U2 - 1997-08-28 - Leeds, UK (FM)

U2

1997-08-28

PopMart

Leeds, UK

FM Broadcast

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Taped Pop Muzik by "M"

02. Mofo

03. I Will Follow

04. Gone

05. Even Better Than The Real Thing

06. Last Night On Earth

07. Until The End Of The World

08. New Year's Day

09. Pride (In The Name Of Love)

10. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

11. All I Want Is You

12. Staring At The Sun

13. Singing In The Rain

14. Miami

15. Bullet The Blue Sky

16. Please

17. Where The Streets Have No Name

18. Lemon Perfecto Mix

19. Discotheque

20. If You Wear That Velvet Dress

21. With Or Without You

22. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me 23. Mysterious Ways

23. Mysterious Ways

24. One

25. Rain

U2 - 1997-08-28 - Leeds, UK (FM)

When U2 released their 9th studio album, Pop, in March 1997, it had been 4 years since their last disk, Zooropa. Clearly fans were anxiously awaiting he disc, as upon release it went to #1 in 35 different countries. The band would eventually release 6 singles from the disc, more than from any other album they had produced. Yet, despite that incredible early commercial success, Pop would eventually become one of the more disappointing moments in U2’s long, storied career. The album was a new direction for the band, combining influences from genres such as techno, dance, and electronica, and utilizing techniques such as sampling, loops, and programmed drum machines. Neither fans nor critics knew what to make of the band’s new sound. While Rolling Stone praised the disc, giving it a 4 star rating (out of 5), famed critic Robert Christgau called it “a dud”. To be honest, he didn’t write anything, he just used a picture of a bomb to indicate his displeasure! The band eventually agreed with that assessment, recording numerous songs from the album for re-release, and dropping most of the material from it during their later tours. In 1997, however, they were still in full support of the album, launching the massive Popmart tour that would feature 94 shows on 6 different continents. This FM broadcast captures the band during that tour on August 28, 1997, 13 years ago today.

Bruce Springsteen - 1999-08-22 - Boston, MA (ALD)

Bruce Springsteen

& the E-Street Band

1999-08-22

Fleet Center

Boston, MA

ALD Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Adam Raised A Cain

02. The Promised Land

03. Two Hearts

04. Prove It All Night

05. Trapped

06. Factory

07. Point Blank

08. Youngstown

09. Murder Incorporated

10. Badlands

11. Out In The Street

12. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out       

CD 2:

01. Loose Ends

02. Working On The Highway

03. The Ghost Of Tom Joad

04. Streets Of Philadelphia

05. Backstreets

06. Light Of Day

07. Hungry Heart

08. Bobby Jean

09. Born To Run

10. Thunder Road

11. If I Should Fall Behind

12. Land Of Hope And Dreams

Bruce Springsteen - 1999-08-22 - Boston, MA (ALD) 

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 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 ALD soundboard recording captures Bruce & The E-Streeters during the early stages of their reunion tour, on August 22, 1999, 11 years ago today, in Boston.

The Even Better Than Before Bootleg Tunz World

D&P's Bootleg Tunz World has always been one of the best sites on the web for high quality (FM or Soundboard) bootlegs, as well as 24 by 7 bootleg radio! Well, now its even better.  Check out the new site here, complete with a brand new community area featuring requests, artwork links, set list links and much much more.  It's still under construction, but you'll be impressed by what you find. Go there now, register and be part of the best bootleg community on the web!

A Request for A Friend: Steely Dan from 2009-08-01

A good friend of mine - Normski, who you can meet at the chat box on D&P's Bootleg Tunz World - has been searching for months trying to find a really good boot of Steely Dan at The Beacon Theatre in NY with Larry Carlton. He's read that the Aug 1st, 2009 show was broacast in its entirity on WBAI 99.5 on the 'Morning Dew' show. He's hoping someone might have taped that show.

If anyone has a copy of that show (or any FM or Soundboard recording of Steely Dan with Larry Carlton) could they leave a comment on this post with a link where it can be downloaded.

Thanks in advance for helping out Normski!

Reposting Some Shows At So Many Roads To Ease My Soul

Starting this month, we'll slowly start reposting some shows from the early days of this website.  Why you might ask?  Well, we want to make all our posts consistent with the theme we've established over the last several months.  In the early days, we simply posted shows as we felt like it, starting with some of our favorite bootlegs.  Over time, the website has evolved and taken on a "This Day In Rock History Theme".  For example, yesterday, July 30, we posted Creedence from that very same day, 40 years ago in 1970!   So, we're going to move many of our early posts to bring them in line with the actual date they occurred.  When we do, we may expand and enhance the write up about the show to add some additional historical context.  Again, some of the early posts lacked any real detail because at that point we hadn't really figured out what we were doing

We've already taken the above steps with a Led Zep show in June and a Linda Ronstadt concert in July.  We'll have another repost tomorrow, when we feature The Band from August 1, 1973.   I think we have 3 or 4 others that we'll repost later in August, and we'll keep that up until all our shows fit in with our theme.  Don't worry, though, because these reposts will not reduce the amount of new concerts we feature.  We'll still post 15 to 20 new bootlegs every month, just as we have in the past.   Enjoy the music and leave a comment if there's something you really liked!

Steely Dan - 1996-07-21 - Manassas, VA (SBD)

Steely Dan
1995-07-21
Nissan Pavilion
Manassas, VA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. Do It Again
02. Bad Sneakers
03. Everyone's Gone To The Movies
04. Josie (with Drum Solo)
05. Jack Of Speed
06. Hey Nineteen
07. FM > Band Introductions)
08. Green Earrings
09. Any Major Dude
10. Green Flower Street
11. Rikki Don't Lose That Number

CD 2:
01. Peg
02. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
03. Glamour Profession
04. My Waterloo
05. Wet Side Story
06. Midnite Cruiser
07. Black Cow
08. Home At Last
09. Kid Charlemagne
10. I.G.Y.
11. My Old School

Steely Dan - 1996-07-21 - Manassas, VA (SBD)

On July 5, 1996, Steely Dan launched their Art Crimes tour, their 3rd series of live performances since Walter Becker and Donald Fagan reformed the band in 1993. A two month run in the US would be followed in September with their first European shows in over two decades. The band brought the tour to a close in October with a series of concerts in Japan. This soundboard recording captures them early on during the US leg of the tour, in Manassas, on July 21, 1996, 14 years ago today.

New Home Page Picture At So Many Roads

Woke up today and decided my home page needed a little artwork to make it more inviting to all the folks who are kind enough to visit.  So I dabbled around in Paint and came up with the compilation of logos that now sits right below the blog title.  I think it fits quite well with the theme of this place, but what do you think?  Leave a comment and let me know!  And thanks again for visiting So Many Roads To Ease My Soul.