Track Listing

1. Bewitched
2. Chinatown
3. Friendly Advice
4. Pup Tent
5. Sideshow by the Seashore
6. Anesthesia
7. Tiger Lily
8. 4000 Days
9. Hello Little One
10. Moon Palace
11. Lost in Space
12. 23 Minutes in Brussels
13. 4th of July
14. Bonnie and Clyde

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #102205 in Music
• Released on: 2001-02-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Dimensions: .17 pounds

Album Description
Simply put, this is Luna's greatest hits in their greatest setting. The record is culled from three seperate shows dating back to a performance at Washington D.C.'s 9:30 Club in Dec. '99 and two shows at the New York City's Knitting Factoryin July '00. Fourteen tracks, including, 'Bewitched', 'Pup Tent', '23 Minutes In Brussels' and 'Bonnie and Clyde'. Gatefold digi-pack. 2001 release.

Amazon.com
This product of two different live recordings made during Luna's 1999 Days of Our Nights tour expertly captures Dean Wareham and company's mesmerizing blend of swirl and jangle, wit and cynicism. An admirable set list, solid sound quality, and choice bits of clever banter separate this from any less official live recording. Well-chosen representatives from each album are enhanced by delicious renditions of encore staples "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Fourth of July" (which will delight any Galaxie 500 fan). Live provides both the die-hard and the casual enthusiast a means to drift into a dimly lit, smoky venue and become absorbed in the entrancing world created at a Luna performance. --Liz Riley

Customer Reviews

This Album Rocks! Ba, Ba, Ba-BaBaBa!
This was my first Luna record. What a way to begin!! I listened to the first couple of tracks on numerous occasions at the listening booths of numerous music stores and eventually broke down and bought it, mainly for the wonderfully enticing rendition of "Bewitched." Upon listening to the album in its entirety, and on a decent stereo, I was utterly amazed and completely smitten with this wonderous band. I have since bought a few of their other recordings and also had the opportunity to seem the band perform live down in Providence. This disk is perfect for both the Luna novice and the long-time fan.

A great live CD on all levels
So I am a relative newcomer to the bands music, but I have seen them live. Although I agree that this CD is not nearly as magical as the real show, I have yet to hear a live CD that is the same as the experience. And isn't this the whole concept of recorded sound in the first place, to try and imitate the live event. We all know an imitation is never as good as the real thing. Seeing them in concert makes this CD even more special because the memory of the show can live on in your head over and over.

A great selection of songs from a great band to. This CD had all of my favorites, and I love this version of Puptent (the album version never quite did it for me). If you are a luna fan it is a must have, and this would be the second album after Bewitched I would recomend to a newcomer.

A Great Collection
Throughout the course of a band's career, there is usually a need to "fill in" a gap of time between studio albums. The notorious "live album" usually fills this gap and more often then not, these collections are nothing more then mundane representations of the tracks recorded on previous albums.

But most bands aren't like Luna.

While they have released some of the most consistent albums of the past decade (Bewitched and Penthouse are the best of their collection thus far), Luna's forte is definitely live performance. This album does a fairly good job of capturing what it's like to see a Luna show; all the favorites are here ("Sideshow By The Seashore", "Tiger Lily", "Lost In Space") along with some surprises ("Bonnie and Clyde", "4th of July").

Along with the old favorites, there are some questionable selections, and the most demanding fans will ask themselves why certain favorites are missing ("Time To Quit" was the first one that I thought of), but all in all this album serves both as an excellent introduction to Luna's music (every album is represented by at least one track) and a must have for the full time Luna fans.

The high point of this collection is clearly the cover of "4th of July" -- and the beautiful guitar work of Dean Wareham and Sean Eden. Both have a unique and recognizable guitar style and when they allow themselves to "stretch out" on these tracks, they really shine.

While capturing Luna's live energy on a cd is next to impossible, this album comes close. There's even some band and crowd banter to fill in the gaps.