Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004 is a live 2CD and limited edition DVD/2CD and vinyl record by Danish singer-songwriter Tim Christensen, released in 2004. It is the first officially released live solo recording of Christensen. The DVD appeared only in limited numbers and is now a rare item.
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| Released | 4 November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 3 September 2004 Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | c. 2:50:00 | |||
| Label | EMI TMFilm K_G | |||
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Overview
editLive at Abbey Road Studios 2004 contains a recording of the final show of the Honeyburst tour, held on 3 September 2004 in Studio 1 of the Abbey Road Studios,[1][2] marking the 10-year-anniversary of Christensen's professional career as a musician,[1] which was made possible by the success[3][4] of his 2003 album Honeyburst. Additionally, the band had a really good year and was on a roll, so Christensen was happy to have it documented.[2]
Christensen explains: "Originally we were just supposed to do a few shows in London to a few representatives of the music business. But instead of playing at some kind of boring club, we decided we would play at Abbey Road. Only later did we decide to record it and release it to DVD."[2] By the time the day of the recording had arrived, Christensen found recording the show outweighed impressing the audience with the possibility of being promoted worldwide, although the latter would be nice.[2] Christensen's record label wanted to use the concert to showcase Honeyburst to several of their executives across Europe, although it is not known whether there were any present.[5] Another reason for the concert was that Christensen's contract would be running out half a year later, meaning they were looking for something nice to do before negotiations started.[5] The Abbey Road Studios were chosen was because of Christensen's intense love for The Beatles, and in part was to make up for the disappointment Christensen experienced recording Rotator there in 1995–96,[1] this time making it a proper homage to The Beatles,[6] of whom Christensen has always been a big fan.[7][8]
The concert was composed of two sets; one with full band, one unplugged.[2] The setlists contained songs from the two solo albums that had been released by then, Secrets on Parade (2000) and Honeyburst (2003), as well as from the eponymous debut album of Christensen's former band, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (1994).[2] The DVD includes interview and backstage footage, as well as the documentary "Tim Christensen: From Roskilde to Abbey Road" by the Danish film maker Theis Molin, which follows Christensen and band from their 2004 performance on the Green Stage of the Roskilde Festival to the show at the Abbey Road Studios.[1] This music DVD was released in a time when the DVD market in Denmark was just starting to develop, whereas in other countries this was already an established market.[9]
Track listing
editAll lyrics by Tim Christensen, except where noted.
All tracks are written by Tim Christensen
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Jump the Gun" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Isolation Here I Come" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Secrets on Parade" (Lyrics: Christensen / Marcus Winther-John) | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Let's Face It" (Lyrics: Christensen / Winther-John) | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Don't Leave Me but Leave Me Alone" (Lyrics: Christensen / Winther-John) | 9:55 |
| 6. | "Surfing the Surface" | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Love is a Matter of..." | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Whispering at the Top of My Lungs" | 4:59 |
| 9. | "Get the Fuck out of My Mind" (Lyrics: Christensen / Winther-John) | 7:53 |
| 10. | "Screaming at the Top of My Lungs" | 2:12 |
| 11. | "Caterpillar" | 9:01 |
| 12. | "Love is a Loser's Game" | 3:06 |
| 13. | "Right Next to the Right One" | 5:12 |
| 14. | "Time is the Space Between Us" (Lyrics: Christensen / Winther-John) | 4:47 |
| Total length: | 1:10:07 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "No Easy Key" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Lost and Found" (Lyrics: Christensen / Winther-John) | 3:03 |
| 3. | "King's Garden" (Lyrics: Christensen / Winther-John) | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Barbedwired Baby's Dream" | 2:41 |
| 5. | "How Far You Go" | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 16:28 | |
- Limited edition bonus DVD
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Concert" (track listing as disc 1) | 1:10:07 |
| 2. | "Tim Christensen: From Roskilde to Abbey Road" (documentary) | 46:47 |
| 3. | "Bonus features" (interview, behind the scenes, Extra Acoustic Session [track listing as disc 2], credits) |
Personnel
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Notes
edit- ^ a b c d Poulsen, Jan (October 2004). "Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004" (complimentary booklet).
- ^ a b c d e f Runa, Julie (2004). "Ånden fra Abbey Road: Tim Christensen udgiver dvd med koncertoptagelser fra Abbey Road og sommerens Roskilde Festival" (Spirit of Abbey Road: Tim Christensen releases DVD with concert footage from Abbey Road and this summer's Roskilde Festival). GAFFA, 2004(11), 35.
- ^ Imusic.dk (2010). "DVD/CD: Tim Christensen: Superior (Limited edition) (2008)". Retrieved on 25 October 2010.
- ^ Tuxen, Henrik (27 November 2008). "Tim Christensen – Jeg tror på mit talent" (Tim Christensen – I believe in my talent). GAFFA. (in Danish)
- ^ a b Andersen, Christian Voldborg (25 October 2014). "Tim Christensen: Jeg holder Dizzy-butikken åben nu" (Tim Christensen: I now consider the Dizzy-boutique opened). GAFFA. (in Danish)
- ^ Molin, Theis (2004). "Tim Christensen: From Roskilde to Abbey Road". Documentary. (in Danish)
- ^ Gyldendal.dk (2011). "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! – Torben Bille" Archived 27 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 1 January 2011. (in Danish)
- ^ Elle (23 January 2010). "Interview: Tim Christensen". (in Dutch)
- ^ Tuxen, Henrik (2005). "Året, der gik: Tim Christensen" (The year that went: Tim Christensen). GAFFA, 2005(1), 22–23. (in Danish)