Alive in Studio A

Alive in Studio A
Live album by
Bruce Dickinson
ReleasedMarch 1995[1]
Recorded18 October 1994 (disc 2)
VenueMarquee Club, London (disc 2)
StudioMetropolis, London (disc 1)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length58:44 (disc 1)
62:23 (disc 2)
LabelRaw Power/Castle (Europe)
CMC International (US)
Victor (Japan)
Bruce Dickinson chronology
Balls to Picasso
(1994) 		Alive in Studio A
(1995) 		Skunkworks
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]
Rock Hard8.0/10[4]

Alive in Studio A is a heavy metal album released by Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson in 1995.

The album does not include new songs but instead re-recordings of songs from Bruce's first two solo-albums Tattooed Millionaire and Balls to Picasso with his new band line-up. This line-up would record the next album, Skunkworks. The first CD was recorded live at Metropolis Studios, London, while the second CD is composed of live-recordings at the Marquee Club with his new band.

The idea was for a low-key release of these double albums, and, according to the booklet in the 2005 re-release, Bruce Dickinson was less than pleased when the record company tried to pass them off as new material. Alive In Studio A was originally meant as a live session to be played on a US radio station, however, this never took place.

Track listings

Disc one – Alive in Studio A
  1. "Cyclops" – 7:15
  2. "Shoot All the Clowns" – 4:55
  3. "Son of a Gun" – 5:44
  4. "Tears of the Dragon" – 6:27
  5. "1000 Points of Light" – 3:53
  6. "Sacred Cowboys" – 3:56
  7. "Tattooed Millionaire" – 3:55
  8. "Born in '58" – 3:23
  9. "Fire" – 4:57
  10. "Change of Heart" – 4:39
  11. "Hell No" – 5:11
  12. "Laughing in the Hiding Bush" – 4:08
Disc two – Alive at the Marquee
  1. "Cyclops" – 7:54
  2. "1000 Points of Light" – 4:02
  3. "Born in '58" – 3:15
  4. "Gods of War" – 5:10
  5. "Change of Heart" – 4:29
  6. "Laughing in the Hiding Bush" – 3:51
  7. "Hell No" – 6:02
  8. "Tears of the Dragon" – 6:19
  9. "Shoot All the Clowns" – 5:06
  10. "Sacred Cowboys" – 4:17
  11. "Son of a Gun" – 5:41
  12. "Tattooed Millionaire" – 6:17

Personnel

Musicians
  • Bruce Dickinson – vocals
  • Alex Dickson – guitar
  • Chris Dale – bass
  • Alessandro Elena – drums
Production
  • Spencer May – engineer, mixing
  • Tim Summerhayes – Fleetwood Mobile engineer

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 96
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[6] 6

References

  1. ^ "Great Rock discography". p. 221.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Bruce Dickinson - Alive in Studio A review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ Kupfer, Thomas (29 March 1995). "Review Album : Bruce Dickinson - Alive in Studio A". Rock Hard (in German). No. 95. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2024.