Live Extreme, Vol. 2 [Live]

1. Hammer Away

2. Poison Eyes

3. Heart of a Lion

4. Moonage Daydream

5. Sunlight Nights

6. Give It to Me

7. On the Loose

8. Rock It

9. Detroit Rock City

Tracks:

Hammer Away
Poison Eyes
Heart Of A Lion
Moonage Daydream
Sunlit Nights
Give It To Me
On The Loose
Rock It
Detroit Rock City

Customer Reviews:

Stick with volume one!!.......2006-07-14

Although the show is from the same night as volume one,it just doesnt floor you as the chops-fest that Vol.one is.You get the feeling that these were leftover songs that werent good enough for the first volume.Dont get me wrong Paul and Bruce still put most guitar players in other bands to shame,but it just didnt do it for me in terms of what I always listened to Racer X for!!!Long Live Shred Guitar

Racer X - 'Live Extremes,Volume 2' (Shrapnel).......2004-12-01

Before this,I didn't know that much about the band except they were much of a club favorite in the Los Angeles area from 1986-88.The group apparently featured guitarist Paul Gilbert before he had joined Mr.Big.They released three worthy lp's in the timespan I just mentioned.After that,several compilation and live discs happened to surface,like this one.Personally,I know people that really might enjoy 'Live...' more than I did.It's a decent live recording,but then I ALWAYS enjoy a live CD.A couple of the tunes that I thought carried their own are "On The Loose","Heart Of A Lion","Give It To Me" and their Kiss cover of "Detroit Rock City".Simply an under appreciated hard rock band that never got a big break.Might appeal to fans of Joe Satriani,Alcatrazz and possibly Yngwie.Come on,take a chance.

Musings.......2003-11-27

Having read all of the previous reviews, I'm somewhat perplexed. Both of the Live Extreme Volume albums were recorded on the same night, same band, same sound crew. The only differences between them is that Volume 2 was mixed and mastered better.

Volume 1 is excellent, but the overall tone has too much treble and not enough mid range and bass. This was fixed for Volume 2.

As for track selection, remember Vol 2 came out 4 years later, so what wasn't already released was used. Actually if you listen close you can hear Jeff say, "Mr. Paul Gilbert on the guitar, let's have a hand" on both albums during separate songs.

Overall one of the best live albums ever released. Highlight tracks: Hammer Away, Heart Of A Lion, Poison Eyes, Sunlit Nights, On The Loose & Detroit Rock City.

would have been a 5 star review but..........2003-06-22

I've loved this band since I first descovered them back in the mid 80's. While while "Extreme Volume II Live" show the band in top form, the transfer to cd is not the best... good enough though. The playing is imaculate and all of the beand's members went on to other things... Paul Gilbert of course went on to form Mr. Big and also have a successful solo career, Scott Travis went on the become Judas Priest's Drummer, Jeff Martin became the drummer for Badlands, (Voodoo Highway and Dusk), and more recently the drummer w/ The Plot, (feat. Micheal Schenker-gtrs. and Pete Way- bass), John Alderete and Bruce Bouillet formed The Scream w/ John Corabi, (one time Motley Crue singer0, and remain active in the music biz. Of course, all but Bruce continue to write, record, and perform as Racer X to this day. I recomend this to anyone who love the over the top speed of light virtuosity of the late 80's and (very) early 90's when people really bothered to learn to play their instuments intstead of just using them as props. This should really get 5 stars but the transfer cuts one star off... and it really isn't that bad... buy iy and play it often... loud!!!

EV 2 Rocks.......2001-10-10

Contrary to the first review, Extreme Volume II is no less than Extreme Volume. What's strange is Mr. Munoz says this CD is lacking energy. How could one CD have Energy and another CD Lack energy when the recording is the same and the show was the same? It's impossible. Extreme Volume II is simply the "other songs" not on Extreme Volume. Granted, EV has all the indivdual solos, but frankly, EVII has the better songs with Heart Of Lion, Moonage Daydream, Hammer Away and the best non-KISS version of Detroit Rock City. The classic Ace Frehley solo is played in harmony by Paul and Bruce with their TEETH!! How much more energy do you want?

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