John Fogerty - 1997-06-03 - New York, NY (SBD)

John Fogerty

1997-06-03

Hammerstein Ballroom

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Born On The Bayou

02. Green River

03. Lodi

04. Lookin’ Out My Back Door

05. Suzie Q

06. I Put A Spell On You

07. Bring It Down To Jelly Roll

08. Southern Streamline

09. Who’ll Stop The Rain

10. Midnight Special

11. A Hundred And Ten In The Shade

12. Working On A Building

13. Joy Of My Lfe

14. Big Train From Memphis

15. Center Field

16. Down On The Corner

17. Introductions

18. Swamp River Days

19. Hot Rod Heart

20. Before You Accuse Me

21. Long As I Can See The Light

22. Old Man Down The Road

23. Blue Boy

24. Walking In A Hurricane

25. I Heard It Through The Grapevine

26. Bad Moon Rising

27. Fortunate Son

28. Crowd

29. Proud Mary

30. Travelin' Band

John Fogerty - 1997-06-03 - New York, NY (SBD)

1990s - #1: On May 20, 1997, John Fogerty released the album Blue Moon Swamp, his first studio recording in 11 years. The disc climbed to #37 on the Billboard charts and certified gold. Rolling Stone gave the album a 4 star review and in 1998, it won a Grammy for best Rock Album. After years out of the spotlight, John Fogerty was back. He went on tour in support of the album the same month it was released. In December 1997, he recorded a live album, Premonition, then continued to tour well into 1998 in support of both discs. This soundboard recording captures Fogerty on June 3, 1997, 15 years ago today, during the early part of his tour.  

Bob Dylan - 1965-06-01 - London, UK (FM)

Bob Dylan 

1965-06-01

BBC Studios, Shepherds Bush

London, UK

Soundboard Recording

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

01. Ballad Of Hollis Brown

02. Mr Tambourine Man

03. Gates Of Eden

04. If You Gotta Go, Go Now

05. Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

06. It Ain't Me Babe

07. Love Minus Zero/No Limit

08. One Too Many Mornings

09. Boots Of Spanish Leather

10. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

11. She Belongs To Me

12. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Notes:

tracks 1-6 broadcast 26 June 1965

tracks 7-12 broadcast 19 June 1965

OFFICIALLY RELEASED - LINK REMOVED

1960s - #1 - From April 30 to May 10, 1965, Bob Dylan played 8 shows in England, which renowned filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker captured for the documentary feature Don’t Look Back. The opening scene of that film is the famous sequence in which Dylan displays and discards a series of cue cards featuring selected words and phrases from the lyrics of Subterranean Homesick Blues. That segment is often called a precursor to the music videos made famous by MTV in the 1980s. Dylan played only acoustic music during the tour, and was hailed as a a hero of the folk rock movement. A few weeks after the end of the tour, on June 1, 1965, 48 years ago today, Dylan recorded and filmed 12 acoustic tunes for BBC Television at the Shepards Bush studios in London. That session was broadcast in 2 parts, the first on June 19 and the second on June 26. Ironically, just about a month after that 2nd program aired, Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk festival, shocking the world and changing rock music forever. Download this FM recording, therefore, to hear one of Dylan’s last performances before that historic moment in Newport.

June's Theme At So Many Roads

In June, our them will be 5 Decades, 5 Concerts.  You'll get 25 shows in all, 4 eaxh form the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s!

Enjoy the tunz!

U2 - 1983-05-30 - Devore, CA (SBD)

U2

1983-05-30

Us Festival

Glen Helen Regional Park

Devore, California

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Gloria

02. I Threw A Brick Through A Window

03. A Day Without Me > Dear Prudence (snippet)

04. An Cat Dubh

05. Into The Heart

06. New Year's Day

07. Surrender

08. Two Hearts Beat As One > Let's Twist Again (snippet)

09. Sunday Bloody Sunday

10. The Cry > The Electric Co. > Send In The Clowns (snippet) > California, Here I Come (snippet)

Encore

11. I Will Follow

12. 40 > Give Peace A Chance (snippet)

U2 - 1983-05-30 - Devore, CA (SBD)

In addition to The Pretenders, Rock Day at the 1983 US Festival featured another new wave band that was looking to make a name for itself, namely U2.  Maybe the organizers had a sense of what the future held, because as we all know, U2 became one of rock's biggest acts. In fact just 6 days later, at a concert at Red Rocks, during Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bono would wave a large white flag through a sea of crimson mist in what Rolling Stone would call one of rock's iconic moments. Download this soundboard recording from may 30, 1983, 29 years ago today, to hear U2 on the cusp on greatness.

The Pretenders - 1983-05-30 - Devore, CA (FM)

The Pretenders

1983-05-30

US Festival

Glen Helen Regional Park

Devore, CA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. My City Was Gone

02. Message Of Love > The Adultress

03. Talk Of The Town

04. Stop Your Sobbing

05. Private Life*

06. Time The Avenger > Mystery Achievement

07. The Wait**

08. Middle Of The Road

09. Up The Neck

10. Precious

11. crowd noise

12. Back On The Chain Gang

13. Brass In Pocket

14. Money

*Dedicated to James Honeyman-Scott

**Dedicated to Pete Farndon

The Pretenders - 1983-05-30 - Devore, CA (FM)

We'll finish May with 2 final new wave posts, both from May 30, 1983. Over Memorial Day Weekend 1983, Steve Wozniak of Apple hosted the 2nd US Festival (the first has been discussed here) at Glen Helen Regional Park near Devore, California.  Over 650,000 people attended the 3 day event, and Wozniak lost over $12 million!  Each day featured a different musical genre.  Opening Day, May 28 was New Wave Day, with such acts as The Clash, English Beat, INXS, Flock of Seagulls, Stray Cats and Men At Work.  I'm not quite sure how the last 2 qualified as New Wave!  Day 2, was Heavy Metal Day and included Van Halen, Ozzy, and Judas Priest.  Finally, day 3 was Rock Day (as if the other 2 days weren't rock??) and featured  U2, David Bowie, Stevie Nicks, Joe Walsh and, this post's featured band, the Pretenders.  This FM broadcast captures The Pretenders full set from the US Festival on May 30, 1983, 29 years ago today, which includes Middle of The Road and Back On the Chain Gang, 2 songs form their soon to be released album Learning to Crawl.  Download this one and go back to the time when Apple simply made computers, and not Ipods, Ipads and Iphones!

Crosby, Stills & Nash - 1980-05-25 - Los Angeles, CA (FM)

Crosby Stills & Nash

with Joe Walsh

1980-05-25

Survival Sunday

Hollywood Bowl

Los Angeles, California

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Graham Nash

01. Military Madness

02. Magical Child

03. Barrel Of Pain

Crosby & Nash

03. Barrel Of Pain

04. Carry Me

Crosby Stills & Nash

05. Wind On The Water

06. Cathedral

07. Wooden Ships

Joe Walsh

08. Get Back

09. I Can't Tell You Why

Joe Walsh & Stephen Stills

10. Crossroads

11. Mannish Boy

CSN & Joe Walsh

12. Blowin' In The Wind

Crosby, Stills & Nash - 1980-05-25 - Los Angeles, CA (FM)

From 1979 to 1981, Los Angeles hosted Survival Sunday, an anti nuclear benefit concert featuring some of the rock’s biggest names. The inaugural show in 1979 included Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and Graham Nash, who had also participated in the 1979 No Nukes rally. For the 2nd Survival Sunday, held on May 25, 1980, 42 years ago today, Nash was back, and he brought with him David Crosby and Stephen Stills. In addition, Joe Walsh made an appearance, playing 2 solo tunes and joining Stills for 2 more. Download this one to hear CSN do what they do best - use the power of rock and roll to support a social cause.

Bruce Springsteen - 1988-05-22 - Madison Square Garden (HQ Aud)

Bruce Springsteen 

& The E Street Band

1988-05-22

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Audience Recording

224 kbps (VBR)

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Tunnel Of Love

02. Boom Boom

03. Be True

04. Adam Raised A Cain

05. Two Faces

06. All That Heaven Will Allow

07. Seeds

08. Vigilante Man

09. Cover Me

10. Brilliant Disguise

11. Spare Parts

CD 2:

01. War

02. Born In The USA

03. Tougher Than The Rest

04. Ain't Got You >

05. She's The One

06. You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)

07. I'm A Coward

08. I'm on Fire

09. One Step Up

10. Part Man Part Monkey

11. Across The Borderline

12. Light Of Day

CD 3:

01. Introduction

02. Born To Run (Acoustic)

03. Hungry Heart

04. Glory Days

05. Have Love Will Travel

06. 10th Avenue Freeze Out

07. Sweet Soul Music

08. Raise Your Hand

09. Lonely Teardrops

Bonus Tracks:

10. Walk Like A Man (Chapel Hills SC, April 3, 1988)

11. Can't Help Falling In Love (Chapel Hills SC, April 3, 1988)

12. Love me Tender (Philadelphia PA, September 3, 1988)

13. Cautious Man (Minneapolis MN, October 5, 1988)

Bruce Springsteen - 1988-05-22 - Madison Square Garden (HQ Aud)

When I went to see Bruce Springsteen on May 23 19, 1988, I was expecting another of his high energy, full tilt boogie, rock and roll celebrations. Instead, I got darkness and pain. Perhaps the "This is a dark ride" sign that appeared on the stage as the band entered should have been a tip off. From the tone of lost love in many of the songs from the Tunnel of Love disc, to an angry version of Born In the USA, to an acoustic, stripped bare version of Born To Run, this was a different Bruce Springsteen. With the benefit of hindsight, it's now easy to see why. We know now that Tunnel of Love was about the disintegration of his marriage to Julianne Phillips. We know as well that Bruce was going through other dramatic personal changes at the time, which would lead, in the next 12 months, to dissolving the E Street Band (fortunately only temporarily) and moving from his NJ roots to LA with new love and future wife, Patti Scialfa. It was a time where one chapter was ending and a new one beginning. While I couldn't find a bootleg of the March 19 show that I attended, I do have this excellent audience tape from 1 night earlier at the Garden, May 22, 1988. The set list and mood mimic the concert I was at. Download it for a glimpse inside Bruce and the band at a moment just before their temporary breakup.