Live in Chicago, 1999 is an album by Joan of Arc, released in 1999.[5][6] It is not an album of live material, but is rather named after the fact that the band members lived in Chicago in the year 1999.

Live in Chicago, 1999
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 1999
StudioClasssicks
Genre
Length50:17
LabelJade Tree[1]
ProducerCasey Rice[2]
Joan of Arc chronology
How Memory Works
(1998)
Live in Chicago, 1999
(1999)
The Gap
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork1.9/10[4]

Production edit

Live in Chicago, 1999 was recorded mainly at Classsicks, with some recording being done at Truckstop West and Sherry and Lenora's house. Casey Rice served as producer and handled recording, while additional recording was done by Elliot Dicks on half of the songs. Scott Adamson did additional recording and editing on tracks 1 and 6. Rice mixed the recordings, before the album was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New Jersey.[7]

Critical reception edit

The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album is "full of the kind of music that requires headphones to be completely appreciated, sound collages that envelop the listener in their arty, dreamy textures."[2] Washington City Paper thought that "these are overcast songs of lovelorn gloom: tone poems that spread out, rumble a bit, but mostly just loom over the listener in one big gray mood."[8] Spin wrote that it "goes beyond emo to a freestyle, experimental, randomly discordant place."[9]

Track listing edit

All songs by Joan of Arc, except "Thanks for Chicago, Mr. James" by Scott Walker.[7]

  1. "It's Easier to Drink on an Empty Stomach Than Eat on a Broken Heart" – 4:58
  2. "Who's Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?" – 6:28
  3. "If It Feels / Good, Do It" – 5:04
  4. "Live in Chicago, 1999" – 2:11
  5. "(I'm 5 Senses) None of Them Common" – 3:48
  6. "Me (Plural)" – 5:03
  7. "I'm Certainly Not Pleased with My Options for the Future" – 0:36
  8. "When the Parish School Dismisses and the Children Running Sing" – 3:51
  9. "Thanks for Chicago, Mr. James" – 2:24
  10. "(In Fact I'm) Pioneering New Emotions" – 2:58
  11. "Better De'd Than Read" – 3:15
  12. "Sympathy for the Rolling Stones" – 6:34
  13. "All Until the Greens Reveal Themselves at Dawn" – 3:09

Personnel edit

Personnel per booklet.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Buhrmester, Jason (Jun 1999). "Burn Baby Burn". CMJ New Music Monthly (70): 12.
  2. ^ a b "THE ABSTRACT, MEDITATIVE MUSIC OF JOAN OF ARC". chicagotribune.com. 2 July 1999.
  3. ^ "Live in Chicago, 1999 - Joan of Arc | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ "Joan of Arc: Live in Chicago, 1999: Pitchfork Review". August 29, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-08-29.
  5. ^ "Joan of Arc | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Galil, Leor (January 27, 2021). "Twenty-four points of view on the band Joan of Arc". Chicago Reader.
  7. ^ a b c Live in Chicago, 1999 (booklet). Joan of Arc. Jade Tree. 1999. JT1042.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Cherkis, Jason (June 25, 1999). "Breakup for Breakfast". Washington City Paper.
  9. ^ "Incoming". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. September 19, 1999 – via Google Books.