Live Blackjazz

Live Blackjazz
Live album by
Shining
ReleasedNovember 11, 2011
GenreAvant-garde metal, extreme metal, alternative metal, industrial metal, progressive metal
Length52:24
LabelUniversal/Indie Recordings
ProducerJørgen Munkeby
Sebastian Hoth
Shining chronology
Blackjazz
(2010) 		Live Blackjazz
(2011) 		One One One
(2013)

Live Blackjazz is a live album by the Norwegian band Shining, released through Universal/ Indie Recordings on November 11, 2011.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mind Over Metal[1]
Dagbladet[2]

The live version of the album Blackjazz is smashing, All About Jazz critique John Kelman, in his review of Shining's album Live Blackjazz states:

... there's little doubt that his references are more Albert Ayler than Accept, more Brainkiller than Black Sabbath. Still, there's no doubting Munkeby and Shining's predilection for metal's defining characteristics, but there's an underlying intelligence that makes them more than just a fist-pumping, head-banging touchstone...[3]

Here the band culls five tracks from Blackjazz, and another five from Grindstone (2007) and In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster (2005). This islive versions of tunes that differ markedly from recordings on previous studio albums, yet maintain the essential characteristics that are the hallmark of Shining's music.[3][4]

The reviewer Mats Johnasen of MindOverMetal.org awarded the album 4.5 stars,[1] and the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet giving the album dice 5.[2]

Track listing

CD version

  1. "Fisheye" (3:51)
  2. "The Madness And The Damage Done" (5:42)
  3. "In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster" (5:53)
  4. "The Red Room" (3:03)
  5. "Goretex Weather Report" (5:37)
  6. "Winterreise" (6:13)
  7. "Exit Sun" (9:35)
  8. "Healter Skelter" (6:35)
  9. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (11:57) - music by: Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Michael Rex Giles, Peter John Sinfield & Robert Fripp

DVD version

  1. "The Madness And The Damage Done" (6:01)
  2. "Fisheye" (7:46)
  3. "In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster" (7:11)
  4. "The Red Room" (3:08)
  5. "Omen" (8:54)
  6. "Goretex Weather Report" (5:37)
  7. "Winterreise" (6:16)
  8. "Exit Sun" (9:34)
  9. "Healter Skelter" (6:41)
  10. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (15:10) - music by: Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Michael Rex Giles, Peter John Sinfield & Robert Fripp
  11. "RMGDN" (19:53) - Encore

LP version

Side A
  1. "Fisheye" (3:51)
  2. "The Madness And The Damage Done" (5:42)
  3. "In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster" (5:53)
Side B
  1. "The Red Room" (3:03)
  2. "Omen" (8:54)
  3. "Goretex Weather Report" (5:37)
Side C
  1. "Winterreise" (6:13)
  2. "Exit Sun" (9:35)
Side D
  1. "Healter Skelter" (6:35)
  2. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (11:57) - music by: Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Michael Rex Giles, Peter John Sinfield & Robert Fripp

Personnel

Credits

  • Graphics design – Trine + Kim Design Studio
  • Film director & editor – Anders Børresen (DVD)
  • Mastered by – Tom Baker
  • Mixed by – Sean Beavan
  • Music by – Jørgen Munkeby where not other are indicated
  • Producer – Jørgen Munkeby
  • Recorded by – Christian Snilsberg & Espen Høydalsvik

References

  1. ^ a b Johnasen, Mats. "Review : Shining – "Live Blackjazz"". Mind Over Metal. MindOverMetal.org. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. ^ a b Øyre, Torgrim. "Her forsvant en a-ha-million: Shining med radikal DVD-utgivelse". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  3. ^ a b Kelman, John (2011-12-29). "Shining: Live Blackjazz (2011) Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  4. ^ "Shining (Norway): One One One Review". Has it Leaked. Retrieved 2013-09-18.