| Feel Good Now | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Length | 79:16 | |||
| Producer | Michael Gira | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10 [2] |
Feel Good Now is the second live album by the New York City no wave band Swans. It was recorded on a Sony Professional Walkman on their 1987 Children of God tour in Europe. [3] A remaster of the album, along with the studio album Children of God , was released on November 13, 2020. [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:38 |
| 2. | "New Mind" | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Blood and Honey" | 7:10 |
| 4. | "Trust Me" | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Stupid German Talk*" | 0:36 |
| 6. | "Into Blind Love and Out*" | 0:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Willy in Ravensburg" | 1:00 |
| 2. | "Sex God Sex" | 9:46 |
| 3. | "Various Audience Tricks" | 0:55 |
| 4. | "Like a Drug" | 8:32 |
| 5. | "Our Love Lies*" | 5:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Manchester in Love*" | 1:00 |
| 2. | "Beautiful Child" | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Blackmail" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Children of God" | 6:38 |
| 5. | "Beautiful Reprise - The Town and Country Backstab Cowardice" | 2:31 |
| 6. | "Thank You" | 0:54 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Various Audience Members" | 1:29 |
| 2. | "Hello to Our Friends" | 0:22 |
| 3. | "Blind Love" | 18:36 |
| 4. | "Thank You, Goodbye**" | 0:11 |
| 5. | "Good Luck**" | 0:11 |
The album was reissued by Atavistic Records (ALP135CD) in 2002 having been remastered (according to the liner notes) by Gira at Micromoose Studio, Brooklyn, New York. The track listing of the reissue is different:
("Trust Me" does not appear in the track listing on the liner notes)
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart [5] | 7 |
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