Tommy Keene - Showtunes: The Live Tommy Keene Album

Title: Showtunes: The Live Tommy Keene Album Artist: Tommy Keene Release Date: 2000 Label: Parasol Records Album Type(s): live Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock Moods: Intimate, Melancholy, Wistful, Bittersweet, Brooding, Earnest, Literate, Plaintive, Poignant, Gentle, Reflective, Uncompromising Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Astronomy/This Could Be Fiction
2. Long Time Missing
3. Nothing Can Change You
4. Silent Town
5. Underworld
6. Going Out Again
7. Paper Words and Lies
8. My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe
9. Einstein's Day
10. Highwire Days
11. When Our Vows Break
12. Compromise
13. Based on Happy Times
14. Back to Zero Now
15. Places That Are Gone

Year Type Label Catalog # 2000 CD Parasol Records

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After years of touring, Tommy Keene -- one of America's most criminally underappreciated songwriters -- decided to fulfill fans' wishes and release a live album. The result, Showtunes, shows off the pick of a catalog bursting with shoulda-been hits -- as well as Keene's top-notch guitar work. Among the well-chosen 15-track program are most of his best power pop tunes, including five from the classic 1986 album Places That Are Gone and another four from the long-out-of-print follow-up Based on Happy Times. The title track of that album, in fact, is the one that most benefits from the live setting, as Keene strips away the strings and polish of the studio version to give it an emotional makeover. Elsewhere, there are few surprises for Keene fans, which is OK; they get the crunchy, catchy riffs they've grown to love, delivered with energy and precision -- as well as a hidden track that samples the band's silly stage patter through the years, as a bonus. ~ Dan LeRoy, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adam Schmitt Mastering Brad Quinn Vocals, Bass Ed Morgan Management John Richardson Drums Jon Pines Mastering, Mixing Mike Leach Engineer Scott A. Johnson Guitar Steve Gerlach Guitar Tommy Keene Vocals, Photography, Guitar