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Live Sentence
Live album by Alcatrazz
Released	1984
Recorded	January 28, 1984
Venue	Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	38:52
Label	Rocshire (US) Polydor (Japan)
Producer	Andrew Trueman, Lester Claypool
Alcatrazz chronology
No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll (1983) Live Sentence (1984) Disturbing the Peace (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10

Live Sentence (1984) is the only live album released by the American heavy metal band Alcatrazz featuring the band's original line-up. The live concert recorded for the album was performed on 28 January 1984 at Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo. In addition to tracks from Alcatrazz's debut album, No Parole from Rock 'n" Roll, the album includes performances by Alcatrazz of songs from the Rainbow album Down to Earth recorded and released when Graham Bonnet, Alcatrazz's singer and primary lyricist, was the lead singer of Rainbow. According to Billboard, the album spent 16 weeks on the chart and peaked at No. 133.

Track listings

• The song "Kree Nakoorie" was edited down to 6:52 for the album release, the song actually ran 11:13 long at the show. On the album the song ends when the crowd cheers, but at the concert there was an additional 4:21 guitar solo ending with Yngwie J. Malmsteen making his guitar sound like a spaceship taking off. This extended version of the song can be found on any video release.
• The bonus tracks are from the same concert and comprise the entire unabridged concert with the exception of Jet To Jet.

No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll Tour Live in Japan 1984.1.28 Audio Tracks (2010 Reissue)

1. "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live"
2. "Hiroshima Mon Amour"
3. "Night Games"
4. "Big Foot"
5. "Island in the Sun"
6. "Kree Nakoorie"
7. "Since You've Been Gone"
8. "Suffer Me"
9. "Desert Song"
10. "Evil Eye"
11. "All Night Long"
12. "Lost in Hollywood"
13. "Koujou No Tsuki"
14. "Something Else"

2016 Remastered Version

CD

1. "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live" - 4:52
2. "Hiroshima Mon Amour" - 4:12
3. "Night Games" - 3:01
4. "Big Foot" - 4:12
5. "Island in the Sun" - 4:09
6. "Kree Nakoorie" - 7:35
7. "Coming Bach" - 3:20
8. "Since You've Been Gone" - 3:32
9. "Suffer Me" - 4:52
10. "Desert Song" - 5:14
11. "Evil Eye" - 5:05
12. "Guitar Crash" - 4:37
13. "All Night Long" - 7:08
14. "Lost in Hollywood" - 5:25
15. "Koujou No Tsuki" - 1:37
16. "Something Else" - 3:10

DVD

Live at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, January 28, 1984

1. "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live"
2. "Hiroshima Mon Amour"
3. "Night Games"
4. "Big Foot"
5. "Island in the Sun"
6. "Kree Nakoorie"
7. "Coming Bach"
8. "Since You Been Gone"
9. "Suffer Me"
10. "Desert Song"
11. "Evil Eye"
12. "Guitar Crash"
13. "All Night Long"
14. "Lost in Hollywood"
15. "Koujou No Tsuki"
16. "Something Else"

Rock Palace USA

1. "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live"
2. "Hiroshima Mon Amour"
3. "Island in the Sun"

Live In Japan 1984 Complete Edition (2018 Reissue)

CD 1

1. Opening ("Incubus")
2. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live
3. Hiroshima Mon Amour
4. Night Games
5. Big Foot
6. Island In The Sun
7. Kree Nakoorie
8. Coming Bach
9. Since You Been Gone
10. Suffer Me

CD2

1. Desert Song
2. Jet To Jet
3. Evil Eye
4. Guitar Crush
5. All Night Long
6. Lost In Hollywood
7. Kojo No Tsuki
8. Something Else

DVD / BD

1. Opening
2. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live
3. Hiroshima Mon Amour
4. Night Games
5. Big Foot
6. Island In The Sun
7. Kree Nakoorie
8. Coming Bach
9. Since You Been Gone
10. Suffer Me
11. Desert Song
12. Jet To Jet
13. Evil Eye
14. Guitar Crush
15. All Night Long
16. Lost In Hollywood
17. Kojo No Tsuki
18. Something Else

Personnel

Alcatrazz

• Graham Bonnet – vocals, acoustic guitar on "Something Else"
• Yngwie Malmsteen – guitar
• Jimmy Waldo – keyboards, backing vocals, guitar on "Something Else"
• Gary Shea – bass
• Jan Uvena – drums, backing vocals

Production

• Andrew Trueman – producer
• Lester Claypool – producer, remixing at Rochshire Studios, Anaheim, California
• Jeffrey Karlson, Kanae Yokota – live recording engineers
• Jimmy Isaacs – guitar technician
• Linda Henman – remixing assistant
• Peter Vargo – remixing assistant
• Bad Samuels – art direction
• Jake Duncan – tour manager
• Andrew Trueman for De Novo Music Group – management

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Alcatrazz Live Sentence review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-1894959315.
3. "Live Sentence Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-04.

• 1984 live albums
• Polydor Records live albums
• Alcatrazz albums
• Albums recorded at Nakano Sun Plaza