Sting - 1991-02-17 - Beacon Theatre, NY (HQ Aud)

Sting

1991-02-17

Beacon Theatre

New York, NY

HQ Audience Recording (vocals a bit distant)

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. All This Time

02. Mad About You

03. Jeremiah Blues Part 1

04. Why Should I Cry For You

05. Ain´t No Sunshine

06. I Miss You Kate

07. Roxanne

08. Bring On The Night

09. When The World Is Running Down

10. Fortress Around Your Heart

11. Islands Of Soul

12. The Wild Wild Sea

CD 2:

01. The Soul Cages

02. When The Angels Fall

03. Purple Haze

04. Message In A Bottle

05. Tea In The Sahara

06. Walking On The Moon

07. Every Breath You Take

08. Fragile

Bonus Tracks

1990-07-21

Montreux, Switzerland

09. Message In A Bottle (with Andy Summers Band)

10. I Ain´t Got Nobody (with Vinx)

11. Ain´t No Sunshine (with Vinx)

Sting - 1991-02-17 - Beacon Theatre, NY (HQ Aud)

On February 14, 1991, I spent my first Valentine’s Day with my then girl friend, soon to be my fiancée and then my lovely bride. She had to wait until the next day, however, for her present, tickets to see Sting, one of her favorite musicians, at the Beacon Theater in New York. The memories of starting out together are still as fresh today as they were back in the early 1990’s. We sat in the last row on the floor at the Beacon that night, thankful that there’s not a bad seat anywhere in that building. We were presently surprised by the opening act, a singer by the name of Vinx. Sting was in top form, playing a nice combination of his solo work and tunes from his days with the Police. Maybe he knew it was a special night for the two of us, as he played one of my bride’s favorite songs, Fortress Around My Heart. Needless to say, my Valentine’s gift was a big success. Maybe that’s why, 2 weeks later, when I asked her to marry me, she said yes. This May, we’ll celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. It’s been the best 2 decades of my life and I look forward to spending every remaining day that I have on this earth with her. While I’ve never been able to find a recording of that February 15th show, I do have this high quality audience tape, from 2 days later, on February 17, 1991, 20 years ago today. This one is dedicated to my bride!

Expanding The Roster At So Many Roads To Ease My Soul

Over the last 6 months, I've made a concerted effort to expand the number of artists featured here on So Many Roads To Ease my Soul.  For example:

• September: 1st Frankie Valli post
• October:  1st Frank Sinatra post
• November: 1st post of George Harrison
• December: 1st David Bowie post
• January:  1st post of James Taylor
• February:  In just a few days, you'll see your first post involving Johnny Cash

I plan to continue that trend in the upcoming months, so that this blog offers more music to appeal to a wider audience, while still staying true to its classic rock roots!  In March, you'll see the first posts of Stephen Stills as a solo artist and Crosby and Nash as a duo.  April will bring the debut post of the Rascals!  Then in May and June, Lou Reed, Southside Johnny, Dean Martin, Jefferson Starship, Dire Straits and Tom Jones will all make their first appearances on So Many Roads.

In addition, I'll be working hard to post more shows from some of the bands where, up to this point, we have only featured one or two concerts.  So be on the look out for additional shows from The Eagles, The Bangles, The Pretenders, Steely Dan, Otis Redding, Marshall Crenshaw, Frank Sinatra, Joe Jackson, James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Hootie & The Blowfish, and Elvis Costello.

Hope you continue to enjoy So Many Roads as we relive rock's concert history, day by day!   If you like what you see, please post a thank you in the comments.  It's the great feedback from all the folks who visit  this blog that give me the motivation to keep posting great music!

The Beatles - 1964 & 1965 - Ed Sullivan Shows (SBD)

The Beatles
1964 & 1965
The Ed Sullivan Shows
New York, NY
Soundboard Recording
320 Kbps
Artwork Included

1964-02-09
Show #1
01. Intro > All My Loving
02. Till There Was You
03. She Loves You
04. Intro I Saw Her Standing There
05. I Want To Hold Your Hand > Outro

1964-02-16
Show #2
06. She Loves You
07. This Boy
08. All My Loving
09. Intro > I Saw Her Standing There
10. From Me To You
11. I Want To Hold Your Hand > Outro

1964-02-23
Show #3
12 - Intro > Twist And Shout
13 - Please Please Me > Speech
14 - I Want To Hold Your Hand

1964-05-24
Show #4
15 - You Cant't Do That

1965-09-12
Show #5
16. I Feel Fine
17. I'm Down
18. Act Naturally
19. Ticket To Ride
20. Yesterday
21. Help

1966-06-05
Show #6
22. Interview (missing videos of Paperback Writer & Rain)

1964-02-16
From Miami - Rehersal for Ed Sullivan Show
23. She Loves You
24. This Boy
25. All My Loving
26. I Saw Her Standing There
27. From Me To You
28. I Want To Hold Your Hand > Outro

The Beatles - 1964 & 1965 - Ed Sullivan Shows (SBD)

Perhaps the most significant moment in rock and roll history transpired 47 years ago today, on February 9, 1964, when the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the very first time. An estimated 73 million Americans tuned into that broadcast, and after 5 songs, which could barely be heard over the screams of the teenage girls who packed the audience, music, TV and pop culture were transformed forever. Beatlemania, The British Invasion, stadium sized rock concerts, album oriented rock, new fashion trends and hairstyles, TV as a major promotional vehicle for reaching the masses and countless other revolutions followed in the wake of the Beatles appearance on the Sullivan show. The band would appear twice more in February, on the 16th and the 23rd, once in May 1964, and then again in September 1965 (a month after the historic Shea Stadium show highlighted in an earlier post), their last live appearance. The Beatles continued to work with Ed Sullivan from 1966 and 1970, however, replacing live performances with filmed promotional clips of their new songs, the first ever music videos, years prior to the launch of MTV! These videos included Paperback Writer, Rain, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields Forever, Hello Goodbye, Two of Us and Let It Be. This soundboard captures all their live appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 and 1965. Download it and relive history.