goes the other worldly solo of tr...its a killer..may be best solo of the tour..,.tr and moratta really locked in by now...crowd likes istl...b and w outstanding inventive tr solo..intro to lf is about iraq...tr lets it fly...really happening, nice bass..brill jg solo...no1 has lots of passion, super solos, out there, some great a few clunker but i love it..tr really goes for it...some unreal solos on this one again..drive trs vocs a bit shredded..bassist vocs a bit flst..myst this nite tr straight up lead at front.forget verse...not ggod blend bckvcs jg great as usual, but tr goes real atonal and modular at the end..hawk is a great vocal performance....wwe bass player sounds like taggs vocs.. |
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| 9/7/07 | SANTA CRUZ THE CATALYST (PARTIAL) | MOZ (NOT HIS RECORDING)(DVD ALSO AVAILABLE) | 45:10 |
| Date Added:12/11/2007 Track List:BUFFALO GRASS. ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER.MAMMON>FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. (ALL GAPS BETWEEN) Note:pretty much guerrila style recording -lots of talk, so-so fidelity..nice to have at least one...come on, you western folk, lets go....anyway- moz is also sending in eugene oregon..but this at least gives a taste of what it was like on opening night..."welcome to symphony hal...."great end solo on b grass..killer groove on isp by PP..kind of a jazzy take on maria-angry ripping leads from tr..pp playing out..very much zappa like in later years on his solos..battles..like colauita and fz...slow version of sb...some fuck ups on sb cause it was so slow......mammon referred to by tr as torture.....mammon needs some practice..strange drum parts on 1st nite out....bit fast paces fc very loose, lotsa notes..dynamic from pp-loose tr leads (good thing).."Pallete cleanser", istl..b and w has that PP thuddy power..nice feel as usual...tr sings "trying to get out WITH the light" |
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| 9/18/07 | EUGENE OREGON WOW HALL 2 CDS | UNKNOWN FROM DIME (MOZ) | -----/---------- |
| Date Added:3/5/2008 Track List:CD ONE: BUFFALO GRASS. ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON. FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. CD TWO: NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. DRIVE. TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED/BROKED DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT (CUTS). WALLS CAME DOWN (FADES IN). ONE WORLD. HAWKING. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY. Note:no i didnt die..ive been moving to a nice neat new place and working on projects all of which will benefit this scene also..so, mike gave this to me ions ago and now im getting to getting it up. its a smoker of course. nice recording..almost but not complete..still we have no midwest tapes from 08-it is a shocker..people outside of the east coast in thge us have been lax..great that someone got this one...we now have something to compare the urbano sets with.....here are the particles: BG- decent vocals, pretty rote solo..ISP- right off notie pps hihat action is heavier than MUs..heavier rock rock version--power trip...clips in 2 spots..BM straight up and down - accents nice..tr follows the arc of the solo but veers off..deviation in downward solo that ripples the crowd..SB-bit busy groove-wise-great solo by JG-ending with "the riff"..remarks as to the liberal part of the country..MAMMON- the stoned version..very lasix-like-slower than usual--FC is a hrder affair than that of MU-less funky more rock on top..MU saw this as between the pedal and the snare and PP is more out and on top..TR solo burst into some quarter tones even in places. torrid soloing.ISTL actually into it this pm...B+W heres a place where the feel of PP is now the feel of the tune. he has made his feel the accurate one on this tune fer sure...this night it is rushed but solo is also pretty much rote-may be due to tempo..LF- JG solo very standard for him.NO! is less floaty and more power stick...pretty nice interplay between tr and PP.......crowd member (to tr): "play what you want!" TR: "Im not good enough"......TR a but hoarse by Drive..nice harmonics by JG....TD- not as delicate as JM or MU..more like the version on the swing tour..MYST-almost raggae feel at times between KS and PP-offbeat accents..SLUT a bit looser TR just grazing-not as involved at this point..bvs inconsistent (cuts) Walls fades in (dont miss much)..very cars-like-nice melody JG playing harmmonics solo...Tking it easy on OW...someone talks to the taper...during hawking- the mic is touched a bit much in places and marrs the tune some in spots- by the end-its nice - a nice version........some rumble on WWE..but PPs feel is king here..just a fun sounding show...nice to have this one..only one other than santa cruz so far |
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| 12/4/07 | AUSTIN ANTONE'S NIGHTCLUB 2 CDS | DIME (MOZ) | 64:45/47:06 |
| Date Added:9/2/2008 Track List:CD ONE: BUFFALO GRASS. ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON>FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. DRIVE. CD TWO: TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED>BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. WALLS AME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAWKING. WORDLWIDE EPIPHANY. Note:well ive had this one forever and just noticed it sitting there with tnc and the arena stuff which hasnt been up yet. its is very early mikey u and it is remarkable both sound-wise and how well he does at almost first play. (2nd?) lets get to it: "sweet looking house!" b grass-no bck vs on already gone part...real slow, precise, accents not all there with MU yet. ISP-you can feel them feeling each other out (mostly KS and MU)bouncy kinda like a ride over a bumpy road with a great shock system..neat.i like it..."austin..it was like 100 degrees today; TR then says something about austin being better than the rest of the state. wish the gtr was louder in BM but solos are nice-TR gettijg use to the open space style of MU...JG nice solo as usual on SB but MU misses the pick up from the breakdown...MAMMON- pretty rehearsal-like..fast take off on FC to be brought back to a slower groove..its very interesting here to see how each player handles the situation, places on FC where JG kinda backs off some to let em establish things, KS is punctuating the places MU has to learn-professionals at work!tr seems to pick up almost instantly how it feels and its clearly a faster process than with JM..B and W jells nicely naturally..best groove of the night on LF..some tech probs..LED thing bothering TR..who claims "im so used to big places now, not used to such a small stage"..NO1 is where MU is up and down with volume..leads are nice sheeny things here- kinda raunch-out at the end (real cool)..somewhat messy in parts but a nice omen for the best thing THIS config played each night. od flub at start of DRIVE (wrong fret)-blanks drawn lyrically...after it settles, its nice..lyrics then off a touch on Myst/BD and B but what the hell, were rolling!lotsa bends on solo, something screws up with trs rig "its always fucking something..."nice smeary slide on heaven and hell riff-sounds very billy gibbons style (in texas, no less), last solo so-so, accents off at end of bluesmans speil...loose but ok slut. no real spark on walls, decent momentum captured on one world. yap city on hawking-is this nyc? what the hell, people-the highpoint of the night and you cant keep your mouth shut...scant bckvc (only JG)-ok version, nice end for wwe-can see the funky popping version to come..important well recorded starting point for this group...thanks MM |
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| 12/7/07 | PITTSBURGH REX THEATER | CORE SOUND BINURALS>DAT>WAVEPAD EQ | 57:08/52:23 |
| Date Added:12/28/2007 Track List:CD ONE: BUFFALO GRASS. ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON>FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. CD TWO: DRIVE. TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAWKING. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY Note:crowd great, venue system loud as hell, so-so, 10th row ctr, great show- band jelling before our eyes, at place where overplay is scant (nice) tr gtr and vocs real strong particulars: bg- subtle dynamics evident from MU right away..tr nice and loud gtr-wise isp, great vocal phrasing, leisurely pace with a punch, perfect..cut me off accents in tow (ala studio and tre)..more dynamics in store at end of trs solo in ctr of BM....bluesy tr solo...jgs solo on sb is jazzy and chorusy..highlight of show the groove on FC and also mammon is so much better with this unit..the early 16th accents are missing but still..kaz and mu groove away..great without a net solos on fc very hard and soulful....jazzy strident vocs from breakdown on out....tr pisses kaz off by requesting kaz "go headn kiss her already"..but he was dealing with the monitor and not a gal at all..ok it passed....mu =ww on black and white (fine compliment indeed). jg cuts a fluttering solo magically on LF..no1 is the radical departure..the dynamics in this tune make it as acid as ever with the sound and feel..it is indeed a new tune with MU in tow..trs solos are spellbinding with the stage set by the rhythm section especially the alltimer at the end..whew...drive and slut put kaz in the drivers seat and what a great player he is..he makes these 2 work...tr ends a bit flat due to monitor probs on a line early in td (very very very rare)..unusual solo for tr on mystified, more recg at end of it.....vocals are outstanding on this one also..jg does this slide thing with an obtuse downward angle that keeps going down..thing of beauty then into tr, jeff beck, 2x to harmonica sound (which tr mimes)..as i said kaz kills with stacatto bass line in slut and drivs the crowd wild..even the insane older guy stage left who though he was onstage himself...funny...walls-just in control....great hammer work/harmonics by jg on hawking and throughout the set he did change some voicing on mammon, etc due to the uncluttered space by the killer ryhthm section...still MU has the little hiccup he originally played on hawking, a nice floating forever version -mus dynamics are fierce....quiet on v3 real nice...lous as hell wwe, no trapped yet by this time..kaz covers for jg gtr change by funking it up to MUs nasty groove..slight fuck up towards end but tr is unfazed..."are you ready...gotta bring it home"..a triumphant show..great crowd and decent..wont be the best but damned good..recording..more in hand and to be listed soon.. |
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| 12/11/07 | NYC BLENDER (2 CDS) | JOHN BABCOCK (DAT) CORESOUND HIGH END MICS WITH BOX | ------/------ |
| Date Added:4/4/2008 Track List:CD ONE: PRE-SHOW AMBIENCE (2 TRACKS). BUFFALO GRASS. ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON> FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. DRIVE. CD TWO: TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAWKING. TRAPPED. WORDLWIE EPIPHANY Note:well my brother and our friend, JB came thru and i havent had the time to put these up but he nailed both nyc shows. i prefer the 2nd show simply because (as is the case with todd more than any other major artist) his gtr is not loud enough...funny both shows i saw pgh and alex..his vol was up..but this first show in ncy esp, the vol is lower (his gtr) than we would all like...can hear the leads but you know what i mean....nice pair of shows and these come (esp nite 2 where gtr is up some vol)with some great performances..in general, it seems like MU and the band were a bit excited to be in NYC and as will happen sometimes, the tempos are rushed.. there are some real chestnuts..heres the particulars: "hi kids!"..solo hardly audible in BG..nice solo-wish it was louder..ISP is WAY too fast..jesse does nice runs at the end-changing his standard rhythm part to fit the faster tempo...trs gtr gets a smack louder by BM..nice end extended solo and todd goes whacko..good raunchy solo..fans then request a "throbbing experience"...bass is huge (loud ) in SB and the ride cymbal is a bit much vol-wise as well..pretty nice frantic version of mammon...again we get excited and FC is way way too fast and loses the great funky thang MU and KS get going most nights...guilt-free ISTL..tr deliberatly slows down the start of b and w to get control of the moe going down..you know that something i nver really have said before..todd has an innate sense of time and i have never heard HIM responsible for a tempo rush or drag..he generally knows exactly where its supposed to be...always...vocs distorto on b and w..very inventive solo on this but again ...vol...no 1 absolutely wicked wicked solo..both of em just rip it up......kasim dresses his part up a bit in T Demons..nice 1st blues rip on myst..jgs solo very deeply blues--great ending as usual (jgs specialty it seems)..super groove=slut ala pgh..prior to the encore, this rare serious gratitude to crowd/fans: "i dedicate this all the people of the world-youre welcome into my heaven anytime".then hawking....wish bckgs were better.....a bit too busy bass kinda fights the swing...nice show..2nd one is better, as always with JB great recording |
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| 12/12/07 | NYC BLENDER 2 CDS | BABCOCK (DAT WITH CORESOUND HIGH END MICS AND BOX) | ____/___ |
| Date Added:4/4/2008 Track List:CD ONE: AMBIENCE. AUDIENCE/WALK ON. BUFFALO GRASS. ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON> FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO.1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. DRIVE. CD TWO: TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED>BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAWKING. TRAPPED. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY Note:ive heard some say that both nights trs gtr was low in nyc, but this tape proves it was a better balance in the housemix..bass better tone..can hear the gtrs better and we are more relaxed...still id like tr a tad louder but its worlds louder than last nite...blow by blow: b grass is more relaxed..perfect pace for isp which makes all the difference-i like it a mid tempo exile on main st type groove which this is....nice little nuance makes BM a killer....nice leads, nice smooth lines..a bit low..on mammon, jgs processing gos out towards the end..recovers for a much improved from 12.11.FC..lead on this one pretty much off the cuff......subtle istl..b and w features a crowd singalonger...we all love that..even if were not taping..paying to see someone else sing to todd...unreal how rude people are sometimes...powerful b and w nonetheless..tr acknowledges building momentum before lcd 1 super super shredding by the end..just special deal here..trs voice fails in drive..he fancy-ups the one note solo..todds intro to myst.."my days as a landscaper in atlanta georgia..." funny...approx correct...."why? b/c it hurts"..1st solo ok...Jg employs a constant attacking, gnawing solo style//tr an jg out of synch some on the mouthharp...end part is mess due mostly to the mix and vol of everyone...slut is superb..killer one world...."i feel like barry manilow.." spetacular hawking...better than last nite which was boss also..tr solo on trapped a bit off kilter..muddy ctr part on wwe but kaz groove was out and popping - yes a bit fast but what the fuck..great show..great recording....its nyc you know.... |
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| 12/15/07 | NORTH HAMPTON MASS CALVIN THEATER 2 CDS | UNKNOWN FROM DIME (VIA LINO AND MOZ) | _______/_______ |
| Date Added:1/25/2008 Track List:CD ONE: BUFFALO GRASS. ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON>FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. DRIVE. CD TWO: TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAKWING. TRAPPED. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY. Note:sounds like a dat in a larger hall. in fact this hall is best known to me as having hosted the last 2 nrbq anniversary bashes..this night there was passion and what a guitar showcase. i dont think this is the best recording so far..that would rich and sara's alex so far, but this is the best performance of all ive heard and i wasnt there (damn). these solos are generally more out there than the others and tr really takes a lot of these solos far out of the normal grooves he's worn. thats why i like this show a lot.. the recording here does not have the best depth due to size of hall and the ceiling and most of the sound starts almost on a faux stereo (all highs in r speaker) but the sound does balance out. nice mix of instruments..specifics: b grass...tr gtr is loud as hell on solo (good)-vocs relatively high.. ISP nice impassioned..great lead vocal..extra distortion bite on BM solos-totally off the cuff solo-starts the 1st solo in the rote and then directs it right up on and out of the normal scene..rips it up on an extended lead..real great stuff here folks..screaming, holding notes out...superb..kaz does great descending notes run in last verse- great end also-one of all time best versions here folks...much more strident SB-great vocal phrasing which is changed up- highest ever level..end also changed up some, nice....refers to "in 6 mos itll be the 2nd freshest we have"..fidelity seems to improve on mammon..kind of funny i thought about the one note bass part for some reason in the front..great sound by kaz..opening note muffed on fc but still funky monkey happenin -kg gets a bit crazy on verses...again tr puts the pedal to the metal off the normal road and ends up with another jaw dropping free solo..free and wild like BM...killer again....istl another more than normal passioned version..b and w is a bit out of sorts intensity match-wise with the others..some great solos continue..tr really at a peak....jg gets a bit more gliding on his part on LF....torrid yet wet solos by the foamster on NO 1..trs leads on this are as close to hendrix aixs era ive ever heard todd play...great again (ho-hum)..kasim is the star on drive where his runs make the tune..jg also just great on the head section in the middle..story about puppies...lots of mic scuffing by recorder on t demons..great ghost whispers... end blown lost a verse.....jg less audible on myst/bd and b...tr wild on his solo..jgs on a speed trip this night...another all timer-solo wise...tr fucks up turnaround on slut but groove is great stuff-kaz propels it along..kaz off the hook on walls as well...hawking pretty nice-wish there was more bckg vocs....super end though.......solo wicked on trapped....kaz funks it up....again, so far the highs of this one performance wise are the peaks to my ears and one would be wise to include this show if you get some from the tour..thansk to mr lino and mr moz for these off of dime..killer stuff |
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| 12/16/07 | ALEXANDRIA THE BIRCHMERE 2 CDS | PDA (RR, SK), DAT (AR) | 61:05/59:24 |
| Date Added:1/17/2008 Track List:CD ONE: BUFFALO GRASS. ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON>FASCIST CHRIST. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR CD TWO: DRIVE. TINY DEMONS. MYSTFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAWKING. TRAPPED. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY Note:sold out in dc. nice crowd in a good mood and gone on...best of the tour (tape job) so far by mr rr and ms sk....compared to the show in pitss i saw 10 days prior , there were a few more notes and tr did mis-hit some stuff on the fretboard (he had the roadie putting sharpie marks on the newly fretted foamy on more than one occasion..particles...: nice steady groove on b grass..very indian-beat like..pretty rote lead... isp-love the build up at beg-jg does a nice little strat whammy bend on the opening chords that just is nice to set the tune and momentum up...very fender..love kaz's riffs at the end..in fact, this was kaz's show-he played so much more fluently with MU on this tour and thus, with less busy drums he can play more...just a very underrated player on the bass..todd then talks of the 730 shows and him breaking his meal before the show rule this eve...BM much faster pace than pitts..great high wailing solo by tr that is pure abandon open blowing (no arc)..dynamics still pretty high on loud soft but not as extreme as in pitts....we get a quip that the fact the marquee said tr and the liars was itself a lie.....SB still nice and spacious..great vocals by tr and a near perfect solo by JG-a clinic..long end.."now we're gonna start mucking around with your religious beliefs.."...mammon- tr rhythm a bit loud..some sharpie probs..MU does offbeat hihat clasp on this and mystified..a bit much contrast for me...funky as usual with MU's FC..th breakdown secctions are awesome..a bit different style solo on this one than usual..pretty freed up stuff..nice...istl sung well bellowed style in fact..."we know that wayne newton and donnie osmond go out of their way to play here..so we had to play the hit"...black and white--powerful version-a few mis-hits by tr but the solo is god-head..wild and crazy solo section with pretty insistent riffs, etc (new album stuff?)..powerhouse version of b and w.."the crew here said play anything except bluegrass..theyve had a parade of mandolins go thru here..." nice harmony line style solo by JG (if you know what that means)..great loud soft on No1..passionately yelps..."equalize me, foamy!"...great passion on this one..great little different solos on the outchorus...vocal silky on Drive..laid back..."tr talks of the instant millionare.."then into the neo con speech which is a bit off kilter delivery -wise but sme asshole yells out and embarrases himself in the process..funny stuff...better T D than at pgh..wew get the speech about crop sharing..into mystified..harder version of mystified than pgh..stumble into 1st solo..great section between the 2 tunes..great solo into the harp thing..re-entry is changed up a smidgin...slut is not as punchy as pgh and suffers comparitably..but the pgh version is as good as it gets, so...a bit more legato..walls nice pace-calmed down some...great on top solo by JG on one world...great version of hawking..better than pgh..very spacy..very quiet last verse..dynamics unmatched..god MU is a very dynamic drummer......great to hear trapped..solo nice but not like the record..funkier wwe to end it all...great show-if youre gonna get one from this short leg, this is it for now |
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| 12/18/07 | NEW HAVEN CT TOADS PLACE 2 CDS | UNKNOWN (PROB DAT) VIA MOZ AND LINO | ____/____ |
| Date Added:1/25/2008 Track List:CD ONE: BUFFALO GRASS. ISP. BLACK MARIA. SOUL BROTHER. MAMMON>FASCIST CHRIST. I SAW THE LIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. LUNATIC FRINGE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR CD TWO: DRIVE. TINY DEMONS. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. SLUT. WALLS CAME DOWN. ONE WORLD. HAWKING. TRAPPED. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY Note:the small room and the aroma of toads...all the way back from the old days...balance pretty unusual all nite with loud drums/bass..specifics: bg-brisk, tr tries to bring it back with slower phrasing on vocal..nice end solo but too fast as unfortunately, most were this night-i guess everyone was pumped to wrap a successful tour...isp-again too fast..vocal is great by tr..cant hear much but bass, drums..nice tape for a bass/drummer to learn by actually....bm-tr again blows like the wind, freely..amazing solo again..kaz muffs a spot on bass, trs gtr continues to be wild...gtr sounds a lot like the late 73 early 74 sound tr used on the eyeball utopia album..hot solos..same angular aproach to this solo as then,,,,lots of loud drums on sb, mammon is way too fast..screaming lead gtr on fc-nice new bite on breakdwon part..gives it a new life...b and w 2nd verse on-this is superb-one of best versions..solo low vol but adventurous as hell...."and now the final destination is rhino records???" could that be the new version on the new album??great LF this nite-you know its gonna be on the new album....fluids spill all over in no 1..dynamics of mu will be missed on this one..again drive is brisk..great vocal (blowing it all out-last show) kaz dresses up the bass part-changes the tune.."problem with short tours is you reved up and then its over"..no intro for tiny demons this pm...great version...on myst/bd and b balance improves, also faster than normal..1st solo jeff beck hat, hendrix-like..jg solo very slidey not very loud-but wicked climax at end..wild applause on slut..stomping crowd to walls..some bad gtr notes on hawking but a very emotional performance..energy abounds on frantic trapped and awesome wwe kazs bass in your face....one of many good ones this time out. |
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