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Great first half...4 stars, not THREE!!!

Jack Gold | Seattle, Washington United States | 02/28/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The first CD of this two disk set is just amazing! The whole band is on and even goes into musical territory that rings more closely to fusion than heavy metal. The first half of the second CD is great with Kelly Keeling delivering a soulful performance. Great guitar work throughout, even if the last couple of songs on the second CD didn't seem as inspired as the rest of the album. Overall though, a great recording with Michael Schenker exploring new musical territory."

A refreshing treat

D. Hodgson | Cupertino, CA United States | 05/17/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album is the real deal; only "Strangers in the Night" is a better live album. After so many, many mediocre releases from Michael, I can't say what a surprise this album was. In fact, it's as good as UFO's recent "Live in Wolverhampton" import is bad. Schenker wasn't this good on the G3 tour, that's for sure - and no other Schenker album has a mix of songs as good as this."

Good Solid Live Effort

Robert Knowles | Cardiff, Wales, UK | 01/02/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Schenker is on form on this album, and deserves the five stars. It amazes me how he can play such different styles live when he puts his mind to it. Thus, for example, this is very different in style from his most recent live record with Siggi Schwarz (surprisingly not featured on Amazon - a rare oversight), or from his live recording with UFO's 'Covenant'. It is tempting to compare everything with Strangers in the Night and say 'not as good'. However, take Love to Love, Lights Out, Rock Bottom, and This Kids out of SITN and you end up with a live album that is not as good as The Unforgiven World Tour Live. The latter is more consistently good than the former, even if the 4 tracks I've mentioned on the former are out of this world. The Unforgiven World Tour live is definitely one for the collection. Stick it on real loud in the car, and you'll see what I mean."