Rock Spectacle
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| Rock Spectacle | ||
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| Missing image Barenaked_Ladies_-_Rock_Spectacle.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Barenaked Ladies | ||
| Released | November 19, 1996 | |
| Recorded | Spring 1996 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 49 min 09 sec | |
| Record label | Reprise | |
| Recorded By | Michael Phillip Wojewoda | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 4/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB580DCCC8EE56F890673C378DE9AC603D2E3A7B&uid=SUB020410221107&sql=10:86n20rnat48c~T1) |
| Barenaked Ladies Chronology | ||
| Born on a Pirate Ship (1996) | Rock Spectacle (1996) | Stunt (1998) |
Rock Spectacle (1996) is the fourth full-length album by Barenaked Ladies and their first live release. This was the album that finally broke the American market for BNL, with this live version of "Brian Wilson" becoming a hit, and Rock Spectacle selling over a million copies there alone.
A live version of "Shoe Box" was on promotional and advance copies of this record, but was left off at the last second. This particular recording of "Shoe Box" appears on the "One Week" CD single. At the very end of the "$1000000" track, there is an improvised song about Ed Robertson's (the band's vocalist/guitarist) Uncle Elwyn. There is some question as to whether this "Uncle Elwyn" is a real person.
This record was recorded at two concerts in Chicago and Montreal during the Born on a Pirate Ship tour.
| Contents |
Track listing
- "Brian Wilson" (Page) - 4:46
- "Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank" (Page, Robertson) - 3:33
- "Break Your Heart" (Page) - 5:06
- "Jane" (Duffy, Page) - 3:58
- "When I Fall" (Page, Robertson) - 4:23
- "Hello City" (Page, Robertson) - 3:13
- "What a Good Boy" (Page, Robertson) - 4:47
- "The Old Apartment" (Page, Robertson) - 3:21
- "Life, in a Nutshell" (Page, Robertson) - 2:40
- "These Apples" (Robertson) - 3:59
- "If I Had $1000000" (Page, Robertson) - 11:48
- Contains a hidden track with some anecdotes and a song "Uncle Elwyn".
Personnel
- Jim Creeggan - bass, vocals, double bass
- Kevin Hearn - accordion, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Steven Page - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
- Ed Robertson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
- Tyler Stewart - drums, vocals
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 |
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| 1996 | Heatseekers | 1 |
| 1997 | The Billboard 200 | 86 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1998 | "Brian Wilson" | Adult Top 40 | 37 |
| 2000 | "If I Had $1000000" | Adult Top 40 | 37 |