''Alive '05'' is a

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. It was released on September 13, 2005 on

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. It is the first official live album released by the band. The album is compiled from a couple live shows, one of which was on September 17, 2004 in

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at The Metro. The last track on the album is a studio recording of a cover of "

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", originally performed by

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. The CD also contains 4 fan made

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s, two for "Cooler Heads" and one each for "No Fun" and "California Songs". The album is also known by other names. The front cover says ''Local H Comes Alive!''—a take on''

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'', the spine says "LOCAL H – LIVE" on one side and "LOCAL H – DEAD" on the other, and the inside image says ''Alive '05'', which is what the band calls the album. On July 16, 2007 it received an Australian release doubled with Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles?

Track listing

All songs by

unless otherwise noted. # "Everyone Alive" – 4:22 # " Bound for the Floor – 3:34 # "Lovey Dovey – 2:36 # "Heaven on the Way Down – 2:29 # "Hands on the Bible – 4:21 # "Manipulator – 4:16 # "All the Kids Are Right – 3:21 # "All-Right (Oh, Yeah) – 3:44 # "Hey, Rita – 5:00 # "Deep Cut – 2:05 # "President Forever – 3:34 # "How's the Weather Down There? – 3:30 # "Fritz's Corner – 3:35 # "Creature Comforted – 3:50 # "No Problem – 6:23 # "California Songs – 4:02 # "Hi-Fiving MF – 7:54 # "

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, Christian Karlsson,

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) – 5:54

Personnel

* Brian St. Clair –

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s * Scott Lucas –

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* Gabe Rodriguez –

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, backing vocals on track 7, 8, & 13

References

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