I never was much of a Britny Fox fan. A friend of mine used to rave over “Boys In Heat” and who doesn’t remember the song “Girlschool”? Still, some of you might know by now that I’m not a huge fan of ‘screaming’ vocals, but prefer cleaner singing. ”Huh?” I hear you think, glancing at the album rating… But you’re giving it an 8.5 rating? Yeah, I am. Allow me to clarify… However much I like or dislike vocals or any other aspect of a band, I have always had a soft spot for raunchy, energetic recordings. Hence I am a big fan of bands such as Spread Eagle, Motley Crue and L.A. Guns. However questionable some of you might think the quality of these bands’ material or their talents as musicians, these are bands that have always largely depended on attitude, hard work, and a larger-than-life sleaze factor. I think Britny Fox would fit in well with the bands mentioned and many more for sheer enthusiasm and energy. Especially on this Live album. Songs off their previous three albums “Britny Fox”, “Boys In Heat” and “Bite Down Hard” are featured on this spring 2000 live recording, as well as a rather obscure (apparently) track called “Turn On” off some MCA/Nintendo compilation called “White Knuckle Scorin’’”.

The overall sound of the recording is impressive. Especially considering this is a 4-piece band. Of course singer Tommy Paris plays guitar as well, so you effectively have 2 guitars, drums, bass and vocals (all of the members singing background vocals) which provides one with plenty of breadth sound-wise. In-between tracks there’s some room for audience participation adding largely to the atmosphere. I hate live albums where all you get is 2 seconds of crowd in-between songs. The energy captured is very ‘in your face’, a fact the band presses on some more in the CD inlay: “Britny Fox invites you to play this CD on the loudest kick ass audio system you can find to hear the power and feel the energy of the concert as if you were in attendance front row center.” One minor drawback is the sound of the acoustic guitars. These sound somewhat thin and dry. Other than that I still am not a big fan of Tommy Paris’s vocals, but this is made up for by the old anthems played. “Dream On”, “Girlschool” and “Louder” have survived the gap between their last studio recording and this live album.