i like saying yes and watching you take
i dont need to sleep or eat
i’ll smoke a thousand cigarettes
– shit soup
those three lines, eloquently sum up my early to mid 20’s experience. a time filled with insecurity, indifference, anger and uncertainty than i actually care to admit. i am not lying when i say that sebadoh’s bakesale put(s) all that shit in perspective and helped me get through a lot of shit. its like a self help record for wayward music dorks. while those days are gone, there is no doubt that bakesale is a classic of the utmost importance - at least to me.
here are the boys playing at the social in orlando on 4.10.07. its a marathon 31 song set and thus part two will be posted later today.
1. (intro)
2. level anything
3. violet execution
4. scars, four eyes / stars for eyes
5. sacred attention
6. ride the darker wave
7. it’s so hard to fall in love
8. brand new love
9. cheap shot
10. broke up
11. moldy bread
12. attention
13. god told me
14. crisis
15. mystery man
sebadoh dot com has a bunch of shows available for download - free of charge mind you. here is a brief sampling
license to confuse from kvrx radio in austin
freed pig from criminal records in atlanta
skull from mercury paw in louisville
hear, hear