If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican is a live album by Scottish pop group Belle & Sebastian. It features the performance of their 1996 album, If You're Feeling Sinister, in its entirety. It was recorded at the Barbican Arts Centre in London on 25 September 2005.
| If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican | ||||
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| Released | 6 December 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 25 September 2005 | |||
| Genre | Chamber pop | |||
| Length | 44:51 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Belle & Sebastian | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.1/10)[1] |
Release
editHaving never been entirely satisfied with the production on the original release of If You're Feeling Sinister, Belle & Sebastian saw this live release as an opportunity to rectify their previous problems, enhancing the sound with clearer, more defined parts and a string section.[citation needed]
The album was released exclusively through iTunes Music Store, with the proceeds going to the DEC's "Asia Quake Appeal". The concert was one of a series organised by All Tomorrow's Parties in which artists performed their most popular albums in their entirety, known as Don't Look Back.[2] The album has since been released on other online music stores, including Bleep.com and Karma Download.
Following the performance, the group continued with an hour-long encore of early non-album songs (as collected on the Push Barman to Open Old Wounds compilation) through to then-contemporary tracks. These do not form part of this album.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Stuart Murdoch
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Stars of Track and Field" | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Seeing Other People" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Me and the Major" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Like Dylan in the Movies" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "The Fox in the Snow" | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "If You’re Feeling Sinister" | 6:07 |
| 8. | "Mayfly" | 3:50 |
| 9. | "The Boy Done Wrong Again" | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Judy and the Dream of Horses" | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 44:51 | |
References
edit- ^ "Pitchfork Media review 12 Jan 06". Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (27 September 2005). "Belle and Sebastian, Barbican, London". The Guardian. 27 September 2005.