Customer Reviews

Live 83

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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.

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

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....

This used to be a bootleg but I'm glad it was released. Malmsteen and Bonnet are at the top of their game and the band keeps up with them with rockin' class.They even do a killer version of an Michael Schenker song that makes this CD a catch.Recommended.

It never fails, when the band is tight and the show is great with loads of energy it yields a superb listen.

It sounds like your at the show and you are being blown away minute by minute.

This exceeded my expectations.

a great team this was...

This cd has such a better sound and the band played so much better than (Live Sentence) i wonder what the band-managment was thinking not to release this before, i have read articles about this show when Yngwie was starting out and now here it is.

I really love this album, mainly because it's the only place to get these songs without paying exhorbitant prices. That said, it sounds way too clean to be live. I'm sure this thing was practically re - recorded in the studio so it could be broadcast on the radio at the time. I agree that the cover art is atrocious, and the booklet is poorly done. Of course, Deadline is known for this type of half assed releases.