The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden
2014 live album by LCD Soundsystem
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The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden is a live album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem released in 2014. It is a near-unedited live recording of their final show held at Madison Square Garden in 2011. At the time, this was billed as the band's final show ever.
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| Released | April 19, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | April 2, 2011 | |||
| Venues | Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, New York) | |||
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| Length | 188:00 | |||
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| Producer | James Murphy | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The 405 | 8/10[2] |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Line of Best Fit | [4] |
| Mojo | (6/10)[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[6] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
| Record Collector | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
Release
The album was released on Record Store Day 2014 as a limited edition 5-LP box set.[10] This release has a dedicated mix overseen by James Murphy and mastered by Bob Weston that is advertised as "an entirely different mix to the movie".[11] In 2021, it was re-issued as a 3CD box set.[12]
Track listing
All songs written by James Murphy unless otherwise notated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dance Yrself Clean" | 9:48 | |
| 2. | "Drunk Girls" |
| 3:40 |
| 3. | "I Can Change" |
| 6:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time to Get Away" |
| 4:08 |
| 2. | "Get Innocuous!" |
| 6:53 |
| 3. | "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" | 5:15 | |
| 4. | "Too Much Love" | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All My Friends" |
| 7:20 |
| 2. | "Tired/Heart of the Sunrise" |
| 2:58 |
| 3. | "45:33" ("Intro") | 1:50 | |
| 4. | "45:33" ("You Can't Hide") | 4:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sound of Silver" | 4:58 |
| 2. | "45:33" ("Out in Space") | 10:25 |
| 3. | "45:33" ("Ships Talking") | 9:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Freak Out/Starry Eyes" | 10:25 | |
| 2. | "Us V Them" |
| 9:21 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "North American Scum" | 5:20 | |
| 2. | "Bye Bye Bayou" | Alan Vega | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Wanted a Hit" |
| 7:47 |
| 2. | "Tribulations" | 4:51 | |
| 3. | "Movement" | 4:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yeah (Crass Version)" |
| 12:35 |
| 2. | "Someone Great" | 6:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Losing My Edge" (interpolates "Ghost Rider" by Suicide and "Da Funk" by Daft Punk) | 8:48 |
| 2. | "Home" | 7:07 |
| 3. | "All I Want" | 5:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jump into the Fire" | Harry Nilsson | 7:16 |
| 2. | "New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down" (interpolates music from Twin Peaks written by Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch) |
| 9:55 |
Personnel
LCD Soundsystem
- James Murphy – vocals, percussion, synthesizer, organ, keyboards, piano, kalimba
- Tyler Pope – bass, samples, synthesizer, percussion, organ
- Pat Mahoney – drums, synth pads, vocals
- Nancy Whang – synthesizer, vocals, piano, organ, samples, Wurlitzer
- Gavilán Rayna Russom – synthesizer, percussion, piano, Wurlitzer, clavinet, vocals, vocoder
- Matthew Thornley – guitar, percussion, percussion [electronic percussion], bass, synthesizer, electric piano, samples
- Al Doyle – guitar, vocals, percussion, synthesizer, bass, clavinet, trumpet, organ, glockenspiel
- Gunnar Bjerk – synthesizer, programming
Additional musicians
- Jam Rostron (credited as Janine Rostron), Lizzy Yoder, Shannon Funchess, Tiffany Roth – backing vocals
- Mr. Dream and the State Street Singers – choir
- Phil Mossman – guitar, vocals
- David Scott Stone – guitar
- Trevor Sellers – piano
- Colin Stetson – saxophone
- Carter Yasutake – trumpet
- Kelly Pratt – trumpet
- Nick Roseboro – trumpet
- Alberto López – percussion
- Reggie Watts – vocals on "You Can't Hide"[13]
- Juan Maclean, Shit Robot – vocoders
- Jeremy Gara, Régine Chassagne, Will Butler, Win Butler – backing vocals on "North American Scum"[14]
Production
- Bob Weston – mastering
- James Murphy – producer, mixing
- Matthew Thornley – mix engineer
- Gunnar Bjerk – mix engineer
- Colt Steele – mix assistant
- Josh Harris – mix assistant
- Matthew Shaw – mix assistant
- Nelson Nuñez – mix assistant
- Christina Moon – recording
- Steve Revitte – recording
- Michael Vadino – art direction, design, photography
- Ruvan Wijesooriya – photography
- Vivan Thi Tang – photography
