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Ramones   09/21/1988

Syria Mosque Ballroom, Pittsburgh, PA
Media FLAC
Notes Artist - The Ramones

Date - 1988/09/21

Venue - Syria Mosque Ballroom, Pittsburgh, PA

Setlist And Fingerprints -

Track 01 - Durango 95.flac:d8b14cc9e87f9e78d68e052b09639518
Track 02 - Teenage Lobotomy.flac:95fc5e373ff2e6333da2e931a24a5e0e
Track 03 - Psychotherapy.flac:80a54b6bf870f316dedd15359110af3b
Track 04 - Blitzkrieg Bop.flac:d0e121ddfa960e0315f390d0832ca363
Track 05 - Do You Remember Rock And Roll Radio.flac:e0e03f080645988a0329a7667692e72a
Track 06 - Bop 'Til You Drop.flac:744bc802d13e184ecfb084fc217c8d98
Track 07 - Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment.flac:41e964939ee7d03671b2e2bde570a6f8
Track 08 - Rock And Roll High School.flac:9db7a858e87be51513bb8bb279823638
Track 09 - I Wanna Be Sedated.flac:80a3658bef1fa43f27c5f013a44d3223
Track 10 - Beat On The Brat.flac:58f501df88b5822a2a87e9b1d3947555
Track 11 - Chinese Rock.flac:d39a7d5fed77ef9ea744ca4425773e7e
Track 12 - Weaselface.flac:b4d4a2bf2b9c175b424428506edab65a
Track 13 - Commando.flac:581afedd237cbb49f7123563e6ff5ebd
Track 14 - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker.flac:c3bff539998a6844295ffc5f7b67a10a
Track 15 - Rockaway Beach.flac:9375239df11c3b51bf985b4dbfda835f
Track 16 - Needles And Pins.flac:cf28a1480577a1df6ae076484aa9fd8e
Track 17 - I Just Wanna Have Something To Do.flac:68533ccd045f4fa9471a5cac659a3d16
Track 18 - Hair Of The Dog.flac:9742cbc2f073757997b03552e12f19a1
Track 19 - Mama's Boy.flac:03a7b3075602450ab0eb14508856b2fa
Track 20 - Animal Boy.flac:cdf1f7cc7bc721b0d2e67254fe494af7
Track 21 - Warthog.flac:9f3d244b848fed18d23597ded288e037
Track 22 - Surfin' Bird.flac:5e557fb36269e6f56e2419aa041ee0a4
Track 23 - unknown 23.flac:99f45d5b15e6de4c09b374e6bf3deef0
Track 24 - Cretin Hop.flac:de2322c2735435b4641f28c934e5296e
Track 25 - I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You.flac:20867a054581e2e4267a45c6e1ff294a
Track 26 - Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (cut).flac:03beb68dc65fda71b03dcd6cd85b1c2b
Track 27 - I Wanna Live.flac:20391da9f873285c405658783d2ab402
Track 28 - Somebody Put Something In My Drink.flac:f7de8bf31bd1fcfa8d444ae715263cf9
Track 29 - Bonzo Goes To Bitburg.flac:86c5e46bb887b2f8d186e34aeb2be46a
Track 30 - Do You Wanna Dance.flac:3e33ace8335e50d32d9f93d5c4efff34
Track 31 - Judy Is A Punk.flac:9efe18e4744ece614796f86cba0028ae
Track 32 - We're A Happy Family.flac:b46fcd9f305ddcb793cf25ee0d9dc6c1

Lineage -

Stereo tie mic > Sony Walkman WM-F46 analog tape recorder >
Maxell UDS-I 90 high-grade normal bias master tape >
Sony TC-WE805S stereo cassette deck >
Aiwa XC-RW700 CD/CD recorder > Sony CD-R Audio 80 min. CD >
Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (giant wav files onto HD here) >
Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (track and edit wav files here) >
Trader's Little Helper (encode wav to flac, level 8,
align on sector boundaries)

Quality - 7.5-8.5/10 very good to very good plus audience recording

32 tracks, one CD
TT: 57:59 This is the ENTIRE concert, with the exception
of the tape swap after Track 26.

I went to this show along with the taper. This was the 1st time that
I had ever seen the Ramones so I didn't know what to expect. The Syria
Mosque Ballroom was a large basement room in the Syria Mosque which was
in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, PA. The acoustics of the Ballroom
were very different from those of the Mosque proper. Upstairs, the acoustics
were perfect ; downstairs, they were anything but. Here is a brief synopsis
of the recording, good points and bad...

Good points:

1) This is a COMPLETE recording of the show with the exception
of the tape swap. They MIGHT have played Pinhead after TYL,TTW
which MIGHT have been lost during the tape swap but I don't
remember and I don't believe that they did.

2) There is no hiss in this recording and also no distortion. There
are no speed problems or other faults to detract from your enjoyment
of the show.

3) There's not very much talking around the taper after things
get started. There's no whistling or shrieking.

Bad points:

1) This is unfortunately one of the worst-sounding recordings that
I've uploaded out of about 2 dozen uploads. That said, it's actually
pretty listenable. There were 3 problems in the venue that night that
cause me to make that initial statement. First, the Ballroom's acoustics
were AWFUL. Second, part of the stage collapsed during the performance
which didn't help matters. Third, the place was PACKED and the crowd
was loud and boisterous, which caused the acoustics to be less than
optimal. You'll hear people throwing stuff at a girl to convince her
to get off her boyfriend's shoulders so that they could see the band.
Other than that, the crowd's not too bad.


2) As far as a description of the recording is concerned, here goes:
The drums are very audible as is the bass. The guitar is pretty clear
all of the time. Lead vocals are clearly heard but the actual words are
sometimes hard to understand. I got several of the song titles
from the internet and it was in some cases difficult to match up
the printed lyrics with what I heard on the tape. The rapid-fire delivery
coupled with the sound quality made for a difficult "matching" experience.


Well, that's about all that I can think of to say, so let's wrap this
up. Finally, please don't buy, sell or convert this show to mp3 or
any other lossy format. Please seed this as long as you can.
Please trade this freely as it is uncirculated. This show will be a
welcome addition to any Ramones fan's collection as it appears to not
be on anybody's list (correct me if I'm wrong). I will post a sample
to help some of you decide whether or not to get it. IMHO, this tape
is NOT for completists only. It's an historical document of a great
performance by the Ramones in an acoustically poor venue. That's about
as accurate an assessment of the show as I can give. The setlist should
be 100% correct. If it's not, let me know. So, as Mr. Natural is so fond
of saying, have fun, don't freak out and enjoy the concert !
Hey ho, let's go.......
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