Joan Jett - 1981-08-08 - Hempstead, NY (FM)

Joan Jett 

& The Blackhearts

1981-08-08

Firemen's Memorial Park

Hempstead NY

WLIR-FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro

02. Bad Reputation

03. Be Straight

04. You Don't Know What You Got

05. Bits And Pieces

06. Wait For Me

07. Summertime Blues

08. Victim Of Circumstance

09. I Love Rock and Roll

10. Nag

11. Crimson And Clover

12. You're Too Possessive

13. Love is Pain

14. Black Leather

Joan Jett - 1981-08-08 - Hempstead, NY (FM)

I've seen Joan Jett just once, at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ on August 17, 1983.  I never imaged then that one day she'd be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

This FM broadcast is from just about 2 years earlier, during the year that would forever change her career. In January of that year, Bad Regulation hit stores, and rose all the way to number 51 on the Billboard Charts. That disc was followed in November by the album, I Love Rock and Roll. Powered by the title track, which would spend 7 weeks as the number 1 single in the US, Jett's 2nd album climbed all the way to the #2 position on the charts. This recording captures her in Hempstead, NY,  on August 8, 1981, 35 years ago today, and just about half way between her 2 career defining album releases. 

The Bangles - 1986-08-06 - New York, NY (FM)

The Bangles
1986-08-06
Concert For MS
Catch a Rising Star
New York, NY
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included 

01. Let it Go
02. Restless
03. Walking Down Your Street
04. James
05. Going Down to Liverpool
06. He's Got a Secret
07. September Gurls
08. If She Knew What She Wants
09. Return Post
10. Live
11. Different Light
12. Want You
13. Angels Don't Fall In Love
14. Hero Takes a Fall
15. Manic Monday
16. encore break
17. Walk Like an Egyptian

The Bangles - 1986-08-06 - New York, NY (FM)

I only saw The Bangles live once, on Pier 46 in New York on August 4, 1986, right at the height of commercial success. Their album, Different Light. reached #2 on the Billboard Charts, and spawned 4 top 40 singles, including Manic Monday, which went to #2 in April, and Walk Like An Egyptian, which climbed to the top of the charts for 4 weeks in December. 

This FM broadcast captures the band 2 nights after I saw them at a special concert for MS in New York,, on August 6, 1986, 3 decades ago this very day!

Bob Dylan with Tom Petty - 1986-08-05 - Mountain View, CA (HQ Aud)

Bob Dylan
with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
1986-08-05
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Mountain View, California
Soundboard recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

Bob Dylan (backed by TP & The Heartbreakers)
01. Shake A Hand
02. Positively 4th Street
03. Clean Cut Kid
04. I'll Remember You
05. Shot Of Love
06. We Had It All
07. Masters Of War
 
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:
08. Listen To Her Heart
09. Straight Into Darkness
10. The Waiting
11. Breakdown

Bob Dylan (backed by TP & The Heartbreakers)
12. It Ain't Me, Babe
13. One Too Many Mornings
14. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
15. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
16. Band Of The Hand
17. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
18. Lonesome Town
19. Ballad Of A Thin Man
 
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:
20. Even The Losers
21. Spike
22. Tonight Might Be My Night
23. Caress Me Baby

Bob Dylan (backed by TP & The Heartbreakers)
24. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
25. Gotta Serve Somebody
26. Seeing The Real You At Last
27. Across The Borderline
28. I And I
29. Good Rockin' Mama
30. Like A Rolling Stone
31. In The Garden

Encore
32. Blowin' In The Wind
33. Uranium Rock
34. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan with Tom Petty - 1986-08-05 - Mountain View, CA (HQ Aud)

I've seen Bob Dylan on 3 occasions, and Tom Petty once, but never the two on the same bill. This high quality audience recording from August 5, 1986, 3 decades ago this very day, however, captures the 2 during that year's historic tour. Petty and the Heartbreakers served as Dylan's backing band, while occasionally steeping out front to play a few of their own classics!

Los Lobos - 1996-08-04 - Phoenix, AZ (SBD)

Los Lobos

1996-08-04

Furthur Festival

Blockbuster Pavilion

Phoenix, AZ

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Angel Dance

02. I Walk Alone

03. Evangeline

04. Revolution

05. Spanish Castle Magic

06. I Got To Let You Know

07. Los Ojos de Pancha

08. I Got Loaded (w/Lovelight Verse)

09. Mas y Mas

10. Bertha*

*-with Pete Sears on keyboards

Los Lobos - 1996-08-04 - Phoenix, AZ (SBD)

I've seen Los Lobos live twice, on back to back nights in July 1989 as the lead in band for the Grateful Dead at Giants Stadium.

This soundboard recording captures Los Lobos during the Further Festival tour on August 4, 1996, 2 decades ago this very day.

Blondie - 1978-08-03 - Toronto, Canada (FM)

Blondie
1978-08-03
El Mocambo Tavern
Toronto, Canada
FM Broadcast
256 Kbps
Artwork Included

01. In The Sun
02. X-Offender
03. Detroit 442
04. A Shark In Jets Clothing
05. Fan Mail
06. Look Good In Blue
07. Man Overboard
08. Rip Her To Shreds
09. Fade Away And Radiate
10. Touched By Your Presence Dear
11. Denis
12. I'm On E
13. Little Girl Lies
14. Kidnapper

Blondie - 1978-08-03 - Toronto, Canada (FM)

The only time I saw Blondie was on July 8, 1979 at Belmont Race Track. Debbie  Harry, Chris Stein and company were the headliners, with Rockpile as the opening act.

This FM broadcast captures Blondie a year before I saw them, on August 3, 1978, 38 years ago today, in Toronto.

Billy Joel - 1987-08-02 - Leningrad, USSR (FM)

Billy Joel

1987-08-02

Lenin Sports And Concert Complex

Leningrad, U.S.S.R.

FM Broadcast

256 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Prelude > Angry Young Man

02. Band Chatter

03. Honesty

04. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid

05. She's Always A Woman

06. Band Chatter

07. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

08. Allentown

09. Goodnight Saigon

10. Piano Instrumental

11. Stiletto

12. Big Man On Mulberry Street

13. Baby Grand

14. Band Chatter

15. The Longest Time

16. A Matter Of Trust

17. Only The Good Die Young

18. It's Still Rock and Roll To Me

19. Sometimes A Fantasy

20. You May Be Right

21. Band Chatter

22. Uptown Girl

23. Big Shot

24. Back In The U.S.S.R.

Billy Joel - 1987-08-02 - Leningrad, USSR (FM)

Of all of Billy Joel's albums, my two favorites are two of his earliest, Piano Man and Turnstiles. His breakthrough album, The Stranger, didn't do much for me, and his first #1 disc, 52nd Street, is on my list of albums I never want to hear again. That disc came out when I was in college and so many people were playing it constantly that I just couldn't take it any more. So, given those facts, why have I seen Billy Joel in concert on 6 occasions? Well, back in 1990 I met a girl. And we went out on a few dates. And she had tickets to see Billy, her favorite artist, at Yankee Stadium. And she invited me to go. And two years later we were married! And marrying her has been the best thing I've ever done in my life.! So, whenever she wants to see Billy Joel, I gladly get the tickets. We've seen him 3 more times since, in 2006, 2008, and just a month ago in July 2014.

In summer of 1987, several years before the dissolution of the USSR, Billy Joel ventured behind the Iron Curtain for a series of 6 concerts, 3 in Moscow and 3 in Leningrad. The shows were a challenge, not only because much of the audience did not speak English, but also because of the stringent Soviet security, According to Joel, each time the fans were hit with the bright lights, anybody who seemed to be enjoying themselves froze. In addition, people who were "overreacting" were removed by security. Joel lost over $1 million of his own money on these shows, but felt that the effort to bridge the 2 cultures made the investment worthwhile. This FM broadcast captures the next to last night of the tour, in Leningrad on August 2, 1987, 27 years ago today. Download this one to hear Billy play a set filled with classics, as well a very appropriate cover of The Beatles’ Back In The USSR.

 

The Band - 1985-08-01 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH (SBD)

The Band
Blossom Music Center
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Includd

01. WS Walcott Medicine Show
02. The Shape I'm In
03. Makes No Difference
04. Genetic Method > Chest Fever
05. The Weight
06. Stage Fright
07. You Don't Know Me
08. Up on Cripple Creek
09. Willie & the Hand Jive

This show is the opener for CSN.

The Band -  1985-08-01 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH (SBD)

I only saw The Band live twice, both times in 1985. The first concert, in August at Pier 84 in New York, they were the lead in for CSN. The 2nd show, in October, they headlined at one of their favorite venues, the Lone Star Cafe.

This soundboard recording captures The Band right around the same time, on August 1 1985, 31 years ago today.