Crosby, Stills and Nash are yet another group (with and/or without Neil Young) that have been the subject of many live bootleg recordings.
This recording has circulated as 'Acoustic Harmonies' or 'The Acoustic Concert' and a thirteen track version was circulated as 'Remember The Good Days'.
All were recorded from a performance at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco back on the 10th November 1991.
The concert was broadcast a year later (6th November 1982) on TV in the USA. Some versions are audio rips from the TV broadcast, some are soundboard (I hope you are keeping up with this, a small exam follows).
From the early 1980's well into the 1990's Crosby, Stills and Nash were hardly on peak form, for all manner of well documented reasons. However a well-conceived box set arrived in 1991, four discs of expected group highlights amidst unexpected better tracks from various solo projects. Owing to 'certain difficulties', a reasonable amount of Neil Young's material was pulled by his manager, only seven CSNY songs in total remained to be included in the release. With all of that in mind, this is a very upbeat concert, and a must for any fan without this edition in their collection, and a fine concert, for lovers of harmonies and acoustically driven concerts.
Concert Source: soundboard.
Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @192kbps.
Genre: Rock, Country, Folk.
Set: Full Set.
Set List:
1. Deja Vu
2. Helplessly Hoping
3. Marrakesh Express
4. Taken At All
5. Long time Gone
6. Guinnevere
7. Almost Cut My Hair
8. For What It's Worth
9. Wooden Ships
10. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
11. Teach Your Children
12. Our House
13. Daylight Again - Find the Cost of Freedom
14. Wasted on the Way
15. 4 + 20
Katrina and The Waves are understandably considered a one hit wonder band for many, largely as a result of the success and longevity of 'Walking On Sunshine'.
That's hardly that surprising, as according to a survey by the UK's Performing Rights Society, the song was the second most played summer song on radio in 2008.
In Europe they also remain well known because they surprisingly (if briefly) surged back into the limelight by winning the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom, with the song 'Love Shine a Light'.
This is the band around the time of their original period of success performing for the King Biscuit Flower Hour, at the 9:30 Club, in Washington, DC, USA on the 16th May 1985.
Source: Pre FM recording.
Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @192kbps.
Genre: Pop, 80's Rock.
Set: Full KBFH set.
Set List:
1. Intro
2. Jealous Browned Eyed Son
3. Lovely Lindsay
4. Que Te Quiero
5. Do You Want Crying
6. The Game Of Love
7. Cry For Me
8. Going Down To Liverpool
9. Mexico
10. Machine Gun Smith
11. Crowd
12. Do You Love Me
13. Walking On Sunshine
Band Line Up:
Alex Cooper - drums, background vocals
Vince de la Cruz - bass
Katrina Leskanich - guitar, vocals
Kimberley Rew - organ, guitar, background vocals
Links: Official site HERE. Katrina Leskanich personal site HERE. Wolfgangs Vault HERE.
Comments:
Four year after the band was formed in Cambridge, England, Katrina and the Waves played this energetic show.
Opening with 'Jealous Browned Eyed Son', the band kicks in with a country-pop song that excels in its use of vocal harmonies.
Next up is 'Lovely Lindsay', supposedly written about Lindsey Buckingham.
Most of the rest of the show comes from tracks that made up the first U.S. release for Katrina and the Waves. Among the highlights are 'Do You Want Crying', 'The Game Of Love', 'Cry For Me', and a feisty version of 'Going Down To Liverpool' (which was of course covered later by The Bangles).
They close the show with the big hit, 'Walking On Sunshine'.
It's not surprising there are so many live bootlegs of Bruce Springsteen to be found, the guys been a prolific tourer across four decades now, so it's nice to come across one that's a little bit different.
This is the second half of a benefit concert for the Rumson Country Day School (RCDS) that Bruce Springsteen had performed at every year between 2002 and 2006 (during April-May).
On this occasion he is playing alongside past and present members of The Asbury Dukes, and is joined on several numbers by Southside Johnny.
This is from the 2005 benefit, and in someways sounds like you have gate crashed someones private party, the interaction with the audience is intimate and spontaneous, the music superb.
Performing on the 10th April 2005, at The Stone Pony, New Jersey, this is Bruce Springsteen and friends. Source:Soundboard recording.
Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @224kbps.
Genre:Rock, Folk, Blues Rock, Heartland rock.
Set: Second part of concert.
Set List: 1. The Fever (with Southside Johnny)
2. I Don't Wanna Go Home (with Southside Johnny)
3. Toast to Mr. Goode
4. Darlington County
5. Seaside Bar Song
6. Bad Moon Risin'
7. Stand On It
8. Shake (with Southside Johnny)
9. Raffle
10. If I Should Fall Behind
11. 10th Avenue Freezeout
12. Joining the band
13. Twist and Shout - with Southside Johnny and a cast of many.
The first half as I understand was as follows, Wipeout, The Wanderer (intro only), 634-5789, Talk To Me (with Southside), Seven Nights To Rock, Two Hearts, Spirit In The Night, Rendezvous, All That Heaven Will Allow, Tell Him, Son Of A Preacher Man, Boy From New York City, Further On Up The Road, and Waiting On A Sunny Day. (If you have a copy of the first half, feel free to share it, through The Beehive).
Band Line Up:
Bruce Springsteen, Bobby Bandiera, Joey Stann , Muddy Shews, Joe Belia, Kevin Kavanaugh, Ed Manion and Chris Anderson. (Guests include Southside Johnny).
Comments: The Stone Pony venue is on Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, New Jersey (USA).
The Stone Pony continues to attract top musical artists from across the world while also showcasing up and coming local acts.
Bruce Springsteen still drops by occasionally to jam with a headliner, as he did on May 17, 2008 with former Social Distortion guitarist Mike Ness.
The Stone Pony also hosts the annual Asbury Music Awards, a ceremony and stage show that features a continuous set of local recording artists representing the area's best talents in several genres.
According to the vice president of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Robert Santelli, "the club has already earned its place in history as one of rock 'n' rolls great venues. Most rock critics and historians that I come in contact with on a regular basis feel that The Stone Pony is one of the greatest rock clubs of all time." Reloaded - 29/May/2015 - download link in comments.
The Psychedelic Furs have been a favorite band of mine since first hearing 'Sister Europe' back in 1980, a song that seems as fresh and original today, as it did getting on for thirty years ago.
The band came together in England's developing punk scene in 1977, where they were initially called 'RKO' then 'Radio'.
They then alternated between calling themselves 'The Europeans' and 'The Psychedelic Furs', playing gigs under both names before permanently settling on the latter. The band initially consisted of Richard Butler (vocals), Tim Butler (bass guitar), Duncan Kilburn (saxophone), Paul Wilson (drums) and Roger Morris (guitars).
By 1979, this line up had expanded to a sextet with Vince Ely replacing Wilson on drums and John Ashton being added on guitar.
By 1981 the band had found reasonable success in the USA, and were picked up by mainstream radio stations.
This is the band live in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, (Main Event), back on the 28th October 1982. Source: Pre FM Master.
Sound Quality: Very good stereo, mp3 @ 320kbps.
Genre: Post Punk, New Wave.
Set: Full Set.
Set List: 1. President Gas.
2. Merry Go Round.
3. Into You Like A Train.
4. Only You And I
5. Pretty In Pink.
6. Run And Run.
7. Love My Way.
8. Sister Europe.
9. Danger.
10. Goodbye.
11. No Easy Street.
12. Sleep Comes Down.
13. Forever Now.
14. Imitation Of Christ.
15. India.
16. Dumb Waiters.
Total Time: 1:16:33
Band Line Up:
John Ashton - guitar
Richard Butler - vocals
Tim Butler - bass
Phill Calvert - drums
Ann Sheldon - cello
Mars Williams - saxophone
Comments: This is one of three King Biscuit Flower Hour recordings of The Psychedelic Furs from 1981 and 1982 such was their growing popularity both sides of the Atlantic.
The other two concerts were both performed in New York (29th August 1981 & 2nd December 1982).
The above photo is courtesy of Wolfgangs Vault, where you can check out many, many excellent live gigs. New file link in comments below - Re-uploaded 2012 (Stealth project).
I still read several of the UK music press publications every month, and have built up a personal list of music sites, that have reliably led me to discover highly enjoyable new music on a regular basis.
Along with that, one of the perks of running this music website, is the material from promoters, agencies, and bands themselves, that come this way.
I select new music to share on a simple criteria, either I like it (another perk), it complements the live material, or finally, it adds to the diversity of music on Beehive Candy.
There's a selection of all of the above in this months recommendations, nicely mixed up, see what you think.
Camera Obscura. OK this is easy, I love the very excellent Scottish band Camera Obscura, and am a little late in encouraging some more interest in their latest album (released back in April).
The new album 'My Maudlin Career' is their fourth and continues to present some wonderful indie pop songs, crafted in a very definitive and warm style.
David Mead has a unique sound, that draws comparisons with Paul Simon or Harry Nilsson, not a bad couple of reference points. His calm atmospheric sound is just fine to unwind to. He has a new album out on Cheap Lullaby Records in August, this is from it.
Donny Hue and the Colors, Have a new album coming out on June 23rd (Letter From New Virginia - Kora Records), and ahead of this they have been releasing some free 'b sides' from the recordings.
They describe themselves as a mixture of experimental & country. The song 'Steps' reminds me of Syd Barrett & early Pink Floyd, whilst 'Oh Lord', is someplace else all together.
'Recorded in an old barn in the middle of Luray, VA,Letter from New Virginiapaints a majestic landscape of harmonica laced hoe down folk. Once again, the Colors came from all over the eastern seaboard and west coast to put together the follow up to 2007’s Donny Hue and the Colors debut Folkmote. Burleigh Seaver (former member of OK GO) brought in his recording gear and captured all of the harmonies of the album at once with mixing and mastering done back in DC'.
Fanfarlo from London, England, are totally new to me, and am I glad that a promo for them came my way!
They initially reminded me in part of Arcade Fire, and also Beirut, in a very positive way, that said they have a unique sound of their own, a real mixture of alternative pop & modern folk music. Please check them out.
Josh Ottum is from Seattle, Washington, USA, home of so many fine bands and artists, along with the very excellent KEXP.
Upbeat and refreshing music is how I would describe this. I know very little about Josh, the music can be likened to anything from Sufjan Stevens to Steely Dan, its worth a listen to, that's for sure.
School of Seven Bells are rightly in my humble opinion getting broader recognition, for their superb music. Their mixture of dream pop, shoegaze and Indie electronic music is just oh so good.
Often referred to just as SVIIB, they are a three-piece band formed by Benjamin Curtis of Secret Machines, together with identical twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza.
With Glastonbury 2009 soon to be upon us (oh! how this 'post' will soon be out of date), this is a quick glance back to Glastonbury 2008 courtesy of Candi Staton.
The BBC tend to cover artist across the various festival stages, albeit in most cases not the whole sets, often just one or two numbers, thankfully with Candi Staton they covered some great numbers in her performance.
Born Canzetta Maria Staton in Hanceville, Alabama, USA, it was great to watch her performance last year (on TV in my case), and wonder once again, where three decades slipped by since I first came across her music. Source: BBC TV and radio coverage.
Sound Quality: Very good quality stereo audio @192kbps mp3.
Genre: R&B, Soul, Disco.
Set: Part of her set (BBC broadcast material as listed below).
Set List:
1. Young Hearts Run Free 2. Nights on Broadway 3. Suspicious Minds 4. In the Ghetto 5. Old Man Sweet Heart 6. You Got the Love
Comments: This is from Candi Staton's performance on the first night of Glastonbury 2008 (Friday 27th June 2008), recorded live on the Jazz World Stage, a good number of fans have fed back that this performance really kicked things off that night in this arena.
'Young Hearts Run Free' remains to this day, one of my favorite songs, from way back in 1976.
Considering that here in the UK the whole punk backlash thing was kicking off that year, this song remains a reminder that some great popular music was still around at that time.
As this edited selection of songs from her 2008 performance demonstrates, Candi Staton has still got the spark and creativity some thirty something years on.
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This performance was at the famous Abbey Road studios in London, in front of a thoroughly enthusiastic audience.
Abbey Road studios were in part made famous both because of The Beatles album and the Fab Four crossing the road outside, thankfully this often copied picture was not taken up by Shania Twain.
Perhaps of more interest is the size of the premises for live performances, clearly there were a good number of fans present for this event.
Recorded for broadcast by BBC Radio Two, as part of their 'In Concert' series, the performance was on the 26th July 2003. Source: FM radio broadcast (BBC Radio Two).
Sound Quality: Very good quality stereo @192kbps mp3.
Genre: Country - Rock - Pop.
Set: Full set.
Set List:
1. Intro 2. I Feel Like A Woman 3. Up ! 4. For Ever & For Always 5. Ka-Ching 6. Don’t Be Stupid 7. That Don’t Impress Me Much 8. Thank You Baby 9. When You Kiss Me 10. I’m Gonna Get You Good 11.That’s It 12.Still The One 13. Rock This Country 14. Nah!
Links: Official site HERE. Informative Wikipedia HERE.
Comments: This is a feisty performance, Shania Twain is accompanied by some excellent musicians.
As far as I know this was a one off show ahead of the Up! Tour which started a couple of months later in her home country at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Her MySpace site states:
Shania Twain was born Eilleen Regina Edwards in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on August 28, 1965, the second oldest of five siblings. She was raised in Timmins, Ontario, about 500 miles due north of Toronto, where her adoptive father, an Ojibway Indian named Jerry Twain, and mother, Sharon, had both been raised. It was a proud but, at times, impoverished existence. They struggled to keep enough food in the cupboards, but there was always an abundance of music and love in the household.
Twain often grabbed a guitar and retreated to the solitude of her bedroom singing and writing until her fingers ached. "I grew up listening to Waylon, Willie, Dolly, Tammy, all of them," she recalls. "But we also listened to the Mamas and the Papas, The Carpenters, The Supremes and Stevie Wonder. The many different styles of music I was exposed to as a child not only influenced my vocal style, but even more so, my writing style."
It is interesting having read this just how much of these influences do indeed come out, even in this live performance.
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This is the second live concert by The Bangles featured here on Beehive Candy.
I was surprised just how popular the 1983 concert has been in terms of downloads, this however is from the band around their most popular period, with Manic Monday, and Walk Like An Egyptian becoming major hits for the band both sides of the Atlantic.
This gig took place in New York, USA, during 1986, sorry I do not have venue or date details. Source: FM radio broadcast.
Sound Quality: Very good quality stereo @192kbps mp3.
Genre: Rock to pop - all girl group.
Set: Just over 57 minutes so possible radio edit, however this amounts to sixteen songs.
Set List:
01 - Let It Go (2:47) 02 - Restless (2:48) 03 - Walking Down Your Street (3:21) 04 - James (3:24) 05 - He's Got A Secret (3:30) 06 - September Girls (2:54) 07 - If She Knew What She Wants (4:26) 08 - Return Post (5:07) 09 - In A Different Light (2:34) 10 - Going Down To Liverpool (3:56) 11 - Live (2:45) 12 - Angels Don't Fall In Love (2:59) 13 - Hero Takes A Fall (4:18) 14 - Manic Monday (3:45) 15 - Walk Like An Egyptian (3:39) 16 - Dover Beach (4:55)
Comments: It's great to see The Bangles touring in 2009, albeit limited to gigs in the USA at present.
I have always been a fan of all girl groups, especially rock orientated, they just seem to bring a spark and freshness to the music, and challenge the sometimes worryingly male dominated music scene.
The Bangles worked very hard in the 1980's, toured far to much, and never took their success for granted, it's great that after a fairly ugly break up, they reformed and seem to have learnt the lesson regarding being on the road for to long.
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This is Jackson Browne live in concert a year before he released his debut solo album.
Prior to this Jackson Browne had already written songs for, (and recorded by) Nico, The Byrds, Bonnie Raitt, and The Eagles (with whom he later co-wrote 'Desperado' and 'Doolin' Dalton').
Tracing the roots of Jackson Browne's career leads back to the mid 1960's and Los Angeles and Orange County folk clubs.
Born in Germany to American parents, Jackson's family returned to Los Angeles when he was three. Except for a brief period in NYC in the late 1960's, when he was an integral presence in the coffeehouse scene there, he has always lived in Southern California.
This then is Jackson Browne solo and playing guitar and piano, live at the Jabberwocky Club (a small, 200 seat nightclub), at Syracuse University, New York, USA, back on the 27th, March, 1971.
This is the first known recorded live show of Jackson Browne. Source:The source is from a first generation master, soundboard recording.
Sound Quality: The sound quality is very good to excellent, very clear and clean, in all very good stereo @192kbps mp3.
Genre: Rock, Folk, Country.
Set: Full concert recording. Set List: 01 Introduction
02 Under The Falling Star
03 World To Gain ***
04 Together Again ***
05 Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood
06 Last Time I Was Home ***
07 Jesus In 3/4 Time
08 My Opening Farewell
09 From Silverlake
10 Rock Me On The Water
11 Jamaica Say You Will
12 Together Again ***
13 Take It Underground ***
14 When You Lose Your Money ***
15 Our Lady Of The Well
16 These Days
17 Someday Morning
18 Shadow Dream Song
19 Song For Adam
20 Looking Into You
*** Songs that Jackson Browne never recorded for any album.
Comments: This recording may not be exclusive to this site, however it remains quite rare, especially considering this versions quality.
His debut album, came out a year later on David Geffen's Asylum Records in 1972. Rolling Stone wrote in its original review that, 'Jackson Browne's sensibility is romantic in the best sense of the term: his songs are capable of generating a highly charged, compelling atmosphere throughout, and - just as important - of sustaining that pitch in the listener's mind long after they've ended'.
Material performed on this recording later appeared on his first two albums, some of the songs were never formally released.
Reloaded - 29/May/2015 - download link in comments.
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This is The Stranglers back in 1981 on tour in the USA, having just released the first of two albums that year, 'The Gospel According To The Men In Black' or 'Men In Black', as it was entitled in some countries.
This then is The Stranglers live at Emerald City, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA, on the 11th, April, 1981.
This is from a broadcast on Philadelphia's WMMR 93.3. Source: FM broadcast WMMR 93.3, first generation copy.
Sound Quality: Very Good stereo @192kbps mp3.
Genre: Post Punk, New Wave, unique sound identity.
Set: One hour recording, may have been other songs on the night, if so, this would have been the latter part of the gig.
Set List:
01. Waltzinblack (intro) 02. Threatened 03. The Raven 04. Toiler on the Sea 05. Just Like Nothing On Earth / Thrown Away 06. Who Wants the World 07. Second Coming 08. Meninblack 09. Shah Shah A Go Go 10. Hallow To Our Men 11. Tank 12. Nuclear Device 13. Genetix
Links: Official site HERE. Useful informative Wikipedia entry HERE.
Comments: The Stranglers formed back in 1974, near 'reasonably' prosperous Guildford, Surrey, England.
It is sometimes forgotten that they originally built up a strong following through performing across the London and surrounding suburbs, pub rock scene.
Their initial commercial success was on the punk, new wave, bandwagon, however they have always been an 'ill fit' in those categories.
Far more 'thought out' messages, and causes, often surfaced in their music.
This is prior to their second album that year 'La Folie' which included 'Golden Brown', which gave the band renewed commercial success.
As was often the case some 28 years ago Hugh Cornwell was vocally spontaneous, and a key part of the gig, which in no small part was down to the excellent musicianship of his fellow band mates.
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Crosby, Stills and Nash are yet another group (with and/or without Neil Young) that have been the subject of many live bootleg recordings.
It's not surprising there are so many live bootlegs of 
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