After the Balls Drop

After the Balls Drop
Live album by
Les Savy Fav
ReleasedApril 29, 2008 (2008-04-29)
RecordedJanuary 1, 2008
VenueBowery Ballroom
New York City, New York
GenreRock
LabelFrenchkiss[1]
Les Savy Fav chronology
Let's Stay Friends
(2007) 		After the Balls Drop
(2008) 		Root for Ruin
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork6.4/10[2]

After the Balls Drop is a live album by the New York-based rock band Les Savy Fav.[3][4] It was recorded at the band's New Year's Eve show in the early morning hours of January 1, 2008, at New York City's Bowery Ballroom.

In addition to original material, the set included a number of cover songs by bands such as Pixies, Misfits, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. After the Balls Drop was released April 29, 2008, on Frenchkiss Records as a digital-only release.[5]

Track listing

  1. Equestrian
  2. Patty Lee
  3. What Would Wolves Do?
  4. Sweat Descends
  5. Yawn Yawn Yawn
  6. We'll Make A Lover Of You
  7. The Year Before The Year 2000
  8. The Lowest Bitter
  9. Who Rocks The Party
  10. Tim Speech
  11. Hey Tonight (Creedence Clearwater Revival Cover)
  12. Debaser (Pixies Cover)
  13. Astro Zombies (Misfits Cover)
  14. Sliver (Nirvana Cover)
  15. Everybody's Gotta Live (Love Cover)

Personnel

  • Tim Harrington – vocals
  • Seth Jabour – guitar
  • Andrew Reuland – guitar
  • Syd Butler – bass
  • Harrison Haynes – drums

References

  1. ^ "Les Savy Fav: After the Balls Drop". PopMatters. April 30, 2008.
  2. ^ "Les Savy Fav: After the Balls Drop". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ "Les Savy Fav After the Balls Drop". exclaim.ca.
  4. ^ "Les Savy Fav release 'net only' live album | NME". March 20, 2008.
  5. ^ "Les Savy Fav Releases First-Ever Live Album". XLR8R. 2008-03-24. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2011-11-03.


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