''Live Sentence'' (1984) is the only live album released by the American
heavy metal band
Alcatrazz
Alcatrazz is a heavy metal band formed in 1983 by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo, and Gary Shea. Following an internal disagreement and split in 2020, there are currently two separate and distinct Alcatrazz line-ups, one featuring Bonnet, and ano ...
featuring the band's original line-up. The live concert recorded for the album was performed on 28 January 1984 at
Nakano Sun Plaza
, formerly Nakano Sun Plaza, is a hotel in Nakano, Tokyo. The hotel includes a concert hall, the Nakano Sunplaza Hall (formerly Nakano Sun Plaza Hall). Built in 1973, 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
A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows ...
album ''
Down to Earth'' recorded and released when
Graham Bonnet
Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947) is an English rock singer. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal bands including Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, and Impellitteri ...
, Alcatrazz's singer and primary lyricist, was the lead singer of Rainbow. According to ''
Billboard
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'', the album spent 16 weeks on the chart and peaked at No. 133.
Track listings
*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 various bootleg recordings.
*The bonus tracks are from the same concert and comprise the entire unabridged concert.
No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll Tour Live in Japan 1984.1.28 Audio Tracks (2010 Reissue)
#"Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live"
#"Hiroshima Mon Amour"
#"Night Games"
#"Big Foot"
#"Island in the Sun"
#"Kree Nakoorie"
#"Since You've Been Gone"
#"Suffer Me"
#"Desert Song"
#"Evil Eye"
#"All Night Long"
#"Lost in Hollywood"
#"Koujou No Tsuki"
#"Something Else"
2016 Remastered Version
;CD
#"Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live" - 4:52
#"Hiroshima Mon Amour" - 4:12
#"Night Games" - 3:01
#"Big Foot" - 4:12
#"Island in the Sun" - 4:09
#"Kree Nakoorie" - 7:35
#"Coming Bach" - 3:20
#"Since You've Been Gone" - 3:32
#"Suffer Me" - 4:52
#"Desert Song" - 5:14
#"Evil Eye" - 5:05
#"Guitar Crash" - 4:37
#"All Night Long" - 7:08
#"Lost in Hollywood" - 5:25
#"Koujou No Tsuki" - 1:37
#"Something Else" - 3:10
;DVD
;;Live at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, January 28, 1984
#"Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live"
#"Hiroshima Mon Amour"
#"Night Games"
#"Big Foot"
#"Island in the Sun"
#"Kree Nakoorie"
#"Coming Bach"
#"Since You Been Gone"
#"Suffer Me"
#"Desert Song"
#"Evil Eye"
#"Guitar Crash"
#"All Night Long"
#"Lost in Hollywood"
#"Koujou No Tsuki"
#"Something Else"
;;Rock Palace USA
#"Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live"
#"Hiroshima Mon Amour"
#"Island in the Sun"
Live In Japan 1984 Complete Edition (2018 Reissue)
CD 1
# Opening
#
Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live
#
Hiroshima Mon Amour
#
Night Games
#
Big Foot
#
Island In The Sun
#
Kree Nakoorie
#
Coming Bach
#
Since You Been Gone
#
Suffer Me
CD2
# Desert Song
#
Jet To Jet
#
Evil Eye
#
Guitar Crush
#
All Night Long
#
Lost In Hollywood
#
Kojo No Tsuki
#
Something Else
DVD / BD
# Opening
#
Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live
#
Hiroshima Mon Amour
#
Night Games
#
Big Foot
#
Island In The Sun
#
Kree Nakoorie
#
Coming Bach
#
Since You Been Gone
#
Suffer Me
#
Desert Song
#
Jet To Jet
#
Evil Eye
#
Guitar Crush
#
All Night Long
#
Lost In Hollywood
#
Kojo No Tsuki
#
Something Else
Personnel
;Alcatrazz
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Graham Bonnet
Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947) is an English rock singer. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal bands including Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, and Impellitteri ...
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vocals
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, acoustic guitar on "Something Else"
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...
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guitar
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* Jimmy Waldo –
keyboards, backing vocals, guitar on "Something Else"
* Gary Shea –
bass
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* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gu ...
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Jan Uvena
Jannaro "Jan" Uvena (born August 29, 1950) is an American musician, best known for playing drums with a number of notable rock bands, including Alice Cooper's backing band, Iron Butterfly, Alcatrazz, and Signal.
Uvena retired from the music ...
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drums
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, 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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1984 live albums
Polydor Records live albums
Alcatrazz albums
Albums recorded at Nakano Sun Plaza