Too Fast to Live [Import]

Sid Vicious | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 15, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI/Virgin
• ASIN: B0001D0GCI
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,826 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Something Else

2. C'mon Everybody

3. My Way

4. Born to Lose

5. I Wanna Be Your Dog

6. Take a Chance on Me

7. Stepping Stone

8. My Way

9. Belsen

10. Something Else

11. Chatterbox

12. Search and Destroy

13. Chinese Rocks

14. I Killed the Cat

15. My Way [Take 3]

16. From Beyond the Grave

17. Something Else [1st Mix]

Editorial Reviews

Import only compilation from the punk-rock icon features the singles, 'Something Else', 'C'Mon Everybody', 'My Way', & 12 previously unreleased tracks including live material recorded at Max's, Kansas City on 9-07-78 (Search & Destroy', 'I Wanna Be Your Dog', 'No Lip', 'Something Else', 'Belsen Was A Gas', 'Steppin' Stone', 'Chinese Rocks', 'My Way', 'Take A Chance On Me'), an interview recorded at Virgin Records, Vernon's Yard, Portobello Rd. April 1978, an alternate take of 'My Way' (Take 3), & a 'Death Announcement'. The 12-page booklet features liner notes, many rare photographs & even a copy of Sid's suicide note. 17 tracks. EMI.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Correction to my review of Too fast to live, February 23, 2004

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Jimbo Jones (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Too Fast to Live (Audio CD)

All the live tracks that are included on this compilation are from Sid Sings which was released on Virgin Records. I think the songs were recorded at Max's Kansas in New York (not sure of the date though) from October 1978 I think Sid did two shows at Max's Kansas which I think was released as an album called Sid dead live. Considering only three live shows with Sid as a solo artist exists the 2 dates he played at Max's Kansas and the sole gig at Camden's Electric Ballroom in London, UK as the Vicious White Kids buy Too fast to Live and the Vicious white kids on sanctuary records (its the same great quality recording that was released previously by receiver records and includes a 30 minute interview with Glen Matlock and Rat Scabies) its really all the Sid you are going to need anyway. Stay far away from the release called viva le rock the sound quality is crap sounds like someone recoreded it from a tape recorder (however there is a warning saying that the shows were not professionally recorded) Anyway if you are a Sid fan this is worth a look 5 stars RIP John Simon Beverly/Richie aka Sid 1957-1979

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it should have been better, April 11, 2006

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uttern (sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Too Fast to Live (Audio CD)

ok, at last a proper collection of sid vicious "work". the singles are of course excellent, the out takes interesting, the sample of interviews cool, but the live tracks are as usual poor. nothing new. if you like sid and the pistols you have heard it all before. i was disapointed because i hoped that with modern technology the sound of the livetracks should have been better. it still sounds like a poor bootleg. but sid is sid, if you like it you like it. if not, buy something else.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For big Sid Vicious Fans!!!, July 25, 2004

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newfound32 (los angeles ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Too Fast to Live (Audio CD)

This is a great collections of Sid's solo work. Through solo tracks, live shows, and rare demos, it is all in this great collection. It is an audio book of Alan Parkers new book "Vicious: Too Fast to Live : The Authorised Biography Of Sid Vicious" The live tracks in this record is a mixture of songs Sid did at Max's, Kansas City on September 07, 1978. The rest is solo songs of sid, and Rare demo's like "Something else 1st mix", and "My Way take 3". There all different versions of the original songs. Then comes "From beyond the Grave", a radio interview with Sid Vicious. This is a great collection of Sid's songs. The booklet has 4 rare photos of Sid I've never seen. One with just Sid, another with Sid chewing on a bass strap, another with him and nancy, and the last one is with Sid in the "My way" video. It also has a short memory of Sid's life. It also has cuts from Sid's suicide note. I know your looking at me weirdly saying it was a heroin overdose but it turns out it was suicide.

This record might seem a little pricey but believe me it is well worth it. Choose this cd over "Viva Le Rock", which just has terrible recording and just isn't great performances by Sid. If your looking for Sid songs, this is definitley for you. Pick this over any other Sid cd. Must by cd, it is worth ever penny. This cd was created to celebrate the 25th anniversery of Sid Vicious's death, and so along Alan Parker released it along with a book about Sid's life. You may also want to pick up Alan Parkers book, I haven't yet but I hear good things about it. May the story of Sid and Nancy live on and Sid Vicious hopefully will never be forgotten. May John Simon Ritchie R.I.P 1957-1979