Bring 'Em out Live  (Audio CD) 
by Firehouse

Unfortunately, this live CD doesn't live up to Firehouse's usual standards for pristine production (witness Good Acoustics, Category 5 or 02, for example). I know guitarist Bill Leverty was going for a more ambient, audience-fueled recording, but I prefer live albums that showcase the band's performance rather than the audience's response to it. For example: any of the latest Pearl Jam "official bootleg" CDs...The Who Live at Leeds...Lou Reed Rock N Roll Animal, etc. The audience-heavy style worked for KISS Alive, but here it doesn't seem to. And I don't know why.

To me, Bring 'Em Out Live sounds like it were recorded under a pile of towels. The result is a distance and detachment that distract the hell out of me. When I listen to this CD, I never quite feel like I'm THERE; rather, I feel like I'm hearing the band from OUTSIDE of the auditorium.

Again, this isn't a reflection on the performance of the band (which is stellar as usual); rather, it's an opinion regarding my own personal taste in live album production. Others may have a completely different view.

As to the band's performance, it's outstanding. All the classic Firehouse tunes are here from the killer opener "Overnight Sensation" to "All She Wrote" to "When I Look Into Your Eyes" to "Bringing Me Down" to "Love of a Lifetime" right through to the last track, "Don't Treat Me Bad." The song line-up is incredible, a greatest hits collection other bands would kill to call their own.

I wish the recording had been "drier," though. Hopefully, their next live album (and I hope they have many more!) will have the sound I prefer.

NOTE: Don't let my review stop you from buying this CD. It's good. And the songs are excellent. See them live, though, if you really want to know what Firehouse is all about. This CD doesn't do them justice.

Excelente para pasar un rato de nostalgia y mano sudada  Sep 29, 2000
A mi Firehouse solo me gusta por When I look ...., Love of a lifetime y I live my life for you, y por eso lo compre, pero la verdad al escucharlo todo me lleve una agradable sorpresa, un buen disco en concierto. Las rolas con una calidad excelente, la banda sonando al 100 % y una interaccion con los ojos razgados muy buena. La verdad todos criticamos a las banditas de antaño como Poison, Warrant, Motley, pero la verdad eran muchisimo mejor que las mamadas que hay ahora, eran mas divertidas y cotorras y este disco es una muestra de ello. Ideal para pasar un rato a solas....y con una chica.

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Bring em out again!  Aug 05, 2000
This CD leaves you wanting more new firehouse music. Every song sounds as smooth as the studio version yet they managed to add a few more guitar notes. I have never heard the Catagory 5 CD but Dream blew me away. What a beautiful sounding Ballad. Acid Rain show Firehouse has only improved themselves as artists. I dont understand why they arent one of the biggest rock bands in the US. They offer a wide variety of ballads and power rock songs with very clever lyrics. The CD offers THREE encores with I live my Life for you, Here For You, and Dont Treat Me Bad. The Japanese crowd seemed to really appreciate this well put together concert. Anybody looking for a CD that represents rock in all ways buy this CD you wont be dissapointed. Keep em comin Firehouse!