Is It Alive

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{{Infobox album

| name = Is It Alive

| type = live

| artist = Bodyjar

| cover = It_It_Alive_-_Album_Cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 27, 2007

| recorded = Annandale Hotel Sydney

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Punk rock

| length = 50:18

| label = Shock Records

| producer = Kalju Tonuma

| prev_title = Bodyjar

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Role Model

| next_year = 2013

}}

Is It Alive is a live album by punk rock band Bodyjar. The album was recorded from a live performance at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney while the band were on their "Call To Arms tour", named after their third song on their self-titled album from 2005 (Bodyjar).{{cite news|title=Bodyjar - Is It Alive CD|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7391629|work=cduniverse.com|publisher=CD Universe|date=27 February 2007|accessdate=12 December 2012}}

The live show used for this album was originally recorded unbeknownst to the band as lead singer Cameron Baines describes, "We've always wanted to do a live album and by chance someone recorded the band in Sydney with out us even realizing."{{cite news|title=Bodyjar - Is it Alive tour... |url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/7849/Bodyjar--Is-it-Alive-tour|work=fasterlouser.com.au|publisher=Fasterlouder|date=14 February 2007|accessdate=27 December 2012}}

The album cover for Is It Alive contains a water-pipe (or "bong"), alluding to the fact that the members of Bodyjar are recreational users of cannabis.

Reviews

Matt Thrower from Rave magazine reviewed the album giving it a positive 3 out of 5 stars.{{cite news|title=BODYJAR – Is It Alive|url=http://www.ravemagazine.com.au/content/view/2744/1/|work=MATT THROWER|publisher=Rave Magazine|date=27 February 2007|accessdate=27 December 2012|archive-date=5 August 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070805190838/http://www.ravemagazine.com.au/content/view/2744/1/|url-status=dead}}

Track listing

This is the track listing as printed on the disc.{{cite news|title=Is It Alive|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/is-it-alive/id215813768|work=iTunes Preview|publisher=ITunes|date=24 February 2007|accessdate=12 December 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

{{tracklist

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| headline =

| extra_column = Originally appeared on

| all_writing = Bodyjar

| title1 = Sequel

| extra1 = No Touch Red

| length1 = 3:09

| title2 = Another Minute

| extra2 = Bodyjar

| length2 = 3:19

| title3 = Not the Same

| extra3 = How It Works

| length3 = 3:31

| title4 = You Say

| extra4 = No Touch Red

| length4 = 4:16

| title5 = Outside In

| extra5 = Bodyjar

| length5 = 2:44

| title6 = Lights Out

| extra6 = Bodyjar

| length6 = 3:15

| title7 = 17 Years

| extra7 = Jarchives: 10 Years of Bodyjar

| length7 = 2:13

| title8 = Fall to the Ground

| extra8 = How It Works

| length8 = 3:32

| title9 = A Hazy Shade of Winter

| extra9 = Singles and Stuff

| length9 = 2:59

| title10 = Starting Over

| extra10 = Bodyjar

| length10 = 2:58

| title11 = Is It a Lie

| extra11 = Plastic Skies

| length11 = 2:31

| title12 = Too Drunk to Drive

| extra12 = Plastic Skies

| length12 = 3:43

| title13 = One In a Million

| extra13 = Plastic Skies

| length13 = 3:03

| title14 = Make a Difference

| extra14 = Plastic Skies

| length14 = 2:38

| title15 = Call to Arms

| extra15 = Bodyjar

| length15 = 3:13

| title16 = Wind Sok

| extra16 = Rimshot!

| length16 = 3:07

}}

Personnel

=Musicians=

  • Cameron Baines - vocals, guitar
  • Tom Read - guitar, vocals
  • Grant Relf - bass guitar, vocals
  • Shane Wakker - drums

=Technical=

  • Mixed by Kalju Tonuma at 101 Collingwood
  • Recorded at the Annandale Hotel Sydney by Live Cast Production Studios, Sydney
  • Mastered by Dave Walker

References

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Category:Bodyjar albums

Category:Live albums by Australian artists