Never better than decent board mixes, often worse.
Very Best Bootlegs
I've been collecting bootlegs all my life, since I was a very young teenager, on LPs, Cassette Tapes and CDs.
In all these years the best bootleg I've ever come across is the Rolling Stones' Black Album. A double CD offering featuring a cross section of the Stones' works including some live performances from the Bridges to Babylon Tour.
Additionally it features some recordings made at Toshiba Studios in Japan which are absolutely fabulous. Leading me to believe this is one of the very best studios in the World.
My second place recording is Steely Dan's Metal Leg. Rare due to the fact this band didn't do that many live shows and this one has exceptional energy even if I could only give the SQ 3.75 stars out of 5.
A wonderful concert captured in time from the soundboard.