Live in Chicago, by Joan of Arc

Live in Chicago

by Joan of Arc

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aaron smith This is the love letter from my decades long on-again / off-again relationship with JOA that I will never throw out... and not just for reasons of nostalgia. Favorite track: When the Parish School dismisses and the Children running sing.

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1.	It’s Easier To Drink On An Empty Stomach Than To Eat On A Broken Heart 04:58	buy track
2.	Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor? 06:26	buy track
3.	If it Feels / Good, do it 05:04	buy track
4.	Live in Chicago, 1999 02:11	buy track
5.	(I’m 5 Senses) none of them Common 03:48	buy track
6.	Me (Plural) 05:03	buy track
7.	I’m certainly not pleased with my options for the future 00:36	buy track
8.	When the Parish School dismisses and the Children running sing 03:51	buy track
9.	Thanks for Chicago, Mr. James 02:24	buy track
10.	(In Fact I’m) Pioneering New Emotions 02:58	buy track
11.	Better De’d Than Read 03:15	buy track
12.	Sympathy for the Rolling Stones 06:34	buy track
13.	All until the Greens reveal themselves at dawn 03:09	buy track

about

It’s not really a live album, but it’s certainly an experience. Four months of studio time culminate in thirteen interwoven tracks that ultimately find Tim Kinsella’s inceptive lyrical style and primarily acoustic backdrop breathing comfortably alongside the band’s well-documented fetish for electronic embellishment. And the album artwork? Let’s just say that we’ll probably never meet another group of artists who are committed enough to rebuild the sets and reenact the scenes of an obscure foreign film for the sake of an album sleeve.

credits

released May 1, 1999

JT1042

Tim Kinsella
Jeremy Boyle
Todd Mattei

Additional Musicians:

Scott Adamson: Drums on 1, 4
Bob Akai: Drums on 2, 3, 8
Nathaniel Braddock: Trumpet on 3
Kevin J. Frank: Piano on 9, Organ on 10
Mike Kinsella: Drums on 5
Noel Kupersmith: Bass on 2, 8
Ryan Rapsys: Drums on 6, 10
Chris Warland: Saxophone on 3
Jen Wood: Vocals on 6

Recorded October 1998
Released May 1999
Recorded mostly at Classsicks, some at Truckstop West, a little at home, and
even some at Sherry and Lenora’s home
Recorded, Mixed, Produced, Programmed and Processed by Casey Rice
Additional Recording on Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, & 13 by Elliot Dicks
Additional Recording & Editing on Tracks 1, 6 by Scott Adamson
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side, NJ
Set Design and Construction by JOA
Photography by Andy Mueller
Renaissance Portrait Replication by Edgar Bryan
Art Direction by JOA, Andy Mueller, & Jason Gnewikow
Layout by Jason Gnewikow

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Joan of Arc Chicago, Illinois

Chicago's Joan of Arc is never reliant on the status quo. In the course of their history, the band's recorded output has elicited not only critical praise through challenging the norms of traditional songwriting, but also significant backlash from reviewers who became increasingly confused by the band's eclectic output. ... more

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