Rock Spectacle
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| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
Rock Spectacle is the first live album by Barenaked Ladies. It was the first major success for the band in the United States, selling over one million copies and producing a hit single in its version of "Brian Wilson." The album was recorded at two concerts at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago and at The Olympia in Montreal during the Born on a Pirate Ship tour.
A live version of "Shoe Box" was on promotional and advance copies of this record, but was ultimately deleted. The recording would eventually be released on the "One Week" CD single. The album contains two bonus tracks. The first is a banter about an elderly woman Ed Robertson ran into in Chicago. The story is later referenced in "If I Had $1000000". The second is improvised banter about Robertson's Uncle Elwyn.
This disc is an enhanced CD, which means it will display special multimedia features when played on a computer. It includes a program called "BNLTV", a faux collection of various-themed TV programming.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson, except where noted
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brian Wilson" (Steven Page) | Steven Page | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank" | Steven Page | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Break Your Heart" (Steven Page) | Steven Page | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Jane" (Stephen Duffy, Steven Page) | Steven Page | 3:58 |
| 5. | "When I Fall" | Ed Robertson | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Hello City" | Steven Page | 3:13 |
| 7. | "What a Good Boy" | Steven Page | 4:47 |
| 8. | "The Old Apartment" | Steven Page | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Life, in a Nutshell" | Steven Page | 2:40 |
| 10. | "These Apples" (Ed Robertson) | Ed Robertson | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Grade 9"/"If I Had $1000000" (Andy Creeggan, Jim Creeggan, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart) | Steven Page, Ed Robertson | 6:08 |
| 12. | "The Sweetest Woman [Banter]" (Hidden track) | Steven Page, Ed Robertson | 1:09 |
| 13. | "Uncle Elwyn [Adlib]" (Hidden track) | Steven Page, Ed Robertson | 2:37 |
Personnel
- Steven Page – vocals, guitar
- Ed Robertson – vocals, guitar
- Jim Creeggan – bass, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11)
- Tyler Stewart – drums, percussion, backing vocals (8, 9, 11)
- Kevin Hearn – keyboards, accordion, backing vocals (4, 6, 9, 11)
Production
- Engineers: Marcel Gounin, Michael Phillip Wojewoda
- Assistant engineers: Bernoit Baruvin, Dan Glomski, Mycle Konopka, Timothy R. Powell
- Mixing assistants: Jeff Elliot, Tom Heron
- Mastering: Don C. Tyler
- Digital editing: Jeff Elliot
- Design: Neil Prime
- Photography: Neil Prime
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Heatseekers | 1[citation needed] |
| 1997 | Billboard 200 | 86[citation needed] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Brian Wilson" | Billboard Hot 100 | 68[citation needed] |
| 1998 | "Brian Wilson" | Adult Top 40 | 37[citation needed] |
| 1998 | "Brian Wilson" | Modern Rock | 23[citation needed] |
| 2000 | "If I Had $1000000" | Adult Top 40 | 37[citation needed] |
References
- ^ Mason, Stewart. Rock Spectacle at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Cheng, Kipp (December 13, 1996). "Spinning Pretty". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Barenaked Ladies". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 44–45. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
