Alive and Kickin' Ass is the fifth live album released by Crack the Sky

Crack the Sky

Crack the Sky is an American progressive rock band formed in Weirton, West Virginia in the early 1970s. In 1975, Rolling Stone Magazine declared their first album "debut album of the year", and in 1978, Rolling Stone Record Guide compared them to Steely Dan; their first three albums charted on the...

. Recorded live at the Tower Theater

Tower Theater

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 in Philadelphia

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, Pennsylvania

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 and the Agora

Agora Theatre and Ballroom

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 in Cleveland

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, Ohio

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 in 1978—the same shows that were used for the Live Sky

Live Sky

Live Sky is a live concert album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in 1978 by Lifesong Records . In 1988, four of these recordings were appended to the CD release of Live on WBAB...

album. Four of these performances were previously unreleased and six were on Live Sky (one of those six, "She's a Dancer", was edited for length on Live Sky but appears here in its entirety); the tapes were completely remixed and remastered by bassist Joe Macre for this release.

Track listing

Personnel

• Rick Witkowski — Lead guitar
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• Joe Macre — Bass guitar
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  , harmonies
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• Jim Griffiths — Lead guitar, harmonies
• Joey D'Amico — Drums
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  , harmonies
• Vince DePaul — Keyboards
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• Gary Lee Chappell — Lead vocals