The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo

The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo is the second live album by the free jazz group Last Exit. It was released in 1986 by Enemy Records.[3]

The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo
Live album by Last Exit
Released	1986
Recorded	October 2, 1986 at Parco Space Part 3, Tokyo October 5, 1986 at Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Free jazz
Length	39:50
Label	Enemy
Producer	Last Exit
Last Exit chronology
Last Exit (1986) The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo (1986) Cassette Recordings '87 (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Straw Dog/You Got Me Rockin'/Take Cover/Ma Rainey/Crack Butter"	Brötzmann, Brown, Jackson, Laswell, Reed, Sharrock	5:54
2.	"Pig Cheese"	Sharrock	1:56
3.	"Panzer Be-Bop"	Brötzmann, Jackson, Laswell, Sharrock	9:02
4.	"Base Metal"	Laswell	2:28

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blind Willie"	Sharrock	6:21
2.	"Needless=Balls"	Brötzmann, Sakata	4:57
3.	"Civil War Test"	Brötzmann, Jackson, Laswell, Sharrock	1:59
4.	"Help Me Mo, I'm Blind"	Brötzmann, Hancock, Jackson, Laswell, Sharrock	7:13

Personnel

Last Exit Peter Brötzmann – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, tárogató, cover art Ronald Shannon Jackson – drums, voice Bill Laswell – Fender 6-string bass Sonny Sharrock – guitar Additional musicians Herbie Hancock – piano Akira Sakata – alto saxophone, soprano clarinet

Technical personnel Yukihiro Fukuda – assistant engineer Mitsuharu Kobayashi – mastering Last Exit – producer Robert Musso – mixing Seigen Ono – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1986	Enemy	CS, LP	88561-8178
United States	1987	Enemy	CD	EMY 103

References

1. Olewnick, Brian. "The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo". Allmusic. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Last Exit". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
3. Kot, Greg (2007). "Last Exit". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

External links

• The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo at Bandcamp
• The Noise of Trouble (Live in Tokyo) at Discogs (list of releases)