Artists: Blaze Bayley and Paul Di'Anno (supported by DepriVation and Hazmat)
Date: 2012-12-01 (Saturday)
Venue: The Basement
Location: Belconnen, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Recorded by Calvinist.
Mastered by Navigator - good on you, mate!
Lineage: MM-MCSM-4 microphones > SP-SPSB-11 battery box (with no bass roll-off) > Sony PCM-M10 portable audio recorder (16bit/44.1kHz) > 4GB microSD memory card > USB transfer > HDD > Cool Edit Pro (with iZotope Ozone 4 mastering plug-in) > CD Wave Editor (track splitting) > Switch Sound File Converter v. 3.00 (FLAC Level 8) > www.dimeadozen.org
Hazmat (heavy metal band from Sydney, NSW, with a style similar to early '90s Testament)
01. The Judge (fades in) 5:54
02. Life 3:48
03. Extinct 5:23
04. Burden of Proof 5:42
05. The Hanging Tree 5:40
06. Blue Murder 4:51
Jason Callaby - Guitar, Vocals
Andrew 'Duck' Howard - Guitar
Stu Tyrrell - Bass, Backing vocals
Caine - Drums, Backing vocals
www.hazmatmetal.com
DepriVation (heavy metal band from Orange, NSW, with a style similar to Lamb of God)
01. Strain 5:48
02. Fall of the Mercury 4:01
03. All Hail the Dead 3:07
04. Deceiver 5:12
05. This Dark Embrace 5:28
06. Blood Money 4:10
Ben Weber - Vocals
Lachlan Harrison - Guitar
George Olsen- Guitar
Orry Swann - Bass
Dutch - Drums
www.facebook.com/deprivationband
Paul Di'Anno
01. Intro 1:06
02. The Ides of March 1:40
03. Wrathchild 2:32
04. Prowler 3:19
05. Paul speaks I 0:49
06. Murders in the Rue Morgue 4:00
(Strange World was printed on the setlist but not played)
07. Paul speaks II 2:04
08. Remember Tomorrow 5:08
09. Charlotte the Harlot 3:54
10. Paul speaks III 1:26
11. Killers 3:44
12. Phantom of the Opera 6:40
13. Paul speaks IV - Band Intro 2:49
14. Running Free (with Paul Mario Day) 3:44
15. Highway to Hell 3:36
(Iron Maiden was printed on the setlist but not played)
(Sanctuary was printed on the setlist but not played)
Paul Di'Anno - Vocals
Doug Dalton - Guitar (left channel)
Jimmy Lardner-Brown - Guitar (right channel)
Stu Tyrrell - Bass, Backing vocals
Dominic Simpson - Drums
www.pauldianno.com/
Blaze Bayley
01. Intro 1:25
02. Lord of the Flies 4:38
03. Blaze speaks I 3:31
04. Futureal 3:14
05. Lightning Strikes Twice 4:52
06. Blaze speaks II 1:00
07. When Two Worlds Collide 6:39
08. Blaze speaks III 2:16
09. Sign of the Cross 9:44
(Look for the Truth was printed on the setlist but crossed out)
10. Como Estais Amigos 6:26
11. Virus 6:37
12. The Clansman 10:09
13. Man on the Edge/Guitar Duel 7:33
(Iron Maiden was printed on the setlist but not played)
(Sanctuary was printed on the setlist but not played)
Blaze Bayley - Vocals
Doug Dalton - Guitar (left channel)
Jimmy Lardner-Brown - Guitar (right channel)
Stu Tyrrell - Bass, Backing vocals
Dominic Simpson - Drums
www.blazebayley.net
The first day of summer presented a rare treat for Canberra's metal community: a single concert featuring both Paul Di'Anno and Blaze Bayley, performing only Iron Maiden numbers.
This was my first and presumably last time seeing Paul Di'Anno. Unfortunately, it was memorable for the wrong reasons: Di'Anno's voice was shot and he indulged in lengthy, crass monologues in between tracks. At first, Di'Anno claimed that his loss of voice was a mystery, but later on he admitted that he had stayed out late drinking the night before with Stephen King of Stand Alone. Well gee thanks, Paul.
To be fair, Di'Anno's performance did improve somewhat after a few songs, and he made a good fist of Remember Tomorrow and Killers. Also, Di'Anno's final effort, dedicated to Bon Scott, was performed well and with feeling. Nonetheless, the contrast between Di'Anno and Paul Mario Day - not to mention Blaze - was depressingly stark.
Happily, Blaze put on a tremendous show that did justice to Maiden's legacy. I've always thought Blaze was made the scapegoat for Maiden's creative slump in the '90s, and he certainly proved his worth as a frontman in Canberra. Not only did Blaze produce excellent versions of underrated songs like Virus and Como Estais Amigos, he also made some other, mediocre material sound quite reasonable.
Also, Blaze soldiered on through an early power failure and ongoing technical problems, and was not at all discouraged by the thinness of the crowd relative to Di'Anno. On the contrary, he behaved as if he were in a large venue, demanding crowd participation just as Bruce Dickinson would.
Thumbs up, too, to the local band who backed both Blaze and Di'Anno. With the exception of the bassist, they were the same professional outfit that supported The Ripper last May.
While my recordings came out pretty well, there is continual background static through the first three-quarters of the Blaze show. My friend Navigator kindly produced two masters, one with the static left in and one with the static removed. I include both versions here, so you can decide which one sounds best.
Finally, thanks to kravad for his constructive criticism of my Ripper recording. This capture is a marked improvement because of it.
Cheers,
Calvinist.
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