Tracklist
| 1 | Rhythm Of Time | 7:33 | |
| 2 | Soul Manager | 4:20 | |
| 3 | Don't Crash | 4:13 | |
| 4 | Im Rhythmus Bleiben | 3:36 | |
| 5 | DSM 123 & Moldavia | 12:23 | |
| 6 | No Shuffle | 3:44 | |
| 7 | Gripped By Fear | 4:48 | |
| 8 | Never Stop | 4:21 | |
| 9 | Headhunter | 5:06 | |
| 10 | Tragedy For You | 4:58 | |
| 11 | Welcome To Paradise | 4:00 | |
| 12 | Punish Your Machine | 5:33 | |
| 13 | Intro + Circling Overland | 8:56 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Biskuithalle
- Recorded At – Sala Zeleste
- Recorded At – Bogart's
Notes
Compilation of live tracks taken from stereo soundboard tapes recorded mainly during the 1991 "Tyranny Tour", and maybe the 1989 "Front By Front Tour".
Most of the tracks' locations are unidentified, with the exception of "Rhythm Of Time" (Biskuithalle, Bonn, March 26, 1991), "DSM 123 & Moldavia" (Zeleste, Barcelona, May 18, 1991) and "Punish Your Machine" (Bogart's, Cincinnati, September 13, 1991).
This compilation includes some rare tracks that were played during the 1991 tour (“Don’t Crash”, “Circling Overland”).
More than 2 minutes of the introduction to “Rhythm Of Time” are edited out at the start of the track, and the "Intro + Circling Overland" is taken from a mono soundboard recording.
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The rumor about the subsequent approval of a bootleg was a feint by Front 242 itself. You can read about it in Eric Duboys' biography "Catch the Men". According to this, "Live Target" is an official live album by Front 242 itself that was "promoted" as a bootleg. And the name for the "Label" Guzzi comes from the motorcycle with same name that Jean-Luc had at the time.
I leave the entry with the reference to the bootleg in the fanzine, because this story actually exists and has a historical connection to the events.
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Rumoured to be a bootleg (latterly) acknowledged at the time by the band, this CD was released with some kind of permission (due to the use of various soundboard tapes that are clearly processed) and was distributed by the official fanclub “Transmission 242” (like the Re:Bootleg 1 releases) and various European distributors.
The full story was included in the December 1992 issue of the "Transmission 242" fanzine.
The CD was limited to 5000 copies on jewel case with a 4-page booklet.
Most of the tracks' locations are unidentified, with the exception of "Rhythm Of Time" (Biskuithalle, Bonn, March 26, 1991), "DSM 123 & Moldavia" (Zeleste, Barcelona, May 18, 1991) and "Punish Your Machine" (Bogart's, Cincinnati, September 13, 1991).
This compilation includes some rare tracks that were played during the 1991 tour (“Don’t Crash”, “Circling Overland”).
More than 2 minutes of the introduction to “Rhythm Of Time” are edited out at the start of the track, and the "Intro + Circling Overland" is taken from a mono soundboard recording.
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The rumor about the subsequent approval of a bootleg was a feint by Front 242 itself. You can read about it in Eric Duboys' biography "Catch the Men". According to this, "Live Target" is an official live album by Front 242 itself that was "promoted" as a bootleg. And the name for the "Label" Guzzi comes from the motorcycle with same name that Jean-Luc had at the time.
I leave the entry with the reference to the bootleg in the fanzine, because this story actually exists and has a historical connection to the events.
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Rumoured to be a bootleg (latterly) acknowledged at the time by the band, this CD was released with some kind of permission (due to the use of various soundboard tapes that are clearly processed) and was distributed by the official fanclub “Transmission 242” (like the Re:Bootleg 1 releases) and various European distributors.
The full story was included in the December 1992 issue of the "Transmission 242" fanzine.
The CD was limited to 5000 copies on jewel case with a 4-page booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): A1 GUZZI-888 21
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): GUZZI-888 21 A4
- Rights Society: S.I.A.E.
Other Versions (2)
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Live Target (Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Unofficial Release) | Chronica Cubica | CHCU-019 | Europe | 2008 | ||
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Live Target (Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release) | Graffity • Records | none | Unknown |
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Reviews
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This is a fantastic recording/performance. However, it loses a star for its mix. It's very thin sounding. Luckily, some basic broadband EQ by the end listener fixes it no problem: just fatten up those lows/low-mids and you'll be golden. -
Track 13 " intro + circling overland " taken from the Front by front Tour '89, and it has mono sound.
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Edited 18 years agoAs much as I truly love Front 242's music on studio albums, 'Live Target' was quite a flop showing them more of demonstrating their retrospective list of songs in plain spectacularity - technical equipment undoubtedly sounds expensive. That's all there is to it. The grooves would have seemed right if only the vocalist isn't too much into 'Come On!', 'Yeah!' and 'Can You Feel It?' type of paroles to lift up the audience... Don't know about the official variant 'Live Code' but this one was quite an exhausting experience listening to.
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Edited 18 years agoThe most officially distributed bootleg I've seen around! I bought it in a Fnac Outlet in Paris, where it was sold among all the others official releases. Sound is excellent, and this is a great snapshot of their 91 tour ("Tragedy For You" period). Besidse, is it rational or emotional ?, but I always thought it was a better live than the one released a year later, officialy this time (Live Code).
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