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Acoustic Showcase is the fifth Studio album, that is by the Maravines. It was released on Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. It is a collection of the Maravines performing acoustical renditions of their songs, as well as several new songs.
The twelve song album has recordings that span from 2009, until 2015. On Acoustic Showcase, Chris Lee plays the acoustic guitar, and he sings. Evan Pope also plays the acoustic guitar, and he sings. Acoustic Showcase features three songs from the Maravines' second album, The Maravines, two songs from their third album, Distelfink, one song from their fourth album, Bruce, and three songs on their sixth album, Sloan. It also has three unreleased songs, one of which would be recorded in the studio for Dotty, another which was released as "Sparrow on the Horn" on Belmar, and "Double Hernia."
Five songs on Acoustic Showcase, "Smile," "Giants," "The Crab," "Reaction Tumor," and "Tie Retie" were first released on the album Acoustic Rehearsal, which was recorded earlier in the month of September. The acoustic rendition of "The Crab" and of "Reaction Tumor" were featured on the podcast The Musical Brain, on Saturday, October 3rd, 2015.
Acoustic Showcase was first published on Bandcamp.com, on September 26th, 2015, and listeners could pay the amount that they wanted. It was added to creative commons, in 2019. The album was then uploaded to the Internet Archive, for public domain, on September 29th, 2021.
The twelve songs on Acoustic Showcase play for 51 minutes, and 21 seconds. The writers, the arrangers, the musicians, and their database identification numbers are in the song list.
The first song on Acoustic Showcase is named Who's Listening Now? It was recorded in 2009. The lyrics, and the song writing are by Chris Lee, who plays the acoustic guitar, and he sings. The duration of the song is 3 minutes, and 21 seconds. The identification numbers are AcoustID ed5530a5-b216-452e-810e-1de8817b613f.
The second song is named Centrifuge, from The Maravines. Chris Lee writes the lyrics, the song, he plays the nylon string acoustic guitar, and he sings. The duration of the song is 5 minutes, and 41 seconds. The AcoustID is 53c2136f-2569-4351-b190-22951186a3f3.
The third song is named Smile, from The Maravines. Chris Lee writes the lyrics, the song, he plays the acoustic guitar rhythm, and he sings the lead. Evan Pope sings the harmony, and he plays the acoustic guitar lead. The duration of the song is 4 minutes, and 2 seconds. The AcoustID is 3df7e547-109a-4f47-af5b-06678a9a902d.
The fourth song is named Giants, from Distelfink. The song is written by Chris Lee, and Evan Pope. Chris Lee writes the lyrics, he plays the acoustic guitar rhythm, and he sings. The acoustic guitar lead is by Evan Pope. The duration of the song is 5 minutes, and 15 seconds. The AcoustID is bf589e94-93d7-4859-a550-d1ef820160b2.
The fifth song is named Maryland, from Distelfink. The lyrics, and the song writing are by Chris Lee, who plays the acoustic guitar, and he sings. The duration of the song is 3 minutes, and 23 seconds. The AcoustID is e1780a62-2f65-410f-bfe1-835cf86d3f84.
The sixth song is named Salt, from Bruce. The lyrics, and the song writing are by Chris Lee, who plays the acoustic guitar, and he sings. The duration of the song is 3 minutes, and 53 seconds. The AcoustID is 942a0ad0-fa24-4ce5-9fb7-10fb09dc7e3c.
The seventh song is named The Crab, on Sloan. The lyrics, and the song writing are by Chris Lee, who plays the acoustic guitar rhythm, and he sings. The duration of the song is 6 minutes, and 9 seconds. The AcoustID is 68602d31-99c0-4536-b919-78cc99a6802c.
The eighth song is named Reaction Tumor, on Sloan. Chris Lee writes the lyrics, the song, he plays the acoustic guitar lead, and he sings. Evan Pope plays the acoustic guitar rhythm. The duration of the song is 4 minutes, and 28 seconds. The AcoustID is 7b2d181a-95f8-4340-9bd6-dc51978b31f1.
The ninth song is named Tie Retie, from Sloan. The song is written by Evan Pope, who plays the acoustic guitar lead. The lyrics, and arrangement are by Chris Lee, who plays the acoustic guitar lead, and he sings. The duration of the song is 2 minutes, and 53 seconds. The AcoustID is 7012aad1-7cd2-4416-bf5e-42d5bf7aa0c6.
The tenth song is named Infant, from Dotty. The lyrics, and the song writing are by Chris Lee who plays the acoustic guitar, and he sings. The duration of 5 minutes. The AcoustID is 46686878-baae-42ed-b0b3-680dee30f5eb.
The eleventh song is named Sparrow. It is the first demo recording, and the studio recording is on the album Belmar, and is titled "Sparrow on the Horn." The lyrics, and the song writing are by Chris Lee, who plays the acoustic guitar, and he sings. The duration of the song is 3 minutes, and 56 seconds. The AcoustID is 432f97ea-1eb8-4782-8458-d86b3106b695.
The twelfth song is named Double Hernia. The lyrics, and the song writing are by Chris Lee, who plays the acoustic guitar, and he sings. The acoustic guitar lead is by Evan Pope. The duration of the song is 3 minutes, and 23 seconds. The AcoustID is 52a8fbf6-3483-4dcc-a48e-bcba658249eb.
Acoustic Showcase was recorded in North Bergan, New Jersey, 07047, in Union City, New Jersey, 07087, and in West Belmar, New Jersey, 07719, by Chris Lee. The five songs which also appear on Acoustic Rehearsal, and the song "Double Hernia" were recorded at Prospector Studios, in Nutley, New Jersey, 07110, by Evan Pope. The mixing, and the mastering for Acoustic Showcase is by Chris Lee, with Acoustica Mixcraft Version 5.
The Microphones for recording are RadioShack Lapel, a Blue Snowflake, a Blue Snowball, a Blue Bluebird, and a Sterling Audio ST. The songs were mixed with M-Audio AV 40 Speakers. The acoustic guitar is a Yamaha AC3R. The nylon string acoustic guitar is a handmade Stagg Classic.
The back, and the front album cover photography is by Evan Pope, and the design is by Chris Lee. 2015 The Maravines. The album is free, and public domain.
The Front Cover.
The Back Cover.
Acoustic Showcase is the Maravines', and the catalog's fifteenth release. Their previous release is Acoustic Rehearsal, and their following is Brix City Brewing Show.
Link. October 3rd, 2015. Brodecki, Nikki. The Musical Brain Episode 13. Rebel Brain Media.
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| Who's Listening Now? |
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| Centrifuge |
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| Smile |
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| Giants (with a medley) |
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| Maryland |
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| Salt |
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| The Crab (with a medley) |
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| Reaction Tumor |
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| Tie Retie |
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| Infant |
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| Sparrow (demo version) |
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| Double Hernia |
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