Live in Chicago, 1999

1999 studio album by Joan of Arc

Studio album by

Joan of Arc

Released

May 25, 1999

Studio

Classsicks

Genre

Indie rock
Art rock

Length

50:17

Label

Jade Tree^[1]

Producer

Casey Rice^[2]

Joan of Arc chronology

How Memory Works
(1998)

Live in Chicago, 1999
(1999)

The Gap
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Pitchfork	1.9/10^[4]

Live in Chicago, 1999 is an album by Joan of Arc, released in 1999.^[5]^[6] It is not an album of live material, but is rather named after the fact that the band members lived in Chicago in the year 1999.

Production

Live in Chicago, 1999 was recorded mainly at Classsicks, with some recording being done at Truckstop West and Sherry and Lenora's house. Casey Rice served as producer and handled recording, while additional recording was done by Elliot Dicks on half of the songs. Scott Adamson did additional recording and editing on tracks 1 and 6. Rice mixed the recordings, before the album was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New Jersey.^[7]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album is "full of the kind of music that requires headphones to be completely appreciated, sound collages that envelop the listener in their arty, dreamy textures."^[2] Washington City Paper thought that "these are overcast songs of lovelorn gloom: tone poems that spread out, rumble a bit, but mostly just loom over the listener in one big gray mood."^[8] Spin wrote that it "goes beyond emo to a freestyle, experimental, randomly discordant place."^[9]

Track listing

All songs by Joan of Arc, except "Thanks for Chicago, Mr. James" by Scott Walker.^[7]

"It's Easier to Drink on an Empty Stomach Than Eat on a Broken Heart" – 4:58
"Who's Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?" – 6:28
"If It Feels / Good, Do It" – 5:04
"Live in Chicago, 1999" – 2:11
"(I'm 5 Senses) None of Them Common" – 3:48
"Me (Plural)" – 5:03
"I'm Certainly Not Pleased with My Options for the Future" – 0:36
"When the Parish School Dismisses and the Children Running Sing" – 3:51
"Thanks for Chicago, Mr. James" – 2:24
"(In Fact I'm) Pioneering New Emotions" – 2:58
"Better De'd Than Read" – 3:15
"Sympathy for the Rolling Stones" – 6:34
"All Until the Greens Reveal Themselves at Dawn" – 3:09

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[7]

Joan of Arc

Jeremy Boyle – guitar
Tim Kinsella – vocals, guitar
Todd Mattel – guitar

Additional musicians

Scott Adamson – drums (tracks 1 and 4)
Bob Akai – drums (tracks 2, 3 and 8)
Nathaniel Braddock – trumpet (track 3)
Kevin J. Frank – piano (track 9), organ (track 10)
Mike Kinsella – drums (track 5)
Noel Kupersmith – bass (tracks 2 and 8)
Ryan Rapsys – drums (tracks 6 and 10)
Chris Warland – saxophone (track 3)
Jen Wood – vocals (track 6)
Casey Rice – programming

Production and design

Casey Rice – recording, mixing, producer
Elliot Dicks – additional recording (tracks 1, 4–6, 9, 10 and 13)
Scott Adamson – additional recording (tracks 1 and 6), editing (tracks 1 and 6)
Alan Douches – mastering
Joan of Arc – set design, construction, art direction
Andy Mueller – photography, art direction
Edgar Bryan – renaissance portrait replication
Jason Gnewikow – art direction

References

^ Buhrmester, Jason (Jun 1999). "Burn Baby Burn". CMJ New Music Monthly (70): 12.
^ ^a ^b "THE ABSTRACT, MEDITATIVE MUSIC OF JOAN OF ARC". chicagotribune.com. 2 July 1999.
^ "Live in Chicago, 1999 - Joan of Arc | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ "Joan of Arc: Live in Chicago, 1999: Pitchfork Review". August 29, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-08-29.
^ "Joan of Arc | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ Galil, Leor (January 27, 2021). "Twenty-four points of view on the band Joan of Arc". Chicago Reader.
^ ^a ^b ^c Live in Chicago, 1999 (booklet). Joan of Arc. Jade Tree. 1999. JT1042.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Cherkis, Jason (June 25, 1999). "Breakup for Breakfast". Washington City Paper.
^ "Incoming". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. September 19, 1999 – via Google Books.