House of Lords Scotland and Ireland. The House of Lords was reduced to a largely powerless body, with Cromwell and his supporters in the Commons dominating the Government. On 19 March 1649, the House of Lords was abolished by an Act of Parliament, which declared that "The Commons of England [find] by too long experience that the House of Lords is useless and dangerous to the people of England." The House of Lords did not assemble again until the Convention Parliament met in 1660 and the monarchy was restored. It returned to its former position as the more powerful chamber of Parliament—a position
Live and Dangerous though "Still Dangerous" is completely live with no overdubs. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the album as "one of the best double live LPs of the 70s", and "a true live classic", containing more energy and power than the original albums. He also praised the "expert song selection". Stuart Bailie in his review for "Classic Rock" magazine praised the quality of the music and played down rumours of studio overdubbing. "NME" reviewer Tim Chester declared "Live and Dangerous" "the best live album we ever heard" despite the alleged overdubs, which he dismissed as irrelevant. "Kerrang!" magazine listed the album