{"product_id":"minus-the-bear-farewell-3xlp-live-album-distro","title":"Minus the Bear - Farewell 3xlp Live Album (Distro)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinus the Bear - Farewell (Distro Title, Suicide Squeeze)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFarewell\u003c\/em\u003e opens with a highly energized performance of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMenos el Oso\u003c\/em\u003e’s crucial track “Drilling.” Part of the beauty of watching Minus the Bear was hearing their songs unfold on stage and realizing how little studio magic was actually involved in their albums. All the electric wizardry by guitarists David Knudson and Jake Snider, technicolor synth work by Alex Rose, and rhythmic interplay between drummer Joshua Sparks and bassist Cory Murchy happens in real time, and hearing the old favorites here in all their road-tested glory is an invigorating reminder of the band’s razor sharp performances and forward-thinking creativity. Minus the Bear were never a band to rest on their laurels, and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFarewell\u003c\/em\u003e immediately moves onto late career classics like the melancholic banger “Last Kiss.” The whole discography is covered—from first EP cuts like “Lemurs, Man, Lemurs” and “Hey, Wanna Throw Up?” to the title track of their final release \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFair Enough\u003c\/em\u003e. Longtime fan favorites like “Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse” and “Pachuca Sunrise” sit alongside newer hits like “Cold Company” and “Invisible.” And in between we hear the roar of the crowd, the heartfelt thanks and bittersweet ruminations on the passing of the years by Snider, and the occasional dad joke by Rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFarewell\u003c\/em\u003e covers a lot of ground across the span of its 26 songs and two-hour run time. Yet every moment is a reminder of why Minus the Bear were such an experiential live band. They were always pushing forward, evolving their sound, and finding new ways to balance brainy musicianship, pop worship, meditative sentimentality, and adrenalized fervor into their own signature concoction. Further bolstered by the mix of Matt Bayles and master job by Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering, the album sounds like a fully immersive live experience. Suicide Squeeze Records is proud to offer \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFarewell\u003c\/em\u003e to the world on October 29, 2021, as a 3xLP and on digital formats. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Drilling - Live \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Last Kiss - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Lemurs, Man, Lemurs - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Thanks for the Killer Game of Crisco Twister - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Diamond Lightning - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. My Time - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Summer Angel - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Cold Company - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Fair Enough - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. The Fix - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Fine + 2 Pts - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. I’m Totally Not Down With Rob’s Alien - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14. This Ain’t a Surfin’ Movie - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15. The Game Needed Me - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16. Invisible - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17. Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!! - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18. White Mystery - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e19. Spritz!!! Spritz!!! - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e20. Knights - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e21. Let’s Play Guitar in a Five Guitar Band - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e22. Hey, Wanna Throw Up? - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e23. Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e24. Into the Mirror - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e25. Throwin’ Shapes - Live\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e26. 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