''Is It Alive'' is a live album by punk rock

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Bodyjar Bodyjar are an Australian pop punk band which formed in 1990. They began performing under the name Bodyjar in 1994; their previous names included Damnation (1990–91) and Helium (1992–93). The latter group released an album, ''You Can't Hold ...

. 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 (

). 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." 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.

Track listing

This is the track listing as printed on the disc.

Personnel

Musicians

* Cameron Baines - vocals,

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

* Tom Read - guitar, vocals * Grant Relf -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

, vocals * Shane Wakker -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

Technical

* Mixed by

Kalju Tonuma Kalju Tonuma is an Australian music producer, songwriter, drummer and performer of Estonian descent. He is one half of the production team MEJU (pronounced "me-you") which he founded with Megan Bernard in 2014. He also manages record label Of ...

at 101 Collingwood * Recorded at the Annandale Hotel Sydney by Live Cast Production Studios, Sydney * Mastered by Dave Walker

References

{{reflist Bodyjar albums Live albums by Australian artists