Thursday, July 12, 2007

The Else Live Cd

They Might Be Giants podcast has been a great little tool of theirs for distributing interesting content. While they've already made a cd that goes along with The Else, featuring songs from the podcasts, they have been releasing a large number of live versions of song from The Else. If this trend continues, there could be a viable Live Else companion cd to be had. Songs they've done so far:
From 26A
I'm Impressed
From 28A
The Shadow Government
Climbing The Walls

From 28B
The Cap'm
Careful What You Pack

From 28C
Upside Down Frown
Withered Hope
All of these except or I'm Impressed are live recordings made at Sirius Satellite Radio.

I don't know if all of The Else songs were performed, or even if they are all going to be released. Still though, there are 7 tracks released, which is more than half. According to TMBW, Feign Amnesia has not been played live so far, and With The Dark has only been played in very specific contexts, so those are the two that are unlikley to appear. Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth and Contrecoup have also had diminishing appearances in live sets, so they might not've been performed, or wanted to be released with the same enthusiasm as the other tracks.

Also possibly for inclusion would be other live, studio quality appearances, like the forthcoming rendition of I'm Impressed on Conan O'Brien. My guess for the next live tracks released (if any): Take Out The Trash, and The Mesopotamians.

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