Sunday, March 18, 2018

Genesis - A Classic Broadcast Revisited ~ University Sports Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 04-21-1974 (FM) PRRP Special Anniversary Edition 04

Genesis
A Classic Broadcast Revisited - (PRRPSAE04)
PRRP Special Anniversary Edition 04
University Sports Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
April 21, 1974
Remastered FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

CD1
01 Watcher Of The Skies 8:54
02 Story Of Britannia 1:45
03 Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 8:51
04 Story Of Romeo And Juliet 1:59
05 The Cinema Show 11:18
06 I Know What I Like (In You're Wardrobe) 6:29
07 Story Of Five Rivers 1:25
08 Firth Of Fifth 10:01
09 The Story Of Henry And Cynthia 1:52
10 The Musical Box 11:03
11 Horizons 2:13

CD2
01 The Battle Of Epping Forest 12:47
02 The Story Old Michael 3:02

03 Supper's Ready 24:37
   a. Lover's Leap
   b. The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man
   c. Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men
   d. How Dare I Be So Beautiful?
   e. Willow Farm
   f. Apocalypse in 9/8 (Co-Starring the Delicious Talents of Gabble Ratchet)
   g. As Sure as Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)

04 CHOM-FM Radio Intro/Station Identification/Sign Off 0:48

Peter Gabriel - Lead Vocals, Flute and Percussion
Tony Banks - Keyboards, 12 String and Backing Vocals
Mike Rutherford - Bass Guitars, Bass Pedals, Guitars and Backing Vocals
Steve Hackett - Lead Guitars and Effects
Phil Collins - Drums, Percussion and Backing Vocals

PRRP Special Anniversary Edition of the Remastered Montreal 1974 FM broadcast. This fabulous show from the Peter Gabriel era is a must have performance (yep I said it again).


Chick Corea (solo performance) - Jazzclub Fasching, Stockholm, Sweden 11-16-1999 (FM)

Chick Corea (solo performance)
Jazzclub Fasching
Stockholm, Sweden
November 16, 1999
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 320kbps
Front Cover Only

01 - Intro By Radio Announcer :12
02 - Intro By Chick Corea 1:16
03 - Thinking of You 6:09
04 - Dusk in Sandi 5:49
05 - Celia 5:03
06 - Yesterdays 7:29
07 - Blue Monk 4:34
08 - Ask Me Now 5:12
09 - Monk's Dream 3:32
10 - Brasilia Suite Part 1 8:06
11 - Children's Song Piece No.6 5:36
12 - Children's Song Piece No.10 4:25
13 - Children's Song Piece No.12 13:12

total playing time: 1hr 10mn 41sc

Chick Corea piano

Nice sounding solo performance from my favorite Jazz Keyboard player.

Linda May Han Oh Quartet - Wangaratta Jazz Festival ~ The WPAC Theatre, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia 10-31-2015 (FM)

Linda May Han Oh Quartet
Wangaratta Jazz Festival
The WPAC Theatre
Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
October 31, 2015
ABCJazz FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

01 Intro by ABCJazz 0:45
02 Blue Over Gold 11:32
03 Yoda 7:21
04 Speech Impediment 9:54
05 Polyphonic HMI 8:08
06 The Arrival Suite - Folksong 6:20
07 The Arrival Suite - Reunion 6:57
08 Lullaby 18+ 7:08

total playing time: 58mn 8sc

”Yoda” is named after her wise older sister; “Speech Impediment” was inspired by a TED Talk

Linda May Han Oh - double bass
Jon Irabagon - sax
Rudy Royston - drums
James Muller - guitar

We posted a show from Linda May Han Oh not to long ago with Chris Potter playing sax in a Quintet format. This time it's just Linda May Han Oh leading a Quartet. This is some great music Jazz fans, highly recommended too!

Black Sabbath - Starlake Amphitheater, Pittsburgh, PA 06-12-1999 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Black Sabbath
Starlake Amphitheater
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
June 12, 1999
Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover Art Included

CD1

01 Intro
02 War Pigs
03 N.I.B.
04 Fairies Wear Boots
05 After Forever
06 Electric Funeral
07 Sweet Leaf

CD2
01 Into the Void
02 Guitar Solo
03 Snowblind
04 Black Sabbath
05 Iron Man
06 Embryo / Children of the Grave
07 Supernaut Into / Paranoid

Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
Tony Iommi - Guitar
Geezer Butler - Bass
Bill Ward - Drums
Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

Another great selection from Rosebud! Black Sabbath during the 1999 Doomsday Reunion Tour. Rosebud and I are huge Black Sabbath fans and have seen every show that they played in the Detroit area since the Ozzfest reformation in 1997.

Beth Hart - Baloise Session 2014 ~ Event Halle, Basel, Switzerland 11-03-2014 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Beth Hart
Baloise Session 2014
Event Halle
Basel, Switzerland
November 3, 2014
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover Art Included

Lineage: Bootleg DVD > DVD Audio Extractor v4.5.5 > Goldwave v 6.31 (editing) > Traders Little Helper (align sector boundaries) > MP3 320kbps

01 - For My Friend (Bill Withers)
02 - I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (Blood Sweat & Tears)
03 - Skin
04 - Chocolate Jesus (Tom Waits)
05 - Spirit of God
06 - Rhymes (Al Green)
07 - If I Tell You I Love You (Melody Gardot)
08 - Delicious Surprise
09 - Well, Well
10 - Bang, Bang, Boom, Boom
11 - Caught Out in the Rain

total playing time: 59mn

justdave's notes:
I ripped the waves with DVD Audio Extractor. I then used Goldwave to re-edit some track marks and address some volume issues. No EQ or noise reduction was used. Because the DVD had lossy audio the waves were encoded to MP3 320kbps using Traders Little Helper.

I love this lady, in my humble opinion she's one of the most talented Female Vocalist/Songwriters to come out in a long time. More Beth Hart recordings are available here.

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Focus - Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY 03-23-1973 (FM)

Focus
Philharmonic Hall
New York City, New York, USA
March 23, 1973
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: FM broadcast > Reel @ 3.75ips > Teac A-2300SX > PC CardDeluxe soundcard > CD Wave > WAV > TLH > FLAC 

01 - Crowd :26
02 - Focus III 3:26
03 - Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers! 12:42
04 - Focus II 4:30
05 - Anonymous II 26:31
06 - Eruption 9:15
07 - Hocus Pocus 9:32
08 - Sylvia 3:47
09 - Hocus Pocus (reprise) 3:30

total playing time: 1hr 13mn 39sc

Jan Akkerman - guitar
Thijs van Leer - keyboards, flute, vocals
Bert Ruiter - bass
Pierre van der Linden - drums

The Prog-Fest continues with some live Focus, and a hell of a show it is!


Chris Potter - Stockholm Jazz Festival ~ Stockholm, Sweden 07-18-2001 (FM)

Chris Potter
Stockholm Jazz Festival
Stockholm, Sweden
July 18, 2001
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 5 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Source: FM
Lineage: cd-r received in trade > EAC > flac (level 5)

01 - The Visitor 14:02
02 - Shadow 11:31
03 - Star Eyes 15:10
04 - Eurydice 9:01
05 - High Noon 11:16

Chris Potter - tenor sax, soprano sax
Kevin Hays - piano
Scott Colley - bass
Clarence Penn - drums

I'm a huge fan of Chris Potter's playing, enough so that everyone around me can pick out when I'm listening to his music. If it's not Chris Potter my Rosebud can tell. So the upside is that I will always share whatever quality Chris Potter recordings I have with you.


SFJAZZ Collective - A Tribute To Miles Davis ~ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA 05-06-2017 (FM)

SFJAZZ Collective
A Tribute To Miles Davis
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans Fair Grounds
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
May 6, 2017
WWOZ-FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 320kbps
Front Cover Only

01 - Radio Intro 0:13
02 - Feel The Groove 4:47
03 - Tutu 8:18
04 - Band Intro 1:32
05 - Tribe 8:04
06 - Joshua 10:16
07 - Milestones 8:08
08 - Teo 8:20
09 - Stage Talk 1:09
10 - The Hutcherson Hug 8:51
11 - Stage Talk 1:28
12 - One-Eleven 8:37
13 - Band Intro 0:29
14 - Radio Outro 0:14

total playing time: 1hr 10mn 34sc

Matt Penman  bass
Miguel Zenón  alto sax
David Sánchez  tenor sax
Sean Jones  trumpet
Robin Eubanks  trombone
Warren Wolf  vibraphone
Edward Simon  piano
Obed Calvaire  drums

Playing music written by and inspired by Miles Davis.

Mötley Crüe - Junk ~ Perkin's Palace, Pasadena, CA 11-19-1982 (FM) - Early Show

Mötley Crüe
Junk - (Meth Records 13 2274)
Perkin's Palace
Pasadena, Californa, USA
November 19, 1982 - Early Show
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: FM > ?? > SILVER CD > EAC > WAV > TLH > FLAC (LEVEL 8)

01 Take Me To The Top
02 Looks That Kill*
03 Public Enemy #1
04 Red Hot*
05 Starry Eyes
06 Piece Of Your Action
07 Shout At The Devil*
08 Merry-Go-Round
09 Running Wild In The Night#
10 Hotter Than Hell+
11 Live Wire
12 Knock 'Em Dead, Kid*

*Early versions of Shout At The Devel tracks
#Unreleased track
+Early version of "Louder Than Hell" off Theater Of Pain.


Vince Neil – lead vocals
Mick Mars – lead guitar, backing vocals
Nikki Sixx – bass, backing vocals
Tommy Lee – drums, backing vocals

As I've said it's been a Progressive Rock phase with me lately and Rosebud is fighting back with some vintage Mötley Crüe. At the time of this recording the Too Fast For Love debut album had been re-released on a major label and Mötley Crüe were on their way to the top of the Commercial Heavy Metal Scene. This recording has the still un-recorded  "Running Wild In The Night", plus early versions of Shout At The Devil tracks and "Hotter Than Hell" an early version of "Louder Than Hell" on Theater Of Pain.


Yes - Madrigal Mystery Tour ~ Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 09-19-1978 (FM)

Yes
Madrigal Mystery Tour - (Highland HL 046/47#Y9)
Richfield Coliseum
Richfield, Ohio, USA
September 19, 1978
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

CD 1
01 Opening ~ Siberian Khatru 11:17
02 Heart Of The Sunrise 10:01
03 Future Times ~ Rejoice 6:57
04 Circus Of Heaven 5:03
05 Time And A Word 4:23
06 Long Distance Runaround 1:55
07 The Fish (incl. Survival & Ritual) 5:21
08 Perpetual Change 7:27
09 The Gates Of Delirium (Soon) 6:16
10 Don't Kill The Whale 3:56
11 Madrigal ~ The Clap 4:57

CD 2
01 Starship Trooper 10:11
02 Rick Wakeman Solo 4:36
03 Awaken 16:19
04 I've Seen All Good People 7:14
05 Roundabout 8:24
06 Madrigal 1:30
07 On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 8:39
08 And You And I 10:27

total playing time CD1: 1hr 7mn 33sc
total playing time CD2: 1hr 7mn 20sc
total playing time both CD's: 2hr 14mn 53sc


Jon Anderson – lead vocals
Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
Alan White – drums
Rick Wakeman – keyboards

It's been a Progfest around here lately, can't help it I added a Classic Progressive Rock station to my Pandora so I been inspired to listen to a lot more Prog bootlegs.

This is a large file set so CD1 & CD2 have been separated for easier download


Sunday, March 4, 2018

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival ~ The Tom Petty Tributes, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA October 2017 (SBD)

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival The Tom Petty Tributes
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, California, USA
October 2017
Soundboard Recvording
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Featuring:
Jamey Johnson
Steve Earl
Emmylou Harris
Lucinda Williams
Patty Griffin
Buddy Miller
Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real
Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express

01 Southern Accents - Jamey Johnson 4:55
02 Room At The Top - Jamey Johnson 4:34
03 Mary Jane's Last Dance - Jamey Johnson 4:17
04 The Waiting - Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express 4:44
05 American Girl - Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real 3:39
06 Refugee - Lampedusa 3:34
07 Southern Accents - Lucinda Williams 4:15

Tracks 01-03 Jamey Johnson October 7, 2017
Track 04 Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express October 6, 2017
Track 05 Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real October 8, 2017
Track 06 Lampedusa October 8, 2017
Track 07 Lucinda Williams October 8, 2017


justdave's notes:
All the Tom Petty Tributes that I have from 2017's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in one recording. The band Lampedusa is a Supergroup with Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, & Lucinda Williams every member takes a vocal on their track. Jamey Johnson performs "Southern Accents" & "Room At The Top" acoustic but his band joins him on "Mary Jane's Last Dance". The recording ends with Lucinda Williams also performing "Southern Accents".

MP3

Mogwai - 6Music Live ~ BBC Maida Vale Studios, Maida Vale, London, England 10-03-2017 (Webcast)

Mogwai
6Music Live
BBC Maida Vale Studios
Maida Vale, London, England, UK
October 3, 2017
BBC Webcast Recording
MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Disc 1
101 Interview - Stuart Braithwaite 8:20
102 Interview - Stuart Braithwaite/Barry Burns/Dominic Aitchison 9:08
103 DJ Talk :59
104 Coolverine * 6:19
105 Party in the Dark * 4:16
106 I’m Jim Morrison, I’m Dead 6:18
107 Crossing the Road Material * 6:37
108 Hunted by a Freak 4:36

Disc 2
201 Remurdered 6:41
202 Every Country’s Sun * 5:50
203 Mogwai Fear Satan 11:25
204 Old Poisons * 5:17
205 Interview - Stuart Braithwaite 9:28
206 Cody 6:40

Total Playing Time CD1: 46mn 33sc
Total Playing Time: CD2: 45mn 21sc
Total PLaying Time Both CDs:  1hr 31mn 54sc


* Tracks from Every Country’s Sun.

Stuart Braithwaite - guitar, vocals
Barry Burns - guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals
Dominic Aitchison - bass
Scott Paterson - guitar
Cat Myers - drums

Another favorite of mine. I learned about Mogwai through bootlegs. I downloaded a soundboard recording from The Gothic Theater,  Englewood, CO in 2006 and was a fan ever since. So here is more Post-Rock from one of my favorite bands in the genre.

Type O Negative - Slower, Deeper, Harder ~ Die Röhre, Stuttgart, Germany 12-15-1991 (SBD)

Type O Negative
Slower, Deeper, Harder - (Daniel Records ~ DR 595)
Die Röhre
Stuttgart, Germany
December 15, 1991
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

 Rosebud's Picks

01 - Are You Afraid to Die
02 - Gravitational Constant: G = 6.67 X 10^-8 Cm³ Gm^-1 Sec^-2
     I. Unjustifiable Existence
     II. Acceleration (Due to Gravity)
     III. Antimatter: Electromechanical Psychedelicosis
     IV. Requiem for a Soulless Man" 

03 - Race War (Carnivore Cover)
04 - Prelude to Agony
     I. The Truth
     II. God Love Fire Woman Death
     III. Jackhammerrape
     IV. Pain (Is Irrelevant)

05 - Xero Tolerance
     I. Type "A" Personality Disorder
     II. Kill You Tonight
     III. Love You to Death

06 - Hey Peter
07 - Xero Tolerance (reprise)
08 - Predator (Carnivore Cover)
09 - Unsuccessfully Coping With the Natural Beauty of Infedelity**
     I. Anorganic Transmutogenesis (Synthetic Division)
     II. Coitus Interruptus
     III. I Know You're Fucking Someone Else

10 - The Subhuman (Carnivore Demo)**
11 - Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath Cover)**

Tracks 01-08 Die Röhre, Stuttgart, Germany December 15, 1991
Track 09 taken from the album Slow, Deep And Hard. **
Track 10 taken from the Carnivore 1984 Demo. **
Track 11 taken from the compilation Nativity In Black. **


** tracks deleted from download because they have been commercially released

Peter Steele – bass, lead vocals
Kenny Hickey – guitar, backing vocals
Josh Silver – keyboards, piano, effects, synthesizer, backing vocals
Sal Abruscato – drums, percussion, backing vocals

As of this posting all Type O Negative links are working.

Flac

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Steve Hackett - Live In Chile 2001 ~ Santa Rosa Las Condes, Santiago, Chile 07-03-2001 (SBD)

Steve Hackett
Live In Chile 2001 - (RH Productions ~ SHCD 004)
Santa Rosa Las Condes
Santiago, Chile
July 3, 2001
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: SBD > CDR Trade > Extrated and Converted to Flac with Sound Forge 10 > Flac Level 8

CD1
01 Floating 7th 2:08
02 Mechanical Bride 6:44
03 Myopia / Los Endos / Imagining / Ace Of Wands / Hackett To Bits 5:19
04 Serpentine 7:37
05 Watcher Of The Skies (Intro & Outro) 5:00
06 Hairless Heart 2:42
07 Firth Of Fifth 3:20
08 Riding The Colossus 4:15
09 The Waiting Room 2:35
10 The Steppes 6:16
11 Gnossienne No.1 3:50
12 Walking Away From Rainbows 3:47
13 Sierra Quemada 5:50

CD2
01 A Vampyre With A Healthy Appetite 7:23
02 A Tower Struck Down 4:21
03 Darktown 6:10
04 Camino Royale 8:57
05 In Memoriam 8:57
06 Blood On The Rooftops Solo :19
07 Horizons 2:00
08 Los Endos Suite 6:48
09 In That Quiet Earth 6:51

total playing time CD1: 59mn 23sc
total playing time CD2: 51mn 46sc
total playing time Both CDs: 1hr 51mn 9sc


Steve Hackett - Guitars, Vocals
Terry Gregory - Bass
Gary O'Toole - Drums
Roger King - Keyboards
Rob Townsend - Sax, Flute

Great sounding recording from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.


Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Soundprints Quintet - Festival Onze Plus ~ Lousanne, Switzerland 10-xx-2012 (SBD)

Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Soundprints Quintet
Festival Onze Plus
Lousanne, Switzerland
10-xx-2012
Soundboard Recording
MP4 vbr
Front Cover Only

01 - Sound Prints 19:43
02 - Sprints 9:00
03 - Dreamstate 4:27
04 - Weatherman 12:00
05 - Ups And Downs 9:49
06 - Mystic / High Noon / Power Ranger 14:34

total playing time: 1hr 9mn 36sc

Joe Lovano saxophones
Dave Douglas trumpet
Lawrence Fields piano
Linda May Han Oh bass
Joey Baron drums

Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas are names that should be well known by now to long time followers of The New JDP. Both have been featured here quite a bit. The Soundprints Quintet is a fantastic group of musicians that put on one hell of a performance. Just to let you know bass player Linda May Han Oh will be featured soon on this blog leading her own band featuring another fave of this blog Chris Potter.

This is another fine sounding show I downloaded from Live Jazz Lounge, can't say it enough, if  you like Jazz visit that site.

James Farm - Festival Onze Plus ~ Lausanne, Switzerland 10-xx-2013 (SBD)

James Farm
Festival Onze Plus
Lausanne, Switzerland
October 2013
Soundboard Recording
MP4 vbr
Front Cover Only

01 - 1981 12:20
02 - If By Air 8:13
03 - Unravel 7:58
04 - North Star 11:03
05 - Two [= 2] Steps 5:54
06 - Chronos 10:24
07 - Bijou 6:59
08 - Mr. E. 6:45

total playing time: 1hr 9mn 39sc

Joshua Redman saxophones
Aaron Parks piano
Matt Penman bass
Eric Harland drums

James Farm is another great band fronted by Saxophonist Joshua Redman. Joshua Redman son of  Jazz Legend Dewy Redman should be no stranger to long time visitors of The New JDP as I have posted many shows featuring him.

I downloaded this recording from a website called Live Jazz Lounge. Live Jazz Lounge is one of my favorite places to download unreleased Jazz recordings. The recordings are usually soundboard quality and in MP4 vbr, although some in the archive are MP3. If you like Jazz do yourself a favor and check out this great resource!

McCoy Tyner Trio w/ Michael Brecker - North Sea Jazz Festival ~ Den Haag, The Netherlands 07-13-1996 (FM)

McCoy Tyner Trio w/ Michael Brecker
North Sea Jazz Festival
Den Haag, The Netherlands
July 13, 1996
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 192kbps
Front Cover Only

01 Impressions 16:16
02 Minor Mellow 13:08

total playing time: 29mn 25sc

McCoy Tyner Piano
Avery Sharpe Bass
Aaron Scott Drums

Special Guest:
Michael Brecker (R.I.P.) Saxophone

Two Jazz Legends combine their tallents for 29 minutes of greatness. This is way too short, but way too good to miss! McCoy Tyner & Michael Breaker together, enough said right there.

I think I downloaded this from a blog called Jazz Boot Experiment. Jazz Boot Experiment is another great outlet for unreleased Jazz recordings in MP3 form. If you like Jazz do yourself a favor and check out this blog.

Candlemass - Rock Hard Festival ~ Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 06-20-2017 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Candlemass
Rock Hard Festival
Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
June 20, 2017
HD-Webcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover Art Included

Lineage: Bootleg DVD > DVD Audio Extractor v4.5.5 > Goldwave v 6.31 (editing) > Traders Little Helper (align sector boundaries) > MP3 320kbps 

01 - Born In A Tank 4:37
02 - Bewitched 7:03
03 - The Well Of Souls 8:25
04 - A Cry From The Crypt 9:40
05 - Dark Are The Veils Of Death 7:26
06 - Under The Oak 6:49
07 - At The Gallows End 6:09
08 - Mirror, Mirror 6:21
09 - Crystal Ball 7:04
10 - Solitude

total playing time: 1hr 11mn 9sc

Leif Edling – bass
Mats "Mappe" Björkman – rhythm guitars
Lars Johansson – lead guitars
Jan Lindh – drums, percussion
Mats Levén – lead vocals

justdave notes:
I ripped the waves with DVD Audio Extractor. I used Goldwave to re-edit some track marks, no EQ, noise reduction or remixing was done. The waves were encoded to MP3 320kbps because the DVD had lossy audio.

Leif Edling formed Candlemass in 1984 after the break up of his band Nemesis. The bands debut album, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, released in 1986, is considered a Doom Metal Classic. In 1986 it's combination of slow heavy Black Sabbath like riffs and the Operatic vocals of Johan Längqvist sent shock waves through the Heavy Metal Underground. The band has gone through some line-up shifts over the years, 5 vocalists, 3 guitarists, 2 drummers, and 1 keyboard player. Over the years Leif Edling has been the one remaining constant. The band has settled on a line-up that features three musicians from the "classic era" guitarists Mats "Mappe" Björkman & Lars Johansson, & drummer Jan Lindh. On vocals is Mats Levén, formerly of Therion & Krux. This recording sounds great and the band just crushes the audience with a powerful performance. One of my all time favorite bands I can not recommend this enough!