The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo

The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo
Live album by
Last Exit
Released1986 (1986)
RecordedOctober 2, 1986 (1986-10-02) at Parco Space Part 3, Tokyo
October 5, 1986 (1986-10-05) at Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan
GenreFree jazz
Length39:50
LabelEnemy
ProducerLast Exit
Last Exit chronology
Last Exit
(1986) 		The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo
(1986) 		Cassette Recordings '87
(1987)

The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo is the second live album by the free jazz group Last Exit. It was released in 1986 by Enemy Records.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

In a review for AllMusic, Steve Huey wrote: "the group's interplay was pretty well-honed by this point, comfortable enough that they could welcome guests for some of the Tokyo performances... Shorter, free-form sound explorations... alternate with longer, freely improvised jams highlighting the group's uncanny feel for smooth transitions... For listeners attuned to such extreme sounds, The Noise of Trouble is intoxicating in its raw, undiluted power and total disregard for propriety, not to mention the musicians' mastery of improvisational communication."[2]

Stuart Nicholson commented: "Everyone was at the top of their game, musically, conceptually and creatively, something that was underlined by their total confidence in each other's playing... Recorded live... on the heels of a successful European tour, Last Exit brought spontaneity, energy and a collective empathy that working regularly together brings."[5]

Writing for Trouser Press, Greg Kot stated: "the restless quartet flies from traditional blues motifs to high-energy skronk and back again with dexterity and daring."[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Straw Dog/You Got Me Rockin'/Take Cover/Ma Rainey/Crack Butter"Brötzmann, Brown, Jackson, Laswell, Reed, Sharrock5:54
2."Pig Cheese"Sharrock1:56
3."Panzer Be-Bop"Brötzmann, Jackson, Laswell, Sharrock9:02
4."Base Metal"Laswell2:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blind Willie"Sharrock6:21
2."Needless=Balls"Brötzmann, Sakata4:57
3."Civil War Test"Brötzmann, Jackson, Laswell, Sharrock1:59
4."Help Me Mo, I'm Blind"Brötzmann, Hancock, Jackson, Laswell, Sharrock7:13

Personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1986 Enemy CS, LP 88561-8178
United States 1987 Enemy CD EMY 103

References

  1. ^ a b Kot, Greg (2007). "Last Exit". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo". Allmusic. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Last Exit". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. Penguin Books. p. 656.
  5. ^ Nicholson, Stuart. "Last Exit 'The Noise of Trouble' — Forgotten Jazz Classics". StuartNicholsonUK. Retrieved February 28, 2022.