{"id":7440,"date":"2012-04-03T12:55:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T02:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=7440"},"modified":"2012-04-03T12:55:48","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T02:55:48","slug":"pretty-maids-it-comes-alive-maid-in-switzerland-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/04\/pretty-maids-it-comes-alive-maid-in-switzerland-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty Maids – It Comes Alive (Maid In Switzerland)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Celebrating their 30th<\/sup> anniversary this year, Pretty Maids have finally satisfied the wishes of long standing fans with a live DVD release\u2026.and what better way to celebrate their 30 years as one of Denmark\u2019s greatest metal\/rock bands than this\u00a0 21 song 2 CD and DVD release, complete with bonus backstage footage and interviews.\u00a0 (Please note however that this review is based upon the CD release, not the DVD which didn\u2019t accompany the digital review release.)\u00a0 Recorded live on October 1st<\/sup> 2011, the show takes place in Pratteln, Switzerland in front of what quite obviously is a bunch of die hard fans and it\u2019s great to hear throughout this live recording plenty of crowd noise and participiation, which in my book is always essential to be kept prominent in the mix on live CD releases.<\/p>\n

Pretty Maids over the span of their 12 or so studio releases have certainly been a band capable of delivering a wide musical variety, from pulsating heavy metal such as Future World<\/em>, hook infested melodic rockers such as Walk Away<\/em>, 80\u2019s style power ballads aka Savage Heart<\/em> and everything in between.\u00a0 The great news about this release is that all bases are covered. \u00a0The bands opening duo of albums Red Hot and Heavy <\/em>and Future World, <\/em>well represented in the track listing, as is the bands most recent release, 2010\u2019s Pandemonium.\u00a0 <\/em>Testimony to how strong that last album was, is how well the newer tracks such as Pandemonium, Little Drops of Heaven <\/em>and INVU <\/em>fit amongst the absolute classics. \u00a0As far as live CD\u2019s go, this has to be one of the most enjoyable ones I\u2019ve heard for some time, the energy from both band and the crowd is electric and as I mentioned earlier, it actually feels like you are listening to a true live performance.<\/p>\n

Pretty Maids have enjoyed a great resurgence in recent years and Pandemonium <\/em>and the pounding energy with which the deliver songs after song across this live release certainly shows there\u2019s still plenty of rock left in these Danish legends yet.<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Pretty Maids<\/p>\n

Release date: <\/strong>23 March 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Frontiers Records\/Riot! Entertainment (Australia)<\/p>\n

Website: <\/strong>www.prettymaids.dk<\/a><\/p>\n

Tracklisting:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CD1:<\/strong> Pandemonium; I.N.V.U; Hell on high heels; Wake up to the real world; Destination paradise; Another shot of your love; Scream; Walk away; It comes at night; Queen of dreams; Savage heart; Clay.<\/p>\n

CD2:<\/strong> Yellow rain; Rock the house; Back to back; Rodeo; Lovegames; Future world; Little drops of heaven; Please don\u2019t leave me; Red hot and heavy; Lethal Heroes *bonus track<\/p>\n

DVD Contents:<\/strong> Pandemonium; I.N.V.U.; Hell On High Heels; Wake Up To The Real World; Destination Paradise; Another Shot of your love; Scream; Walk Away; It Comes At Night; Queen Of Dreams; Savage Heart; Yellow Rain; Rock The House; Back To Back; Rodeo; Love Games; Future World; Little Drops Of Heaven; Please Don’t Leave Me; Red Hot & Heavy.\u00a0Rockumentary (incl. backstage footage and interviews with the band)<\/p>\n

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