Montbleau Band Featuring: James P. Cohen - drums Jay Cohen - keys, clavinet Matt Giannaros - upright & electric bass, vocals Laurence Scudder - viola Ryan Montbleau - acoustic & electric guitar, lead vocals December 16, 2005 Big Easy Blues Portland, ME Taper: Hillgrove Recording (www.hillgroverecording.com) Source1: Oktava MK012 Cardioids (-10dB pad) -> RNP8380 (+36dB) -> Alesis HD24 (ch1:L | ch2:R) -> WAV (24-bit/48kHz) Location: ROB | ~7' | ORTF config. Source2: SBD -> Alesis HD24 (ch3:L | ch4:R) -> WAV (24-bit/48kHz) Finishing: Hillgrove Recording (www.hillgroverecording.com) -> Mixing & Mastering: SONAR 4 (w/ various plugins) -> -> Final Editing & Tracking: Sound Forge 8 -> Conversion: WAV (16/44.1) -> FLAC Frontend 1.1.0 -> FLAC (16-bit) * Official Bleauleg (2) * ********************************************************************* ****** PLEASE DO NOT ENCODE THIS SHOW TO LOSSY AUDIO FORMATS ****** ********************************************************************* Disc One_____________________________________________________________ --{Set 1}-- 01: Variety 06:06.90 02: Consolation Prize 05:20.11 03: Two Steps Behind 04:59.12 04: You Never Give Me Your Money 04:46.72 05: One Fine Color 04:42.05 06: I'm Around 13:17.50 07: If You Want Me To Stay 05:51.66 08: You Crazy You 07:02.13 09: Shuffling Paper 14:08.62 ---------------- Total: 66:14.81 Disc Two_____________________________________________________________ --{Set 2}-- 01: Tell Me Another * 04:43.64 02: It's All Been Done Before ^ 05:42.16 03: Thick American Skin * 01:51.05 04: Under The Gun 04:45.37 05: Stretch 06:42.59 06: A Way With Women --> 08:07.10 07: Honeymoon Eyes 05:41.34 08: L.I.D.S. 06:40.13 09: Dancing In The Sunshine --> 07:47.45 10: Can't Find My Way Home 03:59.58 11: Inspired By No One 08:16.95 --{Encore}-- 12: Any Blues 06:00.74 ---------------- Total: 70:18.10 * Ryan solo ^ Ryan, Matt and Larry trio --Show Notes-- - The elements didn't seem to keep the biggest Portland crowd to date from having their fun at the Big Easy this night. Two well-rounded sets with the 1st favoring a more chill vibe while the 2nd catered to the movers & shakers. Seemed like everyone went home from this one with smiles on. --Tech Notes-- - There were minor noise issues with the SBD source, so the Mics were favored a little more heavily than usual. Despite the prevalent crowd chatter, particularly during the quieter parts, everything still sounds quite good. - As noted above where it reads "Official Bleauleg (2)", the '2' simply indicates that the finishing (ie: mixing & mastering) that went into making this Bleauleg is of a "2nd draft" type quality. We put a 1st draft of this show out there briefly, but quickly realized it sounded rather pooey. Worthwhile improvements have now been made and we sincerely hope everyone enjoys the listen. - Comments, complaints, suggestions and/or special requests can be sent directly to "Trader Dan" . - Compiled/seeded by Hillgrove Recording (www.hillgroverecording.com) ********************************************************************* * For a full tour schedule, free music downloads, CD purchases, and * * much more, please check out www.RyanMontbleau.com. This recording * * is an Official Bleauleg offered up by the Montbleau Camp for FREE * * download and distribution. Hillgrove Recording's involvement with * * Ryan is unique.. all of these "Bleauleg" shows are provided at no * * cost to the artist or the fans. (aka: "The Good Word Initiative") * *********************************************************************