Bob Weir - 1978-03-08 - New York, NY (late) (Ex Aud)

Bob Weir Band
1978-03-08
Late Show
The Palladium
New York, Ny
HQ Audience Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. tuning
02. Poison Ivy
03. CC Rider
04. Easy To Slip
05. Salt Lake City
06. Bombs Away
07. I Found Love
08. It's All Over Now

CD 2:
01. This Time Forever >
02. Shade of Gray
03. Lazy Lightning > Supplication
04. Heaven Help The Fool
05. Around and Around

Encore:
06. I'll Be Doggone >
07. Wrong Way Feeling

Bob Weir - 1978-03-08 - New York, NY (late) (Ex Aud)

1978:  The winter of 1978, Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead were both on the road, performing solo shows in support of their latest solo albums.  Weir released Heaven Help The Foll in January 1978, a disc he recorded during the summer of 1977 when the Dead were on a hiatus from touring due to an injury to drummer Mickey Hart.  Weir used a host of guest musicians on the disc, some of whom were highly unexpected, such as Nigel Olsen and Dee Murray from the Elton John Band, David Paich and Mike Porcaro from Toto, and Waddy Watchel, who played for everyone from Linda Ronstadt to James Taylor to Warren Zezon to Stevie Nicks. Even more interesting, when Weir hit the road in support of the disc, not one of the session musicians for the album were in his touring band.  That backing ensemble did include, however, one Brett Mydland, who a year later would replace Keith Godchaux as the keyboardist for the Grateful Dead.  This high quality audience recording captures Weir at the Palladium in New York on march 8, 1978, 32 years go today.

Linda Ronstadt - 1974-02-13 - Detroit, MI (HQ Aud)

Linda Ronstadt

1974-02-13

Michigan Palace

Detroit, MI

HQ Audience Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Colorado

02. California Blues

03. Love Has No Pride

04. Willin'

05. I Fall To Pieces

06. Lovesick Blues

07. The Dark End Of The Street

08. Break My Mind

09. Silver Threads And Golden Needles

10. The Fast One

Linda Ronstadt - 1974-02-13 - Detroit, MI (HQ Aud)

On February 13, 1974, 3 dozen years ago today, Linda Ronstadt played the Michigan Palace in Detroit, as captured in this high quality audience recording. At the time she was serving as the lead-in for Jackson Browne for many shows, but the Jackson Browne website lists him playing at Cobo Hall in Detroit that night and does not say Linda lead in. Kind of strange that they would be on tour together, be in the same city, yet play different venues! In any event, Ronstadt was on tour in support of her album Don't Cry Now, which had been released in September 1973. Don't Cry Now became Ronstadt's second gold album and would be followed in late 1974 by her masterpiece, Heart Like a Wheel.

Little Steven - 1983-02-10 - Toronto, Canada (SBD)

Little Steven 
& the Disciples Of Soul
1983-02-10
El Mocambo
Toronto, Canada
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Liyin' In A Bed Of Fire
02. Save Me
03. Inside of Me
04. Forever
05. Take It Inside
06. Men Without Women
07. Under the Gun
08. Caravan
09. Until the Good Is Gone
10. Angel Eyes
11. I Played the Fool
12. I Don't Want to Go Home

Little Steven - 1983-02-10 - Toronto, Canada (SBD)

In 1982, while Bruce Springsteen was recording the solo acoustic album Nebraska, E Street band guitarist, Miami Steve Van Zandt began recording his debut solo disc, Men Without Women. Billing himself as Little Steven, to distance himself from any Springsteen comparison, Van Zandt also recruited his own backing band, which he christened the Disciples of Soul. The album was not, unfortunately, a commercial success, failing to crack the Billboard 100. The single from the disc, Forever, climbed to only #63 on the charts, despite having a video for the song in heavy rotation on MTv. The lack of chart success did not stop the band from touring. On July 18, 1982 Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul made their live debut at the Peppermint Lounge. This soundboard recording captures them 8 months later, live in Toronto on February 10, 1983, 27 years ago today.  

John Hiatt - 1994-01-25 - New Britain, CT (FM)

John Hiatt
with the Guilty Dogs
1994-01-25

The Sting

New Britain, CT

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction

02. Drive South

03. Cross My Fingers (I'll Be True to You)

04. Real Fine Love

05. Read All About It (Paper Thin)

06. Wreck Of The Barbie Ferrarri

07. Loving a Hurricane

08. Hold Me Tight

09. Georgia Raye

10. crowd & tuning & banter

11. Straight Out of Time

12. Just Like Daddy Did

13. Something Wild

14. crowd & banter

15. Have A Little Faith In Me

16. Memphis In The Meantime

17. Angel

18. Blue Telescope

19. banter & crowd

20. Thing Called Love

21. Thank You Girl

22. Lipstick Sunset

23. banter

24. Slow Turning

25. Perfectly Good Guitar

26. band intros

27. Tennessee Plates

28. Buffalo River Home  

John Hiatt - 1994-01-25 - New Britain, CT (FM)

This FM broadcast captures John Hiatt on January 25, 1994, 16 years ago today, on tour behind my favorite Hiatt disc, Perfectly Good Guitar. Almost every one of the album's 12 tracks is worth playing again and again, with the title tune, Cross My Fingers, Straight Outta Time, Loving A Hurricane, and Buffalo River Home being true standouts. In fact, that last tune, with its catchy tune playing counterpoint to its saddening lyrics, just may be Hiatt's best.

 

Happy New Year!

A happy and healthy 2010 to all! Be back on January 4 to ring in the new year with a very special post that will take 5 days to complete! See you then.

Grateful Dead - 1981-12-31 - Oakland Auditorium (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1981-12-31
Oakland Auditorium Arena
Oakland, CA
Soundboard Recording
192 kbps (vbr)
Artwork Below

Acoustic Set
01. Me and Bobby McGee*
02. Bye Bye Love*
03. Lucifer's Eyes*
04. Children of the 80's*
05. Banks of the Ohio*

* With Joan Baez

Electric Set 1
01. Shakedown Street
02. Me And My Uncle
03. Mexicali Blues
04. Cold Rain And Snow
05. CC Rider
06. It Must Have Been The Roses
07. Beat It On Down The Line
08. Big Boss Man
09. New Minglewood Blues
10. Don't Ease Me In

Electric Set 2
01. New Years Festivities
02. Aiko Aiko
03. Playin' In The Band
04. Terrapin Station
05. Playin' In The Band
06. Drums
07. Space
08. Post Space Guitar
09. The Other One
10. Not Fade Away
11. Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
12. Morning Dew

Electric Set 3/Encore
01. Dark Star
02. Bertha
03. Good Lovin'
04. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Grateful Dead - 1981-12-31 - Oakland Auditorium (SBD)

Happy New Year! We ring in the year 2010 with none other than the Grateful Dead, a fitting selection since the band played almost every New Year's Eve from 1966 to 1991! Often those shows were broadcast on the radio nationwide! The first New Year's show I ever listened to, on WNEW-FM, of course, was 1978, the closing of Winterland in San Francisco, an amazing concert that has been released on both CD and DVD. Since I can't post that one, I selected this gem from 1981. The Dead play an acoustic set with Joan Baez, then follow with 3 electric sets -- almost 4 hours of music in all! Given that electric set 2 didn't start until midnight (a Dead tradition), folks didn't go home until the sun was beginning to rise on 1982. I can't think of a better way for this blog to start this new year! Be back posting on January 4, 2010 after taking a little break for the holiday weekend!

A Happy and Peaceful Holiday!

Hope everyone has a happy and peaceful holiday!

A special thanks at this holiday time to the following blogs for allowing me to post some of their music here:

• Dino and Princess' Bootleg Tunz World
• The Ultimate Bootleg Experience
• Nathan's Rock Moat
  

Be back to post more shows on December 27!