Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall 3460972 225539700 2008-07-14T05:47:48Z Koavf 205121 /* Personnel */ {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall | Type = [[Live album]] | Longtype = & [[DVD]] | Artist = [[Eels (band)|Eels]] | Cover = Eels with Strings Live at Town Hall CD.gif | Released = February 20, 2006 (UK); February 21, 2006 (US) | Recorded = June 30, 2005 | Genre = [[Rock and roll|Rock]] | Length = 1:03:05 | Label = [[Vagrant Records]] | Producer = Mark Oliver Everett | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:er2m963oaepc link] *[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] (6.7/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17374/Eels_With_Strings_Live_at_Town_Hall 2/27/2006] | Last album = ''[[Blinking Lights and Other Revelations]]''<br />(2005) | This album = ''Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall''<br />(2006) | Next album = ''[[Meet the Eels: Essential Eels Vol. I|Meet the Eels]]'' / ''[[Useless Trinkets]]''<br/>(2008) }} '''Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall''' is a [[live album]] by [[Eels (band)|Eels]], released on [[Compact Disc|CD]] and [[DVD]] on [[February 21]], [[2006]]. The recording is from [[New York City]]'s [[The Town Hall|Town Hall]], [[June 30]], [[2005]]. It is the first live Eels album with a general release, and the first Eels DVD. ==CD track listing== #"Blinking Lights (For Me)" (Everett) #"Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights" (Everett) #"Bus Stop Boxer" (Everett/[[John Parish|Parish]]) #"Dirty Girl" (Everett) #"Trouble with Dreams" (Everett) #"The Only Thing I Care About" (Everett/[[Parthenon Huxley|Huxley]]) #"My Beloved Monster" (Everett) #"Pretty Ballerina" ([[Michael Brown (rock musician)|Michael Brown]]) #"It's a Motherfucker" (Everett) #"Flyswatter" (Everett) #"Novocaine for the Soul" (Everett/[[Mark Goldenberg|Goldenberg]]) #"Girl from the North Country" ([[Bob Dylan]]) #"Railroad Man" (Everett) #"I Like Birds" (Everett) #"If You See Natalie" (Everett) #"Poor Side of Town" ([[Johnny Rivers]]/[[Lou Adler]]) #"Spunky" (Everett) #"I'm Going to Stop Pretending that I Didn't Break Your Heart" (Everett) #"Suicide Life" (Everett) #"Losing Streak" (Everett) #"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" (Everett) #"Things the Grandchildren Should Know" (Everett) ===iTunes release=== The Internet-only release on [[iTunes]] also includes three bonus tracks: *"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (Everett) (also on DVD) *"Living Life" ([[Daniel Johnston]]) *"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" ([[Prince (artist)|Prince]]) {{Infobox music DVD | | Name = Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall | Type = [[DVD]] | Artist = [[Eels (band)|Eels]] | Cover = Eels with Strings Live at Town Hall DVD.gif | Released = February 20, 2006 (UK); February 21, 2006 (USA) | Recorded = June 30, 2005 | Genre = [[Rock and roll|Rock]] | Length = 1:39:00 (+ 22:00 of extras) | Label = [[Image Entertainment]] | Producer = Mr. Mark Oliver Everett | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:vsjv7i76g7or link] *[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] (Positive) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/35889/Eels_Dish_Out_Live_CD_DVD#35889 2/14/2006] | Last album = | This album = ''Eels with Stings: Live at Town Hall''<br />(2006) | Next album = }} ==DVD track listing== #''I Heart [[New York|NY]]'' #"Theme from Blinking Lights" (Everett) #"Going to Your Funeral Part 2" (Everett/[[Jim Jacobsen|Jacobsen]]) #"Dust of Ages" (Everett/Jacobsen) #"In the Yard, Behind the Church" (Everett) #''Ladies of EELS'' #"Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights" (Everett) #"A Magic World" (Everett) #''The Chet'' #"Son of a Bitch" (Everett/[[Jim Lang|Lang]]) #"Blinking Lights (For Me)" (Everett) #''Big Al'' #"Dirty Girl" (Everett) #"My Beloved Monster" (Everett) #''On the Road'' #"The Only Thing I Care About" (Everett/[[Parthenon Huxley|Huxley]]) #"Bus Stop Boxer" (Everett/[[John Parish|Parish]]) #"Pretty Ballerina" ([[Michael Brown (rock musician)|Michael Brown]]) #''E on the A'' #"I Like Birds" (Everett) #"Girl from the North Country" ([[Bob Dylan]]) #''The Late EELS'' #"Railroad Man" (Everett) #"Trouble with Dreams" (Everett) #''Backstage Tomfoolery'' #"If You See Natalie" (Everett) #"I'm Going to Stop Pretending that I Didn't Break Your Heart" (Everett) #"Dead of Winter" (Everett) #''Groupies'' #"Flyswatter" (Everett) #"Novocaine for the Soul" (Everett/[[Mark Goldenberg|Goldenberg]]) #"Losing Streak" (Everett) #"The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight" (Everett/Lang) #"Souljacker Part 2" (Everett/Lang) #''E Is Lost'' #"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" (Everett) #"Things the Grandchildren Should Know" (Everett) #"Dog Faced Boy" (Everett/Parish) #''The Adulation of Thousands'' #''Emergency Commentary'' (played over [[Prince (artist)|Prince]]'s "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man") #"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (Everett/[[Michael Simpson|Simpson]]) #''"Blinking Lights (For You)"'' (Everett) ===Bonus features=== Four behind-the-scenes documentary segments (''[[MTV Cribs|Cribs]]'', ''[[Bobby, Jr.]]'', ''Boring'', and ''Another Day at the Office''), music videos for "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)", and "Trouble with Dreams." ==Personnel== ;Band members *[[Mark Oliver Everett|E]] - Guitar, keyboards *[[Jeff Lyster|The Chet]] - Trash can, suitcase, saw, lap steel, guitar, mandolin, melodica, keyboards, upright bass, etc. *[[Allen Hunter|Big Al]] - Upright bass, autoharp, keyboards, melodica, etc. *[[Paloma Udovic]] - Violin, percussion *[[Julie Carpenter|Julie]] - Violin, mandolin, percussion *[[Heather Lockie]] - Viola, percussion *[[Ana Lenchantin]] - Cello, percussion, vibrator ;Album *Mixing - Douglas Trantow *Mastering - Dan Hersch, Digiprep *Cover photo - Wendy Peyton *Still photography - Niels Alpert ;DVD *Direction and photography - Niels Alpert *Production - John Chaisson *Editing - Jake Oelman, Niels Alpert *Production coordination - Lucy DiLorenzo *Location sound mixing - Caleb Heineman *Music mixing - Douglas Trantow *Audio mixing - Josh Levy *Direction on "Trouble with Dreams" - [[Jesse Dylan]] *Puklepop clip - Adamocrea *Cover photo - Wendy Peyton *Still photography - Niels Alpert ;Eels road crew *Tour manager - Iain Waddell *Front of house - Joshua "Princess" Paul *Monitors - Kevin Madigan *Stage manager - Joseph "Wolfie" Gormal *Lighting director - John Harvey "Bling" Broms *String arrangement - Paul Brainard, Koool G Murder, Jim Lang *Management - Benchmark Entertainment ==External links== *[http://eelstheband.com/eels_townhall.asp Official web site] *[http://www.vagrant.com/EELSLIVE/popup.html Vagrant Records' promotional mini-site] for the album *{{imdb title|id=0775465|title=Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall}} {{Eels}} [[Category:2006 albums]] [[Category:Eels albums]] [[Category:Live albums]] [[it:Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall]]