The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden

The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden (stylized in all lowercase on digital platforms) is a live album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It is a near-unedited live record comprising what was billed at the time as their "final" show held at Madison Square Garden in 2011. Like the show, the record runs approximately three hours and presents 28 songs divided into five vinyl records.

The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden
Live album by LCD Soundsystem
Released	April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)
Recorded	April 2, 2011
Venue	Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, New York)
Genre	Dance-punk electronic rock electronica alternative dance post-punk revival indie rock progressive rock disco funk
Length	188:00
Label	DFA Warner Bros. Parlophone
Producer	James Murphy
LCD Soundsystem chronology
London Sessions (2010) The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden (2014) American Dream (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	8/10[2]
AllMusic	[3]
The Line of Best Fit	[4]
Mojo	(6/10)[5]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[6]
PopMatters	[7]
Record Collector	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dance Yrself Clean"	9:48
2.	"Drunk Girls"	3:40
3.	"I Can Change"	6:23

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Time to Get Away"	4:08
2.	"Get Innocuous!"	6:53
3.	"Daft Punk Is Playing at My House"	5:15
4.	"Too Much Love"	4:42

Side C

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All My Friends"	7:20
2.	"Tired/Heart of the Sunrise"	2:58
3.	"45:33" ("Intro")	1:50
4.	"45:33" ("You Can't Hide")	4:58

Side D

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sound of Silver"	4:58
2.	"45:33" ("Out in Space")	10:25
3.	"45:33" ("Ships Talking")	9:22

Side E

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Freak Out/Starry Eyes"	10:25
2.	"Us V Them"	9:21

Side F

No.	Title	Length
1.	"North American Scum"	5:20
2.	"Bye Bye Bayou"	4:42

Side G

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Wanted a Hit"	7:47
2.	"Tribulations"	4:51
3.	"Movement"	4:16

Side H

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Yeah (Crass Version)"	12:35
2.	"Someone Great"	6:32

Side I

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Losing My Edge"	8:48
2.	"Home"	7:07
3.	"All I Want"	5:54

Side J

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jump into the Fire"	7:16
2.	"New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down"	9:55

Personnel

LCD Soundsystem

• James Murphy – vocals, percussion, synthesizer, organ, keyboards, piano, kalimba
• Tyler Pope – bass, samples, synthesizer, percussion, organ
• Pat Mahoney – drums, synth pads, vocals
• Nancy Whang – synthesizer, vocals, piano, organ, samples, Wurlitzer
• Gavin Russom – synthesizer, percussion, piano, Wurlitzer, clavinet, vocals, vocoder
• Matthew Thornley – guitar, percussion, percussion [electronic percussion], bass, synthesizer, electric piano, samples
• Al Doyle – guitar, vocals, percussion, synthesizer, bass, clavinet, trumpet, organ, glockenspiel
• Gunnar Bjerk – synthesizer, programming

Additional musicians

• Janine Rostron, Lizzy Yoder, Shannon Funchess, Tiffany Roth – backing vocals
• Mr. Dream and the State Street Singers – choir
• Phil Mossman – guitar, vocals
• David Scott Stone – guitar
• Trevor Sellers – piano
• Colin Stetson – saxophone
• Carter Yasutake – trumpet
• Kelly Pratt – trumpet
• Nick Roseboro – trumpet
• Alberto López – percussion
• Reggie Watts – vocals
• Juan Maclean, Shit Robot – vocoders
• Jeremy Gara, Régine Chassagne, Will Butler, Win Butler – backing vocals

Production

• Bob Weston – mastering
• James Murphy – producer, mixing
• Matthew Thornley – mix engineer
• Gunnar Bjerk – mix engineer
• Colt Steele – mix assistant
• Josh Harris – mix assistant
• Matthew Shaw – mix assistant
• Nelson Nuñez – mix assistant
• Christina Moon – recording
• Steve Revitte – recording
• Michael Vadino – art direction, design, photography
• Ruvan Wijesooriya – photography
• Vivan Thi Tang – photography

References

1. "Reviews for The Long Goodbye: Live at Madison Square Garden by LCD Soundsystem – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
2. http://thefourohfive.com (30 April 2014). "LCD Soundsystem – The Long Goodbye". The 405. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
3. "The Long Goodbye: Live at Madison Square Garden". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
4. "Album Review: LCD Soundsystem – The Long Goodbye: Live at Madison Square Garden". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
5. "Critic Reviews for The Long Goodbye: Live at Madison Square Garden – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
6. "LCD Soundsystem: The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden Album Review". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
7. "LCD Soundsystem". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
8. "The Long Goodbye – Record Collector Magazine". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
9. "LCD Soundsystem The Long Goodbye: Live at Madison Square Garden Album Review". Rolling Stone. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.