Live After Death (album)

Live After Death is the second live album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on October 14, 1985. It was recorded during their World Slavery Tour.

Related Topics:
Live album - British - Heavy metal - Iron Maiden - October 14 - 1985 - World Slavery Tour

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The CD version (released in December, 1985) of this album includes everything that the first three sides of the LP version contain. The fourth side ("Wrathchild", "Children of the Damned", "22 Acacia Avenue", "Die With Your Boots On" and "Phantom of the Opera") was not included on the original release, but was released in 1998 on the remastered version.

Related Topics:
CD - December - 1985 - LP - 1998 - Remaster

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Also, "Running Free" is shortened from about 8 min 16 sec on vinyl to about 3 min 16 sec on the CD by eliminating the crowd interaction. An experienced listener can even tell where the track has been cut.

Related Topics:
Min - Sec

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The common factor between the first three sides of the LP, is that they are recorded at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, whereas the fourth side is recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon (now known as the Hammersmith Apollo) in London.

Related Topics:
Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, California - Hammersmith Apollo - London

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Live After Death video is also recorded at the Long Beach Arena, but on a different night. It contains a full gig, complete with intro and encore, and closes with "Sanctuary", which is neither on the CD nor the LP version of the album.

Related Topics:
Live After Death video - Gig

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Live After Death is generally considered to be one of the top 2 live Iron Maiden albums (the other being Rock in Rio from 2002). Whilst the sound quality isn't up to that of Rock in Rio, the track list is very good, having some of the best pre-Powerslave songs – songs that aren't played much live nowadays.

Related Topics:
Iron Maiden - Rock in Rio - 2002 - Powerslave

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~