St. Valentine's Day Special: LED ZEPPELIN (1975 SDB) + GUNS N' ROSES (2010 DVD Pro-Shot) [BOOTLEGS]

Led Zeppelin - St. Valentine's Day Massacre -
Uniondale, New York - 02.14.1975 (3 SBD CDs) [Bootleg]


Artist: Led Zeppelin
Title: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Empress Valley Supreme Disc (BOOTLEG)
Details: Lossy - mp3 - 320 kbps - 44.1 Khz - Stereo
Date: 02-14-1975 (Feb. 14th, 1975)
Venue: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Location: Uniondale, New York, USA
Content: One of the greatest shows that the band performed in 1975
Audio Quality: Superb Stereo Soundboard
No of CDs: 3
Total Time: 00:55:51 (CD 1) + 01:07:04 (CD 2) + 01:13:22 (CD 3)
Total Size: 454 MB
Artwork: Included


Tracklist:

01. Rock And Roll (CD 1)
02. Sick Again
03. Over The Hills And Far Away
04. In My Time Of Dying
05. Since I've Been Loving You
06. The Song Remains The Same
07. The Rain Song
08. Kashmir (CD 2)
09. No Quarter
10. Trampled Underfoot
11. Moby Dick
12. Dazed And Confused (CD 3)
13. Stairway To Heaven
14. Whole Lotta Love
15. Out On The Tiles (intro) / Black Dog
16. Heartbreaker (incl. A Mess Of Blues)


LINKS:

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

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Guns N' Roses - Rose Bar Sessions (Acoustic Set) -
Rose Bar, New York City - 02.14.2010 (DVD Pro-Shot) [BOOTLEG]


Media: 1 DVD-5
Filming type: Professional
Video: 29.970 fps, 720 x 480 (4:3), MPG2
Audio: 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, AC3
Video Format: PAL
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Video Quality: A
Audio Quality: A
Chapters: Yes
Menus: Yes
Number of Camera Angles: Multiple
Number of Audio Selections: 1


Setlist:

01. Welcome To The Jungle (4:58)
02. Used To Love Her (3:58)
03. Sweet Child O' Mine (5:42)
04. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (10:00)
05. Paradise City (6:22)
06. Patience (6:20)


"Guns N' Roses Perform in a Tiny NYC Bar!" (by William Goodman - Feb. 16, 2010 - www.spin.com)

"Happy Valentines Day," Axl Rose said with a smirk Sunday night, addressing the 150 very beautiful, very lucky people who landed on the guest list for a private Guns N' Roses concert at the Gramercy Park Hotel's Rose Bar in New York City. Winking and referencing his band, he added: "We're the morning-after pill!!!" Charming. But celebs like Mickey Rourke, Adrian Grenier, Ryan Phillippe, Albert Hammond Jr. and Fab Moretti of the Strokes, Emily Haines of Metric, and Sebastian Bach didn't come for holiday chivalry. They came for badass rock'n'roll -- and they got it. Lots of it. The late-night concert -- an installment of Nur Khan's Rose Bar Sessions, sponsored by Deleon Tequila, One Music, and SPIN -- was a little piece of paradise city: Rose and his six-piece band unleashed a 90-minute, 16-song set spanning all their hits.
GNR performed in front of a fireplace covered in roses, with a black-and-red painting of a skull hanging above. The lights were dim, gorgeous women outnumbered the men 2 to 1, the booze was free, and the light fixture overhead, the singer noted, looked like the spiky thorns of a rosebush. It could have been a scene from a GNR music video. The band opened with "You're Crazy" and "Mr. Brownstone," and proceeded to play acoustic versions of hits from Use Your Illusion, Lies EP, and their 1987 mega-hit Appetite for Destruction, including its eternally awesome lead single "Welcome to the Jungle." The 48-year-old frontman, wearing a brown velvet suit jacket and matching top hat over his red bandana, slithered and tossed the mic from hand to hand as he stretched his vocals on set standout "Nightrain." He slowed the tempo on super ballad "Patience," as the lights overhead turned his gigantic diamond rings into miniature disco balls, and the crowd sang along and waved their lighters in the air (real ones -- thanks, smokers!). The band played only three tracks off their 15-years-in-the-making 2008 record Chinese Democracy: "Catcher in the Rye," "Street of Dreams," and "Sorry." The sound, especially Rose's vocals, was occasionally muddy, but the bandmembers -- keyboardist Dizzy Reed, drummer Frank Ferrer, bassist (and former Replacement) Tommy Stinson, and three guitarists -- the chain-smoking DJ Ashba (Yes, that's his real name. No, he's not an actual disc jockey), Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, and Richard Fortus -- played admirably through the slog. Overall, the show was a reminder that love 'em or hate 'em, Axl and GNR created some of the most quintessential rock songs of the '80s and '90s. GNR's cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" scored loudest crowd reaction of the night, with second place going to set-closer "Paradise City." On the latter, as Stinson sang backup, a very sweaty Rose ripped of his top hat, jacket, and sunglasses. In a red bandana, unbuttoned shirt, and blue jeans, he recalled the iconic Axl from the late '80s -- only 20 years older and 30 pounds heavier. "It sounds really good," commented one hardcore fan. "Hey, I can just close my eyes and pretend it's 1987!"


LINKS:

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

PART 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7


BUON SAN VALENTINO!

GENE VINCENT - From L.A. to Frisco - Rare & Out of Print UK LP

Artist: Gene Vincent
Title: From L.A. to Frisco (Rare & Out Of Print UK LP)
Year Of Release: 1983
Label: Magnum Force - MFLP-1.023 (UK)
Source: Vinyl Rip
Details: Lossy - mp3 - 224 kbps - 44.1 Khz - Stereo
Content: Rare and Excellent
Audio Quality: Good
Total Time: 00:43:17
Total Size: 71 MB
Artwork: Included
Info: 1983 UK 9-track vinyl LP, containing an interview with Gene conducted by Jim Pewter in L.A., April '68, a live recording with The Commander Cody Band and more unearthed rarities exclusive to the Magnum Force label, picture sleeve MFLP-1.023.


Tracklist:

01) Gene Vincent interview with Jim Pewter, Los Angeles, April 1968
02) Live recording with The Commander Cody Band
a) intro: Sunshine
b) Lonesome Whistle
c) Maybelline
d) Whole Lotta Shakin'
e) Woman Love
f) Be-Bop-A-Lula
03) Rainyday Sunshine
04) Green Grass
05) Mister Love
06) Roll Over Beethoven
07) Gene giving station ident for radio station, WKBH, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
08) Gene Vincent radio interview with Lindy Shannon on 27 September, 1957. Recorded in his dressing room at The Avalon Ballroom, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
09) Be-Bop-A-Lula (backed by The Puppets, July 1967)


From L.A. to Frisco

THE ROLLING STONES - LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT YA (Madison Square Garden, New York, USA - Nov. 27th, 1969) [BOOTLEG]

Artist: The Rolling Stones
Title: Let's Have A Look At Ya
Year Of Release: ?
Label: Little Girljoy Records - LGJ026
Date: 27-11-1969 (November 27th, 1969)
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, New York, USA
Source: I'm pretty sure it's NOT A SOUNDBOARD, as someone else states, but a VERY GOOD AUDIENCE RECORDING
Details: Lossy - mp3 - 320 kbps - 44.1 Khz - Stereo
Concert Quality / Content: Excellent
Audio Quality: Very Good
Total Time: 01:07:17
Total Size: 154,8 MB
Artwork: Included (Stunning Homemade Covers: all credits to rubycatgirl, member of iorr.com)


Tracklist:

01. Jumping Jack Flash
02. Carol
03. Sympathy For The Devil
04. Stray Cat Blues
05. Love In Vain
06. Prodigal Son
07. You Gotta Move
08. Under My Thumb - I'm Free (medley)
09. Midnight Rambler
10. Live With Me
11. Little Queenie
12. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
13. Honky Tonk Women
14. Street Fighting Man


NOTES: "Actualy I got this from a trade many years ago and I thought it was a copy from a label called Torn & Frayed... because my CD-R had 14 tracks... (and was complete) and Rob's Gimme Shelter had this one listed as 14 tracks 1969-11-27 (http://www.printmark.se/stones/1969/new_york_27.11.69_1.htm). But I have to admit that it's a guess... and I don't know the quality of other releases, but I enjoy this one with the adjustments I made... Some probably dislike... others might enjoy it... too." (rubycatgirl, member of iorr.com)


A SPECIAL KISS - with a tongue like Jagger ;-) - to RUBYCATGIRL!


LINKS:

TheStonesMSG69

OR

TheStonesMSG69

PW: MSG69

ARTWORK (NO PW)


ENJOY, and DON'T FORGET: COMMENTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED!

Get in the Ring... Motherfuckers!

FaceBACCHETTONI... "L'origine du monde" di Courbet bannata su Facebook

"L'origine du monde" di Courbet bannata su Facebook

di Gianluca Pezzi


"L'origine du monde" è una delle operi più celebri del pittore francese Gustave Courbet. Realizzata nel 1866, grazie anche al suo realistico erotismo grafico ha il potere di far discutere ancora oggi. Wikipedia ci informa che nel 2009 "alcune copie di un libro raffiguranti L'Origine come copertina sono state sequestrate dalla polizia a Braga, in Portogallo, che le contestava come "pubblica pornografia".

E' invece degli scorsi giorni il caso che ha visto come protagonista un utente di Facebook e lo stesso social network. L'utente, ha dato mandato ad un avvocato di intentare causa a Facebook. L'anonimo avrebbe usato proprio "L'origine du monde" all'interno della propria pagina con il risultato di vedersi bannato l'account. Dal punto di vista legale, il non aver risposto alle email dell'avvocato deporrebbe a sfavore di Facebook.

Venendo alla questione artistica, c'è da dire che "L'origine du monde" non sembra proprio piacere ai censori del social network. Durante lo scorso febbraio era avvenuto un caso analogo, protagonisti ancora una volta il dipinto di Courbet e l'artista danese Frode Steinicke. Anche a Steinicke era stato bloccato l'accesso al proprio account, salvo poi ripristinarlo con il divieto di presentare nudi integrali, "L’origine du monde" compresa.

Morale della storia? Gli addetti al controllo del materiale pubblicato su Facebook non hanno alcun interesse a distinguere tra arte e pornografia. Inoltre, se volete farvi bannare a vita, è sufficiente pubblicare una bella riproduzione dell' "L’origine du monde" di Courbet.

(Pubblicato: giovedì 14 aprile 2011 su Arts Blog.it da Gianluca Pezzi)

Mala tempora currunt...

ELVIS PRESLEY - ...And Then The Lights Went Down (Sahara Hotel - Lake Tahoe - May 9, 1976) BOOTLEG

THE LONGEST SHOW ELVIS EVER DID!!! Almost two hours of pure entertainment!!!

Artist: Elvis Presley
Title: ...And Then The Lights Went Down
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: MAC Records (CD RY 24160/24161)
Date: 1976-05-09 (May 9, 1976)
Tour: Lake Tahoe Season 5 - Lake Tahoe - April 30th - May 9th 1976
Venue: Sahara Hotel
Location: Lake Tahoe, NV
Showtime: Closing Show (10:00 pm)
Elvis' Suit: Aztec (Dark Blue) Suit
Source: Audience Recording
Details: Lossy - mp3 - 192 kbps - 44.1 Khz - Stereo
Audio Quality: Good
Time: CD 1 = 01:01:27 / CD 2 = 00:49:30
Total Size: 182,3 MB
Artwork: Included

*****

ANNO DI PUBBLICAZIONE: 1993.
LABEL: MAC Records (CD RY 24160/24161).
NOTE: doppio CD che propone lo spettacolo di chiusura al Sahara Tahoe Hotel del 9 maggio 1976, l'ultimo in assoluto di Elvis in quel posto. La confezione è elegante in quanto si tratta della riproduzione di un menu dell'albergo. Questo è un concerto davvero lungo (oltre 2 ore!) e molto bello, registrato in una buona audience recording. Esistono due stampe del 1993 del compact disc; la seconda ha uno sticker nella front cover ed i colori più marcati ed inoltre "Hawaiian Wedding Song" non è allacciata ad un altro brano come nella prima ed include "Young And Beautiful" e "2001 Theme", tralasciate nella prima edizione.


(Grazie per le preziosi informazioni al sito "E.I.C.C. Elvis Italian Collector Club - The King is alive!", ed in particolar modo a Marco Degli Esposti, che ha curato la recensione di questo Bootleg).

*****

The following one is a really good review of the show, written by ROB, a member of The FECC Forum (For Elvis CD Collectors), in 2005:

"This is an audience recording (and not bad sounding) from the closing show in Lake Tahoe on May 9, 1976. This had to be the absolute longest show that Elvis ever did. I have heard hundreds of shows and I have never heard one longer than the 2 hours he performed on this night. Rather than describe the entire show, I'll mention some of the highs and lows of the performance.
Fans of J.D. Sumner's dive bombing sounds will love this show because during the I Got A Woman / Amen medley, J.D. does the dive bomb not once, not twice, but three times.
This is a show that would be very entertaining if you were a member of the audience who has not heard hundreds of shows like we have 29 years later. However, sitting and listening to it through headphones like I do, makes you glad that there were a few highlights to the show in which I will mention later. There is much banter and joking with the audience. More so that the average 1976 show. However, this is closing night and Elvis acted as if he did not want to leave the stage. Kathy Westmoreland gets a big round of applause for her version of My Heavenly Father (you can hear audience members remarking how beautiful the song is) and Sherrill Nielsen sings Danny Boy. Elvis then tells him to do another one and he performs Funny How Time Slips Away, which is quite different from his boss' version.
Elvis asks how many people in the audience has a birthday today. Two women apparently do and Elvis has them come on stage and leads the audience in singing Happy Birthday to them. He also sings the Mickey Mouse March. He is in a very good mood and it shows all the way through the entire performance. He talks about Joan Blackman from Blue Hawaii and tells about how they had to shoot the scene twice while performing the Hawaiian Wedding Song because of a cable across the water that almost killed him. He then talks about Ann Margaret in Viva Las Vegas, saying that he thought he was married to her until 2 years later when he realized he wasn't. The same way he talked about Joan Blackman during the Rapid City show over a year later. He performed all of the usual 1976 songs and you can tell by the applause that he received a standing ovation after performing America, The Beautiful. He received many requests from the audience that included King Creole (which he didn't do.)
However, he did do a few of them. Return To Sender, Young And Beautiful, Help Me and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (which he dedicated to Linda.) He also played the guitar and sang That's All Right and Blue Christmas. He performed Hurt all the way through twice, even though he never went for the higher octave on either time. He made up for it when he sang How Great Thou Art. He performed the last verse twice and each time went as high as his voice would allow. He received another standing ovation for the song.
Again, a very entertaining show for those in attendance that night. As far as the CD is concerned, the rare songs are performed nicely and he is in a great mood for 2 full hours. You can decide for yourself if you would want to pick this up or not. As for me, I'm glad to have it in my collection. However, it is something that I will not go out of my way to listen to again. I've had it for years and have only listened to it twice."

MANY THANKS, ROB! [Anyway, I think this show deserves more than two listening...].


ELVIS PRESLEY - ...And Then The Lights Went Down

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