Original Release Date: September 28, 2018. Label: BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd. Total Length: 36:24. Melbourne trio The Living End return with ‘Wunderbar’ their eighth studio album. It’s a feast of irresistible Rock ‘N’ Roll with a Punk and Cowboy garnish. Opener and lead single ‘Don’t Lose It’ is Living End at their imperious best, dirty, dirty spat out R’n’R with a captivating melodic venomous edge. A slower paced ‘The Other Boys’ deals with social alienation within a God fearing and blinkered sheep society while ‘Otherside’ has a sunshine riff and a Pearl Jam heartbeat. ‘Death Of The American Dream’ resonates like Bad Religion’s Rockabilly cousin while the lyrics summon Jello Biafra to the witness stand before the pace does u-turn and the last minute of this outstanding track is an acoustic heartfelt warning. A Petty-esque ‘Drop The Needle’ gives way to the dust kicking ‘Love Won’t Wait’ before the mind-altering ‘Proton Pil’ buries human anxiety with a chemical hit. The edgy gracefulness of ‘Amsterdam’ is followed by the reality of war tune ‘Too Young To Die’. The smiling white teeth happy hot dog skipping boardwalk tune of ‘Wake Up The Vampires’ has some truly acidic lyrics to offset this, one way or another ditty. Oil-smeared overalls, cold bottles, bar stool scars singing soul piercing sociological and political Rock ‘N’ Roll. Ladies and gentlemen this is The Living End. https://crypticrock.com/the-living-e...-album-review/ http://www.maximumvolumemusic.com/th...d-start-again/

1. Don't Lose It
2. Not Like The Other Boys
3. Otherside
4. Death Of The American Dream
5. Drop The Needle
6. Love Won't Wait
7. Proton Pill
8. Amsterdam
9. Too Young To Die
10. Wake Up The Vampires
11. Rat In A Trap

Release Date: October 13, 2023. Label: BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd. Total Length: 1:26:20. The Living End are a three piece band hailing from Melbourne, Australia. They formed in 1994. Their breakout single ‘Prisoner of Society’ was released in 1997 and became the soundtrack of a generation in Australia and the world. The band have released eight studio albums to date, with this release their first ever anniversary album. They are a ferocious live band, with incredible live shows something to behold. "The Living End" was originally released in October 1998, debuting at #1 in Australia and spending 27 weeks in the AUS top 10 and 83 weeks in the AUS Top 100. The album has since gone on to sell over 500,000 copies globally. The album had six singles released from the album. Accompanying the original self-titled album is a live recording from Australian radio institution Triple J. Recorded in front of a live audience just as the breakthrough album was released, it captures a band on the cusp of greatness, the energy and raw emotion can be felt from the first note. The recording has not been heard since it was played on the radio only once in the late 90s. It was thought to be lost until discovered on a fan site in 2022. Remastered in 2023, it perfectly encapsulates the spirit of one of Australia’s greatest live bands.

CD 1 – Original Album:
1. Prisoner of Society
2. Growing Up (Falling Down)
3. Second Solution
4. West End Riot
5. Bloody Mary
6. Monday
7. All Torn Down
8. Save The Day
9. Trapped
10. Have They Forgotten
11. Fly Away
12. I Want A Day
13. Sleep On It
14. Closing In

CD 2 – Ttriple J Live at the Wireless 1998:
1. Bloody Mary (Live)
2. Fly Away (Live)
3. From Here On In (Live)
4. West End Riot (Live)
5. All Torn Down (Live)
6. Prisoner Of Society (Live)
7. Train Kept A Rollin’ (Live)
8. Growing Up (Falling Down) (Live)
9. Second Solution (Live)
10. On The Inside (Live)