Earplugs 50¢ is the fifth album and first live album released from the band emmet swimming. It revisits more than a dozen tunes, infusing many of them with a bar band energy that seldom survived the band's studio efforts.[2]

Earplugs 50¢
Live album by
Released1999
Recorded9:30 Club/Alley Katz
GenreRock, alternative rock
Length1:00:01
LabelScreaming Goddess Records
Produceremmet swimming
Emmet swimming chronology
Big Night Without You
(1998)
Earplugs 50¢
(1999)
Bathing in the New Economy (EP)
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Stealing From the Joneses"Todd Wattsemmet swimming3:55
2."Parking Lot"Todd Wattsemmet swimming3:49
3."Fist Like a Glove"Todd Wattsemmet swimming4:04
4."Fake Wood Trim"Todd Wattsemmet swimming3:08
5."Poor Tortured Rock Star (Guru)"Todd Wattsemmet swimming3:46
6."South Bristol, ME"Todd Wattsemmet swimming4:45
7."Three and a Half on Six"Todd Wattsemmet swimming1:18
8."Arlington"Todd Wattsemmet swimming3:58
9."Levi Stubbs' Tears"Billy BraggBilly Bragg3:16
10."Broken Oar"Todd Wattsemmet swimming5:22
11."Playing House"Todd Wattsemmet swimming3:41
12."Sunblock"Todd Wattsemmet swimming4:40
13."Jump in the Water"Todd Wattsemmet swimming3:49
14."So Lonely/Down Under"Sting, Colin Hay, Ron StrykertSting, Colin Hay, Ron Strykert6:48
15."Tom Collins"Todd Wattsemmet swimming3:41

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Earplugs 50¢ - emmet swimming". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 Oct 2013.
  2. ^ Joyce, Mike (1999). "Earplugs 50 Cents". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 8 October 2014.