Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. I'll Rip Your Spine Out
2. Restless
3. Men Of War
4. Sunbeam
5. Nightmare
6. Hadely Bop Bop
7. Life Goes On
8. Born To Kill
9. Spanish Guitar

Disc 2:

1. No Laughing In Heaven
2. No Easy Way
3. Trouble
4. Mutually Assured Destruction
5. If You Believe Me
6. New Orleans
7. Bite The Bullet
8. On The Rocks
9. Mr Universe
10. Vengeance
11. Smoke On The Water

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21669 in Music
• Released on: 2007-04-02
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .29 pounds

Customer Reviews

...beginning of the end...
Continued from Future Shock

A mere six months elapsed before the arrival of "Double Trouble" with new guitarist Janick Gers in tow. And it shows. A double album with one studio and one live LP, I found the live album almost unlistenable then, and time has not improved it. Considering how good they could be live, it was a major disappointment and time has not improved it any. The studio side, in contrast, has aged better than I would have thought. Sure, Gillan is back to screaming again and there is too much filler - no-one needs to hear 'Hadely Bop Bop', then or now, but get past the histrionic screeching of Janick Gers guitar and there are some decent tunes; 'Sunbeam' and 'Nightmare', in particular, really stand out. The bonuses are inessential here, although at least it means I need never try to play my flexidisc of 'Spanish Guitar' ever again, with the rest being live B-sides for 'Nightmare' and 'Restless'; namely 'Bite The Bullet' and 'On The Rocks', with the rest coming from the free seven inch that came with the 'Trouble' single.

As reissue packages, these are well done, although there is absolutely nothing new or unreleased on offer for the serious collector. But it will save me digging through the crates of vinyl, something that makes life a whole lot easier, and with brief notes from Ian Gillan with each one alongside the lyrics and plentiful photos, Edsel have done a bang up job.

Good but not great
This was a good release first time round, but the Gillans solo career was starting to wind down. This re-release is worth the purchase for the original material and especially the live disc, however the "bonus" material leaves something to be desired. Of all the re-released albums this is probably the best value for money but Glory Road is a better all round album, as is Future Shock

Album number four.
After the very interesting "Future shock", Ian Gillan and co. prepared a double album, half new studio tracks, and half live, is this "Double Trouble", which was released in the late 1981. guitarist Bernie Tormé was replaced here by the future Iron Maiden member Janick Gers, who plays all the guitars, salvo in a live track.
Personally I see it like a solid work, even the live versions are good, though unfortunately are spoiled by the bad sound. The studio LP itself is more than tasty, with a considerable amount of standouts: "Restless", the excellent "Men of war", the long "Born to kill" or the chic "Nightmare".
To some extent "Double trouble" could appear like a weak work and, in some aspects, even pointless, but its good moments are very good, the studio LP it is very listenable, to say the least, and the live one, well...it's just a first rate live record.
Maybe the live part should have been archived, but even so, these Ian's years (1978-1982) are still a bit underrated if not maligned: Gillan was a truly enjoyable band.