Trans-Siberian Orchestra - An Angel's View (2012)

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - An Angel's View
Verizon Center - Washington, DC
December 12, 2012
Section 101, Row K, Seat 8

LINEAGE:
AT-933 (sub-cardioid) > SP-SPSB-3 >
Edirol R09-HR (24/96 WAV) > Sound Studio 4.5.4
(Fades / Levels / EQ / Tracking) > MP3 (320k)

DISC 1 (72:08):
01. Winter Palace
02. Narration
03. Faith Noel
04. Narration
05. The Lost Christmas Eve
06. Narration
07. Wizards in Winter
08. Narration
09. Christmas Dreams
10. Narration
11. Christmas Nights in Blue
12. Narration
13. Christmas Jam
14. Narration
15. Siberian Sleigh Ride
16. Narration
17. What Is Christmas?
18. Narration
19. For the Sake of Our Brother
20. Narration
21. The Wisdom of Snow
22. Narration
23. Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness)
24. Narration
25. Back to a Reason, Part II

DISC 2 (69:39):
01. Narration
02. What Child Is This?
03. Narration
04. Christmas Canon Rock
05. Narration
06. Different Wings
07. Merry Christmas
08. Band Introductions
09. The Mountain
10. A Mad Russian's Christmas
11. Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night)
12. Toccata - Carpimus Noctem (with Moonlight and Madness intro)
13. Someday
14. Child Unseen
15. Requiem (The Fifth)
16. Encore Break
17. This Christmas Day
18. Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)

Total Time:      2:21:47


NOTES:
To say this was another fantastic show by TSO would be nothing new - as they always never fail to put on one of the greatest stage shows I've ever seen.  And I think this is a great recording - although I probably should have run with my preamp (as even with everything maxed out my levels were still a bit low).  Luckily, it didn't seem to affect the recording much at all and this is an enjoyable listen for me and a nice momento from the show.

Type	Grade	Length	Extras
Audience	A	142 min	Artwork

Sample - This Christmas Day:
https://soundcloud.com/dave-downin/trans-siberian-orchestra-this

MP3 Version - 320kbps:

http://www.mediafire.com/?z6i8hrnm8h42an5

James McMurtry - Acoustically Speaking (2012)

James McMurtry - Acoustically Speaking
The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA
August 4, 2012
Section: House Right, Middle


LINEAGE:
AT-933 (SubCardioid) > SP-PREAMP >
Edirol R09-HR (24/96 WAV) > Sound Studio 4
(Fades / Tracking) > MP3 (320k)

DISC 1 (73:58)
01. Down Across the Delaware (Partial)
02. Red Dress
03. Rachel's Song
04. Hurricane Party
05. You'd A' Thought
06. Choctaw Bingo
07. Woke Up Last Night
08. Ruby and Carlos
09. How Am I Gonna Find You Now
10. I Know a Thing Or Two Now
11. We Can't Make It Here Anymore
12. Levelland

DISC 2 (21:03)
01. No More Buffalo
02. Restless
03. Encore Break
04. Peter Pan

Total Time:      1:35:01


NOTES:
A fantastic performance by James.  I have only seen him do a full acoustic set one other time, so this was a real treat.  Honestly, I was pretty blown away by his guitar work as the performance sounded like nothing else was needed in the way of other instruments. I'll let you be the judge of that, but for me, this was a rare treat and this will probably go down as one of my favorite recordings I've put out there.

There was a mishap with the recorder where the mics had been unplugged at first.  This resulted in sub-par audio up until about halfway through Down Across the Delaware.  I ended up doing a little editing and saved what I thought I could of the song.  The raw unedited source is included in the "Extras" folder of this archive if you'd like to play with it - do so with caution though as playing it as is could damage your speakers or headphones.

The video that is included is all the footage that I took, so please don't ask if I have more.  I have provided pretty much all the media that I got that night in this archive - photos, video, and audio.

Type	Grade	Length	Extras
Audience	A-	95 min	Artwork, Photos, Video

Sample: Rachel's Song
https://soundcloud.com/dave-downin/james-mcmurtry-rachels-song

MP3 Version - 320kbps:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zpnwjjn25nm3554

Arlo Guthrie - Boys Night Out (2012)

Arlo Guthrie
Boys Night Out
Children's Theater of Annapolis
February 15, 2012
Section: Right, Row M, Seat 4


LINEAGE:
AT-933 (Baffled Omni) > SP-PREAMP >
Edirol R09-HR (24/96 WAV) > Sound Studio 4
(Fades & Tracking) > MP3 (320k)

COVER PHOTOS:
Arlo Guthrie - Bob Hargreaves
Abe Guthrie - John Claeys
Krishna Guthrie -
Terry A La Berry - Steve Dillard

DISC 1 (62:48)

01. Introduction
02. Green Green Rocky Road
03. Make Stuff Up
04. Darkest Hour
05. Jackie & The Police
06. Coming Into Los Angeles
07. Reflections of Woody
08. Deportees
09. A More Perfect Union
10. Union Maid / Ladies Auxilliary
11. Pretty Boy Floyd
12. Mother's Voice
13. St. James Infirmary
14. Keys To The Highway
15. Byrds Revisited
16. Waimanalo Blues
17. When A Soldier Makes It Home
18. Bikes In The House
19. Waimanalo Blues


DISC 2 (59:51)

01. Pig Meat
02. Slow Boat
03. Buy Me A Beer
04. City Of New Orleans
05. After Katrina
06. In Times Like These
07. Visiting Leadbelly
08. Alabama Bound
09. Staying With Ramblin' Jack
10. Highway In The Wind
11. Occupy
12. All Over The World
13. Arlo's Hymn
14. This Land Is Your Land
15. Woody & Steinbeck
16. My Peace

Total Time:      2:02:39

NOTES:
Great little theater and place to see Arlo!  It was a wonderful night filled with song and story by one of the best in the business.  It's not a perfect recording, and I apologize for a few of the coughs as it was very dry and I found myself without any candy or something to sooth my throat. Highlight of the evening had to be everyone singing along to "My Peace", a perfect ending to a great show.

Type	Grade	Length	Artwork
Audience	A-	123 min	Included

MP3 Version - 320kbps:

http://minus.com/meIvzNVqP