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''Kicking Television: Live in Chicago'' is a live album by Chicago alternative rock band Wilco, released on November 15, 2005 by Nonesuch Records. The album consists of material from four live shows at Chicago's Vic Theater recorded May 4, 2005 to May 7, 2005. Although the band filmed the concerts, they decided not to release the footage as a DVD. It was the band's first album with an expanded lineup featuring Nels Cline and Pat Sansone. ''Kicking Television'' debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number forty-seven, and has since sold over 114,000 copies. Critical reception to the album was generally positive. Publications such as ''The A.V. Club'' and Pitchfork Media lauded the band's performance of material from ''Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'' and ''A Ghost Is Born''. On April 17, 2010, for Record Store Day Wilco released an audiophile, 180-gram vinyl pressing of ''Kicking Television''. The vinyl pressing, spread across four LP's, included eight previously unreleased tracks recorded in May 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kicking Television: Live in Chicago LP Box Set ) Last accessed April 18, 2010.〕 ==Production== Shortly after the release of ''A Ghost Is Born'', Wilco's fifth studio album, multi-instrumentalist Leroy Bach left the band to pursue a career in theater production. To replace him, the band added jazz rock guitarist Nels Cline and multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone to their lineup. The lineup was expanded because lead singer Jeff Tweedy was concerned that the other members were multi-tasking on instruments. This made performing material live from ''Summerteeth'' and ''Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'' difficult. While touring in support of ''Ghost'', Wilco decided to record their first live album.〔 Last accessed August 27, 2007.〕 Wilco decided to use concerts from their hometown of Chicago "because () wanted to be really comfortable". They chose a string of four consecutive shows from May 4 to May 7, 2005 at The Vic Theater in Chicago, Illinois. The band recorded the four shows on a 24-track digital recorder. The shows were filmed for a potential DVD release, but the band decided not to release the footage. According to Tweedy, the band was disappointed by how the footage "sapped" the energy out of the performances.〔 On September 13, 2005, the band announced that the album would be released on November 1, 2005. The release date was later delayed two weeks.〔 Last accessed August 27, 2007.〕 Most of the material from the album—16 of 23 songs—is from Wilco's two Nonesuch Records releases: ''Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'' and ''A Ghost Is Born''. The title track was an outtake from the ''Ghost'' recording sessions because the band considered it to be one of their most exciting songs live. Tweedy explained why it was chosen for the title:〔 Two live tracks from ''Summerteeth'' were also included on the album, as well as one song each from ''Being There'', ''Mermaid Avenue'' and ''Mermaid Avenue Vol. II''. The final track was a cover of "Comment (If All Men Are Truly Brothers)", originally performed by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band.〔 "How to Fight Loneliness" (from ''Summerteeth'') and "Monday" (from ''Being There'') were included with purchase of the album on iTunes. Guitarist Jeff Tweedy provided the lead vocals for the album and John Stirratt, the only other original member of the band, played bass guitar and added backing vocals. Lead guitarist Nels Cline and multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone performed here on a Wilco album for the first time. Glenn Kotche performed on the drums and other percussion instruments, and Mikael Jorgensen played keyboards. Other instrumentation was provided by Patrick Newbery (trumpet and flugelhorn), Nick Broste (trombone), and Rick Parenti (baritone sax).〔''Kicking Television: Live in Chicago'' album notes, November 15, 2005. Nonesuch Records, 79903.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kicking Television: Live in Chicago」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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