ZON - LIVE IN EDMONTON, ALBERTA 1981

The first of several live shows by one of the greatest AOR bands of all time. Songs from all three albums, unreleased songs, cover songs.... seriously, what more could you ask for?

How I wish they would reform, but judging by contact made with the former band members over the years, I know it's just a pipedream. Denton Young seems more interested in his non-musical concerns these days. Howard Helm seems only interested in whatever current band he is playing in. Kim Hunt seems so busy spreading himself around that I doubt he could commit to anything for more than a fleeting moment. The other two seem to have disappeared off the face of the Maple Motherland. What a shame.

01. Circus
02. Everybody Gettin' Off On Somethin' (unreleased)
03. High School
04. Tuesday At Nine (unreleased)
05. Back Down To Earth
06. Point Of View
07. Where To Spend My Dollar
08. Takin' The Easy Way Out
09. Suicide
10. Talkin' About
11. Put On The Show
12. Rock And Roll Is In Me (unreleased)
13. Hollywood
14. Time For Your Love
15. I Feel Fine (Beatles cover)
16. Astral Projector
17. Hocus Pocus (Focus cover)

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JAY FERGUSON - 1978 LIVE RADIO PROMO

No fan of Jay Ferguson's solo work should be without a copy of this "Promo Only" live album from 1978. It was released on the Asylum label (but unfortunately not to the general public) as part of the "Superstars Radio Network" LP series. Certain websites have said only 200 copies were pressed. I don't know how true that is, but I own one, and I ain't sellin'! I've seen some unscrupulous eBayers try and pass off supposedly "official" CD copies from time to time, but take it from me - there is no such thing. For a start, CDs did not exist until 1982!

The concert was recorded at Longview Studios in Massachusetts, and apart from a rather pointless cover of Traffic's "Medicated Goo" is as good a live concert as you will hear by anyone - ever!

01. Payin' Time
02. Cinnamon City
03. Babylon
04. Thunder Island
05. Losing Control
06. To The Island
07. Snakes On The Run
08. Medicated Goo
09. Medley : 60 Minutes To Go / Run, Run, Run / I Got A Line On You

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LEGS DIAMOND - LIVE IN TARZANA 1980

A great Legs Diamond (r.i.p.) gig from Tarzana (California), featuring some tracks that they didn't play live too often.

01. Introduction
02. High School Queen
03. Fight For It
04. A Diamond Is A Hard Rock
05. Underworld King
06. Between The Legs
07. My Own Game
08. I've Had It With You
09. Drum Solo
10. I Think I Got It

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FACE DANCER - LIVE IN ROCKVILLE 1980

This show, featuring songs from their first two albums, is only let down by the inclusion of two rather pointless cover versions. (No prizes for guessing which tracks they are!)

01. Intro
02. Wild Thing
03. Shakin' It
04. Hard To Please
05. The 60s Never Died
06. I Won't Let You Go
07. My Girl
08. Gotta Get Out
09. Forever Beach
10. Cry Baby
11. Pamela
12. Time Bomb
13. Red Shoes
14. Johnny B. Goode

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TANTRUM - LIVE IN CHICAGO 1979

Tantrum were (and are!) my all-time favourite female-fronted rock band, featuring not one but three lead singers, all of whom could give the Wilson sisters of Heart a run for their money. To this day I cannot uniquely identify which is which (even though a band member once assured me "it's easy"!)

I only wish this was a soundboard recording, but alas, it isn't. I am posting it because it is probably the only chance the world will have to hear this great group live (unless someone else, maybe even one of the group, can supply something better?) Whatever, rock fans deserve to hear "something" live by this criminally underrated band.

The gig was in their home town of Chicago. You can hear how the girls were perpetually in tune, even when hollering "Disco sucks!" There are songs from each of the first two albums, and even an unreleased gem (which strangely did not make the third, posthumously released album).

Guitarist Ray Sapko is still playing (and recording) great instrumental music, but as for the others - who knows?

01. Rather Be Rockin'
02. Kid Brother
03. How Long
04. Piano Solo
05. You Are The World
06. Take A Look
07. Applaud The Winner (Part 1)
08. Applaud The Winner (Part 2)
09. Sammy And Susie
10. Drum Solo
11. You Need Me
12. Kidnapped
13. Search For A Reason
14. Runnin'
15. Don't Say Nothin' (Unreleased)

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