**Remastered** by thir13en Beastie Boys 1992-05-22 Randy's Rodeo, NJ City Gardens Trenton State In their prime, displaying the intense prowress that was "Check Your Head". They were admittedly going for a stoney album experience, and the show isn't much different. Lots of the groovin', slow-head bobbin' instrumentals are done here, as well as some gritty rap stabs and a few punkers as well (notable is the faithful rendition of Minor Threat's "Stand Up"). The hits ("Pass the Mic", "So Whatcha Want?", "Gratitude") are lively, the banter is oddly tossed around, and the intro is one of the strangest ever given. The source says DSBD, which for 1992 wouldn't be impossible, but awfully close to improbable, as I find it difficult to believe that either Randy's Rodeo or Trenton State had the cash to outlay on such an expense at the time. Digital boards in '92 easily cost in the 6 figure range and were generally left in the studio. I'm not saying it's totally impossible, but I seriously doubt it. Maybe it was the Beasties board. Otherwise, it's a very clean soundboard and a damn fine mix. But like many straight SBD's, it needed some work. So I smoothed over the EQ spectrum, comp'd it a bit to get the vocals to blend in better and bring out the music, enhanced a little with the BBE and then L3 maximized. Sounds big, warm, energetic. 01. Ricky Powell's Intro 02. To All The Girls 03. Slow & Low 04. Shake Your Rump 05. Pass The Mic 06. Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun> 07. Rhyming & Stealing 08. Time For Livin' 09. Egg Raid On Mojo 10. In 3's (Instrumental) 11. POW 12. Live at PJ's 13. Stand Together 14. Posse In Effect 15. A Year & A Day/Posse In Effect pt 2 16. Jimmy James 17. Sounds of Silence 18. Finger Lickin Good 19. This One's for Todd 20. High Plains Drifter 21. So Whatcha Want? 22. Paul Revere 23. The Maestro 24. Groove Holmes (Instrumental) 25. Something's Got To Give 26 Lighten Up 27. Gratitude 28. Stand Up 29. Time To Get Ill 30. Shadrach PRE-13 SOURCE INFO ====================== Source: DSBD Conversion: Sony R500 > Philips CDR870 seeded to STG 1/24/04 by Paxman