Counting Crows - 1994-04-14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (SBD)

Counting Crows
1994-04-14
Melk Weg
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Goodnight Elisabeth
02. Round Here
03. Anna Begins
04. Rain King
05. Ghost Train
06. Time And Time Again
07. Mr. Jones
08. Omaha
09. Perfect Blue Buildings
10. Margery Dreams Of Horses (incomplete)
11. A Murder Of One
12. Encore Break
13. Sullivan Street
14. Encore Break
15. Wiseblood

Counting Crows - 1994-04-14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (SBD)

Someone must have had a premonition when they asked a then relatively unknown band to fill in for Van Morrison, who skipped his own induction, at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on Janaury 16,1993.  Later that year, that band released the album August & Everything, whihch went to #4 on the Billbaord charts in the strength of such songs as Mr. Jones, Round here and Rain King. The Counting Crows had arrived. This soundboard recording captures the band on tour in Europe in support of their stunning debut disc, on April 714, 1994, 17 years ago today. 

So Many Roads Gets A New Look

As I added more and more content to this blog, I realized that the 2 column layout I started this site with was no longer doing the job. The one side column was endless, and it took visitors too long too find what they wanted.

So, I searched the web for a 3 column layout, then by trial and error, customized the html code to get the color scheme from the original blog. I then reorganized the site to put most of the announcements, blog stats and ads in the left column, with the blog archive, labels and blog list on the right. Of course, the heart of the blog, the concert posts, reside in the middle.

Hopefully, the new layout looks better and makes it easier for folks to find what they want. By the way, I also updated the logo picture, adding several more bands.

Enjoy the new layout! And keep coming back for more classic concerts!

Kingfish - 1976-04-06 - Boston, MA (Ex Aud)

Kingfish
1976-04-06
Orpheum Theatre,
Boston, MA
HQ Audience Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. tuning
02. Mystery Train >
03. Muleskinner Blues
04. Battle Of New Orleans
05. Lazy Lightnin' >
06. Supplication
07. Juke 
08. Asia Minor
09. Bye And Bye 
10. Good-Bye Yer Honor 
11. Big Iron 
12. Hypnotize 
13. All I Need Is Time 

CD 2:
01. I Hear You Knockin' 
02. Home To Dixie
03. Jump For Joy
04. Promised Land 
05. ovation & tuning 

First Encore
06. School Days 
07. ovation & tuning 

Second Encore
08. One More Saturday Night

Kingfish - 1976-04-06 - Boston, MA (Ex Aud)

When the Grateful Dead took a hiatus from touring between October 1974 and June 1976. Bob Weir joined his long time pal, Matthew Kelly in the band Kingfish. Weir's arrival had two major impacts on the band, which were both a blessing and a curse. First, Kingfish finally got a recording contract, thanks to the Grateful Dead's new label, Round Records. Second, from that point in they were often identified as Bob Weir's backing band. This excellent audience  recording captures Kingfish with Weir in Boston on April 6, 1976, 35 years ago today.

Elton John - 2004-04-04 - Las Vegas, NV (SBD)

Elton John

2004-04-04

the Red Piano

Caesars Palace

Las Vegas, NV

Soundboard Recording

256 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Bennie And The Jets

02. Philadelphia Freedom

03. Daniel

04. Believe

05. Rocket Man

06. I'm Still Standing

07. I Want Love

08. Tiny Dancer

09. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

10. The Bitch Is Back

11. Candle In The Wind

12. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

13. Pinball Wizard

14. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

15. Your Song

Elton John - 2004-04-04 - Las Vegas, NV (SBD)

2000s - #2: Back in the 1970s Elvis Presley originated the concept of a rock star taking up residence at a Las Vegas casino for an extended run of shows. Today we feature Elton John, who, in February 2004, decided to follow in The King's footsteps. Elton made his home away from home Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, where he performed a nightly show entitled The Red Piano. He originally was slated to perform 25 shows a year at Caesar’s over 3 years, but wound up doing over 40 shows annually from 2003 through 2008, before ending the run with around 20 Las Vegas performances in 2009. The set list each night was the same, a run of 15 of Elton’s greatest hits such as Your Song, Bennie and The Jets, Rocket Man and Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting. This soundboard recording captures Elton during the first year of The Red Piano shows on April 4, 2004, 7 years ago today. Download this one to hear Captain Fantastic take over the Las Vegas strip.

Nick Lowe - 1983-03-30 - New Haven, CT (FM)

Nick Lowe
with Paul Carrack
1983-03-30
Toad's Place
New Haven, CT
WNEW-FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01.  A Little Unkind
02.  Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine
03.  Tempted
04.  Cruel To Be Kind
05.  Saint Beneath The Paint
06.  Give My Heart A Break
07.  I'm Not In Love
08.  Raging Eyes
09.  Cool Reaction
10.  From Now On 
11.  I Found Love
12.  I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass
13.  How Long
14.  Lesson In Love
15.  Burning
16.  I Need You
17.  Shake And Pop
18.  I Knew The Bride (cuts in)
19.  So Right, So Wrong
20.  Peace, Love & Understanding
21.  Heart Of The City

Nick Lowe - 1983-03-30 - New Haven, CT (FM)

Having brought you some post Rockpile, solo Dave Edmunds earlier this one, it seems only fitting we do the same treatment for Nick Lowe! In 1981 after the breakup of Rockpile, Lowe recorded a solo album entitled Nick The Knife. The disc, however, has several ties to his former band. First, it includes a slowed down cover of the Rockpile tune, Heart. Second, both drummer Terry Williams and guitarist Billy Bremner from the band back Lowe on the album. So too do guitarist Martin Belmont, from The Rumour and Paul Carrack, formerly of Squeeze. Then in March 1983, Lowe released an album entitled The Abominable Showman, which included the now well know tunes  Ragin' Eyes and Time Wounds All Heels.  Carrack and Belmont also played on that album along with James Eller and Bobby Irwin. Those 4 also served as his backing band when he went on tour in support of both albums in Spring 1983, as captured in this FM broadcast from Macrh 30, 1983, 28 years ago today.

The Police - 1979-03-25 - Buffalo, NY (FM)

The Police

1979-03-25

Stage One

Buffalo, NY

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Can't Stand Losing You

02. Truth Hits Everybody

03. So Lonely

04. Fallout

05. Born In The 50s

06. Hole In My Life

07. Be My Girl - Sally

08. Peanuts

09. Roxanne

10. Landlord

11. Next To You

12. Can't Stand Losing You 

The Police - 1979-03-25 - Buffalo, NY (FM)

This FM broadcast captures The Police in Buffalo, on March 25, 1979, 32 years ago today. The band was on tour in support of their debut album, Outlandos d’Amour. The tour kicked off on March 1 at the legendary Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles and ran until May 25, with the band criss-crossing the US and Canada. They often played 2 shows a night, and rarely took a day off. Given that the album had flopped when initially released, the band felt compelled to tour relentlessly in hopes of gaining exposure for themselves and airplay for their songs. The strategy worked, as the album eventually climbed to the #23 position on the Billboard charts in the US, and rose all the way to the #2 position in the UK. In addition, 3 singles from the disc – Roxanne, Can’t Stand Losing You and So Lonely - charted in the top 20 in the UK in 1979. Roxanne also climbed to the #32 spot on the US Billboard charts.

Other Features At So Many Roads To Ease My Soul

Take a moment to check out some of the other features at So Many Roads To Ease My Soul. Right below the blog title, you'll find an announcement of Coming Attractions; scrolling text that tells you the posts to expect in the next 4 or 5 days!

Beneath that, you'll find a series of links to some new pages on the site:

• The Artwork links page provides a list of websites where you can find CD covers for your bootlegs.
• The Set Lists page provides a list of sites where you can find set lists for past concerts. In case you can't remember what you heard at a show you attended, or want to check if a bootleg you have is a complete show, you may find the answer on one of these sites.
• The Rock Links page is a guide to web sites for famous radio and TV stations, important concert venues, historic concerts and festivals, and interesting "best of" lists.
• The My Concerts page is a complete list of every concert that I've attended since 1976! Many of these shows have been topics for posts on this blog, and I'm fortunate to have recordings of a good number of them. I'll be sharing more of those bootlegs in the coming months.
• The My Requests page lists shows that I'd love to find a bootleg of.  If you know whee I can download any of the shows listed, just post the link in a comment.  Thanks!

Check back often as these pages will be continually updated as I find new links to share.

As always, if you like what you see (and hear after you download), please leave a comment on the post!

Enjoy the site!