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Eels: Royal Albert Hall
Live album and DVD by Eels
Released	April 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)
Recorded	June 30, 2014 (2014-06-30)
Venue	Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Genre	Indie rock
Length	83:59
Label	E Works, PIAS
Producer	E
Eels chronology
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett (2014) Eels: Royal Albert Hall (2015) The Complete DreamWorks Albums (2015)

Eels: Royal Albert Hall is a live album by Eels, released as a 2-Disc CD, 3-Disc clear purple vinyl and a DVD on April 14, 2015. The recording is from London's Royal Albert Hall, June 30, 2014. It is the third Eels live DVD.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Thom Jurek writing this recording is "a musical tour through the band's catalog" and a "guided tour through the dark, often heartbreakingly honest complexities of played with mostly sparse elegance by the Eels", wrapping that "most of these interpretations are essential". At Drowned in Sound, Joe Goggins scored this release an 8 out of 10 and stated that this recording "is bursting at the seams with superb reinterpretations of some real classics". A brief review in Mojo by John Bungey called Live at Royal Albert Hall "two CDs plus a DVD of Mark Everett’s quietly thrilling pop noir" and recommended the DVD release, rating it 3 out of 5 stars. Writing at PopMatters, Matt James rated this album an 8 out of 10, calling it a "soul-stirring" work and praises Everett's ability to mix sadness and joy, summing up that "many will find it a richly rewarding, comforting, and quietly triumphant celebration from one of America’s finest underdog songwriters". Jake Kennedy of Record Collector stated that the "consummate musicians" manage to "avoiding potential cliché throughout".

CD track listing

All songs written by E, except where noted.

1. "Where I'm At" – 2:22
2. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 1:55
3. "The Morning" – 1:49
4. "Parallels" – 3:07
5. "Addressing the Royal Audience" – 3:32
6. "Mansions of Los Feliz" – 2:55
7. "My Timing Is Off" – 2:58
8. "A Line in the Dirt" – 3:34
9. "Where I'm From" (E, P-Boo) – 3:17
10. "It's a Motherfucker" – 2:24
11. "Lockdown Hurricane" – 3:33
12. "A Daisy Through Concrete" – 3:15
13. Introducing the band – 3:25
14. "Grace Kelly Blues" – 3:09
15. "Fresh Feeling" – 3:29
16. "I Like Birds" – 2:33
17. "My Beloved Monster" – 3:10
18. "Gentlemen's Choice" (E, P-Boo) – 2:49
19. "Mistakes of My Youth"/"Wonderful, Glorious" (The Chet, E, Knuckles) – 6:01
20. "Where I'm Going" – 4:08

First Encore

21. "I Like The Way This Is Going" – 2:50
22. "Blinking Lights (For Me)" – 2:11
23. "Last Stop: This Town" – 4:01

Second Encore

24. "The Beginning" – 2:39
25. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss) – 2:34
26. "Turn On Your Radio" (Harry Nilsson) – 3:24

"Phantom" Encore (Played using Royal Albert Hall's pipe organ)

27. "Flyswatter" – 1:10
28. "The Sound of Fear" – 1:20

DVD track listing

1. "Where I'm At"
2. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington)
3. "The Morning"
4. "Parallels"
5. "Addressing the Royal Audience"
6. "Mansions of Los Feliz"
7. "My Timing Is Off"
8. "A Line in the Dirt"
9. "Where I'm From"
10. "It's a Motherfucker"
11. "Lockdown Hurricane"
12. "A Daisy Through Concrete"
13. "Introducing the Band"
14. "Grace Kelly Blues"
15. "Fresh Feeling"
16. "I Like Birds"
17. "My Beloved Monster"
18. "Gentlemen's Choice"
19. "Mistakes of My Youth"/"Wonderful, Glorious"
20. "Where I'm Going"

First Encore

1. "I Like The Way This Is Going"
2. "Blinking Lights (For Me)"
3. "Last Stop: This Town"

Second Encore

1. "The Beginning"
2. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss)
3. "Turn On Your Radio" (Harry Nilsson)

"Phantom" Encore (Played using Royal Albert Hall's pipe organ)

1. "Flyswatter"
2. "The Sound of Fear"

Personnel

Eels

• E – vocals, guitar, and keyboards
• The Chet – pedal steel guitar, guitar, melodica
• P-Boo – guitar, trumpet, piano
• Royal Al – upright bass, bowed bass
• Knuckles – percussion

Production

• Recording Engineer: Kevin Vanbergen

DVD

• Charlie Lightening – direction
• Alejandro Reyes-Knight – creative production

Charts

Weekly

Year-end

References

1. ^ Jurek, Thom (n.d.). "Live at Royal Albert Hall – Eels". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
2. Goggins, Joe (April 13, 2015). "Album Review: Eels - Royal Albert Hall / Releases / Releases". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
3. Bungey, John (May 2015). Bulley, Jenny (ed.). "Filter Albums Extra". Mojo Filter. Mojo. No. 258. p. 100. ISSN 1351-0193.
4. James, Matt (April 13, 2015). "Eels: Royal Albert Hall". Reviews. PopMatters. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
5. Kennedy, Jake (March 25, 2015). "Royal Albert Hall - Record Collector Magazine". DVD, Reviews. Record Collector. No. 439. ISSN 0261-250X. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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External links

• Official website

• Eels (band) video albums
• Eels (band) live albums
• 2010s live video albums
• 2015 live albums
• 2015 video albums
• Vagrant Records live albums
• Vagrant Records video albums
• Albums produced by Mark Oliver Everett
• Albums recorded at the Town Hall