The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Sam Adams Octoberfest
Seaport World Trade Center
Boston, MA
27 October, 2017

Taper: Powerage5

Lineage: CA-14 Cards > CA-9200 > Tascam DR-100 Mk III > Mac > Audacity (Tracking, equalizing) > Dime

01 Intro
02 The Old School Off The Bright
03 Graffiti Worth Reading
04 Someday I Suppose
05 Sunday Afternoons On Wisdom Ave
06 Where�d You Go?
07 Everybody�s Better
08 You Left Right?
09 The Rascal King
10 Another Drinkin� Song
11 Dr. D
12 Simmer Down
13 The Bartender�s Song
14 They Came To Boston
15 All Things Considered
16 Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah
17 Hope I Never Lose My Wallet
18 Dogs And Chaplains
19 Don�t Worry Desmond Dekker
20 They Will Need Music
21 The Impression That I Get
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22 I Want My City Back
23 A Little Bit Ugly
24 A Pretty Sad Excuse



This was an interesting gig. I tried something I�ve never done before - I taped from the barrier. I chose to do this for several reasons - first of all, the gig was basically in a high-ceilinged stone hallway and the acoustics were terrible. I was worried if I was too far away from the stacks, the reverb would be overwhelming. As it is, there�s some pretty noticeable hall reverb. Second, apparently the Seaport Hotel restricted the band from soundchecking - they hit the stage with just a basic line check right before they went on. I figured if the sound was gonna be rough anyways (And, from what I�ve heard from others, it was rough further back), I may as well still enjoy myself and just see what comes of the recording. Finally, it didn�t seem to be much of a Bosstones crowd - looking around during their set, very few people knew anything other than the big hits. It felt good to be up front at a show where they didn�t have a big diehard fanbase. Fortunately, this also meant not much crowd noise on this recording. All things considered (Pun intended), I think I walked away with the best recording that was possible of this particular gig.

As always, don't sell or convert to lossy.