Staring Down the Brilliant Dream

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Staring Down the Brilliant Dream
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Live album by
ReleasedJune 29, 2010 (2010-06-29)
Recorded2006–2009
Genre Folk
Length128:35
Label Vanguard
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Staring Down the Brilliant Dream is a live album by the Indigo Girls, released June 29, 2010. [3] "Staring down the brilliant dream" is a line from the lyric of their song "Love of Our Lives".

The album features contributions from Brandi Carlile, Michelle Malone, Trina Meade, A Fragile Tomorrow, Jill Hennessy, Common Rotation, and Julie Wolf. [4]

Track listing

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heartache for Everyone" (Vic Theatre; Chicago, IL; 10.27.06 – day 1) Amy Ray 3:19
2."Closer to Fine" (Mayo Center for Performing Arts; Morristown, NJ; 10.03.09) Emily Saliers 4:19
3."Go" (Ventura Theatre; Ventura, CA; 11.11.06)Ray4:11
4."Come on Home" (Capitol Center For The Arts; Concord, NH; 10.04.09)Saliers4:40
5."Devotion" (Mayo Center For Performing Arts; Morristown, NJ; 10.03.09)Ray3:23
6."Cold Beer and Remote Control" (Bijou Theatre; Knoxville, TN; 09.25.09)Saliers3:52
7."Moment of Forgiveness" (Lincoln Theatre; Yountville, CA; 06.24.08)Ray3:13
8."Fill It Up Again" (McCaw Hall; Seattle, WA; 11.05.06)Saliers3:46
9."Sugar Tongue" (Capitol Center For The Arts; Concord, NH; 10.04.09)Ray3:45
10."Fly Away" (McCaw Hall; Seattle, WA; 11.05.06)Saliers3:20
11."Ozilline" (Wolf Trap; Vienna, VA; 07.17.08)Ray4:15
12."Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Lincoln Theatre; Yountville, CA; 06.24.08) Bob Dylan 3:21
13."Kid Fears" (The Pageant; St. Louis, MO; 10.26.06)Ray4:22
14."Watershed" (The Pageant; St. Louis, MO; 10.26.06)Saliers4:49
15."Shame on You" (Ventura Theatre; Ventura, CA; 11.11.06)Ray4:34
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Out the Map" (McCaw Hall; Seattle, WA; 11.05.06)Saliers3:31
2."Salty South" (Performing Arts Center; San Luis Obispo, CA; 07.11.09)Ray4:41
3."The Wood Song" (Mayo Center For Performing Arts; Morristown, NJ; 10.03.09)Saliers3:55
4."Three County Highway" (Vic Theatre; Chicago, IL; 10.28.06 – day 2)Ray3:40
5."Digging For Your Dream" (Whitaker Center; Harrisburg, PA; 10.01.09)Saliers4:23
6."Rock and Roll Heaven's Gate" (Vic Theatre; Chicago, IL; 10.27.06 – day 1)Ray3:13
7."I Believe in Love" (McCaw Hall; Seattle, WA; 11.05.06)Saliers3:38
8."Fugitive" (Mayo Center For Performing Arts; Morristown, NJ; 10.03.09)Ray4:51
9."Cordova" (Capitol Center For The Arts; Concord, NH; 07.13.08)Ray4:25
10."What Are You Like" (Whitaker Center; Harrisburg, PA; 10.01.09)Saliers2:47
11."Second Time Around" (Mayo Center For Performing Arts; Morristown, NJ; 10.03.09)Ray4:38
12."Love of Our Lives" (Capitol Center For The Arts; Concord, NH; 10.04.09)Saliers3:42
13."Become You" (Music Hall; Tarrytown, NY; 10.02.09)Ray4:00
14."Prince of Darkness" (The Paramount Theatre; Rutland, VT; 07.15.08)Saliers5:17
15."Tether" (Ventura Theatre; Ventura, CA; 11.11.06)Ray6:27
16."Wild Horses" (Capitol Center For The Arts; Concord, NH; 10.04.09 – Rolling Stones cover) Jagger/Richards 6:20

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. The Music Box review
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