Album
We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11 - 08.11)
2012 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11 - 08.11) is a Rock album by The Decemberists, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked.
About
This epic-length live concert recording, taken from 12 different shows and mixed to sound like one, stands as a summary of The Decemberists' achievements as of 2012, when they're said to be taking a sabbatical. It features songs from throughout their career, proving again that Colin Meloy's unusual lyrical approach is matched by an unerring sense of melody, no matter how pretentious the surroundings become. The straightforward, crystalline beauty of "Leslie Ann Levine" (from the band's debut album, <i>Castaways and Cutouts</i>) is forever enduring. The country- to R.E.M.-influenced material ("Calamity Song," "Rise to Me," "Rox in the Box," "All Arise!," "June Hymn," "This Is Why We Fight" "Down by the Water") from 2011's excellent <i>The King Is Dead</i> resonates with energy far beyond the stripped-down acoustic approach. 2006's <i>The Crane Wife</i> has its title cut's three parts finally put together into one 16-minute rock opera. For laughs, Meloy presents a snippet of the "the very worst song I ever wrote in my entire life" ("Dracula's Daughter") before slipping into the much better "O Valencia!"
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Infanta5:46
- A2Calamity Song3:52
- A3Rise To Me4:49
- A4The Soldiering Life5:04
Side B
- B1We Both Go Down Together4:30
- B2The Bagman's Gambit8:27
- B3Down By The Water3:48
- B4Leslie Ann Levine4:08
Side C
- C1The Rake's Song4:45
- C2The Crane Wife 1, 2, And 316:09
Side D
- D1Oceanside3:27
- D2Billy Liar6:41
- D3Grace Cathedral Hill4:25
- D4All Arise!4:23
Side E
- E1Rox In The Box3:07
- E2June Hymn4:30
- E3Dracula's Daughter > O Valencia!5:26
- E4This Is Why We Fight4:47
Side F
- F1The Mariner's Revenge Song12:15
- F2I Was Meant For The Stage10:13
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- layered
- triumphant
- storytelling
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bruce WithycombeENSEMBLE , TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Chris FunkELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR , BOUZOUKI, MANDOLIN, PIANO, HARMONY VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, BOUZOUKI, MANDOLIN, PIANO, HARMONY VOCALS
- Colin MeloyLEAD VOCALS , 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR , ELECTRIC GUITAR, BOUZOUKI LEAD VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR , ELECTRIC GUITAR, BOUZOUKI LEAD VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR , BOUZOUKI
- Gus BaumENSEMBLE , TRUMPET TRUMPET
- Jenny ConleeKEYBOARDS, ELECTRIC ORGAN , GLOCKENSPIEL KEYBOARDS, ORGAN , GLOCKENSPIEL
- Joe CunninghamBARITONE SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE , BARITONE SAXOPHONE
- John MoenDRUMS , HARMONY VOCALS DRUMS, HARMONY VOCALS
- Nate QueryCONTRABASS , ELECTRIC BASS DOUBLE BASS , ELECTRIC BASS
- Portland Auxiliary BrassMUSICIAN , ENSEMBLE
- Sara WatkinsMUSICIAN , VIOLIN, HARMONY VOCALS, BARITONE GUITAR, PERCUSSION VIOLIN, HARMONY VOCALS, BARITONE GUITAR, PERCUSSION
- Victor NashENSEMBLE , TRUMPET TRUMPET
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