Hi, just heard that bootleg for the first time these days. Its really an awesome quality - like the live in Europe 2004 recordings. And you simply can feel that raw rockin power that band stills has. It just got that "imperfectly perfect" fibe and has some rare songs on it also.





http://straycatsrarities.blogspot.com/2008/04/stray-cats-hootenanny-07-05-2003.html

This is a great recording, if i remember correct the day was sizzling hot.

wow, awesome quality and a Killer concert...

I must of got the wrong recording, as mine sounds like a crummy direct board recording. Very thin and noisy. I've got a direct board recording from RHCP and other than Keidis terrible out of tune voice, all the instruments are strong...

I wonder if I have a copy of a copy of a copy

who's got the goods?

Ok, it´s not perfect.
it´s good for non-official recording. In my car it sounds good, but bass needs to turn up.

Imho much better than this crappy BSO recording from Boston or these Amsterdam concert from last year...

tavo, the copy i've downloaded from that link has an awesome quality. like i mentioned above - its like the "live in europe 2004" recordings... give it a try!

I bought a copy on ebay just after the event and it was unlistenable - decent sleeve though - will be putting my new version in it now!

This "Hellride 2003" is the best recording available, and the complete show.


Not to add to the confusion, but hopefully this might clear some things up for collectors:

There are 3 other recordings of this same show that I have found, but they are all
audience-recordings and vary in quality.

Of these three, one was bootlegged twice under the name
"1978 Rockabilly Kings 2003" and also as "Fullerton CA 7/5/03".
Note that this recording (under both titles) does NOT contain the 4 encore songs
and it runs 78 mins. If anybody has this in their collection, then it is not the same
as the soundboard recording "Hellride 2003".


Hail, Hail Rock n Roll !!

Scatman

Hey,
specially for Brett... despite this bootleg sounds pretty cool, sometimes I prefer an audience recording. The reason is that despite the sound quality, it's always gret to have the audience noise. In my case, I feel more as if I had been witnessing the show somehow, whereas a soundboard recording, makes you feel different, more like a live studio recording, not being a "proper" show.

I've got a SBD recording of the Stray Cats show in Nantes 2008 and it's wonderful, but I still miss that feeling I've been telling you before.

You mean the BSO gig in Boston back in 1998, at the Roxy??
Man, that's my fav BSO show ever!! I love the way it sounds ;-)

Just played this for first time since I downloaded it - has now become my favourite cats live album. Sound quality is excellent - could be a commercially available CD - and the band really sound driven - highly recommended to anyone who hasn't downloaded it yet.