Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities

Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities
Live / compilation album by Alter Bridge
Released September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
Recorded November 24, 2016
Venue The O2 Arena (London, England)
Genre
Label Napalm
Alter Bridge chronology
The Last Hero
(2016)		 Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities
(2017)

Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities is the third live album by the American rock band Alter Bridge. Recorded on November 24, 2016, at The O2 Arena in London, England during the tour for 2016's The Last Hero, the album also features a disc of tracks initially released as bonus tracks on special editions of previous studio albums, as well as two previously unreleased recordings. Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities is due to be released by Napalm Records on September 8, 2017.

Background

The live portion of Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities was recorded during the promotional tour for Alter Bridge's fifth studio album The Last Hero on November 24, 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, England. The show was described by Blabbermouth.net as "One of the biggest moments of the band's career",[1] and by Chad Childers of Loudwire as "one of their biggest shows in [the band's] history".[2] The Rarities portion includes nine songs that were previously featured as bonus tracks on special editions or regional releases of the band's studio albums, plus two previously unreleased tracks from the One Day Remains sessions: "Cruel Sun" and "Solace".[3] The deluxe edition of the album also features a documentary including interviews with the band members, their crew, and their families, as well as some behind-the-scenes footage of the show.[1]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."The Writing on the Wall" 
2."Come to Life" 
3."Addicted to Pain" 
4."Ghost of Days Gone By" 
5."Cry of Achilles" 
6."The Other Side" 
7."Farther Than the Sun" 
8."Ties That Bind" 
9."Waters Rising" 
10."Crows on a Wire" 
11."Watch Over You" (acoustic version) 
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Isolation" 
2."Blackbird" 
3."Metalingus" 
4."Open Your Eyes" 
5."Show Me a Leader" 
6."Rise Today" 
7."Poison in Your Veins" 
8."My Champion" 
Disc three: Rarities
No.TitleLength
1."Breathe"4:17
2."Cruel Sun" 
3."Solace" 
4."New Way to Live"5:47
5."The Damage Done"3:51
6."We Don't Care at All"3:47
7."Zero"4:39
8."Home"3:30
9."Never Born to Follow"4:05
10."Never Say Die"3:45
11."Symphony of Agony"5:34

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Alter Bridge To Release 'Live At The O2 + Rarities' In September". Blabbermouth.net. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Childers, Chad (June 1, 2017). "Alter Bridge to Unleash 'Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities' Collection". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kielty, Martin (June 2, 2017). "Alter Bridge confirm live and rarities album". Classic Rock. TeamRock. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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