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While out on their 2018 tour behind the comeback album American Dream, the full LCD Soundsystem band swung into Electric Lady studio in New York to record their live set plus a few covers. This was something they had done before on The London Sessions back in 2010, and much like that album, this is an important document of a band at the height of their powers (again). Snapping through lively versions of songs from the album, the group balances the various synths, drums, and guitars into a lively, pulsing sound for James Murphy's always trenchant vocals. It's an act they've being pulling off for a long time and it still doesn't sound at all tired. It helps that Murphy wrote a fine bunch of songs, from the rambunctious ("tonite") to the poignant ("oh baby") to tracks that rage like Gang of Four at their best ("emotional haircut"). It also helps that the band play everything with passion and fire, like they are in a sweaty club instead of a legendary studio playing to no one. Added to the cracking versions of their own songs are covers of Chic (a scratchy "I Want Your Love" sung with gusto by Nancy Whang) and songs by two titans of synth pop. They assay a faithful rendition of the Human League's "Seconds" that finds Murphy doing his best Phil Oakey impression and a take on Heaven 17's "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" that's breathless fun. It's a fitting end to a set that's played and sung with inspired energy -- one that shows that LCD Soundsystem are still one of best working bands around even as they near their second decade of getting dance floors moving.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Tyler Pope, Bass Guitar - Philip Oakey, Composer, Lyricist - James Murphy, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums - Al Doyle, Synthesizer, Vocal - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Callis, Composer, Lyricist - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer - Adrian Wright, Composer, Lyricist - Korey Richey, Recording Engineer - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Bass Guitar - James Murphy, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums - Matthew Thornley, Glockenspiel - Al Doyle, Synthesizer - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Synthesizer - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer - Korey Richey, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Bass Guitar - James Murphy, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums, Background Vocal - Matthew Thornley, Guitar - Al Doyle, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Korey Richey, Piano, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Composer, Lyricist, Synthesizer - James Murphy, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Bells, Timpani, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Cowbell, Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums, Background Vocal - Al Doyle, Guitar, Background Vocal - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Piano, Vocal - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer - Korey Richey, Recording Engineer, Cowbell, Background Vocal - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Bass Guitar - James Murphy, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums - Matthew Thornley, Guitar - Al Doyle, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer - Korey Richey, Piano, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Bass Guitar - James Murphy, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums - Al Doyle, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Synthesizer - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Korey Richey, Piano, Recording Engineer - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Synthesizer - James Murphy, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums, Background Vocal - Matthew Thornley, Synthesizer, Cowbell - Al Doyle, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Korey Richey, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Bass Guitar - James Murphy, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Bells, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums, Background Vocal - Matthew Thornley, Bells - Al Doyle, Guitar, Background Vocal - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer - Korey Richey, Bells, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Bass Guitar - James Murphy, Producer, Piano, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - NILE RODGERS, Composer, Lyricist - BERNARD EDWARDS, Composer, Lyricist - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums - Matthew Thornley, Bells, Cowbell - Al Doyle, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Vocal - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer, Vocal - Korey Richey, Tambourine, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Bass Guitar - James Murphy, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Background Vocal - Al Doyle, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Background Vocal - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Gavin Russom, Composer, Lyricist, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Korey Richey, Drums, Piano, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Synthesizer - James Murphy, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums - Matthew Thornley, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Al Doyle, Synthesizer - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Synthesizer - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Korey Richey, Glockenspiel, Recording Engineer - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tyler Pope, Bass Guitar - Ian Marsh, Composer, Lyricist - Martyn Ware, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Gregory, Composer, Lyricist - James Murphy, Producer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Cowbell, Background Vocal - Beatriz Artola, Recording Engineer - Pat Mahoney, Drums, Background Vocal - Al Doyle, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - LCD Soundsystem, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Whang, Vocal - Gavin Russom, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Korey Richey, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - Gosha Usov, Assistant Engineer - Chocolate "Sparkle Bear" Bob Weston, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
While out on their 2018 tour behind the comeback album American Dream, the full LCD Soundsystem band swung into Electric Lady studio in New York to record their live set plus a few covers. This was something they had done before on The London Sessions back in 2010, and much like that album, this is an important document of a band at the height of their powers (again). Snapping through lively versions of songs from the album, the group balances the various synths, drums, and guitars into a lively, pulsing sound for James Murphy's always trenchant vocals. It's an act they've being pulling off for a long time and it still doesn't sound at all tired. It helps that Murphy wrote a fine bunch of songs, from the rambunctious ("tonite") to the poignant ("oh baby") to tracks that rage like Gang of Four at their best ("emotional haircut"). It also helps that the band play everything with passion and fire, like they are in a sweaty club instead of a legendary studio playing to no one. Added to the cracking versions of their own songs are covers of Chic (a scratchy "I Want Your Love" sung with gusto by Nancy Whang) and songs by two titans of synth pop. They assay a faithful rendition of the Human League's "Seconds" that finds Murphy doing his best Phil Oakey impression and a take on Heaven 17's "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" that's breathless fun. It's a fitting end to a set that's played and sung with inspired energy -- one that shows that LCD Soundsystem are still one of best working bands around even as they near their second decade of getting dance floors moving.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:15
- Main artists: LCD Soundsystem
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: DFA Records - Columbia
- Genre: Electronic
(P) 2018 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
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