Little Feat w/The Hot Tomato Horns - 2025-02-21 - Eastside Bowl, Nashville, TN

Little Feat w/The Hot Tomato Horns

February 21, 2025
Eastside Bowl, Nashville, TN
Audience recording (Mr.Sifter), very good quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and mp3 (320 kbps) versions

OK, It's been quite awhile since I posted any concerts. Here's a show from ear;er this year from the recently revitalized classic band Little Feat. They have a fine new album out this year (reviewed here), and in this show, amongst all the classic Feat tracks, they also mix in four songs from the new album, Strike Up the Band. Although they have lost several original members over the years, they still have a solid core of members from the classic days in Bill Payne (keyboards), Kenny Gradney (Bass), Sam Clayton (percussion), and multi-instrumentalist Fred Tackett laying down the rhythm and funk. Newcomers Scott Sharrard and Tony Leone are welcome additions, and the band sounds great. Check out the new sounds from this classic band, as well as relive the great old classics in this rousing concert that shows they can still rock with the best of them. 

Tracklist:
1. Fat Man in the Bathtub
2. Hate to Lose Your Lovin'
3. 4 Days Of Heaven 3 Days of Work
4. Oh Atlanta
5. Spanish Moon
6. Too High To Cut My Hair
7. Long Distance Love
8. Down on the Farm
9. Shipwrecks
10. Time Loves a Hero
11. Old Folks Boogie
12. Mellow Down Easy
13. Midnight Flight
14. Shakedown Street
15. Willin'
16. Dixie Chicken
17. Let It Roll
18. Feats Don't Fail Me Now

Bill Payne – keyboards, vocals
Sam Clayton – percussion, vocals
Kenny Gradney – bass
Fred Tackett – guitar, mandolin, trumpet, vocals
Scott Sharrard – guitar, vocals
Tony Leone – drums
Art Edmaiston - saxophone
Mark Franklin - trumpet

FLAC

Little Feat_2025-02-21_nashvilleTN_FLAC.zip

 

mp3

Little Feat_2025-02-21_NashvilleTN_mp3.zip 

 

Guster - 2024-05-19 - World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA

Guster
2024-05-19
World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
WXPN's Free at Noon Broadcast recording, very good quality
Mp3 @320 kbps

Here's a short set from Guster, on the occasion of the release of their fantastic new album, Ooh La La, in May of this year. This was their first live set that featured songs from the new album. It's just a short 30 minutes, but features 3 new songs, as well as a few favorites from previous albums. As I posted in my album review roundup, Guster's new album is great, one of their best, and one of the very best albums of the year so far. The new album is a culmination of all their years of experience, showing their growth and development as songwriters, musicians, and recording artists. It is absolutely brilliant from beginning to end, every song a gem. Beautiful, well-crafted, uplifting songs with warmth and goodwill, expertly played, with great arrangements and impeccable production. Of course, their back catalog is filled with wonderful songs as well. So, here's just a brief taste of Guster in 2024. Video from this show is available on YouTube. They are currently on their "We Also Have Eras" Tour, where they go through their whole musical history. Check them out if get the chance.

Tracklist:
1. Keep Going
2. Stay With Me Jesus
3. Witness Tree
4. Hang On
5. Keep It Together
6. Black Balloon
7. Satellite
8. talk-thanks to fans
9. This Could All Be Yours

Guster_2024-05-19_Philadelphia.zip

 

The Lemon Twigs - 2024-04-04 - Verso Fest, Westport Library, Westport, CT

The Lemon Twigs
2024-04-04
VersoFest, Westport Library, Westport, CT
Audience recording, decent quality
Mp3 @320 kbps

Here's a recent live show from pop-rock band The Lemon Twigs. The Lemon Twigs are from Long Island, New York, and are essentially the brother duo of Brian and Michael D'Addario, who play all the instruments and vocals on the albums (for live shows they add a drummer and bass/keyboards player). They have made quite an impact over the last few years, with a dynamic mix of 60's and 70's-influenced indie rock, power pop, and glam rock. Although their earlier albums (2016-2019) featured more of a quirky and somewhat strange mix of glam rock, power pop, and art rock, and are kind of all over the place, their last couple albums have honed in on more specific periods and styles, with Everything Harmony (2023) focusing on 70's pop and soft rock styles, with haunting melodies and ballads; and the most recent album, the brand new A Dream is All I Know (2024) is focused more on outright imitations of the sunshine pop of the 60's and bands like The Byrds, Beach Boys, Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, and Todd Rundgren. They are an intriguing and talented up and coming band that received both very high praise for their vocal, arrangements, and songwriting abilities, as well as dismissal by some for relying too much on imitating past bands and styles. This show was their first on their new 2024 tour for the new album, and it very much features the new album, with 8 songs from that album, as well as another 6 from Everything Harmony, and just a few from the earlier albums. The band has a very enthusiastic audience here. It is  a decent (not great) audience recording (comes from Youtube) that is unfortunately marred by some fans that insist on singing along (out of tune) to every song, even the ones they don't know at all. Anyway, it is a very enjoyable show nonetheless. Check 'em out.  

Tracklist:
1. Intro - My Golden Years
2.  In My Head
3. The One
4. What You Were Doing
5. Ghost Run Free
6. Church Bells
7. Sweet Vibration
8. Any Time of Day
9. Peppermint Roses
10. How Can I Love Her More?
11. Queen of My School
12. They Don't Know How To Fall In Place
13. A Dream Is All I Know
14. talk

15. I Don't Wanna Cry (The Keys)
16. Tailor Made
17. Corner of My Eye
18. When Winter Comes Around
19. Rock On (Over and Over)

The Lemon Twigs:
Brian D'Addario - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Michael D'Addario - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums
Danny Ayala - bass, keyboards, vocals
Reza Matin - drums, vocals, guitar
 

The Lemon Twigs_2024-04-04_Westport_CT.zip

 

Lifesigns - 2024-03-11 - Cruise to the Edge - Aboard the Norwegian Pearl, Stardust Theater

Lifesigns

2024-03-11
Cruise to the Edge 2024
Aboard the Norwegian Pearl, Stardust Theater
Audience recording, very good quality
Mp3 @ 320 kbps

Here's another show from the recent Cruise to the Edge prog festival on a Cruise ship. This is Lifesigns, a really good lesser-known melodic prog band from UK, composed of veteran musicians John Young (Strawbs, Scorpions, Quango, Greenslade) on vocals and keyboards, John Bainbridge (Strawbs, Iona, Celestial Fire), Jon Poole (Cardiacs, Wildhearts, Lotus Eaters) on bass, and Zoltan Csorsz on drums. They played and were well-received at the 2022 Cruise to the Edge and were invited back for the current trip. They play a modern melodic prog rock with pop influences. This one hour set features a mix of songs from their 3rd and most recent album, Altitude (2021) and their previous album, Cardington (2018). Apparently, their regular drummer was not available for this event, so the band got legendary drummer Simon Phillips to sit in with them here (Phillips current band, Protocol , was also on the Cruise). So here is a very nice set from this impressive band. Check them out.  Note: Video of both this show and the previously posted Steve Hackett show are available on Youtube, and was made3 available by Greg Chance on his Youtube channel. 

Tracklist:
1. Altitude
2. Different
3. Introductions-comments
4. Impossible
5. comments-Happy Birthday
6. Shoreline
7. Fortitude
8. Last One Home

John Young - vocals, keyboards
Dave Bainbridge - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Jon Poole - bass, backing vocals
Guest artist (filling in for absent drummer)
Simon Phillips - drums

Lifesigns_2024-03-11_CTTE_2024.zip

 

Steve Hackett - 2024-03-11 - Cruise to the Edge 2024: Awakening, Norwegian Pearl, Stardust Theater

Steve Hackett

2024-03-11
Cruise to the Edge 2024: Awakening
Aboard the Norwegian Pearl, Stardust Theater
Audience recording, very good quality
mp3 @ 320 kbps

Last month was the Cruise to the Edge 2024, a unique Prog rock festival held aboard a Cruise Ship, and this year's talent lineup may have been their very best. The Cruise went from Miami to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, with dozens of prog acts and concerts along the way and back. Featured on this year's cruise was such Prog mainstays as Marillion, Steve Hackett, Big Big Train, Riverside, Flying Colors, The Flower Kings, Haken, Symphony X, Queensryche, Lifesigns, Airbag, Adrian Belew, Jordan Rudess, Steve Morse, and several others. Some recordings from those shows have started to emerge, mainly on Youtube, and mostly just a few selected songs, but a couple of audience recording of full shows have also come forward. Here is a show from master guitarist Steve Hackett. This is a scaled-down (about 1 hour 15 min) festival version of his current Foxtrot at Fifty show, but features his magnificent full band. He starts off with a few songs from his new album The Circus and the Nightwhale and one from his previous solo album, then goes into the primary trio of songs from Genesis' Foxtrot (including the epic Supper's Ready) before closing with Los Endos (from Trick of the Tail). A wonderful festival-length show, albeit abbreviated from his full-length show. Check it out. 

Tracklist:
1. People of the Smoke
2. Circo Inferno
3. Steve's Introductory comments
4. These Passing Clouds
5. Devil's Cathedral
6. Foxtrot comments
7. Watcher of the Skies
8. Can-Utility and the Coastliners
9. Supper's Ready
10. Los Endos

https://www.upload.ee/files/16555292/Steve_Hackett_2024-03-11_CTTE.zip.html

 

World Party (Karl Wallinger) 1994 BBC Radio 1 In Concert Broadcast (Brixton Academy show)

World Party (Karl Wallinger)
1994 BBC Radio 1 In Concert broadcast
From 1993-11-03 - Brixton Academy, London, England
FM Broadcast recording, very good quality
Mp3 @ 256 kbps

Here's one more show from World Party featuring Karl Wallinger. This is from a BBC Radio In Concert broadcast in 1994, which appears to be taken from the 1993-11-03 performance at Brixton Academy, London.  This a bit longer set and includes a few songs that were not in the previous posts. Another wonderful show from Karl and his crew. Let's not forget the wonderful music Karl created throughout his career. I don't have this one in Lossless, so only the mp3 link is provided here. Enjoy.

Tracklist:
01 Is It Like Today?
02 Put the Message In the Box
03 Sooner or Later
04 Is It Too Late?
05 Radio Days
06 Sweet Soul Dream
07 Love Street
08 Private Revolution
09 Take It Up
10 Way Down Now
11 And God Said...
12 Give It All Away
13 Give It All Away (cont'd)
 

World_Party_1994_BBC_Radio_London_MP3.rar.html

World Party (Karl Wallinger) - 1993-07-25 - Wadsworth Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

World Party
1993-07-25
Wadsworth Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
FM broadcast recording, excellent quality

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

Here's more from Karl Wallinger and World Party, this time following the release of their follow-up album to Goodbye Jumbo (1990), Bang! (1993) and their subsequent tour. By this time, Karl had added David Caitlin Birch on guitar and Chris Sharrock on drums to the band, as well as additional touring support. I was fortunate to be able to see them live on this tour, where they opened for 10,000 maniacs on much of their 1993 tour.  This is an excellent quality recording from one of those shows. here they feature several new songs from Bang, in addition to some from earlier albums. Another fine example of the music of Karl Wallinger and World Party. I have one more (longer) show from this same period that I will post in few days, but enjoy this one now.
 

Tracklist:
01 show introduction
02 Is It Like Today
03 Sunshine
04 Put The Message In The Box
05 Let The Kingdom Come
06 Ship Of Fools
07 Like A Rolling Stone
08 Way Down Now
09 Don't Give It All Away

World Party:
Karl Wallinger - vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
David Catlin Birch - guitar, vocals
Jeff Trott - guitar, vocals
Chris Sharrock- drums, vocals
John Turnbull - bass, vocals

FLAC - World Party_1993-07-25_Los AngelesCA_FLAC.rar

Mp3 - World Party_1993-07-25_Los AngelesCA_Mp3.rar

World Party (Karl Wallinger, R.I.P. 1957-2024) - 1990-09-10 - Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA

 

World Party 

(Karl Wallinger, R.I.P. 1957-2024) 

1990-09-10

Warfield Theatre,
San Francisco, CA
Soundboard recording, very good quality

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

I heard that Welsh multi-instrumentalist musician, songwriter, and producer Karl Wallinger died this week. Although the name may not be very familiar to many, his musical contributions were substantial. He is best known for his band World Party, which essentially was a solo project with Wallinger playing all the instruments and vocal parts (but in later years added additional musicians and guest artists), as well as earlier for being the keyboard player for UK folk-rock band The Waterboys in the mid-eighties. He also worked on some film soundtracks and produced records for other artists. He worked with Peter Gabriel in performing, producing, and putting together the Real World Records album of International artist collaborations, Big Blue Ball (2008), which included a mix of western, African, and Asian musicians and took many years to create. In fact, it was from a post from Gabriel that I learned of Karl's death this week, as in referring to that album collaboration, Gabriel wrote of Karl: "I had admired his work from afar but it was when we did a Real World Recording Week together that I had the most creative and fun week I have ever had in the studio. Karl was overflowing with wonderful musical ideas that blew us all away, all delivered with terrible jokes that had us laughing uncontrollably all day and night. He was such a gifted, natural writer and player, it was a tap that he could turn on at will, effortlessly...Karl was an abundant talent and we have been given extraordinary music and memories from this extraordinary man."
As World Party, Karl released Five studio albums, Private Revolution (1986), Goodbye Jumbo (1990), Bang (1993), Egyptology (1997), and Dumbing Up (2000), in addition to a couple compilation albums. Private Revolution and Goodbye Jumbo are both classics, with Goodbye Jumbo being my favorite, and one of the best albums of the nineties. Karl's music is a mix of rock, folk, funk, and other genres, and the influences of his musical heroes, The Beatles, Beach Boys, Dylan, Kinks, and motown are readily apparent in Wallinger's songs and style, but he constructs his own musical world from these elements to create a marvelous blend. Some singles from his albums, including Ship of Fools, Way Down Now, Put the Message in the Box, and She's the One were modest hits. To honor Karl, here is a World Party show from 1990 in fine quality. 

Tracklist:
01. Private Revolution
02. All Come True
03. When The Rainbow Comes
04. Put The Message In The Box
05. Is It Too Late
06. Love Street
07. World Party
08. Way Down Now
09. Thank You World
10. Take It Up
11. Ship Of Fools
12. outro music

FLAC -  World Party_1990-09-10_SanFranciscoCA_FLAC.zip

Mp3 - World Party_1990-09-10_SanFranciscoCA_mp3.zip

 

Peter Gabriel - 2014-11-28 - LG Arena, Birmingham, UK - So Back to Front Tour

Peter Gabriel
2014-11-28
LG Arena
Birmingham, UK
Audience recording (Funbags 039), very good quality

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

Staying with the remarkable Peter Gabriel, and now moving up to the 2010's, here is a show from the Back to Front Tour, which included a live version of the complete So (1986) album, in addition to a great selection of songs from throughout his catalog. Another wonderful show from these later years. This show marks the conclusion of my look back at Peter Gabriel's live shows through the decades, as I have now featured a show from each of the six (SIX!) decades (1970's to 2020's) that Peter has been performing live, and which culminated with his sensational 2023 i/o tour last year (show featured here). And he has been remarkable throughout all these decades. Don't know if that 2023 tour will mark the end of his touring days or not, but regardless, it was a monumental tour and year for Gabriel, ending with the release of the full i/o/album, which is one of his very best, and for me, the best album of 2023. And despite Gabriel being much older now than those early days back in the 70's, he still gives a great show and is making great music all these years later.  Check out this 2014 show, as well as all the previous ones featured, if you haven't already.

Tracklist
01 What Lies Ahead 07:36
02 Come Talk To Me 05:30
03 Shock The Monkey 05:03
04 Family Snapshot 04:45
05 Digging In The Dirt 06:18
06 Secret World 08:30
07 The Family And The Fishing Net 07:37
08 No Self Control 05:44
09 Solsbury Hill 09:42
10 Red Rain 05:54
11 Sledgehammer 06:26
12 Don't Give Up 08:16
13 That Voice Again 04:31
14 Mercy Street 06:50
15 Big Time 04:58
16 We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37) 04:27
17 This Is The Picture 04:19
18 In Your Eyes 13:37
19 The Tower That Ate People 05:14
20 Biko 09:27

Total Running Time : 2:14:44

FLAC - Peter_Gabriel_2014-11-28_Birmingham_FLAC.rar

mp3 - Peter_Gabriel_2014-11-28_Birmingham_mp3.part1.rar

       Peter_Gabriel_2014-11-28_Birmingham_mp3.part2.rar

 

Peter Gabriel - 2002-11-24 - MCI Center, Washington DC USA

Peter Gabriel
2002-11-24
MCI Center, Washington DC, USA
Inside Up (Digital Reproductions DR 12402-4)
Audience master recording, excellent quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320 kbps) versions

Here's more from Peter Gabriel, as we move on through the decades. here's a show from 2002, on the Growing Up Tour, in support of his new album at the time, Up (2002). This is a great audience recording from the Washington DC show, featuring several new songs from the current album, as well as many of the older and by now classic songs. And once again, another version of his dynamite backing band. Another great show from this master vocalist. musician, and performer. 

 

Tracklist:

cd1
1.1    With This Love    03:06
1.2    Here Comes The Flood    04:26
1.3    Darkness    06:52
1.4    Red Rain    06:09
1.5    Secret World    10:56
1.6    Sky Blue    08:44
1.7    Downside Up    05:28
1.8    The Barry Williams Show    09:47
1.9    More Than This    07:24
1.10    Mercy Street    06:59
cd2
2.1    Digging In The Dirt    06:30
2.2    Growing Up    10:31
2.3    Animal Nation    10:08
2.4    Band Introductions    03:23
2.5    Solsbury Hill    04:22
2.6    Sledgehammer    06:33
2.7    Signal To Noise    08:56
2.8    In Your Eyes    14:08
2.9    Come Talk To Me    08:31
2.10    Father, Son    06:14

Peter Gabriel - Vocals, keyboards
David Rhodes - guitars, backing vocals
Tont Levin - Basses, electric cello, Chapman stick, backing vocals
Rachel Z - Keyboards, backing vocals
Richard Evans - Mandolin, dobro, guitars, backing vocals
Ged Lynch - Drums, percussion

FLAC -  Peter Gabriel_2002-11-24_WashingtonDC_FLAC.part1.rar

            Peter Gabriel_2002-11-24_WashingtonDC_FLAC.part2.rar

 

Mp3 - Peter_Gabriel_2002-11-24_WashingtonDC_mp3_cd1.rar

        Peter_Gabriel_2002-11-24_WashingtonDC_mp3_cd2.rar

Peter Gabriel - 1993-11-06 - Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany - Secret World Tour

Peter Gabriel
1993-11-06
Deutschlandhalle,
Berlin, Germany
Secret World Tour
Soundboard Recording ("Human Wave Wall" - Dr.Jones), Excellent quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) anf Mp3 (320 kbps) versions

As we continue with this look at Peter Gabriel live shows, and move up into the 1990's now. Here is a fantastic recording of a great 1993 show from the Secret World Tour, which was in support of his 1992 album, Us, and was utterly amazing. This is from a Berlin Germany show, and very close to the time that the show was recorded and releases as Peter's Secret World Live album (1994). That recording was from a couple of shows in Italy several days after this one. But this recording is just as good, and one of the very best from this tour. It sounds sensational. This show has a very similar setlist as the Secret World Live album, but with a couple of additional songs. In this show, we lose Red Rain (unfortunately), but gain Games Without Frontiers, San Jacinto, and Schanpschuss (which is the German language version of Family Snapshot). So, even if you already have Secret World Live (which is a great live album), there are some additional gems in this show.  A great setlist of songs, featuring many from Us and So, and Peter's sensational band make for a stunning show. 

Tracklist:
Disc 1
101 - Come Talk to Me
102 - Steam
103 - Games without Frontiers
104 - Across the River
105 - Slow Marimbas
106 - Shaking the Tree
107 - Blood of Eden
108 - San Jacinto
109 - Schanpschuss (Family Snapshot)
110 - Kiss that Frog
111 - Washing of the Water
112 - Solsbury Hill
Disc 2
201 - Digging in the Dirt
202 - Sledgehammer
203 - Secret World
204 - Don't Give Up
205 - In Your Eyes

Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, harmonica, keyboards, rainstick
Paula Cole – additional vocals; co-lead vocals on "Shaking The Tree", "Blood Of Eden" and "Don't Give Up".
L. Shankar – violins, additional vocals
David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
Jean-Claude Naimro – keyboards, backing vocals
Tony Levin – bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
Manu Katché – drums
Levon Minassian – doudouk
Guest artists: Papa Wemba and his band Moloka

mp3 - Peter Gabriel_1993-11-06_Berlin_mp3_disc1.rar

        Peter_Gabriel_1993-11-06_Berlin_mp3_disc2.rar

 

FLAC - Peter Gabriel_1993-11-06_Berlin_FLAC_disc1.rar

          Peter Gabriel_1993-11-06_Berlin_FLAC_disc2.rar

Peter Gabriel - 1986 and 1988 Amnesty International Shows (1986-06-15 NJ and 1988-09-27 Tokyo)

Here's more Peter Gabriel. Now we're moving up to the 1980's, following the release of his most successful album, So, and shows he did in conjunction with Amnesty International. First, in 1986, as part of the Conspiracy of Hope series of shows, which featured Peter in addition to several other big name stars, including U2, Sting, Bryan Adams, Lou Reed, Joan Baez, and the Neville Brothers. Then, in 1988 there was the Human Rights Now! tour, also on behalf of Amnesty International, and was was more extensive, going worldwide, covering 30 shows on 5 different continents in September and October, 1988. In addition to Gabriel, those shows included performances by Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N'Dour, as well as local acts from each locality. Only the peter gabriel portion of the shows are featured here.

Peter Gabriel
Concert for Amnesty International
June 15, 1986
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
FM Broadcast recording, very good quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 versions

This was the final show of the brief (6 show) tour, and featured additional guest artists such as Bob Geldof, Stanley Jordan, Jackson Browne, Howard Jones, and Miles Davis. However, this is just Peter Gabriel's portion of the all-day concert.

Tracklist:
01. Red Rain
02. Shock the Monkey
03. Family Snapshot
04. Sledgehammer
05. San Jacinto
06. Biko

Peter Gabriel - Vocals
David Sancious - Keyboards
David Rhodes - Guitars
Tony Levin - Bass
Manu Katche - Drums

 mp3 - Peter_Gabriel_1986-06-15_E.RutherfordNJ_AmnestyInternational_mp3.zip

FLAC - Peter_Gabriel_1986-06-15_E.RutherfordNJ_AmnestyInternational_FLAC.zip

 

Peter Gabriel
1988-09-27
Human Rights Now! Tour
Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
Audience recording (virtuoso121), very good quality

Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 versions

Tracklist:
01. Opening
02. Of These Hope    
03. Games Without Frontiers     
04. Red Rain    
05. Shock the Monkey     
06. No Self Control     
07. Don't Give Up     
08. Sledgehammer    
09. Band intro    
10. In Your Eyes     
11. Biko     

Peter Gabriel - Vocals
David Sancious - Keyboards
David Rhodes - Guitars
Shankar - Violin
Manu Katche - Drums

mp3 - Peter_Gabriel_1988-09-27_Tokyo_Human_Rights_Tour_mp3.zip

FLAC - Peter_Gabriel_1988-09-27_Tokyo_Human_Rights_Tour_FLAC.zip

Peter Gabriel - 1978-09-30 & 10-01 - The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA

PETER GABRIEL
1978-09-30 & 1978-10-01
Roxy, West Hollywood, CA
[Mike Millard first generation cassettes via JEMS, 2CD]
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Vol 14.
Live at The Roxy; West Hollywood, CA. September 30-October 1, 1978 (compilation from early and late sets).
Audience recording, very good quality
mp3 @ 320 kbps

I have been really enjoying Peter Gabriel's latest album, i/o, which for me, was the best album of 2023, by far. Definitely check it out if you have not already. I previously posted a show from Gabriel's most recent concert tour (i/o tour), which contained many songs from the new album. So, today, I thought I would go back to the early days of Gabriel's solo career and post a show from the late '70's. So, this is a show from 1978, featuring songs from Peter's first 2 solo albums, and a dynamite band (Tony Levin Jerry Marotta, Larry Fast, Sid McGinnis). Actually, this is a compilation of performances from 2 nights (4 sets) at the Roxy in West Hollywood, CA USA, compiling the best recordings from those 2 nights, as taped and selected by master taper, Mike Millard. Thus, we get a slightly longer, enhanced version of the show, as not all these songs were played at each show, but here we get them all. Very interesting to go back to hear Gabriel at this stage of his career and these earlier album shows, prior to the bulk of his solo artist success. A wonderful trip back to those earlier days of this magnificent artist, who is still going strong more than 45 years after these shows. For now, I'm just posting the mp3 version of the show (due to filesize sharing site issues), but if there is interest, I can also post the Lossless version.
 
Tracklist:
Disc 1
Track 101. Me And My Teddy Bear 2:22
Track 102. On Presuming To Be Modern/On The Air 7:03
Track 103. Moribund The Burgermeister 4:55
Track 104. Perspective 4:02
Track 105. Indigo 4:33
Track 106. Not One Of Us (early version) 3:30
Track 107. Take On Back (Family Snapshot) 4:06
Track 108. Humdrum 4:16
Track 109. A Wonderful Day In A One Way/World 4:15
Track 110. Home Sweet Home 5:17
Track 111. DIY 3:57
Track 112. Waiting For The Big One 6:07
Track 113. A Whiter Shade Of Pale 4:37
59 mins
Disc 2
Track 201. Mother Of Violence 3:48
Track 202. Exposure 5:20
Track 203. Slowburn 5:32
Track 204. Flotsam And Jestsam 4:18
Track 205. I Don’t Remember 4:52
Track 206. Solsbury Hill 6:01
Track 207. Modern Love 4:43
Track 208. Here Comes The Flood 4:19
Track 209. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 5:52
Track 210. Animal Magic 4:47
Track 211. White Shadow 5:24
55 mins

The Band
Peter Gabriel - Keyboards / Vocals
Tony Levin - Bass / Stick / Backing Vocals
Jerry Marotta - Drums / Backing Vocals
Larry Fast - Synthesizers
Timmy Capello - Piano / Sax
Sid McGinnis - Guitar / Backing Vocals

Peter_Gabriel_1978-09-30_Roxy_Hollywood_mp3_disc1.zip

Peter_Gabriel_1978-09-30_Roxy_Hollywood_mp3_disc2.zip

 

The Pretenders - 2023-10-02 - The Regent, Los Angeles, CA

The Pretenders

2023-10-02
The Regent Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Audience recording, good quality
Mp3 @320 kbps

There have been several impressive returns or comebacks from legendary artists from the 60's and 70's this year, with strong new albums from Yes (Mirror to the Sky), The Rolling Stones (Hackney Diamonds), The Guess Who (Plein D'Amour), and the sensational i/o from Peter Gabriel. Heck, even The Beatles released a new song this year (sort of). Another classic band that is still going and released their strongest new album in many years is The Pretenders, with their 12th studio album, Relentless, and they still sound great. Chrissie Hynde and her band are currently on tour in support of the new album, which came out a couple months ago. The new tour features a handful of songs from the new album, as well as an abundance of songs from throughout their catalog. Although this is an audience recording and not perfect sound, it's still quite good and gives a fine indication of the current band and their sound in an impressive show. Check 'em out.  

Tracklist:
01. -intro-
02. Losing My Sense Of Taste
03. A Love
04. Turf Accountant Daddy
05. The Adultress
06. Downtown (Akron)
07. The Buzz
08. Domestic Silence
09. Time The Avenger
10. Biker
11. Boots Of Chinese Plastic
12. Don't Cut Your Hair
13. Gotta Wait
14. You Can't Hurt A Fool
15. Tequila
16. Thumbelina
17. Let The Sun Come In
18. Junkie Walk
19. Stop Your Sobbing
20. Kid
21. Back On The Chain Gang
22. Precious
23. Tattooed Love Boys

The band:
Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
James Walbourne – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Nick Wilkinson – bass, backing vocals
Eric Heywood – pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
Martin Chambers – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Carwyn Ellis – keyboards, acoustic guitar

Pretenders_2023-10-02_LosAngeles_disc1.zip
Pretenders_2023-10-02_LosAngeles_disc2.zip
 

Rockpile - No Rock Unturned - Live Compilation 1977-1980

Rockpile

(Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Billy Bremner, Terry Williams)
No Rock Unturned (Compilation of various Live tracks) (TDR-080)
1977-1980
Soundboard recordings, very good quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 320 kbps) versions

I recently ran across this compilation of Live tracks from the legendary rock band Rockpile (for more on Rockpile, see previous posts), that I hadn't seen before and didn't have. It compiles tracks from various live sources. Most of these tracks are included in other shows I have posted here previously, but there are a few new or different ones, and they are nicely presented here as sort of extended Rockpile show. Although I prefer some of the full concerts previously posted, I thought it would be good to post this as well, for completeness, and you can never have too much Rockpile in your life. Enjoy.

Tracklist:
1. Crawling From The Wreckage
2. Little Sister
3. Back To Schooldays
4. I Knew The Bride
5. A Mess Of Blues
6. Here Comes The Weekend / So Fine
7. Girls Talk
8. Born Fighter
9. Cruel To Be Kind
10. Jailhouse Rock
11. Let It Rock
12. Fool Too Long
13. No More Mister Nice Guy
14. It's My Own Business
15. Never Been In Love
16. So Fine
17. Deborah
18. Trouble Boys
19. Never Get Me Up In One Of Those
20. Loud Music In Cars
21. Three Time Loser

#1-2 Concert for Kampachea 1979 / Robert Plant on Vocals on #2
#3-6 BBC-4 / 1977
#7-10 Palladium, NYC 1980
#11 Washington DC 1977
#12 San Francisco 1978
#13-16 Bottom Line, NYC 10/1978
#17-19 My Father's Place, NY 11/1978
#20 Billy Bremner - solo single
#21 Concert for Kampuchea 1979

FLAC - Rockpile_No Rock Unturned_Live compilation_FLAC.zip

Mp3 - Rockpile_No Rock Unturned_Live compilation_mp3.zip

 

Jimmy Buffett - 1975-09-10 - The Boarding House, San Francisco, CA

Jimmy Buffett
September 10, 1975
The Boarding House  
San Francisco, CA  
FM Broadcast Recording (Remastered/Jimmy Phan-2003), very good quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320kbps) versions

Here's one more show from the irrepressible Jimmy Buffett. This one goes way back to his early days, prior to the fame and notoriety of Margaritaville and giant stadium crowds. This is from 1975, following the release of one of his best albums, A1A. A wonderful show from those early days. 

Tracklist:
01. The Wino and I know
02. The Great Filling Station Holdup
03. Dallas
04. Drunken 15 Year Old Girlfriend
05. Life is Just a Tire Swing
06. Tryin' to Reason with Hurricane Season
07. Grapefruit Juicyfruit
08. Pencil Thin Mustache
09. Saxaphones
10. Havana Daydreamin’
11. Door # 3
12. Big Rig
13. A Pirate Looks at Forty
14. They Don’t Dance Like Carmen No More
15. Kick it in Second Wind
16. Radio Station ID - Encore intro
Encore:
17. He Went to Paris

FLAC - Jimmy Buffett_1975-09-10_San FranciscoCA_Flac.rar

Mp3 - Jimmy Buffett_1975-09-10_San FranciscoCA_Mp3.rar

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band - 2005-09-05 - Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band
2005-09-05
Wrigley Field
Chicago, Illinois
FM Broadcast recording (Radio Margaritaville), very good quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320 kbps) versions

There's no better way to honor the memory and legacy of Jimmy Buffett than to listen and appreciate his music. And of course, Jimmy Buffett's live shows are legendary for their fun party atmosphere and good times. And their are loads of high quality  Live shows available for listening, thanks to Jimmy's Radio Margaritaville Broadcast Channel. Just look around and you can find dozens of wonderful shows. I've chosen this one today because it combines a great Jimmy Buffett show with my Chicago Cubs, as this was recorded from Wrigley Field, in waht were the first series of concerts ever to be played there, in 2005. And Jimmy makes plenty of references to the Cubs, baseball, and the great Steve Goodman throughout the show. Enjoy.
 

Tracklist:
1. Ernie Banks intro > National Anthem
2. Hot Hot Hot intro
3. Piece of Work
4. Pascagoula Run
5. Hey Good Looking *
6. Changes in Latitude
7. I Will Play For Gumbo
8. Come Monday
9. Last Mango in Paris
10. Woman Going Crazy on Caroline Street
11. License to Chill
12. Son of a Son of a Sailor
13. Cheeseburger in Paradise
14. Volcano
15. Brown Eyed Girl
Intermission
16. Go Cubs Go intro
17. Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw
18. La Vie Dansante
19. Banana Republic
20. Southern Cross
21. School Boy Heart
22. A Pirate Looks at Forty
23. Take Me Out to the Ballgame
24. The City (w/ Mac)
25. It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere
26. One Particular Harbor
27. Margaritaville
First Encore
28. Fins
29. Last Man Standing
Final Encore
30. City of New Orleans
31. Glory Days

* 21 sec dropout at beginning and various glitches through the first minute of the song

Second concert EVER at Wrigley Field (First was the previous night's show).

MP3 - Jimmy Buffett_2005-09-05_ChicagoIL_Mp3.rar

FLAC - Jimmy Buffett_2005-09-05_ChicagoIL_FLAC.rar

 

Genesis - 1978-04-15 - Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (Millard Master Recording)

Genesis
1978-04-15
Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
Audience Recording (Mike Millard Master Tapes via JEMS), very good quality
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 175
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320 kbps) versions

Here's another great Genesis show from Yesteryear, and another show from taper Mike Millard's Lost and Found Master Collection, and also a show that had not been previously available until Mike's original recordings were uncovered a few years ago. This tour, of course, was their first without guitarist extraordnaire Steve Hackett. So, at this point the band consisted of just the trio of Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford. For the tour, which was in support of their latest album, And Then There Were Three, which makes an obvious reference to the band personnel changes, they are joined by the able support of guitarist Darryl Stuermer and ace drummer Chester Thompson. Once again, they had a lot to prove, after losing another key member of the band. But once again, they put on a great concert and show. I saw them on this tour, and although I was really disappointed not to get to see Steve with the band, it was a great show nonetheless, featuring songs from throughout their catalog. 
 

Tracklist:
01 Eleventh Earl of Mar
02 In The Cage
03 Burning Rope
04 Ripples
05 Deep In The Motherlode
06 The Fountain Of Salmacis
07 Down And Out
08 One For The Vine
09 Squonk
10 Say It's Alright Joe
11 The Lady Lies
12 The Story Of Romeo & Juliet
13 Cinema Show
14 Afterglow
15 Follow You, Follow Me
16 Dance On A Volcano
17 Drum Duet
18 Los Endos
19 I Know What I Like

FLAC - Genesis_1978-04-15_SanDiegoCA(Millard)_FLAC.rar

Mp3 - Genesis_1978-04-15_SanDiegoCA(Millard)_mp3.rar

 

Genesis - 1976-05-01 - Starlight Amphitheatre, Butrbank, CA (Millard Master)

Genesis
May 01, 1976
Starlight Amphitheatre, Burbank, CA
Audience Recording (Mike Millard Original Master Tapes via JEMS), very good quality
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 23
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320 kbps) versions

OK, I'm back with some more classic progressive rock shows. Over the past year or so I've featured several shows from the Mike Millard Masters collection (high quality audience recordings taped by Mike Millard), and today I have another gem from that series, a classic Genesis show from 1976. The 1976 tour was their first without former lead singer Peter Gabriel (who left the band the previous year) and thus the first with Phil Collins as frontman, and that featured music from their first Gabriel-less new album Trick of the Tail. And proving to their critics and fans that not only could they carry on, but thrive as well in their new incarnation, was vitally important to the band. For this tour they brought along legendary drummer Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson), the only time he played with Genesis, so Phil could spend most of his time up front of the band. And of course, both the album and tour was a raging success. Borrowing Bruford was a one-time only a temporary thing. For subsequent tours, the also legendary Chester Thompson (Zappa, Weather Report) toured with them on drums. So, this was the only chance to see and hear Bruford with Genesis. And it was a great show, featuring a mix of earlier songs (with Collins on lead vocals for the first time) and the new songs from Trick of the Tail (which were woven together perfectly), showed that Phil could handle the task beautifully. Anyway, here is a great shoe from that tour.

Tracklist:
01 Dance On A Volcano
02 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
03 Fly On A Windshield
04 Carpet Crawlers
05 The Cinema Show
06 Robbery, Assault and Battery
07 White Mountain
08 Firth Of Fifth
09 Entangled
10 Squonk
11 Supper’s Ready
12 I Know What I Like
12 Los Endos
13 It
14 Watcher Of The Skies

FLAC - Genesis_1976-05-01_Burbank,CA(Millard)_FLAC.rar

Mp3 - Genesis_1976-05-01_Burbank,CA(Millard)_Mp3.rar

 

Peter Gabriel - 2023-05-24 - Stade Pierre Mauroy, Villaneuve d'Asq, France - i/o tour

PETER GABRIEL
Wednesday 24th May 2023
Stade Pierre Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Audience recording (TakerRecords), very good sound quality
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320 kbps) versions

Last month I posted a recent show from legendary progressive rock vocalist and icon Jon Anderson from his current tour, and this month I have a great show from another legendary progressive rock vocalist and icon Peter Gabriel from his current i/o Tour, which features 11 songs from his upcoming new album, i/o. Peter has been slowly releasing new songs this year, with one song coming out on each full moon. Thus, so far this year, 6 of the new songs have been released, but on this tour he plays 11 of the new songs, so several more are featured here. This is a big deal, because it has been over 20 years since Peter's last new album of original songs (Up, 2002). Already, the album is stacking up as one of the year's best, even before it is released. In addition, he plays several favorites from his previous albums on this tour, including several from So (his biggest-selling album), and numerous crowd favorites. As usual, he has a top-notch 8-piece band backing him, and the show is just sensational. There have been several shows with decent audio recordings, and a few that also have video (and are available to view on YouTube), and if you are a fan, I would suggest checking out some of the videos of the show, as they are great as well.  Great songs and a great performance from this master of melodic progressive rock. 

Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Washing Of The Water
3. Growing Up
4. Panopticom
5. Four Kinds Of Horses
6. i/o
7. Digging In The Dirt
8. Playing For Time
9. Olive Tree
10. This Is Home
11. Sledgehammer
--- Intermission ---
12. Darkness
13. Love Can Heal
14. Road To Joy
15. Don't Give Up
16. The Court
17. Red Rain
18. And Still
19. Big Time
20. Live And Let Live
21. Solsbury Hill
--- Encore ---
22. In Your Eyes
--- Encore 2 ---
23. Biko

Running Time : 02:35:23

Band:
Peter Gabriel - Vocals, Piano
Tony Levin - Bass
Manu Katche - Drums
David Rhodes - Guitars
Don-E - Keyboards
Richard Evans - Flute, Guitars
Ayanna Witter-Johnson - Cello, Piano, Vocals
Marina Moore - Violine, Vocals
Josh Shpak - Trumpet, French Horn, Keyboards, Vocals

mp3 - Peter Gabriel_2023-05-24_Villaneuve d'Asq France_mp3.part1.rar
    Peter Gabriel_2023-05-24_Villaneuve d'Asq France_mp3.part2.rar

FLAC - Peter Gabriel_2023-05-24_Villaneuve d'Asq France_FLAC_D1.rar
    Peter Gabriel_2023-05-24_Villaneuve d'Asq France_FLAC_D2.rar