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

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]

Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Live album by
Alter Bridge and The Parallax Orchestra
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
RecordedOctober 2 and 3, 2017
VenueRoyal Albert Hall (London, England)
Genre
Length120:35 (2CD)
147:45 (DVD)
LabelNapalm
ProducerTim 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)

Background

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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

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All tracks are written by Alter Bridge

Disc one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Slip to the Void"AB III5:18
2."Addicted to Pain"Fortress4:24
3."Before Tomorrow Comes"Blackbird4:06
4."The Writing on the Wall"The Last Hero4:44
5."Cry of Achilles"Fortress6:56
6."In Loving Memory"One Day Remains5:30
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

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  • Personnel adapted from the album liner notes
Alter Bridge
The Parallax Orchestra
  • Simon Dobson – Conductor, Music Director & Orchestral arrangements (Except where noted)
  • Andrew Skeet – Orchestral arrangements (In Loving Memory, Ghost of Days Gone By, The Last Hero, Words Darker Than Their Wings, Blackbird and Open Your Eyes)
  • Nathan Klein – Orchestral arrangements (In Loving Memory, Ghost of Days Gone By, The Last Hero, Words Darker Than Their Wings, Blackbird and Open Your Eyes)
  • James Toll – Violin 1.1
  • Lucy McKay – Violin 1.2
  • Glesni Roberts – Violin 1.3
  • Daniella Meagher – Violin 1.4
  • Elena Abad – Violin 1.5
  • Will Newell – Violin 1.6
  • Claire Sledd Violin 2.1
  • Will Harvey – Violin 2.2 & Orchestral arrangements (The End Is Here, Waters Rising and Lover)
  • Aura Fazio – Violin 2.3
  • Olivia Holland – Violin 2.4
  • Sophie Belinfante – Violin 2.5
  • Katherine Sung – Violin 2.6
  • Anisa Arslanagic – Viola 1
  • Elitsa Bogdanova – Viola 2
  • Jenny Ames – Viola 3
  • Sophia Rees – Viola 4
  • Raisa Zapryanova – Viola 5
  • Zami Jalil – Viola 6
  • Maddie Cutter – Cello 1
  • Bethan Lloyd – Cello 2
  • Fraser Bowles – Cello 3
  • David Kadumukasa – Cello 4
  • Alex Marshall – Cello 5
  • Klara Schumann – Cello 6
  • Alex Verster – Double bass 1
  • Jess Ryan – Double bass 2
  • Sam Kinrade – Trumpet
  • Sarah Campbell – Trumpet
  • Ross Anderson – Trombone & Bass Trombone
  • Jane Salmon – Trombone & Bass Trombone
  • Tom Kelly – Tuba
  • Tom Bettley – French Horn 1
  • Sam Pearce – French Horn 2
  • Laurie Truluck – French Horn 3
  • Beth Higham-Edwards – Percussion 1/Timpani
  • Molly Lopresti – Percussion 2/Tuned percussion
  • Alex Griffiths – Flute & Piccolo
  • Eleanor Tinlin – Oboe
  • Dan Hillman – Clarinet & Baritone saxophone
  • Tom Moss – Bassoon & Contrabassoon
  • Lewis Reid – Double Bass (27th rehearsal only)
  • Eloise MacDonald – Violin 1 (27th rehearsal only)
Production

Charts

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b "ALTER BRIDGE To Release 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' In September". Blabbermouth. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Munro, Scott. "Alter Bridge share spellbinding rare performance of Words Darker Than Their Wings". Loudersound. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Childers, Chad. "ALTER BRIDGE TO UNLEASH 'LIVE AT THE O2 ARENA + RARITIES' COLLECTION". Loudwire. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Review: Alter Bridge - Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Devils Gate Media. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Alter Bridge Videos". Youtube. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Alter Bridge feat. The Parallax Orchestra – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "ultratop.be – Alter Bridge – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Ultratop. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alter Bridge – Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alter Bridge feat. The Parallax Orchestra – Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2018.