Farewell (Oingo Boingo album)
Farewell | ||||
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Live album by Oingo Boingo | ||||
Released | April 16, 1996 | |||
Recorded | October 31, 1995 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, ska punk, dance pop | |||
Length | 145:53 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek | |||
Oingo Boingo chronology | ||||
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Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre, Halloween 1995 is a double live album and home video release by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, documenting their final concert performance on Halloween night of 1995. As with all their live shows, the setlist included songs from across the band's large discography, many of which were given new arrangements. Also performed were studio outtakes, such as "Cinderella Undercover" and "Water," as well as new live-only songs "Burn Me Up," "Piggies" and "Clowns of Death." Several of the tracks on the CD release were culled from recordings from previous nights in the same tour, meaning the performances occasionally differ between formats. "Just Another Day" and "Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)" were included as bonus tracks on the double cassette release.[1]
Track listing
Disc one
All tracks written and composed by Danny Elfman, except for "I Am the Walrus," by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Insanity" | Boingo (1994) | 7:42 |
2. | "Little Girls" | Only a Lad (1981) | 3:55 |
3. | "Cinderella Undercover" | Originally recorded for Only a Lad (1981) and then BOI-NGO (1987); subsequently released live on Boingo Alive (1988) | 4:45 |
4. | "Controller" | Only a Lad (1981) | 2:50 |
5. | "Burn Me Up" | Live only | 2:53 |
6. | "Insects" | Nothing to Fear (1982) | 3:04 |
7. | "No One Lives Forever" | Dead Man's Party (1985) | 4:12 |
8. | "Hey!" | Boingo (1994) | 7:45 |
9. | "Reptiles and Samurai" | Nothing to Fear (1982) | 5:41 |
10. | "Water" | Originally recorded for Boingo (1994) | 4:04 |
11. | "I Am the Walrus/Tender Lumplings" | Boingo (1994) | 4:03 |
12. | "Piggies" | Live only | 6:47 |
13. | "We Close Our Eyes" | BOI-NGO (1987) | 4:12 |
14. | "Mary" | Boingo (1994) | 6:09 |
15. | "Can't See (Useless)" | Boingo (1994) | 4:23 |
- Cassette version includes "Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)" as track 12.
Disc two
All tracks written and composed by Danny Elfman.
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Helpless" | "Insanity" single B-side; also released on the cassette version of Boingo (1994) | 3:55 |
2. | "I'm So Bad" | Oingo Boingo EP (1980) | 3:38 |
3. | "Change" | Boingo (1994) | 8:49 |
4. | "Stay" | Dead Man's Party (1985) | 3:40 |
5. | "Who Do You Want to Be" | Good for Your Soul (1983) | 2:59 |
6. | "On the Outside" | Only a Lad (1981) | 3:36 |
7. | "Wild Sex (In the Working Class)" | Nothing to Fear (1982) | 4:38 |
8. | "Dead Man's Party" | Dead Man's Party (1985) | 6:07 |
9. | "Nasty Habits" | Only a Lad (1981) | 5:32 |
10. | "Clowns of Death" | Live only | 6:50 |
11. | "Ain't This the Life" | Oingo Boingo EP (1980) | 3:14 |
12. | "Whole Day Off" | Nothing to Fear (1982) | 4:28 |
13. | "Grey Matter" | Nothing to Fear (1982) | 6:19 |
14. | "No Spill Blood" | Good for Your Soul (1983) | 5:22 |
15. | "Only a Lad" | Oingo Boingo EP (1980)/Only a Lad (1981) | 4:20 |
- Cassette version includes "Just Another Day" as track 5.
Video
A home video of Farewell was released on VHS, concurrently with the double album, in 1996. The video release featured additional performances that were not included on the CD release: a "Tender Lumplings" video introduction introduces the show; "Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)" is played between "I Am the Walrus" and "Piggies"; and "Just Another Day" is played between "Change" and "Stay." Conversely, the performance of "Whole Day Off" from the CD release does not appear on the video release. Additionally, the video release has "Ain't This the Life" positioned between "On the Outside" and "Wild Sex (In the Working Class)," which also differs from the CD version. A half-hour retrospective documentary was also included in the tape set, as well as the promotional music videos for "Little Girls" and "Insanity."[2]
The 1999 compilation album Anthology contained the "Tender Lumplings" intro from the video release, as well as extra concert dialogue on "Insects," "We Close Our Eyes" and "Whole Day Off" that was omitted from the double album.
The concert video was re-released on DVD on September 18, 2001, as a two-disc set. All the bonus features from the VHS release were included on the second disc, although the two music videos were hidden Easter eggs on the DVD. Both discs also included animated menus and a hidden discography slideshow. Both the VHS and DVD releases are now out of print and routinely sell for high prices on second-hand websites.
Personnel
- Oingo Boingo
- Danny Elfman - lead vocals, guitar
- Steve Bartek - lead guitar, backing vocals
- John Avila - bass, backing vocals
- Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez - drums, percussion
- Warren Fitzgerald - guitar, backing vocals
- Sam "Sluggo" Phipps - tenor and soprano saxophones, vocals on "Reptiles and Samurai"
- Leon Schneiderman - alto and baritone saxophones, percussion
- Dale Turner - trumpet, trombone
- Katurah Clarke - percussion
- Marc Mann - keyboard