If - British Radio Sessions 1970-1972 (FM)

If
British Radio Sessions 1970-1972 - (On The Air)
Venues Unknown
Sources Vary
London, England, UK
Recorded between 12-xx-1970 & 07-xx-1972
FM Broadcast Recordings
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

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01 Your City Is Falling 3:58
02 I Couldn’t Write And Tell You 7:08
03 Sunday Sad 6:57
04 Tarmac T Pirate And The Lonesome Nymphomaniac 3:12
05 Upstairs 3:50
06 Sweet January 5:32
07 Forgotten Roads 4:00
08 Fibonacci’s Number 7:53
09 Seldom Seen Sam 4:33
10 Far Beyond 4:59
11 The Light Still Shines 6:35
12 What Did I Say About The Box, Jack? 8:18
13 Waterfall 5:39
14 Seldom Seen Sam 7:19
80 mins

Tracks 01-04 Broadcast December 1970
Tracks 05-08 Broadcast June 1971
Tracks 09-10 Broadcast September 1971
Tracks 11-14 Broadcast July 1972

Lineup:
Jim Richardson - bass (tracks: 1 to 10)
Dave Wintour - bass (tracks: 11 to 14)
Dennis Elliot - drums (tracks: 01 to 10)
Cliff Davies - drums (tracks: 11 to 14)
Terry Smith - guitar
John Mealing - keyboards (tracks: 1 to 10)
Dave Greenslade - keyboards (tracks 11 to 14)
Dave Quincy  - saxophone, clarinet
Dick Morrissey - saxophone, flute
JW Hodkinson - vocals

Now for my next installment of my Salute To Progressive Rock Bands we have If. If is a British Progressive Rock/Jazz Rock band that, like Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears merged Prog-Rock, Rock, Blues and Big Jazz horns. If was though a little more Progressive Rock than the a fore mentioned bands. The first song "Your City Is Falling" is the perfect track to set the scene for the rest of the show. The song starts with its chorus that sounds like something The Mothers Of Invention would come up with around 200 Motels era. It then morphs to a smooth Jazz that soon is taken over by a Hammond organ riff like Greg Allman. Vocalist J.W. Hodkinson has a bit of a unique way of blending a tone like Pete Townshend with the power of Roger Daltry, the drama of Greg Lake's delivery, sometimes with a Jack Bruce phrasing. Guitars that can sound like Pat Metheny's clean tone to fuzzed out wah-wah that would make the most diehard of the Fillmore freak go wow man. They really are hard to explain to the uninitiated, my advice is to download this CD if you love trying different. If you are a fan of Focus, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Terry Kath era Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, throw them in a blender and your starting to understand.

Cliff Davies went on to make Ted Nugent's solo career a success. Dennis Elliot went on to play in Foreigner. Dave Greenslade would go on to work with Coloseum, Greenslade & as a solo artist. John Mealing played sessions for Mick Ronsoon, Leo Sayer, & John Entwistle ultimately joining The Strawbs. J.W. Hodkinson formed Rogue. Dick Morrissey went on to pay sessions with more names to count than we have space. Dave Quincy formed Zzebra. Dave Wintour went on to session work, including the bass on the Rocky Horror Picture Show track "Dammit Janet".

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J. Geils Band/Jack Bruce - King Biscuit Flower Hour 1990 (Pre-FM)

 

J. Geils Band/Jack Bruce
King Biscuit Flower Hour
Recorded: Cobo Hall Arena, Detroit, Michigan November 3, 1974
Recorded: The Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey December 26, 1980
Recorded: The Bottom Line, New York City, New York, November 17, 1977
For Broadcast The Week Of March 26-April 1, 1990
Pre-FM Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
CD Scan Included

Lineage: Broadcast CD > E.A.C. (burst) > Wave 16bit > Traders Little Helper > Flac Level 8 > Traders Little Helper > Wave 16bit > Goldwave (editing) Traders Little Helper (align sector boudaries) > Flac Level 8

01 Radio Station Test Tone (1kc Tone At 0"VU" For Setting Level And Balance)
02 King Biscuit Flower Hour Intro
03 Commercial U.S. Army Reserve
04 Commercial Trident Sugarless Gum
05 Commercial Silver Eagle Records Formula 45
06 King Biscuit Flower Hour Intro
07 (Ain't Nothin' But A) House Party
08 Detroit Breakdown
09 Must Of Got Lost
10 Give It To Me
11 Looking For Love
12 King Biscuit Flower Hour Station Break
13 Commercial U.S. Army Reserve
14 Commercial Trident Sugarless Gum
15 Commercial Silver Eagle Records Woodstock Rock
16 King Biscuit Flower Hour Intro
17 White Room
18 Politician
19 King Biscuit Flower Hour Station Break
20 Commercial U.S. Army Reserve
21 Commercial Trident Sugarless Gum
22 Commercial Trident Sugarless Gum
23 Commercial U.S. Army Reserve
24 King Biscuit Flower Hour Intro
25 Born Under A Bad Sign (Jazz Arrangement)
26 Sunshine Of Your Love
27 King Biscuit Flower Hour Credits
28 King Biscuit Flower Hour Promo No Voice Over

Total Playing Time: 1hr 1mn 32sc

Tracks 07-11 J. Geils Band, Cobo Hall Arena, Detroit, Michigan November 3, 1974
Tracks 17-18 Jack Bruce & Friends The Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey December 26, 1980
Tracks 25-26 Jack Bruce Band The Bottom Line, New York City, New York, November 17, 1977

J. Geils Band Line-up:
Peter Wolf lead vocals
Seth Justman keyboards, backing vocals
Stephen Jo Bladd drums, backing vocals
J. Geils guitars
Daniel Klein bass, backing vocals

Jack Bruce And Friends Line-up:
Jack Bruce bass, lead vocal
Clem Clempson guitar
David Sancious keyboards, guitar
Billy Cobham drums

Jack Bruce Band Line-up:
Jack Bruce bass, lead vocal
Hugh Burns guitar
Simon Phillips drums
Tony Hymas keyboards

justdave's notes:
This show is edited from files uploaded to the net by Leslie Mountain. It was 5 files with out the tracks being indexed. I decoded the files and used Goldwave v6.52 to index the files. No EQ or noise reduction was used. No remastering, remixing or volume adjustment was done. After the tracks were indexed Traders Little Helper was used to encode the waves to Flac Level 8, aligning sector boundary errors. The file set came with a CD scan and I found a scan of the Cue Sheet on the net so I included it as well.

This is one of those Re-broadcast King Biscuit shows, where they re-broadcast classic shows. This one only has one flaw, each bands portion of the show is too short.

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Savatage - Z-Rock Live ~ The Venue Dalls, Texas, U.S.A. 04-22-1990 (FM)

Savatage
Z-Rock Live
The Venue
Dalls, Texas, U.S.A.
April 22, 1990
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 7 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Lineage: Silver-CD > E.A.C > WAV > Traders Little Helper > Flac Level 7

01 The Dungeons Are Calling
02 City Beneath The Surface
03 Sirens
04 Of Rage And War
05 She's In Love
06 Hounds
07 Beyond The Doors Of The Dark
08 24 Hours Ago
09 Hall Of The Mountain King

Jon Oliva – lead vocals, keyboards
Criss Oliva (R.I.P.) – lead guitar, backing vocals
Chris Caffery – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Johnny Lee Middleton – bass, backing vocals
Steve "Doc" Wacholz – drums

Ah, I love this period of Savatage. It was just as the bands Progressive Metal leanings started to come into their song writing. The Gutter Ballet is one of my favorite albums. So much passion was put into the lyrics, and performances. The band then started it's eventual morphing into Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I have been a fan of Savatage since the very early days when I received a copy of the Avatar demo in the mail. This was back in the day of snail mail tape trading. I was privileged enough to have seen them a few times, before the death of Chris Oliva at Harpo's in Detroit, Michigan. A small, dirty relic of a theater from the Punch & Judy Days that became a Heavy Metal Hole In The Wall for decades.

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Jefferson Starship ~ Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 05-28-1982 (SBD) - Master Reel

Jefferson Starship
From Vietnam Veterans To The World A Night Of Healing
Moscone Convention Center
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
May 28, 1982
Soundboard Recording - Master Reel
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Poster Replica Included

Lineage: Soundboard > Master Cassette > Reel > DAT > CDR > EAC > FLAC

Disc One
01 Intro 1:32
02 Somebody To Love 4:04
03 Ride The Tiger 5:20
04 Stranger 5:18
05 Fast Buck Freddy 3:59
06 Find Your Way Back 4:50
07 Save Your Love 7:39
08 Fooled Around And Fell In Love (Elvin Bishop) 5:02
09 The Girl With The Hungry Eyes 3:32 >
10 Bass Solo 3:55 >
11 Bass & Synthesizer Duet 3:06

Disc Two  47:58
01 Play On Love* 3:45
02 Jane** 4:33
03 Light The Sky On Fire 8:21 >
04 Drum Solo 5:55
05 Stairway To Cleveland 4:26
06 Dance With The Dragon 11:17

Encore:

07 White Rabbit 2:25
08 Rock 'n' Roll Is Good Time Music 7:16

Total Time Disc 1: 48mn 17sc
Total Time Disc 2: 47mn 58sc
Total Time Both Discs: 1hr 36mn 15sc

two minor flaws, possibly of on-stage origin, neither during the music:
* d2-t1 one second analog static @ 3:44
** d2-t2 one second analog static @ 0:07

Grace Slick - vocals
Mickey Thomas - vocals
Paul Kantner - guitar, vocals
Craig Chaquico - lead guitar
Pete Sears - bass
Aynsley Dunbar - drums
David Freiberg - keyboards

For post #2 of this installment of Rosebud's Salute To Her Favorite Singer's we have the duo of Grace Slick and Micky Thomas. Marty Balin & Grace Slick had left the band so Micky Thomas of the Elvin Bishop Band was brought in (this show has him belting out one of my favorite songs "Fooled Around And Fell In Love"). The music also changed to something more commercial. More of an Arena Rock kinda thing. When Paul Kanter felt like it was time to move on, he actually quit the band. That forced the modification of the name to Starship. That version of the band also had a few hits before it ultimately broke up. Paul Kantner later resurrected the band, while Mickey Thomas tours the State Fair circuit with Mickey Thomas' Starship.

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Jefferson Starship - Sheep Meadow, Central Park, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 05-12-1975 (FM)

Jefferson Starship
Sheep Meadow
Central Park
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
May, 12, 1975
FM Broadcast Recording - Master Reel
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

01 Intro, Ride The Tiger
02 Off The Trees! Pt1
03 Fast Buck Freddie
04 The Witcher
05 Off The Trees! Pt2
06 Devil's Den
07 Caroline
08 Off The Trees! Pt3
09 Driving Me Crazy
10 Papa Creach's Down Home Blues
11 Off The Trees! Pt4
12 Play On Love
13 Better Lying Down
14 Have You Seen The Saucers?
15 Come To Life
16 White Rabbit
17 Off The Trees Pt5
18 Sweeter Than Honey
19 Somebody To Love
20 Volunteers (end cut)

Grace Slick – vocals
Marty Balin – vocals
Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals
Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, backing vocals
Pete Sears – bass, backing vocals
John Barbata – drums, backing vocals
David Freiberg – keyboards, bass, vocals
Papa John Creach – violin, backing vocals

For our next post from Rosebud's Salute To Her Favorite Singers we have the Legendary Grace Slick. This show from a Classic Line-up of Jefferson Starship having Marty Balin on co-lead vocals. Rosebud came to Jefferson Starship through the MTV period of the band. I have however schooled her on the difference between that era and the 1970's version of the band. The thing I always liked about this era of Jefferson Starship live was that feeling of chaos that could fly out of control at any moment (and sometimes did). That's the thing that drew me into the Hardcore Punk Rock scene. That feeling that every concert was a living breathing example of Intermitant Explosive Disorder (the more violent version of The Call Of The Void). This show from Jefferson Starship is a perfect example of that raw Rock n Roll energy.

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