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Live Sentence

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{{Infobox album

| name = Live Sentence

| type = live

| artist = Alcatrazz

| cover = Live Sentence.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1984

| recorded = January 28, 1984

| venue = Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan

| studio =

| genre = Heavy metal, hard rock

| length = 38:52

| label = Rocshire (US), Polydor (Japan)

| producer = Andrew Trueman, Lester Claypool

| prev_title = No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = Disturbing the Peace

| next_year = 1985

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-sentence-mw0000196602 | title = Alcatrazz Live Sentence review | accessdate = April 4, 2013 | last = Rivadavia | first = Eduardo | publisher = AllMusic}}

| rev2 = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2Score = 6/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = November 1, 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 | page= 16}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Live Sentence is a 1984 live album by American heavy metal band Alcatrazz, and the only live album featuring the band's original lineup. The live concert recorded for the album was performed on January 28, 1984, at Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo. In addition to tracks from Alcatrazz's debut album, No Parole from Rock 'n" Roll, the album includes performances by Alcatrazz of songs from the Rainbow album Down to Earth recorded and released when Graham Bonnet, Alcatrazz's singer and primary lyricist, was the lead singer of Rainbow. According to Billboard, the album spent 16 weeks on the chart and peaked at No. 133.{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-sentence-mw0000196602/awards | title = Live Sentence Billboard Albums | accessdate = April 4, 2013 | publisher = AllMusic}}{{dead link|date=January 2014}}

Track listings

{{Track listing

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live

| writer1 = Graham Bonnet, Yngwie Malmsteen

| length1 = 4:48

| title2 = Hiroshima Mon Amour

| writer2 = Bonnet, Malmsteen

| length2 = 4:13

| title3 = Night Games

| note3 = from Graham Bonnet's solo album Line-Up

| writer3 = Ed Hamilton

| length3 = 3:28

| title4 = Island in the Sun

| writer4 = Bonnet, Malmsteen, Jimmy Waldo

| length4 = 4:09

}}{{Track listing

| headline = Side B

| title5 = Kree Nakoorie

| writer5 = Bonnet, Malmsteen, Waldo

| length5 = 6:52

| title6 = Coming Bach

| note6 = instrumental

| writer6 = Johann Sebastian Bach

| length6 = 0:52

| title7 = Since You've Been Gone

| note7 = Rainbow cover

| writer7 = Russ Ballard

| length7 = 3:32

| title8 = Evil Eye

| note8 = instrumental

| writer8 = Malmsteen

| length8 = 5:13

| title9 = All Night Long

| note9 = Rainbow cover

| writer9 = Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover

| length9 = 5:45

}}{{Track listing

| headline = 2011 Reissue bonus tracks

| total_length = 67:46

| title10 = Big Foot

| writer10 = Bonnet, Malmsteen

| length10 = 4:12

| title11 = Suffer Me

| writer11 = Bonnet, Malmsteen

| length11 = 4:52

| title12 = Desert Song

| note12 = Michael Schenker Group cover

| writer12 = Michael Schenker, Bonnet

| length12 = 5:10

| title13 = Guitar Crash

| note13 = instrumental

| writer13 = Malmsteen

| length13 = 4:00

| title14 = Lost in Hollywood

| note14 = Rainbow cover

| writer14 = Blackmore, Glover, Cozy Powell

| length14 = 5:25

| title15 = Koujou No Tsuki

| writer15 = Bonnet, Malmsteen

| length15 = 1:37

| title16 = Something Else

| note16 = Eddie Cochran cover

| writer16 = Bob Cochran, Sharon Sheeley

| length16 = 3:38

}}

  • The song "Kree Nakoorie" was edited down to 6:52 for the album release, the song actually ran 11:13 long at the show. On the album the song ends when the crowd cheers, but at the concert there was an additional 4:21 guitar solo ending with Yngwie J. Malmsteen making his guitar sound like a spaceship taking off. This extended version of the song can be found on any video release.
  • The bonus tracks are from the same concert and comprise the entire unabridged concert with the exception of Jet To Jet.

= No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll Tour Live in Japan 1984.1.28 Audio Tracks (2010 Reissue) =

  1. "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live"
  2. "Hiroshima Mon Amour"
  3. "Night Games"
  4. "Big Foot"
  5. "Island in the Sun"
  6. "Kree Nakoorie"
  7. "Since You've Been Gone"
  8. "Suffer Me"
  9. "Desert Song"
  10. "Evil Eye"
  11. "All Night Long"
  12. "Lost in Hollywood"
  13. "Koujou No Tsuki"
  14. "Something Else"

= 2016 Remastered Version =

;CD

  1. "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live" – 4:52
  2. "Hiroshima Mon Amour" – 4:12
  3. "Night Games" – 3:01
  4. "Big Foot" – 4:12
  5. "Island in the Sun" – 4:09
  6. "Kree Nakoorie" – 7:35
  7. "Coming Bach" – 3:20
  8. "Since You've Been Gone" – 3:32
  9. "Suffer Me" – 4:52
  10. "Desert Song" – 5:14
  11. "Evil Eye" – 5:05
  12. "Guitar Crash" – 4:37
  13. "All Night Long" – 7:08
  14. "Lost in Hollywood" – 5:25
  15. "Koujou No Tsuki" – 1:37
  16. "Something Else" – 3:10

;DVD

;;Live at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, January 28, 1984

  1. "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live"
  2. "Hiroshima Mon Amour"
  3. "Night Games"
  4. "Big Foot"
  5. "Island in the Sun"
  6. "Kree Nakoorie"
  7. "Coming Bach"
  8. "Since You Been Gone"
  9. "Suffer Me"
  10. "Desert Song"
  11. "Evil Eye"
  12. "Guitar Crash"
  13. "All Night Long"
  14. "Lost in Hollywood"
  15. "Koujou No Tsuki"
  16. "Something Else"

;;Rock Palace USA

  1. "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live"
  2. "Hiroshima Mon Amour"
  3. "Island in the Sun"

= Live in Japan 1984 Complete Edition (2018 Reissue) =

= CD 1 =

  1. Opening ("Incubus")
  2. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live
  3. Hiroshima Mon Amour
  4. Night Games
  5. Big Foot
  6. Island In The Sun
  7. Kree Nakoorie
  8. Coming Bach
  9. Since You Been Gone
  10. Suffer Me

= CD2 =

  1. Desert Song
  2. Jet To Jet
  3. Evil Eye
  4. Guitar Crush
  5. All Night Long
  6. Lost In Hollywood
  7. Kojo No Tsuki
  8. Something Else

== DVD / BD ==

  1. Opening
  2. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live
  3. Hiroshima Mon Amour
  4. Night Games
  5. Big Foot
  6. Island In The Sun
  7. Kree Nakoorie
  8. Coming Bach
  9. Since You Been Gone
  10. Suffer Me
  11. Desert Song
  12. Jet To Jet
  13. Evil Eye
  14. Guitar Crush
  15. All Night Long
  16. Lost In Hollywood
  17. Kojo No Tsuki
  18. Something Else

Personnel

;Alcatrazz

  • Graham Bonnet – vocals, acoustic guitar on "Something Else"
  • Yngwie Malmsteen – guitar
  • Jimmy Waldo – keyboards, backing vocals, guitar on "Something Else"
  • Gary Shea – bass
  • Jan Uvena – drums, backing vocals

;Production

  • Andrew Trueman – producer
  • Lester Claypool – producer, remixing at Rochshire Studios, Anaheim, California
  • Jeffrey Karlson, Kanae Yokota – live recording engineers
  • Jimmy Isaacs – guitar technician
  • Linda Henman – remixing assistant
  • Peter Vargo – remixing assistant
  • Bad Samuels – art direction
  • Jake Duncan – tour manager
  • Andrew Trueman for De Novo Music Group – management

References

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Category:1984 live albums

Category:Polydor Records live albums

Category:Alcatrazz albums

Category:Albums recorded at Nakano Sun Plaza