Warren Zevon - 1988-11-30 - Portland, ME (SBD)

Warren Zevon
1988-11-30
Raoul's Roadside Attraction
Portland, ME
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Drop Down Mama
02. Boom Boom Mancini
03. banter
04. Play It All Night Long
05. Frank And Jesse James
06. band intros
07. The Factory
08. Carmelita
09. banter
10. Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded
11. Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner
12. Networking
13. I Can't Tell You Why
14. Junco Partner
15. banter
16. Hasten Down The Wind
17. banter
18. Travellin' Riverside Blues
19. Poor Poor Pitiful Me

1st Encore:
20. applause and banter
21. What's New Pussycat
22. Lawyers Guns And Money

2nd Encore:
23. Werewolves Of London
24. Trouble

Warren Zevon - 1988-11-30 - Portland, ME (SBD)

1980s - #6:  In August 1987, Warren Zevon released the album, Sentimental Hygiene, his the sixth studio album. but his first in over five years. The disc featured a host of notable guest stars. The track Even A Dog Can Shake Hands was composed by Peter Buck, Bill Berry and Mike Mills of R.E.M., who also recorded an album with Zevon under the name Hindu Love Gods. Michael Stipe, also of R.E.M., appeared on the album, providing vocals and harmony on the song Bad Karma. In addition, the album featured Bob Dylan playing harmonica on The Factory. This soundboard recording captures Zevon on tour in support of the album, in Portland on November 30, 1988, 37 years ago today.  

December's Theme At So Many Roads

For December 2025, our theme will be Bands I Saw Live. In other words, every post will feature a band I saw take the stage, either as a headliner, lead in act, or guest star, between 1976 and today!

Enjoy the tunes!

Edie Brickell - 1988-11-29 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Edie Brickell 

& New Bohemians

1988-11-29

Park West

Chicago, IL

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:                              

01. Little Miss S                    

02. Beat The Time           

03. She                         

04. The Wheel                    

05. Nothing                      

06. Black & Blue                     

07. Mama Help Me >             

08. Air Of December                

CD 2:                               

01. Improv >                        

02. Love Like We Do                 

03. What I Am                     

04. Keep Coming Back                

05. Circle                            

Encore 1:

06. Wicked                         

07. Walk On The Wild Side

           

Encore 2:

08. Times Like This 

Edie Brickell - 1988-11-29 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

1980s - #5: In 1985, Edie Brickell, was invited to sing in a local folk rock group, New Bohemians. Soon after, she would join the band as lead singer. Three years later, their 1988 debut album, Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, became surprise critical and commercial success. The album sold over 3 million copies and climbed to #4 on the Billboard charts. The single, What I Am, went to # 7 on the Billboard charts and received extensive airplay on MTV. In addition, What I Am was featured in a 1989 episode of Miami Vice, an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head, an episode of Doogie Howser, M.D. and in the 1989 Patrick Dempsey film Loverboy.  This soundbaord recording captures them during that breakthrough year, in Chicago, on November 29, 1988, 37 years ago today.

Bruce Springsteen - 1999-11-28 - Minneapolis, MN (IEM Matrix)

Bruce Springsteen

& The E-Street Band

1999-11-28

Target Center

Minneapolis.MN

IEM Aud recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Intro

02. The Ties That Bind

03. Prove It All Night

04. Two Hearts (w/ It Takes Two)

05. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

06. The Promised Land

07. Mansion On The Hill

08. The River

CD 2:

01. Youngstown

02. Murder Incorporated

03. Badlands

04. Out In The Street

05. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

06. Downbound Train

07. She's The One

08. The Ghost Of Tom Joad

09. Born In The USA  (acoustic)

CD 3:

01. Backstreets

02. Light Of Day

03. Ramrod

04. Bobby Jean

05. Born To Run

06. Thunder Road

07. If I Should Fall Behind

08. Land Of Hope And Dreams

09. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

Bruce Springsteen - 1999-11-28 - Minneapolis, MN (IEM Matrix)

1990s - #6: In 1999, after a long, 11 year separation, Bruce Springsteen, decided, to paraphrase the immortal words of John Belushi in The Blue Brothers, to put the band back together. The Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band reunion tour launched in April 1999 and stretched until July 2000. On highpoint of the tour was a record sold-out, 15-show run at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. Another was a 10-night, sold-out engagement at New York City's Madison Square Garden. At key points in each show, usually during Tenth Avenue Freezeout and his newest song, Land of Hope and Dreams, Springsteen played the role of preacher, calling on his disciples in the crowd to feel the healing power of the Ministry of Rock and Roll. Another special moment each night occurred during If I Should Fall Behind, a song written while Springsteen was away from the E Street band. With the band reunited, the song became a vow of togetherness, with Springsteen, wife Patti Scialfa, Steve Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, and The Big Man, Clarence Clemons each singing a verse, promising to wait for each other. It was clear that the Boss was glad to be back with his old comrades. This IEM Audience matrix recording captures Bruce & E-Streeters during the early stages of their reunion tour, on November 18, 1999, 26 years ago today, in Minneapolis.

The Police - 1979-11-27 - Boston, MA (FM)

The Police

1979-11-27

Orpheum Theatre 

Boston, MA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Next To You

02. So Lonely

03. Truth Hits Everybody

04. Walking On The Moon

05. Hole In My Life

06. Deathwish

07. Fall Out

08. Bring On The Night

09. Visions Of The Night

10. Message In A Bottle

11. The Bed's Too Big Without You

12. Roxanne

13. Can't Stand Losing You

14. Landlord

15. Born In The 50's

16. Be My Girl > Sally

17. Peanuts

OFFICIALLY RELEASED - LINK REMOVED

1970s - #6: On October 2, 1979, The Police released their second album, entitled Reggatta de Blanc. The disc was the band's first release to top the UK Albums Chart and also features their first two UK #1 singles: Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon. In the US, the album climbed to #25 on the Billboard charts, while Message In A Bottle reached #74, though no other single from the disc charted in the States. This soundboard recording captures The Police on tour in support of Reggatta de Blanc, in Boston, on November 27, 1979, 46 years ago today.

Counting Crows - 2002-11-26 - Chicago IL (FM)

Counting Crows

2002-11-26

Park West

Chicago, IL

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Miami

02. Hard Candy

03. Mr. Jones

04. Goodnight Elizabeth

05. Richard Manuel is Dead

06. Omaha

07. American Girls

08. Rain King

09. A Long December

10. Big Yellow Taxi

11. Have You Seen Me Lately?

12. A Murder of One

13. Blues Run the Game

14. Time and Time Again

15. Hanginaround

16. Holiday in Spain

Counting Crows - 2002-11-26 - Chicago IL (FM)

2000s - #6:  In 2002, the Counting Crows released their 4th studio album, entitled Hard Candy. The disc was hailed as the band's best effort since their debut album, and climbed to #5 on theBillbaord charts. The album featured a hidden track, Big Yellow Taxi, a cover of the Joni Mitchell classic. This FM broadcast captures the Counting Crows on tour in support of Hard Candy on November 26, 2002, 23 years ago today, in Chicago, playing a set that included Big Yellow Taxi.

Earthquake Benefit - 1989-11-26 - Daly City, CA (FM)

Earthquake Relief Benefit

1989-11-26

Cow Palace 

Daly City, CA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

America

01. Tin Man

02. I Need You

03. Ventura Highway

04. Sister Golden Hair

05. A Horse With No Name

Eddie Money

01. Two Tickets To Paradise

02. If I Could Walk On Water

03. I Think I'm In Love

04. Take Me Home Tonight

05. Shakin

Jessie Colin Young

01. Ridgetop

02. Love That Can Last

03. Sunlight

04. We Can Make It Real

05. T-Bone Shuffle

06. Get Together

Steve Miller

01. The Joker

02. Mercury Blues

03. Swingtown

04. Jungle Love

05. Rock'n Me

06. Jet Airliner

07. Take The Money And Run

08. Who Do You Love

Neil Young

01. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)

02. Rockin' In The Free World

03. Comes A Time

04. Homegrown

05. Heart of Gold

06. instrument ihange

07. Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero, Pt. 1)

Crosby, Stills & Nash 

01. Wasted On The Way

02. Change Partners

03. Lee Shore

04. Just A Song Before I Go

05. Helplessly Hoping

06. Wind On The Water

07. Southern Cross

08. Wooden Ships (featuring Paul Kantner)

09. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

10. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (continued)

11. Teach Your Children

Earthquake Benefit - 1989-11-26 - Daly City, CA (FM)

1980s - #4: On October 17, 1989, an arthquake wuth a magniude of 6.9 struck the San Francisco area, killing 63 people and injuring 3800 others.  The quake, the strongest to hit the region since 1906, did over $6 billion in damage. As had been the case with other tragedies, rock and rollers came together to help raise money for those impacted by the deadly quake.  This FM broadcast captures highlights of the Earthquake Relief Benefit concert from the Cow Palace on November 26, 1989, 3 dozen years ago today, including sets from Neil Young, Crosby Stills & Nash, America, Eddie Money, Steve Miller, and Jessie Colin Young.

Bono - 2022-11-25 - Paris, France (IEM)

Bono

2022-11-25

Le Grand Rex

Paris, France

IEM recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. City of Blinding Lights

02. Vertigo

03. -talk-

04. With or Without You

05. -talk-

06. Out of Control

07. -talk-

08. Sunday Bloody Sunday

09. -talk-

10. Pride (In the Name of Love)

11. Where the Streets Have no Name

12. -talk-

13. Desire

14. -talk-

15. Beautiful Day

16. Torna a Surriento

Bono - 2022-11-25 - Paris, France (IEM)

2020s - #6:  On November 1, 2022, Bono's memoir, Surrender was published. As part of the promotion for the book, the U2 front man embarked on a solo tour described as "an evening of words, music, and some mischief".  The tour consisted of 14 dates, 7 in the US and & in Europe, all at theaters with a capacity of 3,500 or less. Bono secribed the tour by syaing, "I miss being on stage and the closeness of U2's audience. In these shows I've got some stories to sing, and some songs to tell…".  Part concert, part Broadway stage show, the shows were so successful that a 2nd leg was launched in 2023.  This IEM recording captures Bono during the 2022 leg, in Paris, on November 22, 2022, 3 years ago today.

Bruce Springsteen - 2002-11-24 - Tampa, FL (IEM Matrix)

Bruce Springsteen

& The E-Street Band

2002-11-24 

The Ice Palace

Tampa, FL

IEM Audience Matrix

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. The Rising

02. Lonesome Day

03. The Ties That Bind

04. Night

05. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

06. Empty Sky

07. You're Missing

08. Waitin' On A Sunny Day

09. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?

10. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City

11. World's Apart

12. Badlands

13. She's The One

CD 2:

01. Mary's Place

02. Countin' On A Miracle

03. Incident On 57th Street

04. Into The Fire

05. Dancing In The Dark

06. Glory Days

07. Born To Run

08. My City Of Ruins

09. Born In The USA

10. Land Of Hope And Dreams

CD 3:

01. Ramrod

02. Twist And Shout

Bonus Tracks

2002-11-21

Orlando, FL

03. Candy's Room

04. Darlington County

05. Human Touch

06. The Promise

07. Detroit Medley

Bonus Tracks

2002-11-23

Miami, FL

08. Out In The Street

09. Because The Night

10. For You

11. So Young And In Love

12. If I Should Fall Behind

Bruce Springsteen - 2002-11-24 - Tampa, FL (IEM Matrix)

2000s -#5: The tragic events of Sept 11, 2001 brought an outpouring of support for the city of New York from the rock and roll community..From the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon about a week after the attack to the Concert for New York in October, rock’s biggest stars – Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Bill Joel, The Who, U2, and David Bowie, just to name a few – turned out to support the battered, but always resilient city. Few gave as much as did New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen. He opened the telethon with the song My City of Ruins, originally written for Asbury Park, but now transformed into “a prayer for our fallen brothers and sisters." From that tune emerged an entire album dedicated to the memory of 9-11, an album fittingly titled The Rising, because New York would not bow down to the terrorists who attempted to destroy her will. Springsteen’s work on The Rising was some of the best of his career. When the album debuted in early 2002, it went straight to #1 on the charts, with glowing reviews from the critics. Springsteen took his message of hope on the road, launching The Rising Tour on August 7, 2002, at the Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey. This soundboard recording captures Bruce & The E-Street Band during that historic tour, in Tampa on November 24, 2002, 23 years ago today.

Phil Lesh - 2001-11-23 - Boston, MA (FM)

Phil Lesh & Friends

2001-11-23

Orpheum Theatre

Boston, MA

FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. WZLX Intro Dave Lawrence

02. Jam >

03. Into The Mystic >

04. Jam >

05. The Wheel >

06. Jam >

07. Passenger >

08. Jam >

09. New Potato Caboose >

10. Jam >

11. Jam [missing Mirror of Thalassa] >

12. She Said, She Said >

13. Jam >

14. Wheel Reprise

2nd Set:

01. Intermission Interview Phil Lesh with Dave Lawrence

02. WZLX Intro

03. tuning

04. Cryptical Envelopment >

05. Jam >

06. The Other One >

07. Jam >

08. Dark Star >

09. Unbroken Chain >

10. Jam >

11. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys >

12. Dark Star >

13. China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider

Encore:

01. Band Intros

02. Cosmic Charlie

Phil Lesh - 2001-11-23 - Boston, MA (FM)

2000s - #4: When you spend the first 3 decades of your career alongside one of the greatest guitarists in history (namely, the one and only Jerry Garcia), you have to think carefully about who you choose to be your lead guitarist when you start your own band. So, when Phil Lesh launched Phil & Friends in 1998, he made sure that his rotating ensemble always had a Guitar God at the helm. Jorma Kaukonen, Trey Anastaiso, Derek Trucks, Steve Kimock,and Stanley Jordan are just a few of the names that have played lead guitar for Phil. Another is Warren Haynes, who can be heard loud and clear on this FM broadcast from Boston from November 23, 2001, 2 dozen years ago today. Warren, who has also lit up the stage for the Allman Brothers and Govt Mule, as well as during his own solo shows, was ranked #23 on Rolling Stone's 2003 list of the top guitarists, though he was inexplicably left off the 2011 version of the list. I won't even try to explain that one. The show also features Jimmy Herring, who despite stints with Widespread Panic, The Dead, the Other Ones, the Allman Brothers, Aquarium Rescue Unit and, of course Phil & Friends, just never seems to get any recognition for his amazing guitar work. The incredible 2001 line up also featured drummer John Molo and keyboard plater Rob Barraco. 

Bob Weir & Ratdog - 2000-11-22 - Norfolk, VA (SBD)

Bob Weir & Ratdog

2000-11-22

The NorVa 

Norfolk, VA

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Festival > 

02. Walkin' Blues

03. When I Paint My Masterpiece > 

04. The Music Never Stopped > 

05. Easy Answers > 

06. Loose Lucy

07. Lucky Enough

08. West L.A. Fadeaway

09. Greatest Story Ever Told > 

10. Ashes and Glass > 

11. Bass > Drums > Jam > 

12. She Says > 

13. Throwing Stones > 

14. Not Fade Away

Encore:

15. Jam > 

16. Promised Land

Bob Weir & Ratdog - 2000-11-22 - Norfolk, VA (SBD)

2000s - #3: During the late 1980s, Bob Weir teamed up with bassist Rob Wasserman and the duo toured for seven years under names such as Weir/Wasserman and Scaring the Children. In 1994, Weir and Wasserman participated in the Woodstock '94 festival. Jay Lane was added on drums and Matthew Kelly on guitar and harmonica in 1995. They played their first show as a full band on April 22, 1995, billed as Friends of Montezuma and then as the Ratdog Revue. They played their first show as Ratdog on August 8, 1995. Just 1 night later, Ratdog would play an emotional show in tribute to Jerry Garcia, Weir’s brother in music and band mate in the Grateful Dead, who passed away that same day, Weir continued with Ratdog after the end of the Grateful Dead, touring regularly for almost 20 years, though recently he has spent time on other projects such as the Dead & Company, Campfire Band and the Wolf Bros. This soundboard recording captures Weir and Ratdog in Norfolk on November 22, 2000, a quarter century today.

Joan Osborne - 2013-11-21 - New York, NY (Webcast)

Joan Osborne

2013-11-21 

StageIt

New York, NY

Webcast Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Mr. Charlie 

02. talk

03. New Speedway Boogie 

04. talk 

05. Scarlet Begonias 

06. talk

07. Alabama Getaway 

08. talk 

09. It Must Have Been the Roses

10. talk 

11. I Know You Rider

12. talk

13. Ripple 

Joan Osborne - 2013-11-21 - New York, NY (Webcast)

2010s - #6: This webcast recording captures Joan Osborne live at StageIt in New York, on November 21, 2013, a dozen years ago today, playing a set of Grateful Dead tunes.  Joan Joan had sung many of these songs in concert as a member of The Dead in 2003 and with Phil and Friends in 2006. With thanks to Albums That Should Exist for the original files.

Just In Time For The Holidays: The Updated & Expanded 2025 Edition of TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT

The book with a 4.4 star review on Amazon just got even better - welcome to the updated and expanded 2025 edition of TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT: AN ORDINARY GUY'S LIFETIME OF LIVE ROCK & ROLL!

This new edition adds over 250 pages of brand new content including:

• updates elements to every section of the book – the rules, the essays, the concert summaries, and the statistics.
• more tales from my 20th century concert adventures that I dredged out of my memory that didn't make the first edition
• details of all the shows I’ve attended since 2021, after the first edition was published, until today
• complete re-writes of Rules #2, #5, #6, #7, # 8 and #10, as well as the Grateful Dead essay, have been almost completely re-written. 
• consolidating the Song Selection essays from three to two but adding more songs to each remaining chapter in the process, doubling the number of tunes covered from 40 to 80. 
• replacing the discarded song essay, with a new one about the relationship between rock & roll and Broadway, a unique pairing that only really came into focus for me in the last year or so. 
• adding numerous new charts/tables to the statistics section
• quadrupling the number of setlists from shows I attended.  
• re-editing the entire book to clean up some areas that either seemed cumbersome or didn’t flow well 
• reformatting the entire book to give it a more professional look and feel. 

Countless "truth is stranger than fiction" tales, 177 magical concerts, 100 unique bands, 50 years of finding a way to the next show, and 10 Rules Of The Road all add up to 1 ordinary guy's extraordinary love letter to live rock & roll.  

It's bigger! It's  better! It's the perfect holiday gift for the rock and roll fan in your life!  And the paperback is still only $14.99!

View/Download The Table Of Contents here.   

Read a sample here!   

Buy it here!

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Elton John - 2022-11-20 - Los Angeles, CA (Webcast)

Elton John

2022-11-20

Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour

Dodger Stadium

Los Angeles, CA 

Webcast recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Opening

02. Bennie And The Jets

03. Philadelphia Freedom

04. Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

05. Border Song

06. Tiny Dancer

07. Have Mercy On The Criminal

08. Rocket Man

09. Take Me To The Pilot

10. Someone Saved My Life Tonight

11. Levon

12. Candle In The Wind

13. Funeral For A Friend > Love Lies Bleeding

14. Burn Down The Mission

15. Sad Songs Say So Much

16. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

17. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (w/ Brandi Carlile)

18. The Bitch Is Back

19. I'm Still Standing

20. Don't Go Breaking My Heart (w/ Kiki Dee)

21. Crocodile Rock

22. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting

23. Cold Heart (w/ Dua Lipa)

24. Your Song

25. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 

Elton John - 2022-11-20 - Los Angeles, CA (Webcast)

2020s - #3: In September 2018, Elton John lauched his final tour, aptly named Farewell Yellow Brick Road, a play on title of his #1 album and single from 1973. Due to the pandemic, the tour stretched over 5 years, encompassing more than 300 shows across 3 continents, and grossing almost $940 milllion in revenue before coming to an end on July 8, 2023 in  Sweden. Along the way, Elton played his final US shows on November 17, 19, and 20 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Elton chose Los Angeles as a "Circle of Life" moment - his first US performances had been at the Troubador night club in the City of Angels in 1970!  In addition, Elton had played 2 legendary concerts at Dodger Stadium in 1975, when he was at the peak of his career, making him the first artist since The Beatles to play that venue. This webcast recording captures Elton's final historic American concert, on November 20, 2022, 3 years ago today.  

David Bowie - 1999-11-19 - New York, NY (SBD)

David Bowie

1999-11-19

Kit Kat Klub

New York, NY

FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Life On Mars?

02. Thursday's Child

03. Something In The Air

04. China Girl

05. Can't Help Thinking About Me

06. Always Crashing In The Same Car

07. Survive

08. Stay

09. Seven

10. Changes

11. The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell

12. I'm Afraid Of Americans

Bonus tracks

1999-11-30

Later...with Jools Holland

BBC Television Centre

London UK

(Broadcast 1999-12-04)

13. Ashes To Ashes

14. interview with Jools Holland

15. Something In The Air

16. Survive

17. Cracked Actor

David Bowie - 1999-11-19 - New York, NY (SBD)

1990s - #5: On September 21, 1999, David Bowie released his 22nd studio album, entitled Hours. He launched a short promotional tour in support of the disc, consisting mostly of television and small club appearance.  This soundboard recording captures him during that run, at the Lit Kat Club in New York, on November 19, 1999, 26 years ago today.

Southside Johnny & Little Steven - 1995-11-19 - New York, NY (FM)

Southside Johnny and Little Steven

1995-11-19

Hungerthon 

WXRK-FM Studios

New York, NY

FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. DJ Commentary

02. Better Days

03. Purple Haze 

04. Goin´ To The Chapel 

05. You Don´t Bring Me Flowers 

06. Dead Flowers 

07. Natural Woman 

08. The Promised Land

09. I Was A Fool

10. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 

11. DJ Commentary

12. Walk Away Renee 

13. DJ Commentary

14. Daydream Believer 

15. Only The Lonely

16. I Wish It Would Rain 

17. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 

18. Rocky Raccoon

19. Stand By Me 

20. Princess Of Little Italy 

21. Let It Be Me

22. In My Life 

23. That's Where It´s At 

24. Without Love 

25. Mountain Of Love 

26. Time Of Your Life 

27. Brown Sugar 

Southside Johnny & Little Steven - 1995-11-19 - K Rock, New York, NY (FM)

1990s - #4: In the early 1990s, Southside Johnny & Little Steven teamed up on numerous occasions for radio shows to raise money for Why Hunger and Hungerthon. This FM broadcast captures them in New York on November 19, 1995, 3 decades ago today. As always, the duo played a host of unusual covers, in addition to their own tunes. And if you enjoy this one, the best way to say thank you is to go here and make a donation to this worthy cause.

Hall & Oates - 1973-11-18 - Hempstead, NY (FM)

Hall & Oates

1973-11-18

Ultrasonic Recording Studios

Hempstead, NY

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. It's Uncanny 

02. Fall In Philadelphia 

03. I'm Just A Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like A Man) 

04. Laughing Boy 

05. Had I Known You Better Then 

06. When The Morning Comes

07. Lady Rain 

08. She's Gone

09. Everytime I Look At You

10. You Gotta Do It 

11. Lilly (Are You Happy) 

Hall & Oates - 1973-11-18 - Hempstead, NY (FM) 

1970s - #5: In several posts here at So Many Roads, we’ve discussed the Live From The Record Plant series of shows that KSAN-FM would broadcast each week during the early 1970s. Those programs, which originated from Sausalito CA, featured rock artists playing live before a small studio audience. Not to be outdone, the East Coast had a similar series of shows broadcast on WLIR-FM from Ultrasonic Studios in Hempstead NY. The roster for those broadcasts included Billy Joel, Lou Reed, Peter Frampton, Little Feat, The Band, Jackson Browne, The Doobie Brothers, and the Marshall Tucker Band, just to name a few. This WLIR-FM broadcast from the Ultrasonic Studios features Hall & Oates, from November 18, 1973, 52 years ago today. The dDuo feature tracks from their recently released album, abandoned Lunceonette, including the sing;e She's Gone, which initially did not farewell on the charts, but when re-released in 1976, climbed all the way to the #7 spot on the charts.

Just In Time For The Holidays: The Updated & Expanded 2025 Edition of TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT

The book with a 4.4 star review on Amazon just got even better - welcome to the updated and expanded 2025 edition of TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT: AN ORDINARY GUY'S LIFETIME OF LIVE ROCK & ROLL!

This new addition adds over 250 pages of brand new content including:

• updates elements to every section of the book – the rules, the essays, the concert summaries, and the statistics.
• more tales from my 20th century concert adventures that I dredged out of my memory that didn't make the first edition
• details of all the shows I’ve attended since 2021, after the first edition was published, until today
• complete re-writes of Rules #2, #5, #6, #7, # 8 and #10, as well as the Grateful Dead essay, have been almost completely re-written. 
• consolidating the Song Selection essays from three to two but adding more songs to each remaining chapter in the process, doubling the number of tunes covered from 40 to 80. 
• replacing the discarded song essay, with a new one about the relationship between rock & roll and Broadway, a unique pairing that only really came into focus for me in the last year or so. 
• adding numerous new charts/tables to the statistics section
• quadrupling the number of setlists from shows I attended.  
• re-editing the entire book to clean up some areas that either seemed cumbersome or didn’t flow well 
• reformatting the entire book to give it a more professional look and feel. 

Countless "truth is stranger than fiction" tales, 177 magical concerts, 100 unique bands, 50 years of finding a way to the next show, and 10 Rules Of The Road all add up to 1 ordinary guy's extraordinary love letter to live rock & roll.  

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Allman Brothers Band - 1991-11-17 - Richmond, Virginia (SBD)

Allman Brothers Band

1991-11-17

Mosque Theater

Richmond, VA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Intro Jam > Statesboro Blues

02. Blue Sky

03. End Of The Line

04. Nobody Knows

05. Southbound* 

06. Low Down Dirty Mean

07. Melissa

08. Come On In My Kitchen

09. Seven Turns

CD 2:

01. Midnight Rider

02. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad

03. Hoochie Coochie Man

04. Get On With Your Life

05. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

06. One Way Out** 

07. Whipping Post

* with members of Little Feat

** with Bruce Hornsby

Allman Brothers Band - 1991-11-17 - Richmond, Virginia (SBD)

1990s - #3: As the decade of the 1980s became the 1990s, the Allman Brothers, who had disbanded in 1982, once again revived their career. The Allmans reformed in 1989, as the success of Greg's tune I’m No Angel, coupled with the release of the Dreams box set to commemorate the group’s 20th anniversary, generated renewed public interest in the band. Original members Greg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson and Butch Trucks were joined by new members Warren Haynes, Johnny Neel and Allen Wood, infusing the band with additional energy. Moreover, Betts and Haynes gave the band a dynamic one two punch on guitar, reminiscent of the glory days of the early 1970s. This soundboard recording captures the band in Richmond on Novembe 17, 1991, 34 years ago today.

Smokey Robinson - 2016-11-16 - Washington, DC (TV SBD)

Smokey Robinson

2016-11-16

Gershwin Prize Ceremony

DAR Constitution Hall

Washington DC

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Being With You

02. Love Is Here To Stay

03. My Girl 

Smokey Robinson - 2016-11-16 - Washington, DC (TV SBD)

2010s - #5: In 2016, Smokey Robinson was awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, given to a composer or performer for their lifetime contributions to popular music. Prior winners at that point included Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Hal David, Burth Bacharach, Carole King, Billy Joel, and Willie Nelson. This TV soundboard recording captures Smokey performing at the awards ceremony, on November 16, 2016, 9 years ago today.

Tedeschi Trucks Band - 2023-11-15 - Ridgefield, CT (Ex Aud)

Tedeschi Trucks Band 

2023-11-15

Fireside Live

Ridgefield Playhouse

Ridgefield, CT

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Got My Mojo Workin’

02. Do I Look Worried

03. Gravity 

04. Smoke Ring Halo

05. Where Are My Friends 

06. Done Somebody Wrong 

07. I Am The Moon

08. How Blue Can You Get

09. Anyhow 

10. Bell Bottom Blues

11. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad

12. Feel So Bad

13. Midnight In Harlem 

14. I Want More > Bass > Drums > Beck's Bolero 

Encore

15. Get What You Deserve 

Tedeschi Trucks Band - 2023-11-15 - Ridgefield, CT (Ex Aud) 

2020s -#4: In early November 2023, music lovers in the town of Ridgefield, CT had a mystey on their hands.  The Ridgefield Playhouse had posted on line that on November 10, they would post details about a special, member only concert taht would take place just 5 days later.  All the venue would say leading up to the announcemnet was that the ticket price would be a bit higher norma. and that they would limit the number of tickets to four per member. Little wonder the theater tried to keep the event as secret as possible - turned out that their 500 seat venue woulkd be hosting the Tedeschi Trucks Band, who just a few weeks earlier had sold out all 20,000 seats at Madison Square Garden!  This excellent audience recording captures that intimate performance, on November 15, 2023, just 2 years ago today.

Paul McCartney - 2023-11-14 - Mexico City, Mexico (SBD)

Paul McCartney 

2023-11-14

Got Back Tour

Foro Sol

Mexico City, Mexico

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Opening

02. Can’t Buy Me Love

03. Junior’s Farm

04. Letting Go

05. She’s A Woman

06. Got To Get You Into My Life

07. Come On To Me

08. Let Me Roll It

09. Getting Better

10. Let ’Em In’

11. My Valentine’

12. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five

13. Maybe I’m Amazed

14. I’ve Just Seen A Face

15. In Spite Of All The Danger

16. Love Me Do

17. Dance Tonight

18. Blackbird

19. Here Today

20. New

21. Lady Madonna

22. Fuh You

23. You Never Give Me Your Money

24. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

25. Jet

26. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!

27. Something

28. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

29. Band On The Run

30. Get Back

31. Let It Be

32. Live And Let Die

33. Hey Jude

Encore:

34. I’ve Got A Feeling

35. Birthday

36. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

37. Helter Skelter

38. Golden Slumbers

39. Carry That Weight

40. The End

41. Closing

Paul McCartney - 2023-11-14 - Mexico City, Mexico (SBD)

2020s - #3: In the Spring of 2022, Sir Paul McCartney brought his Got Back tour to the United States, his first series of live concerts since the COVID pandemic. The tour's title was both a play on words on the tune Get Back, and a declaration that he had returned, ready to continue to dazzle audiences around the world with his live performances. Then, in fall 2023, Sir Paul took the Got Back tour to Australia and South America. This soundboard recording captures McCartney in Mexcico onNoevmber 14, 2023, just 2 years ago today. By the way, the highlight of every show of the Got Back tour was I Got A Feeling, where using clips from the recent Get Back TV special and an isolated vocal track from the 1969 Rooftop show, Sir Paul did a a virtual duet with John Lennon.