Live Bootleg is the first live album by American Christian rock band Resurrection Band, released in 1984. It was the band's first release for Sparrow Records, and also their first under the shortened moniker "Rez Band." Live Bootleg was the group's biggest selling album.

Recording history

Recorded at the Odeum Arena in Chicago over two nights, October 21 and 22, 1983, this album features a mixture of the band's most popular live tracks as well as two new songs: "Gameroom" and "Playground". The album also features the only time a song from one of the band's independent cassettes was ever re-recorded for one of their official releases ("Quite Enough"). "Gameroom" continues the trend begun on D.M.Z. of directly addressing the concerns of a high school aged audience, and the album closes with an evangelistic message from Glenn Kaiser, which was typical of the band's live performances.

Live Bootleg (Resurrection Band album)

Steve Taylor was Rez Band's opening act for this concert.

Live Bootleg (Resurrection Band album)

Track listing

"Military Man" "Gameroom" "Wendi's Rap" "Playground" "Medley" ("Waves," "Awaiting Your Reply," "Broken Promises," "Autograph," "City Streets") "White Noise" "Quite Enough" "Area 312" "Can't Stop Loving You" "Glenn's Rap"

Live Bootleg (Resurrection Band album)

"Quite Enough" is a live version of a track from the band's first independent cassette, Music to Raise the Dead.

Personnel

Glenn Kaiser - vocals, guitar, keyboards

Wendi Kaiser - vocals

Stu Heiss - guitar, keyboards

Jim Denton - bass guitar, synthesizer

John Herrin - drums, Simmons Drums

Production

Rez Band – producer

Phil Bonanno – engineer

Roger Heiss – engineer

Steve Hall – mastering

Further reading

References

Resurrection Band albums

1984 live albums