Soundgarden Bootlegs

mareede

It looks like 6/03/94 San Jose. It's either that or the Berkeley show the next night.

Either way, don't bother on grabbing an audio from video from YouTube unless you really need to. There are good-quality versions of "Limo Wreck" out there, specifically 3/23/94 and 6/14/94. There are also complete DAT audios of both California shows I referenced, though unfortunately I haven't been able to track down either one.

I've been wanting to put together a Superunknown live compilation for awhile, since it's the only album where we have surfaced performances for each song. It would probably look like this:

Let Me Drown - 8/22/93 Holmdel, NJ
My Wave - 8/20/93 Jones Beach [SBD]
Fell On Black Days - Video version [SBD]
Mailman - 9/20/96 MTV Studios [SBD]
Superunknown - 9/09/95 Reggio Emilia, IT
Head Down - 9/09/95 Reggio Emilia, IT
Black Hole Sun - 9/20/96 MTV Studios [SBD]
Spoonman - 9/20/96 MTV Studios [SBD]
Limo Wreck - 6/14/94 Rochester, NY
The Day I Tried To Live - 3/23/94 Oslo, NO
Kickstand - 8/11/94 Calgary, AB [SBD]
Fresh Tendrils - 6/17/94 New York, NY
4th Of July - 9/09/95 Reggio Emilia, IT
Half - 6/17/94 New York, NY
Like Suicide - 6/17/94 New York, NY

There are better performances of some of these songs out there, but the quality on all of these is really nice and you really couldn't go wrong with any of these versions.

Sigh...another project I won't get to do until I'm back in the USA.

immortality_13

mareede wrote:

It looks like 6/03/94 San Jose. It's either that or the Berkeley show the next night.

Either way, don't bother on grabbing an audio from video from YouTube unless you really need to. There are good-quality versions of "Limo Wreck" out there, specifically 3/23/94 and 6/14/94. There are also complete DAT audios of both California shows I referenced, though unfortunately I haven't been able to track down either one.

lol i do really need to. i have both those versions ur talkin bout, the one from 6/14/94 is not really one i can put on cd cos the sounds too hollow. and the one from 3/23/94, chris's vocals are too low, the one i found on Youtube seems to be perfect, and it is from San Jose yeah.

guess im askin for somethin too specific, i know theres a way to rip audio from dvd but unfortunetely i dont have a dvd player in my computer.

mareede

immortality_13 wrote:

mareede wrote:

It looks like 6/03/94 San Jose. It's either that or the Berkeley show the next night.

Either way, don't bother on grabbing an audio from video from YouTube unless you really need to. There are good-quality versions of "Limo Wreck" out there, specifically 3/23/94 and 6/14/94. There are also complete DAT audios of both California shows I referenced, though unfortunately I haven't been able to track down either one.

lol i do really need to. i have both those versions ur talkin bout, the one from 6/14/94 is not really one i can put on cd cos the sounds too hollow. and the one from 3/23/94, chris's vocals are too low, the one i found on Youtube seems to be perfect, and it is from San Jose yeah.

guess im askin for somethin too specific, i know theres a way to rip audio from dvd but unfortunetely i dont have a dvd player in my computer.

Well, I have that DVD with me so let me try and rip it. You really want to avoid YouTube audio unless it's absolutely necessary because of YouTube's compression.

Also: I'm still working on db.etree.org's show/setlist database. I'm done with 1986-90 and 1994-97-all known audios have been entered for those eras and most of the problem listings have been changed.

immortality_13

mareede wrote:

immortality_13 wrote:

mareede wrote:

It looks like 6/03/94 San Jose. It's either that or the Berkeley show the next night.

Either way, don't bother on grabbing an audio from video from YouTube unless you really need to. There are good-quality versions of "Limo Wreck" out there, specifically 3/23/94 and 6/14/94. There are also complete DAT audios of both California shows I referenced, though unfortunately I haven't been able to track down either one.

Well, I have that DVD with me so let me try and rip it. You really want to avoid YouTube audio unless it's absolutely necessary because of YouTube's compression.

Also: I'm still working on db.etree.org's show/setlist database. I'm done with 1986-90 and 1994-97-all known audios have been entered for those eras and most of the problem listings have been changed.

i wouldnt even know how to rip it from youtube and didnt think i could, anyways thanks so much if ur able to rip the audio.

pirlo21

I know there's probably a link on here somewhere, but there are just too many pages to scroll through!!

Are there any good audio bootlegs of any Cornell shows from last year?
I've got the pro shot DVD of the Buenos Aires festival, and that's fucking awesome.
But could really do with something on CD. That same show would do if it's around.

Cheers guys!

mareede

6/17/94 now on DIME: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=194830

Coming up next: 9/21/96.

pirlo21

Hi guys.

I've downloaded 3 or 4 of these Soundgarden boots and have been quite impressed, as I didn't even know these kinds of recording existed!

But is there a general consensus, 'must have' show? In terms of quality of recording, set list, performance (particularly Chris' vocals) etc etc...
Doesn't have to be one show, could be two or three great ones that I should go after.

Any help, much appreciated.

Diolch.

mareede

It depends on the era you want. There are at least three distinct eras in the band's history, so it really depends on what songs you want to hear and what kind of performance you want. I'll go through each era for you here with my picks:

1984-90 (ie Screaming Life>Louder Than Love):
9/05/88 Seattle, WA, USA [A sound, great performance
10/24/88 San Francisco, CA USA [A sound, great performance]
2/12/89 San Francisco, CA, USA [A soundboard, amazing performance]
5/22/89 Hamburg, DE [A- sound, cool setlist]
9/23/89 Los Angeles, CA, USA [A+ soundboard, cool show]
1/21/90 Boston, MA, USA [good soundboard, great show]
4/16/90 Dusseldorf, DE [A+ soundboard, good show-but too short]
9/02/90 Seattle, WA, USA [end of an era-lots of old songs; good sound]

1991-92 (Badmotorfinger):
10/06/91 Hollywood, CA, USA [A+ soundboard, awesome performance]
1/29/92 Los Angeles, CA [B sound, but amazing performance and great setlist]
3/12/92 London, UK [A- audience recording, but great, long show]
5/02/92 Chicago, IL, USA [A audience recording, great long show]
7/22/92 Bremerton, WA, USA [A+ soundboard, amazing DVD, great performance]
9/11/92 Irvine, CA, USA [A- sound, amazing performance]

1993-1997 (Superunknown>DOTU):
2/08/94 Tokyo, JP [A/A-audience recording, awesome setlist, excellent show]
4/08/94 Paris, FR [A DAT recording, good show but kind of eerie-see date]
6/14/94 Rochester, NY, USA [good recording, awesome show]
6/17/94 New York, NY, USA [excellent audience recording, awesome show]
8/06/94 Barrie, ON, CAN [good audience recording, cool show]
8/13/94 Seattle, WA, USA [poor sound, incomplete recording, but AMAZING show]
8/27/95 Reading, UK [excellent sound, unique performance, only version of "Christi"]
9/09/95 Reggio Emilia, IT [good sound, amazing performance]
7/05/96 Barrie, ON, CAN [great sound, good performance; "Flower"!]
9/16/96 Glasgow, Scotland [good sound, best setlist ever]
10/11/96 Rotterdam, NL [good sound, great show, only surfaced version of "Switch Opens"]
11/07/96 Denver, CO, USA [great sound]
11/09/96 Chicago, IL, USA [great sound, great show, Chris drunk as hell]
11/29/96 Mesa, AZ, USA [allegedly the best sounding audience recording ever, but I haven't heard it]
12/18/96 Seattle, WA, USA [poor sound but amazing performance, just like 8/13/94; "Head Down" and "Nothing To Say"]
2/02/97 Perth, OZ [poor show, okay sound but a must-have]

If you want strong vocals, I recommend anything from 1988-92, plus 6/17/94, 9/09/95 and 12/18/96. If you want great setlists (and that again depends on your taste in Soundgarden], go for 5/22/89, 9/02/90, 1/29/92, 5/02/92, 2/08/94, 8/13/94, 9/09/95, 9/16/96 and 12/18/96. If you have to have a soundboard recording, go for 2/12/89, 9/23/89, 4/16/90, 10/06/91 and 7/22/92. If you just want the best shows, go for the tour-ending shows (9/05/88, 9/02/90, 9/11/92, 8/13/94, 9/09/95 and 12/18/96], add in 2/12/89, 5/02/92, 2/08/94 and 9/16/96, and be done with it, regardless of sound.

Hopefully this helps.

pirlo21

Wow! mareede, you fucking legend!! Much more info than I expected!

Much, much appreciated!

I'll have a trawl through and siphon out what I fancy.

Cheers again.

Diolch.

mareede

pirlo21 wrote:

Wow! mareede, you fucking legend!! Much more info than I expected!

Much, much appreciated!

I'll have a trawl through and siphon out what I fancy.

Cheers again.

Diolch.

Start with 2/08/94 Tokyo. Good sound, awesome vocals, amazing setlist. You get songs from Screaming Life through Superunknown.

pirlo21

Cheers. Very much appreciated.

I've only got PC at work, so not able to download. Just E-mailed a mate of mine who's a whizz a list of half a dozen of those shows I fancy.
He's already got me the Tokyo one you recommended as well as a couple of other.
Can't wait to get my hands on them now!

Thanks again.

opiumrebel

Hi everybody,
I've already written to Matt that I have a TV Special about Soundgarden taped 96. This features small cuts of a live show recorded, semi-professionally, by the band in Cologne. I'm planning to transfer this to DVD and, if I figure out how, seed it over at Dime. For now a few picutres (shoddy quality, taken from TV set with Digi-Cam)

mareede

opiumrebel wrote:

Hi everybody,
I've already written to Matt that I have a TV Special about Soundgarden taped 96. This features small cuts of a live show recorded, semi-professionally, by the band in Cologne. I'm planning to transfer this to DVD and, if I figure out how, seed it over at Dime. For now a few picutres (shoddy quality, taken from TV set with Digi-Cam)

Excellent! That's great news.

9/21/96 is now up on DIME: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=194976

Also up on DIME is a new show, 8/25/92 in Charlotte, NC. Awesome stuff!

This thread is making me feel all fuzzy inside...

(that, and the cheap wine)

Duder5k

opiumrebel that video sounds awesome! Dude, I'm really looking forward to seeing that. Good luck getting it uploaded.

immortality_13

mareede wrote:

Excellent! That's great news.

9/21/96 is now up on DIME: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=194976

Also up on DIME is a new show, 8/25/92 in Charlotte, NC. Awesome stuff!

This thread is making me feel all fuzzy inside...

(that, and the cheap wine)

downloaded a few tracks from the 96 show, so far very good thanks alot for it.

mareede

10/02/96 and 10/11/96 posted today on DIME.

Up next: 1/27/97 and 2/02/97.

blinddogsdontbelieve

I love this thread! Spread the the soundgarden love!

opiumrebel

Duder5k wrote:

opiumrebel that video sounds awesome! Dude, I'm really looking forward to seeing that. Good luck getting it uploaded.

It's a cool special, interviews and videos snippets and some live segments. But please keep in mind that it was produced for German-TV. So it's, unfortunately, in German, more annoying for all non German speakers it features voice over instead of subtitles. This can be annoying for some people.
But nonetheless it's quite interesting.

mareede

1/27/97 and a rant from me: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=195414

immortality_13

in response to ur rant, im with u, being from Australia its hard enough gettin ur fav band out here. as for bootlegs, i think the recordin of shows by people attendin various concerts is quite poor here in terms of quality and the actual recordin of shows. people in countries excludin australia seem to be better at it.

its almost impossible for me to obtain shows that some of my fav bands did here, especially from the early 90s from bands like AIC, GNR and if there are any they are crap quality especially the GNR ones cos ive heard em. Havin said that people do seem to be able to record Pearl Jam shows quite well and aided by radio broadcasts for the first few times they toured, there is plenty of bootlegs from them.

some of these bands like Soundgarden and AIC only toured here once or twice and will never again, at least in their orginal form, maybe there are some good bootlegs out there but obviously they are being with held by the people that recorded them as well as tv and radio stations in Aus. so its a real shame that younger people who werent around when they toured may never hear the concerts they played in their own country.