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Madonna - Barcelona Spain - 1990

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This is Madonna live on the 1990 Blond Ambition Tour. This particular show from the 31st July 1990 was performed at the Estadi Olímpic, Barcelona, Spain, and featured a seven minutes long extravagant fireworks display after the show. The show apparently had a few glitches. Numerous technical mistakes included Madonna forgetting part of the lyrics to "Sooner or Later" and "Material Girl," and getting her monocle caught on her head-microphone at the beginning of "Express Yourself". Not realizing that her headset microphone was still live as she exited the stage after " Where's the Party ," resulted in her command at a backstage crew member to "Get the f### out of my f#####' way" and complaints about the oppressive heat to be broadcast to the audience while the dancers performed during the closing of the number. Also, at the end of "Holiday" a man came on stage and put a shirt on Madonna to promote a product as Ma

Heart - Chicago USA 1976

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This is Heart Live in Chicago, USA, on the 3rd August 1976. This boot has been called 'Heart'n'Zeppelin' for obvious reasons, tracks one, three, and five are all Led Zeppelin covers, which for Heart fans would, I imagine, make this something of a collectors item. This recording was from a single CD, with some obvious editing, however this remains a feisty performance with an excellent collection of songs. Band line up was: Ann Wilson - lead vocals Nancy Wilson - guitar and vocals Roger Fisher - lead guitar Howard Leese - guitar Michael Derosier - drums Steven Fossen - bass guitar Set list: 1. Rock 'n roll 2. Heartless 3. The Battle Of Evermore 4. White Lightning & Wine 5. The Rover 6. Devil's Delight 7. Magic Man 8. Crazy On You 9. Barracuda The recording is stereo soundboard sourced and good quality. REPLACEMENT DOWNLOAD LINK IN COMMENTS BELOW (29/05/2010).

The Cult - Live In London 1985

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This is a live concert from The Cult , from 1985, the year they broke through to mainstream success in the UK. In March 1985, The Cult recorded their fourth single, "She Sells Sanctuary", which charted at Number 15 in the UK charts. It re-entered the charts at Number 56 in September 1986, spending 41 consecutive weeks on the charts. The song has also been voted Number 18 in one of VH1's Top Indie 100 charts. For me The Cult were one of the defining bands of the 'post punk' era. The clear impression was of a band that played what they wanted to play, with a refreshing energy, and enjoyment for good old rock music. Just to demonstrate how 'time flies' (as if the 1985 concert date was not enough) it was nearly two years later that The Cult, toured the USA as headliners, with a widely unknown band called Guns'N'Roses. This is The Cult at The Hammersmith Odeon, London, on the 31st October, 1985. The set list is: 1.Love. 2.Nirvana. 3.Christians. 4.Holl

Focus - The Paris Theatre - London 1972

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Having vivid, exciting, and first hand memories of the punk revolution, that was the mid 1970's, I remain surprised that the expression 'progressive rock' remains, as a use-able tag. I suppose one of the saving graces of 'prog rock' from those heady late sixties and early seventies days, was the fact many of the performers were very capable musicians. From a very English perspective, I never really thought of Focus as 'prog rockers' , after all they were from Holland ! Those quirky alto flute riffs, accordion presence, 'different' guitar and drum solos, whistling, nonsensical vocals, falsetto singing, and yodeling, were a by product of being Dutch. Focus remain to this day, and appear comfortable with the 'prog rock' tag, however I would venture to say, that however much my collection of old 'prog albums' grows, I cannot say for certain they belong there. Rock they are, different they are, Dutch they remain, but their old music, h

The Bangles - California USA - 1983

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This is The Bangles live a couple of years before they hit the big time, with 'Manic Monday'. Having morphed from The Bangs (for legal reasons), the band was part of the so called 'Paisley Underground' scene in LA, which featured groups that played a mixture of 1960s influenced folk-rock and jangle pop with a more modern punk/ garage band undertone. This is the band performing in Valencia, which a quick google suggests, is a pretty up market and wealthy location, sorry I do not know the specific venue. In actual fact the band played two shows on this date, and I am pleased to have both of them to share, hence some songs appear twice, however they are very much to individual performances. This is The Bangles - Valencia, CA, USA on the 27th May 1983. Set lists are as follows: Early Show: Mary Street Hazy shade of winter I'm in line Where were you when I needed you Restless Live Dover Beach The Real world All about you Tell me Want you How i

Whats Up Doc - Number Six - February 2008

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I am not a number !! - I am a free man !! - welcome to number six of 'Whats Up Doc' (fans of the sixties TV series The Prisoner, will know what I am on about). The Drive By Truckers new album 'Brighter Than Creation's Dark' , is the top choice for both of the UK's leading music monthlies, Uncut and Mojo Magazine, for their album reviews, in the March 2008 publications. Not surprising, this is one incredible album. Based in Athens, Georgia, though three out of five members (Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood, and Shonna Tucker) originally hail from The Shoals region of Northern Alabama, this is 'southern rock / Alt Country' at it's finest, I cannot recommend this album enough! From the album check out: Links Removed - MP3 Policy. Drive By Truckers - Self Destructive Zones (07).mp3 Here is a live version (unofficial) recorded in Athens, Georgia a month ago, of another track on the new album. Drive By Truckers - 3 Dimes Down (Live Version - 12th Jan 08).mp

Dresden Dolls - Live In St Louis USA - 2008

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Something tells me, we need a little more current music, and from an act, to young to remember the last couple or so of postings, first time around. Yep 'old timers' we need to take our 'recent tablets'. The Dresden Dolls are a musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts USA. Formed in 2001, the group consists of Amanda Palmer (vocals, piano, harmonica, ukelele) and Brian Viglione (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals). This is the important bit! The two describe their style as 'Brechtian punk cabaret' , a phrase invented by Amanda Palmer because she was terrified that the press would invent a name that would involve the word Gothic . Now any band that includes punk and cabaret along with another word that means nothing to me, as describers of their music gains my attention. Seriously they are very good. Having enjoyed their music for a couple of years, I was delighted to receive the following concert from their recent series of live dates in the USA. Along with their