Kings X @ Bluebird Theater, Denver CO, 2002-06-19

If your a Kings X fan and you came here hoping for a show with them preforming their hit "Over My Head" you're in for a disappointment.   You hear some guy in the crowd yell out for it about halfway though but the band never plays it.  Maybe they were tired of that number. 

I'm not a big fan so I don't have any other King's X live experience to compare it to but from I remember this was a good show.  I was hitting about 200 shows a year in the early aughts so I was going to catch anything and everything.  Including this so some of these shows are a bit of a blur.

I ran my friend Bill's MBHO rig for this.  Must have used a stand but can't recall.  I ended up buying that gear from him a few years later.  As a result I think this sounds really nice.

If you had this from back in the CDR trading days this is a fresh transfer from the masters.  Cleaned up a bit, re-tracked and tagged.  Enjoy.


Kings X

Bluebird Theater
Denver CO (USA)
2002-06-19

Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: MBHO KA-200N > JK Labs DVC-V12 > Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > UAC222 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (134:25.70)

01 Groove Machine
02 The Train
03 Higher Than God
04 What Is This?
05 Sometime
06 Believe
07 Manic Moonlight
08 Dogman
09 King
10 Lost in Germany
11 Static
12 She's Gone Away
13 Marsh Mellow Field
14 Smudge
15 Out of the Silent Planet
16 The Big Picture (fades out)
17 Cigarettes
18 Talk to You
19 Vegetable
20 We Were Born to Be Loved
21 Looking for Love
22 Summerland
23 Moanjam

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Motörhead @ Ogden Theatre, Denver CO, 2002-05-10

Here is a major rager.  Motörhead live at the Ogden back in 2002 on tour supporting their Hammered album.  With support from Today Is The Day and Morbid Angel.  Quite a show.

All the hits of course and Sex Pistols cover for good measure.  Lemmy and the band sound great.

Motörhead

Ogden Theater

Denver CO (USA)

2002-05-10

Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > UAC222 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (71:27.15)  

01 We Are Motörhead

02 No Class

03 Bomber

04 Civil War

05 Damaged Case

06 Love For Sale

07 God Save The Queen (Sex Pistols)

08 Brave New World

09 Metropolis

10 Dr. Rock

11 R.A.M.O.N.E.S.

12 Shoot You In The Back

13 - interlude -

14 Sacrifice

15 Going To Brazil

16 Killed By Death

17 Ace Of Spades

18 - band introduction -

19 Overkill

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Original Sinners @ Bluebird Theater, Denver CO, 2002-08-22

August 22nd 2002 was a marathon concert day.  1st up was Ozzfest at the Pepsi Center with the 2nd stage in the parking lot.  Which I didn't record any of.  I think I caught Hatebreed and Down on the 2nd stage.  Inside my friend Tom's job had a box but it was side stage with not a great view.  We hung out in there and watched Black Label Society, Tommy Lee, maybe Adema.  Then we went up into the nose bleeds to watch Rob Zombie and System of a Down. 

I split before Ozzy to head to the Bluebird to catch Exene Cervenka's (from X) aughts sideband Original Sinners.  Which is presented below.  I did record her set.

Then after that I made it to Cricket on the Hill and caught whoever was playing there.  Crimson Haybailer maybe.  It was a long time ago.  Big live music day.

The Original Sinners are a pretty straight ahead rock n roll band.  Bit of a twangy punk edge too.
Fun stuff.  They put out two records before calling it quits.

Exene thanks the crowd for skipping Ozzy to come see her.  Really good set I think.  I enjoyed revisiting this one.


Original Sinners

Bluebird Theater
Denver, CO (USA)
2002-08-22

Recorded and Mastered SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (42:08.03) 

01 Alligator Teeth
02 Whos Laughin' Now
03 Birds And Bees
04 Suitcase
05 Bringin' Me Down
06 Long Distance
07 Whiskey For Supper
08 - instrumental -
09 Aluminum Flavored Honey
10 Pretty
11 Tick Tock
12 Because I Do (X)
13 Woke Up This Mornin'
14 One Too Many Lies
15 - encore -
16 Mourning After
17 River City

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Deftones @ Fillmore, Denver CO, 2000-12-12

Wow so it's the 20th anniversary of Deftones White Pony.  Time sure does fly.  I've never shared this Deftones recording from the White Pony tour.  Now seems like a perfect time.

I remember already being down on the Fillmore as a venue back them.  They had cleaned it up from the Mammoth Event Center days but it was, and still is to some degree a big boomy barn that wasn't intended for super loud rock shows.  And sure enough this recording sounds like the Fillmore. 

So I wasn't excited that the show was going to be here.  Especially after seeing the band at the Ogden multiple times.  Always more fun at a smaller venue.  But I can't begrudge a band for getting bigger.  More power to them. 

By this time they were all over the radio and the general music listening audience was into the band too and I recall thinking that the crowd was terrible at the time.  Full of KBPI listeners I remember describing it to a friend.  He knew what I was talking about.  I might have just been being an cranky jaded elitist that night too.

Because of that I kind of had a low regard for this recording.  So I never revisited it until recently. And while it's not my best it's listenable.  The vocals clip a little bit when Chino is doing his full on crazy high pitched thing.  But still the music sounds decent and if your a big fan you should get a kick out of it.

Somewhere in the mists of time I decided to record over the minidisc that Taproot's set and the Deftones encore were on.  I looked and I have no CD copy that I could find.  So 7 Words with the Weezer cover stuck in there is missing.  It is what it is.


Deftones

The Fillmore
Denver CO (USA)
2000-12-12

Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (80:23.16)

01 - intro -
02 Korea
03 Feiticeira
04 Around The Fur
05 My Own Summer (Shove It)
06 Root
07 Bored
08 Change (In The House Of Flies)
09 Back To School (Mini Maggit)
10 Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)
11 MX
12 Digital Bath
13 Teenager
14 Knife Party
15 - Lotion intro -
16 Lotion
17 - Head Up intro -
18 Head Up
19 - interlude -
20 Subliminal (Suicidal Tendencies)
21 Engine No9 (end cut)
-- 7 Words > Say It Ain't So > 7 Words

-- songs played but missing

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Opeth @ Universal Lending Pavilion, Denver CO, 2005-07-31

I posted the Clutch set from this day awhile back.  Looking through the archive I figured it would be good to get Opeth up too.

I hadn't listened to this for a long time so I had forgotten how chatty Mikael Åkerfeldt was on this day especially for short 4 song set.  I had also forgotten that the might Gene Hoglan filled in on drum on this tour.  Holy shit!!  This one is an ass kicker.

Enjoy

Opeth

Sounds Of The Underground Tour
Universal Lending Pavilion
Denver CO (USA)
2005-07-31

Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: AT933 > SP-SPSB-1 > JB3
Transfer: JB3 > USB > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (40:48.35)

01 Deliverance
02 - Disease intro -
03 To Rid the Disease
04 - band intros -
05 The Grand Conjuration
06 - Demon intro -
07 Demon of the Fall

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Peaches @ Ogden Theatre, Denver CO, 2002-10-01

Peaches is an electro dance punk musician from Canada.  Though that is to narrow and explanation for all the art and projects she is involved in.  On this night she was on tour with Queens Of The Stone and and ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.  Which at the time seemed like an odd pairing.  But in retrospect was a really killer show line up.

I think I might have heard her single Fuck The Pain Away before this show and was aware of who she was but it didn't really prepare me, or most of the crowd, for her set.  Pretty in your face and over the top.  A fair amount of the crowd wasn't into it and expressed that.  Peaches didn't care and talks some shit to a guy up front who turned his back on her.

It had been awhile since I had revisited this recording.  I had forgotten how good it sounded and how fun it was.  Figured I should share it for the first time ever.  So out of the archive and into the wild it goes.  Enjoy.

Peaches

Ogden Theatre
Denver CO (USA)
2002-10-01

Recorded by: Tom Chaffin
Mastered by: SxPxDxCx
Source: Microtech Gefell m300s > Sonosax SX-M2 > DAT > JB3
Transfer: JB3 > ? > CDR > EAC > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (32:25.30)

01 Lovertits
02 I'm the Kinda
03 Rock Show
04 My Black Soul
05 AA XXX
06 - Bad Reputation interlude -
07 Shake Yer Dix
08 Casanova
09 Rock 'N' Roll
10 Fuck The Pain Away ^

^ Shout out to Denver Joe

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SPELLS @ 3 Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2016-11-12

Here was a very fun night at 3 Kings.   Denver's own SPELLS playing 3K for their album release show for Staying In > Going Out.  

If you are not aware of this band they play high energy rock n roll in a similar vein as the Buzzcocks or The Briefs.   Clever lyrics and upbeat tunes about being rad, going on vacation, not expending to much effort for the man, and just plain fantastic rock n roll nonsense in the best way.

When possible live they like to set up on the floor of venues right down in the crowd old hard core punk style.  It makes for some memorable shows but it also makes them kind of a hard band to make a decent recording of. 

On this night at 3 Kings they set up right below my ceiling mounted microphones that I had mounted up there.  It makes for a nice direct in your face SPELLS experience.

In these crazy times where awesome bands like this can't get out and shake their stuff it is important if you can to support local bands and artists in any way we can.  SPELLS and Snappy Little Numbers have done a lot to support the local scene and community over the years so if you dig this go check out all their releases up on bandcamp. Lots of SPELLS and a ton of other killer bands too. 
Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings


Now with out further ado here is the show.  Download links at the bottom.   Enjoy.


SPELLS

3 Kings Tavern
Denver CO (USA)
2016-11-12


Recorded and Mastered By: SxPxDxCx
Source : MBHO KA-200N > Niaant Littlebox > M10
Transfer: M10 > USB > Adobe Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (38:55.47)

01 - check check check -
02 Take Time
03 Slice Away
04 The Freakout
05 Pick Me Up
06 Leisure Seizure
07 Raditude
08 I'll Leave Before June
09 - dusty queef -
10 Nitro Breakdown Right On
11 Staying In Is The New Going Out
12 iA Huevo!
13 Jet Set
14 At Night
15 80% Is Good Enough
16 - SPELLS Rules -

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Burning Airlines @ Ogden Theatre, Denver CO, 2001-09-22

While the band, and J Robbins in particular, sound pretty happy on this recording.  Touring the US in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 with a band named Burning Airlines must have not been a ton of fun.

At this Denver show and I imagine else where the theatre put B.A. up on the marque the day of the show instead of the full name.

I think I missed local support Contender since I have no recording of them.  Oddly I just got a copy of their CD 20 years after the fact.  Good stuff.

Was most excited about seeing Rival Schools again.  They toured like madmen around this time and I caught them with a bunch of different bands.  I have a partial recording of their set from this night.

Had been a big fan of Jawbox and I had never got to see them.  So catching any J Robbins band was a treat.  I love all that guy has done right up to today.  He put out an amazing solo album in 2019.

The Ogden can be a tough room.  The sound quality there has improved greatly over the years with many upgrades.  But It has a tall ceiling and could be a bit muddy and boom sometimes.  I massaged this recording a bit to take those rough edges off.  It's not amazing but very listenable.  Especially if your a big fan.  Enjoy.


Burning Airlines

Ogden Theatre
Denver CO (USA)
2001-09-22

Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (57:02.48)

01 Identikit
02 Outside The Aviary
03 The Deluxe War Baby
04 A Lexicon
05 Scissoring
06 Morricone Dancehall
07 A Song With No Words
08 All Sincerity
09 Pacific 231
10 Paper Crowns
11 Escape Engine
12 3 Sisters
13 Carnival
14 Wheaton Calling
15 Election Night Special
16 - Encore -
17 Dear Hilary
18 The Surgeon's House

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Railbenders @ 3 Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2008-04-18

Another rowdy night at 3 Kings Tavern back in 2008.  This time Denver outlaw country stalwarts the Railbenders playing an monster 2+ hour set.  All the hits.  Some fun covers.  Good times.  Jesse Dayton opened the show as well.  It was honky tonk heaven on S Broadway.

It's a party crowd and it sounds like a party.  Enjoy.

Railbenders

3 Kings Tavern

Denver CO (USA)

2008-04-18

Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx

Source: MBHO KA-200N > JK Labs DVC-V12 > JB3 

Transfer: JB3 > USB > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (136:18.74)

01 Driving Back To Denver

02 Whiskey & Me

03 Rollin' Like A Wheel 

04 I Drive A Truck

05 - interlude -

06 Drinking Buddies

07 - interlude 2 -

08 I-70 Westbound

09 Tombstone Serenade

10 Midnight Train

11 Drive Away

12 - Colorado Whiskey!!! -

13 It's Time To Party

14 - band intro -

15 Hellbound Party Train

16 Payphone

17 Sail On

18 Black Rose

19 - interlude 3 -

20 Big River

21 Long Distance (Nashville Calling)

22 Whiskey Rain

23 Country Song

24 Good Hearted Woman

25 - interlude 4 -

26 One Foot In the Grave 

27 Get Ready ?

28 - interlude 5 -

29 Truck Driving Man

30 - interlude 6 -

31 Honeymoon Song

32 - interlude 7 -

33 Piss Up A Rope

34 OD'd In Denver

35 - cover requests -

36 Road Worn and Weary

37 Folsom Prison Blues

38 East Bound And Down

39 Good Ol' Boys

40 La Grange

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