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We Were Alive! is a live album by folk rock band Angels of Light. It was released in 2002, and contains two songs previously recorded by Swans. It was limited to 750 copies on release.[1]
| We Were Alive! | ||||
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Length | 72:51 | |||
| Label | Young God | |||
| Producer | Michael Gira | |||
| Angels of Light chronology | ||||
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The earnings from the record sales were used for the production of Angels of Light's next studio release, Everything Is Good Here/Please Come Home.[1][2] The same funding strategy was subsequently used by Angels of Light frontman Michael Gira's other band Swans in 2012, when the band released their live album, We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head to fund their upcoming album The Seer.[3]
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Ned Raggett of Allmusic wrote: "The sound quality sometimes results in a distanced overall mix (it combined desk recordings with a live room mic), which often can bury Mullins' quieter drum work to the point of sensing it rather than hearing it. It's unfortunate but not crippling, and in ways actually gives We Were Alive! a weird texture that's worth a listen."[4] Peter Marks of Release Magazine stated: "Delicate interludes in the midst of absolute chaotic cruelty which would make Glenn Branca blush."[1]
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| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Evangeline" | 8:06 |
| 2. | "What Will Come" | 6:55 |
| 3. | "Nations" | 6:18 |
| 4. | "My Suicide" | 5:43 |
| 5. | "All Souls' Rising" | 9:36 |
| 6. | "NY Girls" | 9:28 |
| 7. | "What You Were" | 8:20 |
| 8. | "On the Mountain" | 7:20 |
| 9. | "God Damn the Sun" (from Swans album The Burning World) | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Failure" (from Swans album White Light from the Mouth of Infinity) | 6:01 |
| Total length: | 72:51 | |
- Angels of Light
- Michael Gira – vocals, guitar, production
- Contributors
- Dana Schechter – bass, piano, vocals
- Larry Mullins – Farfisa, Marimba Lumina, drums
- Thor Harris – vibraphone, hammer dulcimer, autoharp, piano, percussion
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