Acoustic (Nouvelle Vague album)
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| Live album by Nouvelle Vague | ||||
| Recorded | Auditório Municipal Augusto Cabrita, Barreiro, Portugal, 5 February 2009 | |||
| Genre |
Jazz Bossa nova Lounge | |||
| Label | New Sound Dimension under license from Peacefrog | |||
| Producer | Luis Carlos for New Sound Dimension | |||
| Nouvelle Vague chronology | ||||
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Acoustic is a live album by the French covers band Nouvelle Vague, recorded at a concert at the Auditório Municipal Augusto Cabrita in Barreiro, Portugal. All songs are acoustic versions of songs from the band's studio albums Nouvelle Vague, Bande à Part and 3, except for "Sweet Dreams" and "Relax" which do not appear on any of those albums.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| PopMatters |   [1] |
PopMatters wrote that the album "succeeds where so many [live albums] have failed, by creating a loose and free-wheeling sound which should please listeners today, as much as it appears to have pleased the assembled crowd back in 2009."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "The Killing Moon" (from Bande à Part) | Echo & the Bunnymen | 3:42 |
| 2. | "A Forest" (from Nouvelle Vague) | The Cure | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Ever Fallen In Love" (from Bande à Part) | Buzzcocks | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Don't Go" (from Bande à Part) | Yazoo | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Blue Monday" (from Bande à Part) | New Order | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Human Fly" (from Bande à Part) | The Cramps | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Guns of Brixton" (from Nouvelle Vague) | The Clash | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Too Drunk To Fuck" (from Nouvelle Vague) | Dead Kennedys | 5:39 |
| 9. | "God Save the Queen" (from 3) | Sex Pistols | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Heart of Glass" (from Bande à Part) | Blondie | 5:27 |
| 11. | "Sweet Dreams" | Eurythmics | 5:23 |
| 12. | "Dance with Me" (from Bande à Part) | The Lords of the New Church | 3:38 |
| 13. | "In a Manner of Speaking" (from Nouvelle Vague) | Tuxedomoon | 4:05 |
| 14. | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (from Nouvelle Vague) | Joy Division | 4:26 |
| 15. | "Blister in the Sun" (from 3) | Violent Femmes | 4:16 |
| 16. | "This Is Not a Love Song" (from Nouvelle Vague) | Public Image Ltd. | 3:14 |
| 17. | "Just Can't Get Enough" (from Nouvelle Vague) | Depeche Mode | 3:30 |
| 18. | "Relax" | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 5:53 |
References
- 1 2 Fenwick, Tom (4 September 2012). "Album review". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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