Disco de Helloween: “I Want Out Live”

I bought this in like Spring of 1989 and it was recorded in late 1988. When I bought it, I was going to go see them in like two weeks on the Headbanger's Ball tour with Exodus and Anthrax. I thought it was a good cd, I wish it could have been longer. Then two weeks later, I saw them and they played the same exact set in the same order with Michael Kiske doing some of the same introductions. My fault for buying it before I saw them, but now it is kind of like a souvenir from the show because it is very similiar to when I saw them in 89. A good cd and the last testement to that sound for Helloween as that would soon change and it was also the last release with Kai Hansen as he quit in the middle of the tour. Roland Grapow had replaced him by the time I saw them and I was shocked because I did not know ahead of time and I wondered about the future of the band because Kai had done so much of the writing.

This live album from Helloween was recorded in November 1988 when Michael Kiske was singing with the band. Helloween is a cool German band that plays hard rock with a melodic and metallic touch. The tracks come from three different albums--Walls of Jericho, Keeper of the Seven Keys-Part I, and Keeper of the Seven Keys-Part II. I find I Want Out-Live to be an enjoyable and energetic live album. I've had this disc for many years. All of the tracks were recorded in Edinburgh, Scotland except for "I Want Out." "I Want Out" was recorded in Manchester, England. There's a total of six tracks. The musicianship is tight, and Michael Kiske does a good job with the vocals. The album's production is also satisfying. My favorite tracks are "Future World" and "I Want Out." The album is just over forty-two minutes in length. I'm surprised that more songs weren't included on I Want Out-Live. It would have been nice if "Halloween" and "March of Time" had been included. The banter between one of the members of Helloween and the audience is also cool and enjoyable throughout. There are no individual bandmember solos. The CD booklet contains a few tour photos of the band. Anybody that likes Helloween should enjoy I Want Out-Live. It's cool and worth a listen.

Heard the album in the early 90s during the audio cassette tape era. But craved for it at the start of the millenium and decided that the best place to look for it will be in Amazon.com. The songs and the album is definitely a great one. Love it much-much!!

This album is pretty cool, it captures Michael Kiske's powerful voice live! The only thing that's a drag about this album is the lack of songs. It's missing a lot of they're classic hits like: "Eagle Fly Free", "Rise & Fall", "Keeper Of The 7 Keys", "Halloween", "I'm Alive", "March Of Time", "Save Us", "Victim Of Fate" and so on. The most notable songs on the album are: "Dr. Stein", "I Want Out" & "Future World".

So other than the lack of material, it's a good live album featuring Michael Kiske with Helloween. It's a nice album to add to your Helloween collection.