Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live

Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live is a live album by Psychedelic Furs.[1] The performance was simultaneously released on DVD titled The Psychedelic Furs: Live from the House of Blues.[3]

Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 2001
RecordedApril 2001
VenueHouse of Blues, Los Angeles
GenrePost-punk, new wave
LabelCBS
The Psychedelic Furs chronology
'Radio One Sessions'
(1999)
Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live
(2001)
Made of Rain
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Content

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The performance was recorded live at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on April 13–14.[4]

The Los Angeles Times reviewed the reunion tour at the Anaheim House of Blues on April 12, the night before the recorded performances in Los Angeles. The Times stated that it was a sold-out show that mixed old and new material and noted the "Bowie-esque magnetism" of front man Richard Butler.[5]

The CD was released in November 2001 by Sony Records. It contains the studio recording "Alive (For Once In My Lifetime)".[6] The DVD was released on November 19, 2001 and included songs not present on the CD.[3]

CD track listing

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  1. "India" – 6:37
  2. "Mr. Jones" (live) – 4:01
  3. "Heaven" – 4:20
  4. "The Ghost in You" – 4:51
  5. "Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)" – 4:35
  6. "Love My Way" – 4:01
  7. "Heartbreak Beat" – 5:35
  8. "Sister Europe" – 6:00
  9. "President Gas" – 5:16
  10. "Into You Like a Train" – 4:48
  11. "Pretty in Pink" – 4:37
  12. "Dumb Waiters" – 6:47
  13. "Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)" (studio version) – 4:42

DVD track listing

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Directed by Kerry Asmussen with a runtime of 80 minutes,[3] the DVD includes songs not included on the CD [7]

  1. "India"
  2. "Mr. Jones"
  3. "Heaven"
  4. "No Easy Street" *
  5. "Ghost in You"
  6. "Alive"
  7. "Love My Way"
  8. "Wrong Train" *
  9. "Heartbreak Beat"
  10. "Sister Europe"
  11. "Anodyne (Better Days)" *
  12. "Only You and I (Angels)" *
  13. "Pretty in Pink"
  14. "Dumb Waiters"
  • indicates not present on CD

Personnel

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The Psychedelic Furs

References

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  1. ^ a b Wilson, Mackenzie. "Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live – The Psychedelic Furs". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 661. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "The Psychedelic Furs: Live from the House of Blues". IMDB.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Psychedelic Furs Regroup For Spring Tour". Billboard.com.
  5. ^ Lewis, Randy (12 April 2001). "Psychedelic Furs Back With Timeless Tunes". Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ "The Psychedelic Furs – Live From House Of Blues". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.