Alcatrazz: Parole Denied: Tokyo 2017 (Deluxe Edition) auf 2 CDs und 1 DVD

As part of the Graham Bonnet Band's 2017 »The Book« tour in Japan, a three night special reunion of Alcatrazz was presented much to the delight of the Japanese hard rock faithful. Founding Alcatrazz members, Graham Bonnet (vocals), Jimmy Waldo (keyboards) and Gary Shea (bass), reunited after 33 years for a unique series of shows in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo, Japan in March 2017. For the special occasion, the band was rounded out by Mark Benquechea (drums) and Conrado Pesinato (guitars), both from the Graham Bonnet Band.

In addition to this unique farewell performance captured on audio and video, Alcatrazz raided the archives and added 8 unreleased bonus tracks (CD2) taken from the original sessions recorded in 1985, including one song, ‹Emotion», with a young Steve Vai on guitar.

Alcatrazz was formed in 1983 by former Rainbow and Michael Schenker Group vocalist Graham Bonnet along with Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea and made three studio albums in the 1980's. The band's debut album included a young Swedish guitarist, Yngwie Malmsteen and their second album, guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. Alcatrazz split up in 1987 after the release of their third album, ‹Dangerous Games.«

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»Der Tokio-Gig vereint einige der besten Songs der von 1983 bis 1987 existenten Band, die einst die Gitarrenhelden Yngwie Malmsteen und Steve Vai in ihrem Line-up sah.​ (.​.​.​) Diese CD eignet sich trefflich, um im Vergleich mit dem Japan-Konzert hochachtungsvoll feststellen zu können, dass der alte Bonnet dem jungen von vor mehr als 30 Jahren in nichts nachsteht.​« (Good Times, Februar/März 2019)