Low / A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief: 10 Years Of B-Sides & Rarities
Artist Low
Box Set Title: A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides & Rarities
Album Title: A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief: 10 Years Of B-Sides & Rarities
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD (3) DVD (1)
Released 07/20/2004
Label Chairkickers' Music
Catalog No CKM012
Bar Code No none
Packaging Box Set (4 Disk)
Tracks
CD1
A1. Lullaby [Demo] (10:06)
A2. Cut [Demo] (5:41)
A3. Heartbeat (4:08)
A4. Peanut Butter Toast And American Bandstand (2:23)
A5. Tired (5:11)
A6. I Started A Joke [Bee Gees] (4:28)
A7. The Plan [Demo] (2:50)
A8. Prisoner [Demo] (6:10)
A9. Prisoner (3:48)
A10. Tomorrow One (4:28)
A11. Turning Over (7:49)
A12. Bright (1:45)
A13. Walk You Out (4:46)
A14. Tear Down (4:48)
A15. Standby (5:11)
A16. David & Jude (1:22)
A17. Cheek (3:24)
CD2
A1. Venus (3:44)
A2. Boyfriends & Girlfriends (6:06)
A3. Surf (2:31)
A4. No Need [Version 1] (5:03)
A5. Be There (8:28)
A6. Lift (5:45)
A7. Joan Of Arc (3:21)
A8. Long Long Long [George Harrison] (3:50)
A9. Lion/Lamb [Demo] (3:50)
A10. Will The Night [Demo] (2:47)
A11. Last Breath (4:47)
A12. Joan Of Arc [20 Below Mix] (3:25)
A13. Old Man Song (3:48)
A14. Try Try Try (0:37)
A15. Lord, Can You Hear Me? [Jason Pierce] (6:24)
A16. Venus [Time Stereo Dub Mix] (3:51)
A17. Those Girls (Song For Nico) (3:06)
A18. Untitled (2:50)
A19. Words [Misfits Live Version] (2:50)
A20. Turn [Misfits Live Version] (1:03)
A21. Over The Ocean [Misfits Live Version] (1:36)
CD3
A1. I Remember (3:22)
A2. Kindly Blessed (2:17)
A3. Blue-Eyed Devil [Soul Coughing] (5:02)
A4. Sleep At The Bottom (4:54)
A5. When You Walked (3:55)
A6. Back Home Again [John Denver] (5:20)
A7. Don't Drop The Baby (4:02)
A8. Surfer Girl [Brian Wilson] (3:35)
A9. Blowin' In The Wind [Bob Dylan] (3:49)
A10. Open Arms [Journey] (4:02)
A11. ...I Love [Tom T. Hall] (2:45)
A12. Carnival Queen [Jandek] (5:13)
A13. Overhead (4:33)
A14. Don't Carry It All (4:13)
A15. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me [The Smiths] (3:58)
A16. Because You Stood Still (5:33)
A17. Fearless [Pink Floyd] (6:20)
A18. Shots & Ladders (6:47)
DVD
A1. Words (5:46)
A2. Shame (4:08)
A3. Over The Ocean (3:50)
A4. Hope (11:28)
A5. Will The Night (3:07)
A6. Weight Of Water (4:21)
A7. Don't Understand (6:56)
A8. Immune (3:31)
A9. Home (2:25)
A10. Dinoaur Act (4:07)
A11. Canada (15:42)
A12. Two Step [Live at Bard College] (6:11)
A13. Soon [Live at Coolidge Corner] (7:38)
A14. I Remember [Live in Paris] (5:40)
B1. Closer Than That (66:11)
B2. In The Fishtank (16:50)
B3. The Making Of Trust (17:34)
Date Acquired 09/27/2004
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 40.00

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Notes

The 2 sided DVD contains documentaries, videos and live tracks. CD2-18 is an empty track and CD2-19 to CD2-21 are not listed on the packaging.

Over The Ocean and Canada videos have alternate versions (DVD-A12 and DVD-A13) available by navigating the cursor to the right of these titles in the Title menu and clicking when the green dot changes to red.
Doing the same at the Weight Of Water video gives access to 3 live tracks (DVD-A14 to DVD-A16).

foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Low / A Lifetime of Temporary Relief (disc 1)
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR8       -0.10 dB   -11.15 dB     10:06 01-Lullaby (demo)
DR8       -0.10 dB    -9.79 dB      5:42 02-Cut (demo)
DR7       -0.10 dB   -10.34 dB      4:09 03-Heartbeat
DR8       -0.10 dB    -9.85 dB      2:24 04-Peanut Butter Toast and American Bandstand
DR11      -0.10 dB   -15.92 dB      5:11 05-Tired
DR9       -0.10 dB   -12.45 dB      4:28 06-I Started a Joke
DR8       -2.10 dB   -13.54 dB      2:51 07-The Plan (demo)
DR8       -0.10 dB    -9.65 dB      6:10 08-Prisoner (demo)
DR11      -0.10 dB   -12.23 dB      3:48 09-Prisoner
DR11      -1.05 dB   -15.68 dB      4:29 10-Tomorrow One
DR8       -0.60 dB   -12.83 dB      7:49 11-Turning Over
DR8       -0.10 dB    -9.55 dB      1:45 12-Bright
DR10      -0.10 dB   -14.90 dB      4:46 13-Walk You Out
DR10      -0.10 dB   -11.75 dB      4:48 14-Tear Down
DR8       -0.10 dB   -13.19 dB      5:11 15-Standby
DR8       -0.10 dB   -12.26 dB      1:22 16-David & Jude
DR9       -0.10 dB   -11.33 dB      3:25 17-Cheek
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Number of tracks:  17
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           809 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Analyzed: Low / A Lifetime of Temporary Relief (disc 2)
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR8       -0.10 dB   -10.11 dB      3:45 01-Venus
DR10      -0.10 dB   -13.74 dB      6:07 02-Boyfriends & Girlfriends
DR10      -0.49 dB   -13.25 dB      2:31 03-Surf
DR11      -0.19 dB   -14.18 dB      5:04 04-No Need (version 1)
DR8       -0.10 dB   -13.07 dB      8:29 05-Be There
DR8       -0.10 dB   -12.75 dB      5:45 06-Lift
DR10      -0.10 dB   -13.80 dB      3:22 07-Joan of Arc
DR8       -0.10 dB   -12.82 dB      3:51 08-Long Long Long
DR8       -0.10 dB   -11.81 dB      3:51 09-Lion/Lamb (demo)
DR8       -0.10 dB   -11.46 dB      2:47 10-Will the Night (demo)
DR10      -0.10 dB   -12.74 dB      4:48 11-Last Breath
DR6       -0.10 dB    -8.32 dB      3:25 12-Joan of Arc (20 Below mix)
DR10      -0.10 dB   -11.51 dB      3:48 13-Old Man Song
DR8       -0.10 dB   -12.66 dB      0:37 14-Try Try Try
DR10      -0.15 dB   -14.39 dB      6:24 15-Lord, Can You Hear Me?
DR6       -2.11 dB   -10.08 dB      3:52 16-Venus (Time Stereo Dub mix)
DR6       -2.11 dB   -10.56 dB      3:07 17-Those Girls (Song for Nico)
DR0      -78.27 dB    -1.#J dB      2:50 18-[silence]
DR6       -0.10 dB    -7.51 dB      2:50 19-Words (live, Misfits style)
DR6       -0.16 dB    -7.39 dB      1:04 20-Turn (live, Misfits style)
DR6       -0.67 dB    -7.32 dB      1:37 21-Over the Ocean (live, Misfits style)
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Number of tracks:  21
Official DR value: DR8

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           1028 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Analyzed: Low / A Lifetime of Temporary Relief (disc 3)
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR11      -0.10 dB   -13.13 dB      3:22 01-I Remember
DR12      -1.00 dB   -16.65 dB      2:18 02-Kindly Blessed
DR9       -0.10 dB   -10.10 dB      5:02 03-Blue-Eyed Devil
DR7       -0.20 dB    -9.74 dB      4:55 04-Sleep at the Bottom
DR8       -0.10 dB   -11.31 dB      3:55 05-When You Walked
DR10      -0.10 dB   -10.76 dB      5:20 06-Back Home Again
DR13      -0.10 dB   -17.26 dB      4:03 07-Don't Drop the Baby
DR9       -0.10 dB   -14.18 dB      3:35 08-Surfer Girl
DR5       -7.35 dB   -13.69 dB      3:50 09-Blowin' in the Wind
DR9       -0.10 dB   -12.59 dB      4:02 10-Open Arms
DR11      -0.10 dB   -14.19 dB      2:45 11-...I Love
DR8       -0.10 dB   -12.99 dB      5:14 12-Carnival Queen
DR6       -0.20 dB    -8.30 dB      4:33 13-Overhead
DR7       -0.16 dB   -11.46 dB      4:13 14-Don't Carry It All
DR5       -0.10 dB   -10.66 dB      3:59 15-Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
DR6       -0.50 dB   -10.73 dB      5:33 16-Because You Stood Still
DR9       -0.10 dB   -11.73 dB      6:21 17-Fearless
DR7       -0.10 dB   -12.63 dB      6:48 18-Shots & Ladders
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Number of tracks:  18
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           670 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
AllMusic Review
While many artists release B-sides and rarities that are often little more than curiosities, the Duluth, Minnesota band Low consistently issued excellent non-album tracks on various singles and compilations during the course of its first 10 years together (1993-2003). For an indie group with such a seemingly limited palette--male/female vocals, guitar, bass, and spare percussion--the trio is surprisingly dynamic, with songs ranging from trademark slow, minimal pieces to gentle folk tunes to, yes, even punked-out rock numbers.
Of the 50-plus tracks featured here, more than a dozen are covers, ranging from a reverb-laden take on Wire's "Heartbeat" to an intentionally bad rendition of Journey's "Open Arms," with tunes by the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, the Smiths, Spacemen 3, and others scattered throughout the collection. Both the quality and wealth of material here is staggering--not only is this three-CD/one-DVD set essential for any Low fan, but it's sure to convert those curious about this beloved post-rock ensemble.

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