Release date: Nov. 14, 2006
13 tracks; 73:06
Rarely does a live CD capture a band's energy. They're also usually too overproduced to sound like anything but a rough cut of studio work.
Nonpoint is doing their best to toss those theories out the window with their first live disc, "Alive and Kicking."
For more than 70 minutes the Ft. Lauderdale thrashers throw the listener into the heart of the pit.
Playing like a greatest hits of their three studio albums, Nonpoint offers listeners a glimpse at their live show in front of their hometown crowd.
If you pick up select limited edition copies, you can also get a DVD and signed poster. The DVD sound isn't the best, but shows the band's energy on stage.
There are also clips of the band in their hometown, backstage and during an acoustic performance of "Bullet With a Name."
I first heard Nonpoint by accident and have been hooked ever since.
I picked the band at random on a local venue's music schedule as someone to interview for a concert preview.
From first listen, I was drawn to the band and I've stuck with them ever since.
Don't expect the band's cover songs on the album - not even the Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight" cover is on here.
It's all Nonpoint on here.
The track "Spanish 101" combines the band's two Spanish-language songs.
You can hear the banter with the crowd and almost feel the sweat pouring off of singer Elias Soriano as he talks to the crowd and screams to get them on their feet.
While Nonpoint continues to be one of the most underrated indie-label acts, only their fans know what the rest of you are missing.
Posted by jeffhahnedisabled at November 16, 2006 8:47 AM
