''Live at the Milky Way'' is a live album by
Captain Sensible, released in 1994 by Humbug Records. It was recorded at the
Milky Way club in
Amsterdam on the final gig of a European tour supporting the album ''
The Universe of Geoffrey Brown
''The Universe of Geoffrey Brown'' is the fourth solo album and first concept album by Captain Sensible, released in April 1993 by Humbug Records.
Background
Captain Sensible had grown up musically in the 1960s and 1970s, where "some incredi ...
''.
Sensible's backing band, known as the Ugly Sods, features ex-
Damned bassist
Paul Gray, keyboardist Malcolm Dixon and drummer Garrie Dreadful.
Critical reception
In his review for
AllMusic, Bruce Eder wrote that ''Live at the Milky Way'' includes "hard grinding, deep crunching, yet richly recorded versions of "
Jet Boy Jet Girl," "
Neat Neat Neat," "
Smash It Up
"Smash It Up" is a song by English punk rock band the Damned, released as a single on 12 October 1979 by Chiswick Records. It is considered the band's unofficial anthem.
The single was the second release from the band's third studio ''Machine ...
," "
Love Song," and "
New Rose
"New Rose" by The Damned was the first single by a British punk rock group, released on 22 October 1976 on Stiff Records, and in 1977 in the Netherlands, Germany and France.
Written by guitarist Brian James, "New Rose" was also included on t ...
". He called the sound "both raw and lush", noting that "some of the between-song chatter is as good as the music."
In the 5th edition of his ''
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
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'',
Colin Larkin
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Along wit ...
wrote that the album managed to capture both Sensible's "humour and considerable songwriting talent", adding that "the band performs as if it is their last day on the planet on rewarding versions of "Neat Neat Neat", "New Rose" and "
Happy Talk
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It may consist of simple jokes or simply a modified wording in asking a question of ...
."
Track listing
Personnel
;Musicians
*
Captain Sensible - guitar, vocals
*
Paul Gray - bass
*Malcolm Dixon - organ, synthesizer
*Garrie Dreadful - drums
;Technical
*Captain Barrington-White - "space whispers", synthesizer programming
*Riny Van Zoolingen - live recording
*Mixed at the Old Pink Dog,
Worthing
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*Mike Roberts - engineer
References
Captain Sensible albums
1994 live albums
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