''Official Live: 101 Proof'' is a live album by American heavy metal band

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, released on July 29, 1997.

Content

The first 14 tracks are live recordings of songs from previously released studio albums, starting with ''

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''. The last two songs ("Where You Come From" and "I Can't Hide") are new studio recordings. Drummer

Vinnie Paul Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal music, heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, ...

stated:

"We recorded the new material during a break in our tour. We recorded them in 12 days. It was a great feeling to get back in the studio again. Especially when we knew the songs were going to go on an album that is so important for us and our fans. We felt like after 7 years of playing live, that we wanted to put out a record with all our best tunes. Songs that have our own TLC instead of all that foolishness that happens when a band puts out a greatest hits album or some overdubbed live album."

The track "Dom/Hollow" is an

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of parts of "Domination" (originally from ''Cowboys from Hell'') and " Hollow" (originally from ''

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''). The band played "Domination" leading into "Hollow" virtually every time they played either song live. The track "Hostile" is simply a live version of "Fucking Hostile" (from ''Vulgar Display of Power'') with a shortened title. During the song "Becoming", the band would end the song with the outro of "Throes of Rejection" from their album ''

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''. Likewise, the band ended "

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" with the outro of "By Demons Be Driven" from the album ''Vulgar Display of Power''. Official footage exists of the live portion that was meant for the next home video that has yet to come out.

Artwork

The album cover is a visual reference to the "

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Tennessee Whiskey" bottle label, with "101 Proof" referring to alcohol content the same as that of " Wild Turkey Bourbon" and "No. 5" again referring to the brand (like Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 brand), and the fact that the band considered this their fifth "official" release (starting with ''

'' and not counting their four earlier independent albums).

Release and reception

''Official Live: 101 Proof'' reached number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with the album receiving solid reviews, and stayed on the chart up to 12 weeks.

Track listing

Personnel

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– lead vocals *

Dimebag Darrell Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), known professionally as Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal music, heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founde ...

– guitar, backing vocals, production *

Rex Brown Rex Robert Brown (born July 27, 1964) is an American musician. He is the longtime bassist for heavy metal band Pantera, having joined the band in 1982. Following the band's reunion in 2022, Brown is the longest-serving member of the band. He i ...

– bass, backing vocals *

– drums, production

Charts

Certifications

References

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