Hey CC, I too have had a chance now to listen to the Live NYC album, I
think it is AWESOME.

I loved the vinyl "It's Alive" and was astounded at how similar the new one
sounded, even though it was a different venue and different producers.  The
CD issue of "It's Alive" somehow disappointed me though, cos the volume
seems to drop midway through the album, like maybe the master tapes were
not kept in prime condition.  But the new one is RAW and LOUD all the way
through.  Also I remember reading that "It's Alive" had bits that were
overdubbed.  When Charles Shaar Murray (NME writer) asked DeeDee if he had
to take a lot of speed to get the same energy level on the overdubs as on
the live recording, he replied "No, I just dwunk wots and wots of stwong
bwack caw-fee" ;-)

Anyway, the new one is more ragged but all the better for it, I think.  No
overdubs - YAY!  Johnny's guitar goes out of tune slightly - YAY!  DeeDee
fumbles on the bass (you can imagine him doing the splayed legged leaps at
the time) - YAY!  No "Judy is a Punk" - BOO!

I rank it right up there with the best of them.  At least back in their
heyday, they played the songs at a decent speed, I always thought the later
live stuff was played WAY too fast.







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