Blood, Fire and Live
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Blood, Fire and Live is the first live album
, second overall, recorded by Scottish
heavy metal
band The Almighty
on their 'Wild and Wonderful' tour in July 1990. The title, and defaced
album cover itself, is a pun
on their first album which immediately preceded it. All of the tracks, except You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet which is a cover of a Bachman-Turner Overdrive
song, appeared on that first album too.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
, second overall, recorded by Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band The Almighty
The Almighty (band)
The Almighty are a hard rock/heavy metal band, from Glasgow in Scotland who formed in 1988. They have released seven studio albums, two anthologies and one live album.-1988-1993:...
on their 'Wild and Wonderful' tour in July 1990. The title, and defaced
Defacement (vandalism)
In common usage, to deface something refers to marking or removing the part of an object designed to hold the viewers' attention. Example acts of defacement could include scoring a book cover with a blade, splashing paint over a painting in a gallery, or smashing the nose of a sculpted bust...
album cover itself, is a pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
on their first album which immediately preceded it. All of the tracks, except You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet which is a cover of a Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Bachman–Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Their 1970s catalog included five Top 40 albums and six Top 40 singles...
song, appeared on that first album too.
Track listing
All songs written by Ricky Warwick except as indicated.- "Full Force Lovin' Machine" (London, Warwick, Munroe, Tantrum) - 3:51
- "You've Gone Wild" - 4:01
- "Lay Down the Law" (Warwick, Tantrum) - 4:15
- "Blood, Fire, and Love" - 4:52
- "Destroyed" - 3:50
- "Wild and Wonderful" (London, Warwick) - 7:53
- "Resurrection Mutha" (Warwick, Tantrum)- 3:36
- "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" (Randy BachmanRandy BachmanRandolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC, OM is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member for both the 1960s–70s rock band The Guess Who, and the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive...
) - 3:40
The Almighty
- Ricky WarwickRicky WarwickRicky Warwick is possibly best known as the frontman for the Scottish band The Almighty. Starting out as a rhythm guitarist in New Model Army, Ricky formed The Almighty in 1988. Warwick was the lead vocalist and played guitar in various formats of the band. In 1996 he left The Almighty...
- vocals, guitars - Tantrum - guitars
- Stump Monroe - drums, percussion, vocals
- Floyd LondonFloyd LondonFloyd London is the longtime bassist for the Scottish metal band, The Almighty.London was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in September 2004 and underwent intensive chemotherapy....
- bass
Production
- Producer, Engineer, Mixed By, Recorded By - John CornfieldJohn CornfieldJohn Cornfield is a British record producer and sound engineer. He has been working from Sawmills Studios in Cornwall since 1982. As the chief engineer he has assisted some highly respected and regarded producers, including John Leckie and Tom Dowd, and has worked with a vast selection of artists...
- Mastered By - Arun Chakraverty
- Mixed By [Live Sound] - Martin Walker
- Producer - The Almighty
- Recorded By [Assistants] - Alan Stone, Ian Bridges