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Arriving on the heels of the veteran jangle folk-pop outfit's 35th anniversary, the aptly named Playing Favorites finds 10,000 Maniacs delivering a (mostly) career-spanning show before an adoring crowd at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in their native Jamestown, New York. Only the group's second live album in three decades, the 14-track set is also their first full-on electric concert LP -- 1993's MTV Unplugged was just that, all acoustic. Playing Favorites also marks the return of co-founder John Lombardo, who joins a seasoned crew that includes Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Jeff Erickson, Steven Gustafson, John Lombardo, and Mary Ramsey, the latter of whom assumed vocal duties in 1995 after Natalie Merchant left the fold to pursue a solo career. Delivered with warmth and vigor, and comprised chiefly of fan favorites/hits like "My Mother the War," "Like the Weather," "These Are the Days," and "Because the Night" -- for whatever reason, the band chose not to include any material from their well-received 2013 comeback album Music from the Motion Picture -- Playing Favorites is a largely fan-centric affair, but its charms work outside of the circle as well.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Natalie Merchant, Composer, Writer - 10,000 Maniacs, MainArtist - Robert Buck, Composer, Writer
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Natalie Merchant, Composer, Writer - 10,000 Maniacs, MainArtist
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
10,000 Maniacs, Writer, MainArtist - Jules Shear, Writer
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Natalie Merchant, Lyricist, Writer - 10,000 Maniacs, Composer, MainArtist - Dennis Drew, Composer - Drew/Merchant, Composer - Dennis Drew/Natalie Merchant, Composer
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Bryan Ferry, Composer - 10,000 Maniacs, Composer, MainArtist
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Natalie Merchant, Writer - John Lombardo, Composer, Writer - 10,000 Maniacs, Composer, MainArtist - Natalie Merchant/John Lombardo, Composer
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Natalie Merchant, Writer - 10,000 Maniacs, Composer, MainArtist - Dennis Drew, Writer - Robert Buck, Writer - Jerome Augustyniak, Writer - Steve Gustafson, Writer
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
10,000 Maniacs, Composer, MainArtist - Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Composer
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
10,000 Maniacs, Composer, MainArtist
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Natalie Merchant, Writer - 10,000 Maniacs, Composer, MainArtist - Dennis Drew, Writer
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Natalie Merchant, Writer - 10,000 Maniacs, Composer, MainArtist - Jerome Augustyniak, Writer
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Natalie Merchant, Writer - 10,000 Maniacs, Composer, MainArtist - Robert Buck, Writer
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Natalie Merchant, Writer - 10,000 Maniacs, Composer, MainArtist - Robert Buck, Writer - Robert Buck/Natalie Merchant, Composer
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Natalie Merchant, Writer - John Lombardo, Writer - Michael Walsh, Writer - 10,000 Maniacs, MainArtist
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Album review
Arriving on the heels of the veteran jangle folk-pop outfit's 35th anniversary, the aptly named Playing Favorites finds 10,000 Maniacs delivering a (mostly) career-spanning show before an adoring crowd at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in their native Jamestown, New York. Only the group's second live album in three decades, the 14-track set is also their first full-on electric concert LP -- 1993's MTV Unplugged was just that, all acoustic. Playing Favorites also marks the return of co-founder John Lombardo, who joins a seasoned crew that includes Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Jeff Erickson, Steven Gustafson, John Lombardo, and Mary Ramsey, the latter of whom assumed vocal duties in 1995 after Natalie Merchant left the fold to pursue a solo career. Delivered with warmth and vigor, and comprised chiefly of fan favorites/hits like "My Mother the War," "Like the Weather," "These Are the Days," and "Because the Night" -- for whatever reason, the band chose not to include any material from their well-received 2013 comeback album Music from the Motion Picture -- Playing Favorites is a largely fan-centric affair, but its charms work outside of the circle as well.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:59
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: 10,000 Maniacs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Omnivore Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2016 10,000 Maniacs ℗ 2016 10,000 Maniacs, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
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