Rock Spectacle
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{{Infobox album
| name = Rock Spectacle
| type = live
| artist = Barenaked Ladies
| cover = Barenaked_Ladies_-_Rock_Spectacle.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 19, 1996
| recorded = April 17, 1996
May 23, 1996
| venue = Riviera Theatre, Chicago
Olympia, Montreal
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 47:45
| label = Reprise
| producer = Michael Phillip Wojewoda
| prev_title = Born on a Pirate Ship
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Stunt
| next_year = 1998
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r243959/review|first=Stewart|last=Mason|accessdate=September 2, 2011}}
| rev2 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=Omnibus Press |edition=5th concise |year=2011 |last=Larkin |first=Colin |authorlink=Colin Larkin (writer) |isbn=0-85712-595-8}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = A {{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,295430,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425115719/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,295430,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2009|title=Spinning Pretty|last=Cheng|first=Kipp|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=1996-12-13|accessdate=2012-04-02}}
| rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book |last=Wolk |first=Douglas |authorlink=Douglas Wolk |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |chapter=Barenaked Ladies |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/44 44-45] }}
}}
Rock Spectacle is the first live album by Barenaked Ladies. It was also the first major success for the band in the United States, selling over one million copies and producing a hit single in the country in its version of "Brian Wilson." The album was recorded at two concerts: at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago and at The Olympia in Montreal during the Born on a Pirate Ship tour.
A live version of "Shoe Box" was on promotional and advance copies of this record, but was ultimately deleted. The recording would eventually be released on the "One Week" CD single. The album contains two bonus tracks. The first is a banter about an elderly woman Ed Robertson ran into in Chicago. The story is later referenced in "If I Had $1000000". The second is improvised banter about Robertson's Uncle Elwyn.
This disc is an enhanced CD, which means it will display special multimedia features when played on a computer. It includes a program called "BNLTV", a faux collection of various-themed TV programming.
Commercial performance
By July 1998, Rock Spectacle had sold 775,000 copies in the United States and 80,000 copies in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsB/barenaked.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000903161551/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsB/barenaked.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2000|title=Good Morning America's going Naked|date=July 4, 1998|accessdate=April 21, 2020}} In September 1998, the album was certified Platinum in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Barenaked+ladies&ti=rock+spectacle&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=GOLD & PLATINUM|website=riaa.com|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline =
| all_writing = Steven Page and Ed Robertson, except where noted
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| title1 = Brian Wilson
| extra1 = Steven Page
| length1 = 4:46
| writer1 = Page
| title2 = Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank
| extra2 = Steven Page
| length2 = 3:38
| title3 = Break Your Heart
| extra3 = Steven Page
| length3 = 5:06
| writer3 = Page
| title4 = Jane
| extra4 = Steven Page
| length4 = 3:58
| writer4 = {{hlist|Page|Stephen Duffy}}
| title5 = When I Fall
| extra5 = Ed Robertson
| length5 = 4:23
| title6 = Hello City
| extra6 = Steven Page
| length6 = 3:13
| title7 = What a Good Boy
| extra7 = Steven Page
| length7 = 4:47
| title8 = The Old Apartment
| extra8 = Steven Page
| length8 = 3:21
| title9 = Life, in a Nutshell
| extra9 = Steven Page
| length9 = 2:40
| title10 = These Apples
| extra10 = Ed Robertson
| writer10 = Robertson
| length10 = 3:59
| title11 = Grade 9"/"If I Had $1000000
| extra11 = {{hlist|Steven Page|Ed Robertson}}
| writer11 = {{hlist|Page|Robertson|Andy Creeggan|Jim Creeggan|Tyler Stewart}}
| length11 = 6:08
| title12 = The Sweetest Woman (banter)
| extra12 = {{hlist|Steven Page|Ed Robertson}}
| length12 = 1:09
| note12 = hidden track
| title13 = Uncle Elwyn (banter)
| extra13 = {{hlist|Steven Page|Ed Robertson}}
| note13 = hidden track
| length13 = 2:37
}}
Personnel
;Barenaked Ladies
- Steven Page – vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 4, 7), electric guitar (8, 10)
- Ed Robertson – vocals, acoustic guitar (all except 3 and 8), electric guitar (3, 8)
- Jim Creeggan – double bass (all but 4), electric bass (4), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11)
- Tyler Stewart – drums, backing vocals (8, 9, 11)
- Kevin Hearn – keyboards (all but 6), accordion (2, 6), electric guitar (on "Uncle Elwyn" adlib), backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9, 11)
;Production
- Engineers: Marcel Gounin, Michael Phillip Wojewoda
- Assistant engineers: Bernoit Baruvin, Dan Glomski, Mycle Konopka, Timothy R. Powell
- Mixing assistants: Jeff Elliot, Tom Heron
- Mastering: Don C. Tyler
- Digital editing: Jeff Elliot
- Design: Neil Prime
- Photography: Neil Prime
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1996–1998)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|86|artist=Barenaked Ladies|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 15, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Barenaked Ladies|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 15, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998|work=Billboard|accessdate=February 15, 2021}}
| 132 |
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |
|---|
| align="left"|1997
|align="left"|"Brian Wilson" |align="left"|Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|68{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
| align="left"|1998
|align="left"|"Brian Wilson" |align="left"|Adult Top 40 |align="left"|37{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
| align="left"|1998
|align="left"|"Brian Wilson" |align="left"|Modern Rock |align="left"|23{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
| align="left"|2000
|align="left"|"If I Had $1000000" |align="left"|Adult Top 40 |align="left"|37{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Barenaked Ladies|title=Rock Spectacle|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1996|certyear=1998|accessdate=February 15, 2021}}
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References
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Category:Barenaked Ladies albums