Live at Last is a live album by The Slickee Boys. It was released in April 1989 on the New Rose label (ROSE 169) on LP and CD; in the US it came out on Giant (on LP and cassette, catalog number GRI6037). Coinciding with the release of their album Fashionably Late, in May 1988 the band embarked on a brief tour of Europe. Live at Last is a document of one night on that tour, at Ubu in Rennes, France. The CD version of this album contain two extra tracks, "Your Autumn Eyes" and "(Are You Gonna Be There at The) Love-In". They perform songs from all but the earliest part of their (at that point) twelve-year career, including the band's last original song (which had not been released at the time of the show), "This Party Sucks". Cover versions include songs originally by the French punk band the Dogs, the Status Quo, the Afrika Korps, and The Chocolate Watch Band. Not long after their European tour, founding member Kim Kane departed to focus on his other band, Date Bait. He was replaced by long-time roadie/sound guy/guest vocalist John Hanson until the band's farewell show in December 1990.
| Live at Last | |
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| Live album by | |
| Released | 1989 |
| Recorded | May 21, 1988 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 56:18 |
| Label | Giant |
| Producer | The Slickee Boys |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Flex! | (Favorable) link |
| Trouser Press | (Mixed) link |
Track listing edit
- "Gotta Tell Me Why" – 4:05 (Mark Noone)
- "Dream Lovers" – 4:02 (John Chumbris, Noone, Dan Palenski)
- "Missing Part" – 3:02 (Chumbris)
- "Sleepless Nights" – 2:19 (Chumbris, Noone)
- "Disconnected" – 3:30 (Chumbris, Noone)
- "Dropping Off to Sleep" – 4:00 (Noone)
- "The Brain That Refused to Die" – 4:13 (The Slickee Boys)
- "Death Lane" – 2:10 (Dominique Laboubée)
- Originally recorded by the Dogs, 1982
- "Life of the Party" – 3:15 (Noone)
- "Pictures of Matchstick Men" – 3:08 (Francis Rossi)
- Originally recorded by the Status Quo, 1968
- "When I Go to the Beach" – 2:30 (Noone)
- "Jailbait Janet" – 2:15 (Kenne Highland, Noone)
- Originally recorded by the Afrika Korps, 1977
- "This Party Sucks" – 3:50 (Noone)
- "Here to Stay" – 4:01 (Noone)
- "Your Autumn Eyes" – 5:15 (Kim Kane, Marshall Keith, Noone)
- "(Are You Gonna Be There at The) Love In" – 7:10 (Ethon McElroy, Donald Bennett)
- Originally recorded by The Chocolate Watch Band, 1967
Personnel edit
The Slickee Boys edit
- Mark Noone – lead vocals
- Marshall Keith – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Kim Kane – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Maxwell – bass, backing vocals
- Giles Cook – drums, backing vocals
Production edit
- Alain "Hot Bread" Painchaud – Engineer
- Chris Mix – Sound engineer
- John Hanson – Live sound engineer
- Steve Carr – Remix engineer
Additional credits edit
Alternative version edit
In 2006, Last Call Records (run by one of the two founders of New Rose) released a double CD of Live at Last and Fashionably Late. It had new cover art but no added material.
External links edit
Sources edit
- CD and LP liner notes
- ASCAP Ace