''Live at Montreux 2001'' is the first
live album
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by American
hip-hop group
Run-D.M.C.
Run-DMC (also spelled Run-D.M.C.) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of ...
Officially released on April 3, 2007 through
Eagle Records
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In the United Kingdom, the label's managing director is Lindsay Brown, former manager of Van Halen, while in the Un ...
, it was produced and mixed by
Jam Master Jay
Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the big ...
. The concert was performed on July 21, 2001 in
Montreux
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,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
Musically, the album features aggressive takes on the group's catalog of greatest hits, with the performances filled with banter with the crowd and various
call-and-response antics.
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Track listing
#"Intro"
#" It's Like That"
#"It's Tricky
"It's Tricky" is the fourth single released from Run-DMC's third album, ''Raising Hell''. It was released early in 1987 through Profile Records and was co-produced by Rick Rubin and the group themselves. The song peaked at 57 on the US ' ...
"
#"Medley: Rock Box / Sucker M.C.'s
"Sucker M.C.'s" (also known as "Krush-Groove 1" or "Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)" and sometimes spelled as "Sucker MCs", "Sucker MC's" or "Sucker M.C.s") is a song by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C. It was first released in 1983 as B-side to ...
/ Freestyle / Here We Go / Beats to the Rhyme"
#"King of Rock
''King of Rock'' is the second studio album by American hip hop music, hip hop group Run-D.M.C., released on January 21, 1985, by Profile Records. The album was produced by Russell Simmons and Larry Smith (producer), Larry Smith. ''King of Rock ...
"
#"Interlude"
#"Mary, Mary"
#"Walk This Way
"Walk This Way" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the album '' Toys in the Attic'' (1975). It peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboa ...
" (feat. Aerosmith
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)
#"School of Old"
#"It's Over"
#"Run's Freestyle"
#"Peter Piper"
#" Down with the King"
Reviews and response
Music critic
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David Jeffries praised the album for the publication AllMusic
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. He wrote, "''Live at Montreux 2001'' is an exciting and generally satisfying release, filled with life, energy, and inspiration." Remarking that " lden-age material is the name of the game", he stated that the group's antics make it ideal for "hardcore fans", particularly with "the drama-building intro" going "past the four-minute mark without trying the patience".[
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See also
* Golden age hip-hop
Golden age hip hop is a name given to mainstream hip hop music created from the mid-1980s to early-mid 1990s, particularly by artists and musicians originating from the New York metropolitan area. An outgrowth of the new school hip hop movement, ...
* Run-D.M.C. discography
References
External links
Official band website
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Run-DMC albums
2007 live albums
Live hip hop albums