The Man on the Burning Tightrope

The Man on the Burning Tightrope
Studio album by Firewater
Released	June 17, 2003
Recorded	Vibromonk Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Indie rock
Length	46:51
Label	Jetset
Producer	Tod Ashley, Tamir Muskat
Firewater chronology
Psychopharmacology (2001) The Man on the Burning Tightrope (2003) Songs We Should Have Written (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(5.7/10)[2]
Stylus	(D+)[3]

The Man on the Burning Tightrope is the fourth album by Firewater, released on June 17, 2003 through Jetset Records.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tod Ashley, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fanfare"	Tod Ashley, Oren Kaplan	0:22
2.	"Anything at All"		4:20
3.	"Too Much (Is Never Enough)"		4:00
4.	"Too Many Angels"	Tod Ashley, Tamir Muskat	5:00
5.	"Dark Days Indeed"		4:12
6.	"The Man on the Burning Tightrope"		3:52
7.	"The Truth Hurts"		1:18
8.	"Secret"		4:57
9.	"The Vegas Strip"		3:01
10.	"Ponzi's Revenge"		2:41
11.	"Don't Make It Stop"		3:09
12.	"The Notorious & Legendary Dog & Pony Show"		3:44
13.	"The Song That Saved My Life"		2:07
14.	"Dark Days Revisited"		0:41
15.	"Before the Fall"	Tod Ashley, Oren Kaplan	3:10
16.	"Descent"	Tod Ashley, Tamir Muskat	0:17

Personnel

Firewater

• Tod Ashley – vocals, bass guitar, Mellotron, bouzouki, production, design
• Oren Kaplan – guitar
• Tamir Muskat – drums, loops, production, mixing
• Paul Wallfisch – organ, piano, celesta

Additional musicians and production

• Dave Ballou – trumpet, flugelhorn on "Too Many Angels"
• Joe Fiedler – trombone on "The Vegas Strip", "Ponzi's Revenge" and "Don't Make It Stop"
• Victoria Hanna – vocals on "Dark Days Indeed" and "Dark Days Revisited"
• Scott Hull – mastering
• Yuri Lemeshev – accordion on "Dark Days Indeed", "Dark Days Revisited" and "Before the Fall"
• Willy Martinez – percussion on "Too Much (Is Never Enough)", "The Truth Hurts" and "Ponzi's Revenge"
• James Moore – cover art
• Morgan St. Boot Boys – stomping on "Dark Days Indeed"
• The Muskat Orchestra – horns on "Anything at All", strings on "Secret", arrangement on "Secret" and "The Vegas Strip"
• Ramallah Orphan Choir – backing vocals on "Dark Days Indeed"
• Asaf Roth – glockenspiel and cymbal on "Fanfare" and "Before the Fall", marimba on "The Vegas Strip"
• Dan Shatsky – mixing
• Itamar Ziegler – bass guitar on "Too Much (Is Never Enough)" and "Secret"

References

1. Phares, Heather. "The Man on the Burning Tightrope". Allmusic. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
2. Idov, Michael (July 14, 2003). "Firewater: The Man on the Burning Tightrope". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
3. Howard, Ed (September 1, 2003). "Firewater: The Man on the Burning Tightrope". Stylus. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
4. Nichols, Amanda (2007). "Firewater". Trouser Press. Retrieved June 9, 2013.

External links

• The Man On The Burning Tightrope at Discogs (list of releases)