Venue Songs

Infobox Album |
Name = Venue Songs
Type = Live album
Artist = They Might Be Giants


Released = December 10 2004
Recorded = July 9–September 30 2004
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 48:20
Label = Idlewild Records
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "Almanac"
(2004)
This album = "Venue Songs"
(2004)
Next album = "Here Come the ABCs"
(2005)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = TMBG live album
Type = Live album
Last album = "Almanac"
(2004)
This album = "Venue Songs"
(2004)
Next album =

"Venue Songs" is a 2004 album by the group They Might Be Giants. Although technically it is a live album, as all the tracks were performed live, it is different than a standard live album in that, instead of live versions of the band's popular songs, it is comprised of all new songs. At each stop of their 2004 tour, They Might Be Giants wrote, arranged and performed a new song dedicated to that venue. Each song came together in one day as a surprise to the audience.

Initially, the album was only released in MP3 format from They Might Be Giants' online music store with the purchase of $9.99 or more during the 2004 holiday season. It is now available on They Might Be Giants' online music store in MP3 or FLAC format for purchase by itself.

In 2005, "Venue Songs" was re-released as a CD/DVD combo. It included studio versions of some of the venue songs, and other non-album tracks. The DVD includes music videos for some of the venue songs as well as other bonus videos.

Miscellanea

* A venue song was recorded for Irving Plaza in New York City on October 2, 2004, but it was not included on the album. From mentions in interviews, it appears that the band did not like it very much and as such chose not to include it. The song is available with the purchase of the rest of the concert it was performed at through the band's online music store.
* Some of the recordings on the album were the versions that were performed during the soundcheck as opposed to the version that was recorded live in front of the audience.
* While the official track names seem to be the city they were performed in, they are sometimes referred to by the band by the venue name instead.

Track listing

# "Brooklyn" (aka "Celebrate Brooklyn") – 1:30
# "Charlottesville" (aka "Starr Hill Music Hall") – 1:55
# "Omaha" (aka "Sokol Auditorium") – 1:13
# "Houston" (aka "Houston-Meridian Theme") – 1:35
# "Glasgow" (aka "T-H-E-G-A-R-A-G-E") – 1:11
# "Vancouver" (aka "Richard's On Richards") – 2:00
# "Asbury Park" (aka "The Stone Pony") – 1:05
# "Albany" (aka "The Egg") – 1:21
# "Leeds" (aka "Leeds Irish Center") – 2:01
# "Anaheim" (aka "Anaheim House of Blues") – 1:04
# "New Orleans" (aka "House of Blues") – 2:09
# "Columbia" (aka "The Blue Note") – 1:35
# "Santa Cruz" (aka "The Catalyst") – 2:03
# "Minneapolis" (aka "First Avenue Stage") – 0:51
# "Pittsburgh" (aka "Mr. Small's Theatre") – 1:22
# "Tucson" (aka "City Limits") – 1:55
# "San Francisco" (aka "Fillmore") – 1:01
# "Memphis" (aka "Gibson Lounge") – 1:13
# "Charleston" (aka "Music Farm") – 1:06
# "Dallas" (aka "Trees") – 0:44
# "Hollywood" (aka "West Hollywood House of Blues") – 1:41
# "Atlanta" (aka "Variety Playhouse") – 2:04
# "Farmingdale" (aka "The Downtown") – 1:04
# "New Haven" (aka "Toad's Place") – 1:41
# "London" (aka "At The As-tore-eye-yea") – 1:19
# "Raleigh" (aka "Lincoln Theater") – 1:41
# "Towson" (aka "Recher Theatre") – 2:52
# "St. Louis" (aka "Mississippi Nights") – 1:16
# "Philadelphia" (aka "T.L.A.") – 1:33
# "Austin" (aka "Stubbs") – 2:45
# "Asheville" (aka "The Orange Peel") – 1:30

External links

*"" at This Might Be a Wiki
* [http://www.theymightbegiants.com/album-venue.htm "Venue Songs" page] at They Might Be Giants' online store