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Live at Royal Albert Hall (Eels album)

Eels: Royal Albert Hall is a live album by Eels, released as 2-Disc CD and 3-Disc clear purple vinyl packages, both with a DVD, on April 14, 2015. The recording is from London's Royal Albert Hall, June 30, 2014. It is the third Eels live DVD.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Thom Jurek writing this recording is "a musical tour through the band's catalog" and a "guided tour through the dark, often heartbreakingly honest complexities of [band leader Mark Oliver Everett] played with mostly sparse elegance by the Eels", wrapping that "most of these interpretations are essential". At Drowned in Sound, Joe Goggins scored this release an 8 out of 10 and stated that this recording "is bursting at the seams with superb reinterpretations of some real classics". A brief review in Mojo by John Bungey called Live at Royal Albert Hall "two CDs plus a DVD of Mark Everett’s quietly thrilling pop noir" and recommended the DVD release, rating it 3 out of 5 stars. Writing at PopMatters, Matt James rated this album an 8 out of 10, calling it a "soul-stirring" work and praises Everett's ability to mix sadness and joy, summing up that "many will find it a richly rewarding, comforting, and quietly triumphant celebration from one of America’s finest underdog songwriters". Jake Kennedy of Record Collector stated that the "consummate musicians" manage to "avoiding potential cliché throughout".

CD track listing

All songs written by E, except where noted.

  1. "Where I'm At" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:22
  2. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:55
  3. "The Morning" Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:49
  4. "Parallels" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:07
  5. "Addressing the Royal Audience" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:32
  6. "Mansions of Los Feliz" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:55
  7. "My Timing Is Off" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:58
  8. "A Line in the Dirt" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:34
  9. "Where I'm From" (E, P-Boo) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:17
  10. "It's a Motherfucker" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:24
  11. "Lockdown Hurricane" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:33
  12. "A Daisy Through Concrete" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:15
  13. Introducing the band Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:25
  14. "Grace Kelly Blues" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:09
  15. "Fresh Feeling" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:29
  16. "I Like Birds" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:33
  17. "My Beloved Monster" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:10
  18. "Gentlemen's Choice" (E, P-Boo) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:49
  19. "Mistakes of My Youth"/"Wonderful, Glorious" (The Chet, E, Knuckles) Ã¢Â€Â“ 6:01
  20. "Where I'm Going" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:08

First Encore

  1. <li value="21">"I Like The Way This Is Going"&nbsp;– 2:50
  2. "Blinking Lights (For Me)"&nbsp;– 2:11
  3. "Last Stop: This Town"&nbsp;– 4:01

Second Encore

  1. <li value="24">"The Beginning"&nbsp;– 2:39
  2. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss)&nbsp;– 2:34
  3. "Turn On Your Radio" (Harry Nilsson)&nbsp;– 3:24

"Phantom" Encore (Played using Royal Albert Hall's pipe organ)

  1. <li value="27">"Flyswatter"&nbsp;– 1:10
  2. "The Sound of Fear"&nbsp;– 1:20

DVD track listing

  1. "Where I'm At"
  2. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington)
  3. "The Morning"
  4. "Parallels"
  5. "Addressing the Royal Audience"
  6. "Mansions of Los Feliz"
  7. "My Timing Is Off"
  8. "A Line in the Dirt"
  9. "Where I'm From"
  10. "It's a Motherfucker"
  11. "Lockdown Hurricane"
  12. "A Daisy Through Concrete"
  13. "Introducing the Band"
  14. "Grace Kelly Blues"
  15. "Fresh Feeling"
  16. "I Like Birds"
  17. "My Beloved Monster"
  18. "Gentlemen's Choice"
  19. "Mistakes of My Youth"/"Wonderful, Glorious"
  20. "Where I'm Going"
First Encore
  1. "I Like The Way This Is Going"
  2. "Blinking Lights (For Me)"
  3. "Last Stop: This Town"
Second Encore
  1. "The Beginning"
  2. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss)
  3. "Turn On Your Radio" (Harry Nilsson)
"Phantom" Encore (Played using Royal Albert Hall's pipe organ)
  1. "Flyswatter"
  2. "The Sound of Fear"

Personnel

Eels

Production

  • Recording Engineer: Kevin Vanbergen

DVD

  • Charlie Lightening&nbsp;– direction
  • Alejandro Reyes-Knight&nbsp;– creative production

Charts

Weekly

Year-end

References

External links