Alive and Kickin' Ass

Alive and Kickin' Ass
Live album by
Released2006
Recorded1978
GenreRock
LabelLifesong
ProducerJoe Macre

Alive and Kickin' Ass is the fifth live album released by Crack the Sky. Recorded live at the Tower Theater outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Agora in Cleveland, Ohio in 1978—the same shows that were used for the Live Sky album. Four of these performances were previously unreleased and six were on Live Sky (one of those six, "She's a Dancer", was edited for length on Live Sky but appears here in its entirety); the tapes were Produced, remixed and remastered by bassist Joe Macre for this release.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Palumbo, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Hold On" 
2."Mind Baby" 
3."Lighten Up McGraw" (Rob Stevens, Rick Witkowski, Joe Macre) 
4."She's a Dancer" 
5."Nuclear Apathy" 
6."Ice" 
7."Long Nights" 
8."Safety in Numbers" (Macre, Witkowski) 
9."Surf City" 
10."I Am the Walrus" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 

Personnel

  • Rick Witkowski – Lead guitar
  • Joe Macre – Bass guitar, harmonies
  • Jim Griffiths – Lead guitar, harmonies
  • Joey D'Amico – Drums, harmonies
  • Vince DePaul – Keyboards
  • Gary Lee Chappell – Lead vocals