Rock Spectacle

Rock Spectacle (1996) is the fourth full-length album by Barenaked Ladies and their first live release. This was the album that finally broke the American market for BNL, with this live version of "Brian Wilson" becoming a hit, and Rock Spectacle selling over a million copies there alone.

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1996 - Barenaked Ladies

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A live version of "Shoe Box" was on promotional and advance copies of this record, but was left off at the last second. This particular recording of "Shoe Box" appears on the "One Week" CD single. At the very end of the "$1000000" track, there is an improvised song about Ed Robertson's (the band's vocalist/guitarist) Uncle Elwyn. There is some question as to whether this "Uncle Elwyn" is a real person.

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This record was recorded at two concerts in Chicago and Montreal during the Born on a Pirate Ship tour.

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Chicago - Montreal - Born on a Pirate Ship

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This disc is an enhanced CD, which means it will display special multimedia features when played on a computer. It includes a program called BNLTV, a faux collection of various-themed TV programmming.

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Enhanced CD - BNLTV

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