Rags847's Collection
Van Halen 05/07/1984
Lawlor Events Center, Reno, NV
| Media | CDR 2 discs |
| Notes | Excellent! Really good! One of the better 1984 Tour boots out there. *** My comp isn't reading this disc, though it plays for me in a cd player. I need to replace my copy. |
| Tech Notes | The hallmark of this show is what went wrong during "Everybody Wants Some!!" For most of the song, everything's going normally, Dave makes the routine 1984 EWS jokes, but when it's time to come back in to finish the song, the guitar craps out on Eddie around the 13:10 mark Dave says, "In show biz, this is what we call getting...getting caught with your pants down here...I've always wanted to do this." Dave apparently does something wild in front of the crowd as we hear a loud pop from the crowd, and Alex keeps banging the drums (eventually joined by Mike on bass) until they fix the guitar problem The band stalls for about a total of 3 minutes Finally the guitar comes back in and Dave goes, "I heard you missed us, we're back!" That notwithstanding, this is a pretty tight show Not perfect, but tight Recording quality is damn close to the 1984 North Carolina masters Some notable points for this show/recording: this one has a really explosive start with a solid performance of "Unchained." Ed screws up 2:53-2:56 of "Hot For Teacher" in the scale.. we really hear the throbbing bass keyboard notes in "I'll Wait" on this recording above most other recordings....there is a tape flip between "Jamie's Cryin'" and "I'll Wait." Ed screws up 2:01-2:05 of EWS..."Jump" is near flawless..." beginning of (Oh) Pretty Woman sounds a little strange for a couple of seconds...tape change in the middle of the guitar solo...there's a longer jam than normal prior to "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" which lasts about 1:37...tracking on the CD was done with a standalone burner, which is why some tracks might be a few seconds off This is also why the guitar solo is two tracks, as the standalone was paused (which automatically creates a new track on standalones) to put in the second tape where the guitar solo picks up. The person who taped this is the same person who taped the following VH shows: Fresno 9/5/82, US Fest 5/29/83, Los Angeles 5/14/84 |
| Trades Allowed | Yes |
| Ratings | Sound: A- |
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· Last Updated May 23, 2023
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