REO Speedwagon - Westwood One In Concert #82-23 ~ The Form, Inglewood, CA 10-08-1982 (Pre-FM)

REO Speedwagon
Westwood One In Concert #82-23
The Form, Inglewood, California, October 08, 1982
For Broadcast November 14, 1982
Pre-FM Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cue Sheets Or Label Scans

Ion ITTUSB Turntable > Audacity > Magic Audio Cleaning Lab > Flac (TLH Level 8)

Encoded From the original Radio Broadcast LP's

01 Westwood One Opening
02 Good Trouble
03 Don't Let Him Go
04 Kevin Talking
05 Keep Pushin'
06 Lets BeBop
07 Tough Guys
08 Time For Me To Fly
09 Kevin Introduces Song
10 Take It On The Run
11 Keep The Fire Burnin'
12 I'll Follow You
13 Keep On Loving You
14 Kevin Introduces Song
15 Stillness Of The Night
16 Back On The Road Again
17 Ridin' The Storm Out
18 Roll With The Changes
19 Shakin' It Loose
20 Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight
21 Johnny B. Goode
22 Band Intros
23 Westwood One Outro
24 Westwood One In Concert Radio Promo

Kevin Cronin - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Gary Richrath - Guitar, Vocals
Bruce Hall - Bass, Vocals
Neil Doughty - Keyboards
Alan Gratzer - Drums

Flac

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MC5 - Beat-Club Recording Sessions ~ Radio Bremen TV Studios, Bremen, Germany, xx-x-1972 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

MC5
Beat-Club Recording Sessions
Radio Bremen TV Studios
Bremen, Germany
Recorded sometime between February 20, 1972 and March 15, 1972
First aired January 31, 2009
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Art Included

01 Kick Out The Jams
02 Ramblin' Rose
03 Motor City's Burning
04 Tonite
05 Black To Comm #2

Playtime: 28 mn 32 sec

Rob Tyner (R.I.P) lead Vocals
Wayne Kramer guitar, vocals, lead vocal track 2
Fred "Sonic" Smith (R.I.P) guitar, vocals
Dennis Thompson drums
Steve "Annapurna" Moorhouse bass

Roots Of Heavyu Metal post #9

The MC5 were the 60's social revolution incarnate. Their ideal of Rock and Roll, Drugs, and F@%*ing in the streets was their lifestyle. The only band to actually perform at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The MC5 played for over eight hours straight; of the other scheduled performers, Kramer stated in Get Up, Stand Up that only Neil Young actually arrived, though due to the chaos at the convention, Young didn't perform. Dennis Thompson asserted years later that "Country Joe" McDonald (Country Joe and the Fish) was also present at the scene. The MC5 broke up in 1973. This recording went unbroadcast until 2009.

Not to long after these recordings Dennis Thompson and Rob Tyner would leave the 5.

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Peter Frampton - The Album Network ~ Mates Rehearsal Studio, North Hollywood, CA xx-xx-1994 (FM)

Peter Frampton
The Album Network
Mates Rehearsal Studio
North Hollywood, California, U.S.A
Broadcast June 18, 1994
WBAB-FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Lineag: FM Broadcast Analog Master > Nakamichi DR-1 > Creative Soundblaster X-FI HD Model #SB1240 > Wav (24/48KHZ) > Magic Audio Cleaning Lab (track marks & tape flip edits) > Wav (24/48KHZ) > Traders Little Helper (Flac Level 8)

01 Bob Coburn Intro/Something's Happening
02 Interview
03 Lying
04 Lines On My Face
05 You
06 Interview
07 Show Me The Way
08 Shelter Through The Storm
09 Can't Take That Away
10 I Wanna Go To The Sun
11 Baby, I Love Your Way
12 Day In The Sun
13 Do You Feel Like We Do
14 Off The Hook
15 Outro

total playing time: 1hr 25mn 4sc

Peter Frampton  guitar vocals
Steve Rossy  keyboards, sax, backing vocals
John Regan  bass backing vocals
Jamie Oldaker  drums

Flac

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Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra - Festival de Paris ~ Paris, France, 10-21-1982 (FM)

Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra (Featuring Carla Bley)
Festival de Paris
Paris, France (Second Set)
October 21, 1982
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 224kbps
Cover Art Included

01 La Pasionaria - Part A 14:04
02 La Pasionaria - Part B 11:46
03 El Segador 6:22
04 The Ballad Of the Fallen/Si Me Qieres Escribir - Part A 6:59
05 The Ballad Of the Fallen/Si Me Qieres Escribir - Part B 8:26
-- Gandola Vila Morena
-- Introduction to People
-- El Pueblo Unido Jamàs serà vencido (The People United Will Never Be Defeated)
06 Part A 9:27
07 Part B 11:04
08 Silence 6:16

Dewey Redman tenor saxophone
Steve Slagle soprano & alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Jim Pepper soprano & tenor saxophone, flute
Don Cherry trumpet
Michael Mantler trumpet
Gary Valente trombone
Sharon Freeman french horn
Jack Jeffers tuba
Mick Goodrick guitar
Charlie Haden (R.I.P.) bass
Carla Bley piano, glockenspiel, conductor
Paul Motian drums, percussion

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Miles Davis Octet - Jazz Summit ~ Wiesen, Austria 07-07-1981 (FM)

Miles Davis Octet
Jazz Summit
Wiesen, Austria
July 7, 1981
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

FM Broadcast (Cassette) > Trade > Wav > Flac

01 Star People 9:14
02 What It Is 10:17
03 It Gets Better 11:45
04 Something On Your Mind 10:44
05 Time After Time (incomplete) 2:47
06 Lake Geneva 6:07
07 Speak (That's What Happened) 8:50

Miles Davis (R.I.P.) - Trumpet, Synthesizer
Bob Berg - Soprano And Tenor Saxophone
Chick Corea - Keyboards
John Scofield - Electric Guitar
Robert Irving - Synthesizer
Darryl Jones - Electric Bass
Steve Thornton - Percussion
Al Foster - Drums

Flac

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Iron Maiden - Summerfestival ~ Milwaukee Summerfest, Rock Stage, Milwaukee, WI 06-22-1981 (FM)

Iron Maiden
Summerfestival - (The Godfatherecords ~ G.R.208)
Milwaukee Summerfest
Rock Stage
Milwaukee, Wisconson, USA
June 22, 1981.
WLPX-FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

01 The Ides Of March
02 Sanctuary
03 Purgatory
04 Wrathchild
05 Remember Tomorrow
06 Another Life
07 Genghis Khan
08 Killers
09 Innocent Exile
10 Twilight Zone
11 Murders In The Rue Morgue
12 Phantom Of The Opera
13 Iron Maiden
14 Running Free
15 Transylvania
16 Drifter

Paul Di'Anno – vocals
Dave Murray – guitar
Adrian Smith – guitar
Steve Harris – bass guitar
Clive Burr – drums

Roots Of Heavy Metal post # 8

Iron Maiden on the North American leg of the Killer World Tour. Lead singer Paul Di'Anno would be replaced at the end of this tour. Bruce Dickinson would step in as replacement and play his first Iron Maiden show October 26, 1981, just four months later. For many (JD included) the Paul Di'Anno era holds a special spot in their hearts, due to the pure raw energy that was felt the first time we heard "Wrathchild" or the vocal power of Di'Anno on "Twilight Zone". Those first two Maiden albums along with the first few Motorhead and Venom LPs were what inspire a generation to amp up the speed and create Speed/Thrash Metal.

Flac

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Savatage - Mentally Yours ~ Bonn, Germany, 1990 & Eindhoven, Netherlands, 1989 (FM)

Savatage
Mentally Yours - (Metal Memory ~ MM900370)
Biskuithalle, Bonn, Germany, February 13, 1990
Dynamo Open Air, Eindhoven, Netherlands, May 15, 1989
FM Broadcast Recordings
Sources Vary
MP 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

01 The Dungeons Are Calling
02 City Beneath The Surface
03 Sirens
04 Of Rage And War
05 She's In Love
06 Hounds
07 Thorazine Shuffle
08 The Hall Of The Mountain King
09 Power Of The Night
10 White Witch
11 Warriors
12 Necrophilia
13 24 Hours Ago
14 Twisted Little Sister
15 Midas Knight
16 I Believe

total time: 1hr 12mn 46sc

tracks 01-09 Biskuithalle, Bonn, 13th February 13, 1990
tracks 10-16 Dynamo Open Air, Eindhoven, Netherlands, May 15, 1989

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

Roots Of Heavy Metal post # 7

This bootleg comes from two great Savatage gigs from before they morphed into a Progressive Metal band and then into Trans-Siberian Orchestra. My (JD) favorite era of Savatage is when Jon Oliva was lead vocalist, Rosebud's is when Zachary Stevens was lead vocalist. But hey, we both love the band.

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Wilco - Winter Residency Day 4 ~ The Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL 02-19-2008 (FM)

Wilco
Winter Residency Day 4
The Riviera Theater
Chicago, IL
February 19, 2008
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 224kbps
Cover Art Included

Disc I
101 Intro 2:20
102 Outta Mind (Outta Site) 3:36
103 I Must Be High 3:18
104 Impossible Germany 6:24
105 Radio Cure 5:17
106 Leave Me Like You Found Me (live debut) 4:43
107 Company In My Back 4:28
108 Handshake Drugs 6:20
109 War On War 3:43
110 Shake It Off 6:49
111 Summerteeth 3:37
112 In A Future Age 3:37
113 ELT 3:32
114 A Shot In The Arm 4:36
115 Poor Places 5:23
116 Reservations 3:56
   
Disc II
201 Spiders (Kidsmoke) 12:22
202 On And On And On 4:26
203 Hotel Arizona 5:03
204 Too Far Apart 4:33
205 Was I In Your Dreams? (w/horns) 3:27
206 Misunderstood 6:25
207 Someday Soon 2:46
208 California Stars 5:23
209 Hate It Here (w/horns) 4:53
210 The Thanks I Get (w/horns) 5:24
211 Walken (w/horns) 4:34
212 I'm The Man Who Loves You (w/horns) 4:15
213 I'm A Wheel (w/horns) 3:37
214 Kingpin 5:56
215 Outta Site (Outta Mind) 2:59
     
Disc III
301 Inane DJ Chatter/Crowd Noise 3:23
302 The Late Greats 2:55
303 Outro 4:47

total playing time: 2hr 38mn 32sc

Jeff Tweedy - guitar, vocals
Nels Cline - guitar
Glenn Kotche - drums
Mikael Jorgensen - keyboard
John Stirratt - bass
Pat Sansone - instrumentalist

Wilco played 5 nights, each with aa unique set list spanning their entire recorded works as of 2008. This recording comes from the first night. If your a Wilco fan I don't need to tell you how much you want to ad this show to your collection, your already downloading it. If you are a Wilco novice or beginner, this is a great show to really get the feel of a Wilco show.

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The Moody Blues - BBC Archive 1978-2015 (SBD)

The Moody Blues
BBC Archive 1978-2015
FM Broadcast Recordings
Various Dates & Locations
Sources Vary
MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

01 Forever Autumn
02 Chat
03 Bless The Wings (That Bring You Back) (acoustic)
04 Chat
05 Your Wildest Dreams (acoustic)
06 Chat
07 Chat
08 Nights In White Satin (acoustic)
09 Chat
10 Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) (acoustic)
11 Chat
12 Voices In The Sky
13 Nights In White Satin
14 Nights In White Satin (rehearsal with voice over)
15 Nights In White Satin (cuts in)
16 The Voice (w/ Orchestra)
17 Eternity Road (w/ Orchestra)
18 I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band) (w/ Orchestra)
19 Question
20 Nights In White Satin (acoustic)

track 01 Top Of The Pops July 20, 1978
tracks 02-06 Trevor Dann Greater London Radio June 26, 1991
tracks 07-11 Peter Curran Greater London Radio November 30, 1993
tracks 12-13 Pebble Mill, Birmingham, England December 14, 1993
track 14 Rehearsal with voice over, UK TV Broadcast December 16, 1993
track 15 Richard Digance Show, LWT Studios, London, England July 10, 1994
tracks 16-18 National Exhibition Centre Arena, Birmingham, England March 8, 1997
track 19 Jools Holland, Helicon Mountain Recording Studios, London, England March 18, 2013
track 20 Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, England June 27, 2015

track 01:
Graeme Edge - drums, percussion
Mike Pinder - keyboards, vocals
Ray Thomas - vocals, flute, percussion, harmonica
Justin Hayward - guitar, vocals
John Lodge - bass, vocals

tracks 02-11:
Justin Hayward - acoustic guitar, vocals
John Lodge - acoustic guitar, vocals

tracks 12-13:
Graeme Edge - percussion
Ray Thomas - flute, vocals
Justin Hayward - guitar, vocals
John Lodge - bass, vocals

tracks 14-15
Justin Hayward - acoustic guitar, vocals
John Lodge - acoustic guitar, vocals

track 16-18:
Graeme Edge - drums, percussion
Ray Thomas - flute, tambourine, vocals
Justin Hayward - guitar, vocals
John Lodge - bass, vocals

with:
Bias Boshell - keyboards
Paul Bliss - keyboards, guitar
Gordon Marshall - drums, percussion
Susan Shattock - backing vocals
Tracy Graham - backing vocals

The World Festival Orchestra

tracks 19:
Graeme Edge - drums, percussion, vocals
Justin Hayward - guitar, vocals
John Lodge - bass, vocals

with:
Norda Mullen - flute, guitar, percussion, vocals
Julie Ragins - keyboards, percussion, guitar, saxophone, vocals
Alan Hewitt - keyboards, vocals
Gordon Marshall - drums, percussion

track 20:
Justin Hayward - guitar, vocals

More Moody Blues bootlegs are available on this site here.

Flac

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Exodus - Dynamo Open Air Festival ~ Eindhoven, Netherlands 05-23-1988 (FM)

Exodus
Dynamo Open Air Festival
Eindhoven, Netherlands
May 23, 1988
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

01 - Deranged
02 - 'Til Death Do Us Part
03 - A Lesson In Violence
04 - ...And Then There Were None
05 - Parasite
06 - Pirahna
07 - Bonded By Blood

Steve Souza – lead vocals
Gary Holt – guitars
Rick Hunolt – guitars
Rob McKillop – bass
Tom Hunting – drums

Roots Of Heavy Metal post # 6

Exodus could very well have ended up just a foot note in the career of Metallica (thankfully they didn't..love Exodus.. JD). Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett helped to form the band with drummer Tom Hunting in 1979. Kirk stayed with the band until 1983 when an offer came to join Metallica who were about to record their debut LP Kill 'Em All. Exodus replaced Hammett with Rick Hunolt and proceeded to record their debut LP Bonded By Blood. Due to a lot of set backs the album wasn't released until 1985, after Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer released their debut LP's forever changing the face of Heavy Metal. This set the tone for Exodus' career as set backs and line-up changes would plague the band.

Flac

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Peter Gabriel w/The New New Blood Orchestra - Ed Sullivan Theater, New York City, NY 11-09-2011 (FM)

Peter Gabriel w/The New New Blood Orchestra
Ed Sullivan Theater
New York City, New York, USA
November 9, 2011
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: FM (Onkyo TX8511) > SoundBlaster (Live! 24 bit External) > wav (CD Wave Editor @ 16bit)> flac

01 Red Rain 6:12
02 Wallflower 7:47
03 Intruder 4:40
04 Signal to Noise 8:23
05 San Jacinto 10:11
06 Mercy Street 6:40
07 Rhythm of the Heat 7:22
08 Solsbury Hill 6:35

Total Time: 57mn 54sc

Peter Gabriel - Lead Vocals

The New Blood Orchestra includes:
John Metcalf - Arranger
Ben Foster - Conductor
Cathey Thompson - Orchestra Leader, First Chair Violin
Rosie Noonan - Featured Vocalist
Jessica Hoop - Featured Vocalist

More Peter Gabriel bootlegs including 2 more with the New Blood Orchestra are available on this site here

Flac

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Helloween - Donington Festival ~ Donington Park, Derbyshire, England 08-20-1988 (FM)

Helloween
Donington Festival
Donington Park
Derbyshire, England
August 20, 1988
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 192kbps
Cover Art Included

01 - A Little Time 3:50
02 - Halloween 15:31
03 - Dr Stein 4:46
04 - Future World 6:17
05 - Eagle Fly Free 5:27
06 - I'm Alive 4:08

Michael Kiske – lead vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, tambourine, megaphone
Michael Weikath — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Kai Hansen — lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Markus Grosskopf — bass, backing vocals
Ingo Schwichtenberg — drums

Roots Of Heavy Metal post #  5

German Power Metal band Helloween released the very influential Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I in 1987. The album has been sited by many Power Metal musicians as vital in framing their genre. The album was supposed to be a double LP but the bands label would not let it be released that way. The second LP Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II was released in 1988, 9 days after this performance. The band focuses on the 2 Keeper releases playing songs only from them. My exposure to the band came when a friend of mine played me the bands first LP Walls Of Jericho. To this day, for me, that is my favorite Helloween album.

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The Bad Plus Joshua Redman - Detroit International Jazz Festival ~ Hart Plaza/Campus Martius Park, Detroit, MI 08-29-2014 (SBD)

The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
Detroit Jazz Festival
Hart Plaza/Campus Martius Park
Detroit, Michigan, USA
August 29, 2014
Soundboard Recording
MP4 vbr
Front Cover Only

01 Love Is The Answer 14:29
02 2PM 8:07
03 5th Store Jewlery 8:07
04 People Like You 10:25
05 Big Eater 9:03
06 Silence is the Question 13:26

total playing time: 1hr 3mn 40sc

Joshua Redman saxophone
Ethan Iverson piano
Reid Anderson bass
Dave King drums

The Detroit International Jazz Festival is among the largest free Jazz Festivals in the United States. I first attended the festival in 1981 when I was in high school. I was involved in the local music scene in our school, a few musician friends of and I road the bus downtown to see music that would just blow our minds. All of us were into Punk Rock & Heavy Metal having lost interest in the Progressive Rock & Arena Rock bands of the day. The performances that we saw that day re-opened our eyes to a type of musicianship that would influence our future paths in music. I have attended the festival several times since, as a matter of fact Rosebud and I plan on attending the festival this year. I downloaded this great show from an awesome site called The Live Jazz Lounge. A fantastic source for unreleased live Jazz shows all are posted in lossy formats some in MP3 some in MP4.

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Miles Davis Sextet - The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA September 09-25-1981 (SBD)

Miles Davis Sextet
The Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles, California, USA
September 25, 1981
Soundboard Recording
MP3 224kbps
Cover Art Included

01 Back Seat Betty 5:39
02 My Man’s Gone Now 10:38
03 Aida 10:21
04 Announcement 3:12
05 Kix 13:34
06 Fat Time 12:13
07 Jean Pierre 8:14

total playing time: 1hr 3mn 52sc

Miles Davis - trumpet, keyboards
Bill Evans - saxes
Mike Stern - electric guitar
Marcus Miller - electric bass
Al Foster - drums
Mino Cinelu - percussion

Sunday Morning Jazz this week includes a show from Miles Davis' comeback period. Miles hadn't played or recorded in 5 years. This particular show was the first time since that hiatus that Miles performed in Los Angeles. Track 4 is a representative from the Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles presenting a proclamation that September 25,  1981 would be Miles Davis Day.

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Rush - A Desert Passage - Platinum Edition ~ Tucson Convention Center Arena, Tucson, AZ 11-20-1978 (SBD)

Rush
A Desert Passage - Platinum Edition - (Digital Reproductions ~ DR 12078-9)
Tucson Convention Center Arena
Tucson, Arizona, USA
November 20, 1978
Soundboard Recording
MP3 vbr
Cover Art Included

CD1
101 Intro  3:09
102 Anthem  4:17
103 A Passage to Bangkok  4:19
104 By-Tor and the Snow Dog  5:20
105 Xanadu  12:12
106 Announcement  1:47
107 Something for Nothing  4:29
108 The Trees  4:39
109 Cygnus X-1  10:45
110 Hemispheres  18:50
111 Closer to the Heart  3:33

CD2
201 Circumstances  4:37
202 A Farewell to Kings  5:35
203 La Villa Strangiato  10:04
204 2112  19:12
205 Working Man  3:08
206 Bastille Day  1:42
207 In the Mood  2:40
208 Drum Solo  5:13
Bonus Tracks
209 Something for Nothing  4:12
210 Cygnus X-1  9:33

Digital Rush Experience Page

Geddy Lee - bass, keyboards, bass peddles, vocals
Alex Lifeson - guitars
Neil Peart (R.I.P.) - drums, percussion

Roots Of Heavy Metal post #4

This period of Rush where the band expanded on their Progressive Rock tendencies was crucial in the development of today's Progressive Metal scene. Such bands as Fates Warning, Tiles, and Dream Theater may not exist. The band was experimenting with longer songs and more complex time signatures, elements that would live on in today's Progressive Metal.

This show captures, if what Geddy Lee says is true, Rush's first visit to Tuscon, Arizona. The band performs all the long tracks, "2112", "Xanadu", "Cygnus X-1", and "Hemispheres". The entire Hemispheres LP is included in the set as well. The show is also notable because the audience has to be told a few times to calm down and step back because people are being pushed up against the barricades. Geddy Lee tries a few times stating that the stage was starting to lean. When Geddy is unable to get the crowd to stop surging forward, a  roadie for the band comes out and tells the audience that if the stage falls people could be killed, that seems to do the trick and the show continues.

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KoRn - Rock Am Ring ~ Nürburgring, Germany 06-07-2012 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

KoRn
Rock Am Ring
Nürburgring, Germany
June 7, 2012
Soundbaord/TV Broadcast Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kps
No Cover Art

01 Intro
02 Blind
03 Ball Tongue / It Takes Two / Lodi Dodi
04 Twist
05 Chi
06 Falling Away From Me
07 Narcissistic Cannibal
08 Coming Undone
09 Did My Time
10 Shoots And Ladders / Somebody Someone
11 Here To Stay
12 Helmet In The Bush
13 Need To
14 Lies
15 Get Up!
16 Got The Life
17 Freak On A Leash

Jonathan Davis – lead vocals, bagpipes
Brian "Head" Welch – guitars, backing vocals
James "Munky" Shaffer  – guitars, backing vocals
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bass
Ray Luzier – drums, percussion

touring member
Zac Baird – keyboards, piano, backing vocals

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Dokken - Westwood One In Concert ~ Hollywood Paladium, Los Angeles, CA 04-06-1985 (FM)

Dokken
Westwood One In Concert
Hollywood Paladium
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
April 6, 1985
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Rosebud's Pick

01 - Intro / Radio Announcer / Without Warning
02 - Tooth And Nail
03 - When Heaven Comes Down
04 - Don't Close Your Eyes
05 - Just Got Lucky
06 - Alone Again
07 - Bullets To Spare

total playing time: 26mn 33sc

Don Dokken – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
George Lynch – lead guitar, vocals
Jeff Pilson – bass, vocals
Mick Brown – drums, vocals

Roots Of Heavy Metal post # 3

While Don Dokken was in Germany in 1981 recording tracks that would become the first Dokken album Breaking The Chains, he was approached by the German Metal band Scorpions. Scorpions' lead vocalist Klaus Meine was undergoing surgery on his vocal cords and it wasn't clear when or if Klaus would be able to return to the band. Don Dokken worked in the studio with Scorpions on the demos which would become the bands commercial break through LP Blackout. Depending on the stories you hear Don Doken was or was not supposed to replace Klaus Meine as vocalist, however Klaus returned to the band, Don Dokken was used as a backing vocalist and returned to his own career.

This recording does show a  little age but is listenable and enjoyable.

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Overkill - Westwood One High Voltage ~ The Ritz, New York City, NY 01-27-1990 (FM)

Overkill
Westwood One High Voltage
The Ritz
New York City, NY
January 27, 1990
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 192kbps
No Cover Art

01 Hello From The Gutter
02 Wrecking Crew
03 E.vil N.ever D.ies
04 I Hate
05 Elimination
06 Overkill

Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth – lead vocals
D.D. Verni – bass, backing vocals
Sid Falck – drums
Bobby Gustafson – guitar

Roots Of Heavy Metal Post #2

New York Thrash Metal pioneers Overkill were included on Metal Blade Record's Metal Massacre Vol.V. From there the band released a self recorded EP which got the attention of Megaforce Records. Megaforce signed the band and released their Feel The Fire full length debut. Atlantic Records took notice of the Underground Heavy Metal scene and inked a deal with Megaforce Records to release Megaforce LPs as joint releases. The first album to be released by Megaforce/Atlantic was Overkill's second full length Taking Over. Overkill did not reach the commercial success of other first wave Thrash Metal bands such as Metallica, Slayer, & Anthrax but have had a long career with a very loyal following (one of my favorite f@#king bands JD). The band continues to this day having released their 17th album White Devil Armory, in 2015. A recording from the bands 2015 Rock Hard Festival appearance can be downloaded here.

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