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- Artist(s): E, Knuckles, P-Boo, Royal Al
- Summary: The live CD/DVD release features the alternative rock band's concert at London's Royal Albert Hall from June 2014.
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- Record Label: E Works
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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MagnetApr 15, 2015These new arrangements--mostly piano, trumpet, upright bass and pedal steel--lend the songs a deeper loneliness, a richer tragicomedy, as if they really belonged in a concert hall, and maybe they do. [No. 119, p.55]
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Apr 15, 2015Although there may be “too much bummer” for some on Royal Albert Hall, many will find it a richly rewarding, comforting, and quietly triumphant celebration from one of America’s finest underdog songwriters.
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Apr 15, 2015Royal Albert Hall is bursting at the seams with superb reinterpretations of some real classics.
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Q MagazineApr 15, 2015There is nothing much new here for longtime fans, but Royal Albert Hall is a fine live record of one of popular music's minor-key geniuses. [May 2015, p.104]
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Dec 22, 2015This three-disc package is an essential document for fans; it reveals almost all of Everett's dimensions as a songwriter, and how tight and fluid the Eels are. Everett's humor balances the sometimes harrowing narratives in his tunes. All told, most of these interpretations are essential.
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Apr 15, 2015Across the 28 tracks, never once does it seem Everett is playing for anyone but himself, avoiding potential cliché throughout.
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MojoApr 22, 2015Quietly thrilling pop noir. [May 2015, p.100]
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