Luna Live

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Luna Live
Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2001
RecordedDecember 10, 1999; July 15, 2000
GenreIndie pop, indie rock
Length67:17
LabelArena Rock Recording Co.[1]
Luna chronology
The Days of Our Nights
(1999)
Luna Live
(2001)
Romantica
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork Media5.8/10[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Luna Live is a live album by Luna released by the Arena Rock Recording Co. It was recorded at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., and at The Knitting Factory in New York.[6]

Critical reception[edit]

Spin likened the album to "Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours remade by the Velvets."[7]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics by Dean Wareham, music by Luna, except where noted.

  1. "Bewitched" – 4:38
  2. "Chinatown" – 4:53
  3. "Double Feature" – 4:14
  4. "Pup Tent" – 6:00
  5. "Sideshow by the Seashore" – 3:05
  6. "Anesthesia" – 4:43
  7. "Tiger Lily" – 5:03
  8. "4000 Days" – 4:12
  9. "Hello Little One" – 4:29
  10. "Moon Palace" – 3:38
  11. "Lost in Space" – 3:35
  12. "23 Minutes in Brussels" – 7:46
  13. "4th of July" (a Galaxie 500 cover) – 4:57
  14. "Bonnie and Clyde" (Serge Gainsbourg) – 6:04

Track 3 mislabeled "Friendly Advice" on the CD cover.

The 2 LP vinyl release included four additional tracks:

  1. "California" - 4:13
  2. "Friendly Advice" - 6:14
  3. "Bobby Peru" - 4:03
  4. "Indian Summer" (a Beat Happening cover) - 7:07

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Luna: Live". PopMatters. February 12, 2001.
  2. ^ Luna Live at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 370.
  4. ^ Michael Sandlin (February 6, 2001). "Luna: Live Album Review". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 501.
  6. ^ "Luna | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Rack Jobbing". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. April 9, 2001 – via Google Books.

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