Dawes - 2022-05-11 - Industry City, Brooklyn, New York, NY (Plus bonus tracks 2021-09-17)

Dawes

May 11, 2022
Industry City, Brooklyn, NY
Plus Bonus: tracks from 2021-09-17, Central Park, NY
Audience recording (LarryRulz5), very good quality
Mp3 @ 320 kbps

After featuring mainly older classic music from the 70's and 80's for past several months, how about something much more current, for a change? Well, the folk-rock/indie-rock band Dawes released a new album a few weeks ago, Misadventures of Doomscroller, and it is absolutely sensational,  certainly one of the best albums of 2022 so far, and probably the band's best as well. When Dawes got started back in 2009, they were dubbed folk rock or roots rock, as they had a somewhat folky, country, vintage '70's Laurel Canyon sound (think Eagles, CSN, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, etc.), but they actually are much more versatile than that, and since their early albums, they have branched out into many different styles, losing a lot of the 'folksy or country aspects, moving into more indie rock, power pop, and other styles, but still at the center is Taylor Goldsmith's songwriting featuring thoughtful, clever, intelligent lyrics and beautiful melodies, ranging from personal, introspective ballads (ala Jackson Browne) to funky pop-rock featuring sardonic observations on the human experience to anthemic sing-alongs. But on their latest album, their 8th, they add in a bit more jazz and even some progressive rock and stretch out musically with longer songs featuring more instrumental breaks and improvisation, for a delightful and refreshing mix of music that pushes the band in new directions while still retaining familiar aspects that we love about the band. By all means, check out Misadventures of Doomscroller, a great album. Here today, I have a short show from the band from earlier this year, prior to the new album's release, but which still features a couple tracks from the new album ('Someone Else's Cafe' and 'It Comes in Waves') as well as various older songs. Because it is a short show (about 1 hr), I have also added several tracks from another show from last year to round out the set. Between the two shows the combined set features at least one track from all 8 of their albums, so there is a nice mix of newer and older songs. Both of these shows were recorded by Larry Rulz and full video of the shows have been made available on YouTube, so check out the videos there if interested. These audio tracks were taken directly from the Youtube videos, so no lossless versions are available. So, be sure to check out this 2022 version of Dawes. 

Tracklist:
1. Someone Else's Cafe/Doomscroller Tries to Relax
2. Coming Back to a Man
3. Feed the Fire
4. One of Us
5. Now That It's Too Late, Maria
6. It Comes in Waves
7. When My Time Comes
8. A Little Bit of Everything
Bonus Tracks:
Sept 17, 2021 - Central Park Summerstage, New York, NY (Partial)
9.  Who Do You Think You're Talking To?
10. If I Wanted Someone
11. When the Tequila Runs Out
12. Intro to Window Seat
13. From a Window Seat
14. Don't Send Me Away
15. Didn't Fix Me
16. Still Feel Like a Kid  

Dawes_2022-05-11_Brooklyn(plus).rar

 

The Moody Blues - 1990-08-30 - Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA (Millard Master)

Moody Blues
August 30, 1990
Pacific Amphitheatre,
Costa Mesa, CA
Audience recording (Mike Millard Master Tapes via JEMS)
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 131
Avaialble in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320kbps) versions

OK, here's one more show from The Moody Blues, as recorded by legendary taper Mike Millard, this one from several years later. Following their successful tour in 1981 in support of Long Distance Voyager, the band released another album, The Present (1983). They followed that with The Other Side of Life (1986) which produced the huge hit 'Your Wildest Dreams'. After that came Sur La Mer (1988) and the hit 'I Know You're Out There Somewhere'. In 1991, while working on their next album, Patrick Moraz complained about his role in the band and lack of creative input in a published interview, and was subsequently fired from the band (which led to a another lawsuit). The subsequent album, Keys to the Kingdom (1991) was less successful. They took a break from recording after that until 1998, but continued touring, and remained a major concert draw for many years. Here is a show from their 1990 tour (while with Patrick Moraz still in the band) featuring songs from those newer albums as well as their earlier classics. 

Tracklist:
01 Lovely To See You
02 Gemini Dream
03 The Voice
04 Rock 'N' Roll Over You
05 Tuesday Afternoon
06 I Know You're Out There Somewhere
07 The Story In Your Eyes
08 Your Wildest Dreams
09 Isn't Life Strange
10 The Other Side Of Life
11 I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
12 Nights In White Satin
13 Legend Of A Mind
14 Question
15 Ride My See-Saw

FLAC - Moody Blues_1990-08-30_Costa MesaCA(Millard)_FLAC.rar

Mp3 - Moody Blues_1990-08-30_Costa MesaCA(Millard)_Mp3.rar

The Moody Blues - 1981-06-28 - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach CA (Millard First Generation)

The Moody Blues
June 28, 1981
Long Beach Arena,
Long Beach, CA
Audience recording (Mike Millard First Generation Tapes via JEMS)
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 68

Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320kbps) versions

Here's some more Moody Blues and another Mike Millard recording, this time from several years later. As previously mentioned, after their 1974 tour, the band took a break, with each member pursuing solo projects and other endeavors. They reconvened in 1977 to record again as The Moody Blues. By this time the band had largely abandoned their concept album, multi-part song, symphonic approach, and focused more on lush radio-friendly pop/rock songs. The resulting album was Octave (1978). However, keyboardist Mike Pinder did not want to join the band on tour, so Patrick Moraz (Yes) was brought in for their subsequent tour. For their next album, Moraz was made a permanent member of the band (which resulted in a lawsuit from Pinder, who then never returned to the band). That next album, Long Distance Voyager (1981) became one of the band's biggest successes, reaching #1 in the US,and producing the hit singles 'The Voice' and 'Gemini Dream'. This show captures the band during their 1981 tour in support of Long Distance Voyager, and that album is prominently featured, including 9 of the 10 songs from that album, a few songs from Octave, as well as an assortment of earlier classics. A great show and a very nice recording from Mike Millard chronicling the band at this stage of their career.  
 

Tracklist:
01 Gemini Dream
02 The Day We Meet Again
03 The Story In Your Eyes
04 Twilight Time
05 Tuesday Afternoon
06 The Voice
07 Nervous
08 Meanwhile
09 Steppin' In A Slide Zone
10 Talking Out Of Turn
11 The Balance
12 Isn't Life Strange
13 Gypsy
14 Driftwood
15 22,000 Days
16 Painted Smile
17 Reflective Smile
18 Veteran Cosmic Rocker
19 I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
20 Nights In White Satin
21 Legend Of A Mind
22 Question
23 Ride My See-Saw
 
FLAC - Moody Blues_1981-06-28_Long Beach(Millard)_FLAC.rar

Mp3 - Moody Blues_1981-06-28_Long Beach(Millard)_mp3.rar