New Barbarians/CA,USDA 1979 Mike Millard 1st Gen Tapes

Mike Millard loved the Rolling Stones along with ZEP, so it would be no surprise if he recorded the tour that the New Barbarians, formed around Ronnie, went on in 1979. Since this band has not released any studio albums, it is difficult for anyone other than enthusiasts to get a complete picture of the band, and to make matters worse, the jackets of past releases tend to feature Keith as the main character, which can lead to misunderstandings. , a touring band formed to promote Ronnie’s new album “GIMME SOME NECK”. What’s more, they teamed up with Stones members such as Bobby Keys and Ian McLagan, as well as the black rhythm section of the Meters’ funky drummer “Jigaboo” Modeliste and jazz bassist Stanley Clarke, a kind of “strawberry daifuku” (lol) ) was also a band. Since the New Barbarians is a band that includes members of the Stones, they have been booked for a tour that will only be playing arenas in the United States. As a result, a concert was held at the LA Forum, and this excavation revealed that Millard recorded that day. Speaking of New Barbarians’ LA Forum, I think there are some enthusiasts who remember the nostalgic soundboard album released by TSP and its loose performance. However, it is different. It was a soundboard recording that TSP released as “LIVE AT L.A. FORUM”, but it later turned out that it was actually a recording of the Cleveland show on May 3rd. Furthermore, the next performance, Largo on the 5th, is probably the most famous live material of New Barbarians due to the presence of professional shot video and sound board. The soundboards for these two performances were both played very loosely, and since they were recorded with the PA out, which exposed the contours of the performance, it even appeared that the “Ichigo Daifuku” ensemble was not cohesive. . This is not only a sound source that captures their show by Millard, but also a very significant discovery and release in that you can hear the genuine performance at the LA Forum on May 19th for the first time. Of course, this time also stable mirrored quality. Even so, two weeks have passed since the last PA out soundboard. During the opening song, “Sweet Little Rock’n Roller,” they were probably crowded at the front of the arena, and the situation continued to be a little unstable, but after that, it was recorded at a venue that was supposed to be Millard’s home, so I knew it. Barrel. What became clear from such an opening was the fact that the performance was suddenly tighter and more coherent than the sound board group mentioned earlier in May. It is natural that the band sound will become cohesive after two weeks have passed since those sound sources, but even so, the performance is so powerful that you can understand it at first listen. Of course, since Ronnie and Keith are the main members of the band, their performance is basically loose, but if the performance at the two soundboard performances was rated “looseness: 10”, the LA Forum’s performance was “looseness: 6”. (lol). If you think about it, New Barbarians had a tendency to release only the sound sources from the beginning of the tour even during their short-lived activity period. The CNIB concert known for “BLIND DATE” was the band’s unveiling event, and the two previous soundboard performances were the first half of the tour. It is no surprise that the performance of this LA Forum by Millard is completely different compared to those past standard sound sources. It’s around “Rock Me Baby” that this cohesive band gives us an even better performance. Here, Keith is playing his favorite blues-like lead to his heart’s content, and the feeling of being noisy is conveyed realistically thanks to the mirrored recording. Is “Lost And Lonely” a different band from the Largo days? He gave a wonderful performance that made me think, and above all, I was moved by how the loose but friendly sound of “GIMME SOME NECK” blossomed even on stage. Above all, the Stones and the black rhythm section, which at first glance seemed like a mismatch, worked well together. The great appeal of the New Barbarians live performance is that after this, Keith performs cover songs such as “Let’s Go Steady,” “Apartment No. 9,” and “Worried Life Blues.” He also sings really well. Regarding this scene, you can hear a wonderful performance that exceeds the sound board at the beginning of the tour. Unfortunately, this first generation cassette was recorded up to “Come To Realise”, and the continuation of the tape contained the second half of San Diego three days later. According to the JEMS team, they were unable to find the missing cassettes for both parts, but the reason is that Millard is available in the form of a combination of LA, which could not record the final part, and San Diego, which only recorded the final part. It is easy to imagine what was going on. Speaking of San Diego, there has long been a professional shot video with the worst image quality (this is also only at the end of the live performance), but this mirrored recording is much easier to listen to than that one. Although the sound image is a little more distant than the LA Forum, it is still sufficiently clear and has an attractive rounded texture. This starts with the introduction of the members by Ronnie and McLagan, who seem to be quite drunk, but the band’s performance that continues from there is more exciting and better than the early part of the tour. Actually, there was a plan to replace this part with another sound source from LA Forum, but since the sound quality was the worst, there was no benefit in compensating for it… So I decided to use the contents of Millard’s First Generation cassette as is. Taking advantage of this, we were able to release a limited press CD. Not only is the sound quality as good as usual, but the performance is surprisingly good. This is a newly discovered mirrored recording that I would recommend as an introduction to New Barbarians Live instead of the usual soundboard! The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 19th May 1979 TRULY PERFECT SOUND The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 1979 Disc 1 (61:57) 1. Intro. 2. Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller 3. Buried Alive 4 F.U.C. Her 5. Mystifies Me 6. Infekshun 7. Rock Me Baby 8. Sure The One You Need 9. Lost & Lonely 10. Breathe On Me 11. Love In Vain Disc 2 (67:36) 1. Let’s Go Steady 2 Apartment No. 9 3. Honky Tonk Women 4. Band Introductions 5. Worried Life Blues 6. I Can Feel The Fire 7. Come To Realise San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA 22nd May 1979 8. Band Introductions 9 . Am I Grooving You? 10. Seven Days 11. Before They Make Me Run 12. Jumping Jack Flash Ron Wood – Guitar, Vocals Keith Richards – Guitar, Vocals Stanley Clarke – Bass Ian McLagan – Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals Bobby Keys – Saxophone Joseph Modeliste – Drums