First & The Last [Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

New Race | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 28, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Total Energy
• ASIN: B000005X0V
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #424,048 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Crying Sun

2. Haunted Road

3. Gotta Keep Movin'

4. Break My Heart

5. Sad TV

6. Loose

7. November 22, 1963

8. Love Kills

9. Alone in the Endzone

10. Descent into the Maelstrom

11. Looking at You

12. Columbia

Editorial Reviews

This album unites members of Radio Birdman, the Stooges and the MC5. This is a digital remaster of their 1981 Australian tour. The original UK artwork is combined with liner notes by Deniz Tek. 1997 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New Race - 'The First And The Last' (Total Energy), September 26, 2004

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: First & The Last (Audio CD)

As I've known about this CD release for awhile now,I certainly didn't expect it to be THIS good.My stereo was giving me problems,so I stuck this CD in to see if my player could work properly,as I just planned to play the first song or two.Needless to say,'The First...' just yanked my full attention right out of me.Very impressive for a one-time project.As 'The First...' was recorded on the band's one and only brief tour of Australia in 1981.New Race was made up of ex-MC 5 drummer Dennis Thompson,ex-Stooge guitarist Ron Asheton and three former members of Radio Birdman.As for the tunes,I thoroughly dug "Haunted Road","Sad TV",the Stooges "Loose",their tribute to JFK "November 22,1963" and the MC 5's "Looking At You".Just well played down to earth Aussie American hard rock.As I realize this MAY be a strange comparison,but in several ways,'The First And The Last' sort of reminds me of that one-time lp by the Billion Dollar Babies(you know,the three former members of the original Alice Cooper Group?)See my review of their 'Battle Axe Complete' 3-CD release.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Disc for Stooges-MC5-Radio Birdman Fans!, July 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: First & The Last (Audio CD)

Impossible to find on vinyl -- now on CD!

This is a well-recorded, live document of a never-to-repeated Australian tour. The shows featured a Detroit-rock supergroup with a line-up including original Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton (burning!), MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson (in top form!), Radio Birdman guitarist/songwriter (and ex-Detroiter) Deniz Tek, and Birdman vocalist Rob Younger. Among the tracks you will find the definitive recording of the never-officially-released Destroy All Monsters composition "Nov. 22" (a furious evocation of the Kennedy asssasination), with Younger's vocals leaving Cary Loren and Niagara in the dust, as well as smokin' versions of the Stooges' "Loose" and the MC5's "Looking at You" (the A-Side of the first-ever MC5 single on A-Square records). I saw this LP exactly once on vinyl (as an Australian import) about twenty years ago, snapped it up, and played it to death. The time to obtain a clean CD copy is NOW!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The First and The Last, March 13, 2007

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Birdman (Australia.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: First & The Last (Audio CD)

This album is my all time favorite. There are very few bands that fit into the supergroup catagory, but these guys are it. Radio Birdman, The Stooges and MC5, what a combo. Rob Youngers vocals, in my opinion even surpass the legendary Iggy Pop, Ron Ashetons lead breaks are on fire and combined with Deniz Tek make a sound that sends tingles down my spine. Warwick Gilberts bass just smokes and Dennis Thompson is possibly the best drummer ever. Put these 5 guys together and you have New Race, the best live album I have ever heard. If you dont own it, buy it immediately.