4/30/2023

Your Back's Against The Wall...


 Here's one that hasn't been up in a long time.
Black Sabbath from that old Black And Blue video.
From New York 1980 and of course with 
the legendary RJD on vocals.
Fantastic stuff.
I've been reading that their album,Live Evil
is getting the deluxe treatment and will be 
released in June.As far as I can make out there 
will be two versions of the album plus 
some paper goods with a very hefty price tag?
It would be more appealing if it included a 
different concert or two.
For me it's a pass.

or




And Now The End Is Near...


 

December 1st & 2nd are the dates of the last ever Kiss
shows at MSG,NYC.It's been a hell of a ride!!
Can't say I've agreed with everything they've done
but I've certainly enjoyed most of it.
Just yesterday I received another book purchase
from Japan so I'm still buying stuff even after all these years.
To be fair they have been on a farewell tour for about 
the last 20 years.So the pension pot
must be pretty full by this stage.
All joking aside they are one of the most iconic
bands ever and they've given me a lot
of pleasure over the years.
I can put on one of their albums and it will bring a
smile to my face (except maybe Carnival Of Souls! lol).
Here's a couple of fun shows from the Crazy Nights Tour.
From Sweden and Japan.
Vinyl Rips.

Sweden '88
or

Japan '88
or






4/26/2023

Get To The Top,I'm Too Tired To Rock...


 The Rolling Stones on their long and
very successful Tattoo You Tour.
Here they are stopping off in Edinburgh,Scotland 
at a venue that holds approx 3500.
So anybody there that night would have been
enjoying a pretty intimate 
show with The Stones.
A decent audience recording
with the pretty much standard setlist
for the tour.


or





Let Us Hear Your Thunder...


 Excellent stuff from Melodic Rockers
Danger Danger back in 1990.
Excellent playing and singing with 
a pile of fine songs.They were a cool band.
They could be a little Naughty Naughty at times,
but here they are on fire.
A couple of classic covers tagged 
on at the end as well.

or



Gonna Send You A Postcard From Hanoi...


 Pretty cool compilation from the 
Hanoi Rocks members.
A kinda what they did next after they 
broke up the first time.
Talented guys for sure.
Tape Rip.

or






4/24/2023

Clap For The Wolf, Man...

 


The Hassles Were Mostly:
The Piano Man and The Drummer Man...

Billy Joel and Jon Small...

Before They Went Off to Do That ATTILA Thing...


The Music on Hour Of The Wolf Is Kinda Like
A Mix of Psychedelic Rock and R&B 
Similar to Early Purple, Procol Harum
Vanilla Fudge, The Rascals, Etc...


This Was The 2nd Hassles Record...

The First One Called The Hassles Was
Mostly Made Up of Cover Songs...


Where Hour Of The Wolf Is Almost
All Original Songs...


I've Included a Single That Was
Non Album Track Songs as a Bonus...


You Can Keep Them Or Not...



This Was Released Briefly
on CD by
"This Article Is Deleted 
And Can No Longer
Be Ordered."


But, I'm Guessin' Billy's Got
Better Lawyers!


Would You Offer Your Throat To The Wolf?

Bringin' Chaos To Another World...

 


I Was Really Surprised at How Good This Sounded!

Despite Bein' 128 kbps and an Audience Recording!


Blue Öyster Cult Is One of My Favorite Bands!


This One's From 1989, 
Durin' the Imaginos Tour...

Of Which They Only Play a Few From...


But, There's Also Black Blade!

And a Bunch Of Other Cult Classics...

Live from Night Moves in Memphis...


Songs by Desdinova

It's A Nice Day To Start Again...


Billy Ido
(William Michael Albert Broad) 
Live in 1987!

The Idol Part of His Name, Supposedly Came from a
Teacher's Description of Billy as Bein' "Idle"...

He Was a Punk in the 70's...

Then Met Steve Stevens 
(Steven Bruce Schneider) 
in the Early 80's...

And the Rest Is History...
As They Say!


Excellent FM Radio Broadcast from Mountain View, CA...

There's a Whole Bunch of Artwork for This 
Particular Bootleg!


There's Several Sets Included in the D/L...
OR, 
You Can Mix & Match as I've Done Here!

4/23/2023

Well, In This life, I've Seen Everythin' I Can See...


Pretty Good TV Broadcast Audio of
Electric Light Orchestra from 1986...

Long as You Don't Expect 5.1
Surround Around Sound Or
Whatever's The Best These Days!?!

Short Set from Birmingham...

Appearin' for a Children's Hospital Benefit...

With George Harrison on Johnny B. Goode...

Thanks to the Fresh and Alive Blog!


Enjoy and Play It LOUD!

Can I Get A Witness?

 


Testify! The Best Of Christian Metal
From K-Tel Records
From Back in 1988...

There's Mark Farner and Bloodgood...

Two Artists That Have Been Featured
Before on a Sunday!

But, You Also Get to Sample Some
Other Good Rockin' Bands With
Cross As Part of Their Names...

Also, There's Mastedon...
(Not To Be Confused with Mastodon...)

From WIKI:
Mastedon is a Christian rock band formed by 
brothers Dino and John Elefante 
(Former Lead Singer and Songwriter of Kansas).


For Those Interested, Here's a Good Site:
IF You Scroll Down a Little Ways,
You'll See a Chart That Looks Somethin'
Like This Right Here:




Again, IF This Might Sound
Like Somethin' You Might Be
Interested In Hearin'...Fine...

IF Not, Just Scroll On By...


Enjoy and Play It LOUD!

I'm Fighting For Freedom, I'm Safe, I've Got God On My Side...

 


Here's The Last of 100% Proof...

Power And The Glory from 1983...

Saxon Also Had A Record By That Title...

Also, in 1983...


That's Where I Got The Lyric At The
Top Of This Post From!


The AC/DC Sound Is Gone...

In Its Place Is Hard Rock 
With A Touch Of The Blues 
On A Couple Songs...


This One Starts With The Sound of
Thunder, To Begin
The Title Track And The Record...

It's a Good Vinyl Rip...

And, The Production Is Better Than
Their Other 2 Efforts...

But, Maybe Too Much So??


Overall, It's a Pretty Interestin' Listen!

2 of the 8 Tunes Are Instrumentals...

1 of Them Is The Children's Song:
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!


As Always, IF This Might Sound
Like Somethin' You Might Be
Interested In Hearin'...Fine...


IF Not, Just Scroll On By...

Somethin' Sooner Or Later Might
Be More Of What You Like...



Can You Hear The Thunder?

4/22/2023

If You Don't Answer, I'll Just Ring It Off The Wall...

 


Here's The 1 And ONLY Release by The Nerves!
The WHO????
Nope, The Who Never Played Any of These Songs...
(Ha Ha Ha...I Crack Me Up!)


Seriously, Let Loose on the World in 1976...

And, No One Noticed 
BUT
Some Blonde-Haired Girl...
(More On That Later...)


It's Great 
Self Produced, Self Financed
Power Pop Goodness!

Surprizin'ly Good Soundin' as well...

Average Song Length: 1:51...
(No One Said There'd Be MATH Involved!?!)

Which Is Harder Than You Might Think...
(Not The Math...Just Divide by 4...)

To Relay Emotions And / Or Ideas in That
Short Amount of Time Is an Art!


And, YES, That Is THE Paul Collins!!!

For Those That Know 'Bout Him and His Beat!
(This Is Where He Started...)


The 1st Song on This EP Is Also the
1st Song on the Parallel Lines Album by
Blondie from 1979...



And, I'd Forgotten Def Leppard
Covered It on YEAH!

Thanks to Seattleite For Link to Video!


Click HERE For Operator Assistance!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...


Cyndi Lauper Fronted Blue Angel...

(So, Why's The Cover Red??)

So What's It Doin' Here?


Over The Years I've Learned That
I Don't Know Everythin' 'Bout Music...

And, Music Lovers...

Also, My Own Judgement Is Not Always Best!

And, It's Not ALL 'Bout Me, Anyway!


Anyway, Blue Angel Released 1 Album in 1980...

And, There's a Variety Of Styles in Play 
(No Pun Intended)...

From Power Pop to New Wave to 60's Type Girl Group 
Songs to Surf Music to Rockabilly...


Thanks to Seattleite For Link to Video!

So, As With Everythin' Posted Here...

YOU Might NOT Want It...
(Everythin's Not All 'Bout YOU, Either!)

BUT, Someone Else Might!?!


So, Click The Link
OR
Scroll On By...

Either Way, It's Right Here...




NOTE: 
1 of Cyndi Lauper's Biggest Hits was 
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...
Which Was a Cover of a Song That 
Robert Hazard Wrote and Demo-ed...

Oh Donna, Where Can You Be?

 


I Got A Feelin'...
A Feelin' Deep Inside...
Oh, Yeah!

That This Weekend's Gonna Be Different...

Hang On, Here We Go!

*************************************

Here's Another of The Donnas Bootlegs...

The Cover Art Looks Like Somethin'
I Made Many, Many, Many (We Get It!)
Years Ago...

Probably, When I's Just Startin' Out...


Oh, The Concert's Great...


It's a Soundboard In Front Of an
Audience Somewhere!?!


I Believe One of The Donnas Says, "Chicago..."

And By Lookin' At The Setlist...
Gotta Be 2001 or 02...



They Played Chicago:
October 18th, 2001 @ Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
November 1st, 2002 @ The Metro, Chicago, IL

AND The Metro On March 23rd, 2001
Posted HERE!


Anyway, That's ALL I Got...
It's Listed on DISCOGS...


SO, Take It Or Leave It...

Click The Link
OR
Scroll On By...


Either Way, It's Right Here...


The Donnas Play It LOUD!

4/21/2023

Boogie On, Children

 



A radio recording at the Glasgow Apollo 1982.

Broadcast by Radio Clyde.

From the 20th Anniversary Tour.

In front of an extremely lively Scottish audience.


Very Good setlist.


No split tracks on this one.

It's cut into 2 mp3 files, so it fits onto 2 CDs.

There are a couple of cuts and jumps.
 
Otherwise an Excellent recording.


And Disc 2 is an absolutely Frantic 
51 minutes of blistering 
Quo Boogie.


QUO82-Disc1

QUO82-Disc2

You Keep A Wall All Around Ya...

 


This is a Pretty Cool Aerosmith 

Live Bootleg Compilation...


Some of Their Best Music, 

Live, All on 2 Discs...



Do You Have ALL The Sources
 Listed on the Back Cover?

Probably!?!





But, Still, It's Kinda Awesome!

To Have ALL These Great Songs Together!


It Shouldn't Be a Replacement for the 

Official Live! Bootleg...


Everyone Should Own That on 

Vinyl, CD, 8-Track, Etc.


This Is More Like a Companion Instead...


Thanks To Whomever Put It All Together!


Aerosmith - Alternate Live Bootleg! - CD1

Aerosmith - Alternate Live Bootleg! - CD2

4/19/2023

Of Other Tigers and Cats...



This Post Highlights The Late Guitarist:
Mark St. John 
AKA 
Mark Leslie Norton 
(February 7, 1956 – April 5, 2007)


Here's a Couple Sets of Demos:
White Tiger's 2nd Album Demos 
And 
The Keep Demos...

The ONLY Difference in the 2 Bands: 
Peter Criss!


White Tiger - Unreleased 2nd Album Demos 1988


With KISS:
Mark St. John Is On Animalize and the 
Video for Heaven's On Fire...

He Played ONLY 2 Full Shows 
and 1 Partial Show 
Durin' the Animalize Tour,
With Bruce Kulick Playin' the Rest...

And Was Officially Replaced by Kulick 
on December 8th, 1984.

He Is the ONLY Member of KISS 
Not to Appear on Any Album Front Cover...



KISS: Off The Soundboard - Poughkeepsie, NY 1984...

The ONLY Known Soundboard Recording 
With Mark St. John!

Recently Released on CD & Vinyl...



In 1999, 
Mark St. John 
Teamed Up With Phil Naro 
and
Released a CD Called 
The Mark St. John Project...



The 1st and Last Tracks Are Instrumentals...

The 3 In-Between Were

ALL Co-Written With Peter Criss...

2 of Which Were From The Keep Demos...


Mark St. John - Mark St. John Project (EP) 1999

These Tygers Were Cool Cats...



Tygers Of Pan Tang Took This Old Song,
And I Do Mean OLD...

In 1959, The Clovers Released a Single Version
Of Love Potion No. 9...

(Now, Why Did He Say Single Version???)


Anyway, the Tygers Had Fun With The Song
And Even Made a Cool Video To Go With It!


The Searchers Had a Hit With It in 1964...

Here They Are Performin' It In 1966...


Here's The Original Song Written by Leiber/Stoller...


And, Then There's The OTHER VERSION!!!


The Clovers Actually Recorded 2 Versions: 
The Single AND The Album...

The LP Version Contains 
Two Extra Lines of Lyrics 
Near The End of the Song!

And, Can Be Heard on the 
American Graffiti Soundtrack 
(Vinyl LP ONLY!!!)


After ALL These Years, 
I'd NEVER Heard Those
Last 2 Lines 
That Make You Think ____...

You Can Listen And Think for 
YourOwnSelf!


Enjoy and Play It LOUD!

4/18/2023

Looking Out Of My Lonely Room...

 


Another Badfinger Show from MisterManiac...

This One's a Pretty Special One...

The Reason Bein' That It Was Officially
Released (Sort Of...) in 1990 
as Day After Day: Live...


But and However, This Ain't It!

*************************************
Just Another Tragic Story Of a Great Band,
That Had Many Tragedies...

Seems Joey Molland Took The Tapes
From This Recording...

And Then He Re-Recorded Vocals and Guitars...
And, Possibly Bass Guitar...

That's Been Done Before on 70's Live Albums!
So, What's The Big Deal?

Then, Joey Removed Mike Gibbins' Drums, And
Replaced Them With a Drum Machine...

With a Truly Horrendous Soundin' Snare Drum!


He Also Re-Arranged The Song Order, So
That The Songs 
He Sang Where The First Ones
On The CD...

He Opted to Leave Out the Songs:
Perfection and Suitcase and Suitcase Jam...

And, Apparently, He Did Not Get Mike Or
Any Of The Widows And / Or Families Consent...

Or Provide For Them To Receive Any Money...

So, By The Time The Dust Settled, 
The Lawyers Were The ONLY Ones That Made Money...

If Interested, YOU Can Read
More Here At


Anyway, Here's The ORIGINAL Recording from

The Agora in Cleveland in 1974...

It's All Here: Warts and Feedback and Some Hiss, Etc...

And Some Really Great Music!

I Thought It Only Fitting That I Use The Same

Photos For This Badfinger CD Project...


Enjoy The ORIGINAL and Play It LOUD!