Kill the House Lights

Infobox Album
Name = Kill the House Lights
Type = live
Longtype =
Artist = Thursday


Caption =
Released = October 30, 2007
Recorded = 1997 - 2007
Genre = Post-hardcore, indie rock
Length =
Label = Victory
Producer = Sal Villanueva
Reviews =
*Rockmidgets.com (CD/DVD) Rating|4|5 [http://www.rockmidgets.com/releases.php?p=7&page=3&id=2391 link]
*Strange Glue (CD) Rating|1.5|5 [http://strangeglue.com/thursday-kill-the-house-lights-cd/2355/ link]
*Punknews (CD/DVD) Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.punknews.org/review/6850 link]
*P&H Magazine Rating|4|5
Chronology =
Last album = "A City by the Light Divided"
(2006)
This album = "Kill the House Lights"
(2007)
Next album =
Misc =

"Kill the House Lights" is a compilation album by New Jersey rock group Thursday. The album includes many unreleased versions of older songs as well as three new songs. It also includes a DVD with a documentary on the band and live performances. The name of the record derives from a lyric from the song "M. Shepard" from the band's 2003 album "War All the Time".

Thursday [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=194213 announced] they would be filming a live album on December 27, 2006, at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ. They would also record their smaller show at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ the next day.

Tracklisting

*All music written by Thursday
*All lyrics written by Geoff Rickly

CD

# "Ladies and Gentlemen: My Brother, the Failure" (with Tim Kasher) - 4:12
# "Dead Songs" - 2:52
# "Voices on a String" - 3:33
# "Signals Over the Air" (Live at the Starland Ballroom) - 4:25
# "How Long Is the Night?" (Original Introduction Mix) [Demo] - 6:45
# "A Sketch for Time's Arrow" - 1:39
# "Panic on the Streets of Health Care City" - 3:15
# "The Roar of Far Off Black Jets" - 1:59
# "Paris in Flames" (Demo) - 4:32
# "Telegraph Avenue Kiss" (Rich Costey Mix) - 3:42
# "Wind-Up" (Demo) - 4:08
# "Music from Kill the House Lights" [Demo] - 1:16

Best Buy Bonus Tracks

13. "Cross Out the Eyes" (Live at The Grove) - 4:22
14. "Steps Ascending" (Live at The Grove) - 5:27
15. "How Long Is the Night?" (Live at The Grove) - 7:24

Hot Topic Bonus Tracks

13. "Concealer" [Demo] - 2:23
14. "Telegraph Avenue Kiss" [Demo] - 3:46

Live Performance (at the Starland Ballroom)

# "At This Velocity" - 2:50
# "Otherside of the Crash/Over and Out (of Control)" - 4:39
# "Paris in Flames" - 4:26
# "Autobiography of a Nation" - 3:35
# "Understanding in a Car Crash" - 4:12
# "Signals Over the Air" - 4:19
# "Sugar in the Sacrament" - 4:52
# "Jet Black New Year" - 4:44
# "Steps Ascending" - 4:19
# "Division St." - 4:04

DVD

# Intro: Live from Starland Ballroom, Music: "Otherside of the Crash" (in reverse)

# "At This Velocity" - Live at Starland Ballroom

# "This Side of Brightness" audio clip of early demo
# "The Other Side of the Crash" live at Starland Ballroom
# "Mass As Shadows" early demo
# "Streaks In the Sky" live in Geoff's basement
# "Porcelain" live
# "Paris In Flames" live at Starland Ballroom
# "In Transmission" live
# "Ian Curtis" live at the Melody Bar
# "Autobiography of a Nation" live at Starland Ballroom
# "Steps Ascending" live in Detroit
# "Understanding In a Car Crash" clips from the original music video
# "How Long is The Night" audio clip of original intro
# "Understanding In A Car Crash" live at Starland Ballroom
# "I Am The Killer" instrumental into live footage at Warped Tour
# "How Long Is The Night" live at the Warsaw
# "Cross Out The Eyes" instrumental mix
# "Division Street" live in Detroit
# "Roar of Far Off Black Jets" audio clip
# From "Marches And Maneuvers"
# "For The Workforce, Drowning" music video clip
# "Sugar In The Sacrament" live at Starland Ballroom
# "Music From Kill The House Lights"
# "Blinding Light" video clip from Taste of Chaos in Australia
# "Skate And Surf video Short"
# "I1100" instrumental mix

Personnel

*Geoff Rickly - vocals
*Tom Keeley - guitar, vocals
*Steve Pedulla - guitar, vocals
*Tim Payne - bass guitar
*Tucker Rule - drums
*Andrew Everding - keyboards, synthesizers