Released October 30, 2007 Release date 30 October 2007 | Recorded 1997 - 2007 | |
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Ladies and gentlemen my brother the failure lyrics
Kill the House Lights is a compilation album by New Jersey rock group Thursday.
Contents
- Ladies and gentlemen my brother the failure lyrics
- The roar of far off black jets thursday kill the house lights
- Release
- Track listing
- CD
- Best Buy Bonus Tracks
- Hot Topic Bonus Tracks
- Live Performance at the Starland Ballroom
- DVD
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The roar of far off black jets thursday kill the house lights
Contents
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 announced they would be filming a live album on December 27, 2006, at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ. They recorded their smaller show at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ the next day.
Release
On June 29, 2007, it was announced that the band would be releasing an untitled retrospective album through Victory.
Track listing
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 Starland Ballroom) - 4:25
- "How Long Is the Night?" (Original Intro) - 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
- "Cross Out the Eyes" (Live at The Grove) - 4:22
- "Steps Ascending" (Live at The Grove) - 5:27
- "How Long Is the Night?" (Live at The Grove) - 7:24
Hot Topic Bonus Tracks
- "Concealer" (Demo) - 2:23
- "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
The following is the track listing from an annual New Year's Eve show recorded in December 2006 at the Starland Ballroom which is included on the DVD.
- "At This Velocity"
- "Other Side of the Crash"
- "Paris in Flames"
- "Autobiography of a Nation"
- "Understanding in a Car Crash"
- "Signals Over the Air"
- "Sugar in the Sacrament"
- "Jet Black New Year"
- "Steps Ascending"
- "Division St."
Bonus material
- "I Am the Killer" (Live)
- "Moe, Larry & Surly"
- "Ballad of Andrew"
Personnel
Songs
1Ladies and Gentlemen: My Brother - the Failure4:12
2Dead Songs2:52
3Voices on a String3:32