Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five
1998-02-20
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY USA

danlynch Master Series Volume 9

Master Audience Recording

Nak 100's Cardiod Capsules > Sony D-7 DAT
Recorded from Mezz2 with microphone stand, eye level
with the upper portion of the large PA stacks

DAT Master > Panasonic SV-3800 > digital coaxial > Audigy 2 ZS Platinum > 
Soundforge* > 16 bit 44.1 wav > CD Wave (tracking) > Flac Frontend  (level 7, 
align sector boundaries) > flac

Soundforge was used for extraction, set fades and a level boost.  This 8 year old 
DAT played cleanly straight through on one play.  Although recorded from the 
Mezz2 section, this recording is quite clear as a result of the huge stacks that 
fill the cavernous Hammerstein and reach up to the Mezz2 level, and the use of 
hypercardiod uni-directional microphones.  As a result, this is less boomy recording 
than one made from the floor of this venue. Unfortunately, the sound system in the
venue did hit "the ceiling" and there is some peak level distortion in the louder
moments.  This is not caused by the recording, as my levels were well below the 
maximum.  Ultimately, I was surprised at how enjoyable this recording came out 
considering all the above.

This show captures the fun and energy of BFF at its peak of creativity and
popularity, and features a few rare nuggets.  Enjoy!

Total time 104:42
569 MB

01. Theme From Dr. Peyser  3:42
02. Battle of Who Could Care Less  3:27
03. Philosophy  5:06
04. The Bitch Song  3:13
05. Selfless, Cold and Composed  5:39
06. Missing The War  5:34
07. The Last Polka  5:31
08. Steven's Last Night in Town  7:04
09. Fair  6:19
10. Brick  4:35
11. Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down (one verse) *  0:38
12. Kate  3:01
13. Song for the Dumped  6:03
14. Eddie Walker  3:59
15. Your Cheatin' Heart (with Robbie Fulks)  3:04
16. Jackson Cannery  4:18
17. Smoke  4:54
18. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces  3:46
19. Underground  9:34
Encores:
20. Boxing  4:42
21. Uncle Walter > Take Off Your Shirt Rap  10:25

* skip during the banter, no music lost (pause button error)

Recorded, extracted and edited by danlynch
2006-03-27

The danlynch Master Series is presented as the free share of the many DAT
masters I recorded in the 1990's in and around New York City.  The series is
dedicated to the variety of artists who have entertained over the years, and
the many music collectors who have generously shared their unique collections
both online and through personal trades.

PLEASE SUPPORT THIS ARTIST and buy the official releases at
http://www.benfolds.com



BEN FOLDS FIVE

Giants Stadium
East Rutherford  NJ
6-7-1998

Opened for   Beck &gt; Dave Mathews Band

Source: Microtech Gefel 200&gt;Aerco&gt;SBM1&gt;Sony D8&gt;DAT FOB
Transfer:DAT&gt;Sony R300&gt;Audiophile 24/96&gt;PC&gt;CD Wave&gt;Traders Little Helper&gt;Flac (Level 8)
Taper: Freddie G
Transfered: Freddie G

01. Fair
02. Battle Of Who Could Care Less
03. Philosophy
04. Emaline
05. Steven\'s Last Night In Town
06. Brick
07. One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces
08. Song For The Dumped

Ben Folds Five
June 14, 1998
The Tabernacle
Atlanta


Source:   AKG 414b-TLII cards > Oade m248 > SMB1

Conversioun:  D8 > CDWave > Shn



01. Intro
02. Fair
03. Battle of Who Could Care Less
04. Coming Up for air
05. My Philosophy
06. Emaline
07. Polka
08. Selfless Cold & Composed
09. Stephen\'s Last Night
10. Evaporated


01. Brick
02. Vasaline
03. Childress
04. Dwarf
05. Underground
06. Julianne
07. Song for the Dumped

Encore
08. Boxing
09. Walter



The Fade that is in the second disc if from a previous transfer.  
I left it in, it doesn\'t seem to be too big of a deal

Ben Folds Five
1998 July 29
Triple J Studio 227
Sydney, Australia

FM>TV/FM Tuner Card>PixelFM>WAV>WAVELAB (normalize & cuts)>WAV>FLAC

Rebroadcast by Triple J, on Aug 28, 2005.
complete broadcast, but unknown if this is the complete show...
Recorded, cut, FLAC'd & tracklisted by eclect - http://db.etree.org/eclect

SQ is decent, although the noise floor is higher than i would have liked.

Total time 31:10
221 MB

01. Theme From Dr Pyser  4:22
02. Emaline  3:58
03. Missing The War  4:37
04. Steven's Last Night In Town  5:39
05. Brick  4:58
06. Song For The Dumped  7:33

SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State
73420	1998-02-20	Hammerstein Ballroom	New York	NY
Nak 100's Cardiod Capsules > Sony D-7 DAT Recorded from Mezz2 with microphone stand, eye level with the upper portion of the large PA stacks DAT Master > Panasonic SV-3800 > digital coaxial > Audigy 2 ZS Platinum > Soundforge* > 16 bit 44.1 wav > CD Wave (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
131966	1998-06-07	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford	NJ
Ben Folds Five Giants Stadium E.Rutherford NJ 6-7-98 MG200>Aerco>SBM1 FG
74214	1998-06-14	The Tabernacle	Atlanta	GA
Ben Folds Five 6-14-1998 The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
117540	1998-07-29	JJJ Live @ the Wireless	Unknown	Australia
FM>TV/FM Tuner Card>PixelFM>WAV>WAVELAB (normalize & cuts)>WAV>FLAC 221 MB, 31:10

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