Live at the Royal Albert Hall (featuring The Parallax Orchestra)

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Live at the Royal Albert Hall
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Live album by
Alter Bridge and The Parallax Orchestra
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
RecordedOctober 2 and 3, 2017
Venue Royal Albert Hall (London, England)
Genre
Length120:35 (2CD)
147:45 (DVD)
Label Napalm
Producer Tim Tournier
Brian Sperber
Sturge Media
Alter Bridge and The Parallax Orchestra chronology
Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities
(2017)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2018)
Walk the Sky
(2019)

Live at the Royal Albert Hall is the fourth live album by American rock band Alter Bridge. Recorded on October 2 and 3, 2017, at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, the band played two sold-out shows with the 52-piece Parallax Orchestra, conducted by Simon Dobson. [1] For the occasion, the band performed songs that are rarely played, such as The End Is Here and Words Darker Than Their Wings, the latter receiving its live debut. [2]

Contents

Background

The original idea of a doing a full concert with an orchestra was the brainchild of Tim Tournier, Alter Bridge's Manager. Tournier offered the idea after the band's promotional O2 Arena gig; the band members saw the idea as a "no-brainer" and began planning. [3] [4] Myles Kennedy explained, "I think out of all the years of doing this [music], this experience is the top two or three highlights without a doubt.". [1] Three songs, Addicted To Pain, Words Darker Than Their Wings and The End Is Here, were released prior to the album. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alter Bridge.

Disc one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Slip to the Void" AB III 5:18
2."Addicted to Pain" Fortress 4:24
3."Before Tomorrow Comes" Blackbird 4:06
4."The Writing on the Wall" The Last Hero 4:44
5."Cry of Achilles"Fortress6:56
6."In Loving Memory" One Day Remains 5:30
7."Fortress"Fortress7:44
8."Ties That Bind"Blackbird3:53
9."The Other Side"The Last Hero5:34
10."Brand New Start"Blackbird4:50
11."Ghost of Days Gone By"AB III4:28
Disc two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."The Last Hero"The Last Hero6:55
2."The End Is Here"One Day Remains4:26
3."Words Darker Than Their Wings"AB III5:23
4."Waters Rising"Fortress5:51
5."Lover"Fortress5:19
6."Wonderful Life/Watch Over You"AB III/Blackbird7:09
7."This Side of Fate"The Last Hero6:56
8."Broken Wings"One Day Remains5:15
9."Blackbird"Blackbird9:16
10."Open Your Eyes"One Day Remains6:38
DVD/Blu-ray
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" 
2."Slip to the Void" 
3."Addicted to Pain" 
4."Before Tomorrow Comes" 
5."Show Preparation/Interview" 
6."The Writing on the Wall" 
7."Cry of Achilles" 
8."In Loving Memory" 
9."Fortress" 
10."The First Rehearsal/Interview" 
11."Ties That Bind" 
12."The Other Side" 
13."Rehearsal Reactions" 
14."Brand New Start" 
15."Ghost of Days Gone By" 
16."Future Song Foundation/Interview" 
17."The Last Hero" 
18."The End Is Here" 
19."Rehearsal - WDTTW/Interview" 
20."Words Darker Than Their Wings" 
21."Waters Rising" 
22."Lover" 
23."Family/Interview" 
24."Wonderful Life/Watch Over You" 
25."This Side of Fate" 
26."Fans/Interview" 
27."Broken Wings" 
28."Blackbird" 
29."Open Your Eyes" 
30."End Titles/Credits" 

Personnel

Alter Bridge
The Parallax Orchestra
Production

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 17
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 27
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 18

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