Rock Spectacle

Rock Spectacle
Live album by Barenaked Ladies
Released November 19, 1996
Recorded April 17, 1996
May 23, 1996
Venue Riviera Theatre, Chicago
Olympia, Montreal
Genre Alternative rock
Length 47:45
Label Reprise
Producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda
Barenaked Ladies chronology
Born on a Pirate Ship
(1996)Born on a Pirate Ship1996		 Rock Spectacle
(1996)		 Stunt
(1998)Stunt1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA [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 written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson, except where noted.

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Brian Wilson" (Steven Page)Steven Page4:46
2."Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank"Steven Page3:38
3."Break Your Heart" (Steven Page)Steven Page5:06
4."Jane" (Stephen Duffy, Steven Page)Steven Page3:58
5."When I Fall"Ed Robertson4:23
6."Hello City"Steven Page3:13
7."What a Good Boy"Steven Page4:47
8."The Old Apartment"Steven Page3:21
9."Life, in a Nutshell"Steven Page2:40
10."These Apples" (Ed Robertson)Ed Robertson3:59
11."Grade 9"/"If I Had $1000000" (Andy Creeggan, Jim Creeggan, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart)Steven Page, Ed Robertson6:08
12."The Sweetest Woman [Banter]" (Hidden track)Steven Page, Ed Robertson1:09
13."Uncle Elwyn [Adlib]" (Hidden track)Steven Page, Ed Robertson2:37

Personnel

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
1997 Billboard 200 86

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1997 "Brian Wilson" Billboard Hot 100 68
1998 "Brian Wilson" Adult Top 40 37
1998 "Brian Wilson" Modern Rock 23
2000 "If I Had $1000000" Adult Top 40 37

References

  1. ↑ Mason, Stewart. Rock Spectacle at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  3. ↑ Cheng, Kipp (1996-12-13). "Spinning Pretty". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  4. ↑ 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.
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