Thursday, December 9, 2010

Phlea Circus - The Batman Years: Live At Eastover (2000)

Phlea Circus
The Batman Years: Live At Eastover
Lenox, MA
October 6, 2000

This is a REMASTERED version of my original offering.  I just added a little compression to bring the overall level up some, as well as fixing a few gaps and adding fades.

Gear:
Sony MZ-R70 MD
Sony ECM-MS907 Mic

Mastering:
Sound Studio 3 on a MacBook

1. You May Be Right (Billy Joel)    4:15 2
2. Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers)    4:18
3. Last Kiss (Pearl Jam)    3:32
4. Thank You (Led Zeppelin)    4:14
5. Back In Black (AC/DC)    1:21
6. You're A God (Vertical Horizon)    4:23
7. If I Had a Million Dollars (Barenaked Ladies)    3:27
8. Oh What A Night (The Four Seasons)    4:31
9. Smooth (Santana)    4:57
10. Last Train (Xavier)    5:08  
11. Lay Down Sally (Eric Clapton)    3:43
12. Hand Jive (Johnny Otis)    4:22
13. No Rain (Blind Melon)    6:30
14. Nookie (Limp Bizkit)    3:06
15. Takin' Care Of Business (Bachman Turner Overdrive)    5:37
16. Tommorow's Gone (Bonus Track)    3:17

Total Time: 66:31

Notes:
This is one of my very first recordings and was basically just a mic sitting on a table with the recorder.  It definitely captures the performance quite well - it was loud and very much a bar type atmosphere.

For those who may not be aware Phlea Circus is/was a mostly cover band consisting of Abe Guthrie (Arlo's son) on keyboards, Randy Cormier on guitar and vocals and I don't remember who else had the guitar, and I had the impression there was no real set drummer.  Although it's mostly just covers - they did manage to throw in an original Xavier song.  Also, as an added bonus is a track called "Tomorrow's Gone" which I believe was written by Randy.  It is just him and his guitar playing at the Guthrie Center the day after if I recall correctly.  I don't believe this song appears anywhere else or I have ever heard it played live anywhere.

It's not the greatest quality - but worth checking out if you are a fan of Xavier - or just because!


TypeGradeLengthArtwork
AudienceB+66 minIncluded

MP3 Version - 320kbps
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UQDN8ZTX
After listening to the recording, please come back and rate it as to the quality of the recording. The grades listed above are my personal opinion only.


Share this on Facebook: