Grateful Dead - 1990-12-31 - Oakland, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead

with Branford Marsalis

1990-12-31

Oakland Alameda Coliseum

Oakland, CA

320 Kbps

Artwork/Included

1st Set

01. Hell In A Bucket

02. Jack A Roe

03. Wang Dang Doodle

04. Row Jimmy

05. Mexicali Blues >

06. Big River

07. Bird Song >

09. Promised Land

2nd Set:

01. Not Fade Away  >

02. Eyes of the World>

03. Dark Star >

04. Drums >

05. Jam > Space >

06. The Other One >

07. Wharf Rat >

08. Not Fade Away

Encore:

01. The Weight

02. Johnny B. Goode

Grateful Dead - 1990-12-31 - Oakland, CA (SBD)

We close our New Year's celebration with our traditional concert from the Grateful Dead.  This soundboard recording from December 31, 1990, 2 dozen years ago today, is special for several reasons.  First, Bruce Hornsby was a full time  member of the band at the time, and his presence always seemed to bring out the best in Jerry.  Second, it was the last night of the very magical year 1990, when the Dead's playing brought back memories of the classic shows from the 1970s.  Third, the one and only Branford Marsalis sat in for the end of set 1, all of set 2 and the encores, helping inspire the band to test its limits.  Finally, as someone pointed out to me, it was sadly the last New Year's Eve show produced by Bill Graham, who died in November 1991 in a helicopter crash. Of course, as with any Dead show, covers abound, 2 from Chuck Berry - Promised land & Johnny Be Goode, Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away to sandwich the 2nd Set, Johnny Cash's Big River and a version of The Band's The Weight during the encore.  By the way, the download file contains 3 different versions of the show - I couldn't decide which sounded best so I gave you all of them! Hope you enjoyed all 6 of all New Year's Eve show! Happy 2015 to you all.

Eric Clapton - 2007-12-31 - Surrey, UK (SBD or HQ Aud)

Eric Clapton

with Peter Townshend, Joe Walsh & Ringo Starr

2007-12-31

Woking Leisure Centre

Woking, Surrey, UK

Soundboard or HQ Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Introduction

02. Knock On Wood

03. Reconsider Baby

04. You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover

05. Sea Cruise

06. Gin House (w/Dhani Harrison (aka Ayrton Wilbury))

07. Rockin' Robin (w/Joe Walsh)

08. Rocky Mountain Way (w/Joe Walsh)

09. Boys (w/Ringo)

10. Honey Don't (w/Ringo)

11. Old Black Joe

CD 2:

01. Auld Lang Syne

02. In The Midnight Hour

03. Hoochie Coochie Man

04. Lucille

05. Blueberry Hill

06. We Shall Not Be Moved

07. Goodnight Irene (w/Pete Townshend)

08. Three Steps To Heaven (w/Pete Townshend)

09. Cocaine (w/Pete Townshend)

10. A Whiter Shade Of Pale

11. Shake Rattle And Roll

12. Little Queenie

Eric Clapton - 2007-12-31 - Surrey, UK (SBD or HQ Aud)

When I first came across this recording, I thought it might be a fake. The notes said it was a private show in Surrey, England featuring Complete Abandon, a pseudonym for a band including Eric Clapton and special guests such as Peter Townshend, Joe Walsh and Ringo Starr. I would have thought that such an all star gala would be far more well known and publicized. Turns out, it is the real thing. According to the wesbite where'seric.com, EC has been hosting these alcohol free New Tear's Eve parties every year since 1992! Tickets are not put on sale to the general public. Each year, the band bill themselves under an unusual name. For example, in 2010, the band took the moniker We Are Not Saints, while the 2009 lineup called themselves Any Lengths! This soundboard (or possible high quality audience recording) captures EC and friends on December 31, 2007, 7 years ago today. In keeping with our theme, they do a host of cover tunes, including Knock On Wood, Sea Cruise, Lucille, Blueberry Hill and Shake Rattle And Roll, just to name a few. Download this one to be part of a very special annual tradition in which EC, a former alcoholic, tries to help others ring in the New Year without the traditional drinks of choice. And don't forget to come back later today for 2 more great shows.

Bruce Springsteen - 1977-12-31 - Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen

with Southside Johnny

1977-12-31

Capital Theatre

Passaic NJ

Soundboard & FM Broadcast

224 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Auld Lang Syne

02. Havin' A Party

03. The Fever

04. I Don't Want To Go Home

05. Higher & Higher

06. Little Latin Lupe Lu

07. You Can't Sit Down

08. talk

09. Drive all Night

10. Backstreets

11. Born To Run

12. Quarter To Three

Bruce Springsteen - 1977-12-31 - Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ (SBD)

As 1977 came to a close. Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes took the stage at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ for a concert to ring in the New Year. The audience included some very special guests - Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band.  As the clock struck midnight, Bruce & The E-Streeters joined Southside and the Jukes on stage for an impromptu New Year's Eve party.  The entire set form that hsitoric December 31, 1977 show, 27 years go today, was captured by the Capitol's video system and can be found on youtube. Fm radio caught the first 2 songs of the set before signing off, and fortunately, a soundboard recording exists of the rest. In addition to playing 2 Southside tunes - The Fever and I Don't Want To Go Home, Bruce played covers of Quarter to Three from Gary US Bonds and Higher & Higher by the lendendary Jackie Wilson.

New Year's Eve 2014 Celebration at So Many Roads

As I'm sure you all know, New Year's Eve has always been a popular night for concerts, with some bands making it an annual tradition. That abundance of concerts has translated into a plethora of bootlegs. So, to help ring in the New Year, we'll present 3 - yes, that's correct, 3 - concerts for your downloading pleasure tomorrow.

Starting at 2 pm m Eastern time, we'll present a new show every 4 hours, taking you right up to 10 pm Eastern, just 2 hours before we ring in the year 2015. We'll have concerts from,Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and the Grateful Dead! So, get ready to celebrate the New Year right here at So Many Roads. Happy 2015 to all!

Grateful Dead - 1990-12-30 - Oakland, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1990-12-30
Coliseum Arena
Oakland, CA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Tuning
02. Bertha
03. Feel Like A Stranger
04. Candyman
05. Me And My Uncle >
06. Maggie's Farm
07. High Time
08. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
09. Tennessee Jed
10. Valley Road

2nd Set:
01. Tuning
02. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo >
03. Looks Like Rain >
04. Crazy Fingers >
05. Playing In The Band >
06. Drums >
07. Space >
08. Terrapin Station >
09. Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
01. U.S. Blues

Grateful Dead - 1990-12-30 - Oakland, CA (SBD)

As long time readers of So Many Roads know, I've spent numerous posts discussing the Dead's renaissance between 1989 and 1991.  The number of official releases from that period is a testament to the caliber of the band's performances in that era, as they include:

• the famed Warlock shows in Hampton Virginia on October 8 and 9, 1989 
• the Meadowlands NJ concert on October 16, 1989 
• the Landover, Maryland show on March 15, 1990 
• the Knickerbocker arena run from March 24 to 26, 1990; 
• 2 (yes 2) box sets from Spring 1990, featuring every show from that tour - the only other tour to be released in its entirety in Europe 1972
•  the Madison Square Garden concerts from September 14 to 20, 1990. 
• a show from Pine Knob on June 19,1991 
• a show from Boston Garden on September 25, 1991 

Little wonder then, we keep coming back to that period here at So Many Roads. Today we bring youa soundboard recording from December 30, 1990, 2 dozen tears ago today. The Dead always have cover tunes in their set list, and this show is no exception.  The band breaks out 2 Dylan tunes in the first set, Maggie's farm and Stuck Inside of Mobile.  In addition, Bruce Hornsby had joined the band at this point, so the Dead end set 1 with their take on Hornsby's Valley Road, the 6th and final time they would play that tune!  By the way, we like 1990 so much that tomorrow we'll feature the Dead's New Year's Eve show from that year as part of our celebration ringing in 2015.

Eddie Money - 1991-12-29 - Ventura, CA (FM)

Eddie Money

1991-12-29

Venutura Theater

Ventura, CA

FM broadcast

192 Kbps

Artwork Included

01. Two Tickets To Paradise

02. Baby Hold On

03. She Takes My Breath Away

04. I Just Want To Fall In Love Again

05. Peace In Our Time

06. Prove It Every Night

07. Heaven In The Back Seat

08. I Wanna Go Back

09. We Should Be Sleeping

10. I'll Get By

11. Wanna Be A Rock'n Roll Star

12. Take Me Home Tonight

13. God Knows

14. Think I'm In Love

15. Shakin'

16. My Friends

Eddie Money - 1991-12-29 - Ventura, CA  (FM)

I'm wondering how many folks simply know Eddie Money as the guy in the Geico commercial who owns a travel agency.  I give him a lot of credit for being able to poke some fun at himself in that commercial, singing lines to Two Tickets to paradise to a befuddled family! (They need 4 tickets and leave in 2 weeks, not tonight).  In any event, Eddie rang up a pretty good career in the 1980s, inducing 4 platinum albums and 9 top 40 singles.  His biggest hit was in Take me Home Tonight in 1986, which climbed all the way to #4 on the Billboard charts,  That tune featured a duet with Ronnie Spector, who sngs the chorus from her hit, Be My Baby.  This soundboard recording from December 29, 1991, 23 years ago today,  features Take Me Home Tonight, which while its not exactly a cover tune,  comes close enough for the purposes of our theme this month!

Bruce Springsteen - 1975-12-28 - Philadelphia, PA (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen
1975-12-28
Tower Theatre
Philadelphia, PA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. 10th Avenue Freeze-Out
02. Spirit In The Night
03. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd St.
04. It's My Life
05. She's The One
06. Born To Run
07. Pretty Flamingo
08. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
09. Backstreets
10. Sha La La
11. Jungleland

CD 2:
01. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
02. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
03. Detroit Medley
04. Thunder Road
05. For You
06. Twist And Shout

Bruce Springsteen - 1975-12-28 - Philadelphia, PA (SBD)

Long time readers of this blog know we;ve posted a host of classic shows from Bruce Springteen from 1975, the year he released Born To Run and lept from the front page of the Asbury Park Press to the covers of Time and Newsweek.  This soundboard captures bruce near the end of that landmark year at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, just across the river from New Jersey, on December 28, 1975, 39 years ago today.  Bruce breaks out a host of covers to go along with the material from Born To run, including the Detroit Medley, It's My Life, and his version of Twist & Shout!