At the Apollo
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At the Apollo
- Artist: Arctic Monkeys
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- Release Date: May 12, 2009
- Total Time: 35:59
- Type: Video, Live
- Genre: Rock
Review
At the Apollo is a standard new millennium live album: it's a multimedia experience containing a DVD and a CD, but unlike so many of these sets, this doesn't replicate the show on video and audio. Instead, the DVD has the titular At the Apollo -- the Manchester Apollo, not the one in Harlem -- and the CD contains a live set recorded that same tour in Austin, TX. Whether this is an attractive package to you depends entirely on your level of devotion to Arctic Monkeys: both are good energetic sets but they're not exceptional, they're merely two of the better nights on tour, nights where the band was conscious of the recording equipment so they turned in a show that's professional but not necessarily memorable. It's a good memento, an entertaining listen, and enjoyable viewing, but it can only be called essential to those who notice whether or not these concerts were performed with the group's new bassist or not (for the record, they are). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi| At the Apollo (1963 Album by Jimmy McGriff) | |
| At the Apollo '79 (1998 Album by Bob Marley) |
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At the Apollo
This article is about the Arctic Monkeys album and video. For the American TV show, see Showtime at the Apollo. For other uses, see Live at the Apollo (disambiguation).
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| Live album by Arctic Monkeys | ||||
| Released | November 3, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Manchester Apollo Monday, 17th December, 2007 |
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| Genre | Indie rock[1] | |||
| Label | Domino Warp Films Bang Bang Films |
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| Producer | Diarmid Scrimshaw | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| PopMatters |   [3] |
| BLARE Magazine | [4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Uncut | [6] |
| Contactmusic | 9/10[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 4.5/10[8] |
At the Apollo is a live album and video release by Arctic Monkeys of the final concert of their 2007 world-tour, filmed in Manchester, England.[9][10]
It was filmed on super-16mm film and in surround-sound. It was directed by Richard Ayoade and photographed by cinematographer Danny Cohen (This Is England). It was edited by Nick Fenton (Heima, All Tomorrow's Parties), and produced by Diarmid Scrimshaw (Dog Altogether, Tyrannosaur).[10]
It has been awarded best music DVD 2009 by the NME. The music played in introduction credits was written by Bruno Nicolai , entitled 'Servizio fotografico' from the film The Red Queen Kills Seven Times starring Barbara Bouchet.
The film premiered on UK television on the music channel 4Music on February 19, 2009.
The DVD features a 'Multi Angle Camera View' of drummer Matt Helders.
DVD track listing
- "Brianstorm"
- "This House Is a Circus"
- "Teddy Picker"
- "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
- "Dancing Shoes"
- "From the Ritz to the Rubble"
- "Fake Tales of San Francisco"
- "When the Sun Goes Down"
- "Nettles"
- "D Is for Dangerous"
- "Leave Before the Lights Come On"
- "Fluorescent Adolescent"
- "Still Take You Home"
- "Da Frame 2R"
- "Plastic Tramp" (with Miles Kane)
- "505" (with Miles Kane)
- "Do Me a Favour"
- "A Certain Romance"
- "The View from the Afternoon"
- "If You Were There, Beware"
Bonus tracks
- "Balaclava"
- "Bad Woman" (feat. Richard Hawley)
References
- ^ "BBC - Seven Ages of Rock "What the World Is Waiting For"". Seven Ages of Rock. 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages/programmes/what-the-world-is-waiting-for. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ At the Apollo at Allmusic
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ BLARE Magazine review
- ^ NME review
- ^ Uncut review
- ^ Contactmusic review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Arctic Monkeys to Issue Live DVD Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ a b Official At the Apollo website Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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