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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Flotsam And Jetsam - Live In Phoenix + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-30-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2004 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.flotsam-and-jetsam.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Flotsam And Jetsam Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Live In Phoenix Label : Mausoleum ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Flotsam and Jetsam waited over 20 years to nail ║ │
│║ us with a live offering, and the jury's out on ║ │
│║ whether this was too late to care. Long past ║ │
│║ their prime, but still releasing tolerable ║ │
│║ embellishments upon the sound and style they ║ │
│║ established through No Place for Disgrace, the ║ │
│║ band seemed to enjoy a small cult following ║ │
│║ despite the massive amounts of potential they ║ │
│║ seemed to espouse in the 80s. After all, with an ║ │
│║ alumni like Jason Newsted, whom they followed ║ │
│║ onto the Elektra Records roster, and further ║ │
│║ deals through MCA and Metal Blade, it was all ║ │
│║ but a sure thing that these Arizonans would ║ │
│║ become one of the 'saved' second tier of hopeful ║ │
│║ thrash metal acts. However, it just never ║ │
│║ happened for them, and thus they remain ║ │
│║ perpetually under the radar, surviving if never ║ │
│║ thriving. ║ │
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│║ I must admit I'm at wit's end with this sort of ║ │
│║ double dipping live DVD and separate live audio ║ │
│║ CD production that Live in Phoenix represents. ║ │
│║ It was also put out as a DVD, which in my ║ │
│║ opinion would be the preferred medium through ║ │
│║ which to experience it, but for some reason the ║ │
│║ label involved wanted to turn a buck on the ║ │
│║ audio alone. This could have been great: two ║ │
│║ decades of interviews, videos, rare tracks, a ║ │
│║ live gig in their home territory and then an ║ │
│║ audio CD bonus, all in one single package and ║ │
│║ well worth the attention of the long term fan, ║ │
│║ but instead it feels rather complete, and it's ║ │
│║ not like the actual set is all that impressive ║ │
│║ either. Kudos to the band for mixing up the ║ │
│║ playlist to incorporate something from all eras ║ │
│║ and manage to make it sound like it belonged ║ │
│║ together, but the performance itself leaves a ║ │
│║ little to be desired, in particular Erik A.K.'s ║ │
│║ vocals which aren't as spry and consistent as ║ │
│║ they once were... ║ │
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│║ I'm sure veterans will be a little disappointed ║ │
│║ that the only cut off Doomsday for the Deceiver ║ │
│║ is "Hammerhead", but at the very least they were ║ │
│║ offering a trifecta of "Hard On You", "Escape ║ │
│║ from Within" and the title track from No Place ║ │
│║ for Disgrace, which I'd consider their best ║ │
│║ album. Only "The Master Sleeps" makes it from ║ │
│║ When the Storm Comes Down, and the rest of the ║ │
│║ material from the MCA years consists of ║ │
│║ "Swatting at Flies", "Wading Through the ║ │
│║ Darkness" and "Secret Square" (Cuatro) and "Me" ║ │
│║ (Drift). The return to Metal Blade period is ║ │
│║ highlighted by "Chemical Noose" (Unnatural ║ │
│║ Selection) and the triad of "Trash", "Dig Me Up ║ │
│║ to Bury Me" and "Nothing to Say" from My God, ║ │
│║ which was their most recent studio album at this ║ │
│║ time. Note that there is nothing from High, ║ │
│║ which is probably acceptable since so many ║ │
│║ loathed that record with a passion... ║ │
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│║ The rhythm section does a pretty good job ║ │
│║ through the set, and as usual their music was a ║ │
│║ fine mix of grooving rhythms you could mosh to ║ │
│║ and more complex melodic structures. Most of the ║ │
│║ guys had been in the band for some time, at the ║ │
│║ very least since the late 90s, so they all do an ║ │
│║ adequate job. The lead tone is exciting and ║ │
│║ retains the vitality of the originals, but I'm ║ │
│║ not so sure about some of A.K.'s performance, ║ │
│║ which seems really strained on tracks like "The ║ │
│║ Master Sleeps". Half able to hit those notes, ║ │
│║ and half cracking or disintegrated in the ║ │
│║ attempt. That said, even though it makes sense ║ │
│║ for them to mix up the material, it's not the ║ │
│║ greatest of sets. For the built in audience, ║ │
│║ they should have included at least two more ║ │
│║ Doomsday songs and perhaps one other from the ║ │
│║ third album. But then again, I don't think this ║ │
│║ was a 'resurrection of Flotsam and Jetsam ║ │
│║ playing the oldies' gig so I can't really blame ║ │
│║ them for staying current...only for the fact ║ │
│║ that I just don't care for some of these ║ │
│║ selections. ║ │
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│║ Ultimately, it's not worth owning unless you are ║ │
│║ desperate to hear the band in some incarnation ║ │
│║ upon the stage, and have had no other means. And ║ │
│║ even then, spend a little extra to track down ║ │
│║ the DVD, because it's a lot more fun to witness ║ │
│║ when you can see them leaping around the stage ║ │
│║ in defiance of the geriatric lethargy these ║ │
│║ veterans can often experience. I've gotten to ║ │
│║ catch them a few times and I will say that ║ │
│║ they're better encountered in the flesh than on ║ │
│║ your couch. Unless you've got them on your ║ │
│║ couch...in the flesh...errr...I don't like where ║ │
│║ that's going. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - No Place For Disgrace [06:49] │
│ 02 - Swatting At Flies [04:26] │
│ 03 - Hard n You [04:45] │
│ 04 - Chemical Noose [04:26] │
│ 05 - Me [03:18] │
│ 06 - Wading Through The Darkness [05:59] │
│ 07 - The Master Sleeps [04:57] │
│ 08 - Nothing To Say [05:23] │
│ 09 - Thrash [03:52] │
│ 10 - Hammerhead [06:48] │
│ 11 - Secret Square [05:27] │
│ 12 - Escape From Within [06:31] │
│ 13 - Dig Me Up To Bury Me [05:37] │
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│ Total Length : [68:18 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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