Pop Kulcher

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The Foghat Rule: Your 4th Album Must Be Double Live

Side A
Artist Song
Guided By Voices  A Salty Salute (live) 
Wilco  I'm The Man Who Loves You (live) 
Led Zeppelin  Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp (live) 
Talking Heads  Crosseyed And Painless (live)  
Big Star  In The Street (live) 
Joy Division  Shadowplay (live) 
The Kinks  Days (live) 
The Jam  Town Called Malice (live) 
Robyn Hitchcock  Brenda's Iron Sledge (live) 
Ben Folds  Best Imitation Of Myself (live) 
Genesis  I Know What I Like (live)  
Hnsker Dn  Terms Of Psychic Warfare (live) 
Rolling Stones  Honky Tonk Women (live) 
King Crimson  Elephant Talk (live) 
Lucinda Williams  Changed The Locks (live) 
Buzzcocks  What Do I Get? (live) 
Lou Reed  White Light/White Heat (live) 
Pernice Brothers  Working Girls (live) 
Matthew Sweet  I Wanted To Tell You (live) 
The Byrds  You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (live) 
Television  Ain't That Nothin' (live) 
Long Ryders  Lights Of Downtown (live) 
Side B
ArtistSongBuy
The Clash  Clash City Rockers (live) 
The Who  I Don't Even Know Myself (live) 
Pavement  Summer Babe (live) 
Grateful Dead  Bertha (live) 
Violent Femmes  Kiss Off (live) 
Badfinger  Baby Blue (live) 
Luna  Tiger Lily (live) 
Pixies  Debaser (live)  
Neil Young  Powderfinger (live) 
Fountains Of Wayne  Can't Get It Out Of My Head (live)  
801 (Eno & Manzanera)  Tomorrow Never Knows (live) 
Dumptruck  Back Where I Belong (live) 
David Bowie  What In The World (live)  
Camper Van Beethoven  Eye Of Fatima 1&2 (live) 
Phish  Simple (live)  
New Order  Your Silent Face (live) 
Wire  The 15th (live) 
Traffic  Medicated Goo (live) 

Comment:

2 cd's, all tracks live. I've done this before as a bootleg sampler, but this time around all the tracks come from official live albums (or bonus tracks on reissues, box sets, etc.). As I don't have a decent burning program with cross-fading, I had to manually edit the tracks to avoid abrupt segues, always an issue when mixing live tracks. It was a huge pain in the a**, so I think I'll hold off awhile before venturing into volumes 3 & 4.

The title, by the way, is cribbed from the video for Yo La Tengo's "Sugarcube," undoubtedly the funniest video ever, in which Bob and Dave of Mr. Show send our naive indie rockers to Rock School, where they learn, among other things, The Foghat Rule: Your fourth album must be double live!!! (If you haven't seen the video, check it out at Youtube.com.)
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Feedback:

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Air Raid
Date: 4/15/2006
Fantastic. Love all The picks.
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Mixxer
Date: 4/15/2006
Looks live-ly. I wonder whether that rule applies to one's fourth mix as well?
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Slack-a-gogo
Date: 4/15/2006
Great fucking stuff. And the fact that you even HAVE a live Long Ryders cut is too cool. Big thumbs up on the Dumptruck, FoW, and the Hitchcock - which is one of his finest moments. I hardly ever put live cuts on mix discs, but I should really reconsider.

I've put off making a collection of live cuts for the very reason you mention - the abrupt starts and endings would be real annoying. And I don't have the mindframe to edit. So I'll have to hold out for software/hardware that lets me crossfade. I commend you for you your dedication.
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SMoss
Date: 4/15/2006
Great-looking mix. I'm thinking back to Steppenwolf, and wondering if their double live was their fourth. I had it in a place far, far away. On the software, I have a Nero version that is a couple of years old, and the ability to cross-fade is acceptable. I think the longest fade is maybe 20 seconds, and about double that is more desirable. Try Nero. I am surprised to count 12 of your listed artists on my "seen them live" list.
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The Misfit
Date: 4/15/2006
Great stuff!
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sammyg123
Date: 4/15/2006
A Pop Kulcher "Fantasy Festival Mix"? I did the counting myself and have 10 on my "seen them live" list. Although The Stones, The Pixies and Television were all in the last 4 years, and the Buzzcocks in the last 10, so hardly in their prime. Great mix.
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Mark Petruccelli
Date: 4/15/2006
Fun Stuff. I tied Sam with 10 seen 'ems. (Should have been 11 but Zep cancelled on me twice.)
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G-Sphere
Date: 4/15/2006
Wonderful mix. It's great fun to do these live mixes.
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Pop Kulcher
Date: 4/15/2006
Wow... hadn't thought to count the ones I'd seen live, but put me down for 16. Sure wish Joy Division and the Clash were on that list, though.
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Lancelot Link IV1
Date: 4/15/2006
Fun theme - nice selections. Diggin' the video.
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SwankQueen
Date: 4/15/2006
Excellent idea! I'm guessing the effort was worth the pain of execution, to hear your baby play when it was all done. I love bands that sound great live.
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SwankQueen
Date: 4/15/2006
P.S. Hey, it was #16 for me, too -- the mid-'90s reunion tour. (It was sold out, so my buddy who opened for them wrote me and a female friend into his contract as go-go girls, we got paid in beer tickets, and it was great to see the mellowing first-wavers in attendance & to smoke up with the headliners!)
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GambleOn
Date: 4/15/2006
It's a great video, and this is a great mix! Dare me to say great once more? Already done!
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Little Spencer Boys
Date: 4/16/2006
exceptional!!! I am a believer in 'the crossfade' so let me know if I could assist to make your next iteration less arduous
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Barrydali
Date: 4/16/2006
Brilliantly done and that video is hysterical, I almost choked on my Easter egg!
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Saaf
Date: 4/16/2006
Wot, no Kansas?
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dice
Date: 4/16/2006
as with all of your other mixes, this one is really lovely. :)
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jonpoi
Date: 4/16/2006
Wondeful. Wonderful.
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Nomates
Date: 4/17/2006
"I don't have a decent burning program with cross-fading". You surprise me, given your knowledge and the sheer joy you have for music. I would have expected you to have all the tools necessary for smooth mix creation. It's a shame, because this excellent "live" experience would scale the proverbials... Nonetheless, it looks like a thoroughly enjoyable gig. Thanks for the link :)
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Rob Conroy
Date: 4/17/2006
Hilarious concept and great execution.
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Sean Lally
Date: 4/17/2006
AWESOME. Great picks here - especially dig the Long Ryders tune. This would be one amazing live show to see.