Boa - Acton Live (with download)

1. Ambula - 0:00
2. Bitch - 1:40
3. Disco - 5:08
4. DIY - 9:13
5. Freakshow - 16:51
6. Headstrong - 19:52
7. I Am A Woman - 23:57
8. I Love You - 29:33
9. It Could Be Better - 34:27
10. Love Peace Harmony - 37:27
11. Smooth Water - 41:47
12. Snake - 45:27
13. Welcome - 50:14
14. Who Are You - 56:07
15. You're Wrong - 1:00:55
Ed Herten - Drums
Alex Caird - Bass
Ben Henderson - Sax
Paul Turrell - Keyboards
Steve Rodgers - Guitar, vocals
Jasmine Rodgers - Vocals
www.mediafire.com/file/5w3y631...
NOTE: The tracks are in alphabetical order without track numbers except for Headstrong. That is how they were when I downloaded them from Grooveshark a long time ago.
This is a collection of Boa's earlier, more funky material when the drummer was, I believe, Ed Herten, along with Ben Henderson on saxaphone. Ed is a machine, always on point. Steve Rodgers has a lot more vocal duties here than on Camels, Twilight, or Get There. His voice is very easy on the ears, silky somehow. And his guitar playing is a far cry from the heavier playing on albums later, but groovy as hell. Jasmine Rodgers' voice is as angelic as ever on "I Love You," and sweetly sultry with attitude on "Disco," "Bitch," and many others. The attitude going on here isn't something heard on later albums and I love it. Paul Turrell shows his mastery of the piano on tracks like "Disco," with his amazingly catchy hook that Ben Henderson matches, and on "Snake." Alex's bass playing is undeviating, effortless the whole way. The collection is one helluva showpiece of funk and groove. "DIY" is a great highlight in that regard, its length helping Steve Rodgers show his solo skills, but the whole thing is fabulous.
"Welcome" saw release both in Bôa's first album, The Race of a Thousand Camels, and the re-release Twilight. Paul Turrell's keys and strings really pushing the song alongside Jasmine's wonderful vocals. The funky guitar riff and great bass and percussion providing the backing for a lovely track.
The Acton Live version is virtually identical, noticeable however are different inflections with Jasmine's vocals, and the lyrics. It's hard to say which version I prefer, the vocals are more prominent and raw in this version, but the soundscape is more refined in the official versions.

[@ciarangordon]

Boa is criminally underrated

[@allan4775]

yeah

[@mehdi7586]

this

[@senorcinico5660]

Literal... Merece más reconocimiento.

[@cq0436]

yep gatekeeped

[@gabrielcollstefoni7765]

@@cq0436 based. fuck tiktokers ruining my niche interests

[@allan4775]

Man, I thought Twilight, Race of a Thousand Camels, Get There, and The Farm were Boa's only 4 albums, glad I came across this 5th gem!

[@nimat..]

really bôa really only got a little bit of recognition from tiktok and its the song duvet really i haven’t seen anyone talk about any other of their songs or albums and it sucks because bôa is such an amazing band that needs to be recognized

[@vegabound5813]

facts

[@Branchofsin]

Listen to Welcome by them.

[@guerradan]

A little bit of recognition from tiktok? I've been a fan of them since rewatching Lain in rmvb in 2005 and downloading their albums via p2p sharing softwares and met lots of other fans worldwide through the social networks at the time.

[@_aa546]

@@guerradan it still counts as a little bit of recognition because people are only really exclusively listening to duvet and twilight... im sure nobody even knows get there exists lol

[@animeangelgirl100]

yeah, duvet and twilight are used for videos on tiktok all the time. the officially boa account has 520k followers and a few videos with millions of views@@guerradan

[@franskel9647]

Jasmine's vocals are out of this world.. so fucking good

[@Sasox]

I almost jumped of joy just listening the first song. can't believe we finally got "new material" and that funky vibe like the last seconds from LITTLE MISS. Why boa, WHY u have to separate.

[@warioswario]

They have a Facebook page that seems to be active

[@boianko]

One of the members died, so probably that's why. There's another album aside from this one that was unreleased from ~2017. Plus if I remember correctly they did a live cover of Duvet in like 2018.

[@skiploom.]

They are apparently working on new music!

[@occultCapra]

They're active on instagram too!

[@SugarMountain0]

@@boiankothis 2017 album, what it was called?

[@leriri]

JASMINE TE AMO

[@javierayalaconcha9477]

This version of Welcome is simply ASTONISHING

[@vfugita]

you are like a hero, but better. Thanks for sharing this. I love Boa

[@obsesivefunatica]

Totally didn't recognise the tracklisting and thought Twilight was their first album. Really interesting to hear a funkier twist on their sound!

[@danreis4865]

Dude!! what an amazing material. You know how hard is to find material from BOA

[@coolwihp]

Found Boa a while ago now and never expected to get any more music of theirs. Thanks for this and I've enjoyed your collection on here as well.

[@_aa546]

theyre making new music right now!!!

[@urmom6533]

I absolutely love this version of welcome

[@Aprhodite__Rubi__Scarlet__]

Que voz de diosa de jazmine Bello todo amo a bôa Saludos desde Chile 🌈🐰

[@marmotaunab]

wena wena!

[@gabrielcollstefoni7765]

pocos somos los afortunados en chile que conocemos esta gran banda

[@Aprhodite__Rubi__Scarlet__]

Pocos,pero creo que más gente de la.vieja escuela me da gusto saber que hay más.chilenos amantes de jazmine Rogers

[@edsonfredyyucramamani2330]

yo llegué aquí por serial experiments lain

[@Sasox]

Hueon estoy vuelto mono descubriendo este material "nuevo", después de escucharlos durante tantos años.

[@sebaspal126yt2]

Banda super infravalorada,merecen mucho mas, uno d las mejores indies de los 2000 y 90s, gracias vecina por enseñarme esta banda

[@henriquezn4504]

estaba recuperando los discos de serial experiment lain que había perdido, junto a los de Boa, y me encuentro con esto. Me siento afortunada.

[@venusasacowboy]

I love boa way to much all their songs are so good like no skipsd

[@serialexperimentstaby337]

Nunca pense que llegaría vivo a este momento.

[@Empoart]

I'm sad their music is so hard to find :(

[@creepingcrawley6520]

thinking about this release a lot again recently, its still so good

[@rubenmedina9156]

DAMN! this is some funky stuff...did not expect this! awesome!

[@VampireSmoker]

este demo es sin duda una joya no comprendo por que no lo ponen en su discografia o lo pasan por alto. gracias por compartirlo

[@guyvermcepicsauce3685]

AND you sectioned the tracks 2 years after uploading???? You ARE a hero!

[@jbark678]

Thank you so much for uploading this! I've only heard tell of this era on Boa.

[@lastofthekindjayson8390]

damn that version of welcome is so raw

[@cesarbarrueto3987]

I'm the first? hahahah hey man, i found your channel casually, your music collection is great, greetings from Peru.

[@leviatanrojo]

IM-PRE-SIO-NAN-TE No puedo creer que encuentré esto recién ahora. Muchas gracias

[@joseherrera3370]

This album is so fucking relaxing it can be streamed in a live radio very easy

[@Natalis7]

Thank you so much. They're my favorite band.

[@oceanusun]

wow thank uuuuu!!!! this is a jewel!!!!! I've been looking for years!!!!!!!

[@rodrigojuarez2526]

This is gold!! Thank you so much!

[@leriri]

Weon que rico este album

[@totomekia]

This makes me so happy!

[@missbebop7941]

Thanks for this awesome upload~ I love it!!!

[@JJTheSpartan_117]

No way what I had no idea these existed, they are so amazing!

[@baspastar868]

i wish they were still making music

[@castves8084]

There coming back! Check their insta!

[@Swoger]

@@castves8084 !!!

[@skiploom.]

They are

[@arualmp7496]

Por Dios no hay canción que no me encante, cada día me enamoro masssssssssss

[@marimoreira7785]

Caramba, como eu amo todo esse registro. Vocês não tem noção! Escuto boa desde dos meus 16 anos e até hoje sinto muita falta de músicas assim. Beijos do Brasil 😀

[@izzbee9790]

é bom saber q tem mais fãs de bôa no brasil

[@Vanpiradejardim]

Eu amo essa banda tanto

[@mateus_patu]

Então tem um bom tempo que você conhece, caramba. Como descobriu eles?

[@guerradan]

@@mateus_patu vixe, chamou a mina de velha

[@marimoreira7785]

​@@mateus_patu Foi a partir de um anime chamado Lain e procurei mais sobre a banda. Virei fã na hora 😊

[@The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World.]

Damn, I wish there were recordings of their live performances of songs off their Twilight album. I know there are a couple, but still

[@lauta2346]

Oro puro...gracias!

[@andrepacheco15]

Thank you! That band os amazing!

[@juanmanuelgarcia6882]

Thanks a lot! This is awesome :D

[@S4i285]

oh hello boa songs I've never heard :0 !!

[@eggsempt]

Smooth Water, ironically, has a lot of choppy skips here. Could be due to file corruption or the original recording quality, but it appears to be the only song with that issue here.

[@eggsempt]

still good though, and thanks for the preservation.

[@Shr3w]

You can hear a less skippy version of Smooth Water here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYCVmJmOfZdqrqc Unfortunately, it's not the exact same song sans skips, but rather a different arrangement.

[@stereorealist9531]

God damn, DIY is a fucking jam and a half.

[@goldenyam7985]

Amoooo!!!!💜💜💜

[@protoT]

Thanks so much

[@leriri]

The best

[@crank7283]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT ! !!! THANK YOU SO MUCH ! ! !

[@antitece]

Thaaaaank you!!

[@IVAN.E626]

yo quiero oir una version de estudio de este album :C seria hermoso, por favor Jasmine hazlo realidad!

[@elcomemierda2624]

oh yeah

[@Sphinx1905]

Thanks thanks thanks THANKS SOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!! Really you're my hero!!!!!

[@senorcinico5660]

Too

[@missbebop7941]

Smooth Water~

[@eclecticmuzikafrankmooradi7398]

Lol I didn't think this was the Kpop veteran. I like this too.

[@leeray3228]

W

[@crako9844]

w

[@killeramazon2675]

Es diferente a otros de sus álbum

[@RoboticsBay]

Do you have similar British rockbands to recommend? Loving boa rn

[@rainer_uncrowned]

The Cranberries are really cool. I especially like their song "Linger"

[@night4381]

where r they now?

[@joseherrera3370]

Man how do you get this if you got more stuff or info about the band please share it we are ansious to know more

[@whitedude877]

I found this on the website Grooveshark which no longer exists. People uploaded all kinds of shit to Grooveshark, and this was up there. I downloaded these nearly ten years ago, 2009 I think. It's not available anywhere else except for other sites I've dropped a download link. I'm gonna put up live recordings of a show they did with much of these songs within a week, so more is coming. As for info about the band, go to this page: store.cdbaby.com/cd/boa. Go down to the "About this album" and click on the read more. It details the band's whole history.

[@mmm-px6wc]

@@whitedude877 hey, did you ever release the live recordings? i couldn't find them on your channel.

[@raccoonsalamander4646]

This was their last album or...?

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

The way 1st track cuts off is just awful.

[@Abyss-Will]

Do you know from when is this album or why it was never released?

[@whitedude877]

Mid 90s I'd wager, before they changed drummers. As for why, I wouldn't know. Vocalist Jasmine Rodgers is active on Facebook, it's probably possible to ask her.

[@cubinoid]

Ah, this was recorded before we were signed! Never thought I'd hear these songs again - thanks for posting them!

[@joangelpizarro5594]

😱💟

[@mateus_patu]

Uma pena terem mudado o estilo deles. Essa pegada funky é de outro mundo, minha nossa

[@giu3435]

eu, particulamente, prefiro estilo do albúm twilight, mas esse albúm com essas músicas funky ESTÁ MARAVILHOSO

[@Earlkrumm]

pub rock at its finest

[@leeray3228]

mi cara cuando

[@toprak3479]

Why does the first track cut off?

[@sapphicshrimpshrine]

does anyone know who the long haired guy in the left corner is? I've tried to find information about the band but I couldn’t find anything :((

[@IVAN.E626]

podrias probar suerte preguntandole a la misma Jasmin en instagram

[@sapphicshrimpshrine]

@@IVAN.E626 tienes razón

[@xenosabi]

That is former member Ben Henderson.🙂

[@giu3435]

algm bota as msc no spotify prfv?

[@LoveFor298Yen]

Woah that first track sounded like ELO

[@Abyss-Will]

did they ever relise this songs?? cause they are not on the albums

[@whitedude877]

One of the band members, now deceased, posted these on his personal website years ago. I don't know which band member it was.

[@zabelith3715]

@@whitedude877 it was Paul

[@kaushik-ram]

What kind of music is this??? is there any other artists with this same style??

[@joseherrera3370]

God Please if somene here knows how to make jazzhop remixes it will make a favor to the world

[@bughunter94]

que banda foda, mermao

[@kzadig4450]

Vdd

[@ms.poulain]

pa caraio

[@holafceja]

Yo, there's a CD available online....FOR 300 DOLLARS.......................................I'm considering it

[@joseherrera3370]

Steve sounds like Kamirocuay

[@joseherrera3370]

or wathever it writes

[@narudleinad8760]

@@joseherrera3370 Jamiroquai?

[@joseherrera3370]

@@narudleinad8760 that one i just didnt knew how to write it back then

[@narudleinad8760]

@@joseherrera3370 yeah I feel you there man I had to look up his name to make sure I spelled it right

[@leeray3228]

soy como ambula nadie se acuerda de mi porque aparesco a la mitad

[@izzbee9790]

bruh you are my new religion

[@efuuu]

Wow , what the fuck did i discover? Maaann..........

[@user-ks7dz6ts4o]

うぉ　これ全然知らん若い時かな！

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

They could have released their early material on some service, but guess paying people is too hard.

[@giu3435]

eu:

[@boliosbread]

Do lossless .FLAC / .WAV / APE originals of this exist? I noticed in the downloads you only have lossy mp3's. Did you transcode these yourself from the source or is the highest quality version that exists?

[@guyvermcepicsauce3685]

PAST DAY. PAST TIME. HAHAHAHAHA!

[@marmotaunab]

This is like persona 5 music

[@EmaTank]

lmaooooo yeah, im getting shoji meguro vibes and yumi kawamura with those vocals

[@arrzbit2678]

Ambula seem like unfinished song

[@kratos9206]

You can find the complete version in KZbin

[@arrzbit2678]

@@kratos9206 can you give me the link?

[@kratos9206]

Enjoy 7 minutes kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3_SqnZnrbSbgqc

[@xenosabi]

Unfortunately, the Acton Live Session version of the song that is available was not a complete recording (maybe the tape ran out?). I never confirmed this with Paul Turrell when he was alive, but to my knowledge, the only complete version out there is The Farm version.🙂

[@lain5983]

favorite album.