Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan
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Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan is a live album
and DVD
concert video release from Canadian
band Barenaked Ladies
, produced by Morningstar Entertainment, Groovepix, and Desperation Records. The DVD is their third DVD-video
release, and their first feature-length concert video offered for sale. The CD is their second widely-released live album after Rock Spectacle
(1996), not including their management company
's sale of most of their live concert recordings via online download or shipped CD-R
, several of which saw limited in-store release in certain localities. The concert was recorded at the DTE Energy Music Theatre
in Clarkston, Michigan
on June 15, 2007. The video was allegedly shot in conjunction with the local Detroit PBS affiliate with plans to air the special on their station. The special has aired on the Toronto
-based Canadian station SUN TV
on October 12, 2007.
The DVD is available both separately and packaged together with a CD version in one package, was released on November 6, 2007. Both include 15 songs of the 24 that were performed, an adlib, and several banters. Bonus features on the DVD include a 12-minute "behind the scenes" featurette which mainly features an interview with the band, video from soundcheck featuring "Angry People", and a concert photo montage. The CD runs approximately 68 minutes, while the DVD runs 90 including special features. The video is in 16:9
widescreen
format, and 5.1 DTS
surround sound
, with an option for standard Stereo sound.
The cover art for Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan is in the same style as that of Barenaked Ladies Are Me
/ Barenaked Ladies Are Men
and its related merchandise, and was designed by Team Macho. The products are sold in eco-friendly packaging composed of 100% post-consumer recycled products, printed with vegetable inks, and wrapped with Bi-Ax transparent film. The disc trays of the DVD-only version are made of PaperFoam, which is produced from potato or tapioca starches, while the CD/DVD combo package contains the discs and booklet in cardboard pockets.
The CD and DVD both include banters/adlibs after "The Old Apartment", "Sound of Your Voice", "Too Little Too Late", and "For You".
Songs played at the show, but not included in Talk to the Hand include: "Maybe Katie", "In The Car", "Running out of Ink", "Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel" [acoustic], "Alcohol
", "It's All Been Done
", "Lovers in a Dangerous Time
" and "Call and Answer
".
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
concert video release from Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
band Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
, produced by Morningstar Entertainment, Groovepix, and Desperation Records. The DVD is their third DVD-video
DVD-Video
DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs, and is currently the dominant consumer video format in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and a MPEG-2 decoder...
release, and their first feature-length concert video offered for sale. The CD is their second widely-released live album after Rock Spectacle
Rock Spectacle
Rock Spectacle is a live album by Barenaked Ladies and their first live release. This was the album that finally broke the American market for BNL, with the live version of "Brian Wilson" and a release of "The Old Apartment" from Born on a Pirate Ship featuring this live version becoming hits, and...
(1996), not including their management company
Nettwerk
The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
's sale of most of their live concert recordings via online download or shipped CD-R
CD-R
A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
, several of which saw limited in-store release in certain localities. The concert was recorded at the DTE Energy Music Theatre
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Originally built by the Nederlander Organization in the early 1970s, the DTE Energy Music Theatre is a 15,274-seat amphitheater located in Clarkston, Michigan. It was originally known as the Pine Knob Music Theatre, due to its proximity to the nearby Pine Knob ski area and golf course...
in Clarkston, Michigan
Clarkston, Michigan
Clarkston, known officially by the name City of the Village of Clarkston, is a small city located within Independence Charter Township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 882 at the 2010 census.-Overview:...
on June 15, 2007. The video was allegedly shot in conjunction with the local Detroit PBS affiliate with plans to air the special on their station. The special has aired on the Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
-based Canadian station SUN TV
CKXT-TV
CKXT-DT was a broadcast television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and serving much of southern and eastern Ontario, owned by Quebecor Media through its Groupe TVA unit. At the time of the station's closure on November 1, 2011, the station was serving as an over-the-air simulcast of...
on October 12, 2007.
The DVD is available both separately and packaged together with a CD version in one package, was released on November 6, 2007. Both include 15 songs of the 24 that were performed, an adlib, and several banters. Bonus features on the DVD include a 12-minute "behind the scenes" featurette which mainly features an interview with the band, video from soundcheck featuring "Angry People", and a concert photo montage. The CD runs approximately 68 minutes, while the DVD runs 90 including special features. The video is in 16:9
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
widescreen
Widescreen
Widescreen images are a variety of aspect ratios used in film, television and computer screens. In film, a widescreen film is any film image with a width-to-height aspect ratio greater than the standard 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio provided by 35mm film....
format, and 5.1 DTS
Digital Theater System
DTS is a series of multichannel audio technologies owned by DTS, Inc. , an American company specializing in digital surround sound formats used for both commercial/theatrical and consumer grade applications...
surround sound
Surround sound
Surround sound encompasses a range of techniques such as for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source with audio channels reproduced via additional, discrete speakers. Surround sound is characterized by a listener location or sweet spot where the audio effects work best, and...
, with an option for standard Stereo sound.
The cover art for Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan is in the same style as that of Barenaked Ladies Are Me
Barenaked Ladies Are Me
Barenaked Ladies Are Me is the seventh full-length original-material studio album by Barenaked Ladies. It was their first original-material album since 2003's Everything to Everyone. It was released in September 2006 internationally...
/ Barenaked Ladies Are Men
Barenaked Ladies Are Men
Barenaked Ladies Are Men is the eighth full-length original-material studio album by Barenaked Ladies, and the second release of material from the 29-song session that bore the companion album Barenaked Ladies Are Me...
and its related merchandise, and was designed by Team Macho. The products are sold in eco-friendly packaging composed of 100% post-consumer recycled products, printed with vegetable inks, and wrapped with Bi-Ax transparent film. The disc trays of the DVD-only version are made of PaperFoam, which is produced from potato or tapioca starches, while the CD/DVD combo package contains the discs and booklet in cardboard pockets.
Track listing
- "One Week" (Robertson)
- "The Old ApartmentThe Old Apartment"The Old Apartment" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was the band's first American hit, and appears on the albums Born on a Pirate Ship, Rock Spectacle and the compilation album, Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits...
" (Page/Robertson) - "Sound of Your Voice" (Hearn)
- "Bank Job" (Page/Robertson)
- "Too Little Too LateToo Little Too Late (Barenaked Ladies song)"Too Little Too Late" is a single by the Barenaked Ladies from their 2000 album, Maroon. The single included a remix of another single from Maroon, "Pinch Me". The song is also featured on the band's 2001 compilation album, Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits...
" (Page/Robertson) - "Adrift" (Hearn/Page/Robertson)
- "For You" [acoustic] (Page/Robertson)
- "Be My Yoko OnoBe My Yoko Ono"Be My Yoko Ono" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies.The song was written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson and first appeared on their 1989 demo tape, Buck Naked...
" [acoustic] (Page/Robertson) - "Wind It Up" (Page/Robertson)
- "Angry People" (Page/Robertson)
- "Pinch MePinch Me"Pinch Me" is the title of a song by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. It was released in August 2000 as the first single from their 2000 album, Maroon, which was a follow-up to their hit album, Stunt. As such, "Pinch Me" is often regarded as an attempted follow-up to the hit single "One Week"...
" (Page/Robertson) - "Powder Blue" (Duffy/Page)
- "Brian WilsonBrian Wilson (song)"Brian Wilson" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies. It was released a single from the band's debut studio album, Gordon.The song was written by singer/guitarist Steven Page in his parents’ basement on his twentieth birthday, in 1990...
" (Page) - "Easy" (Page/Robertson)
- "If I Had $1000000If I Had $1000000"If I Had $1000000" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies from their album Gordon. Composed by founding members Steven Page and Ed Robertson, the sing-along track has become one of the band's best-known songs, and is a live show staple, despite never having been a true single...
" (Page/Robertson)
The CD and DVD both include banters/adlibs after "The Old Apartment", "Sound of Your Voice", "Too Little Too Late", and "For You".
Songs played at the show, but not included in Talk to the Hand include: "Maybe Katie", "In The Car", "Running out of Ink", "Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel" [acoustic], "Alcohol
Alcohol (Barenaked Ladies song)
"Alcohol" is a song by the Alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies released as the last single and sixth track on their 1998 album Stunt. Although it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Chart, it received some airplay on the US Modern Rock Tracks charts, peaking at #33 on the...
", "It's All Been Done
It's All Been Done
"It's All Been Done" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was released as the second single from their 1998 album, Stunt....
", "Lovers in a Dangerous Time
Lovers in a Dangerous Time
"Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is a song by Bruce Cockburn, originally released on his 1984 album Stealing Fire. The song was a Top 40 hit for Cockburn, peaking at No. 25 on the Canadian charts the week of August 18, 1984....
" and "Call and Answer
Call and Answer
"Call and Answer" is a song by the Canadian group Barenaked Ladies. It was the third single from their highly successful 1998 album, Stunt...
".