Live at Royal Albert Hall (Eels album)
Eels: Royal Albert Hall | ||||
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Live album and DVD by | ||||
Released | April 14, 2015 | |||
Recorded | June 30, 2014 | |||
Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 83:59 | |||
Label | E Works, PIAS | |||
Producer | E | |||
Eels chronology | ||||
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Eels: Royal Albert Hall is a live album by Eels, released as a 2-Disc CD, 3-Disc clear purple vinyl and a DVD on April 14, 2015. The recording is from London's Royal Albert Hall, June 30, 2014. It is the third Eels live DVD.
Reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Thom Jurek writing this recording is "a musical tour through the band's catalog" and a "guided tour through the dark, often heartbreakingly honest complexities of [band leader Mark Oliver Everett] played with mostly sparse elegance by the Eels", wrapping that "most of these interpretations are essential".[1] At Drowned in Sound, Joe Goggins scored this release an 8 out of 10 and stated that this recording "is bursting at the seams with superb reinterpretations of some real classics".[2] A brief review in Mojo by John Bungey called Live at Royal Albert Hall "two CDs plus a DVD of Mark Everett’s quietly thrilling pop noir" and recommended the DVD release, rating it 3 out of 5 stars.[3] Writing at PopMatters, Matt James rated this album an 8 out of 10, calling it a "soul-stirring" work and praises Everett's ability to mix sadness and joy, summing up that "many will find it a richly rewarding, comforting, and quietly triumphant celebration from one of America’s finest underdog songwriters".[4] Jake Kennedy of Record Collector stated that the "consummate musicians" manage to "avoiding potential cliché throughout".[5]
CD track listing
[edit]All songs written by E, except where noted.
- "Where I'm At" – 2:22
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 1:55
- "The Morning" – 1:49
- "Parallels" – 3:07
- "Addressing the Royal Audience" – 3:32
- "Mansions of Los Feliz" – 2:55
- "My Timing Is Off" – 2:58
- "A Line in the Dirt" – 3:34
- "Where I'm From" (E, P-Boo) – 3:17
- "It's a Motherfucker" – 2:24
- "Lockdown Hurricane" – 3:33
- "A Daisy Through Concrete" – 3:15
- Introducing the band – 3:25
- "Grace Kelly Blues" – 3:09
- "Fresh Feeling" – 3:29
- "I Like Birds" – 2:33
- "My Beloved Monster" – 3:10
- "Gentlemen's Choice" (E, P-Boo) – 2:49
- "Mistakes of My Youth"/"Wonderful, Glorious" (The Chet, E, Knuckles) – 6:01
- "Where I'm Going" – 4:08
First Encore
- "I Like The Way This Is Going" – 2:50
- "Blinking Lights (For Me)" – 2:11
- "Last Stop: This Town" – 4:01
Second Encore
- "The Beginning" – 2:39
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss) – 2:34
- "Turn On Your Radio" (Harry Nilsson) – 3:24
"Phantom" Encore (Played using Royal Albert Hall's pipe organ)
- "Flyswatter" – 1:10
- "The Sound of Fear" – 1:20
Eels: Royal Albert Hall | |
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Video by | |
Released | April 14, 2015 |
Recorded | June 30, 2014Royal Albert Hall, London, England | ,
Genre | Indie rock |
Length | Unknown |
Language | English |
Label | E Works, PIAS Recordings |
Director | Charlie Lightening |
Producer | E |
DVD track listing
[edit]- "Where I'm At"
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington)
- "The Morning"
- "Parallels"
- "Addressing the Royal Audience"
- "Mansions of Los Feliz"
- "My Timing Is Off"
- "A Line in the Dirt"
- "Where I'm From"
- "It's a Motherfucker"
- "Lockdown Hurricane"
- "A Daisy Through Concrete"
- "Introducing the Band"
- "Grace Kelly Blues"
- "Fresh Feeling"
- "I Like Birds"
- "My Beloved Monster"
- "Gentlemen's Choice"
- "Mistakes of My Youth"/"Wonderful, Glorious"
- "Where I'm Going"
- First Encore
- "I Like The Way This Is Going"
- "Blinking Lights (For Me)"
- "Last Stop: This Town"
- Second Encore
- "The Beginning"
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss)
- "Turn On Your Radio" (Harry Nilsson)
- "Phantom" Encore (Played using Royal Albert Hall's pipe organ)
- "Flyswatter"
- "The Sound of Fear"
Personnel
[edit]Eels
- E – vocals, guitar, and keyboards
- The Chet – pedal steel guitar, guitar, melodica
- P-Boo – guitar, trumpet, piano
- Royal Al – upright bass, bowed bass
- Knuckles – percussion
Production
- Recording Engineer: Kevin Vanbergen
DVD
- Charlie Lightening – direction
- Alejandro Reyes-Knight – creative production
Charts
[edit]Weekly
[edit]Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 48 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 7 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 63 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 29 |
French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 88 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 38 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] | 48 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] | 94 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 36 |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 40 |
Year-end
[edit]Chart (2015) | Position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 135 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jurek, Thom (n.d.). "Live at Royal Albert Hall – Eels". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Goggins, Joe (April 13, 2015). "Album Review: Eels - Royal Albert Hall / Releases / Releases". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Bungey, John (May 2015). Bulley, Jenny (ed.). "Filter Albums Extra". Mojo Filter. Mojo. No. 258. p. 100. ISSN 1351-0193.
- ^ James, Matt (April 13, 2015). "Eels: Royal Albert Hall". Reviews. PopMatters. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Jake (March 25, 2015). "Royal Albert Hall - Record Collector Magazine". DVD, Reviews. Record Collector. No. 439. ISSN 0261-250X. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Eels – Royal Albert Hall" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eels – Royal Albert Hall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Eels – Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Discography Eels". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Eels – Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eels – Royal Albert Hall". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Eels | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2015" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2016.