Live 83

Alcatrazz (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 12, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B002Y0XCFE
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,330 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Vintage live tracks recorded in 1983 by the band that introduced guitar hero Yngwie Malmsteen to the world and featuring vocalist Graham Bonnet of Rainbow, Alcatrazz!

The performance draws mostly from the band s debut album No Parole For Rock N Roll including the highlights Island In The Sun, Hiroshima Mon Amour and Jet To Jet PLUS a bonus studio version of the Rainbow classic All Night Long featuring George Lynch!

Packaged with full liner notes and available on both CD and 12 vinyl!

Graham Bonnet - Lead Vocals
Yngwie Malmsteen - Guitar
Gary Shea - Bass
Jimmy Waldo - Keyboards, Vocals
Jan Uvena - Drums, Vocals --Official Press Release

Product Description

1. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live
2. General Hospital
3. Kree Nakoorie
4. Island In The Sun
5. Evil Eye
6. Since You Been Gone
7. Hiroshima Mon Amour
8. Suffer Me
9. Desert Song
10. Jet To Jet
11. Bonus Studio Track: All Night Long (feat. George Lynch)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yngwie 101: Required Listening., February 13, 2010

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Robcatt (Chicago) - See all my reviews

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The Good: This is an excellent mix and transfer from a show that was originally used as a radio broadcast and recorded at The Country Club in Reseda, CA back in the early 80s. This show was also a widely circulated bootleg. Yngwie is on fire and Graham Bonnet is sounding his best. A good set list including several tracks that were not featured on the "Live Sentence" LP. The real treat here is hearing Yngwie's take on Michael Schenker's "Desert Song" from the "Assault Attack" LP which Graham sang on. Included as a bonus track is yet another un-necessary cover of "All Night Long" featuring George Lynch on guitar. I would rather hear the live version from the show which was likely the encore that night.

The Bad: The worst cover art I have ever seen. It looks like they spent about six bucks on packaging. (The bootleg versions have better artwork). Martin Popoff does a nice job with the liner notes but I wish he had more space to work with. He could have written a nice detailed essay on the band but insted was limited to the standard two page insert. Also, a lazy editing job. You can hear where the banter was cut out between songs and the crowd noise doesn't synch.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this live album kicks freakin *ss, June 19, 2010

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C. Ellingson (Bremerton WA.) - See all my reviews

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this is one of the best live albums I've ever heard, up their with Ozzy Randy Rhodes tribute material, Yngwie and Graham Bonnet are spot on, it's a shame they didn't stay together

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Killer Live Production!, December 13, 2010

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HeartofMetal - See all my reviews

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This may be one of the best live recordings I have ever heard. The fact that it is 27 years old is incredible. The set list is killer and the entire disc rocks from start to finish. I don't have a bad thing to say here....