Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall
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{{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}}
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