Faith No More - Live at Download Festival 06-12-09

Faith No More was the most important band in history to me. When they broke up without me ever having a chance to see them live, I was broken-hearted. Now, over a decade later, they are reformed and touring, and better than ever.

This audio capture of the festival is pro-quality, and captures them full of energy and obviously excited to be performing these songs again. They perform tracks from every album, and a few covers as well. This performance gives me chills.

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Secret Chiefs 3 - Eyes Of Flesh, Eyes Of Flame

In celebration of seeing one of my favorite bands tonight, Secret Chiefs 3, presented here is their live album recorded at Slim's in San Francisco on August 18th, 1998.  It is a wonderful documentation of an amazing and eclectic band playing skillfully and passionately.

For those living under a rock who don't know who SC3 is, it is the brainchild of former Mr. Bungle guitarist, Trey Spruance, and featues a wide and ever changing cast of musicians.  On This recording you will find: 

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• Trey Spruance - Guitar, Keyboards
• Danny Heifetz - Drums, Percussion
• Eyvind Kang - Violin
• Bär McKinnon - Flute, Keyboards, Percussion
• Phil Franklin - Percussion, Drums on Ciocarlia
• John Wayne Law - Bass

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Tiamat - The Sleeping Beauty Live In Israel

The first three Tiamat albums were transcendent and revolutionary.  Absolute masterpieces ending the trilogy with their jaw dropping "Wildhoney."  This EP is a live recording from Tiamat recorded in Israel in 1993 on a tour to support their sophomore album, "Clouds."  

Tiamat claim there were no overdubs on this fabulous performance, and whether that is true or not is up to debate, but this is an excellent documentation of an amazing band at the height of their career.

I found this EP at a small record store in Missoula, MT in 1994 right when it was released.  It was the only good record they had.  More info on the EP HERE and download the damn thing HERE.