Twelfth Night: Definitive edition of ‘Live and Let Live’ to be released in November

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On November 1st 2012, UK prog rock band Twelfth Night will reissue their 1984 live release ‘Live and Let Live’.

Like other Twelfth Night releases, the album has become somewhat collectable in its original vinyl format and even a much later CD reissue (including three bonus tracks) has been long out of print.

Those previous issues featured a handful of tracks recorded at vocalist Geoff Mann’s farewell gigs recorded at The Marquee, London in the autumn of 1983. The 2012 ‘definitive edition’ offers the fans a reconstruction of the whole setlist played at the three shows!

In addition to material previously released by Twelfth Night, the new version includes two tracks featured on the Geoff Mann compilation ‘Recorded Delivery’, but perhaps most importantly of all, 5 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PERFORMANCES, including a nineteen minute version of ‘The Collector’.

The full tracklisting and source details (courtesy of the Twelfth Night website) can be seen below:

Disc 1
1. The Ceiling Speaks recorded 4 November 1983, first released on the original Live and Let Live vinyl album in 1984
2. Human Being recorded 4 November 1983, previously unreleased
3. The End of the Endless Majority recorded 5 November 1983, remixed from the original 16-track tapes, this remix version previously unreleased
4. We Are Sane recorded 4 November 1983, first released on the original Live and Let Live vinyl album in 1984
5. Deep in the Heartland recorded 5 November 1983 (soundcheck), previously unreleased
6. Fact and Fiction recorded 5 November 1983, first released on the original Live and Let Live vinyl album in 1984
7. The Poet Sniffs a Flower recorded 4 November 1983, first released on the original Live and Let Live vinyl album in 1984
8. The Collector recorded 27 October 1983, previously unreleased

Disc 2
1. Afghan Red recorded 4 November 1983, previously unreleased
2. Sequences recorded 5 November 1983, first released on the original Live and Let Live vinyl album in 1984
3. Creepshow recorded 5 November 1983, first released on the CD reissue of Live and Let Live in 1996, remastered from the original 2-track tapes
4. Art and Illusion recorded 5 November 1983, first released on Geoff Mann’s Recorded Delivery CD in 2003, remastered from the original 2-track tapes
5. East of Eden recorded 5 November 1983, first released on the CD reissue of Live and Let Live in 1996, remastered from the original 2-track tapes
6. Aspidentropy recorded 5 November 1983, first released on Geoff Mann’s Recorded Delivery CD in 2003, remastered from the original 2-track tapes
7. Love Song recorded 5 November 1983, first released on the CD reissue of Live and Let Live in 1996, remastered from the original 2-track tapes

The 2CD version of ‘Live and Let Live’ is the fourth in a series of double disc Twelfth Night ‘definitive’ reissues. Previous titles include hugely expanded versions of ‘Art and Illusion’, ‘Live at The Target’ and the previously near impossible to find ‘Smiling At Grief’.

‘Live and Let Live’ and all other Twelfth Night definitive issues are available from the band’s official website.

In addition to the releases from the band’s archive, three band members are also playing a few live shows under the name The Cryptic Clues (possibly for the last time), including an appearance at the all day Proguphoria event (full details available here).

Blink-182 announce three Australian live dates

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Blink-182 are part of the line-up for the sold out five date Soundwave travelling festival next year, but fans in Australia are being given another chance to catch the pop-punk/emo band on their visit to Aus in February 2013.

Three arena dates have been confirmed, as follows:

WED 20 FEB
ALLPHONES ARENA
SYDNEY

FRI 22 FEB
THE MARQUEE RNA SHOWGROUNDS
BRISBANE

TUE 26 FEB
SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL
MELBOURNE

Just prior to this announcement, the band announced the had commenced work on a follow-up to their 2011 album ‘Neighbourhoods’.

Face To Face: November US tour dates

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Face To Face have a short run of live dates coming up in November. Fans in the US will be given the opportunity to see the band in Florida, Texas and Georgia next month during a run of nine dates, as follows:

November 08, 2012 House of Blues Dallas, TX
November 09, 2012 The Korova San Antonio, TX
November 10, 2012 Red 7 Austin, TX
November 11, 2012 Fitzgeralds Houston, TX
November 15, 2012 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, FL
November 16, 2012 The Social Orlando, FL
November 17, 2012 The Local 662 St Petersburg, FL
November 18, 2012 Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 20, 2012 Masquerade Atlanta, GA

The band split in 2004 but reformed in 2011. Since reforming, they have released a full length LP and a split EP with Rise Against.

Rage Against The Machine: deluxe edition of debut due in November

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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Rage Against The Machine’s much loved debut, the album will be reissued in November as a Super Deluxe Edition.

The box set edition will feature a remastered copy of the original album, a set of demo recordings and b-sides, a 12″ single and poster, as well as two separate DVDs.  One DVD will feature the promo clips and various performances between 1991-94 (including the band’s first ever appearance); the second will include the whole of the band’s Finsbury Park performance from 2010.

A scaled down special edition will also be available featuring the remastered album and b-sides, plus DVD of the 2010 gig.

While fans will welcome this release, it doesn’t round up everything from the band’s early years – it omits all the officially released live tracks which appeared on the uber-limited 3LP reissue (the same live tracks were issued on the expanded German-only ‘Bombtrack’ CD single).

JOSHUA KETCHMARK – The Ignited EP

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‘The Ignited’ is Joshua Ketchmark’s third release of 2012, concluding a trilogy of EPs showcasing the Tennessee-based singer-songwriter’s many facets. Following the power pop-ish ‘The Bittersweet’ and the wonderful, alt-country infused ‘The Dreamers Disease’, ‘The Ignited’ offers four energetic alt-rock tunes and presents the louder elements of his sound.

The opening track ‘About To Break’ is also the edgiest, as it powers ahead with some serious staccato riffing.  The most alt-rock tune in Ketchmark’s EP trilogy, it firmly sets out his intentions, while his technical team of Davey Julson Riley and Jeremy Hatcher (best known for their work with Elvis Costello and Black Veil Brides, respectively) bring the song to life with a very crisp studio sound.  Ketchmark attacks his lyric with a suitably sneering (slightly drawled) performance, while the rest of his band goes all out.  There’s a rumbling bass which isn’t too high in the end mix (it really should have been pushed upfront); to make up for this, the drums attack in a fashion rarely heard on Ketchmark’s previous outings.  In all, it’s a bit trashy, but a fine way to kick things off.

A fine balance between rock edge and pop sensibilities makes ‘Fallen’ shine.  Ketchmark is in strong voice throughout, but it is only really with the chorus this one really grabs.  A simple hook line and some soft backing harmonies are on hand for a full radio-friendly sound.  Treading on Butch Walker’s coat-tails with its blend of pop/rock and alternative edge, you should be able to have a guess at how this sounds.  While you’ve heard it all before – and many times, no doubt – if tuneful, slightly alternative rock is your bag, this should greet your ears somewhat favourably.  Despite its predictable nature, ‘Fallen’ is ‘The Ignited’s recommended listen.

‘Hurt’ works on a little too much of a tried and tested formula, but if you can accept that there’s nothing new here, like ‘Fallen’, it’s got a pretty decent heart, even if it doesn’t always quite reach the stratospheres it’s aiming for.  Hook-wise its strong, but musically it is a mixed bag: the pounding drums and rhythm guitars are enjoyable enough, but the guitar solo isn’t much more than a rudimentary offering.  If Ketchmark had pulled out the stops on the lead guitar front, it could have, perhaps, been a match for ‘Fallen’, but as it is, it’s okay.

Finishing with a big emo-ish power ballad, ‘Without You’ is a mid-paced affair, where Ketchmark’s slightly filtered, slightly overwrought vocals lead the way.  Musically, a few chiming guitars are its high point, but those – combined with reasonable song writing – just aren’t enough to make this any feel any more than bog standard.  If Ketchmark were aiming for that alt-rock hit, there’s something missing here; maybe it’s a more instant chorus, maybe it’s a slightly bigger punch that’s needed…but it’s a case of “is that all?”

While it is obvious to see why Ketchmark has chosen to end his trilogy here – very much on a rock-fuelled, mostly upbeat note – it’s not necessary the sound of a musician going out with all guns blazing, especially in comparison to his previous EPs.  There are some very enjoyable moments throughout, but these four numbers are not always loaded with of the kind of fireworks they could have been.  These songs would’ve, perhaps, had a much greater appeal if he had chosen them to open the trilogy instead…but after ‘The Dreamers Disease’, ‘The Ignited’ sounds like a musician playing for safety.  That’s fine of course, but as a parting statement from a body of work slowly unfolding over the course of a year, this EP should have been more than that.

September 2012