What (other) bootlegs are you listening to right now?

DarthMaeglin
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In the vein of (what I assume is) the Pearl Jam-centric bootleg thread (and so as not to step on any toes there, lol), I thought it would be interesting to see who's listening to what (true, lol?) non-PJ bootlegs others are listening to (should it maybe be broadened to include live albums, lol?). Also a good time to acknowledge just how spoiled we are as Pearl Jam fans when it comes to recordings of live shows.
Right now I'm listening to Led Zeppelin at Spokane, Washington, 1968-12-30 (man, is this one rough, lol).
Right now I'm listening to Led Zeppelin at Spokane, Washington, 1968-12-30 (man, is this one rough, lol).
"The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."
10-30-1991 Toronto, Toronto 1 & 2 2016, Toronto 2022
10-30-1991 Toronto, Toronto 1 & 2 2016, Toronto 2022
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Now on to San Francisco, 1969-04-27, still the Zep. This one sounds much better, but seems to jump around on the copy I have. There also seem to be some issues with the bass a couple songs in, but these guys are still amazing.
As a sidenote, I've long said Led Zeppelin was my favourite band ever (even though I'm too young to have experienced them directly, lol). I'm realizing that that might no longer be true, they may be number 2 to Pearl Jam, lol."The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."
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DMB- Boston 2 from 20060
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Glad I'm not the only one playing this game, lol.pjfaninindiana said:DMB- Boston 2 from 2006
Listened to Warrensville Heights, USA, 1969-07-20 (still the Zep, lol), decent but unremarkable, unfortunately hindered by it pretty much only coming through the left headphone, lol.
Also listened to Lewisville, USA, 1969-08-31, this one sounds like it might be a soundboard recording, excellent sound, and some blazing performances on this one.
Finally, also listened to Vancouver, Canada, 1970-03-31, good performance and decent sound.
So far, Lewisville's the best of the bunch, 12 more Zeppelin shows to go in the collection, lol, however a friend gave me a gift card I used to buy the Boston Experiment, so it's back to PJ for a bit for me, lol."The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."
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It's a good idea for a thread. I will post more as I listen to them. Still have 8 more DMB shows to go through from the Live Trax series. So it will be a lot of listening for sure lol.0
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DMB- St Louis 20080
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Still with the Zep, just finished L.A. 1970-09-04. Decent sound, but what stands out (as it should on any bootleg, lol) is the band's performance, almost as good as the Lewisville show. And Bron-Yr-Aur live (not the Stomp, lol), love it!
Up next is Tokyo, 1971-09-24."The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."
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Tokyo was good, with a blazing Whole Lotta Love medley, but it was unfortunately hampered by what can best be described as low-end overload, making songs like Moby Dick...baffling, at best, lol.
Now on to Osaka, 1971-09-29, pretty decent so far. One interesting thing with these Japan shows is (like the concert from the BBC Sessions) hearing songs from the fourth album before that album's release. Crowds seem to be universally stunned on hearing the then-unfamiliar Stairway To Heaven, lol.
I've been posting so much since I'm doing "quality control" on my mp3s, specifically the boots I've downloaded over the years."The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."
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Smashing Pumpkins NYC 2 2008. Forgot they had a horn player on this tour. Was a nice addition to a number of the songs. Great to hear a song like Crestfallen live. Other two standouts were 99 Floors and Sunkissed.0
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Nice, I recently listened to the Pumpkins part of a show I was at (Toronto, 1991-10-30), saw them live a couple times over the years.
Missed posting a few (still Zep, lol). Adelaide, Australia (1972-02-19) and Liverpool, England (1973-01-14), neither of which were particularly remarkable.
New Orleans (1973-05-14, also known as The Drag Queen) was near-soundboard audio, good performance as well.
Chicago (1973-07-06) was pretty decent with some excellent performances. Only hindered by mid-song dropoffs (to be somewhat expected, but here they don't resume the song), as well as the first (vinyl) side seems to be played as last (so far the mp3s are each performance as a single mp3, except Vancouver).
Dallas (1975-03-04) was again possibly soundboard, with an excellent set list and performances.
Now I'm into the Live Aid set they did (1985-07-13). I've already seen it, so I know it's not their best performance, lol, but the audio on this copy is awful, obviously off a much played tape on a vcr, lol.
Next up will be The Zeppelin Express Physical Rocket (1975-05-25)."The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."
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Wow, that's cool you saw SP in 91. That would be cool to see a band before they become huge. Would've been something to be at one of those Zeppelin shows where Stairway was played without it being known. To hear a song first that would go on to be an all time classic. That would be some bragging rights for sure!0
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Guided By Voices - Asheville, NC 2000
Pretty fun show as all GBV shows seem to be. Features covers of Baba, as well as parts of I Am The Walrus and Wild Horses.0 -
The Zeppelin Express Physical Rocket was pretty damn good, followed it with For Badgeholders Only (L.A. 1977-06-23), which reminded me that I also need to listen to Badgeholders back-to-back with Listen To This Eddie (L.A. 1977-06-21), since it seems someone substituted cd1 from Listen as cd1 of Badgeholders (stage banter's pretty much word-for-word, as well as not fully matching the vinyl copy of Badgeholders I've got).
Those are on the backburner for now though, since Live At The Gorge just arrived in the mail today, so I'll be listening to that the next couple days, lol."The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."
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Got through 3 more DMB shows this week. Hartford 2000. Then Red Rocks 2 & 3 from 2005.0
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Finishing up DMB Red Rocks 4 from 20050
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Nice, not too familiar with them, in fact it took a couple posts before I realized you were listening to the Dave Mathews Band (I hope I am correct on that, lol). I know they're up there in terms of live reputation, so I'll likely give them a try at some point.pjfaninindiana said:Finishing up DMB Red Rocks 4 from 2005
One thing all this bootleg listening I've been doing recently has "inspired" me to do is go through all my music files and give all my boots a listen. I know I've got a few Pumpkins shows, some of which I've not yet listened to, lol. Got a couple Dead shows as well as some Rage Against The Machine too. After Live At The Gorge, of course, lol (listening to the third show right now).
Then I'll start going through my official live albums, lol."The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."
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Did the "bootleg search" last night, found more than I remembered I had, lol. Kicking off the next wave with a Police boot from 1980 called Crimewatch (not sure of its background, but it sounds good so far)."The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."
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Listened to a Thievery Corporation show from 26 August 2006, groovy tunes, though the sound was a bit muddy.
Currently enjoying Rage Against The Machine, 11-06-99 (comes up as The Palace Of Exile), hard-hitting performance with good sound quality, only downside is my copy has annoying almost 1 second breaks between each song. Worth the listen all the same, lol.
Expect to listen to a Cypress Hill show from 27 October 2007 later this evening."The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."
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Haha, yeah you are right. Dave Matthews Band. I'm really loving their Live Trax discs. Good packaging featuring pics from the shows. And REAL CD's, not CDRs which is awesome! Overall a great live band, though sometimes the jams do drag on a bit too long on rare occasion. Speaking of Live at the Gorge, there's a DMB has a box set from there as well, which i'll get to soon I hope.DarthMaeglin said:
Nice, not too familiar with them, in fact it took a couple posts before I realized you were listening to the Dave Mathews Band (I hope I am correct on that, lol). I know they're up there in terms of live reputation, so I'll likely give them a try at some point.pjfaninindiana said:Finishing up DMB Red Rocks 4 from 2005
One thing all this bootleg listening I've been doing recently has "inspired" me to do is go through all my music files and give all my boots a listen. I know I've got a few Pumpkins shows, some of which I've not yet listened to, lol. Got a couple Dead shows as well as some Rage Against The Machine too. After Live At The Gorge, of course, lol (listening to the third show right now).
Then I'll start going through my official live albums, lol.0 -
Another Pumpkins show. Denver 2008. Pretty kick ass show! Nice acoustic version of 1979.0
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