Band: Shameful Behaviour
CD Title: Warts N' All - Live!
Year: 2007
Website: www.shamefulbehaviour.com
MySpace: myspace.com/shamefulbehaviour
Label: Shameful Records
Featured on: Loucifer Speaks Exclusive
Rating: 9/10
More Links: "Get Shameful" EP Review
I recently reviewed the EP by Shameful Behaviour and now I'm going to tell you about the live album.
One thing that I really enjoyed about the "Get Shameful" EP was the almost live feel to it and because of that, I felt that I had a pretty good idea of what Shameful Behaviour were like live... and I was right! This album gives you that brilliant feeling of being at a gig... all that’s needed is a drink in your hand.
Live albums are always a little worrying for me. Most of the time I will only buy one if I really like the band, and then (if that’s the case) I will already own most (if not all) of the songs on the CD in the 'normal' format anyway and if I don’t really like the band then I probably won’t buy the live album… which seems pretty reasonable to me. Luckily enough – even though I don’t know Shameful Behaviour's stuff all that well – "Warts 'N' All – Live" found its way into my hands. While it may not be up to the standards of Iron Maiden’s "Live After Death" as far as live albums go it does an astounding job of introducing you to the band. You get to hear some fantastic Shameful Behaviour tracks; such as "Insanity Rising", "Stepping Stone" (both from the EP), "Painted Lady" and "Get Away" – along with some excellent cover versions ("Word Up" and "Rock And Roll All Nite"). These cover versions ensure that you have something to relate to even if you’ve never listened to the band before.
The quality of the recording is excellent and every instrument and vocal can be heard clearly. I would have preferred some more 'crowd noise', but little-to-none is better than overwhelming screaming.
Overall, this album is a fantastic way to get to know Shameful Behaviour... and it has also made me want to get to one of their gigs. So, hopefully there will be a live review coming to the site fairly soon! I really look forward to hearing a 'proper' full length from these guys.
This CD is perfect for putting you in a party mood!
Highlights: "Get Away", "Stepping Stone", "Painted Lady", "Greed", "Insanity Rising", "Word Up", "Inebriation" and "Rock And Roll All Nite".
01 So Fine
02 It's Gonna Be You
03 Beg For Mercy
04 Insanity Rising
05 Stepping Stone
06 Painted Lady
07 Word Up
08 Big Brother
09 Greed
10 Inebriation
11 Get Away
12 Rock And Roll All Nite
