Flak 'n' Flight

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Flak 'n' Flight
Mastersofreality cover flaknflight2002.jpg
Live album by
Masters of Reality
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2003
RecordedSeptember–December 2001
Genre Hard rock, stoner rock
Length71:31
Label Brownhouse
Producer Chris Goss
Masters of Reality chronology
Deep in the Hole
(2001)
Flak 'n' Flight
(2003)
Give Us Barabbas
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Flak 'n' Flight is the second live album by American rock band Masters of Reality, released in 2003.

Contents

Reception

In 2005, Flak 'n' Flight was ranked number 449 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. [2]

Track listing

All songs by Chris Goss, unless otherwise stated.

  1. "Opening" (excerpt from "The Ballad of Jody Frosty") - 1:19
  2. "Deep in the Hole" (Goss, Leamy) - 4:24
  3. "Third Man on the Moon" (Goss, Leamy) - 6:16
  4. "Why the Fly?" - 10:56
  5. "Time to Burn" (Goss, Leamy, Catching) - 3:28
  6. "The Blue Garden" (Goss, Harrington) - 7:28
  7. "Rabbit One" - 9:10
  8. "Also Ran Song" (Goss, Leamy) - 3:22
  9. "John Brown" (Goss, Harrington) - 7:44
  10. "100 Years (Of Tears on the Wind)" - 6:54
  11. "High Noon Amsterdam" (Goss, Leamy) - 3:45
  12. "She Got Me (When She Got Her Dress On)" - 4:40
  13. "Cretin Hop" (Ramones cover) - 2:45

Credits

Additional personnel

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References

  1. "Flak 'n' the Flight - Masters of Reality". AllMusic.
  2. Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Rock Hard. 2005. p. 29. ISBN   3-89880-517-4.