The Ramones - "Chorus" TV Studios, Paris, France, February 02-21-1980 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

The Ramones
"Chorus" TV Studios
Paris, France
February 21, 1980
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover Art Included

01 Rock 'N' Roll High School
02 I Wanna Be Sedated
03 Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio
04 She's The One
05 I'm Against It
06 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
07 This Ain't Havana
08 Commando
09 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
10 Pinhead

total time: 21mn 44sc

Joey Ramone (R.I.P) vocals
Dee Dee Ramone (R.I.P) bass, vocals
Johnny Ramone (R.I.P) guitar
Marky Ramone drums

The Ramones on tour to promote End Of The Century. The Ramones 5th studio album was recorded with legendary Wall Of Sound producer Phil Spector at the helm. The band admits that End Of The Century was written to broaden their audience. The grab for commercial appeal was not welcome to a lot of core Ramones fans. The album was the bands highest charting of their career. The reviews were mixed, as some critics praised the effort, while others simply trashed it. Sadly we have lost all 4 founding members of The Ramones. Joey Ramone died on April 15, 2001 from lymphoma at the age of 49. Dee Dee Ramone, who left the band in 1989, died from a heroin overdose June 5, 2002 at the age of 50. Johnny Ramone died at the age of 55 from prostate cancer September 15, 2004. Original drummer Tommy Ramone, who left the band in 1978, passed away July 11, 2014 from bile duct cancer at the age of 65.

MP3

Savatage - 105 KNAC-FM Revvin' At Eleven ~ Hollywood Palace, Hollywood, CA 06-29-1990 (FM)

Savatage
105 KNAC-FM Revvin' At Eleven
Hollywood Palace
Hollywood, CA
June 29, 1990
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

FM -> Cassette -> DAT -> CDRW700 -> EAC -> Soundforge

CD1
01 Intro
02 City Beneath The Surface
03 White Witch
04 Of Rage And War
05 She's In Love
06 Mentally Yours
07 24 Hours Ago
08 Legions
09 Strange Wings
10 The Hounds
11 When The Crowds Are Gone
12 The Dungeons Are Calling
13 Holocaust
14 Sirens

CD2
01 Power Of The Night
02 Hall Of The Mountain King
03 Gutter Ballet
04 Thorazine Shuffle
05 Devastation

Jon Oliva – vocals, piano
Criss Oliva (R.I.P) – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Chris Caffery – guitar, backing vocals
Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar, backing vocals
Steve "Doc" Wacholz – drums

This is one bad ass performance from Savatage as they promote their Gutter Ballet release. The album was a turning point for the band, as Jon Oliva was steering the band toward a more theatrical style of music. This release actually was the first step toward the band morphing into Trans-Siberian Orchestra. As the arraignments got bigger another guitarist/keyboardist was needed so Chris Caffery was recruited for the job. He had been touring with the band before hand but was kept off stage, for The Gutter Ballet Tour Chris became a full member of the band. Chris would bounce in and out of the band a couple times but has been a permanent member since 1995. Jon Oliva would actually leave the band in 1992 to focus on the band Doctor Butcher and work on a Broadway musical. Zachary Stevens would be named as Jon's replacement. Sadly Chris Oliva was killed on October 17, 1993 in an auto accident when a drunk driver struck Chris's car head on, he was only 30.

Flac CD1

Flac CD2

MP3

The Cramps - Live On The BBC ~ Janice Long Show Session, London, England 1986 (FM)

The Cramps
Live On The BBC ~ Janice Long Show Session
London, England
1986
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

01 How Far Can Too Far Go?
02 Hot Pearl Snatch
03 Aloha From Hell
04 (Hot Pool) Of Womanneed

Erick "Lux Interior" Purkhiser (R.I.P) – vocals
Kristy "Poison Ivy" Wallace – lead guitar
Jennifer "Fur" Dixon – bass
Nicholas George "Nick Knox" Stephanoff - drums

My first exposure to The Cramps was when I watched Urgh! A Music War on IT-TV when I was in high school. The movie had performances from quite a few bands that would shape the Punk/Post Punk/New Wave scenes in The US and The UK. The Dead Kennedys, The Police, 999, X, and XTC to name just a few. If you haven't seen it and you love the early stuff, seek it out you won't be disappointed. Most of the bands were featured in one performance, The Police being the only featured more than once. After seeing the movie I sought out material from the bands I had seen. Now the first Cramps album that I had was the 1986 release A Date With Elvis and it was one of the first CD's I bought when I started upgrading my collection to that format. This short BBC broadcast features 4 songs from A Date With Elvis. Sadly The Cramps are no more. They broke up after Lux Interior passed away February 4, 2009 from an aortic dissection at the age of 62.

MP3

Beastie Boys - Polar Fleece Tour ~ Statenhal, Den Haag, Netherlands 02-10-1995 (FM)

Beastie Boys
Polar Fleece Tour
Statenhal
Den Haag, Netherlands
February 10, 1995
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

01 Flute Loop
02 The Sounds of Science
03 Pass the Mic
04 Time to Get Ill
05 Hello Brooklyn
06 Do It

Adam "MCA" Yauch (R.I.P) – vocals, bass
Michael "Mike D" Diamond – vocals, drums
Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz – vocals, guitars

touring members:
Wendell Timothy "DJ Hurricane" Fite  – disc jockey
Eric "Bobo" Correa – percussion
Mark "Money Mark" Ramos-Nishita – keyboards, vocals
Amery "AWOL" Smith – drums

The Beastie Boys on the Polar Fleece Tour supporting their Ill Communication release. Ill Communication peaked at #1 on The Billboard 200 in the US, while hitting #2 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Chart. The album spawned 4 singles, "Sabotage", "Get It Together", "Sure Shot", and "Root Down". The video for "Sabatage" was nominated in 5 different categories for the 1994 MTV Video Awards but lost every category. The band would release 4 more studio albums before Adam "MCA" Yauch would pass away from salivary gland cancer May 4, 2012, he was 47.

MP3

The New York Dolls - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert ~ Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach CA 07-24-1974 (SBD)

The New York Dolls
Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Long Beach Auditorium
Long Beach CA.
July 24, 1974
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kps
No Cover Art

01 (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown
02 Don Kirshner Introduction
03 Stranded In The Jungle
04 Trash
05 Chatterbox
06 Don't Start Me Talking
07 Personality Crisis

David Johansen – lead & backing vocals, harmonica
Sylvain Sylvain – guitar, backing vocals
Johnny Thunders (R.I.P) – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal track 5
Arthur "Killer" Kane (R.I.P) – bass guitar
Jerry Nolan (R.I.P) – drums

One of the then more controversial performances on Kirshner, the New York Dolls performance didn't go over well with the California audience. The crowd noise is dubbed from a Rufus and Chaka Kahn performance that same evening that was a lot better received. The Dolls were promoting their second Mercury album Too Much Too Soon but included tracks from both LP's. Mercury would drop the band from their roster shortly afterwards.

Formed in 1971, the Dolls got there big break when Rod Stewart invited them to open for his London show. Sadly, original drummer Billy Murcia died of accidental drowning shortly after the gig, when he passed out from a combination of drugs and alcohol. After auditioning Marc Bell (later Markey Ramone), they chose Jerry Nolan and the line up that would influence/kick start the New York Punk Rock scene was complete. 2 albums later and the Dolls would fray and unravel under a haze of drug addiction and disillusion.

David Johanson would go on to a respected solo career, and to perform as Buster Poindexter (earning him his biggest hit with "Hot, Hot, Hot"). Arthur "Killer" Kane would struggle with addiction to emerge a clean and sober member of the Mormon Church. He passed away from leukemia at the age of 55 on July 13, 2004. Johnny Thunders would go on to form The Heartbreakers with Jerry Nolan earning punk legend status before dying from an overdose of heroin and methadone at 38 in New Orleans on April 23 1991. Jerry Nolan would pass at the age of 45, on January 14, 1992 from a stroke brought on by bacterial meningitis.

David Johanson and Sylvain Sylvain continue to tour as the New York Dolls to this day.

MP3

Elvis Presley - The Bicentennial Elvis Experience ~ Hampton Coliseum, Hampton Roads, VA 09-01-1976 (SBD)

Elvis Presley
The Bicentennial Elvis Experience - (Fort Baxter - 2096)
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton Roads, VA
September 1, 1976
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra / See See Rider
02 I Got A Woman / Amen
03 Love Me
04 If You Love Me
05 You Gave Me A Mountain
06 All Shook Up
07 Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
08 And I Love You So
09 Jailhouse Rock
10 Fever
11 America
12 Return To Sender
13 Introductions
14 Early Morning Rain
15 What'd I Say
16 Johnny B. Goode
17 Love Letters
18 School Days
19 Hurt (incl. reprise)
20 Hound Dog
21 Funny How Times Slip Away
22 Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp

Elvis Aaron Presley (R.I.P)

The Orchestra:
Joe Guercio & His Orchestra

Backing Vocals:
J. D. Sumner & The Stamps
The Sweet Inspirations
Kathy Westmoreland
Sherrill Nielsen

The Band:
David Briggs electric piano, clavinet
John Wilkinson guitar
Charlie Hodge guitar
James Burton guitar
Jerry Scheff bass
Ronnie Tutt drums
Tony Brown piano

1976 was not the best of years for Elvis Presley. His health was in serious decline from the prescription drugs he constantly took, he suffered from depression over his failed marriage and paranoia, he thought Priscilla's new boyfriend was trying to kill him. Elvis also lost interest in recording new music, much to RCA's dismay. Elvis's live performances suffered as well. He would forget lyrics or deliver them in a slur. Elvis had become so weak at times he would hold on to the mic stand for dear life. By time 1977 came Elvis was over weight, and his health was failing due to heavy drug use. A tell all book written by 3 fired employees made known Elvis's drug use, which made Elvis even more depressed. On August 16, 1977 Elvis Presley passed away in his private bathroom. It's still a hot topic as to how Elvis actually died. It's said he died from a drug overdose, it's also said it was an accidental overdose due to over prescribing, yet another doctor says that it was a sudden and violent heart attack not directly related to the 14 drugs that were found in his system.

Flac

MP3

Robin Trower - The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 08-11-1973 (Pre-FM)

Robin Trower
The Record Plant
Sausalito, CA
August 11, 1973
Pre-FM Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

KSAN Pre-FM Reel > WLIR-FM Reel > Reel > Reel > M-Audio Transit > Cool Edit > CD Wave Editor > Flac
01 - The Fool And Me
02 - Twice Removed From Yesterday
03 - Lady Love
04 - Daydream
05 - Day Of The Eagle
06 - I Can't Wait Much Longer
07 - Man Of The World
08 - Sinner's Song
09 - Little Bit Of Sympathy

Robin Trower - Guitar
James Dewar (R.I.P) - Bass, Lead Vocals
Reg Isidore (R.I.P) - Drums

Robin Trower with James  Dewar on bass and vocals on tour to promote the Twice Removed From Yeterday LP. This line-up would only last one more album and tour then Reg Isidore would be replaced by Bill Lordan. This is a fabulous performance featuring not only tracks from Twice Removed From Yesterday but you also get early versions of Bridge Of Sighs tracks. "Lady Love", "Little Bit Of Sympathy", and "Day Of The Eagle" (which has slightly different lyrics) are all given the live test before being recorded. James Dewar would front the Robin Trower Band for 10 years and 9 albums. James became disabled in 1987 after a botched medical procedure and could no longer perform. We lost James Dewar to a stroke May 16, 2002 at the age of 59. Reg Isidore would reunite with Robin Trower to record the album Truce which also featured Jack Bruce. Reg Isidore passed away on March 22, 2009 from a heart attack, he was 59.

Flac

MP3

Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotized ~ Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, NY 10-08-1974 (FM)

Fleetwood Mac
Hypnotized
Ultrasonic Studios
Hempstead, NY
October 8, 1974
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 192kbps
Cover Art Included

01 The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)
02 Spare Me A Little (Of Your Love)
03 Sentimental Lady
04 Future Games
05 Bermuda Triangle
06 Why
07 Angel
08 Homeward Bound
09 The Rattle
10 Rattlesnake Shake
11 Hypnotized
12 Black Magic Woman
13 Mystery To Me

Bob Welch - guitar, vocals
Christine McVie - keyboards, vocals
John McVie - bass
Mick Fleetwood - drums

touring member:
Bobby Hunt - keyboards, ARP String Ensemble, vocals

When Fleetwod Mac was inducted into the Rock & Rol Hall Of Fame, Bob Welch was not included. This was a serious blow to Welch who had been the guitarist/vocalist for Fleetwood Mac for 3 years and 4 albums. Bob Welch left the group in 1974 to pursue different ventures.  First was the Hard Rock power trio Paris, which recorded 2 albums before disbanding. Bob then released his first solo album French Kiss. French Kiss reached #12 on the US Charts and spawned 3 hits, "Ebony Eyes" #14, "Sentimental Lady" #8, and "Hot Love, Cold World" #31. Bob Welch died on June 7, 2012, from a self inflicted gunshot at the age of 66. Welch had suffered health issues and was told by doctors he would not improve.

MP3

Lynyrd Skynyrd - WDR Rockpalast ~ Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany, 12-05-1974 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Lynyrd Skynyrd
WDR Rockpalast
Musikhalle
Hamburg, Germany
December 5, 1974
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover Art Included

01 Free Bird
02 Sweet Home Alabama
03 Workin' For MCA

Ronnie Van Zant (R.I.P.) – lead vocals
Gary Rossington – guitars
Allen Collins (R.I.P.) – guitars
Ed King – guitars
Leon Wilkeson (R.I.P.) – bass, backing vocals
Bob Burns – drums
Billy Powell (R.I.P.) – keyboards

A short but sweet recording from Lynyrd Skynyrd's tour to promote Second Helping. The bands second album would be the last to feature drummer Bob Burns. Burns left at the end of the tour because he didn't like life on the road. Artimus Pyle would join as his replacement before the recording of Nuthin' Fancy. Guitarist Ed King wold leave the band during the tour to promote Nuthin' Fancy for the same reasons. His replacement would be Steve Gaines. On October 20, 1977 we lost Ronnie Van Zant age 29, Steve Gaines age 28, and Cassie Gaines age 29, when the bands airplane went down due to loss of fuel. Allen Collens survived the crash but seemed to be plagued with bad luck afterwards. He lost his wife Kathy suddenly in 1980. The resulting depression and downward spiral into drugs and alcohol culminated in an auto accident that took the life of his girlfriend and left Allen paralyzed from the waist down and unable to play guitar. He died January 23, 1990 from chronic pneumonia. Keyboardist Billy Powell was lost to us at the age of 56 to a heart attack on January 28, 2009. Bassist Leon Wilkeson died at the age of 49 from natural causes related to his long term lung and liver disease.

MP3

Toto - Runaway ~ Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan 05-18-1982 (SBD)

Toto
Runaway - (Midas Touch ~ MD 62421/2)
Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan
May 18, 1982
Soundboard Recording
MP3 192kbps
Cover Art Included

Disc 1:
01 Girl Goodbye
02 Child's Anthem
03 I'll Supply The Love
04 Live For Today
05 A Million Miles Away
06 Georgy Porgy
07 Good For You
08 Africa
09 99

Disc 2:
01 Goodbye Elenore
02 Guitar Solo
03 Gift With A Golden Gun
04 Make Believe
05 Rosanna
06 English Eyes
07 Afraid Of Love
08 Lovers In The Night
09 Hold The Line
10 Band Introduction
11 Runaway

Jeff Porcaro (R.I.P.) - Drums
David Paich - Keyboards and Vocals
Steve Lukather - Guitar and Vocals
Mike Porcaro - Bass
Steve Porcaro - Synthesizers
Bobby Kimball - Vocals
James Newton Howard - Keyboards
Jon Smith - Tenor Sax, Vocals

Soundboard recording from Toto's tour to promote their 4th studio release Toto IV. The album was Toto's commercial breakthrough,  with 3 Top Ten Singles, "Rosanna" #2, "Africa" #1, and "I Won't Hold You Back" #10. "Make Believe", "Waiting for Your Love", and "Afraid of Love" were also released as singles to lesser degrees of success making a total of 6 singles. The album itself hit #1 in Australia, Canada, and Norway, #4 in The UK, USA and Italy and #3 in Japan. Toto IV is certified platinum 3 times over, and earned a total of 6 Grammy Awards. We lost Jeff Porcaro at the age of 38 on August 5, 1992 from heart failure. Jeff had sprayed insecticide in his yard and became very ill, dying later that day in the hospital. The band cites an allergic reaction as the official cause of death, while a Coroner's report lists the cause as a heart attack from atherosclerosis induced by cocaine use. Bassist Mike Porcaro is no longer touring with the band after being diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, which now has him confined to a wheelchair.

MP3

The Faces - That's All You Need ~ Paris Theatre, London, England 1971-1973 (FM)

The Faces
That's All You Need - (Oh Boy 1-9035)
Paris Theatre, London, England
Dates & Sources Vary
FM Broadcast Recordings
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Icluded

01 Miss Judy's Farm
02 Too Bad
03 That's All You Need   
04 Stay With Me
05 Memphis
06 True Blue
07 Twistin' The Night Away
08 I Don't Wanna Discuss It
09 Cut Across Shorty
10 Bad & Ruin
11 It's All Over Now
12 Had Me A Real Good Time
13 I'm Losing You

tracks 01-04 London, England, 11-01-1972
tracks 05-08 London, England, 04-01-1973
tracks 09-13 London, England, 05-13-1971

Rod Stewart Vocals
Kenney Jones Drums
Ronnie Wood Guitar
Ian McLagan (R.I.P.) Keyboards
Ronnie Lane (R.I.P) Bass

When Steve Mariott left The Small Faces in 1968, in the middle of a gig, the band was left without a lead singer and guitar player. The problem was solved by hiring Rod Stewart to sing and Ron Wood to play guitar. The band changed the name to The Faces, in part because Rod & Ron were much taller than the rest of the band. The bands music had evolved too so a name change was due. The band lasted for 4 studio albums and one live one. The members of The Faces also took part in the recording of Rod Stewart's solo albums that were released at that time. The band split up in 1975 as Rod Stewart's solo career began to overshadow the groups efforts. We lost Ronnie Lane June 4, 1997 to pneumonia, a complication from his multiple sclerosis, he was 51. We lost Ian McLagan December 3, 2014 to a stroke at the age of 69.

Flac

MP3

Grateful Dead - New Years Eve ~ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 12-31-1990 (Pre-FM)

Grateful Dead
New Years Eve
Oakland Coliseum
Oakland, CA
December 31, 1990
Pre-FM Recording
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Pre-FM > DAT > CD > EAC > CD > EAC > FLAC

CD1: Set 1
01 - Radio Intro/Tuning
02 - Hell in a Bucket
03 - Jack-a-Roe
04 - Wang Dang Doodle
05 - Row Jimmy
06 - Mexicali Blues >
07 - Big River
08 - Bird Song *
09 - Promised Land *
10 - 1st set Recap
11 - John Barlow on Brent Mydland's death
12 - Ken Nordine's Flibberdy Jib

CD2: Set 2
01 - Countdown to Midnight >
02 - Not Fade Away > *
03 - Eyes of the World > *
04 - Dark Star > *
05 - Drums > **

CD3:
01 - Space > *
02 - The Other One > *
03 - Wharf Rat > *
04 - Not Fade Away (reprise) *

Encore:
05 - The Weight *
06 - 2nd Set Recap
07 - Johnny B. Goode *
08 - Radio Credits

Jerry Garcia (R.I.P) – lead guitar, vocals
Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
Vince Welnick (R.I.P) – keyboards, vocals
Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann – drums
Mickey Hart – drums

with
Bruce Hornsby – keyboards, vocals
Branford Marsalis on Tenor & Soprano Sax*
Hamza El Din on Percussion**

This is one of the few Grateful Dead bootlegs that I have. It's a nice Pre-FM recording from their 1990 tour. The band was just recovering from the loss of keyboardist Brent Mydland to a drug overdose. Mydland had been with the Dead for 11 years, longer than any other keyboardist. The loss of Mydland greatly affected Jerry Garcia, who believed the chemistry of the band would never be the same. Jerry's drug use increased during this period to the point where several rehab stays came in the following years. Jerry's health also started to decline. We lost Jerry Garcia on August 9, 1995 to a heart attack, he was 53.  Keyboardist Vince Welnick was a former member of The Tubes before joining the Grateful Dead in 1990. He continued to play keyboards for the band until Jerry Garcia's death. Welnick also played with Bob Weir'sRat Dog after the Dead split up. Vince Welnick commit suicide on June 2, 2006 after a long bout of mental and physical illness, he was 55.

 

 This is a rather large file set so the flac CDs have been uploaded separately all files will unzip separately.

Flac CD1

Flac CD2

Flac CD3

MP3

Black Sabbath - Kouseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan, 10-19-1989 (SBD)

Black Sabbath
Kouseinenkin Hall
Osaka, Japan
October 19, 1989
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

01 Headless Cross
02 Neon Knights
03 Mob Rules
04 Guitar Solo / Black Sabbath
05 Iron Man
06 Children Of The Grave
07 Heaven And Hell
08 Paranoid

Tony Martin - Vocals
Tony Iommi - Guitars
Neil Murray - Bass
Cozy Powell (R.I.P.) - Drums
Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards, Guitar, Backing Vocals

Nice sounding recording from Black Sabbath's tour to promote the Headless Cross album. The first of which to feature the powerhouse talents of drummer Cozy Powell. Cozy would play on 3 Black Sabbath studio albums, Headless Cross, Tyr and Forbidden. Cozy was quite the Rock & Roll journeyman playing on over 60 albums in his life time. Stints with Rainbow, The Jeff Beck Group, The Brian May Band, and E.L.P to name just a few had made the man quite famous. Cozy Powell died at the age of 50 in a car crash. It's estimated that he was traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour, while talking on a cell phone in bad weather. All these factors contributed to his accident.

Flac

MP3

Dio - Captured Live ~ Santa Monica Civic Center, Santa Monica, CA 10-07-1983 (Pre-FM)

Dio
Captured Live
Santa Monica Civic Center
Santa Monica, CA
October 7, 1983
Broadcast February 13, 1984
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Rip
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cue Sheets or Cover Art

Rosebud's Pick

Vinyl>VPI HW 16.5 Record Vacuum>VPI MK III table/Audioquest PT-6 Arm/AT OC-9
Cartridge>Sony CDRW 33 Pro Cd Recorder>CDRW>WAV>CD WAV>Flac

01 - Stand Up And Shout
02 - Straight Through The Heart
03 - Shame On The Night
04 - Stargazer / Guitar Solo >
05 - Heaven And Hell
06 - Holy Diver >
07 - Rainbow In The Dark
08 - Man On The Silver Mountain (incl. Starstruck)
09 - Outro

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P) – vocals
Vinny Appice – drums
Jimmy Bain – bass
Vivian Campbell – guitar
Claude Schnell – keyboards

Ronnie James Dio formed the band Dio after leaving/being fired from Black Sabbath (depending on who is telling the story). The band Dio's music fit well right between the Power Metal of his Rainbow days and the Doom Metal of Black Sabbath. This made it easy for Ronnie to feature songs from the most popular eras of his career. Ronnie's Elf material as well as his Do Wop days were left untouched. Ronnie James Dio was diagnosed with stomach cancer November of 2009. Ronnie underwent treatment and was reported to be responding well. Ronnie lost his battle with cancer on May 16, 2010, the disease had metastasized through out his body.

Flac

MP3

Kiss - While The City Sleeps ~ The Orange Show Pavilion, San Bernardino , CA 02-20-1985 (SBD)

Kiss
While The City Sleeps ~ (The Godfather Records - G.R.714/715)
The Orange Show Pavilion
San Bernardino , CA, USA
February 20, 1985
Soundboard Recording
MP3 192kbps
Cover Art Included

CD1:
01 Detroit Rock City
02 Cold Gin
03 Creatures Of The Night
04 Fits Like A Glove
05 Heaven’s On Fire
06 Paul Stanley Solo
07 Under The Gun
08 War Machine
09 Eric Carr Solo
10 I Love It Loud
11 I Still Love You
12 Love Gun

CD2:
01 Lick It Up
02 Rock And Roll All Nite

~Bonus Tracks~
03 Intro/I’ve Had Enough (Into The Fire)
04 Burn Bitch Burn
05 Get All You Can Take
06 Detroit Rock City
07 Strutter
08 I’ve Had Enough (Into The Fire)
09 Cold Gin
10 Under The Gun
11 I Still Love You
12 Thrills In The Night
13 Heaven’s On Fire (Rough Mix)
14 Get All You Can Take (Scat Vocals)
15 I’ve Had Enough (Into The Fire) (Scat Vocals)
16 Thrills In The Night (Rough Mix)
17 Thrills In The Night (Studio Rehearsal)

CD1
The Orange Show Pavilion, San Bernardino, CA, USA, February 20, 1985

CD2:
Tracks 01-02: The Orange Show Pavilion, San Bernardino, CA, USA, February 20, 1985
Tracks 03-05: Brighton, England, September 30, 1984 audience source
Tracks 06-08: Stockholm, Sweden, October 26, 1984 audience source
Tracks 09-11: Binghampton, NY, USA, November 29, 1984 (Mark St. John’s 3rd and final performance with Kiss) audience source
Track 12: Fort Wayne, IN, USA, December 7, 1984 audience source
Tracks 13-16: Kiss "Animalize" Outtakes, Right Track Studios, NY, USA
Track 17: Studio Rehearsal, SIR Studios, NY, USA, September 1984

Line-up:
Paul Stanley – rhythm & lead guitar, lead vocals
Gene Simmons – bass guitar, lead vocals
Eric Carr (R.I.P) – drums, vocals

Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, vocals CD1 all tracks CD2 tracks 01-08, 12
Mark St. John (R.I.P) – lead guitar, backing vocals CD2 tracks 09-11 & 13-17

Nice recording made by King  Biscuit Flower Hour while Kiss was on tour to promote their 12th studio album Animalize. Animalize was the debut of Kiss' 3rd lead guitarist Mark St. John. Mark had been a guitar tutor and session player before joining Kiss. Mark's tenure in the band was rather short. He was diagnosed with Reiter's Syndrome while the band rehearsed for the up coming tour. Bruce Kulick was enlisted to sub for Mark, who started out on the Animalize Tour. Bruce would wait in the wings ready to perform if Mark was unable to. Mark played his final gig with Kiss on November 29, 1984. Mark St. John died on April 5, 2007 from a brain hemorrhage bought on by an accidental overdose of methamphetamine, he was 51. Eric Carr, who replaced Peter Criss in 1980, died from heart cancer November 24, 1991 the same day as Freddie Mercury, Eric was only 41.

MP3

Merry Christmas To All

It's that time of year! Rosebud and I would like to wish you all the very best of Holidays this season. We will be taking a little time of to be with family this Christmas. We will be back the weekend after Christmas, when we will be continuing our tribute to our musical heroes who have passed on. Till then Merry Christmas To All And To All Good A Good Night!!

Joe Cocker - 40th Jazzaldia Festival ~ San Sebastian, Spain 07-07-2005 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Joe Cocker
40th Jazzaldia Festival
San Sebastian, Spain
July 7, 2005
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 224kps
DVD Cover Included

01 Chain of Fools 4:26
02 Feelin ' Alright 4:46
03 When the Night Comes 5:09
04 What's Going On 5:10
05 Summer in the City 4:23
06 Up Where We Belong 5:36
07 I Keep Forgetting 3:40
08 One 4:54
09 N'Oubliez Jamais 6:46 ****
10 I put a Spell On You 5:48

**** English Translation ... Never Forget

Joe Cocker - Vocals
Nicholas Milo - Keyboards
Gene Black - Guitar
Norbert Fimpel - Saxophone
Oneida James - Bass
CJ Vanston - Keyboards
Jack Bruno - Drums
Nichelle Tillman - Backing Vocals
Kacee Clanton - Backing Vocals

It's with a heavy heart that I make this post in tribute to Joe Cocker who lost his battle with lung cancer December 22, 2014 at the age of 70. Joe Cocker's music is very important to Rosebud and I. I sang "You Are So Beautiful" to her the night I proposed. If you have been around The New JDP since the beginning you might remember from an earlier post that I proposed to Rosebud at a Black Sabbath/Pantera show. Well I was a little more romantic once we got home from that concert. I turned on a karaoke tape of "You Are So Beautiful", sang the song and went down on one knee.

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Joe Cocker - Unplugged Show ~ Baden-Baden, Germany, 11-16-1996 (FM)

Joe Cocker
Unplugged Show
Baden-Baden, Germany
November 16, 1996
SWF3 FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 320kps
No Cover Art

01 - You and I 4:40
02 - Darling Be Home Soon 4:37
03 - Delta Lady 3:10
04 - Sail Away 3:11
05 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 4:10
06 - Heartful of Rain 4:52
07 - Leaving Behind the Lonsesome Blues 4:13
08 - Bye-Bye Blackbird 3:40
09 - Many Rivers to Cross 4:33
10 - Dignity 3:35
11 - You Are So Beautiful 2:51
12 - You Can Leave Your Hat On 3:44
13 - Into the Mystic 3:44

total time: 51mn 8sc

Joe Cocker (R.I.P.) vocals, percussion
Chris Stainton keyboards, piano, harmonica
Dean Parks guitar
Hutch Hucthinson bass
Jim Keltner drums

A nice acoustic performance from the master of song interpretation. I got to see Joe Cocker a few times. The most memorable for me was when I saw Joe Cocker & Stevie Ray Vaughan at Pine Knob together. Stevie opened up the show and played his normal set. Joe Cocker followed and played a stellar headlining set. For the encore prayers were answered and Stevie Ray Vaughan came out and jammed with Joe Cocker and his band. I am so glad that I actually was able to see those awe inspiring sets. Rest in peace Joe, Rock & Roll Never Forgets!

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