At Budokan [Live]

Editorial Reviews
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Within months of the U.S. release of Budokan, originally intended only for the Japanese fans who'd made them superstars half a world away, tongue-in-cheek rockers Cheap Trick went from opening American arena shows to headlining them. Rather than remaining eternal could-haves, metallic pop nuggets such as "I Want You to Want Me" and "Surrender" instead became radio mainstays in these versions. --Rickey Wright

Tracks:

Hello There
Come On, Come On
Elo Kiddies
Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace
Big Eyes
Lookout
Downed
Can't Hold On
Oh Caroline
Surrender
Auf Wiedersehen

Tracks:

Need Your Love
High Roller
Southern Girls
I Want You To Want Me
California Man
Goodnight
Ain't That A Shame
Clock Strikes Ten

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Originally released as a 10-track live album in the late 1970s when live albums were all the rage, At Budokan neatly summed up this oddball power-pop/hard rock band with the added ferocity a live show brings. Tracks such as "Hello There," "Surrender," "I Want You to Want Me," and Fats Domino's "Ain't That a Shame" were infused with a power their studio versions only hint at. Twenty years after the original concert in April 1978, the classic live album has been expanded to include nine additional tracks that make this a must-have for fans of the original. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

On the drums...Mister Bun E. Carlos..........2007-03-04

Face it, folks...if you're reading these reviews to decide if you should by "Cheap Trick At Budokan," you haven't been paying attention to the world around you. As Mike Meyers said in "Wayne's World," this album was shipped with packets of Tide to everyone in the suburbs. It became the mission in life for every second, third and fourth rate band to do a "Live At Budokan" album, but Cheap Trick did it FIRST, and Cheap Trick did it BEST. The magic moment here is during "Clock Strikes Ten," and I believe Robin Zander KNEW his words were magic the moment they left his mouth. "ON THE DRUMS...MISTER BUN E. CARLOS"...and B.E.C. rips forth with a tight, compressed drum solo that's the equal of Ringo's on "The End." Grand Funk may have coined the catch-phrase "An American Band," but for many of the air guitar faithful in garages across America, Cheap Trick is king of that hill. A five star album, and if you need to ask why, don't even bother asking.

I cannot play this album loudly enough!.......2006-12-09

Remember that album you listened to in the waning years of the 1970s to the point that you'd spent so many hours pouring over the music and photos that you started to believe you'd actually attended this concert? Then get this set of the entire concert--all those great pop songs you remember plus the tracks you love from all those albums you bought in the wake of "Cheap Trick at Budokan." It'll put you there all over again.

I hear that the other show of this two-night Tokyo stand was videotaped. A DVD release of that show would be incredible. Until that day, go see Cheap Trick when they come to your town. You will not be disappointed.

One of the best live cd's you'll ever own!!.......2006-06-06

Back in 1977, Cheap Tricks management wanted to release a cd that would hold them over until the new release was finished. Dream Police was almost ready to roll, but it just needed a little extra time to be fully completed before it was released to the world. Up until now, Cheap Trick had not had much success in North America and they were counting on the Dream Police release to put them on the map. When they recorded Live a Budokan it was to help get things rolling and to be a stop gap measure to fill the void until the new release was ready. It was also only supposed to be released in Japan. Well as it turned out, it was one hell of a stop gap. Live At Budokan became the anthem in North America and broke the band big time. It was a tremendous success that helped propel the band to new heights. Songs like I Want You To Want Me became overnight hits. They had reached massive success almost overnight or least it seemed. Cheap Trick was a hard working band and this over night success so to speak was well earned.

Well here we are some 30 years later and this time out we get the complete concert. Yup that's right, uncut from the record label big wigs this time out and in it's entirety. It's amazing that something this old can still sound so fresh and unencumbered. The darn thing still sounds good!!!

This release is a tribute to what good rock & roll is all about. It just had something about it, a live energy or passion that still holds up today.

If you only have one Cheap Trick cd, this is the one you want or need as it's the band at it's best!

Finally, the entire show!.......2006-03-19

Like The Who, Cheap Trick utterly dominates the stage as a live band. Unlike The Who, however, Cheap Trick has never really put out a truly extraordinary studio album (good albums yes, but not extraordinary). I think these are the reasons why Live at Budokan has always been a favorite of critics and listeners alike.

Although I personally have a distaste for CDs that add bonus tracks to classic albums, thereby ruining the atmosphere of the original work, I regard The Complete Concert as a different CD entirely. Because Cheap Trick is a first-class live act, it deserves to have the entire performance documented. The original Live at Budokan, great as it was, always seemed disjointed and incomplete, even though that never detracted from its appeal. This CD brings you the entire show, fills in gaps, answers questions, and really makes me wish I could have been there to witness thousands of lovely Japanese ladies chanting "Bun E, Bun E"!

Not all the additional songs on this CD are up to par with the original, abridged Live at Budokan. But that's not the point. The point is that this documents a classic live show in its entirety, and it IS very entertaining from start to finish. When you consider all that stringy hair, Rick Neilson's "quirkiness", and Bun E. Carlos' decidedly non-rock-and-roll-star appearance, you quickly realize how great this band really is to entertain so many people for so many years. Live at Budokan has always been an inspiration to me both as a drummer (Thanks, Bun E!) and as a live musician. The Complete Live at Budokan does nothing to change that.

I'm keeping the original Live at Budokan along with this CD, but I for one am thrilled to finally have the entire concert in my collection.

One of the best live performances I've ever heard - it's a little cheesy but you'll still love it!.......2005-12-29

Cheap Trick is essentially a minor guilty pleasure and a little cheesy, but if you can get past that then you will find that they are an AMAZING band! Their strengths lay in their live performances, and this album especially proves this point (they were more of a "show" than an artistic, political or poetic group, and they knew this). What's so fascinating about "Cheap Trick At Budokan: The Complete Concert" is that it's so well-produced for a live show - you can hear everything clearly! The drums are especially easy and fun to listen to. The songs are all essentially cheesy-but-fun power pop songs with a hard rock twist, and even if they aren't the deepest songs in the world lyrically, you will still probably love them. Not all of the songs here are great, unfortunately (the original album only had 10 songs, but this has about 25 - that could explain it), but the album's length and the amount of good ones it DOES have more than make up for it. "Hello Kiddies", "Big Eyes" and "Surrender", for example, are all classic power pop songs from the early seventies. Singer Robin Zander does an excellent job with the vocals as fits perfectly as a power pop/hard rock vocalist - I'm pretty sure that most people will love him. The lyrics aren't all that interesting by themselves, but Robin definitely adds much needed energy to the mix. Like I said, the only downfall to this particular verson of the album is that some of the extra songs aren't that good (the original album wasn't the whole concert, but this is). Basically, if you're into power pop, the history of rock or if you're looking for an amazing live album, then "Cheap Trick At Budokan: The Complete Concert" is one of the best you buy! Absolutely recommended!

Highlights include:
"Hello Kiddies"
"Come On Come On"
"Big Eyes"
"Downed"
"Surrender"
the rest are good or decent

At Budokan [Live In Japan, February, 1978]

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unfolding surprising beauties and power
breath of fresh air perhaps
Truly sad...
Some necessary Budokan revisionism......
Every Song Different than Before

At Budokan [Live In Japan, February, 1978]
Bob Dylan
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000025GP
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Mr. Tambourne Man
Shelter From The Storm
Love Minus Zero/No Limit
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Maggie's Farm
One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
Like A Rolling Stone
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Is Your Love In Vain
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Blowin' In The Wind
Just Like A Woman
Oh, Sister
Simple Twist Of Fate
All Along The Watchtower
I Want You
All I Really Want To Do
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Forever Young
The Times They Are A-Changin'

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It was Dylan himself who said "the present now will later be past" and there's no better proof of it than this bizarre live collection of his old hits performed in big band versions where nothing seems to mean what it originally did. There's something going on here and even Dylan doesn't know what it is. Following the success of Cheap Trick and Neil Diamond--who both scored with Japanese live albums--Dylan took his Las Vegas revue with him and handed up "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Shelter from the Storm," and even "The Times They Are A-Changin'" without the vehemence that made them anthems for a past generation. Weird. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

unfolding surprising beauties and power.......2007-03-29

After the 2 Rolling Thunder albums for me this is the 3rd best life album of Bob Dylan. Though there are a few songs on this album which were changed to the worse (especially one of my favourite songs, Oh Sister, is pretty much ruined) many others unfold a surprising beauty: The tendernes "I want you" of this former fun-song and on the other hand the power of "It's alright Ma" and "All along the watchtower" just knock me out! Other highlights to me are "Is your love in vain" and "The Times they are changing" (never heard this better!) which convey here a expression of passionate humanity and honour that later on Dylan unfortuneately somehow seems to have lost... What is so "Las Vegas" about these songs? I can't help but love and strongly recommend this Live album from the 70s where he truely had his peak time!

Gerd

breath of fresh air perhaps.......2007-01-11

I appreciate the different ways around the same songs Dylan takes from tour to tour. If I were to put one version of each Dylan song in a vault to be heard for all of time, most of these wouldnt come close. But Simple Twist of Fate has reached its pinnacle of beauty right here as far as I'm concerned. This head-bobbing version of All I Really Want To Do would certainly get consideration, and yes even the reconstructed The Times They Are A-Changin' is very worthy. This song never excited me much musically, and i think it's driven with tension here. And sorry, but, All I Really Want To Do was done pretty crappily to begin with IMO. Regardless, I think it's impossible to degrade the quality of the original classics through reinvention, for better or worse. And to keep playing them in the same vain is redundant.

It also might be the most accessible to new/ non fans with it's slickness and emphasis on melody, in contrast to his more recent performances.

Truly sad..........2006-12-28

Dylan has spent the last 40yrs trashing his legacy, nowhere worse than here--the abysmal Budokan shows, lounge versions of his best material served up like McDonald's cheeseburgers. I don't know what's sadder, Dylan as a raddled-out parody of himself or the legions of fans who continue to believe that he has anything to do with the guy who lit the world on fire back in 1965.

Some necessary Budokan revisionism.............2006-02-01

The maliciousness that has been directed at this album over the years is an open testament of the way in which Dylan fans desire to own their idol, to constrict him, and to demand him to peform and record in ways that are their own, but not his....
"Live at Budokan" was my first Dylan album, miraculously discovered twenty five years ago as a window into a magic world.
Ever since I've heard bile and venom from innumerable sources about it's 'Vegasy' feel, and its 'commercialism'.
But Dylan is a song and dance man, mercurial and a mystery -
the minute you define him and place expectations on him he will inevitably disappoint.
Above all he is a true entertainer, who paradoxically brings everything to his performances and yet nothing, like it's always gonna be new.
The songs on this album are all like that, all stone cold classics, but elastic, sweet, wry, still timeless.
After twenty five years of listening to all the rubbish reviews, I still recommend this album for any newcomer to Dylan.
For one thing, there is booklet of lyrics to the great songs which is really helpful for new fans, as it was for me so many years ago, and the album photos still talk of the irresistible mystery that is Dylan.
'Budokan'is like an old road map on which the street signs are still right.
It truly gets better like old wine.

Every Song Different than Before.......2005-11-09

Unlike a lot of live albums that just seem to reproduce an artist work with applause between the songs, this one has a different arrangement for every song on it. The opening, "Mr. Tambourine," is a rocker performed by about a dozen musicians. It's mind boggling. Every song is mind boggling. Though it came out two years before I was born, I sounds as fresh as if it were performed yesterday. If you think you know Dylan's work and you haven't heard this CD, well you have no idea how songs like "Blowing in the Wind," "Shelter from the Storm," "It's Alright Ma," and a huge host of others can sound. Five stars for this record in my book. My recommendation, get this record.

Reviewed by Stephanie Sane

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Cheap Trick at Budokan
A piece of history
A classic, but you can now do better
The Complete Concert Is So Worth The Extra Money
The Complete Concert Is So Worth The Extra Money

Cheap Trick at Budokan
Cheap Trick
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Customer Reviews:

Cheap Trick at Budokan.......2005-10-26

Buy the time Cheap Trick recorded at Budokan, they were more or less superstars over in Japan. While their first three albums didn't burn up the charts in the U.S., in Japan they were hits, that went gold. Live at Budokan was originally going to be released in Japan only, but when a couple of DJ's got a hold of imports, and started playing I Want You to Want Me, people started to become interested in Cheap Trick at Budokan and were forking over the big bucks to buy the import. In 1979 Epic records decided to release it here in America, and hold back the release of Dream Police. At Budokan is a great album, because it captures the magic of Cheap Trick in concert, there's a lot more energy in the songs and performances than the album versions. Live, Cheap Trick has something they just can't capture on their albums. Currently they have Cheap Trick at Budokan the complete concert, I would recommend springing for the double disk set instead of this version. Both are great!

A piece of history.......2004-01-26

Yeah, it is not sound recording excellence, nor the greatest sounding performance. It grows on you, and you keep comming back to it. You will probably never admit you like it around your friends. I can imagine life without Surrender. One of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time.

A classic, but you can now do better.......2003-02-03

I remember when this came out, I'd already had a radio only promo that I'd found in a store that always managed to get records like that. I was blown away by the ferocity of it, with power beyond anything the studio albums had come up with.

"Cheap Trick At Budokan" was rushed into the stores after the radio only versions had become big items not only on the request lines of stations playing them, but on the bootleg market as well. This is a must have document of the late seventies, but if you aren't so nostalgic that you absolutley must own the CD as you originally heard it in 1979, then skip this and get the "Complete Budokan" reissue, which takes these ten tracks, those from the (gratefully) out of print "Budokan II", puts them back into thier original concert playing sequence and boasts remastered sound.

The Complete Concert Is So Worth The Extra Money.......2002-04-16

This album is of course a classic just as it was originally released, but the extra songs on the complete conert cd are almost all great, and 3 of them (southern girls, elo kiddies, and auf wiedersehen) are must-have amazing. shell out the xtra 6 bucks or so and get the 2CD set is my strong recommendation for anyone wanting to hear what's probably the best live rock album ever.

The Complete Concert Is So Worth The Extra Money.......2002-04-16

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Hummmmmmmm
AMAZING Live album
Excellent live record from the legendary Budokan...
The Best Ever Techniqual Metal ever
I don't get it

Live at Budokan
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ASIN: B0002XL2WK
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

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Renowned worldwide for their innovative metal/progressive rock and masterful musicianship, Dream Theater first rose to major fame in the '90s with such hits as "Pull Me Under"- an MTV breakthrough-"Another Day," and "Lie." Their legendary stage prowess and intensely dramatic, high-energy live shows have further built a passionately loyal global fan-base. The sonic punch of this stellar concert from Tokyo's acclaimed Budokan arena-recorded during their 2004 World Tour-proves why.

Customer Reviews:

Hummmmmmmm.......2007-04-06

I truly admire the instrumental musicianship of Dream Theater. But, I cannot belive they would release a recording with such shoddy vocals. Far too many times the vocalist's intonation was absloutely horrible! Normally I rate the band's work 4 or 5 stars. This time I am generous with 3.

AMAZING Live album.......2006-11-02

This is an absolutely amazing live album. Budokan in Japan is the equivalent to Carnegie Hall or others like it in the history and culture of the arena. The live cd set is amazing but to really enjoy this cd set even more, buy the DVD as well. When you watch the live DVD and see the amazing show that's being put on it seems to augment the enjoyment of listening to it as well.

Excellent live record from the legendary Budokan..........2006-08-29

....by this legendary band! Live at Budokan was recorded in on DT's Train of Thought tour in Tokyo and is 3CDs (the entire show!) of prog/metal greatness. The concert contains most of the tracks from the Train of Thought album, excellent versions of This Dying Soul, As I Am, Stream of Conciousness, Endless Sacrfice, and In the Name of God. It also contains some real gems: an incredible version of Hollow Years with an extended guitar intro, Trial of Tears, New Millennium (one of the best songs from 1997's Falling Into Inifinity), a 20-minute Beyond This Life which includes a fun keyboard/drum duel between Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy, Instrumedley, which contains portions of: Ytse Jam, A Change of Seasons, Paradigm Shift, Hell's Kitchen, Erotomania, The Dance of Eternity, and other bits I'm probably leaving out. Also included are 4 parts from the song Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, as well as the rarely played Disappear. All in all, from beginning to end, this is an incredible live document of the band. And James' voice sounds almost back to full power, and for the most part sounds really good, although not as good as it did on Live at the Marquee or Live Scenes From New York. An essential live DT album (they all are!)

The Best Ever Techniqual Metal ever.......2006-07-04

Dream Theater, i think anyway, is the best techniqual band i've heard... the review from Rushead does no justice to this DVD.. although i must say the singing in this show isn't the best(sounds better most other times), the real centre of this show is the instrumentals, as they are a techniqual band, and its the best of quality.. the skill on the guitar of John Petrucci is unbelivable, and combinded with the touch of Yngwie Malmsteen with his keyboard abilities makes a fantastic show. Any metal, or person appreciative of skilled musicans will love this DVD...

I don't get it.......2006-04-22

A friend gave me a promo copy of this a while back so I was excited to listen because I had heard a couple Dream Theater tracks before in the past and they seemed cool. I have to say, I don't get what anyone likes about this band. Tons of spliced-together solos that go nowhere and have absolutely no soul. And the lead singer's voice is like listening to someone's fingernails scraping across a chalkboard. Geddy Lee sounds like a great singer next to this guy (I could care less what his name is). I give it a GENEROUS two stars.

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One of my favorites of the last decade
Bring Back Michael Ward on Lead Guitar....PLEASE
The Best Of John Hiatt Live! Great band as well!
Tremendous
"Budokan"! he!he!

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Memphis In The Meantime
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Customer Reviews:

One of my favorites of the last decade.......2004-06-30

I've been listening to this album for 10 years now and I never get tired of it. For me, this is John Hiatt at the peak of his songwriting skills, and those skills are first rate. Not all of the songs are deep, but they all have melodies and phrases that stick. The sound here has that emotional feel you only get from live performances. Sure there's a bad guitar note here and there, but I don't mind one bit. The mix is fabulous, raw and better than some of the mixes on the studio CDs. As a performing musician, I've learned a lot about playing live from this album. My favorite John Hiatt album and that's saying a lot.

Bring Back Michael Ward on Lead Guitar....PLEASE.......2004-02-09

How many times do you ask yourself..."why did they change a perfect lineup?".

Michael Ward was the PERFECT lead guitar compliment to John Hiatt's tasty rhythm playing. Hiatt classics like; "Real Fine Love", "Drive South", "Paper Thin", and "Slow Turning" have never sounded better before or since. Perfectly Good Guitar with the exception of Crossing Muddy Waters was his last great album.

Sunny Landreth's... slide every song to death lead approach... sounds extremely tired in comparison to Ward's, massive, raw, viceral, unique lead playing. I assume it was Ward who chose to move on for a spot with the; big selling, big stage, hugely boring Jacob Dylan band. Either way Ward belongs back with Hiatt ...please! Seeing Ward play with Hiatt in Chicago at Taste of Chicago in 93'after Sunny Landreth's boring opening show was telling.

Oh Yea... Live at Budakon...an awesome live album packed with some of the best songs ever written. If you count Neil Young as one of your favorite rock guitarist you'll love Michael Wards guitar on this album. 6 Stars IMO

The Best Of John Hiatt Live! Great band as well!.......2003-11-22

John is at his best in this CD recorded at concerts around the United States (not Tokyo). John strays a bit here from traditional down home country driven songs and adds loud electric guitar and extremely emotional vocals. The result...a perfect CD for the guitar lover and for someone who wants to know how to write songs. John is best known for writing songs with which other artists have major hits. His backup band here, "The Guilty Dogs," has a lot of volume and sounds very good! The best selection of John's songs on any CD he has out. You will not be dissapointed with this CD. I have only a handful of CDs which I feel are worthy of this 5 star rating.

Tremendous.......2003-08-11

This is a great album, both for longtime Hiatt fans and those looking to get an introduction to his music. It has a nice mix of rockers like Memphis in the Meantime and Slow Turning as well as more soulful tunes like Have a Little Faith in Me. I bought this albumn many years ago and still pull it out regularly -- both at home and for driving. Just a great disk.

"Budokan"! he!he!.......2003-07-30

The title is a joke, obviously...it seemed at one time like everybody had to go to the Budokan Arena in Tokyo in order to record a live abum, but these tracks were recorded at various American venues during John Hiatt's 1994 tour in support of "Perfectly Good Guitar".

If you are familiar with John Hiatt you'll know pretty much what to expect. Muscular, well-written roots-rock and clever lyrics.
The sound is good, and the musicians are, too, and if you are new to the music Mr Hiatt, this album provides a pretty good sample of his work.

Among the highlights are a tough "Real Fine Love" with some superb rhythm guitar playing, the sublime ballads "Angel Eyes" and "Icy Blue Heart", the Stonesy rocker "Paper Thin", the ironic epos "Perfectly Good Guitar", and the classic "Slow Turning". But there are really no weak tracks here.

Several of the songs ("Memphis In The Meantime", "Real Fine Love", "Your Dad Did" etc.) are given a somewhat rougher treatment than the original studio versions or various cover versions, mainly due to the arrangements (no banjo or mandolins here, just two guitars, a bass guitar and a set of drums, and Hiatt occationally at the piano).

The mixing is very good, with both guitars in particular clearly audible. Hiatt had a great sideman in lead guitarist Michael Ward, and the two complement each other very well, playing some really juicy rhythm n' blues. Ward, especially, is responsible for some excellent solos and fills.

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Attack Of The Mad Axeman
But I Want More
Victim Of Illusion
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Courvoisier Concerto
Lost Horizons
Doctor Doctor
Are You Ready To Rock

Customer Reviews:

Great Live Performance by Schenker.......2007-06-06

I always find it offensive to see great Schenker material rated at less than 5-stars. This is a great album - not quite SITN I admit, but well worth it at Amazon's prices.

So-so.......2007-03-30

This was recorded shortly before the release of Schenker's second solo album. That points up the two things wrong with this: the band sounds tentative, like they're not comfortable with the new material, and the setlist is drawn almost entirely from those first two albums. That leads to some questionable choices: it opens with the big, inspiring "Ride of the Valkyries" music (uh, that's "Kill the Wabbit", if you don't recognize the name), and then the band comes in with a big, exciting, crashing chord, and you're just dying to hear them tear into "Captain Nemo", and it's an extreme letdown to hear "Armed and Ready" instead. Another odd choice is the piano ballad "Never Trust a Stranger", which surprisingly works very well live, and fits in well with the rest of the tunes because everything is played s-l-o-w. On the other hand, Schenker himself is great, so how bad can it be? And there are a couple of songs here which you won't hear in live versions anywhere else.

ONE NIGHT AT BUDOKAN MSG.......2006-11-21

If are a MSG fan this is the cd to get Michael at his best,great quality recording this cd includes songs from both first 2 albums as MSG excellent live versions of ON & ON,INTO THE ARENA,LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE.LOST HORIZON and more check it out it's worth it!

This is my favorite album ever !!.......2005-12-20

In the past 20 years I have listened to this album over and over and over and over again !!!
Michael Schenker's Pure Flawless Mastery of the Electric Guitar is reflected in almost every single song on this album!!
If you listen to the solo on "Lost Horizons" and fail to rock out, then you cannot call yourself a guitar fan.
Cozy Powell's drumming goes perfectly with Michael's guitar playing.
Gary Barden could have sounded better as a singer, but he still sings well enough to get the job done.
I loovvee this CD !!

Guitar God: Thy Name Is Schenker!.......2005-10-02

I've never heard the hype before about Gary Barden being unable to perform in front of so many people that his vocals had to be rerecorded at a later date. Hmmmmm. All I know is that looking back to the early 80's in the field of metal/hard rock, Michael Schenker was one of the bright spots and One Night At Budokan was the shizzzit! God...I had the double album and listened to it like a million times. Soooo...I guess the bottom line is this: Do you wanna revel in all the bullsh*t facts surrounding this album or do you wanna rock? I choose to rock and I choose Michael Schenker's One Night At Budokan. Is it flawless? What live album is? And that kinda fu*ks up the whole concept of making a live album in the first place, does it not? Live is not perfect, but it's different and it rocks! Schenker is one of the all-time Guitar Gods...along with Rhoads, Van Halen, Iommi, Blackmore, Santana, Malmsteen & Hendrix.... (Sure, there's some I missed, you fill in the rest...)

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Hi... WELCOME TO THE BUDOKAN ,YEAH LETS GO F*CKIN WILD TONIGHT
Missing a song!!!!! :/
WHO IS SMOKING WHAT HERE ???
Live Ozzy
Great Underrated Show

Live At Budokan
Ozzy Osbourne
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000066HQE
Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

I Don't Know
That I Never Had
Believer
Junkie
Mr. Crowley
Gets Me Through
No More Tears
I Don't Want To Change The World
Road To Nowhere
Crazy Train
Mama, I'm Coming Home
Bark At The Moon
Paranoid

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The mind-bending success of the reality TV series The Osbournes has made Ozzy Osbourne more famous for his shaky hands and swearing tantrums than infernal heavy-metal racket. Time for a quick fix, then. Recorded at the Tokyo arena first made famous by Cheap Trick's 1979 disc Live at Budokan, Live at the Budokan (note subtle difference) is a rudimentary primer on Osbourne's musical activities over the last 30-odd years. There are serviceable renditions of monster solo hits like "No More Tears" and "Bark at the Moon," an encore of Black Sabbath's warhorse "Paranoid," and an impressive amount of cursing between songs. Astoundingly, Osbourne sounds no worse for wear than he did on 1993's similarly primordial--if slightly more generous--Live & Loud. --Aidin Vaziri

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Hi... WELCOME TO THE BUDOKAN ,YEAH LETS GO F*CKIN WILD TONIGHT.......2007-05-17

I know people hate this album but I will consider myself a hardcore fan
(o and not because i see the show, I have'nt even seen the show but because
got 15 of his CD's and I know his birthday, but I give this album 4 stars 4
being... well, just a great album. (P.S I almost gave it 5 but is it would have f*cked up my "4" for being cool) Yes he sounds drunk (nodoubt a
'bout it he probably is) but THIS HAS THE VERY BEST RENDISHION OF "JUNKIE"
SO I WOULD GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Missing a song!!!!! :/.......2006-12-24

I could rate it a 4 but they cut off the song suicide solution which is on the dvd and part of the concert :(

WHO IS SMOKING WHAT HERE ???.......2006-02-10

This is one of the best bands Ozzy has ever put together since the origional Black Sabbath period! With Zakk on lead guitar and Rob playing bass it gave this album and Ozzy what it needed a swift kick in the a$$ Don't choke buy it. And if your really smart buy the dvd you won't be sorry.

Live Ozzy.......2005-08-04

This album is bloody awful. The worst live album ever recorded. Ozzy's foul mouth and an audience that is louder than the songs. The songs are played awful and the mix is worse. Ozzy should just hang it up. It is a shame that someone who put out a string of brilliant albums with Black Sabbath and his first two solo albums (also brilliant), doesn't know when to quit. It is also sad that such superb 90's releases by Blue Oyster Cult, Heart, Peter Frampton and others are given no promotion whatsoever. This thug (idiot) just keeps getting support and airplay of new music. The music industry executives are complete idiots making way too much money.

Great Underrated Show.......2004-07-20

Ozzy's old, give him some credit. And by the way Suicide Solution is on the DVD it's just not on the cd cuz it ends up being like twenty minutes long. Anyway

1.I Don't Know-Always excellent opener played exceptionally well.
2.That I Never Had-New song that really grows on you. All around well played song.
3.Believer-The singular song off of Diary of a Madman. Cool song. Not up to par though. One of the downsides of this show.
4.Junkie-An anthemic anti drug song that catches you at first listen and never lets go.
5.Mr. Crowley-The classic itself. Always loved this whole song and its very well displayed here especially the intro Keyboard solo and Zakk's solos.
6.Gets Me Through-A new classic. Probably the best song off of Down To Earth. Really catchy and generally a great song.
7.Suicide Solution-DVD ONLY-great song especially liek zakk's solo which includes part of eddie van halens eruption and the star spangled banner.
8.No More Tears-For some reason I don't like this version. Maybe it's just the way Robert Trujillo(the bassist) plays the main riff. Just sounds a bit off.
9.I Dont' Want To Change The World-Great song off of no more tears.
10.Road To Nowhere-The only truly beautiful song Ozzy ever wrote. Excellent guitar work by Zakk. Watching it on the DVD makes this man cry.
11.Crazy Train-excellent extended live version of this instant classic.
ENCORES:
12.Mama I'm Coming Home-Good version of the classic. Check out Zakk's double neck SG on the DVD
13.Bark At The Moon-the only track off of a great album. Well played. Still wish Ozzy wore the werewolf costume he did for the video live. Just think itd be cool.
14.Paranoid-Great version of the Sabbath classic.

Overall:A great intro to Ozzy. This cd will creat new fans overnight. All Metal fans should own this great live album.

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Oh, man! The world needs a NEW SOD CD!
This kicks you in the nuts
Think of it as actually being there...
LONG LIVE SARGENT D !!!
Kicks Major ass neck

Live at Budokan
S.O.D.
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ASIN: B000003T90
Release Date: 1995-10-24

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march of the s.o.d.
sargent d and the s.o.d.
kill yourself
momo
pi alpha nu
milano mosh
speak english or die
chromatic death
fist banging mania
the camel boy
no turning back
milk
vitality
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Oh, man! The world needs a NEW SOD CD!.......2006-01-20

Well, I'm aware of the latest SOD DVD. ;->

Anyhow, it's SOD but LIVE! I got a taste of their live material on the SEoD reissue and, now that I have LaB, it is just flat-out moshing fun for the whole family. And wow...I should've picked this up long ago!

I'm also a big Ministry fan and they do them up a suitable homage by covering a mini-medley consisting of Ministry's Stigmata (from "The Land of Rape And Honey") and Thieves (from "The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste"). Stripped down to the barest of metal with Scott doing his part to nail the "electronics" and some vocals along with Milano's and it's what Ministry would be with a very low budget. It just kicks for a bit then segues back into the SOD fray with "Freddy Krueger". Killer stuff!!!

Definitely classic material. Anyhow, get this! Get ALL of SOD's stuff! SOD may have to get together again in case Scotty needs to scrape together some more milk money (BTW, check out the Metal Sludge interview of Milano @ http://www.metalsludge.tv and his website @ http://www.billymilano.com - you WON'T be disappointed).

This kicks you in the nuts.......2005-09-27

Well, this is a live cd of mostly the stuff of of SEOD, but it is so much better than SEOD. You can just feel the energy coming off of these guys. The songs are soo energetic and fun, its crazy. There is also the random humor thrown in the mix. Like a kid getting the crap beat out of him and the band gets angry at the guy who did it. Good stuff. Buy it NOW!!!!!!

Think of it as actually being there..........2005-01-05

... i really like how this live album sounds, between the up close sound qaulity and the band members profanity plaged witty banter, it's like having S.O.D. in your living room. The live album is basically SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE (well most of it) played live with tons of extra stuff thrown in, even if you already own SEOD,i would still get this, it's a wonderful addition. My favorite part is when Billy Milano introduces the song "F*ck the MiddleEast", on of my favorite S.O.D. songs of all time, despite it's short length. it's Thrashtacular.

LONG LIVE SARGENT D !!!.......2005-01-04

I recently baught this album, and I have to say: THIS IS AWSOME!!! I rank this up as a great live album great. Scott's guitars are great, Charlie's drumming is awsome, Dan's bass is great, last, but certainly not least, Billy can show he's one of the best in the buisness. So get this live gem now!! Cause you dont want a guy like Sargent D coming after you, do ya?

Kicks Major ass neck.......2003-10-24

This is what we listen to when we go out killing posers and jocks love live SOD

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Live at the Budokan
Gillan
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Recorded at the Famous Japanese Sumo Wrestling Venue on 22nd September 1977 and Released the Same Year in Japan and in 1983 in the UK, It's Now Been Remastered and Reissued.

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Got a ticket for the Bay City Rollers
One Of The BEST-Sounding Live Albums I've Ever Heard!
Awesome experience
Great even with the screaming
25 Years Were Erased in 5 Minutes

Rollerworld: Live at the Budokan 1977
Bay City Rollers
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Release Date: 2001-09-11

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Got a ticket for the Bay City Rollers.......2004-12-24

If you ever find yourself bemoaning the current pop music scene, you can use this disc as evidence. If the Rollers were the worst we had at the time, they were still better than all of the so-called boy "bands" now, and here, they're playing a man short.

Put 98 Degrees on a stage alone, and even assuming Nick isn't too busy feeding and changing his mentally challenged spouse, they still couldn't fill a room with music of this caliber. The tunes, vocal harmonies, and, yes, musicianship are all there in this live setting. Sure, N*Sync can dance, but is that any reason to buy a record?

One Of The BEST-Sounding Live Albums I've Ever Heard!.......2004-12-08

This really lived up to other reviews I read. Once past the lengthy intro with thousands screaming (over a pre-recording of "Mars, The Bringer Of War"-- of all things!!) you have one terrific song after another, all with sound quality far surpassing what was the norm for a live album by 70's standards. I never got to see these guys live (other than twice on Howard Cosell's show) so this is a great addition to my long-standing BCR collection.

Most of the top songs are here, from rockers to ballads, although I'd have wished for a few more of their earlier tunes ("Summerlove Sensation", "Let's Go", "Rock 'N' Roller"), but what's here is terrific.

The liner notes are also a nice addition. Until the VH-1 BEHIND THE MUSIC episode, I'd never heard about the behind-the-scenes HORRORS the band's label & managment bestowed on them, although one might have imagined from the STRANGERS IN THE WIND album that things were seriously amiss. Judging by some of the tunes here (and the fact that they're a foursome), this must have coincided with the previous IT'S A GAME album, which, while slicker than previous discs, remained a mix of rocking and sappy songs. It took another 2 albums (ELEVATOR) before they regained their creative energies, but by then, the damage had been done and nobody was buying (except, presumably, diehard fans like me).

While my love for their music has never gone away, I seem to have had some renewed interest this year, and wound up getting the new reissues of their first 4 albums (all with bonus tracks), and now this. Along the way, I've been reminded of just how MUCH I like this stuff, I've found some new favorites to enjoy, and I've also realized that it's Les McKeown's vocals I was reminded of every time I'd hear Philly's KENN KWEDER rocking so hard!

Awesome experience.......2004-05-13

I have been a BCR an since I was 12 and hearing this live CD was just awesome! I never dreamt I would get a chance to hear the band on a live recording! The guitars are screaming, Eric is an incredibly talented musician, Les' vocals are sexy and fun! This is a must have cd for any fan, and the more devoted the fan, the more they will love this experience!!! Thank you!!!

Great even with the screaming.......2002-09-29

This is a surprisingly good live album. The quality of the playing is great, but the vocals tend to get too "las vegas lounge act" style. The liner notes are definitely worth the read (especially if you compare them with the liner notes from the definitive collection).

25 Years Were Erased in 5 Minutes.......2002-07-04

I can't begin to explain the incredible feelings that were once again brought to life within minutes of turning on the stereo. The CD just seemed to come alive at the push of a button.
I wouldn't go so far as to say this live version is better than the ones taped and mixed in the studios, but Les does have an amazing voice, and this live version really lets the listener in on an exclusive treat. I usually prefer studio recorded soundtracks to the live versions of any band, just because the studio can work it's magic with all it's equipment. With this particular CD however, I am amazed with what the guys do all on their own. No fancy equipment needed here. And to think they did most of it without even hearing what they were playing. With the noise from the crowd, there is no way they could hear themselves. It's unfortunate that they didn't get the regognition they deserved from the music world. One listen to this CD tells the story. They were/are as talented as the Beatles and Stones. Obviously I will die a dedicated fan, but the CD truly is worth the money. (Speaking as a Canadian where our dollar is in the toilet and anything purchased from the U.S. costs an arm and a leg.) I have every album ever put out by the Rollers, so I really debated on buying another of "the same", at such crazy prices. I am really glad I finally broke down and did it, it is a fantastic CD, and proof that the guys had what it takes. I highly recommend it to everyone.

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