Bring 'Em Bach Alive!
| Bring 'Em Bach Alive! | ||||
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| Live album with some studio recordings by | ||||
| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 (live show), 1999 (studio tracks) | |||
| Venue | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady Studios, New York City and WireWorld Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 74:31 | |||
| Label | Spitfire (US) Atlantic (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Michael Wagener, Sebastian Bach | |||
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| Singles from Bring 'Em Bach Alive! | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
| Metal Hammer | 8/10[3] |
Bring 'Em Bach Alive! is the debut solo album by heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach, his first after his departure from Skid Row. It was released in November 1999. It is mainly a live album composed of Skid Row songs of Bach's era; however it also includes five new studio recordings which are the first five tracks on the album including the single "Superjerk, Superstar, Supertears" and the promo single "Rock 'N' Roll".
Overview
[edit]The album charted at number 95 in Japan [4] and sold US: 16,979+[5]
The song "The Most Powerful Man in the World" was originally released on the 1998 album The Last Hard Men from the band of the same name which was formed and fronted by Bach after he left Skid Row in 1996.
Track listings
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock 'N' Roll" (new studio track) | Sebastian Bach, Wolf Hoffmann | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Done Bleeding" (new studio track) | Bach, Larry Fisher, Richie Scarlet | 5:07 |
| 3. | "Superjerk, Superstar, Supertears" (new studio track) | Jimmy Flemion | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Blasphemer" (new studio track) | Flemion | 2:26 |
| 5. | "Counterpunch" (new studio track) | Bach, Fisher | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Slave to the Grind" (live) | Bach, Rachel Bolan, Dave "the Snake" Sabo | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Frozen" (live) | Bolan, Sabo | 7:00 |
| 8. | "18 and Life" (live) | Bolan, Sabo | 5:10 |
| 9. | "Beat Yourself Blind" (live) | Bach, Bolan, Scotti Hill, Sabo | 5:23 |
| 10. | "Riot Act" (live) | Bolan, Sabo | 1:58 |
| 11. | "Mudkicker" (live) | Bach, Bolan, Sabo | 4:04 |
| 12. | "In a Darkened Room" (live) | Bach, Bolan, Sabo | 5:07 |
| 13. | "Monkey Business / Godzilla" (live; "Godzilla" is a Blue Öyster Cult cover) | Bolan, Sabo / Buck Dharma | 9:30 |
| 14. | "The Most Powerful Man in the World" (live) | Flemion | 2:44 |
| 15. | "I Remember You" (live) | Bolan, Sabo | 5:59 |
| 16. | "Youth Gone Wild" (live) | Bolan, Sabo | 4:21 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Done Bleeding" (new studio track) | 5:02 | |
| 2. | "Slave to the Grind" (live) | 3:13 | |
| 3. | "Frozen" (live) | 6:55 | |
| 4. | "Here I Am" (live) | Bolan, Sabo | 3:26 |
| 5. | "18 and Life" (live) | 5:22 | |
| 6. | "Beat Yourself Blind" (live) | 5:41 | |
| 7. | "Blasphemer" (new studio track) | 2:28 | |
| 8. | "Riot Act" (live) | 1:58 | |
| 9. | "Sweet Little Sister" (live) | Bolan, Sabo | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Mudkicker" (live) | 4:56 | |
| 11. | "In a Darkened Room" (live) | 5:12 | |
| 12. | "Get the Fuck Out" (live) | Bolan, Sabo | 3:01 |
| 13. | "Monkey Business (Skid Row song)" (live) | 9:56 | |
| 14. | "The Most Powerful Man in the World" (live) | 3:39 | |
| 15. | "I Remember You" (live) | 6:40 | |
| 16. | "Youth Gone Wild" (live) | 4:46 | |
| 17. | "Superjerk, Supestar, Supertears" (new studio track) | 2:38 | |
| Total length: | 77:38 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Studio tracks
- Sebastian Bach – vocals
- Wolf Hoffmann – guitar (track 1), background vocals
- Richie Scarlet – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5), harmonica (track 5), background vocals
- Dave Linsk – guitar (track 2)
- Jimmy Flemion – guitar (tracks 3, 4)
- Larry Fisher – guitar (track 5), bass, background vocals
- Anton Fig – drums
- Live band
- Sebastian Bach – vocals
- Richie Scarlet – guitar, background vocals
- Jimmy Flemion – guitar, background vocals
- Larry Fisher – bass
- Mark "Bambam" McConnell – drums
- Production
- Michael Wagener – producer, engineering, mixing
- Sebastian Bach – producer
- Todd Goldstein, Mike Nuceder – engineering
- Eric Conn – mastering
- David Bierk – art & design
- Mark Weiss – photography
- Wolf Hoffmann – photography
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 95 |
References
[edit]- ^ Prato, Greg. "Sebastian Bach – Bring 'Em Bach Alive review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Potter, Valerie (August 1999). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 65. UK: Future plc. p. 76.
- ^ "セバスチャン・バックのアルバム売上ランキング".
- ^ "Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales in the US as Reported by SoundScan". April 30, 2002.
