Most Viewed Posts - January to June 2024

As the first half of 2024,  draws to a close, here's a list of the most viewed posts on So Many Roads over the past 6 months! Thought folks might find this interesting!

Jimi Hendix - 1968-02-04 - San Francisco, CA (late) (SBD)

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Grateful Dead - 1970-02-01 - New Orleans, LA (SBD)

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The Beatles - 1964-02-09 - New York, NY (SBD)

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 1970-01-06 - London, UK (SBD) (EX/VG Aud)

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Paul McCartney & Wings - 1973-05-17 - Manchester, UK (Ex Aud)

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Paul McCartney - 1990-03-09 - Tokyo, Japan (SBD)

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Jefferson Airplane - 1967-03-05 - New York, NY (SBD)

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Paul McCartney & Wings - 1973-05-16 - Manchester, UK (Ex Aud)

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Grateful Dead - 1970-04-03 - Cincinnati, OH (SBD)

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Rockpile - 1977-04-01 - London, UK (FM)

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Grateful Dead - 1978-05-05 - Hanover, NH (SBD)

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Stevie Wonder - 1973-03-03 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

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Steve Miller - 1974-01-05 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

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2000 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - 2000-03-06 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

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Rolling Stones - 1998-02-03 - San Diego, CA (FM)

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1995 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - 1995-01-12 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

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Simon & Garfunkel - 1970-05-01 - Paris, France (SBD)

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1993 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - 1993-01-12 - Los Angeles, CA (TV SBD)

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Linda Ronstadt - 1975-02-02 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic NJ (SBD)

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2003 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - 2003-03-10 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

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Led Zeppelin - 1980-06-30 - Frankfurt, Germany (SBD)

Led Zeppelin

1980-06-30

Festhalle

Frankfurt, Germany.

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. The Train Kept A Rollin'

02. Nobody's Fault But Mine

03. Black Dog

04. In The Evening

05. The Rain Song

06. Hot Dog

07. All My Love

08. Trampled Underfoot

09. Since I've Been Loving You

CD 2:

01. Achilles Last Stand

02. White Summer

03. Black Mountain Side

04. Kashmir

05. Stairway To Heaven

06. Rock And Roll

07. Money

08. Whole Lotta Love

Led Zeppelin - 1980-06-30 - Frankfurt, Germany (SBD) 

Led Zep 1980 - Back To Back - #2: Here's the 2nd half of our Back To Back Set featuring Led Zep’s final tour. This soundboard recording captures the band in Germany on June 30, 1980, 44 years ago today. 

Led Zeppelin - 1980-06-29 - Zurich, Switzerland (SBD)

Led Zeppelin

1980-06-29

Hallenstadion

Zurich, Switzerland

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. The Train Kept A Rollin'

02. Nobody's Fault But Mine

03. (Out On the Tiles intro) Black Dog

04. In The Evening

05. The Rain Song

06. Hot Dog

07. All My Love

08. Trampled Underfoot

09. Since I've Been Loving You

CD 2:

01. Achilles Last Stand

02. White Summer / Black Mountain Side

03. Kashmir

04. Stairway To Heaven

05. Rock And Roll

06. Heartbreaker  

Led Zeppelin - 1980-06-29 - Zurich, Switzerland (SBD) 

Led Zep 1980 - Back To Back - #1: Unlike the massive stadium tours that Led Zep had embarked on in the late 1970’s, their 1980 European run consisted of just 14 shows in smaller venues. The set list incorporated 3 songs from their 1979 album In Through The Out Door - Hot Dog, All Of My Love and In The Evening - as well as the first performance of Train Kept A-Rollin since 1969. The tour, tragically, would be Led Zep's last ride together, as John Bonham would die from alcohol abuse just about 2 months after the end of the run. This soundboard recording captures the band in Zurich on June 29, 1980, 44 years ago today.  Download this one, the come back tomorrow  for the 2nd half of this Back To Back Set. 

Bruce Hornsby - 1996-06-29 - East Troy, WI (SBD)

Bruce Hornsby

1996-06-29

Furthur Festival

Alpine Valley Music Theatre

East Troy, WI

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Spider Fingers

02. White Wheeled Limousine

03. Drunken Hiccups > Western Skyline > 

04. When I Paint My Masterpiece 

05. Talk Of The Town* > Big Rumble* 

06. Jack Straw** 

07. Mighty Quinn > Lot To Laugh,Train To Cry > Mighty Quinn 

*with Steve Berlin

**with Bob Weir.

Bruce Hornsby - 1996-06-29 - East Troy, WI (SBD)

Hornsby1996 - Back To Back - #2; As promised yesterday, here's part 2 of our Back To Back set featuring Bruce Hornsby at the 1996 Furthur Festival.  Thios one is a sounbaord recording from East Try from June 29, 1996, 28 years ag today.  Bruce gets soem help from former Grateful Dead bandmate Bob Weir during Jack Straw.  NOTE: Both Hornsby shows are testing a mirror link site with 10 different diownload options including Kraken.  Let me know how its working.

Grateful Dead - 1976-06-29 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Grateful Dead  

1976-06-29

Auditorium Theatre

Chicago IL

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set

01. Tuning

02. Tennessee Jed

03. Cassidy

04. Peggy-O

05. Mama Tried

06. Mission In The Rain

07. Looks Like Rain

08. Tuning

09. Brown Eyed Women

10. Lazy Lightnin' >

11. Supplication

12. Row Jimmy

13. The Music Never Stopped >

14. Might As Well

2nd Set:

01. Samson and Delilah

02. Candyman

03. Tuning

04. Playin' In The Band >

05. Space Jam >

06. The Wheel >

07. Playin' In The Band Reprise

08. Tuning

09. Saint Stephen >

10. Not Fade Away >

11. Saint Stephen

12. One More Saturday Night

Encore

01. Tuning

02. U.S. Blues  

Grateful Dead - 1976-06-29 - Chicago, IL (SBD) 

GD 1976 -Back To Back - #4: Welcome to the 4th and  final post of our Back to Back set  featuring the Grateful Dead in 1976. This one is a soundboard recording from Chicago from June 29, 1976, 48 years ago today.

Bruce Hornsby - 1996-06-28 - Noblesville, IN (SBD)

Bruce Hornsby

1996-06-28

Furthur Festival

Deer Creek 

Noblesville, IN

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro Jam

02. Hot House Ball

03. Night on the Town

04. Long Tall Cool One

05. Easy Street >

06. Aiko Aiko >

07. Carry The Water

08. Cruise Control

09. Valley Road >

10. Mystery Train

Bruce Hornsby - 1996-06-28 - Noblesville, IN (SBD)

Hornsby 1996 - Back To Back - #1:  When Jerry Garcia passed away in 1995, the Grateful Dead's long strange 3 decade trip came to an unexpected end. The members of the band decided, at least temporarily, not to continue to play together out of respect for Jerry. They would change their minds in 1998 and reform as The Other Ones, and later play as the Dead and now as Further. In 1996 and 1997, however, they took a different approach to touring. The Further Festival made the rounds in the summer of those 2 years, a collection of bands with links to Dead, such as Bob Weir's Ratdog, Mickey Hart's Planet Drum, kindred spirits Hot Tuna and former GD keyboardist, Bruce Hornsby, just to name a few. This soundboard recording captures Hornsby in Noblesville during the 1996 Furthur Festival on June 28, 1996, 28 years ago today. Download this one, then come back tomorrow part 2 of this Back To Back set. NOTE: Both Hornsby shows are testing a mirror link site with 10 different download options including Kraken (KF).  Let me know how its working.

Marshall Crenshaw - 1983-06-28 - The Ritz, New York, NY (FM)

Marshall Crenshaw

1983-06-28

The Ritz

New York, NY

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Early Show

01. Monday Morning Rock

02. Whenever You're On My Mind

03. One More Reason

04. Mary Anne

05. Rockin' Around In N.Y.C.

06. Our Town

07. Someday, Someway

08. Cynical Girl

09. A Big Hunk O' Love

10. What Time Is It?

11. Brand New Lover

Late Show

01. Monday Morning Rock

02. Brand New Lover

03. I'll Do Anything

04. Here I Am (Come and Take Me)

05. Whenever You're On My Mind

06. I've Been Good To You

07. One Day With You

08. One More Reason

09. Mary Anne

10. Rockin' Around In N.Y.C.

11. Try

12. Our Town

13. Cynical Girl

14. A Big Hunk O' Love

15. She Can't Dance

16. Someday, Someway

17. Brown Eyed Handsome Man

18. For Her Love

19. White Lightning

20. What Time Is It?

Marshall Crenshaw - 1983-06-28 - The Ritz, New York, NY (FM)

Crenshaw 1983 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's the 2n half of our back to Back set featuring Marshall Crenshaw in 1983. This one is an FM broadcast that captures Crenshaw at the Ritz playing 2 shows in support of his 2nd album on June 28, 1983, 41 years ago today.

Grateful Dead - 1976-06-28 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1976-06-27

Auditorium Theatre

Chicago, IL

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Tuning

02. The Promised Land

03. They Love Each Other

04. Cassidy

05. Tennessee Jed

06. Looks Like Rain

07. Scarlet Begonias

08. Lazy Lightnin' >

09. Supplication

10. High Time

11. The Music Never Stopped

2nd Set:

01. Eyes Of The World >

02. Happiness Is Drumming >

03. Wharf Rat >

04. Drums >

05. Dancing in the Street >

06. The Wheel >

07. Around & Around

Encore:

01. Not Fade Away

Grateful Dead - 1976-06-28 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

GD 1976 - Back To Back - #3: Here’s the 3rd post in our Back To Back set of our featuring the Grateful Dead in 1976. This one is a soundboard recording from Chicago from  June 28, 1976, 4 dozen years ago today. Download this one, then stop back tomorrow for the 4th and final post in this set.

 

July's Theme At So Many Roads

For July 2024, we are doing something unprecedented here at So Many Roads - we're bringing you a third straight month featuring the theme Back To Back.  It's the first time we've repeated any theme 3 months in a row but we just had so many great back to back sets in July that we had to do it one more time.

Enjoy the tunz!

Marshall Crenshaw - 1983-06-27 - New Haven (FM)

Marshall Crenshaw

1983-06-27

New Haven Coliseum

New Haven, CT

FM Broadcast

BBC Rock Hour

256 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Monday Morning Rock

02. Brand New Lover

03. Presentation

04. I'll Do Anything

05. Here I Am

06. Whenever You're On My Mind

07. Band Intro

08. I've Been Good To You

09. One Day With You

10. Mary Anne

11. Rockin' Around In NYC

12. Try

13. Move It

14. Cynical Girl

15. Someday, Someway

16. The Usual Thing

Marshall Crenshaw - 1983-06-27 - New Haven (FM)

Crenshaw 1983 - Back To Back - #1: This FM broadcast captures the under rated and under appreciated Marshall Crenshaw on June 27, 1983, 41 years ago today, live in New Haven, CT. By the way, some of the notes and the artwork with this bootleg gave the date as 8-27, but a check of the official Marshall Crenshaw website revealed that he was in Los Angeles that day. He was in New Haven, CT, however, on 6-27, leading in for U2! This show features tunes from Crenshaw’s 2nd album, Field Day, including Whenever You're On My Mind, One Day With You, Monday Morning Rock, and Try. By the way, if anyone thinks that I might sing the praises of Mr. Crenshaw just a little too loudly, I ask that you read this piece by Robert Christgau, the dean of American rock critics. In that article, he calls Crenshaw's first 2 albums perfect. Download this show, see if you agree with the legendary Mr. Christgau's assessment, then stop back tomorrow for the 2nd half of this Back to Back set.

Grateful Dead - 1976-06-27 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1976-06-27

Auditorium Theatre

Chicago, IL

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Cold Rain & Snow

02. Cassidy

03. Brown Eyed Women

04. Big River

05. Ship of Fools

06. Lazy Lightnin' >

07. Supplication

08. Friend of the Devil

09. Looks Like Rain

10. Might as Well

2nd Set:

01. Tuning

02. Let It Grow >

03. Wharf Rat >

04. Samson & Delilah

05. Help on the Way >

06. Slipknot! >

07. Franklin's Tower >

08. Sugar Magnolia

Encore:

01 U.S. Blues

Grateful Dead - 1976-06-27 - Chicago, IL (SBD) 

GD 1976 - Back To Back - #2: Here’s the 2nd post in our Back To Back entry featuring the Grateful Dead in 1976. This one is a soundboard recording from Chicago from June 27, 1976, 48 years ago today. Download this one, then stop back tomorrow for the 3rd installment.

Grateful Dead - 1976-06-26 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1976-06-26

Auditorium Theatre

Chicago, IL

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Tuning

02. The Promised Land

03. Sugaree

04. Cassidy

05. Row Jimmy

06. Mama Tried

07. Tennessee Jed

08. Looks Like Rain

09. Scarlet Begonias

10. Lazy Lightnin' >

11. Supplication

12. Peggy-O

13. The Music Never Stopped

2nd Set:

01. Tuning

02. Playing In The Band >

03. Saint Stephen >

04. The Wheel >

05. Playing In The Band

06. Samson And Delilah

07. Crazy Fingers >

08. Stella Blue

09. Around And Around >

10. One More Saturday Night

Encore:

01. U.S. Blues  

Grateful Dead - 1976-06-26 - Chicago, IL (SBD) 

GD 1976 - Back To Back - #1: In October 1974, the Grateful Dead played their "farewell concerts" at Winterland in San Francisco, 5 nights of impassioned music that many Dead Heads thought might be the last tine they would see their beloved band.  The band taped the shows for a live album (the double disc Steal Your Face, which hardly did justice to their performances) and a full length movie (The Grateful Dead movie, which was a far more fitting monument to those 5 concerts).   While the Dead stayed away from touring in 1975, playing only 4 shows, the band members were busy with a host of other projects.  They recorded the album Blues for Allah, which included The Music Never Stopped and the Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower segue.  Jerry Garcia recorded the album Reflections, and toured with his own band, while Bob Weir joined up with the band, Kingfish.  Garcia also spent countless hours directing production of the aforementioned Grateful Dead movie, which was released to critical acclaim in 1977. Phil Lesh, along with keyboardist Ned Lagin, released an album of improvisational electronic music, titled Seastones.  While the band members kept busy, they all knew that nothing was as fulfilling as playing live.  So in June 1976, the band launched their first tour in over 19 months and Dead Heads rejoiced. This soundboard recording captures the band in Chicago during that return tour, on  June 26, 1976, 4 dozen years ago today. Download this one, then stop back the next 3 days for the rest of theis Back To Back set.

Mirror Site - Continued Testing & Some More Notes

For the most part, I've gotten very good feedback about the mirror site though there have been some glitches.  As such, we'll continue to test it over the next few weeks.

Just a reminder - one of the 10 choices is KRAKEN, which is what we have been using for a while.  That's the choice labeled KF.

Here's the instructions again - I suggest using CHROME as your browser as I have had no issues that way:

1. After clicking on the link in the post, you'll go to the first mrrored.to page.  Be sure you scroll down to the blue box that says "click here to view file links".  Click on that box.
2. On the next page, is the list of the 10 sites.  I have found Kraken (KF), Send.cm and GoFile to be the easiest and fastest.
3. When you click on one of the sites on the page discussed above, you'll go to a new page.  Be sure you scroll down to the blue box where it says "Click here to visit the page on name of host you picked".  Click on that blue box.
4. You'll now be on the download  site you picked.  Each has its own instructions.  With SEND.cm an Kraken (KF), for example, just click on the blue box that says download. With GoFile, on the far right, under the word Search, is a rectangle with a down arrow in it - click there to download.

Hope that all helps. Tough these days to find a a host that works quickly and easily for both uploads and downloads. Believe me, in 15 years of running this place, I've been through dozens, some great, some awful, and some that vanished overnight, taking down hundreds of links. No host will be perfect for everyone so hoping  chocie of 10 might help!

Eric Clapton - 1985-06-26 - Worcester, MA (SBD)

Eric Clapton

1985-06-26

The Centrum

Worcester, MA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Opening

02. Tulsa Time

03. Motherless Children

04. I Shot The Sheriff

05. Same Old Blues

06. Tangled In Love

07. White Room

08. Steppin' Out

09. Wonderful Tonight

CD 2:

01. She's Waiting

02. She Loves You

03. Badge

04. Let It Rain

05. Double Trouble

06. Cocaine

07. Layla

08. Forever Man

09. Band intro

10. Further On Up The Road  

Eric Clapton - 1985-06-26 - Worcester, MA (SBD)

Eric Clapton 1985 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here’s the 2nd half of our Back to Back set featuring Slowhand in 1985. This one is a soundboard recording from June 26, 1985, 39 years ago today.

The Perfect Summer Read - TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT

Check out these rating and reviews!

- a 4.40 star rating on Amazon with 31 5-star reviews out of 39 - 79%!!

- a 4.42 star rating on Goodreads with 8 5-star reviews out of 12 - 67%!!

BUY IT HERE IN THE US!

Here's just a sample of what folks are saying about TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT:

- "As a fan of rock shows myself, this book written by a fellow fan was fun to read, and reminded me of many of my own long-forgotten concert stories. Definitely recommended." 

 -"Insightful, poignant and just plain joyful." 

- "Truly a book for music fans of the 70s onward. Love the personal thoughts of sharing the music with his wife and kids." 

 - It was a lot of fun to hear about the author's experiences from the time of his first concert to sharing those experiences with his teenage boys. There is a lot of truth in his "rules" 

 - "The book is well-written and a fun reminder of my younger days. Just an enjoyable read!" 

 - "A hero for our times - he sees great shows, learns about life, and gets the girl. What's not to like?" 

 - "The author takes you on a tale of wonder through the ups and downs of going to concerts." 

- "I would recommend this book for anybody who loves live music - especially those, like me, who enjoy the anticipating and reliving almost as much as actually being at the concert." 

 - "I've got to say that Speedy's book is a little known gem and a real joy to read... the author's genuine love of live music comes through wonderfully." 

 - "Excellent account of the rock concert experience from 1976 to today. Very well written and extremely entertaining." 

- "This is a very entertaining and enjoyable book... you can pick it up, read a chapter, put it down, and come back to it again and again. If you're a music fan, especially of live performances, I highly recommend this book."

- "Great for anyone who loves live music... Lots of fun anecdotes and details that really make you feel like you're sitting with someone, listening to stories about concerts."

- "It's a love letter to live music."

- "If you grew up in the 1960s or 1970s and enjoyed going to rock concerts, then Speedy's story is your story. This tale reminds you of the best and worst parts of attending concerts, and captures the magic of those moments when the music was truly transcendent. Well written, engaging and filled with truth is stranger than fiction moments, Ten Rules is a must read for any rock music fan."

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The Rules:

Rule #1: You Can’t Get Good Seats, But The Scalpers Can

Rule #2: Expect The Unexpected On The Way To Or From The Show

Rule #3: No Concert Ever Starts On Time

Rule #4: Rejoice - There Is No Opening Act

Rule #5: Rock Concerts Are Rarely Played At A Venue Meant For Music

Rule #6: Enjoy The Special Guests - They’re a Rare Event

Rule #7: The Set List - The Bad News - The Band Will Never Play Everything You Want To Hear

Rule #8: The Set List - The Good News - The Band Will Always Play An Unanticipated Tune You’ll Never Forget

Rule #9: Elvis Has Left The Building - Once The Houselights Come On, The Show Is Over

Rule #10: Don’t Miss The Moment - Go To Every Show You Can

BUY IT HERE IN THE US:

- Just $6.99 for the Kindle

- Only $12.99 for the paperback 

- And always FREE on Kindle Unlimited! 

 Also available in Kindle in: UK, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, JP, BR, CA, MX, AU, and IN 

Also available in Paperback in: UK DE FR ES IT JP