Grateful Dead - 1971-12-31 - San Francisco CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1971-12-31
Winterland Arena
San Francisco, CA
Soundboard recording
224 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set
01. intro > Dancing In The Streets
02. Mr. Charlie
03. Brown Eyed Women
04. Beat it On Down the Line
05. You Win Again
06. Jack Straw
07. Sugaree
08. El Paso > Chinatown Shuffle
09. Tennessee Jed
10. Mexicali Slues
11. China Cat Sunflower > Inow You Rider
12. Next Time You See Me
13. Playin In The Band
14. Loser
15. One More Saturday Night

2nd Set:
01. Truckin
02. Drums
03. The Other One >
04. Me & My Uncle >
05. The Other One
06. Jam > Black Peter
07. Big River
08. The Same Thing
09. Ramble On Rose
10. Sugar Magnolia
11. Not Fade Away >
12. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad >
13. Not Fade Away

Encore:
01. Casey Jones

Grateful Dead - 1971-12-31 - San Francisco CA (SBD)

As has become tradition here at So ManY Roads, our last show on new year's Eve, and the last show of the year, features the one and only Grateful Dead.  of course, its a logical choice since the Dead played 22 times on New Year's Eve between 1966 and 1991, skipping only 1967, 1973, 1974, and 1975.  (Note - Jerry Garcia sat in with the Allmans on New Year's Eve 1973 and played a solo gig on December 31, 1975, so he only skipped 2 years!).  Since we featured some great shows from 1971 earlier this month, we decided to stick with that year, and bring you this soundboard recording from December 31, 1971, 45 years ago today!

Happy New Year!

Elvis Costello - 1981-12-31 - New York, NY (SBD)

Elvis Costello
& The Attractions
1981-12-31
Palladium
New York NY
Soundboard Recording
192 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Lipstick Vogue
02. Watching The Detectives
03. Accidents Will Happen
04. Secondary Modern
05. Oliver's Army
06. Green Shirt
07. Radio, Radio
08. Sittin' And Thinkin'
09. Success
10. Good Year For The Roses
11. Psycho
12. Brown To Blue
13. How Much I Lied
14. Sweet Dreams
15. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
16. I'm Your Toy
17. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?
18. Honey Hush
19. instrumental by Steve Nieve
20. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
21. Strict Time
22. Pidgin English
23. Watch Your Step
24. The Beat
25. Kid About It
26. New Lace Sleeves
27. Big Tears
28. Human Hands
29. Hand In Hand
30. Shabby Doll
31. Almost Blue
32. High Fidelity
33. The Long Honeymoon
34. Temptation
35. Clowntime Is Over
36. Beyond Belief
37. Clubland
38. I've Been Born Again > King Horse
39. Big Sister's Clothes
40. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
41. From A Whisper To A Scream
42. Mystery Dance
43. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
44. Alison (missing)

Elvis Costello - 1981-12-31 - New York, NY (SBD)

For our 2nd New Year's Ever post today, we bring you a soundboard recording from elvis Costello at the Palladium in New York on December 31, 1981, 32 years ago today! Costello had actually released 2 albums that year, Trust in January and Almost Blue in May.  While the first disc reflected many of the punk, new wave and power pop sensibilities of his earlier work, the latter album was a complete departure from previous form.  Almost Blue consisted entirely of country covers, including works originally written by Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Gram Parsons.  It was just one of the many twists and turns, emcompassing various musical styles, in the careerof teh man born Declan Patrick Aloysius Macmanus.

Hall & Oates - 1978-12-31 - Pittsburgh, PA (FM)

Hall & Oates

1978-12-31

Piitsburgh Civic center

Pittsburgh PA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Don't Blame It On Love

02. Serious Music

03. Band Chatter

04. Crowd

05. Rich Girl

06. Do What You Want, Be What You Are

07. I Don't Wanna Lose You

08. My Girl

09. Abandoned Luncheonette

10. Gino (The Manager)

11. The Emptyness

12. Band Intros

13. London Luck & Love

14. August Day

15. Back Together Again

16. Sara Smile

17. She's Gone

18. It's A Laugh

19. Melody For A Memory

20. Crowd

21. Alley Katz > Room To Breathe

22. Interlude

23. Pleasure Beach

Hall & Oates - 1978-12-31 - Pittsburgh, PA (FM)

Hall and Oates have always been part of a musical style known as "blue eyed soul", a term coined in the 1960s to describe R&B and soul music played by white artists. such bands often played songs recorded in a style similar to music found on the predominantly black Motown and Stax labels.  Little wonder then, that during the New Year's Eve 1978 concert, 338 years ago today in Pittsburgh, Hall and Oates performed a cover of The Temptation's number one single from 1965, My Girl.

Bruce Springsteen - 1975-12-30 - Philadelphia, PA (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen
& the E Street Band
1975-12-30
The Tower Theater
Philadelphia PA
Soundboard Recording
192 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01, Night 
02, 10th Avenue Freeze-Out 
03, Spirit In The Night 
04, Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? 
05, It's My Life 
06, She's The One 
07, Born To Run 
08, It's Gonna Work Out Fine
09, Growin' Up 
10, It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City 
11, Backstreets 
12, Mountain Of Love 

CD 2:
01, Jungleland 
02, Rosalita 
03, 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 
04, Detroit Medley 
05, Thunder Road 
06, Wear My Ring (Around Your Neck) 
07, Quarter To Three
08, For You 
09, Twist And Shout

Bruce Springsteen - 1975-12-30 - Philadelphia, PA (SBD)

For Bruce Springsteen, 1975 was the year that vaulted him from NJ Rocker to Nationwide Superstar. The release of the album Born To Run, and his legendary live shows hows in August at the Bottom Line in New York, took him from the front page of the Asbury Park Press to the covers of Newsweek and Time.  Springsteen finished that historic year with 4 shows at The Tower Theater In Philadelphia, just across the river from New Jersey.  The New year's Eve show from that run has been officially leased while, a few years ago, we posted a soundboard from night 2 on December 28.  Today we bring you a soundboard of night 3, on December 30, 1975, 41 years ago today. One note - this one is NOT officially released. A check of the Springsteen site shows its the next night that you can purchase!

Gov’t Mule - 1996-12-29 - Philadelphia PA (SBD)

Gov't Mule

1996-12-29

Middle East

Philadelphia, PA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Pygmy Twylyte >

02. Blind Man In The Dark >

03. Mother Earth

04. John The Revelator >

05. Game Face >

06. Mountain Jam Tease >

07. Game Face

08. Rockin Horse >

09. Suffer

10. Birth Of The Mule

11. Dolphineus >

12. Painted Silver Light

13. Mr.Big

14. The Same Thing >

15. Trane>

16. Eternity's Breathe Jam >

17. St.Stephen Jam

18. Left Coast Groovies >

19. Drums >

20. Left Coast Groovies >

21. Mule >

22. I've Been Workin>

23. Mule

Encore:

24. Spanish Moon

25. Young Mule Blues >

26. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl >

27. Young Mule Blues

Gov’t Mule - 1996-12-29 - Philadelphia PA (SBD)

Just 6 days after his 1996 Christmas Jam solo concert, Warren Haynes was back with Gov’t Mule for a concert on December 29, 1996, 17 years ago today, from Philadelphia PA. This soundboard captures the band paying tribute to its jam band ancestors, the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers, with covers of St. Stephen and Mountain Jam, respectively.

The Pretenders - 1979-12-28 - London, UK (SBD)

The Pretenders
1979-12-28
Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea
Hammersmith Odeon
London, UK
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Brass in Pocket
02  Private Life

The Pretenders - 1979-12-28 - London, UK (SBD)

As promised yesterday, here are two tracks from The Pretenders' set from night 3 of the Concerts For Kampuchea, on December 28, 1979, 37 years ago today.  These soundboard recordings were not included on the officially released album back in 1981.

The Clash - 1979-12-27 - London, UK (SBD)

The Clash
1979-12-27
Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea
Hammersmith Odeon
London, UK
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Bankrobber
02. London Calling

The Clash - 1979-12-27 - London, UK (SBD)

As 1979 came to a close, a host of rock superstars came together for a 4 nigh series of concerts at the Hammersmith Odeon in London to raise money for the victims of war-torn Cambodia. The 4 shows, entitled The Concerts For The People OF Kampuchea,, featured the following acts:

• December 26: Queen
• December 27: Ian Dury, Matumba and The Clash
• December 28: The Specials, The Pretenders and The Who
• December 29: Elvis Costello, Rockpile and Paul McCartney & Wings 

A double album featuring highlights from the concert was released in 1981, but due to a host of record company issues, has never been released in any digital format. That said, today we have some highlights of from The Clash's set from the 2nd show, on December 27, 1979, 37 years ago today, which were not included on the album when released. Download this soundboard recording now, then come back tomorrow for The Pretenders from night 3 of the Concerts For Kampuchea.

New Year's Eve 2016 Celebration At So Many Roads

In a few days on New year's Eve, as has become tradition here at So Many Roads, we will bring you a host of shows to ring in the new year.  While in the past we've had upwards of 6 shows, this year we'll post just 3 - from Hall & Oates, Willie nelson and The Grateful Dead. 

Happy 2017 and enjoy the tunz!

January's Theme At So Many Roads

We still have plenty of shows to post this month starting again on December 26, but we figured we'd give you an early notice of our January 2017 theme here at So Many Roads. For January, our theme will be 5 concerts, 5 decades. In other words, we will bring you 5 concerts from each of the following decades: the 1970s, 1980, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Its 25 shows in all spanning nearly 50 years of music!

Enjoy the tunz!

Have A Happy & Peaceful Holiday

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and peaceful holiday season.

Peace on earth, goodwill to all!

Holiday Break

We'll be away for a few days celebrating Christmas with the family!

Be back posting music again on December 27!

Everyone have a great holiday!

And I leave you with one of my very favorite Christmas songs, entitled a "Christmas Auld Lang Syne, from the late, great Bobby Darin!

Neville Brothers - 1991-12-20 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

Neville Brothers

with Carlos Santana

1991-12-20

Warfield Theater,

San Francisco, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Hey Pocky Way >

02. Walk On Gilded Splinters

03. Mojo Hannah

04. Yellow Moon

05. Tell It Like It Is

06. Unknown Instrumental

07  Brother Jake (with Tower Of Power Horns)

08  Junk Man (with Carlos Santana)

09  Africa > (with Carlos Santana)

10  Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again (with Carlos Santana)

11  Ain't No Use (with Carlos Santana)

Neville Brothers - 1991-12-20 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

The Neville brothers are one of those bands I learned to about through my affinity for the Grateful Dead.  The Dead played both Iko Iko and Hey Pocky Way in concert, 2 tunes often fund in the Neville's repertoire. This soundboard captures the Nevilles in the Dead's home city of San Francisco on December 20, 1991, 15 years ago today, getting a little help from another member of the San Francisco music scene, the one and only Carlos Santana.

Neil Young - 2007-12-19 - New York, NY (Ex Aud)

Neil Young
2007-12-19
United Palace
New York, NY
HQ Audience recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. From Hank To Hendrix
02. Ambulance Blues
03. Sad Movies
04. A Man Needs A Maid
05. No One Seems To Know
06. Harvest
07. Try
08. Journey Through The Past
09. Mellow My Mind
10. Love Art Blues
11. Cowgirl In The Sand
12. Out On The Weekend
13. Mr. Soul
14. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
15. Dirty Old Man
16. Spirit Road
17. Bad Fog Of Loneliness
18. Winterlong
19. Oh, Lonesome Me
20. The Believer
21. No Hidden Path    
22. Cinnamon Girl
23. Cortez The Killer
24. The Sultan

Neil Young - 2007-12-19 - New York, NY (Ex Aud)

In October 2007, Neil Young launched his 2007 Chrome Dreams Continental Tour, in support of  his Chrome Dreams II album. That disc was a follow up to his 1977 Chrome Dreams album. Just one slight catch - the original Chrome Dreams album was never released!  Neil scrapped that disc in favor of releasing the album American Stars & Bars. Many tracks scheduled for Chrome Dreams eventually showed up on American Stars & Bars as well as on Rust Never Sleeps.  In any event, this excellent audience recording captures Neil in New York during that tour on December 19, 2007, 9 years ago today.

Requests For Reposts

Over the years, I've done by best to re-post dead links when asked. However, once again, in recent weeks, it has simply gotten out of hand. I have several folks asking me to re-post every dead link for a particular band, or leaving 5 or 6  comments in a row, all requesting re-posts. 

While I appreciate folks wanting the music, I simply do not have the time to deal with that volume of requests. If I tried to, I'd never have a chance to post anything new. let alone manage my job, family, etc. 

So, if there's a show you would like me to re-post, I'll do my best to get to it. But if you are simply asking me to re-post every dead link for a particular band, well, that's something I simply won't be able to do. I know that may be disappointing, but its the reality of the situation as there's simply not enough hours in the day to get to everything. 

Thanks for understanding. 

Jerry Garcia Band - 1975-12-17 - Berkeley CA (Ex Aud)

Jerry Garcia Band

1975-12-17 

The Keystone

Berkeley, CA

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. It's No Use

02. Catfish John

03. Crazy Arms

04. Tough Mama

05. I'm Guilty

06. Pig's Boogie

07. Band Introductions

08. Roadrunner 

2nd Set:

01. Mission In The Rain

02. That's What Love Will Make You Do

03. Friend Of The Devil

04. Jingle Bells Instrumental

05. I'll Take A Melody

06. Mystery Train

07. How Sweet It Is

Jerry Garcia Band - 1975-12-17 - Berkeley CA (Ex Aud)

During the Grateful Dead’s 18 month hiatus from October 1974 to June 1976, Jerry Garcia engaged in a host of side projects. Those ranged from editing the Grateful Dead movie to recording new material to playing solo shows with assorted backing players. This excellent audience recording captures Jerry at  The Keystone in Berkeley on December 17, 1975, 41 years ago today, backed by Jon Kahn on bass, Nicky Hopkins on keyboards and Ron Tutt on drums. A Garcia at show at the Keystome was hardly a surprise in any year as according to the blog Jerry Garcia’s Brokedown Palaces, he played the Keystone at least 206 times between 1971 and 1984. 

The Grass Roots - 2000-12-16 - Bethlehem, PA (SBD)

The Grass Roots

featuring Rob Grill

2000-12-16 

Laneco Christmas Spectacular

Stabler Arena

Bethlehem, PA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Early Show:

01. Lets Live For Today

02. Wait A Million Years

03. Temptation Eyes

04. Midnight Confessions

Late Show:

01. Two Divided Ny Love

02. Don't Pull Your Love

03. Sooner Or Later

04. Lets Live For Today

05. Where Were You When I Needed You

06. Wait A Million Years

07. Temptation Eyes

08. Midnight Confessions  

The Grass Roots - 2000-12-16 - Bethlehem, PA (SBD)

While the Grass Roots had their heyday in the psychedelic 60s, lead singer Rob Grill toured with various incarnations of the group from the 1980s right up to his death in 2011. This soundboard recording captures the band on December 16, 2000, 16 years ago today, in Bethlehem PA. Their 2 shows that night included the band’s 2 biggest hits, Lets Live For Today which went to #8 on the Billboard charts in 1967 and Midnight Confessions, which climbed to #5 the following year. What most folks don’t know, however, is that both of those top ten tunes were covers! Let's Live for Today was written by David Shapiro, Ivan Mogul, and Michael Julien, and initially recorded by the English band the Rokes in 1966. Midnight Confessions was written by Lou T. Josie and originally performed by the Ever-Green Blues.

 

John Hiatt - 1988-12-16 - San Diego, CA (FM)

John Hiatt

1988-12-16

The Bachannal

San Diego CA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Tennessee Plates

02. Icy Blue Heart

03. Paper Thin

04. Trudy and Dave

05. Drive South

06. Thank You Girl

07. Is Anybody There

08. Memphis In The Meantime

09. Ride Along

10. Feels Like Rain

11. It'll Come To You

12. Lipstick Sunset

13. Your Dad Did

14. Have A Little Faith In Me

15. Slow Turning

16. Thing Called Love

John Hiatt - 1988-12-16 - San Diego, CA (FM)

In August 1988, John Hiatt released the album Slow Turning, his follow up to his 1987 breakout album, Bring The Family. Hiatt is backed on the album by the Goners: Sonny Landreth on guitar, Dave Ranson on bass and Kenneth Blevins on drums. The album contains some of Hiatt’s best know tunes, including Drive South, Tennessee Plates, Feels Like Rain and the title track. The single Slow Turning received significant airplay and has several notable lines. The chorus of “not fade way’ echoes the Buddy Holly song of the same name, while the line “never did get what I wanted but now I get what I need” is reminiscent of a line from the Stone’s You Can’t Always get What You Want. Speaking of the Stones, Slow Turning also features the lyric “I'm yelling at the kids in the back, 'cause they're banging like Charlie Watts”.  I’ve said it in other posts but it’s worth repeating here – John Hiatt is a vastly under rated singer/songwriter. Download this FM broadcast of Hiatt on tour with the Goners in support of the Slow Turning Album, from San Diego on December 16, 1987, 29 years ago today, and see for yourself!

Van Morrison - 1992-12-15 - Petaluma, CA (HQ Aud)

Van Morrison

1992-12-15

Mystic Theater and Music Hall

Petaluma, CA.

HQ Audience Recording

256 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Ordinary Life

02. I'm Not Feeling It Anymore

03. Why Must I Always Explain?

04. Haunts Of Ancient Peace

06. All Saints Day

07. Route 66

08. See Me Thru, Soldier Of Fortune

09. Norhtern Muse (Solid Ground)

10. Cleanig Windows > Be Bop A Lula

11. Vanlose Stairway > Trans Euro Train

12. Lonely Avenue > Nothing But The Blues

13. Youth Of A 1,000 Summers

14. So Quiet In Here > That's Where It's At

CDR 2:

01. A Town Called Paradise

02. Boom Boom

03. Did You Get Healed

04. Sweet Thing

05. Enlightenment

06. It's All In The Game > Make It Real

07. Moondance

08. It's All Over Now Baby Blue

09. Gloria

10. What'd I Say

11. In The Garden > Daring Night 

Van Morrison - 1992-12-15 - Petaluma, CA (HQ Aud)

In December 1993, Van Morrison played The Mystic Theater in Petaluma, CA, a show from which several tracks were drawn for his live album, A Night In San Francisco. Van performed at the same venue just about a year earlier, on December 15, 1992, 2 dozen years ago today, and might have been in even better form, as evidenced in this high quality audience recording. Near the end of the show, Van breaks out one of his earliest covers, a rendition of Bob Dylan’s It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue. Van first performed the Dylan tune with Them in 1966, and thought so highly of it that he included the song on his 2nd “best of” compilation released in 1993.

Tedeschi Trucks Band - 2015-12-14 - Austin, TX (SBD)

Tedeschi Trucks Band
2015-12-14
Austin City Limits
Moody Theater
Austin TX
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. There's A Break In The Road
02. Don't Know What It Means
03. The Letter
04. Laugh About It
05. Bird On The Wire
06. Let Me Get By
07. I Want More
08. Midnight in Harlem
09. Sticks and Stones
10. Keep On Growing
11. I Pity the Fool
12. The Storm

Encore
13. Anyhow
14. Let's Go Get Stoned
15. Laugh About It

Tedeschi Trucks Band - 2015-12-14 - Austin, TX (SBD)

Powered by the dynamic husband and wife duo of Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, the band, which formed into 2010, won a Grammy for best blues album for their debut disc, Revelator, in 2011. That disc climbed to #12 on the Billboard charts, matching their circuital acclaim with commercial success. Their follow up disc, Everybody’s Talking, was a live album released in 2012, that featured their unique take on a host of cover tunes, such as the title track. The band has released 2 more studio albums, Made Up Mind in 2013 and Let Me Get By in 2016, both of which cracked the top 15 on the Billboard charts.  This soundboard recording captures the band live on December 14, 2015,  just 1 years ago today, on the reknowed music program, Austin City Limits.

George Harrison - 1974-12-13 - Landover MD (HQ Audience)

George Harrison

1974-12-13

Evening Show

Capitol Center

Largo MD

HQ Audience Recording

160 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Hari's On Tour

02. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

03. Something

04. Will It Going 'round In Circles*

05. Sue Me Sue You Blues

06. For You Blue

07. Give Me Love

08. In My Life

09. Tomcat**

10. Maya Love

11. Dark Horse

12. What Is Life

13. My Sweet Lord

*by Billy Preston 

**by Tom Scott
 

George Harrison - 1974-12-13 - Landover MD (HQ Audience)

On November 2, 1974, George Harrison launched a major North American tour, becoming the first Beatle to tour solo on that continent! Billed As George Harrison and Friends, the concerts included segments by Tom Scott, Billy Preston and Ravi Shankar. Unfortunately for George, the tour was problematic, to say the least. The former Beatle had blown out his voice completing the soon to be released album Dark Horse. He had vocal problems at many of the concerts, leading some critics to dub the shows the "Dark HOARSE" tour. Many fans also had issues with the concerts, growing weary of the long segments performed by Ravi Shankar. In addition, fans disliked that Harrison changed the lyrics and tempo of many of his better known songs, while leaving the classic Here Comes The Sun completely off the set list. All that said, this tour still holds a unique place in rock history, as it was the only time George toured in the US. Rumors abound that a formal release of film footage and concert tracks from that tour is in the works, but all that is still speculation. In the meantime, we'll have to make due with bootlegs from the tour. This high quality audience recording captures “Hari On Tourr” in Landover on December 13, 1974, 42 years go today.

Billy Joel - 2006-12-12 - Nagoya, Japan (FM)

Billy Joel

2006-12-12

Nagoya Dome Aichi

Nagoya, Japan

FM broadcast

256 Kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction

02. Prelude > Angry Young Man

03. My Life

04. Vienna

05. Honesty

06. The Entertainer

07. Zanzibar

08. New York State Of Mind

09. Miami 2017

10. Allentown

11. The Stranger

12. Just The Way You Are

13. Movin' Out

14. Innocent Man

15. Don't Ask Me Why

16. Always A Woman

17. River Of Dreams

18. Highway To Hell

19. We Didn't Start The Fire

20. Big Shot

21. It's Still Rock n Roll

22. You May Be Right

Billy Joel - 2006-12-12 - Nagoya, Japan (FM)

Attend a Billy Joel concert and the expectation, of course, is to hear legendary piano driven pop songs. So, I doubt anyone in the audience at the Billy Joel concert in Nagoya on December 12, 2006,  a decade ago today, was quite prepared for the cover tune played one of Mr. Joel’s roadies, a man affectionately nicknamed Chainsaw. That’s AC DC’s Highway to Hell blasting away on this FM Broadcast, quite possibly the last song you’d ever expect to hear at a show by the one and only Piano Man. By the way, when my wife and I saw Billy earlier that year in February, we were also treated to Mr. Chainsaw’s rendition of the tune!

  

Counting Crows - 2009-12-11 - Asheville, NC (FM)

Counting Crows
with Warren Haynes
2009-12-11
Warren Haynes Christmas Pre-Jam
The Orange Peel
Asheville, NC
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Girl From The North Country
02. Hangin Tree
03. Richard Manuel
04. Friend Of The Devil
05. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (w/ Warren Haynes)
06. Sullivan St (w/ Warren Haynes)
07. Meet On The Ledge
08. Rain King > Thunder Road > Rain King

Counting Crows - 2009-12-11 - Asheville, NC (FM)

Since 1998, Warren Haynes has presented his annual Christmas Jam in his hometown of Asheville, NC.  The concert that has provided an opportunity for the performing artists, audience and the local community to give back during the holiday season. The first show was dubbed, "The Christmas Jam: Musician's X-Mas Reunion" and was held at 45 Cherry, a local club in Asheville, on December 22, 1988. This event has continued to grow every year and is now dubbed "Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam". The show sells out in a matter of hours every year and it is currently held at the U.S. Cellular Center. The 2016 show features special guests Bob Weir, Allison Krause. Michael McDonald and Branford Marsalis, just to name a few. They join a roster of music legends such as the Allman Brothers Band, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, Phil Lesh, Sheryl Crow, Peter Frampton, Steve Miller and the Tedeschi Trucks Band who have appeared at the Christmas Jam in past years.  The Counting Crows were yet another guest artist that appeared at the Christmas Jam, playing at the 2009 edition.  They also participated in the 2009 Pre-Jam, held the night before the formal concert, at a club called the Orange Peel in Asheville. This FM broadcast captures their Pre_Jam set on December 11, 2009, 7 years ago today, which includes a host of great cover tunes, including Girl From The North Country, Thunder Road and Friend Of The Devil.

The Alarm - 2000-12-09 - Liverpool, UK (SBD)

The Alarm
2000-12-09
The Lomax
Liverpool, UK
Soundboard Recording
256 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Declaration > Marching On
02. Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke
03. The Stand
04. Deeside
05. Majority
06. Knife Edge
07. The Deceiver
08. Up For Murder
09. Unsafe Building
10. Absolute Reality
11. Walk Forever By My Side
12. Moments In Time
13. One Step Closer To Home
14. Sold Me Down The River
15. Strength
16. Rain In The Summertime
17. Rescue Me
18. Spirit Of 76
19. Better Scream (Snippet)
20. 68 Guns
21. Blaze Of Glory

The Alarm - 2000-12-09 - Liverpool, UK (SBD)

In 2000, The Alarm released a box set covering all recorded material by the band. It also included sleeve notes to which all four members had contributed. This was the first project where all four original members had contributed since Mike Peters had left the band in 1991. The group also released a DVD collection that year entitled Greatest Hits Live. Following the box set and DVD releases, Peters used The Alarm name on  tour to promote both.  Peters used were his backing band from his solo endeavors in in the late 1990s; Steve Grantley from Stiff Little Fingers, Craig Adams from The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission and The Cult, and James Stevenson from Chelsea and Gene Loves Jezebel.This soundboard recording captures the band during that tour on December 9, 2000, 16 years ago today, in Liverpool.

Warren Zevon - 1990-12-08 - Philadelphia PA (SBD)

Warren Zevon
1990-12-08
Chestnut Cabaret
Philadelphia, PA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. Lawyers, Guns & Money
02. Splendid Isolation
03. Stop Breakin Down
04. Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner
05. One Woman Man
06. Carmelita
07. Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead
08. Factory
09. Poor Poor Pitiful Me

CD 2:
01. Hula Hula Boys
02. Accidently Like A Martyr
03. Rasberry Beret
04. Desperados Under The Eaves
05. Boom Boom Mancini
06. band intro & conversation
07. Winter Wonderland >
08. Werewolves Of London
09. Ain't That Pretty At All

Warren Zevon - 1990-12-08 - Philadelphia PA (SBD)

The early 1990s were a time of transition for the late, great, Warren Zevon.  He was dropped from the Virgin Records label in late 1989, after the commercial failure of the album Transverse City.  He caught on with Giant records, and released the album Hindu Love Gods in later 1990, featuring a cover of Priince's Raspberry beret.  he then set to work on the album, Mr Bad Example, which would be released in late 1991, and feature the songs  Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead and Searching For A Heart.  This soundboard recording captures Zevon on tour between his first 2 releases on Giant, in Philadelphia on December 8, 1990, 26 years ago today.

Grateful Dead - 1971-12-07 - Felt Forum, NY (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1971-12-07
The Felt Forum
New York NY
Soundboard recording
224 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Cold Rain & Snow
02. Beat it on Down The Line (19 beats)
03. Mr Charlie
04. Sugaree
05. Jack Straw
06. Next Time You See Me
07. Tennessee Jed
08. El Paso
09. Brokedown Palace
10. Run Rudolph Run
11. You Win Again
12. Cumberland Blues
13. Casey Jones
14. Sugar Magnolia

2nd Set
01. Ramble On Rose
02. Big Boss Man
03. Mexicali Blues
04. Brown Eyed Women
05. Me & My Uncle 
06. Smokestack Lightning
07. Deal
08. Truckin'
09. Not Fade Away >
10. Going Down The Road feeling Bad >
11. Not Fade Away

Encore:
01. One More Saturday Night

Grateful Dead - 1971-12-07 - Felt Forum, NY (SBD)

Welcome to the 4th and final night of the Dead's 1971 run at the Felt Forum, a soundboard recording from December 7, 1971, 45 years ago today. As mentioned in earlier posts, the Grateful Dead were at a pivotal time in their career in late 1971.  The prior year, the band, who had been the leaders of the psychedelic rock movement, featuring live exploratory jams in concert  released 2 incredible studio albums. Working Man's Dead and American Beauty.  Both discs are filled with remarkable tunes such as Uncle John's Band, Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones, Friend of The Devil, Box of Rain and Truckin to name a few, that fused rock, country, bluegrass and folk that truly represented American songcraft. In addition,  the band was in transition, with Mickey Hart having left in February 1971 (to return in 1974) and Pigpen playing less and less of a role in the band, as health issues and an inability to truly grasp the new material plagued him. In fact, he had just returned to touring with the band in December 1971 after an extended absence. The set lists reflected his lessened role,  as tunes such as Turn On Your Lovelight and Good Lovin, which had been showcases for Pigpen's bluesy style, rarely appeared. Moreover, Keith Godchaux joined the Dead on keyboards in the fall of 1971, playing is first show in Minneapolis on October 19 and adding a jazzy piano influence to the band's performances.. His wife Donna Jean, would sit in with the Dead on New Year's Eve 1971, then officially join the group in 1972.  This was a band poised to go beyond its San Francisco roots, ready to conquer all of the Us, and in 1972, Europe as well!

The Who - 1973-12-06 - Capital Center, Landover, MD (SBD)

The Who
1973-12-06
Capital Centre
Landover MD
FM broadcast
192 kbps
Artwork Included

01. I Can't Explain
02. Summertime Blues
03. My Wife
04. My Generation
05. The Real Me
06. The Punk And The Godfather
07. I'm One
08. 5:15
09. Sea And Sand
10. Drowned
11. Bell Boy
12. Doctor Jimmy
13. Love, Reign O'er Me
14. Won't Get Fooled Again
15. Pinball Wizard 3:16
16. See Me, Feel Me

The Who - 1973-12-06 - Capital Center, Landover, MD (SBD)

In October 1973, The Who released the album Quadropehnia which Pete Townshend has claimed is "the best music that I've ever written, I think, and it's the best album that I will ever write.". The band's second rock opera, Quadrophenia tells album the story of Jimmy, who has 4 personalities, or quadrophenia, a play on the term schizophrenia. The title is also a sly reference to the fact that the album was recorded in quadraphonic sound, a brand new technology at the time that required four speakers for full effect. Jimmy's four personalities were based on traits from the 4 original members of the Who (Townshend, Daltry, Entwistle and Moon), making the album somewhat a biography of the band. The Who toured extensively behind the album in 1973 and 1974, but those shows were among the most frustrating of their career. The goal was to play the entire album in concert, but efforts to recreate many of the disc's complex sounds through the use of backing tapes often resulted in disaster. Sometimes the band felt limited in their ability to play as their live music needed to be tied exactly to the backing tapes. Other times the tapes failed completely, throwing the show into complete disarray. By the last shows of the tour, the band was playing less than 1/2 the songs from Quadrophenia  This soundboard recording captures the Who on the last night of the North American leg of that tour, on December 6, 1973, 43 years ago today.

Grateful Dead - 1971-12-06 - Felt Forum, NY (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1971-12-06
Felt Forum
New York, NY
Soundboard Recording
224 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Tuning
02. Truckin'
03. Loser
04. Mr. Charlie
05. Jack Straw
06. China Cat Sunflower >
07. I Know You Rider
08. Run Rudolph Run
09. El Paso
10. Tennessee Jed
11. Mexicali Blues
12. Black Peter
13. Next Time You See Me
14. Casey Jones

2nd Set:
01. Tuning
02. Big Railroad Blues
03. Me And My Uncle
04. Ramble On Rose
05. Playing In The Band
06, Cryptical Envelopment >
07. Drums >
08. The Other One >
09. Me And Bobby McGee >
10. The Other One >
11. Wharf Rat
12. One More Saturday Night

Encore:
01. Uncle John's Band

OFFICIALLY RELEASED - LINK REMOVED

Today, we bring you the 3rd night of the Grateful Dead's 1971 4 show run at the Felt Forum in New York, a soundboard recording from December 6, 1971, 45 years ago this very day. These shows were a pivotal time in the Dead's career. The December 5 broadcast, for example, was not an isolated instance, but rather part of a well planned out strategy to publicize the band.  The Dead had just released their self titled double live album, better known as Skull  & Roses, and had secured $100,000 (a hefty sum for the time) to promote the disc. As they often did, the Dead took an out of the box approach to publicize the album.,  Rather than spend the money on advertising, they instead used it to broadcast 15 shows on their fall tour between October 19 and December 31. Rarely in rock history has such a concentrated series of live broadcast ever taken place to promote a band and a album.  Often times the broadcasts lasted 5 or 6 hours, as in addition to the Dead's 2 set show, the opening act, the New Riders of The Purple Stage, also was aired live. Incredibly, Jerry Garcia usually sat in with the Riders before his show with the Dead. You can find more detail on these historic broadcasts here at the blog Lost Live Dead. Stop back tomorrow when we'll bring you night 4 of this run and provide even more historical background to these shows.

Leon Russell - 1970-12-05 - Hollywood, CA (FM)

Leon Russell

1970-12-05
Homewood Sessions
Vine Street Theatre
Hollywood, CA
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
02. Caravan
03. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
04. Delta Lady
05. A Song For you
06. Furry's Blues
07. Amos Burke
08. Honky Tonk Woman
09. Sweet Emily
10. Prince Of Peace
11. Girl Of The North Country
12. Big Boss Man
13. Georgia Queen
14. So Strange

Leon Russell - 1970-12-05 - Hollywood, CA (FM)

For the late great Leon Russell, the year 1970 was marked by one major success after another. He organized the backing band for Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour, which included himself as well as host of musicians who had supported Delaney and Bonnie during their 1969/1970 tour. He also released his self titled solo album which included the the first recording of what would become his signature tune, A Song for You, That song has since been covered by more than 40 different artists including the Carpenters, Ray Charles, Peggy Lee, Willie Nelson, Helen Reddy, Whitney Houston, Donny Hathaway, and Christina Aguilera. Also in 1970, Russell played piano on Dave Mason's album, Alone Together, most notably on the song Sad and Deep as You.  Finally, later that year, on December 5, 1970, 46 years ago today, Russell recorded the Homewood Sessions, which became the first concert performance broadcast simulcast on radio (KPPC-FM) and television (PBS station KCET). While the show was intended for official release that never happened,  but fortunately this FM broadcast preserves that historic show for all of us to enjoy.  RIP.

Grateful Dead - 1971-12-05 - Felt Forum, NY (FM)

Grateful Dead

1971-12-05

The Felt Forum

New York, NY

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

1st Set

01. Intro

02. Bertha

03. Beat It On Down The Line

04. Big Boss Man

05. Brown Eyed Women

06. Muddy Water

07. Jack Straw

08. Mr Charlie

09. Tennessee Jed

10. El Paso

11. Deal

12. Playin' In The Band

CD 2:

1st Set (continued)

01. Next Time You See Me

02. Comes A Time

03. Casey Jones

04. One More Saturday Night

2nd Set

05. Truckin'

06. Ramble On Rose

07. It Hurts Me Too

08. Sugaree

09. Sugar Magnolia

CD 3:

2nd Set (continued)

01. Dark Star Jam >

02. Me And My Uncle >

03. Dark Star Jam >

04. Sitting On Top of the World

05. Me And Bobby McGee

06. Big Railroad Blues

07. Mexicali Blues

08. You Win Again

09. Not Fade Away >

10. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad >

11. Not Fade Away

Encore:
xx. Johnny B. Goode (not on  broadcast)

Grateful Dead - 1971-12-05 - Felt Forum, NY (FM)

In early December 1971, the Grateful Dead took up residence for 4 nights at the Felt Forum in New York City.  The Felt Forum was a small theater, which seated between 3000 and 5000 people, located underneath the main arena at Madison Square Garden, The Forum was most often used for boxing matches, though numerous rock bands also played the venue, including The Doors, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed and Santana. When Madison Square Garden was remodeled in 1990, the Felt Forum became the Paramount, and later was known as The Theater at MSG. Scott Muni, legendary WNEW-FM DJ and long time friend of the Grateful Dead, arranged to have the station broadcast night 2 of the Dead’s Felt Forum run, on December 5, 1971, 45 years ago today. Muni would be live at the Theater, and coordinated with Denis Elsas in the studio to fill in gaps before the show started and during the set break. For more details, go here to see the letter from Muni to the WNEW staff regarding the broadcast. As mentioned yesterday, this concert was very first Grateful Dead bootleg I ever owned, lovingly preserved for years on a Maxell tape cassette. Now thanks to the magic of digital technology and the internet, we can all throw away the tapes and download a copy of that FM broadcast with the click of the link above. By the way, it would 7 years and 1 month before the Dead again played at Madison Square Garden, when they played the main arena on January 7, 1979, the first of 52 shows at that venue! Stop back tomorrow and the next day for 2 more from this run.