House Broken is the second live album by American progressive rock/AOR band Pavlov's Dog, released in 2016.

House Broken
Live album and video by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2016[1]
RecordedOctober 26, 2015
VenueDer Hirsch, Nuremberg
GenreProgressive rock, art rock, AOR
Length131:47 (CDs)
132:46 (DVD)
LabelRockville Music
DirectorAndreas Weimann
ProducerManfred Ploetz
Pavlov's Dog chronology
The Pekin Tapes
(2014)
House Broken
(2016)
Prodigal Dreamer
(2018)
Audio sample
"Canadian Rain"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Betreutes Proggen (in German)[2]
DMME[3]
Get Ready to ROCK![4]
Musik Reviews (in German)favorable[5]
Rock Times (in German)favorable[6]
Rocktopiafavorable[7]
The Great Rock Bible[8]

The album is an audio-visual recording of Pavlov's Dog live concert at the Der Hirsch music venue in Nuremberg, Germany, during their 2015 European Tour.[9]

The band performed songs from their previously released albums, their then upcoming album Prodigal Dreamer, two songs from David Surkamp's solo work Dancing on the Edge of a Teacup,[10] as well as one song from Hi-Fi's album Moods for Mallards.[11] They also played the previously unreleased "Canadian Rain", with David Surkamp introducing the song as one of the last things he wrote with Douglas Rayburn before the latter died in 2012.[12] "Crying Forever" was written by Surkamp for Savoy Brown,[13] included in their 2007 studio album Steel.[14] Pavlov's Dog later recorded their own studio version for their 2018 album Prodigal Dreamer.

As the band's only constant member and leader, David Surkamp thought the line-up Pavlov's Dog had during the time of the album's recording was the best ever. To support that, he said that when he wrote "Did You See Him Cry" for the At the Sound of the Bell album in 1976 the band couldn't play it live because it was too hard for them, while the 2015 members "tear it up".[15]

Track listing

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All tracks credited to David Surkamp, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Echo & Boo" Echo & Boo3:51
2."Late November"Steve Scorfina, David SurkampPampered Menial3:12
3."Fast Gun" Pampered Menial3:35
4."Crying Forever" Prodigal Dreamer5:17
5."Lost In America"David Surkamp, Douglas RayburnLost in America4:28
6."We All Die Alone" Echo & Boo6:01
7."Preludin"Siegfried CarverPampered Menial1:51
8."Canadian Rain"David Surkamp, Douglas Rayburnpreviously unreleased7:32
9."Standing Here With You (Megan's Song)" At the Sound of the Bell6:59
10."Wrong" Dancing on the Edge of a Teacup4:54
11."Gold Nuggets" At the Sound of the Bell6:14
12."Try To Hang On" At the Sound of the Bell4:59
13."One Of These Days" Dancing on the Edge of a Teacup3:34
14."Walk Away" Moods for Mallards4:46
Total length:67:08
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Only You" Has Anyone Here Seen Sigfried?6:43
2."I Don't Do So Good Without You" Echo & Boo6:34
3."Episode" Pampered Menial5:52
4."Did You See Him Cry"David Surkamp, Douglas RayburnAt the Sound of the Bell6:01
5."Song Dance"Mike SafronPampered Menial7:35
6."Valkerie" At the Sound of the Bell9:45
7."Shaking Me Down" Prodigal Dreamer4:26
8."Angel's Twilight Jump" Echo & Boo5:45
9."Theme From Subway Sue" Pampered Menial6:43
10."Julia" Pampered Menial5:21
Total length:64:39

The DVD contains all songs from CD1 and CD2 in the same running order.

Personnel

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All information according to the album's liner notes.

References

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  1. ^ "Pavlov's Dog – House Broken". discogs. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Reckert, Klaus. "Pavlov's Dog – House Broken (live 2015)". betreutesproggen.de. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Epstein, Dmitry M. "PAVLOV'S DOG – Live: House Broken". dmme.net. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Whalley, Pete. "Album review: PAVLOV'S DOG – House Broken". getreadytorock.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Schuckar, Lars. "Pavlov's Dog: House Broken Live 2015 (Review)". musikreviews.de. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  6. ^ Brookes, Joachim "Joe". "Pavlov's Dog / House Broken – Live 2015 – CD-/DVD-Review". rocktimes.info. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Swift, Steve. "Pavlov's Dog - 'House Broken Live 2015'". rocktopia.co.uk. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Strong, Martin Charles. "PAVLOV'S DOG biography". The Great Rock Bible. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "PAVLOV'S DOG - Support: Sunny Vegas - Tourdates 2015". rockville-music.com. Rockville Music. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "David Surkamp – Dancing On The Edge Of A Teacup: The Pavlov's Dog Trinity Sessions". discogs. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "Hi-Fi (2) Featuring Ian Matthews* And David Surkamp – Moods For Mallards". discogs. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  12. ^ "Doug Rayburn". discogs. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Epstein, Dmitry M. "Interview with DAVID SURKAMP (PAVLOV'S DOG) – Part 2". dmme.net. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "Savoy Brown – Steel". discogs. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  15. ^ Polyzos, Kostas; Moustakas, Antonis. "Pavlov's Dog: "Δεν βγαίνει κάτι συναρπαστικό ακολουθώντας τους κανόνες"". rocking.gr (in Greek). rocking.gr. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.