After splitting from [wimpLink artistId="7228101"]UFO[/wimpLink] in the early '80s, bassist [wimpLink artistId="6226636"]Pete Way[/wimpLink] launched [wimpLink artistId="3593979"]Waysted[/wimpLink], which turned out to be an almost sonic carbon copy of his former band. But with [wimpLink artistId="7228101"]UFO[/wimpLink] experiencing a sharp decline in popularity around this time, it wasn't the best time to launch another [wimpLink artistId="7228101"]UFO[/wimpLink]-esque band, and [wimpLink artistId="3593979"]Waysted[/wimpLink] disappeared after only a pair of studio sets. The early 21st century brought a renewed interest in '80s-era metal, however, and over 20 years after the release of their debut, [wimpLink albumId="233177398"]Vices[/wimpLink], [wimpLink artistId="3593979"]Waysted[/wimpLink] reunited for a live gig at the Mean Fiddler in London during February 2005 (opening for the Quireboys). Despite the extended hiatus, the resulting live EP, [wimpLink albumId="241461716"]Boot from the Dead[/wimpLink], shows that the group sounds exactly the same all these years later. What you get is four live tracks, including such [wimpLink artistId="945"]AC/DC[/wimpLink]-like rockers as "Toy with Passion" and "Love Loaded," as well as a pair of newly recorded studio covers of early-'80s [wimpLink artistId="7228101"]UFO[/wimpLink] standouts: "The Wild, the Willing & the Innocent" and "No Place to Run" (both of which feature another [wimpLink artistId="7228101"]UFO[/wimpLink] alumni, [wimpLink artistId="6197315"]Paul Raymond[/wimpLink]). Since the group issued a full-length live set only a few years before (2000's [wimpLink albumId="221040337"]You Won't Get Out Alive[/wimpLink]) and since this doesn't feature the best sonic quality (hence its title), [wimpLink albumId="241461716"]Boot from the Dead[/wimpLink] will only be of interest to die-hard [wimpLink artistId="3593979"]Waysted[/wimpLink] and [wimpLink artistId="7228101"]UFO[/wimpLink] fans. ~ Greg Prato