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Special Moves

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Special Moves
Live album by
Released23 August 2010
RecordedThe Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
GenrePost-rock
Length74:42
LabelRock Action
ProducerJohn Cummings
Mogwai chronology
The Hawk Is Howling
(2008)
Special Moves
(2010)
Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
(2011)

Special Moves is a live album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 23 August 2010 through Rock Action Records. Some of the formats in which the album was sold included a live performance documentary entitled Burning, recorded at the same live shows.

Recording

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The album was recorded at The Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York over three performances from April 27–29, 2009.

Formats available

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The basic format for the album is a CD/Double-LP containing 11 tracks. The album is also available as a limited edition triple vinyl LP box set containing an additional six tracks. For a limited period only, those buying the CD/Double-LP version directly from the Mogwai online store, received a code to use to download the additional six tracks in MP3 format. The extended CD/DVD set also includes the Burning DVD, as does the box set.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Sound[3]

Reception was generally positive, with particular praise for the Burning video. Noel Gardner of the BBC said the album had "the ability to make you jump out of your skin"[4] whilst Mojo said the album was "a fittingly monolithic monument to (the band's) work to date".[5] Review aggregator website AnyDecentMusic? correlated 11 reviews resulting in an ADM Rating of 7.9.[6] What Hi-Fi? said it was one of the best live albums.[7]

Personnel and credits

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Mogwai

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Production

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  • Live sound engineer: Stephen Wright

CD/LP Track listing

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All tracks composed by Mogwai.

  1. "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead" – 6:01
  2. "Friend of the Night" – 5:30
  3. "Hunted By a Freak" – 4:07
  4. "Mogwai Fear Satan" – 11:43
  5. "Cody" – 6:10
  6. "You Don't Know Jesus" – 5:31
  7. "I Know You Are But What Am I" – 4:04
  8. "I Love You, I'm Going to Blow Up Your School" – 7:57
  9. "2 Rights Make 1 Wrong" – 9:05
  10. "Like Herod" – 10:38
  11. "Glasgow Megasnake" – 3:50
    additional tracks on extended LP version and available through download
  12. "Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home" 5:48
  13. "Scotland's Shame" 6:30
  14. "New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 1" – 8:40
  15. "Batcat" – 5:47
  16. "Thank You Space Expert" – 7:06
  17. "The Precipice" – 7:03

Burning live DVD track listing

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  1. "The Precipice"
  2. "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead"
  3. "Hunted By A Freak"
  4. "Like Herod"
  5. "New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 1"
  6. "Mogwai Fear Satan"
  7. "Scotland's Shame"
  8. "Batcat"

References

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  1. ^ Special Moves tracklist Mogwai, retrieved on 23 August 2010
  2. ^ "Special Moves/Burning by Mogwai". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ Rock Sound review
  4. ^ Special Moves/Burning review BBC, retrieved on 23 August 2010
  5. ^ Mojo magazine, July 2010, page 13
  6. ^ Special Moves review Any Decent Music, retrieved on 19 February 2012
  7. ^ "22 of the best live albums to test your speakers". 22 July 2021.