Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall
Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall is a live album by Eels, released on CD and DVD on February 20, 2006 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. The recording is from New York City's Town Hall, June 30, 2005. It is the first live Eels album with a general release, and the first Eels DVD.CD track listing
All songs written by E, except where noted:
- "Blinking Lights " – 2:03
- "Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights" – 1:36
- "Bus Stop Boxer" – 3:24
- "Dirty Girl" – 2:53
- "Trouble with Dreams" – 3:21
- "The Only Thing I Care About" – 2:14
- "My Beloved Monster" – 1:53
- "Pretty Ballerina" – 2:35
- "It's a Motherfucker" – 2:15
- "Flyswatter" – 5:02
- "Novocaine for the Soul" – 3:06
- "Girl from the North Country" – 2:49
- "Railroad Man" – 2:28
- "I Like Birds" – 2:30
- "If You See Natalie" – 3:30
- "Poor Side of Town" – 2:44
- "Spunky" – 3:04
- "I'm Going to Stop Pretending that I Didn't Break Your Heart" – 3:45
- "Suicide Life" – 2:39
- "Losing Streak" – 2:17
- "Hey Man " – 2:17
- "Things the Grandchildren Should Know" – 4:54
;iTunes bonus tracks
The Internet-only release on iTunes also includes three bonus tracks:
- "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" – 3:05
- "Living Life" – 2:35
- "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" – 3:38
DVD track listing
- I Heart NY
- "Theme from Blinking Lights"
- "Going to Your Funeral Part 2" – 1:53
- "Dust of Ages" – 2:06
- "In the Yard, Behind the Church" – 3:12
- Ladies of EELS
- "Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights" – 1:36
- "From Which I Came/A Magic World" – 2:12
- The Chet
- "Son of a Bitch" – 2:29
- "Blinking Lights " – 2:03
- Big Al
- "Dirty Girl" – 2:53
- "My Beloved Monster" – 1:53
- On the Road
- "The Only Thing I Care About" – 2:14
- "Bus Stop Boxer" – 3:24
- "Pretty Ballerina" – 2:35
- E on the A
- "I Like Birds" – 2:30
- "Girl from the North Country" – 2:49
- The Late EELS
- "Railroad Man" – 2:28
- "Trouble with Dreams" – 3:21
- Backstage Tomfoolery
- "If You See Natalie" – 3:30
- "I'm Going to Stop Pretending that I Didn't Break Your Heart" – 3:45
- "Dead of Winter" – 3:03
- Groupies
- "Flyswatter" – 5:02
- "Novocaine for the Soul" – 3:06
- "Losing Streak" – 2:17
- "The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight" – 3:06
- "Souljacker Part 2" – 1:29
- E Is Lost
- "Hey Man " – 2:17
- "Things the Grandchildren Should Know" – 4:54
- "Dog Faced Boy" – 3:09
- The Adulation of Thousands
- Emergency Commentary
- "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" – 3:05
- "Blinking Lights "
Bonus features
Four behind-the-scenes documentary segments, music videos for "Hey Man ", and "Trouble with Dreams."Personnel
Eels
- Big Al – upright bass, autoharp, keyboards, and melodica
- Julie – violin, mandolin, and percussion
- The Chet – trash can, suitcase, saw, lap steel guitar, guitar, mandolin, melodica, keyboards, and upright bass
- E – vocals, guitar, and keyboards
- Ana Lenchantin – cello, percussion, and vibrator
- Heather Lockie – viola and percussion
- Paloma Udovic – violin and percussion
Technical personnel
Compact Disc
DVD