71 minutes of crunching ecstasy!
03/20/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Why this band isn't one of the world's most popular baffles me. Their albums are superb hard-rock; melodic and played with ferocity. This live album is sensational. Chris Goss's voice is wonderfully expresive, and the guitar party behind him is amazing."
Good Stuff, but ...
Lawrence A. Strid | Mission Viejo, CA | 11/12/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Fans of Masters of Reality will enjoy this release, which features some extra-heavy grunge influenced guitar riffs and creative takes on some of the tunes featured on their past releases (eg., "Blue Garden" has an intro that sounds like Pink Floyd). Most fans of the band, however, will still look back with nostalgic fondness on the band's second release, Sunrise On The Sufferbus, as being the apogee of the band's existence. That release featured retro-rock and melodic tunes, supplemented by Ginger Baker's superb drumming and influence. Since then, Chris Goss (who is really the band) has taken his music on to more aggressive ground, which although good, has left behind much of the catchy phrasing and retro-ramblings that made Sufferbus such a modern rock classic. I much prefer the band's previous live outing, Live At the Viper Room, which carries over more of the music influences that were present on Sufferbus, and is also a better live recording in terms of sound quality and song variety. Flak N Flight still smokes though, and if you are into the band and its later incarnations you will want to have this CD."
The Masters of Stoner Rock
Paul Watson | Ireland | 11/05/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Unlike Lawrence Stid, I found that the the Benchmark for the MOR was their debut "Blue Garden" AND I prefer Flak n Flight to Live at the Vyper Room personally. I must admit though that "She got me" from "Suffer.." is a bona-fide classic track. M.O.R. came back strong after the experimental and not overly impressive "Welcome to the Western Lodge" CD with the harder hitting "Deep in the Hole" CD. It was great to see them start off with the 2 strongest tracks from that CD ie:"Deep in the Hole" and "Third man on the moon". The version of John Brown, especially the Acoustical intro, is monumental. It would have been a real treat to have seen the video of this concert with Homme and Oliveri, but I honestly don't rate Lanegan at all. For such a huge and menacing figure of a man, Chris Goss sure has a fine voice. I saw the M.O.R. a couple of years earlier in London at the Borderline Club after the "Wester Lodge" CD, but this concert tops it 10 fold."
Track Listings (13) - Disc #1