Category Archives: ACDC

Happy Hour 2015-06-20 CRAB Radio Live
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ACDC, The Who
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The Who – 1999-11-12 – The House of Blues, Chicago, IL [HQ-AUD]

The Who is an English rock band that formed in 1964.  Their most classic lineup consisted of Pete Townshend (guitar), the_Who__1999_11_12__Chicago,frontRoger Daltry (vocals), John Entwistle (bass), and Keith Moon (drums).  They are one of the most influential bands of the 20th century.  In late 1999, The Who played 7 shows ranging from an acoustic performanc3e at The Bridge School benefit to to a “dot.com” launch part in Las Vegas to a set of charity shows in Chicago to a pair of Christmas shows in London.  The two Chicago concerts took place at The House of Blues and benefited the nearby Maryville Academy.  Townshend had played solo benefit shows for the academy in prior years, helping to raise over $1 million.   The academy’s mission is to treat and support children who have been the_Who__1999_11_12__Chicago,backphysically, sexually, and/or emotionally abused.  The House of Blues shows were notable for resurrecting several songs that had rarely been played since the 1970s, including Pure and Easy, Getting in Tune, and I’m A Boy.  The shows also featured the first performances since 1989 of You  Better You Bet and Eminence Front.  This high quality audience recording captures the first show on 12 Nov 1999.  Check this one out to hear The Who in what turned out to be a warm up for their highly successful 2000 tour.

ACDC – 2015-06-07 – Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich [HQ-AUD]

ACDC is an Australian hard rock band that formed in 1973 by the brothers Angus and Malcolm Young.  ACDC 2015 FRONTAlthough they endured quite a few lineup changes in their over 40 years together, the one constant was the brothers Young.  That is, until recently.  Unfortunately, Malcolm has had to permanently retire from the band due to dementia.  Their last album is the first in their history without even one recorded track by Malcolm.  Malcolm Young has been replaced by his nephew Stevie Young.  He has previously filled in for his Uncle on the 1988 tour due to Malcolm falling sick.  Another bit of trouble surrounded drummer Phil Rudd.  He got into a bit of legal trouble in New Zealand over alleged drug possession and ACDC 2015 BACKattempted murder.  Therefore, he was removed from the band and unable to tour in support of the Rock or Bust album.  Chris Slade has replaced him.  No word if it’s a permanent replacement, but I suspect that it is.  This high quality audience recording was in Zurich on 7 Jun 2015, and was supplied by the Moonshiner a week or so after the concert date.  Check this one out, and then, go out and by the CD.  😉

 


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Happy Hour 2015-05-16 CRAB Radio Live
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ACDC, Allman Brothers, Santana, Traffic
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This broadcast revisits the Rockin’ Seventies….

Traffic – 1970-04-30 – Live at the Paris Theatre, London,  England [SBD]

Traffic was an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason.  traffic 04 30 1970 frontThey met when they had jammed together at a club called The Elbow Room.  After Winwood left The Spencer Davis Group in 1967, the four formed Traffic.  After releasing a couple singles, they recorded and released their debut album, Mr. Fantasy in 1967.  Mason left the group around that time due to artistic differences, and returned for a short time in 1968, log enough to contribute to their second album, Traffic, which contained Mason’s Feeling Alright.  Traffic broke up in 1969 after the release of their third album, Last Exit, due to Winwood leaving to form the supergroup, Blind Faith.  Blind Faith lasted traffic 04 30 1970 backless than one year, and performed one US tour in that time.  The band broke up when Eric Clapton left to play with the Plastic Ono Band, and then to tour with Delaney & Bonnie and Friends.  In 1970, Winwood started working on a solo project with Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood that would lead to the reformation of Traffic and the release of the highly successful album, John Barleycorn Must Die.  This concert is an FM broadcast, prior to the release of that album, and just the 3rd of the newly reformed Traffic.

 

ACDC – 1974-12-31 – Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia [FM]

ACDC was an Australian rock band that exploded onto the music scene in 1973, originally comprised of the brothers Angus ACDC 1974 Melbourne frontand Malcolm Young (lead and rhythm guitar), Dave Evans (vocals), Larry Van Kriedt (bass), and Colin Burgess (drums).  The band’s lineup as they released their first two (Australian-only) albums were, besides the Young brothers, Bon Scott (vocals), Mark Evans (bass), and Phil Rudd (drums).  Evans was fired eventually in 1977 due to clashes with Angus Young, and replaced with Cliff Williams, still currently in the band.  They have definitely shaped the sound of music, more specifically heavy metal and hard rock in their over 40 years together.  This short concert finds them ACDC 1974 Melbourne backin the Festival Hall in Melbourne, Australia on 31 Dec 1974.  This was 1.5 months before the Australian-only release of their first album, High Voltage.  It would be a little more than a year after that first release that they would release their third (and first international) album, titled again, High Voltage.  Their second album, still only released in Australia, was titled TNT.

 

The Allman Brothers Band – 1971-08-26 – A&R Studios, NY [SBD]

The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by the brothers Duane Allman Brothers Band - 1971 - Live at A&R Studios, NY 8-26-1971Allman (slide and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson (drums).  As 1971 began, the Allman Brothers Band was riding a wave of critical success.  Their 2nd album, Idlewild South, released in late 1970, had received a strong review from Rolling Stone magazine.  The band’s best work was yet to come.  The live album Fillmore East, recorded on 12 and 13 Mar 1970 has often been called the finest live album ever produced.  While those Fillmore allman_brothers_band-8_26_71_nyc_(bootleg)-backshows get the attention thanks to that historic album, the truth is that on almost every night in 1971, the Allmans, with Duane leading the way, were on fire!  This soundboard recording captures the band at A&R studios in NY on 28 Aug 1971,  just five months after the historic Fillmore shows.  Unfortunately, Duane would die in a motorcycle crash just three months later.

 

Santana – 1970-08-18 – Tanglewood, Lennox, MA [SBD]

Santana is a Latin rock band, founded in San Francisco during the late 1960s by Carlos Santana.  The band first came to Santana - 08-18-1970 - FRONTwidespread public attention with their performance of  Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock in 1969.  Bill Graham promoted the first rock concert at Tanglewood in Lennox, MA in the summer of 1969.  Billed as “The Fillmore at Tanglewood”, the concert featured BB King, Jefferson Airplane, and The Who, and served as the summer home for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  The gig was so successful that Graham was back the next summer with a whole series of shows.  Santana played at Tanglewood on 18 Aug 1970, just over a year after their historic set at Woodstock.  Santana - 08-18-1970 - BACKBy August 1970, Carlos had added a teenage guitar prodigy from San Francisco to the band by the name of Neal Schon.  Less than a month later, Santana would release their second album, Abraxas.  The album would climb to #1 on the Billboard charts and would spawn two of Santana‘s best known singles, Black Magic Woman, and Oye Como Va, which went to #4 and #13, respectively on the charts.

 


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Happy Hour 2015-04-18 CRAB Radio Live
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ACDC, Joe Bonamassa

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Joe Bonamassa – 2009-03-08 – Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI

Joe Bonamassa is an American blues rock guitarist who started playing guitar at the age of four.  Joe Bonamassa 2009 front His father exposed him to British blues rock albums by Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.  That was all it took to give Joe the blues inspiration.  In 1989, at 12, he had a band called Smokin’ Joe Bonamassa, that gigged through New York state and Pennsylvania on weekends.  Although Joe is most likely to be playing a Gibson now days, at that time he was using a 1972 Fender Stratocaster that his father bought for him.  It was when he was 12, he opened for B.B. King at around twenty shows.  Before he was 18, he was playing guitar with a band called, Bloodline that contained the sons of Berry Oakley, Miles Davis and Robby Krieger.  Joe Bonamassa 2009 backBloodline never really went anywhere, but it served to attract attention to Bonamassa’s guitar skills.  His debut album,  A New Day Yesterday, was released in 2000 and reached #9 on the Billboard Blues Chart.  Eleven of his solo albums have reached #1 on that same chart.  This concert is from 2009, the same year that he performed at Royal Albert Hall alongside Eric Clapton.

ACDC – 2015-04-10 – Coachella Festival, CA

ACDC is an Australian hard rock or blues rock band formed in 1973 by Angus and Malcolm Young.  ACDC - Live At Coachella Festival, 10th April 15This concert the tour in support of their newest album, released late 2014, Rock or Bust.  This was the first album in their 42 year history that was recorded without Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar.  He has permanently retired from the band due to his health, and replacing him is Angus and Malcolm’s nephew, Stevie Young.   This is not the first time that Stevie has replaced Malcolm.  ACDC 2015-04-10 Coachella Festival - AngusHowever the last time was temporary, and was only during the 1988 tour supporting Blow Up Your Video, when Malcolm announced that he was taking time off in order to begin his recovery from alcoholism.  That album, by the way, was produced once again by ACDC’s original producers, Harry Vanda and George Young.  It was George Young that recorded the first album that Angus and Malcolm played on.  It was by George’s band, and was The Marcus Hook Roll Band – Tales of Old Grand Daddy.  Also on the album were older brothers George and Alex.  If you haven’t listened to it, you should check it out.  If you are having troubles locating it, just send me a message, and I’ll help you out.


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Happy Hour 2015-03-21 CRAB Radio Live
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ACDC, Scorpions, Van Halen, Whitesnake

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Whitesnake – 1978-11-07 – Victoria Hall, Hanley, Staffordshire, UK

Whitesnake is an English hard rock band formed by David Coverdale in 1978, after he left Deep Purple.   The Whitesnake 78 Front band had actually been working as his backing band on the White Snake and Northwinds tours,  and was called The White Snake Band.  Whitesnake was originally comprised of David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray, David “Duck” Doyle, and Brian Johnston.  Keyboardist Pete Solley of Procul Harem replaced Johnston  before their first album.  Solley was replaced during recording sessions for their first LP by Jon Lord of Deep Purple.  This concert was in support of that first album, Trouble, which was released in the autumn of 1978.  A live album, Live at Hammersmith, was recorded on Whitesnake 78 Backthis tour, and released in 1979.  Coverdale folded the band in 1990, stating that he was taking a ‘break’ from music.  The very next year, though, he collaborated with Jimmy Page to release an album called Coverdale and Page.   Coverdale reformed Whitesnake in 2002 for Whitesnake’s 25th anniversary.  They are still together, to this day.   VH1 ranked them as the 85th Greatest Hard Rock Band of all time.

 

Scorpions – 1979-09-16 – Lovedrive in Japan – Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan

The Scorpions are a German heavy metal band originally founded in 1965 by rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker.  Scorpions-LDShow79-InsideThings really began to get moving when, in 1970, Michael Schenker and Klaus Meine joined the band.  They recorded and released their debut album, Lonesome Crow, two years later.  During the tour in support of this album, they played warm up for UFO.  UFO was impressed with Michael’s guitar playing, enough that they recruited him immediately, right in the midst of that tour.  They enlisted friend, Uli Roth’s help to fill in.  After the tour, Michael’s departure caused the immediate breakup of the band.  Rudolf Schenker, along with Klaus Meine, joined Uli Roth’s band, Dawn Road.  However, rather than keep Scorpions-LDShow79-Back2their name, they decided to adopt the Scorpions name since it was more widely known.  This concert was in support of the 1979 album, Lovedrive.  It was during the recording of this album that UFO let Michael go, and he returned to the Scorpions, causing Mathias Jabs to leave.  This album, has been regarded as the pinnacle of their career.  However, it was just a few dates into this tour when Michael’s fight with alcoholism caused his departure from this band.  Mathias Jabs was brought back in to permanently replace Michael.

 

Van Halen – 1976-05-29 – Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA

Van Halen is an American hard rock band that was founded in 1972 in Pasadena, CA.  The band was originally Van Halen 76 Fronta power trio, comprised of Eddie Van Halen (guitars, lead vocals), Mark Stone (bass, backing vocals), and Alex Van Halen (drums).  1974 saw Michael Anthony replacing Stone and the addition of David Lee Roth on lead vocals.  This lineup would stay active until 1985.  In 1985, former Montrose frontman Sammy Hagar would replace David Lee Roth as vocalist.  During their time with David Lee Roth at the helm, they continued their rise in popularity as a hard rock band.  In later years, Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Alex Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli, would replace Michael Anthony on bass guitar.  This concert finds Van Halen at the Pasadena Convention Van Halen 76 BackCenter in South Pasadena on 29 May 1976.  This concert was fairly early in their career and proof as to why they achieved worldwide fame and popularity.  They are one of the world’s best selling bands of all time, having sold more than 80 million units.  They were voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 and VH1 ranked them 7th on their list of the top 100 Hard Rock Artists of All Time. In 2003, they reunited with Hagar after a brief hiatus, and then in 2006, they reunited with David Lee Roth for a few years.

 

ACDC – 1977-12-07 – 110/220 – Live in Atlantic Studios

ACDC is an Australian hard rock band founded in 1973 by the brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.  They continue to ACDC 77 frontrecord and tour, however, Malcolm has had to depart in 2014 due to illness, and has been replaced by his nephew Stevie.  Stevie Young has filleld in for Malcolm in the past on a tour due to Malcolm being unable to perform on that tour due to sickness.  This concert was recorded live at Atlantic Studios in support of the album, Let There Be Rock.   Even though bassist Mark Evans had played during the recording of that album, he had been replaced by Cliff Williams by this time.  The other members of this play date were:  Bon Scott (vocals), Angus and Malcolm Young (lead and rhythm guitars, respectively), and Phil Rudd (drums).  ACDC 77 backPhil Rudd recorded the newest album, Rock or Bust, however due to legal issues has been replaced on the current tour by former ACDC drummer, Chris Slade.  The Rock or Bust tour is due to start on 10 Apr 2015.  The band set a new record in Germany by selling 300,000 tickets in 77 minutes.  This tour celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary, and has already sold out many European dates, so don’t delay and get your tickets as soon as soon as you can.


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Happy Hour – CRAB Radio Live 2015-01-24
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ACDC, Aerosmith, Grand Funk Railroad, Scorpions

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This broadcast was billed as:   Four concerts in four hours…..

The first concert segment was Aerosmith, Boston 29 August 1975.  This was broadcast initially on the Aerosmith BostonKing Biscuit Flower Hour on WBCN in Boston.  Aerosmith, “The Bad Boys from Boston”, formed in Boston, 1971.  Originally, Joe Perry (guitar) and Tom Hamilton (bass) were in the band Jam Band.  They got together with Steven Tyler (vocals/harmonica), Joey Kramer (drums), and Ray Tabano (guitar) and Aerosmith was born.  They replaced Ray Tabano with Brad Whitford, and were signed to Columbia records in 1972.  This concert was the Toys in the Attic tour, which broke the band into mainstream popularity.  Their first five albums have attained multi-platinum status.  Joe Perry and Brad Whitford left the bandAerosmith 1975 in 79, and Aerosmith basically floundered through a couple albums until their return in 1984.  Aerosmith is the best selling American rock band of all time, selling more than 150 million albums.  They have also scored four Grammy Awards and ten MTV music video awards.

The next concert segment was the Scorpions, Complete Munich 1993.  This was an FM broadcastscorpions-93complete from Munich, Germany and includes Michael Schenker on stage.  The band was actually formed in Germany in 1965 by Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar), Karl-Heinz Vollmer (lead guitar and backing vocals), Achim Kirchoff (bass), and Wolfgang Dziony (drums).  Rudolf handled lead vocals during this period.  Things really got moving when Rudolf’s younger brother, Michael (lead guitar) and Klaus Meine (vocals) joined the band in 1970.  In 1972, the band recorded their debut album, Lonesome Crow.  It was during that tour that thescorpions-93complete1 band opened for a rising Brit band, UFO.  It was toward the end of the tour,  that UFO convinced Michael Schenker to ‘jump ship’ and join them.  Uli Roth stepped in to finish the tour, but this led to the band’s breakup.    Rudolf eventually joined Uli’s band, Dawn Road, and brought Klaus Meine along.  This ‘new’ band decided to adopt the Scorpions name since they already had a following and an album record release.  The next segment in the broadcast was Grand Funk Railroad, 1974 live at the LA Forum.  This is a soundboard recording, soGFR LA Forum it’s quality is very good.  Rolling Stone magazine once said, “You cannot talk about rock in the 1970’s without talking about Grand Funk Railroad!”  There is a lot of truth in that statement, for sure.  The band formed in Flint, MI in 1969 originally as a power trio.  Mark Farner (guitar, vocals) and Don Brewer (drums, vocals) from Terry Knight and the Pack along with Mel Schacher (bass) from Question Mark & the Mysterians became GFR.  It was Terry Knight, who became their manager, who named the band as a play on words about the “Grand Trunk Railroad”, a well-known rail line in Michigan. The band’s initial recognition came at the 1969GFR Forum Atlanta Pop Festival July 4 & 5.  After a highly charged set on the first day, they were asked to come back the following year.  Capitol records immediately signed the trio.  In 1971, the band fired Terry Knight which sparked a lengthy legal fight.   In 1972, the band had attempted to attract Peter Frampton of Humble Pie, but instead added Craig Frost (keyboards).  This sparked a shift from GFR’s ‘garage band’ to a more rhythm and blues and pop rock oriented style.  Although highly successful in the mid 70’s,  tensions continued to grow due to personal issues as well as burn out.  The band continued to head towards theirGFR breakup in 1976.  They reunited in 81, with Don Bellinger replacing Schacher until they broke up again in 83.  The bands original members reunited again in 96.    Farner was eventually forced to quit the band due to contractual issues, and a couple years later Don and Mel recruited Max Carl, Bruce Kulick, and Tim Cashion (of .38 Special, Kiss, and Bob Seger, respectively) and continue to perform  45 shows annually.   TheACDC Paris Front final segment of the broadcast was ACDC, Power Outage in Paris, 1979, a soundboard recording.  This was recorded at the peak of their popularity thus far, and just a couple short months before Bon Scott died.  This was the Highway to Hell tour, and was at the Pavillion, in Paris France on 9 Dec 1979.   There has been a long road sprinkled with many albums between then and now, but it appears that ACDC has lost yet another of its founding fathers.  Malcolm Young has retired due to dementia with nephew Stevie Young picking up the ACDC Paris Backrhythm guitar duties on the new album, Rock or Bust as well as the tour.  ACDC also came very close to losing drummer Phil Rudd as well due to allegations of attempting to procure a murder, threatening to kill, as well as possession of methamphetamine and cannabis.  The murder and threatening charges were removed the following day, but his future is still uncertain.


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Next week’s broadcast, 31 Jan 2015 will air starting at 8 PM Eastern time, and will include:

(FOUR concerts in FOUR hours – This time, a spotlight on female bands.)

Vixen – Live at Music Hall – Koln, Germany 19 Feb 1991

The Runaways – Live at the Agora – Cleveland, OH 19 Jul 1976

Girlschool – King Biscuit Flower Hour – Nashville, TN 12 Jan 1984

Heart – California Jam II – Ontario, CA 18 Mar 1978

(I know Heart isn’t all female, but absolutely has to be included due to the work of Ann and Nancy Wilson.)