Levon Helm Band @ The Beacon on St Patty's Day

[mattstick]

Looks like a good one....

http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/?p=414

[rowjimmy]

Awesome.
Levon is a rock & roll god.
imo, he's the best (male) singing drummer in rock.

And, f you bring up Phil Collins, I'll bring up Disney's "Tarzan" and you'll have to die of embarrassment.

[sls.stormyrider]

I don't think he has much competition for the best singing drummer, rock or otherwise.
that said, I would put him up against anyone, regardless of what instrument they played. His (and Danko's) vocals matched the sound and emotion of the Band perfectly.
sounds like it was a great show.

[Casey Lenahan]

Awesome.
Levon is a rock & roll god.
imo, he's the best (male) singing drummer in rock.

And, f you bring up Phil Collins, I'll bring up Disney's "Tarzan" and you'll have to die of embarrassment.

What about Fish?

[mattstick]

Awesome.
Levon is a rock & roll god.
imo, he's the best (male) singing drummer in rock.

And, f you bring up Phil Collins, I'll bring up Disney's "Tarzan" and you'll have to die of embarrassment.

question: "I'm gonna make you a mix tape, do you like Phil Collins?"

response: "I have two ears and a heart don't I?"

[rowjimmy]

What about Fish?

Fish is an entertaining singer.
Best singer? Not by a long shot and he'd laugh at the suggestion (though I doubt he's above being flattered a bit.)

[rowjimmy]

question: "I'm gonna make you a mix tape, do you like Phil Collins?"

response: "I have two ears and a heart don't I?"

"So, that's a 'no', then, is it?"

[mattstick]

That was an Alec Baldwin line on 30 Rock.

[sls.stormyrider]

^^that show is a riot. Now I have one more reason to watch it.

back on topic - if you don't have Rock of Ages (I'll bet RJ and Matt have it), it's definitely worth picking up.
Hopefully Levon will be touring this summer.

[rowjimmy]

That was an Alec Baldwin line on 30 Rock.

Alec Baldwin is the MAN on 30 Rock

[sls.stormyrider]

coincidentally, this just appeared:

http://shnflac.net/details.php?id=6fd34f1a14ff4794cde45c66dd3b97c60100763c

The Band, 9/18/76

   A quick note:

I've had a number of messages asking me if I Eq'd these tapes or wondering how I got them to sound this good. I never EQ anything nor did I use noise reduction. When I first began taping a friend showed my how to "Bias' my reels. This ended up being a 'pain in the neck' but also allowed me to make excellent dubs on different manufactured tapes (though the bulk of my collection is on Maxell). Then there was the 10 1/2" reels. I only knew one other person who had a deck capable of playing back large reels. So.....most of my 10 1/2" reels have only been played back 3-4 times. None of my large reels saw heavy usage. They have stood up well over 30 yrs........and there are more to come...


This is my 'Off Air' master of The Band Palladium New York 9-18-76.

This broadcast is a little funky....the audience levels are brought up between songs (the crowd is rowdy) and the vocals are a tad weak at times. The stereo separation expands and contracts in a few places....

I broke out the Announcers talking into separate tracks in case you wanted to omit them.......(For your listening pleasure). The WBCN ID's were not broken out as they overlapped the audience......they also contain a plug for Ampex Tape and Lechmeres. I'll leave it up to you as to what you want to do with them. Believe it or not I had to do a reel flip during this show.......it is only during the 2nd encore when the announcers are talking and did not edit out any music.  (Anybody out there ever do a 10 1/2" reel flip......it can be a little tricky). Though this has been uploaded before, my reels do sound excellent...and I thought there would be a few folks that would enjoy this quality!!  Hezekiahx2



The Band w/ Howard Johnson Horns
Palladium, New York  (Opening Night of the Palladium formally the 'Academy of Music')
9-18-76
WBCN-FM Broadcast (also on WNEW & WHCN)

Lineage:

Master 'off air' FM Reel [Maxell UD35-180 10 1/2" reel (Revox B-77) 7 1/2ips 1/4 track] --> Tascam CD-RW2000 --> EAC --> CDWAV --> FLAC


Disc 1

01. Announcers Intro
02. MC Introduction
03. Ophelia
04. The Shape I'm In / WBCN ID
05. It Makes No Difference
06. The Weight / WBCN ID
07. King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
08. The Twilight
09. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
10. Across The Great Divide
11. Stage Fright / WBCN ID
12. Forbidden Fruit

Disc 2

01. Acadian Driftwood
02. The Genetic Method
03. Chest Fever / WBCN ID
04. This Wheel's On Fire
05. Don't Do It
06. DJ Announcement

Encore
07. DJ Announcement
08. Up On Cripple Creek
09. Life Is A Carnival w/ Paul Butterfield
10. DJ Announcement / Cut (10 1/2" Reel Flip)
11. The WS Wallcott's Medicine Show
12. DJ Announcement

grabbed it last night. I'll let you know

[antelope19]

The Band, 9/18/76grabbed it last night. I'll let you know

mmmmm....yes please.  I have a friend who would die to hear a good quality recording of the Band.  let me know what you think.

[sls.stormyrider]

get it.

better than avg sound for a 76 FM (ie very good). The Band + horns.

most Band boots I've seen are from the 80s, ie no Robbie. This is the real Band.