Half-Alive

half-ALIVE
Live album by Helix
Released 1998
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Label DeROCK
Producer Daryl Gray
Helix chronology
It's a Business Doing Pleasure
(1992)		 half-ALIVE Deep Cuts: the Best Of
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

half-ALIVE was the first official live album by Canadian heavy metal band Helix, following the promotional-only Live At The Marquee. It was also their 11th album altogether and featured five new studio songs. It was their only release on DeROCK Records and was recorded at various gigs throughout the 90's.

History

half-ALIVE features varying lineups of Helix, as the band's membership was in a state of flux following the death of guitarist Paul Hackman[2] and the tour for It's a Business Doing Pleasure. In 1997, original member Brian Vollmer and longtime bassist Daryl Gray had to decide whether to keep the band going or to break up. Choosing to stay together, a new release was required or, according to Vollmer, "the live dates were sure to slowly dry up. We had several tracks which were never recorded plus a live album still in the cans, so we decided on putting out a CD which would contain some unreleased tracks and the rest live material."[3] The studio songs included one written but never recorded by bass player Mike Uzelac who was in Helix from 1980 to 1983.

Track listing and musician credits

Studio songs

1. Shock City Psycho Rock (Mike Uzelac)


2. Wrecking Ball (Mark Chichkan, Brian Vollmer, Daryl Gray, Gary Borden, Greg Hinz)


3. The Pusher (Hoyt Axton)


4. Big Bang Boom (Vollmer, Marc Ribler)


5. The Same Room (Bushey, Chip Gall, Huff, Weir)

Live songs

6. No Rest For The Wicked (Vollmer)
7. Dirty Dog (Vollmer, Brent Doerner)
8. Runnin' Wild In The 21st Century (Vollmer, Hackman)


9. Animal House (Vollmer, Hackman)


10. When The Hammer Falls (Vollmer, Hackman)


11. Deep Cuts The Knife (Bob Halligan, Jr., Hackman)


12. Smile (Borden)


13. Good To The Last Drop (Vollmer, Ribler)


14. Heavy Metal Love (Vollmer, Hackman)


15. Wild In The Streets (Hackman, Ray Lyell)
16. Rock You (Halligan)

Credits

Produced by Daryl Gray
Mixed by Dan Brodbeck at DB Record Studios, London, Ontario[4]

Helix at the time of release

Videos

"The Same Room" was filmed for a never-released video.

References

  1. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Review: Half-ALIVE". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Sleaze Roxx - Paul Hackman
  3. ↑ Helix History - 1994
  4. ↑ CD booklet
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