It was the first live album the band had released since 1977's "Alive II", and the first live recordings released since 1984's "Animalize Live Uncensored" concert film. The recording of "I Was Made For Lovin' You" was actually recorded at one of the band's soundchecks, but had the crowd overdubbed in the song to make it appear as if it is "live," which led to speculation that many other songs on "Alive III" could be overdubbed, just as was done on the first two in the series.