Goodbye 2024! Soul Asylum- Minneapolis, New Year's Eve 1991

 

 Sometimes concerts on New Year's Eve can yield some interesting setlists and song selections and you can always count on Soul Asylum to provide an unique show. this show from 1991, features the Midnight Medley in the lead up to the magical moment when the calendar turns over to a new year. Worth the price of admission alone! The sound is okay, but the setlist is good, almost as good as the 80's.

Happy New Year, see you in 2025!

Enjoy!

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SOUL ASYLUM

Hyatt Regency, 

Minneapolis, MN

December 31, 1991

Show notes:
All the King's Friends has a bit of Whoa! in the middle part.

1 intro
2 Sometime to Return
3 All The King's Friends > Whoa!
4 Veil Of Tears
5 Cartoon
6 Spinnin'
7 Nice Guys Don't Get Paid
8 Black Gold
9 Runaway Train
10 The Break
11 Gullible's Travels
12 Midnight Medley:
 Midnight Blue [Lou Graham]
 Midnight Blue [Melissa Manchester]
 Midnight Rambler [Rolling Stones]
 After Midnight [Eric Clapton]
 Midnight Hour [Wilson Picket]
 Living after Midnight [Judas Priest]
 Walking after Midnight [Patsy Cline]
 Midnight Train to Georgia [Gladys Knight]
 Midnight Rambler [Allman Brothers]
 Midnight Special [Credence Clearwater Revival]
 Midnight Rendezvous [The Babys]
 Sister Midnight [Iggy Pop]
 Midnight at the Oasis [Maria Muldaur]
 Midnight Confession [Grass Roots]
 Auld Lang Syne [Robert Burns]
13 Sexual Healing [Marvin Gaye]
14 Tell Me Something Good [Chaka Khan and Rufus]
15 April Fool
16 Something Out Of Nothing
17 Easy Street
18 Little Too Clean
19 Made To Be Broken > Blue Suede Shoes [Elvis]

Lineage: Audience Master > 2nd Gen Tape > Tascam 202MKVII USB out > CDWAV > Audacity (normalization, fades, merges, noise reduction) > CDWAV (splits) > DBPowerAmp (FLAC) [loughney xfer]

 

Posted: 48 minutes to midnight!

SOUL ASYLUM- 1991-12-31 MPLS FLAC. rar

The Beths- Lincoln Hall, Chicago, March 6, 2019

 

Reflecting back on the last few years, I realize I haven't listened to a lot of new music and I'm losing touch of bands that have have appeared into the 2020's. One band that I can say for certain I follow and enjoy are The Beths from Auckland, New Zealand. To date, the band has released three studio albums, one live and an EP in 2016. I first heard the band when I listened to a live recording of a show they played in 2018, in the UK. This was before I actually heard their first album, Future Me Hates Me, which blew me away with it's infectiously catchy pop melodies and songs that are instantly likable. Every song on their debut album is excellent and they've carried over the solid formula on their follow-up releases. They have to be the most unpretentious and non-flashy band I've heard in a long time, no gimmicks, pyro or over-the-top stage shows for this band. The lead singer/guitarist, Elizabeth Stokes is a cute, modest lovable presence that I enjoy and lead guitarist, Jonathan Pearce is an outstanding player that drives the sound of the band. They've toured several times to the U.S. (unfortunately haven't seen them live), so catch them if they come to your town.

The earliest live recording I have from the Beths is a set that performed in Chicago (you sense a "Chicago"-theme for the last few posts? The NHL outdoor classic is today at Wrigley in Chicago) in 2019, that features songs from the EP (Warm Blood) and the then, soon-to-be released debut. The recording is from a Webcast and the audio is a soundboard, so the sound quality is outstanding and is as good as any live album. The band's official live album, Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 was released in 2021. Great performance and a worthwhile listen for anyone that appreciates good power-pop and rockin' melodies!

Enjoy!

There is some video from this concert, Live At the Lincoln Hall on YouTube (webcast?)

Happy Unhappy

Little Death

 

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The Beths
Lincoln Hall
Chicago, Illinois
March 6, 2019

Lineage: LIVE Webcast -> FFmpeg (capture & edit) -> uncompressed .ts
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920x1080 16:9 2240 Kbps 30.00 fps
Audio: AAC 128 Kbps 48.0 KHz stereo

Setlist:

01. Whatever
02. You Wouldn't Like Me
03. Not Running
04. Warm Blood
05. Great No One
06. River Run: (Lvl 1)
07. Idea/Intent
08. Lying in the Sun
09. Happy Unhappy
10. <chit-chat & thank you's>
11. Little Death
12. Less Than Thou

Encore:
13. <applause, crowd>
14. Future Me Hates Me
15. Uptown Girl

 

TRT: 00:57:42

 

Notes: The Beths occupy a warm, energetic sonic space between joyful hooks, sun-soaked harmonies, and acerbic lyrics. Hailing from New Zealand, they've already won fans as a live act — the band released its first album, 'Future Me Hates Me', in August 2018 after first wowing critics with their EP, 'Warm Blood'.

The Beths are:
Elizabeth Stokes - vocals, guitar
Jonathan Pearce - guitar, vocals
Benjamin Sinclair - bass, vocals
Ivan Luketina-Johnston - drums, vocals, tambourine

https://thebethsnz.bandcamp.com/ 

THE BETHS- 2019-03-06 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL FLAC. rar

Scruffy The Cat- Live At the Cubby Bear, September 30, 1987

Photo: Hugh Taylor

 

Yesterday, I visited my local record store to cash in a gift certificate I received as a Christmas gift. One of my purchases was the The Replacements- Not Ready For Prime Time double live album recorded at the Cabaret Metro in Chicago in 1986. I rarely buy new albums since they're so stupidly expensive ($56!), but they're wasn't better options, plus any live Mats is worth having in my collection. The liner notes written by Bob Mehr, who wrote that very detailed and excellent bio book about the band, mentions the Mat's sound man, Monty Lee Wilkes recorded the set from the board, that was mixed with an audience recording from Chicago taper, Aadam Jacobs for the crowd noise and ambiance. A few weeks back, I read about the Aadam Jacobs Collection that recently (December 1st) had his collection of live recordings posted on the Live Music Archive. In partnership with the Live Music Archive, Jacob's collection is being digitized, with recordings uploaded as they are processed by a volunteer team from the Live Music Archive. Shows have been continually being added and as of this writing, there are 121 shows. Jacobs has been referred to as the "Chicago Taping Guy" who recorded live shows in the 80's, 90's and 2000's, as he attended a dozen or more gigs a month, and has spent decades capturing thousands of performances with an incredible archive of audio tapes. There are roughly 10,000 tapes with approximately 3 sets per tape and likely around 30,000 separate performances. He has basically archived a live history of indie rock shows in Chicago, with local bands as well as early performances from bands that went on to significant fame. The list is impressive so far and I look forward to seeing more bands I'm familiar with. Reading about Jacobs has me thinking I should have taped more and seen way more shows in my life. I'm more picky now and it takes something special for me to see a band, but in my younger days, I loved seeing live music and I didn't start taping until the early 90's and wish I recorded some great gigs in the 80's. After reading more articles about Jacob's legacy (links below), I am so inspired by his work and WOW, this guy's my hero!

Aadam Jacobs

What originally got my attention about the Aadam Jacobs Collection was a post on a Scruffy The Cat fan site on Facebook that there were several Scruffy shows in the collection. Recorded at the Cubby Bear and the Lounge Ax in Chicago, I hadn't heard or seen these shows available before. You can listen to the concerts, whole or in part and it's downloadable in mp3 or 24 bit Flac. I've downloaded the shows and they sound fabulous, definitely a treasure trove for Scruffy fans and thanks so much for the team making these available. I'm posting the first of the Scruffy The Cat shows posted (interesting to note: supporting band for this gig was the Young Fresh Fellows, hope their set was recorded too!), offering it up in the original 24-bit version and the (smaller file and sounds just as good) 16-bit version. I may post more from the collection, but you should check out the link to see updates (more recordings!) on the Live Archive page.

Enjoy!

 

Aadam Jacobs Collection 

Article in the Chicago Sun-Times about a documentary film, Melomaniac about Aadams Jacobs

Chicago's Hidden Music Archive-WBEZ- detailed article about Jacobs

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SCRUFFY THE CAT
Cubby Bear
Chicago, IL
1987-09-30
 

Master Cassette generously loaned from the Aadam Jacobs Audio Archive

Transfer: Cassette (M) > Akai HX-R40 > Sony PCM-A10 (24/48)
Mastering: Izotope RX8 (remove countless static spikes throughout recording, particularly prevalent on right channel); Audacity (balance L/R levels); CDwav (tracksplit)

Recorded by: Aadam Jacobs
Transfer by: vanark
Mastering by: mxs
Setlist: Dennis Orr

01. Tuning
02. Intro
03. C'mon Everybody
04. Thomas Doubter
05. Tiger Tiger
06. Time Never Forgets
07. Shadow Boy
08. Mama Killed Hate
09. Big Fat Monkey's Hat
10. Places
11. Capital Moonlight
12. Buy A Car
13. Moons Of Jupiter
14. Never, never
15. Instrumental
16. Mybabyshe'sallright
17. My Fate Was Sealed With A Kiss
18. Long Way To Go
19. Upside Down
20. Drum Solo >
21. Wipeout
22. King Size Cigarette
23. Pussy Whipped
24. Get It On (Bang A Gong) (with "96 Tears" tease)
- Encore -
25. Hang On Sloopy
26. Wipeout (Reprise)

Charlie Chesterman - lead vocals, guitar, & harmonica
Stephen Fredette - lead guitar & vocals
Burns Stanfield - keyboards
Mac Stanfield - bass
Randall Lee Gibson IV - drums

Tape 0001 from the Aadam Jacobs Collection Project, coordinated by the Live Music Archive at the Internet Archive
Contact info: aadam.jacobs.project AT gmail DOT com

 

SCRUFFY THE CAT- 1987-09-30 Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL 24 bit FLAC. rar

SCRUFFY THE CAT- 1987-09-30 Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL 16 bit FLAC. rar

Young Fresh Fellows- Mural Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, August 5, 1985

 

 It's been a while since I last posted and I'll try to get back on track for a strong finish to 2024. I was meaning to post a follow-up Fellows show (to the last post) from 39 years ago to the date, as I was intending to post this on August 5th, which is also close to the anniversary date of this blog. Yes, this blog has now officially been around since 2006, which is 18 years and I hope to at least make it to 20!

The Young Fresh Fellows Seattle show from 1985 has been kicking around for a number of years including on YouTube as an audio-only recording. I downloaded this from there, but it always drives me crazy listening to one long file without the ability to skip around songs. To make life easier for everyone that wants to listen to this live recording, I split the tracks and snatched the setlist from the comment section for a great sounding "must-hear" Fellows show from the early-ish days, pre-Topsy Turvy. It's a fine compliment to the concert from the band from their most recent tour. Hopefully more Fellows live recordings surface from this past spring/summer tour dates.

Enjoy!

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YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS
Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center
Seattle, WA
August 5, 1985

Sony ECM-939LT microphone> Sony Walkman Professional stereo cassette-corder WM-D6C.

01. Hang On Sloopy
02. This Little Mystery
03. Teenage Dogs In Trouble
04. How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?
05. Power Mowers Theme
06. All Messed Up
07. Searchin' U.S.A.
08. Mr. Salamander's Review
09. That Letter
10. Where Is Groovytown?
11. Rock and Roll Pest Control
12. Three Sides To This Story
13. I'm An Artiste on Frontier
14. Someone I Care About (Jonathan Richman cover)
15. Topsy Turvy Theme
16. Young Fresh Fellows Theme
17. Big House/If I Had A Hammer

Notes from original post:
This is audio only of a live performance by the Young Fresh Fellows at the Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center on August 5, 1985. With their breakthrough "Topsy Turvy" LP about to be released, the Fellows are at the top of their wacky, genre-blending, uber-influential, "Seattle music scene Rosetta Stone" game in this Monday evening summer concert sponsored by late great Seattle "new wave" station KJET.  This is the complete show, and features Scott McCaughey, Chuck Carroll, Jim Sangster and Tad Hutchinson.  

It was recorded by Feliks Banel, sitting on the grass near the stage with a rudimentary Sony deck with a teeny little microphone (courtesy of his brother-in-law the Deadhead), but still sounds pretty darn good.  

YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS- 1985-08-05 Mural Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA FLAC. rar