release date: May 10, 1993
format: cd
[album rate: 4 / 5] [4,02]
label: HMV - nationality: England, UK
Track highlight: 5. "Seasick, Yet Still Docked" - (5 / 5) - 6. "November Spawned a Monster" (5 / 5) - 8. "Jack the Ripper" (5 / 5)
[ full album ]
1st live album by Morrissey with all tracks recorded on two occasions: 7 tracks are taken from a concert in London on Dec. 20, whereas the remaining 9 tracks were recorded live on Dec. 22 at Zenith in Paris.
Apart from Morrissey on vocals, the personnel consists of the two guitarists and musical composers, Alain Whyte and Boz Boorer, bassist Gary Day and drummer Spencer Cobrin.
This is a rather fine album showing how well Morrissey performs live. Like was the case with The Smiths, the live performances with Morrissey are often more rock-styled in respect to his normal studio releases and what they may imply.
I have really enjoyed this album a great deal because of its straight-forward aggressiveness and several great live versions such as "November Spawned a Monster", and "Jack the Ripper".
