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The Tigers Have Spoken
Live album by
Neko Case
ReleasedNovember 9, 2004 (2004-11-09)
RecordedMarch–April 2004
GenreAlternative country
Length34:15
LabelAnti-
ProducerNeko Case and Darryl Neudorf
Neko Case chronology
Blacklisted
(2002) 		The Tigers Have Spoken
(2004) 		Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]
Mojo[5]
Paste[6]
Pitchfork7.6/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
StylusB+[9]
Uncut8/10[10]
Under the Radar7/10[11]

The Tigers Have Spoken is a 2004 live album by Neko Case. The album was recorded at several live shows in Chicago and Toronto in the spring of 2004. Neko's backing band featured The Sadies and Jon Rauhouse. Guest performers included Carolyn Mark, Kelly Hogan, Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops, Paul Morstad and Brian Connelly.[12] The album was produced by Case and Darryl Neudorf.

The album consists of a combination of Case originals and cover songs such as the Nervous Eaters' "Loretta", The Shangri-Las' "The Train From Kansas City", and Loretta Lynn's "Rated X".

Track listing

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  1. "If You Knew" – 2:30 - (Neko Case, Sadies)
  2. "Soulful Shade of Blue" – 2:33 - (Buffy Ste. Marie)
  3. "Hex" – 4:59 - (Catherine Ann Irwin)
  4. "The Train from Kansas City" – 3:25 - (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich)
  5. "The Tigers Have Spoken" – 2:41 - (Case, Sadies)
  6. "Blacklisted" – 2:11 - (Case)
  7. "Loretta" – 2:09 - (Steve Cataldo)
  8. "Favorite" – 3:36 - (Case)
  9. "Rated X" – 2:49 - (Loretta Lynn)
  10. "This Little Light" – 3:00 - (Traditional)
  11. "Wayfaring Stranger" – 3:16 - (Traditional)
  12. "Tigers Are Noble" – 1:07 (hidden track)

References

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  1. ^ "The Tigers Have Spoken by Neko Case". Metacritic CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark (November 9, 2004). "The Tigers Have Spoken - Neko Case". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. ^ [Case] settles into a relaxed dive-bar groove. [Nov 2004, p.130]
  4. ^ A breathtaking 35 minutes. [12 Nov 2004, p.122]
  5. ^ One of Americana's most exquisite singers. [Dec 2004, p.114]
  6. ^ Lisle, Andria (November 15, 2004). "Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken". Paste. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  7. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (November 4, 2004). "The Tigers Have Spoken - Neko Case". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  8. ^ "The Tigers Have Spoken". Rolling Stone. January 27, 2005. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  9. ^ Timmermann, Josh (November 16, 2004). "Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  10. ^ A gig of the year, no question. You should have been there. Now you can be. [Dec 2004, p.150]
  11. ^ The album does a good job of making the listener feel like an intimate part of her show. [#8, p.109]
  12. ^ "The Tigers Have Spoken". Nekocase.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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