Feel Good Now
1988 live album by Swans
Feel Good Now | ||||
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Live album by Swans | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Length | 79:16 | |||
Producer | Michael Gira | |||
Swans chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[2] |
Feel Good Now is the second live album by the New York City no wave band Swans. It was recorded on a Sony Professional Walkman on their 1987 Children of God tour in Europe.[3] A remaster of the album, along with the studio album Children of God, was released on November 13, 2020.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 0:38 |
2. | "New Mind" | 5:27 |
3. | "Blood and Honey" | 7:10 |
4. | "Trust Me" | 4:54 |
5. | "Stupid German Talk*" | 0:36 |
6. | "Into Blind Love and Out*" | 0:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Willy in Ravensburg" | 1:00 |
2. | "Sex God Sex" | 9:46 |
3. | "Various Audience Tricks" | 0:55 |
4. | "Like a Drug" | 8:32 |
5. | "Our Love Lies*" | 5:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Manchester in Love*" | 1:00 |
2. | "Beautiful Child" | 5:42 |
3. | "Blackmail" | 4:22 |
4. | "Children of God" | 6:38 |
5. | "Beautiful Reprise - The Town and Country Backstab Cowardice" | 2:31 |
6. | "Thank You" | 0:54 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Various Audience Members" | 1:29 |
2. | "Hello to Our Friends" | 0:22 |
3. | "Blind Love" | 18:36 |
4. | "Thank You, Goodbye**" | 0:11 |
5. | "Good Luck**" | 0:11 |
- Notes
- * Left out of the CD release
- ** Merged into one track on the CD release
2002 reissue
The album was reissued by Atavistic Records (ALP135CD) in 2002 having been remastered (according to the liner notes) by Gira at Micromoose Studio, Brooklyn, New York. The track listing of the reissue is different:
- "Intro"
- "Blind Love"
- "Like A Drug"
- "Blood and Honey"
- "New Mind"
- "Sex God Sex"
- "Beautiful Child"
- "Blackmail"
- "Trust Me"
- "Children of God"
- "Beautiful Reprise Backstab"
("Trust Me" does not appear in the track listing on the liner notes)
Personnel
- Michael Gira
- Jarboe
- Norman Westberg
- Algis Kizys
- Theodore Parsons
Charts
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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UK Indie Chart[5] | 7 |
References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Feel Good Now – Swans : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ Newman, Andy (1995). "Swans". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ "Swans - Feel Good Now". Discogs. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Children of God / Feel Good Now (Remastered 2020)". Young God Records. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
External links
- Swans official website - Feel Good Now
- Atavistic Records page for the 2002 reissue
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