Showtunes (album)
Encyclopedia
Showtunes is a live album by Tommy Keene
. It came out in 2000 on the Parasol Records
label. Along with in-concert versions of original compositions, the album includes a cover version
of Mission of Burma
's "Einstein's Day".
Tommy Keene
Tommy Keene is an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing critical acclaimed new wave/power pop songs in the 1980s. He has a longtime cult following among fans of the musical genre of power pop...
. It came out in 2000 on the Parasol Records
Parasol Records
Parasol Records is an American independent record label based out of Urbana, Illinois. The label was founded by Geoff Merritt as an outgrowth of the catalogue Parasol Mail Order ....
label. Along with in-concert versions of original compositions, the album includes a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Mission of Burma
Mission of Burma
Mission of Burma is an American post-punk band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1979. The band was formed by Roger Miller , Clint Conley , Peter Prescott and Martin Swope...
's "Einstein's Day".
Track listing
All songs by Tommy Keene, except where noted- "Astronomy"/"This Could Be Fiction" – 6:10
- "Long Time Missing" – 4:34
- "Nothing Can Change You" – 3:48
- "Silent Town" – 4:45
- "Underworld" – 5:33
- "Going Out Again" – 2:11
- "Paper Words and Lies" – 3:17
- "My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe" – 4:04
- "Einstein's Day" – 4:30 (Roger MillerRoger Miller (rock musician)Roger Miller is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for co-founding the groups Mission of Burma and Alloy Orchestra.His main instruments are guitar and piano...
)- Originally recorded by Mission of BurmaMission of BurmaMission of Burma is an American post-punk band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1979. The band was formed by Roger Miller , Clint Conley , Peter Prescott and Martin Swope...
, 1982
- Originally recorded by Mission of Burma
- "Highwire Days" – 3:39
- "When Our Vows Break" – 4:03 (Keene, Jules ShearJules ShearJules Mark Shear is a US singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Pittsburgh in 1952. Although he has had only one minor hit as a performer , he has recorded almost 20 albums to date...
) - "Compromise" – 3:21
- "Based on Happy Times" – 3:51
- "Back to Zero Now" – 3:24
- "Places That Are Gone" – 16:42
The band
- Tommy Keene — Vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Steve Gerlach — Guitar
- Scott A. Johnson — Guitar
- Brad Quinn — Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, back-up vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - John RichardsonJohn Richardson (drummer)John Richardson is an American drummer who works in rock and alt-country with such artists as Gin Blossoms, Badfinger and Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett.-Early career:...
— DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Additional credits
- Ed Morgan — Management
- Tommy Keene — Photography
- Marvin Forte — Graphic Design