1/13/2024

Wearing Black Drape Coats...


 A King Biscuit Broadcast I believe.
The fantastic Brian Setzer touring his
The Knife Feels Like Justice solo album.
A great show with of course a couple of
Stray Cats tunes thrown into the 
mix as well.

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I Said High...


 From a Land Down Under it's AC/DC.
Back in 1977 doing what they do best.
Which is,giving us some of the best Rock Music...ever.

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1/09/2024

Tony Clarkin 1946 - 2024

 




Over Clouds My Mind Will Fly...


 It's another fresh vinyl rip for you
Metal Maniacs out there!
It's Legendary British Rockers Iron Maiden
from 1981 and another well known show.
Nijmegen,The Netherlands,April 28th.
They're touring their second album,Killers.
Their last with Paul Di'anno before it
really took off with Bruce Dickinson.

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We Came A Long Way,A Slow Way Too...


 

Quo on the excellent On The Level album tour in 
Ipswich,UK,1975.
Good setlist and hard rocking performance.
Pretty decent sound similar to previous 70s posts,
overall it's classic 70s period Quo at their best.







Take A Trip With Me...

 


A couple of short UFO shows from the early 
Schenker days the first one a very good 
sounding 3 track radio broadcast from Germany in 1974 with 
Schenker and Chapman on guitars.
The second one a five track show listed as 
from the Berlin Indoor Art Festival 18/09/73!
The first 3 are soundboard featuring a very early version of 
Rock Bottom and are the same as 
the well-known German TV  performance. 
The last 2 tracks are poor sounding and 
maybe not even from the same show who knows!










1/07/2024

Don't Look To Me For Answers...


 Here's a fresh vinyl rip of
the very well known Ozzy Radio Broadcast.
Montreal 1981.Diary Of A Madman Tour.
Featuring Randy ripping it up,
boy was he something on that six string.

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I've Seen A Million Faces...


 It's a live compilation we have here from the Bon Jovi Boyz.
Back when they were good!
Taken from various TV & Radio Broadcasts I presume.
Apart from that I have no information.
Nice comp tho'.

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You're So Rough,You're So Tough...


 AND WE'RE BACK!
First post of the year has been sent in to The Barn.

I didn't know that Rocket was on a brief break 
but sometimes a rest and recharge is needed. 
I did, however, want to share a 
treat for "the Barn" (and I know that you guys are 
taking a rest until the New Year, 
which is fine) that I think everyone will enjoy.
Black Oak Arkansas, Live on the Hog:
The show featured the (at the time) 15-year-old 
Shawn Lane on guitar, who absolutely 
shreds his way through the setlist. 
It was played on the radio in 1979, so the sound quality is great. 
The only problem with this set is it's just over 
45 minutes long, but man, what a performance.
Hope everyone enjoys! Blessings to you during this holiday season!
Thanks,

That "Crazy" Fellow

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12/24/2023

Many Years Since I Was Here...


 

This man is so talented it should be illegal.
Not only did he write all of these songs 
going back 5 decades but he plays a mean 
guitar on top,just why he would want to 
play a small pub in front of 150 people on a cold 
Thursday night is beyond me.
BUT, I am so glad he did.To hear 
these classic songs up 
close and personal was a real treat and to witness 
'Two Silhouettes' played live was a died and gone to heaven 
moment for me...
I left tonight in total awe of his genius...Enjoy,Ed.

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The End Of The Year Message.


Just a quick Happy and Safe Festive Season
to all those who follow and visit HRC. 
Thanks of course to everyone who contributes whether it's with shows
or commenting etc.
Big thanks as always to EDDIE (for his exclusive recordings).
And Steve for (UFO,QUO and everything else).
Many of you have probably noticed Rocket has been absent
for a while.It's been pretty quiet as far as info goes but 
hopefully he'll return in 2024.
Saying that I'll be taking a break until the New Year.
After that? we continue Rockin' of course.
Later...





I Must Have It Painted Black...


 It's the Stones from the Steel Wheels Tour.
Spain 1990.
The setlist is a good mixture of old and new.
Sounds like a fun show.
Bonus tracks featured at the end.

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She's Got Me Hooked...

 

Looking through my gig list for the year one thing 
that really stood out unfortunately was the lack of 
Melodic Rock bands on the road in the UK,
a genre very close to my heart..
SO! a massive thank you to Midnite City 
for keeping this catogory alive with some top quality 
AOR/Melodic Rock.They have been so consistent 
over the years album wise it was a pleasure to watch a
nd hear in this tiny venue tonight and 
just proving to me we in the UK can match what the U.S. 
and Sweden do so well...Enjoy,Ed.

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12/23/2023

Into The Misty Morning Sun...

 

Excellent FM radio broadcast of Paul Rodgers. 
 This time the band's called Paul Rodgers and Company. 
As always Paul's voice sounds great,
with a good setlist of classic songs and tracks from his 
Muddy Water Blues solo album.






Running Scared...

 

Here's an old classic audio dvd rip from a bootleg dvd
 I bought way back in the early 2000s,along with the
 MSG,Hamburg 1981 dvd.
 It's definitely worth having if you don't already. 
This version includes Chains Chains that's often 
missing on some versions probably 
due to the vocals lost in the mix at the start.
Otherwise it's an excellent soundboard from Dortmund,
Germany,1980.
With Paul "Tonka" Chapman firing out the riffs.





12/21/2023

Came A Time Remembered Well...


 aking in the comments recently
asked for some Blackmore's Night.
So here it is.
From Japan 1997 and a very good audience recording.
Folk/Rock from Ritchie and his wife.
A couple of Rainbow tunes are pulled out as well.

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You That Hide Behind Desks...


 Two legends touring together in 1986.
Bob Dylan and his pretty special backing band
Tom & His Heartbreakers.
Looks like it was value for money as it's
a mammoth setlist.
Of course Tom gets his fair share of tunes too.





12/17/2023

We Love Them,Yeah Yeah Yeah!


 A pretty good soundboard from The Beatles
back in '64.Thankfully all the screaming
is way in the background and leaves us
with a very enjoyable show.
A couple of years later The Beatles
would give up touring to 
concentrate on making some 
pretty decent albums. 

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12/16/2023

Doctor Doctor,Gimme The News...

 

Here we go again.An album by the Little House Band 
otherwise known as The Company Of Snakes 
or The Snakes or M3 and the Moody Marsden band.
An unreleased album of cover songs 
given away free at a company Xmas party.