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Live Bullet

Live Bullet is a live album

Live album

A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts....
by American

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
rock

Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
band Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band

Bob Seger

Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter.After years of local Detroit-area success, recording and performing in the mid-1960s, Seger achieved superstar status by the mid-1970s and continuing through the 1980s with the Silver Bullet Band....
, released in 1976

1976 in music

Events...
. It was recorded at Cobo Hall

Cobo Hall

Cobo Hall, officially Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, is a convention center situated in downtown Detroit, Michigan, Michigan, United States....
in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
, Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, during the heyday of that arena's time as an important rock concert venue.

ive Bullet became a staple of FM rock radio in Detroit. Classics such as the live version of "Nutbush City Limits

Nutbush City Limits

"Nutbush City Limits" is Tina Turner's semi-autobiographical rock song, in which she portrays Nutbush, Tennessee, the town where she was born and spent her childhood until the age of sixteen....
," and the connected song rendition of "Travelin' Man" and "Beautiful Loser" were among the most widely played live tracks on Detroit stations such as WWWW

WDTW-FM

WDTW-FM is a country music formatted radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications. WDTW-FM is licensed for HD Radio operations; its secondary channel is called "The Mother Trucker" which features a mix of country music, southern rock, country rock and Americana....
(quad), WRIF

WRIF

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Live Bullet is a live album

Live album

United States

Rock and roll

Bob Seger

1976 in music

Events...
. It was recorded at Cobo Hall

Cobo Hall

Cobo Hall, officially Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, is a convention center situated in downtown Detroit, Michigan, Michigan, United States....
in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Michigan

History

Live Bullet became a staple of FM rock radio in Detroit. Classics such as the live version of "Nutbush City Limits

Nutbush City Limits

WDTW-FM

WRIF

WRIF is a radio station broadcasting a Active Rock format. Licensed to Detroit, Michigan, USA, the station serves the Detroit area. The station is currently owned by Greater Media The signal can also be heard as far as Flint, MI, Port Huron, MI, Jackson, MI, Chatham-Kent and Lambton County, Ontario, Northern Toledo, OH and sometimes as far...
, and WABX. Other tracks such as "Let It Rock", "Turn the Page", and "Get out of Denver" also received wide airplay in Detroit.

The success of Seger's music at this time, however, was highly regional, with Seger still remaining quite unknown even in adjacent media markets such as Chicago. In June 1976, Seger played the Pontiac Silverdome

Pontiac Silverdome

The Pontiac Silverdome is a domed stadium located in the city of Pontiac, Michigan, Michigan. It hosted the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1975?2001, the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association from 1978?1988, the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League from 1983?1984, the college football Che...
in metropolitan Detroit at a historic concert that also included Point Blank

Point Blank (band)

Point Blank is an United States rock and roll band hailing from Texas. The band formed in 1974 and recorded six albums between 1976 and 1982. Garnering occasional airplay on Album-oriented rock radio stations, the band is best known for their 1981 hit single "Nicole"....
, Elvin Bishop

Elvin Bishop

Elvin Bishop is an United States blues and rock and roll musician and guitarist....
, and Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

Todd Harry Rundgren , is an United States musician, singer-songwriter and record producer....
. 78,000 people were in attendance and the concert lasted until nearly 1:30 a.m. The next night, Seger played before less than a thousand people in Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
.

However, it was only in the following winter that the release of his next recording Night Moves
Night Moves (album)

Night Moves is the ninth album by United States rock and roll band Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, released in 1976 .The album received immediate critical praise; the Rolling Stone reviewer said that, "If there is any grace in heaven, Night Moves will give Bob Seger the national following which has long eluded him." Propelle...
launched Seger into more national markets. Over time, the life-on-the-road tale "Turn the Page" would become the most nationally played song from Live' Bullet, and a perennial favorite on album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock

Album-oriented rock is a United States FM broadcasting Radio format focusing on album tracks by Rock music artists....
and classic rock
Classic rock

Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station radio format which evolved from the album oriented rock format in the early-1980s. In the United States, this rock music format now features a large playlist of songs ranging from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with some stations including a limited number of current releases....
stations.

For Detroit fans, however, the entire Live Bullet recording captured a Detroit artist at the height of his energy and creativity, in front of a highly appreciative hometown crowd. Live Bullet also captured the wild and free spirit of rock concert
Rock concert

The term rock concert refers to a musical performance in the style of any one of many genres inspired by "rock and roll" music. While a variety of vocal and instrumental styles can constitute a rock concert, this phenomenon is typically characterized by band playing at least one electric guitar, an electric bass guitar, and Drum kit....
s in the seventies, and has great historic value in that regard. Critic Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh

Dave Marsh is an United States music critic who briefly attended Wayne State University, became a co-founder of Creem magazine, wrote for various publications such as Newsday, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone , and also edited Rock and Roll Confidential, a newsletter about rock music and social issues....
called it "one of the best live albums ever made."

The 8-track tape version of this album has the distinction of being one of the few 8-tracks that is arranged exactly like the album, with no song breaks.

Track listing
All songs written by Bob Seger
Bob Seger

Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter.After years of local Detroit-area success, recording and performing in the mid-1960s, Seger achieved superstar status by the mid-1970s and continuing through the 1980s with the Silver Bullet Band....
, except as indicated.
"Nutbush City Limits
Nutbush City Limits

"Nutbush City Limits" is Tina Turner's semi-autobiographical rock song, in which she portrays Nutbush, Tennessee, the town where she was born and spent her childhood until the age of sixteen....
" (Tina Turner
Tina Turner

Tina Turner is an United States singer and actress whose career has spanned over 50 years and who has won numerous awards. Her achievements in the Rock genre have led to her being referred to as "The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll"....
) – 4:37
"Travelin' Man" – 4:53
"Beautiful Loser" – 4:00
"Jody Girl" – 4:28
"I've Been Working
I've Been Working

"I've Been Working" is a song written by Northern Ireland singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It appears on the album His Band and the Street Choir, released in 1970....
" (Van Morrison
Van Morrison

George Ivan Morrison Order of the British Empire is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s....
) – 4:35
"Turn the Page" – 5:05
"U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)" – 3:17
"Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley (song)

"Bo Diddley" is a rhythm and blues song first recorded and sung by Bo Diddley at the Universal Records in Chicago and released on the Chess Records subsidiary, Checker Records in 1955....
" (Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley , was an original and influential American rock and roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton....
) – 5:40
"Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (Bob Seger song)

"Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" is a song written and performed by Bob Seger . The song was originally released as a single in February, 1968, then as a track on the Ramblin' Gamblin' Man in April of 1969....
" – 3:01
"Heavy Music" – 8:14
"Katmandu" – 6:23
"Lookin' Back" – 2:36
"Get out of Denver" – 5:21
"Let It Rock" (Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.Chuck Berry is an influential figure and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music....
) – 8:30

The live version of the song "Katmandu" was also featured as the sole Bob Seger track as part of a promotional-only compilation album issued by Capitol records entitled "The Greatest Music Ever Sold", which was distributed to record stores during the 1976 Holiday season as part of Capitol's "Greatest Music Ever Sold" campaign, promoting 15 "best of" albums released by the record label. It should be noted that Live Bullet is a live album and not a "best of" compilation, though several tracks were major regional hits ("Lookin' Back" #2 in Detroit, etc.).

Silver Bullet Band

Bob Seger
Bob Seger

Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter.After years of local Detroit-area success, recording and performing in the mid-1960s, Seger achieved superstar status by the mid-1970s and continuing through the 1980s with the Silver Bullet Band....
– lead vocals, guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
, piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
Drew Abbott
Drew Abbott

Drew Abbott was a guitarist for Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, and appears on Bob Seger's Seven , Beautiful Loser , Live Bullet , Night Moves , Stranger in Town , Against the Wind , Nine Tonight , and The Distance ....
– lead guitar
Lead guitar

Lead guitar refers to the use of a guitar to perform melody lines, fill , and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock music, heavy metal music, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop music contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompan...
, background vocals
Alto Reed
Alto Reed

Alto Reed is the long-time saxophone with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. His most recognizable performances include the soulful introduction to "Turn the Page " and the saxophone solo in "Old Time Rock and Roll"....
- tenor saxophone
Tenor saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the Alto saxophone, is the most common size of saxophone....
, alto saxophone
Alto saxophone

The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by the Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax. The alto, with the Tenor saxophone, is the most common size of saxophone....
, baritone saxophone
Baritone saxophone

The baritone saxophone, often called "bari sax" , is one of the larger and lower pitched members of the saxophone family. It was invented by Adolphe Sax....
, percussion
Percussion instrument

A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration....
, background vocals
Robyn Robins
Robyn Robins

Robyn Robins is an American rock and roll keyboardist, founding member of the Bob Seger Silver Bullet Band, and the owner of a successful production studio servicing the music and film industries in the US and throughout Europe....
– organ
Organ (music)

The organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard played either Manual or Pedal clavier. The organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in the European classical music....
, clavinet
Clavinet

Not to be confused with clarinetA Clavinet is an electrophone keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar....
, mellotron
Mellotron

The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphony keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin, which was the world's first sampling keyboard....
, piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
on "Katmandu"
Chris Campbell – bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
, background vocals
Charlie Allen Martin – drums
Drum kit

A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
, background vocals, answer vocals on "Heavy Music", harmony vocals on "Jody Girl" and "Get Out of Denver"

Charts
Album
Year Chart Position
1976 Billboard Pop Albums 34
1986 The Billboard 200 135

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1976	"Nutbush City Limits"	Billboard Pop Singles	69

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – U.S.	Gold	December 12 1976
RIAA – U.S.	Platinum	December 16 1977
CRIA – Canada	Gold	December 1 1979
CRIA – Canada	Platinum	December 1 1979
CRIA – Canada	Double Platinum	December 1 1983
RIAA – U.S.	4X Platinum	June 6 1991
RIAA – U.S.	5X Platinum	September 22 2003

External links

(Fan site)