Violent Femmes
1984-05-24
Danceteria
New York, NY

source: second gen cassette --> mac G5 --> Peak --> macflac

CD 1 (originally side A)
1. Ain't Gonna Wait
2. Prove My Love
3. Country Death Song
4. Promise
5. Hallowed Ground
6. Faith
7. Confessions
8. Ugly
9. Gimme The Car

CD 2 (originally side B)
1. In Style
2. Never Tell
3. Black Girls
4. Add It Up
5. Blister In The Sun
6. Girl Trouble
7. Kiss Off

I was at this show, and saw a guy taping it with a cassette recorder. A few days later, he gave me a copy of the tape. I listened to it often for a couple of years after that, and eventually stuck it in a shoe box and forgot about it.

Now, in an effort to pay back some of the rockin' easytree folks who have re-ignited my enthusiasm for live music, I dug it out and copied it to my mac. I planned to take out some of the hiss with Sound Soap, but it made the vocals sound way too hollow, so I just split the tracks (If anyone has any suggestions on how to use Sound Soap to get rid of hiss without that side effect, please let me know). There's a ton of audience noise, but the performance was electrifying and it shines right through any recording deficiencies.
Enjoy!

[friends don't let friends encode to mp3]