''Larger Than Live'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band

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. It was released in 1989 on

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. The album consists of six new studio tracks and six of the band's previous songs recorded live at The Roxy in

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. It was also the only album to feature future Dio keyboardist

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and guitarist Tony Palamucci (as guitarist

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left the band due to creative and personal differences). Following the filming of the music video for the song "Dreams Are Not Enough," lead vocalist/founder

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announced the disbandment of Keel.

Track listing

;Side one – studio # "Evil Wicked Mean & Nasty" ''(

)'' – 4:21 # "Riding High" ''(Dwain Miller, Kenny Chaisson, R. Keel,

)'' – 3:24 # "Die Fighting" ''(R. Keel)'' – 4:40 # "Dreams Are Not Enough" ''(Phil Wolfe, R. Keel)'' – 4:16 # "So Many Good Ways to Be Bad" ''(R. Keel, Steve Diamond)'' – 4:08 # "Fool for a Pretty Face" ''(

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)'' – 4:18 (

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cover) ;Side two – live #

"Hard as Hell" ''(R. Keel)'' – 4:06 # "Rock and Roll Animal" ''(

)'' – 6:15 # "Private Lies" ''(R. Keel)'' – 4:38 # "Rock 'n Roll Outlaw" ''( Gary Anderson,

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, Peter Wells)'' – 4:12 (

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cover) # "The Right to Rock" ''(Bryan Jay, Kenny Chaisson, Ferrari, R. Keel)'' – 6:06 # "Cold Day in Hell" ''(R. Keel)'' – 4:29 ( Steeler cover) Tracks 1–6 are new studio tracks, tracks 7–12 are live recordings.

Personnel

;Band members *

– lead vocals, guitar, producer * Tony "The Kid" Palamucci – guitars, backing vocals * Bryan Jay – guitars, backing vocals (on tracks 7–12) * Kenny Chaisson – bass, backing vocals *

– keyboards, piano, backing vocals * Dwain Miller – drums, backing vocals ;Additional musicians *

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– backing vocals on track 6 *Bryan Jenkins – backing vocals *Paula Salvatore – harmony vocals on track 5 ;Production *Allen Isaacs – producer, engineer on tracks 1–6 *Bryan Jenkins – engineer on tracks 1–6 *Jaimie Seyberth, John Falzarano, Ray Thompson – live recording of tracks 7–12 *Greg Fulginti – mastering

References

Keel (band) albums 1989 live albums Albums recorded at Sound City Studios {{1980s-metal-album-stub