Joe Cocker - 2002-11-01 - Clearwater, FL (ALD/FLAC)

(ALD FLAC)

Joe Cocker

Ruth Eckerd Hall

Clearwater, Florida

November 1, 2002

Lineage: ALD/SBD > D8 (listen box--from the parking lot) DAT > CDR

Disc one (51:55):

01 - DJ Intro (1:10)
02 - You Can't Have My Heart (4:19)
03 - Never Tear Us Apart (3:44)
04 - When The Night Comes (4:45)
05 - Love Not War (4:45)
06 - My Father's Son (4:35)
07 - Summer in the City (4:21)
08 - Up Where We Belong (5:10)
09 - You Are So Beautiful (3:15)
10 - This Is Your Life (4:36)
11 - Band introductions (0:46)
12 - You Can Leave Your Hat On (4:36)
13 - Respect Yourself (5:46)

Disc two (53:33):
01 - The Letter (4:56)
02 - Unchain My Heart (5:42)
03 - With A Little Help From My Friends (9:31)
04 - Feelin' Alright (4:44)
05 - Every Time It Rains (3:52)
06 - Cry Me A River (4:38)
07 - My Father's Son (4:54) *
08 - Unchain My Heart (5:23) *
09 - The Letter (4:37) *
10 - Every Time It Rains (4:32) *
11 - Feelin' Alright tease (0:38) *

* from soundcheck (Joe Cocker not present)

Comments:

This excellent ALD recording was originally posted to Dime by "TheCommish" back in September 2008, and was provided to him by Jim Feisler (undiscokidd). For those unfamiliar with ALD (Assistive Listening Device) recordings, they can be hit-or-miss; they are essentially a low-power FM broadcast made available for hearing-impaired audience members in the arena, and the signal often does not extend beyond the room. They often under-represent the low-end and are staticky due to the low transmitting power. However, the system used by Ruth Eckerd Hall (at least, during the early 2000's) was better than most, and the fidelity was quite good -- and as evidenced by the fact that this was recorded in the parking lot, the signal was relatively strong. The recording is quite listenable and has pretty good dynamics; it has all of the hallmarks of a raw, unprocessed soundboard (after all, it was only intended to help hearing-impaired audience members hear the concert better) but overall quite enjoyable.