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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Live
| Type = Live
| name = Live
| Artist = [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]]
| type = Live
| artist = [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]]
| Cover = Generationx-live-cover.jpg
| cover = Generationx-live-cover.jpg
| Released = June 20, 2005
| alt =
| released = 20 June 2005
| Recorded = [[University of Hertfordshire|Hatfield Polytechnic]], 1980
| recorded = 13 December 1980
| Genre = [[Punk rock]]
| venue = [[University of Hertfordshire|Hatfield Polytechnic]], Hertfordshire
| Length = 67:04
| Label = [[EMI]]
| studio =
| genre = [[New wave music|New wave]]
| Producer =
| Reviews =
| length = 67:04
| label = [[EMI]]
| Last album = ''Live at Sheffield''<br />(2003)
| producer =
| This album = '''''Live'''''<br />(2005)
| prev_title = Live at Sheffield
| Next album =
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}


''''' Live '''''is a live album by English [[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Generation X (band)|Gen X]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-mw0000341620 |title=Live - Generation X &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=2005-08-02 |accessdate=2016-03-27}}</ref> released 20 June 2005 by [[EMI]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-mw0000341620|title=Live - Generation X &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> It was recorded on 13 December 1980 at [[University of Hertfordshire|Hatfield Polytechnic]], in [[Hertfordshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nemsworld.com/genx/gen_x.htm |title=Gen X - The Final Lineup |website=Nemsworld.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boredteenagers.co.uk/generationxRISUNGFREE3LARGE.htm |title=Review |website=Boredtennagers.co.uk |accessdate=2016-03-27}}</ref>
'''''Live''''' is a live album from [[punk rock]] band [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]].<ref>http://www.discogs.com/Generation-X-Live/release/2474596</ref> Recorded on an unspecified date in 1980 at [[University of Hertfordshire|Hatfield Polytechnic]], the soundboard tapes remained unreleased and presumed lost forever until fortuitously discovered by guitarist [[James Stevenson (musician)|James Stevenson]] almost twenty-five years later. The album features the band playing a series of [[cover version]]s, several of which are featured for the very first time on record.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
===Live===
All songs written by [[Billy Idol]] and [[Tony James]]; except where noted
{{Tracklist
|all_writing = [[Billy Idol]] and [[Tony James (musician)|Tony James]]; except where noted
|title1 = What Do You Want
|length1 = 3:42
|title2 = New Order
|length2 = 2:56
|title3 = Heavens Inside
|length3 = 2:58
|title4 = Untouchables
|writer4 = Idol
|length4 = 3:36
|title5 = [[Andy Warhol (song)|Andy Warhol]]
|writer5 = [[David Bowie]]
|length5 = 3:11
|title6 = Stars Look Down
|length6 = 4:34
|title7 = Joy Mama
|writer7 = [[Gene Vincent]]
|length7 = 1:09
|title8 = Vicious
|writer8 = [[Lou Reed]]
|length8 = 3:04
|title9 = Rock On
|writer9 = [[Gary Glitter]], [[Mike Leander]]
|length9 = 2:16
|title10 = Jet Boy
|writer10 = [[David Johansen]], [[Johnny Thunders]]
|length10 = 3:38
|title11 = Poison
|length11 = 2:55
|title12 = [[Dancing with Myself]]
|length12 = 4:18
|title13 = Kiss Me Deadly
|length13 = 4:33
|title14 = Happy People
|length14 = 4:46
|title15 = Ready Steady Go
|length15 = 3:24
|title16 = King Rocker
|length16 = 2:23
|title17 = Triumph
|length17 = 3:39
|title18 = [[Gimme Some Truth]]
|writer18 = [[John Lennon]]
|length18 = 3:30
|title19 = Wild Youth
|length19 = 2:45
|title20 = Your Generation
|length20 = 3:55
}}


== Personnel ==
#"What Do You Want?"
;Generation X
#"New Order"
#"Heavens Inside"
#"Untouchables" (Billy Idol)
#"[[Andy Warhol (song)|Andy Warhol]]" ([[David Bowie]])
#"Stars Look Down"
#"Joy Mama (aka ''Say Mama'')" ([[Gene Vincent]])
#"Vicious" ([[Lou Reed]])
#"Rock On" ([[Gary Glitter]], Mike Leander) <small> - Wrongly credited in the CD booklet to Idol / James.</small>
#"Jet Boy" ([[David Johansen]], [[Johnny Thunders]])
#"Poison"
#"[[Dancing with Myself]]"
#"Kiss Me Deadly"
#"Happy People"
#"Ready Steady Go"
#"King Rocker"
#"Triumph"
#"[[Gimme Some Truth]]" ([[John Lennon]])
#"Wild Youth"
#"Your Generation"

==Credits==
* [[Billy Idol]] − [[singing|vocals]]
* [[Billy Idol]] − [[singing|vocals]]
* [[Tony James]] − [[bass guitar|bass]]
* [[Tony James (musician)|Tony James]] − [[bass guitar|bass]]
* [[James Stevenson (musician)|James Stevenson]] − [[guitar]]
* [[James Stevenson (musician)|James Stevenson]] − [[guitar]]
* [[Terry Chimes]] − [[drum kit|drums]]
* [[Terry Chimes]] − [[drum kit|drums]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{Generation X}}


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Live
Live album by
Generation X
Released20 June 2005
Recorded13 December 1980
VenueHatfield Polytechnic, Hertfordshire
GenreNew wave
Length67:04
LabelEMI
Generation X chronology
Live at Sheffield
(2003) 		Live
(2005)

Live is a live album by English new wave band Gen X,[1] released 20 June 2005 by EMI.[2] It was recorded on 13 December 1980 at Hatfield Polytechnic, in Hertfordshire.[3][4]

Track listing

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Live

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All tracks are written by Billy Idol and Tony James; except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What Do You Want" 3:42
2."New Order" 2:56
3."Heavens Inside" 2:58
4."Untouchables"Idol3:36
5."Andy Warhol"David Bowie3:11
6."Stars Look Down" 4:34
7."Joy Mama"Gene Vincent1:09
8."Vicious"Lou Reed3:04
9."Rock On"Gary Glitter, Mike Leander2:16
10."Jet Boy"David Johansen, Johnny Thunders3:38
11."Poison" 2:55
12."Dancing with Myself" 4:18
13."Kiss Me Deadly" 4:33
14."Happy People" 4:46
15."Ready Steady Go" 3:24
16."King Rocker" 2:23
17."Triumph" 3:39
18."Gimme Some Truth"John Lennon3:30
19."Wild Youth" 2:45
20."Your Generation" 3:55

Personnel

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Generation X

References

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  1. ^ "Live - Generation X | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Live - Generation X | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Gen X - The Final Lineup". Nemsworld.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Review". Boredtennagers.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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