Still Alive... and Well?

Still Alive... and Well?

Editorial Reviews
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Hot on the heels of the speed-metal dandies' first-ever live retrospective, Rude Awakening, comes this most unusual (contract fulfilling?) release. Featuring six previously unreleased live songs captured in November 2001 during what's described as the band's last concerts, Still Alive and Well concludes with an additional six songs lifted wholesale from 2001's The World Needs a Hero, the group's last studio recording. The live tracks ("Time/Use the Man," "Conjuring," "In My Darkest Hour," "Sweating Bullets," "Symphony of Destruction," and "Holy Wars") are up to snuff--fast, bruising, and furious--but of little interest to anyone other than die-hard fans, who doubtless already own The World Needs a Hero. --Kim Hughes

Tracks:

Rock Me Baby
Can't You Feel It
Cheap Tequila
All Tore Down
Rock & Roll
Silver Train
Ain't Nothing To Me
Still Alive & Well
Too Much Seconal
Let It Bleed
Lucille
From A Buick Six

Customer Reviews:

Just About His Best.......2007-07-10

Johnny Winter made a lot of great albums but, to me, "Still Alive and Well," produced with Rick Derringer, stands out as even better than the rest. This album marked tbe high point of his career.

"Rock Me Baby," "Rock N' Roll" and the title track are probably his most remembered from this album, but "Cheap Tequila" has always been my favorite. Another great track is the country and westernish "Ain't Nothing to Me": Like most great C&W tunes, it's all in the lyrics. And I don't want to leave out mention of the two covers of Rolling Stone songs, "Let It Bleed" and "Silver Train." Although it appears on the Stones' "Goats Head Soup" album, "Silver Train" was actually written by Jagger and Richards specifically for Johnny Winter.

There isn't a weak song on the album and, with the CD, you get two excellent bonus tracks that weren't on the original LP: "Lucille" and a kick a** version of Bob Dylan's "From a Buick Six."

Bye the way, Johnny Winter is still alive and well, although every now and then I think it's kinda hard to tell...

Pure Art!.......2007-04-04

Johnny Winter made the mean and nasty blues/rock gutair sound a staple. No other can compeat. Excellent recording.

I just wish the bonus songs had Johnny's signature gutair tracks on them, but hey, still superb!

I love this album!.......2007-01-05

This album / CD rocks! Can't stop playing it! Nuff said.

This album came out before i was born!!!!!!!!.......2007-01-03

And it is one of my all time favorites!!!!!!
I got it when Wherehouse music was going out of business-all the cassettes were 1/2 off. I got it just because I had "heard of" Johnny Winter. So I drove home with about 7 tapes and listened to this one and then the next........ A week later I was thinking of the songs on it and have been a fan since. Its got that vibe that great records have. I was floored by the slide work.I love this album. It is unlike his other albums as he is avid blues player. But on this album and another he lets go and rocks with the best. Give this one a chance and see what you think.

Polished , Hard And Maybe His Best Circa 1973 and 1974.......2006-12-25

Johnny Winter was poised and achieved heavy acclaim at the time of this release and his next "Saints @ Sinners" which also should not be missed for relative tight blues rock so in tune at the time....hailed as "comeback", Indeed, Still Alive and Well is a solid recording and this fine sounding CD featured tight blues from this Powerhouse Trio...An occasional mellotron (Todd Rundgren), piano and flute sweeten out the mix as the Winter band never strays from it's roots covering usual old blues covers, new tunes from the band and the occasional Stones (and bonus Dylan Cover) covers, in this case a really fine reworking of "Silver Train" that was heavily played on FM radio in New York at the time of "Goats Head Soup" while also covering the Stones "Let It Bleed"..
Dylan's 'From A Buick 6" (Highway 61 Revisited)is an added workout,Rick Derringer's "Still Alive And Well" is a kicker and the sweet "Cheap Tequila" and low down accoustic "Too Much Seconal" are the standouts.

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these 2 are classics

Still Alive and Well/Captured Live!
Johnny Winter
Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004T2JQ
Release Date: 2002-03-09

Tracks:

Rock Me Baby
Can't You Feel It?
Cheap Tequila
All Tore Down
Rock & Roll
Silver Train
Ain't Nothing to Me
Still Alive & Well
Too Much Seconal
Let It Bleed

Tracks:

Bony Moronie
Roll With Me
Rock & Roll People
It's All Over Now
Highway 61 Revisited
Sweet Papa John

Customer Reviews:

these 2 are classics.......2003-05-19

if you like johnny winter, you must already have these two; at his peak with his gibson firebird; i was in high shool in the 70's and these two were a key component; if you are reading this, you already know: if there is a rock and roll heaven, johnny winter and these albums are there

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awesome new live songs!
Megadeth - 'Still Alive... And Well?' (Sanctuary Records)
sigh
I'll answer the question: NOT WELL. Not here, anyway.
one of the last albums

Still Alive... and Well?
Megadeth
Manufacturer: Sanctuary Records
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ASIN: B00006HCSW
Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

TIME/USE THE MAN
CONJURING (LIVE)
IN MY DARKEST HOUR (LIVE)
SWEATING BULLETS (LIVE)
SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION (LIVE)
HOLY WARS (LIVE)
MOTO PSYCHO
DREAD AND FUGITIVE MIND
PROMISES
THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO
BURNING BRIDGES
RETURN TO HANGAR

Amazon.com

Hot on the heels of the speed-metal dandies' first-ever live retrospective, Rude Awakening, comes this most unusual (contract fulfilling?) release. Featuring six previously unreleased live songs captured in November 2001 during what's described as the band's last concerts, Still Alive and Well concludes with an additional six songs lifted wholesale from 2001's The World Needs a Hero, the group's last studio recording. The live tracks ("Time/Use the Man," "Conjuring," "In My Darkest Hour," "Sweating Bullets," "Symphony of Destruction," and "Holy Wars") are up to snuff--fast, bruising, and furious--but of little interest to anyone other than die-hard fans, who doubtless already own The World Needs a Hero. --Kim Hughes

Customer Reviews:

awesome new live songs!.......2007-01-31

the three new live songs, conjuring, time and use the man are worth for it...the conjuring is the best performance by this line up!

Megadeth - 'Still Alive... And Well?' (Sanctuary Records).......2006-03-30

Since I've seen Megadeth perform live something like at least ten times over the years,I've pretty much gotten burned out on them.I'll still take out a CD of theirs time and again for a spin in my CD player.I thought that 'Still Alive...' is pretty much aimed toward the die-hard fans.It's got half live tracks,including "My Darkest Hour","Sweating Bullets","Symphony Of Destruction",the always nice to hear "Holy Wars"+ two more.Then you get six previously unreleased cuts.If you're a real big Megadeth fan,you'll obviously get more out of this CD than I did.Overall,it's decent.

sigh.......2004-07-12

Whatever happened to that raw energy of the 80's???

Don't get me wrong, I dig Dave and the boys. But, I believe old age is catching up. Is it just me, or does his vocals sound worse??? Where's that trademark GROWL?!? Sounds like a little kid with his nose pinched.

I think Marty needs to come back, too!

Peace Sells... but I'm no longer buying.

I'll answer the question: NOT WELL. Not here, anyway........2004-06-15

I'm a huge fan of Megadeth, and have been for a few years; I'd even go as far as saying I'm a completist (I own both the original AND the reissue of KILLING IS MY BUSINESS...). However, this is one Megadeth "album" that I will never waste my money on.

Even more absurd than most so-called "best-of" collections, STILL, ALIVE...AND WELL? is simply pointless. We have several tracks from one of the best albums from one of the best thrash acts ever, THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO, and two--count 'em, TWO--unreleased live tracks. Okay...why?

Indeed, I'll agree with other fans, this COULD have been another HIDDEN TREASURES, but instead it is a waste of money and time.

Trust me, just get THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO and as for the live tracks, you're not missing much. If they're THAT important to you, just look for them as downloads somewhere.

LUCKILY, Megadeth has re-formed, with a new bassist and drummer, and a suprising return of the almighty Chris Poland on guitars. Dave's arm is all better, and he's refreshed...and determined. NEW ALBUM COMING SOON!

Peace.

one of the last albums.......2004-04-27

first of all people that are new to megadeth don't know that hte band split, dave called it quits and released this for a memorial of megadeth not a new album. This albume features recorded songs from there last and I mean last concerts. So it's a great cd if you actually know what it is and why it's an honer to have to a real megadeth fan. Now lets hope dave's solo career is just as good.

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Complete Secular Songs (3cd)

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DJENT
Release Date: 2004-01-13

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Big Sky
Christine Costanzo
Manufacturer: journey to the east records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002OPLJO
Release Date: 2003-07-23

Tracks:

Appalachian Sky
Nothing Left to Say
Minor Litterings
Send Me Back to Ohio
Big Sky
Sylvia Plath
Used to Be So Free
After All of This
Jesus Was A Kind Man
Huck Finn
All the Songs Unfinished

Album Description

"Think Gillian Welch, think Joni Mitchell, think Eva Cassidy alive and well, and you're still nowhere near. Appalachian-spawned, Wisconsin based Christine Costanzo does sparse, acoustic-folk fragility like all and none of the above...Play "Big Sky" in a pitch black room and you're immediately transported to horse-land praries, windswept wide-open highways and grassy foothills..." Splendid.com, 3/1/04

"Madison soloist Christine Costanzo evokes the bygone whisperings of Joan Baez, Neil Young and even the Dead with her debut CD, "Big Sky"...her dreamy, poetic songs effectively weave the genres of country, folk and rock without getting mired in the land of neo-hippie cliche." The Shepard Express, Milwaukee's Weekly Newspaper, 4/22/04

Tracks:

Time/Use the Man [Live]
Conjuring [Live]
In My Darkest Hour [Live]
Sweating Bullets [Live]
Symphony of Destruction
Holy Wars [Live]
Moto Psycho
Dread and the Fugitive Mind
Promises
World Needs a Hero
Burning Bridges
Return to Hangar

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Still Alive and Well
Johnny Winter
Manufacturer: Tristar
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000020CK
Release Date: 1994-09-06

Tracks:

Rock Me Baby
Can't You Feel It
Cheap Tequila
All Tore Down
Rock & Roll
Silver Train
Ain't Nothing to Me
Still Alive & Well
Too Much Seconal
Let It Bleed
Lucille [*]
From a Buick 6 [*]

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Still Alive
Dirty Game Entertainment Presents: Dogg
Manufacturer: Dir Y Game Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAKK3A
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

Truth
D.O.C.S.
Fatt Dogg
Grind
Go Off (Feat. Bhudda)
Wish They Knew
Maintain
Still Alive
In the Club (Feat. Bhudda)
Music
My Ni**as
Head 2 Da Sky

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I LOVE Megadeth - but this was just a stupid idea

Still, Alive...and Well?
Megadeth
Manufacturer: Jvc Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006S2PT
Release Date: 2002-12-02

Tracks:

Time/Use the Man [Live]
Conjuring [Live]
In My Darkest Hour [Live]
Sweating Bullets [Live]
Symphony of Destruction
Holy Wars [Live]
Moto Psycho
Dread and the Fugitive Mind
Promises
World Needs a Hero
Burning Bridges
Return to Hangar

Customer Reviews:

I LOVE Megadeth - but this was just a stupid idea.......2004-09-12

Still Alive... And Well? (2002.) A Megadeth compilation of material from their Sanctuary releases, featuring two unreleased tracks.

In early April of 2002, the unthinkable happened - Megadeth disbanded. Dave Mustaine suffered a severe arm injury that made him unable to play the guitar, forcing him to put an end to his musical career. Fans of the band wondered if Dave and the boys would ever make a comeback. And then, in late 2002, rumor quickly spread about a new Megadeth release entitled Still Alive... And Well?. It got released in November of that year. Read on for my review of it.

I had high hopes for this release - and I was stupid to have them. This is nothing but a compilation of material from the 2001 studio album The World Needs A Hero and their 2002 live album Rude Awakening. A compilation that covers material from TWO albums? Dave, I thought you QUIT doing drugs! (Okay, okay, I admit that he has, but I just couldn't resist saying that.) There ARE two unreleased live tracks, but they are nothing special, and they sure as hell can't save this pathetic release. More likely than not, this was nothing more than a contractual obligation release. Why didn't the band release a second rarities compilation? The time has come that one is desperately needed. One thing's for sure, though - this release sucks.

There is only one version of this compilation currently available (as of September 11, 2004.), and that's the standard reissue. There is no need whatsoever to reissue the album, as its existance is completely pointless.

For shame, Dave. What could have been an awesome rarities compilation (think Hidden Treasures II) ends up being a suck fest. REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU ARE, AVOID THIS RELEASE AT ALL COSTS. Buy Hero and Awakening separately. If you really want those two unreleased live cuts, DOWNLOAD them. Show Dave and the record company the error of their ways by NOT purchasing this release.

On a slightly more positive note, Megadeth HAS reunited. Their new album, The System Has Failed, was released on September 14, 2004, and a tour is likely to follow the release.