Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Ultimate Tribute Show

I just worked it out after wondering for a while.

To play every Pixies song ever recorded would take about five 45 minute sets. Just a little under 4 hours of music.

It could be done in a single evening.

Example:
7-7:45pm Come On Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa (both albums together are about 53 min, but one relatively long song is duplicated...so could do it all in about 45 min)
8-8:45pm Doolittle (albume is about 39 min)
9-9:45pm Bossanova (album is about 40 min)
10-10:45pm Trompe le Monde (album is about 39 min)
11-11:45pm Rarities and B-sides (I haven't actually checked timing, but there are about 22 songs...it would be tight, but probably could be done in under an hour)

By extension...just the albums could be done in four 45 minute sets...or about 3 hours of music.

I definitely want to LEARN all of the songs (and, as such, be able to play random requests)...but I wasn't even sure if it was POSSIBLE to play them all within a single show. It appears it is indeed possible.

No traditional venue would ever give you this much time. More than three sets in a single evening isn't likely. But at a house party or a special event...it might be possible. I think it would be a ridiculous and hilarious thing to do and I'd probably have to sleep for a week afterwards. RS would never speak again.

Still...kinda a cool idea...

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