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The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Lawrence Arms album)

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Released
  
September 23, 2003

Artist
  
The Lawrence Arms

Producer
  
Matt Allison

Genre
  
Punk rock

Length
  
33:11

Release date
  
23 September 2003

Label
  
Fat Wreck Chords

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The Greatest Story Ever Told is the studio album by the American punk rock band The Lawrence Arms, released in 2003 by Fat Wreck Chords. A concept album of sorts, it follows a linear storyline and has several songs which call back to or refer to others. The album includes exhaustive liner notes with footnotes to the lyrics that detail the many literary and pop culture references of the lyrics. Its title is a direct reference to the movie The Greatest Story Ever Told, a 1965 film about the life of Jesus.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by The Lawrence Arms

  1. "Introduction: The Ramblin' Boys of Pleasure Sing the Hobo Clown Chorus" - 0:26
  2. "The Raw and Searing Flesh" - 3:07
  3. "On With the Show" - 1:29
  4. "Drunk Mouth Kitchen Smile" - 2:26
  5. "Alert the Audience!" - 2:16
  6. "Fireflies" - 3:54
  7. "The March of the Elephants" - 1:28
  8. "Chapter 13: The Hero Appears" - 2:50
  9. "Hesitation Station" - 1:43
  10. "The Revisionist" - 3:19
  11. "The Ramblin' Boys of Pleasure" - 2:44
  12. "A Wishful Puppeteer" - 2:11
  13. "The Disaster March" - 3:51
  14. "Outro: Hobo Reprise" - 0:27

Personnel

  • Chris McCaughan - guitar, vocals
  • Brendan Kelly - bass guitar, vocals
  • Neil Hennessy - drums
  • Additional musicians: Rob Kellenberger, Sansvin Hennessy, Matt Allison, Mark Lynn Baker and Pete Anna

    • Album information

  • Record label: Fat Wreck Chords
  • Recorded and mixed in June 2003 at Atlas Studios by Matt Allison
  • Produced by Matt Allison and the Lawrence Arms
  • Mastered at West West Side Mastering by Alan Douches
  • All songs by the Lawrence Arms
  • Art direction and layout by David Holtz
  • Photography by Hiro Tanaka and Ben Pier
  • Footnotes by Chris McCaughan and Brendan Kelly

    • Songs

    1Introduction (The Ramblin’ Boys of Pleasure Sing the Hobo Clown Chorus)0:27
    2The Raw and Searing Flesh3:08
    3On With the Show1:29

    References

    The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Lawrence Arms album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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