''Live at The Venetian – Las Vegas'' is a

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, released through the iTunes Store on July 25, 2006. The 10-track album is a compilation of various live recordings of the group's performances at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino's ''Blue Man Theater'' on the

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, where the group has been performing since October 2005. The album features seven songs, albeit different arrangements, from their debut album, ''

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'', and one song from their second album, '' The Complex'' ("Time to Start"). The two other tracks on the album, "Feast Picking" and "Chant Jam," are the live arrangements/combinations of past pieces in the show. A series of Blue Man Group

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s were also released through the iTunes Store to promote both the album and the show itself. A live version of "

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" was released as a digital single two weeks before the release of the album, on July 11, 2006. A video of the live performance of "Rods and Cones" has also been released through the iTunes Store, which marked the first time that a Blue Man Group theatrical performance has been released to the public.

Track listing

#"Opening Mandelbrot" – 1:48 #"Tension Song" – 1:31 #"Drumbone" – 2:29 #"Feast Picking" – 6:38 #"PVC IV" – 3:55 #"Time to Start" – 4:19 #"

" – 4:38 #"Utne Wire Man" – 3:48 #"Klein Mandelbrot" – 4:54 #*live arrangement of "Klein Mandelbrot" from ''Audio'' #"Chant Jam" – 4:33 #''MR Jam'' – 3:33 #*live arrangement of "Endless Column" from ''Audio''

References

External links

Official album webpage
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