Bob Seger - 2013-04-06 - Chicago, IL (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

United Center

Source: 
Church Audio CA-11 cards => UGLY pre-amp => Tascam DR-2D (24/44.1)

Transfer: 
DR-2D => WAV => Audition 1.5 (dither to 16-bit) => WAV => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => WAV => FLAC (level 8)

Location: 
Stage left, ~6 rows up

Disc one (77:53):
(1) Band entrance (0:21)
(2) Long Twin Silver Line (4:22)
(3) Tryin' To Live My Life Without You (3:54)
(4) The Fire Down Below (3:59)
(5) Mainstreet (4:45)
(6) Old Time Rock & Roll (5:16)
(7) All The Roads (4:02)
(8) Like a Rock (6:38)
(9) Travelin' Man => Beautiful Loser (9:44)
(10) Roll Me Away (5:37)
(11) Come To Poppa (4:26)
(12) California Stars intro (0:23)
(13) California Stars (5:05)
(14) We've Got Tonight intro (0:32)
(15) We've Got Tonight (4:26)
(16) Turn The Page (6:15)
(17) Sunspot Baby (5:31)
(18) Band introductions (2:29)

Disc two (34:16):
(1) Katmandu (5:14)
(2) Encore break (3:12)
(3) Against The Wind (6:03)
(4) Banter (1:05)
(5) Hollywood Nights (5:03)
(6) Encore break (2:47)
(7) Night Moves (6:14)
(8) Rock and Roll Never Forgets (4:34)

Md5 signature file is included. Sorry, no artwork (feel free to make some)

Comments:
Solid performance by veteran rocker Bob Seger in the Chicago stop of his current tour. I had never seen him before, and I must say that I was impressed with his showmanship and the quality of his vocals. Although he certainly *looked* his 68 years of age, his voice sounded exactly like he did in his late 1970s/early 1980s heyday.

The setlist was a hit factory, with virtually everything drawn from the early 1970s with a sprinkling of his '80s hits and a handful of current tunes. He introduced "Like a Rock," for audience members who were less than 26 years old, as a song he hadn't performed live during their lifetimes; I'm not sure if this was a tour debut, but it sounded great and inspired me to go out and buy a Chevy truck. A highlight, for me, was the cover of Wilco & Billy Bragg's "California Stars" -- though interestingly enough, he didn't seem to be aware that a local band was involved in the recording (he alluded to the fact that the lyrics were written by Woody Guthrie, but didn't reference Wilco at all). He does a credible version of the song, though I prefer the "original" version by Wilco.

In terms of sound quality, I was a little too close to the stage to catch the full effect of the overhead PA, and needed to improve upon the high and low ends using Audio Cleaning Lab. Overall, this is a very clear recording but lacking "punch"; I was fortunate in that there wasn't any crowd interference close to my mics, but there were a couple guys nearby chatting throughout the show that can be heard in the background at quieter points of the show. Overall, this is a very listenable, enjoyable recording, but I'm sure there will be better documents that surface eventually from this tour.

Download if you're even a casual fan who's curious about the current tour, and don't forget to buy his studio and live releases.

There are no fades on this file set, so the CD breaks (for those who still burn to CD) are merely a suggestion - you can split discs wherever you want.