The Only Way to Know for Sure..
LIVE * CHICAGO * 2002
2002 - Sanctuary Records
06076-84551-2
DISC ONE
Track | Title | Duration |
1 | Disconnect | 5:52 |
2 | On the Day | 3:35 |
3 | Up for It | 4:16 |
4 | What's the Matter | 3:32 |
5 | Tearing | 4:42 |
6 | Illumination | 3:52 |
7 | Hotter and Hotter | 3:32 |
8 | Monster | 4:35 |
9 | Stop Look & Listen | 1:42 |
10 | Ten Times | 2:41 |
11 | All I Want | 4:23 |
12 | Hello | 3:06 |
13 | One Shot | 3:01 |
14 | Going Out Strange | 4:07 |
16 | Thinking Cap | 6:55 |
17 | Get Some Go Again | 1:54 |
18 | Your Number is One | 5:09 |
| Total Time | 72:06 |
DISC TWO - ENHANCED CD
Track | Title | Duration |
1 | Gone inside the Zero | 3:57 |
2 | Nowhere to Go but Inside | 2:47 |
3 | Are You Ready? | 2:41 |
4 | Do It | 2:45 |
5 | You Didn't Need | 5:15 |
6 | I Want so Much More | 3:22 |
7 | Low SO | 4:48 |
8 | Always The Same | 2:11 |
9 | We Walk Alone | 3:56 |
10 | Marcus Has the Evil in Him | 3:35 |
| Total Time | 35:17 |
Special Enhanced CD features 3 music videos in the QuickTime .mov format, extensive photo
gallery and link to Rollins Band website
Track | Title | Duration |
11 | Get Some Go Again Video | 2:18 |
12 | Illumination Video | 4:20 |
13 | Your Number is One | 3:43 |
All my musical heroes were great live performers. When I joined Black Flag, it
was pounded into my head that the live show demands your best. We worked very hard in
the practice room getting it together so there would be no "warm up" show. We went out
there and wrecked it nightly.
The Rollins Band always prided themselves in being a top shelf live unit.
Andrew, Sim, Chris, Melvin, Theo took all this very seriously and they all delivered
magnificently and consistently.
The commitment level to the live show had not diminished in our camp.
Pre-tour practice goes for about a month in a small room with no air conditioning. This
tempers the stamina, getting us ready for the usual high quantity of low quality air and
overabundance of heat, which is our usual low-ceilinged playing environment. By the time
we get out there, we're not wondering if we can do it - we're wondering how you're going
to keep up with us.
On the festival circuit and the occasional corny outdoor multi-band radio-sponsored
charades, we open for many contemporary, multi-platinum, much lauded groups and we keep
seeing the same thing. A lot of these bands can't cut it live. What an insult to a
paying audience.
"LIVE IS THE PROOF. LIVE IS THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE."
Management: Richard Bishop for 3 Artist Management
Legal: Gail Perry
Live Representation: U.S. - Pinnacle Entertainment, New York;
Rest of the World - Free Trade Agency, London
BAND AND CREW:
JIM WILSON - Guitar
JASON MACKENROTH - Drums
MARCUS BLAKE - Bass
HENRY ROLLINS - Throat
MIKE CURTIS - It's his world, we're only touring through it:
DARRELL BUSSINO - FOH sound, international sensation, connected
BRAIN BLUMEYER - Stage tech., has own mag light, will travel
SHAUN WILLMARTH - Merch. man supreme on loan from Wyoming
SIMON WELCH - Monitor engineer for the Chicago shows
About the making of this record:
We chose to record in Chicago for a couple of reasons. I really like the Metro as
a venue. I did my first show there in 1982, I believe. The Chicago audience is 100% full-on.
We brought out Clif Norrell to record. He has recorded and mixed this band for
several years now.
To purchase or get information on Henry Rollins books, CDs, t-shirts and videos,
contact: http://www.henryrollins.com
2.13.61 - P.O. Box 1910, Los Angeles, CA 90078
We taped analog and mixed analog. There were no overdubs made. A special thanks to Mike
Curtis for helping us get such great guitar sounds onstage and in the studio.
We would like to thank you, our audience as our existence as a touring band depends entirely
upon you.
-Henry Rollins
All songs written by Rollins Band / Be Drinkable Music (BMI)
Except
Disc One - Track 1, 11, & 15: Men-O-Rok/ Archetext Music / Imago Music Inc. (BMI)
Disc One Track 5, Disc Two - Track 5 & 7: Rhythm Wreck / Wrack It Jams / Emaciated Music / 2.13.61 Publishing (BMI)
"Do It": MAM (ASCAP)
"Are You Ready?": Universal/Polygram Int. DBA Pippen the Friendly Ranger (ASCAP)
Executive Producer: Henry Rollins
Produced by Clif Norrell
Recorded by Metro Mobile, Glenview IL
Engineered & Mixed by Clif Norrell
Assistant Engineers: Timothy R. Powell, Dan Glomski, Skinner Ways
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering
Thanks: Our audience worldwirde, Chicao, The Metro, their staff, Nick Miller and Jam
Productions, Carol and Darcy at 2.13.61, Richard Bishop, 3 Artist Mgt., Gail Perry,
Dave Leinhard @ Dean Markley, Jeff Wilkes @ MET-Rx, Steve Riskin & Danny Zimmerman @
Paiste Cymbals, Richard Stockton & Jack Kontney @ Shure Bros. Microphone, Steve
Dachroeden @ St. Louis Music/Ampeg Bass Amps/Dan Armstrong Basses, Marco Soccoli @
Vic Firth Drumsticks, Mitch Bury of Adams Mass.
JOE COLE 4.10.61 - 12.19.91
Track mixed March 2002
Skip Saylor Recording, Los Angeles CA
Mixed by Henry Rollins & Clif Norrell
Engineered by Clif Norrell
Assistant Engineer: Paul Smith
Dave's Comments:
It's my opinion that the best way to experience the Rollins Band is live, but a good
recording of a live show is a close second. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE gives you
nearly two hours of a live performance that conveys some of the band's intensity. The setlist
is mostly made up of material recorded by this band lineup, with songs from GET
SOME GO AGAIN and nice, and their companion discs YELLOW
BLUES and A NICER SHADE OF RED. There are a few favourites
from the older days thrown in for variety. The intensity builds as the performance goes on, and
I can imagine the crowd getting more and more into it as this happens. My only beef with this
release is the mix: While you can hear all elements of the band quite clearly, to me it sounds
a little antiseptic, lacking in some of the ambient sound and sense of space I like in a live
recording.
As an added bonus, disc two features QuickTime .mov files of the GET SOME GO AGAIN,
ILLUMINATION, and Your Number Is One videos, along with some images. All in
all, if you like the Rollins Band live, this is well worth the listen.
David Tenenbaum (12.18.02)