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Only saw them three times but feel like I got a good spread between their albums:

A to B Life:

Bullet to Binary
Gentlemen
The Cure for Pain

Catch:

Torches Together (2x)
January 1979 (3x)
The Soviet
Paper Hanger
My Exit, Unfair
Four Word Letter (Pt. 2)
Carousels

Bro, Sis:

Messes of Men
Wolf am I! (And Shadow)
Yellow Spider
Nice and Blue (Pt. 2)
The Sun and the Moon (2x)
Orange Spider
C-Minor
O, Porcupine (2x)
In a Sweater Poorly Knit

It's All Crazy:

The Fox, The Crow, and the Cookie (2x)
The Angel of Death Came to David's Room
Goodbye, I!
Timothy Hay (2x)
The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate

Ten Stories:

February, 1878
Grist for the Malady Mill
Aubergine
Fox's Dream of the Log Flume (2x)

Pale Horses:

Pale Horse
Watermelon Ascot
Mexican War Streets (2x)
Red Cow (2x)
Lilac Queen

Untitled EP:

Bethlehem, WV
August 6th

Untitled:

9:27a.m., 7/29 (3x)
Julia (or, 'Holy to the LORD' on the Bells of Horses) (3x)
Another Head for Hydra (3x)
[dormouse sighs]
Flee, Thou Matadors!
Tortoises All the Way Down
New Wine, New Skins

 

I saw them too many times from 2005 through the Pale Horses era, at times at a festival or opening for someone else, to remember how many times I saw them or what songs I’ve seen. (I realize now this sounds like a brag, lol, but that’s not my intent.)

Highlights include the Purple Door festival in 2006 (with a big epic “In a Sweater Poorly Knit” performance), and the shocking amount of energy they had on the [A->B] Life anniversary tour. Also, they were so good during Pale Horses; bummed I missed out on the [Untitled] era and farewell. (That last couple album stretch truly was the band’s peak.) Worst was a show I saw around the it’s all crazy! era, when their hearts didn’t seem into it at all; I presume this was roughly when they were kinda breaking up or whatever the deal was.

 

I never got to see them and that is one of my biggest musical regrets

 

i certainly didn’t remember all the sets haha. It took a lot of research. Would love to see those numbers since you got to see them in the early years!

 

Love the stats, @peoplearepoison. Putting mine together now!

 

I only saw them live (in person) four times, but I'll take any opportunity to engage with this band in interesting ways:

A-B
Gentlemen x2
Nice and Blue

Catch
Torches Together
January 1979 x2
Leaf x2
Paper Hanger x2
Seven Sisters
The Soviet x2
My Exit, Unfair
Four Word Letter (Pt. Two) x2

B,S
Messes of Men x2
The Dryness and the Rain x2
Yellow Spider
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains x2
Nice and Blue (Pt. Two)
Orange Spider
In a Market Dimly Lit
O, Porcupine
In a Sweater Poorly Knit x3

IAC
The Fox, the Crow and the Cookie x2
The Angel of Death Came to David's Room
Goodbye, I (bookending another song - in my memory it was Paper Hanger but setlist.fm is saying it was Gentlemen)
Timothy Hay x3
Allah Allah Allah

Ten Stories
February 1878 x3
Grist for the Malady Mill
East Enders Wives x2
Cardiff Giant x2
Aubergine x2
Fox's Dream of the Log Flume x2
Bear's Vision of St. Agnes x2

Pale Horses
Pale Horse
D-minor
Mexican War Streets x2
Red Cow x2
Dorothy
Blue Hen
Magic Lantern Days x2

untitled EP
Bethlehem, WV
Winter Solstice

Untitled
9:27am 7/29
Another Head for Hydra
Julia x2
Flee, Thou Matadors
2,459 Miles
Wendy & Betsy
New Wine, New Skins

 

Okay, here's my list

Shows I saw:
20-Aug-22 - Farewell Tour w/ Messthetics & David Eugene Edwards
The Fillmore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

14-Aug-21 - "Beginning of the End" w/ Unwed Sailor
Union Transfer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

18-Oct-14 - CFUTF 10 yr Tour w/ Appleseed Cast & Hop Along
Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6-Sep-13 - Show in Bethlehem, PA (my Hometown) - forget who opened
Fowler Blast Furnace Room Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

16-Jan-13 - Underoath Farewell Tour w/ letlive. & As Cities Burn
Union Transfer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

18-Aug-12 - /w Kevine Devine & Buried Beds
Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

30-Dec-11 - Thursday's Final US Show w/ Screaming Females, Aficianado & Make Do & Mend
Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

18-Aug-07 - Purple Door '07
Ski Roundtop Lewisberry, PA


Tracks by Album and # of times if more than 1

A to B Life
Bullet to Binary 2x
Nice and Blue 2x
Gentlemen 2x
Silencer
We Know Who Our Enemies Are

Catch For Us the Foxes
Torches Together 6x
January, 1979 5x
Tie Me Up! Untie Me! 2x
Leaf
Disaster Tourism
Seven Sisters 2x
The Soviet 3x
Paper Hanger 5x
My Exit, Unfair 2x
Four Word Letter (Pt. Two) 4x
Carousels
Son of a Widow 3x

Brother, Sister
Messes of Men 4x
The Dryness and the Rain
Wolf Am I! (And Shadow) 3x
Yellow Spider
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains 3x
Nice and Blue (Pt. Two) 3x
Orange Spider
C-Minor 2x
In a Market Dimly Lit
O, Porcupine 2x
Brownish Spider
In a Sweater Poorly Knit 6x

It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright!
The Fox, the Crow, and the Cookie
The Angel of Death Came to David's Room 3x
Goodbye, I! 2x
A Stick, a Carrot & String
Timothy Hay
The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate
Allah, Allah, Allah 2x

Ten Stories
February, 1878 5x
Grist for the Malady Mill
East Enders Wives 6x
Cardiff Giant 4x
Elephant in the Dock
Aubergine 3x
Fox's Dream of the Log Flume 5x
Nine Stories 4x
Fiji Mermaid
Bear's Vision of St. Agnes 3x
All Circles 3x

Pale Horses
Dorothy 2x
Lilac Queen
Mexican War Streets 2x
Pale Horse
Red Cow 2x

[untitled] EP
Bethlehem, WV 2x

[Untitled]
Julia (or, 'Holy to the LORD' on the Bells of Horses) 2x
[dormouse sighs]
2,459 Miles
Break on Through (to the Other Side) [Pt. Two]

So I've heard everything from CFUTF, Brother Sister, and Ten Stories at least once, save for "Sun & Moon" off Brother, Sister. This exercise has made me feel even more grateful for this band, their music, and these experiences.

 

This is awesome. Because of their history of forever tinkering with the setlist this is a band I would be compelled to do this with.

 

Saw them 18 times. Songs I did NOT see:

it's all crazy
Fig with a Bellyache

Ten Stories
Fiji Mermaid
Four Fires

Pale Horses
Lilac Queen
Birnam Wood

Untitled
dormouse sighs
Winter Solstice
Michael Row Your Boat Ashore (never played)
Break on Through Pt.2

untitled EP
Dirty Air / Cities of the Plain / Existential Dread (never played)
August 6th
Kristy w the Sparkling Teeth


I never saw them after covid so I missed out on the untitled era the most

 

what a fucking flex

 

it's probably very similar to your list, just framed differently. i used to keep a running list of songs i was missing and would cross them off whenever i eventually saw them. was really hoping to see them all!

 

You got REALLY close!

 

I only saw them four times so my list would not be impressive, but I will say that the performance of "In a Sweater Poorly Knit" from Cornerstone 2009 has lived in my head for over 15 years as one of the great live music experiences of my life.

 

June 8, 2012 — The Loft, Lansing, Michigan (w/ Buried Beds)
September 19, 2012—Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan (w/ Aradhna)
January 13, 2013—Saint Andrew's Hall, Detroit Michigan (opening for uø)
January 11, 2022—Fine Line, Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 11, 2022—Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota (w/ Tiger's Jaw)

A–>B Life
Silencer x3
Gentlemen x2
Nice and Blue

Catch for Us the Foxes
Torches Together
January 1979
The Soviet
Paper Hanger
My Exit, Unfair
Son of a Widow
Tie Me Up! Untie Me! x3
Leaf
Four Word Letter (Pt. Two) x2

Brother, Sister
Messes of Men x4
C-Minor x3
Wolf Am I! (And Shadow) x3
O, Porcupine x2
The Sun and the Moon
Nice and Blue (Pt. Two)
In a Market Dimly Lit x2
The Dryness and the Rain
Yellow Spider
Orange Spider
Brownish Spider
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains x2
In a Sweater Poorly Knit x4

It's All Crazy
The Fox, the Crow, and the Cookie
The Angel of Death Came to David's Room x2
Cattail Down
Goodbye, I!
Timothy Hay
The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate
Allah, Allah, Allah

Ten Stories
February, 1878 x3
Fox's Dream of the Log Flume x4
Grist for the Malady Mill x2
Aubergine x2
East Enders Wives x3
Elephant in the Dock x2
Cardiff Giant x2
Nine Stories x2
Bear's Vision of St. Agnes x3
All Circles x4

Pale Horses
Pale Horse
Red Cow x2
Dorothy
Watermelon Ascot
Magic Lantern Days

[Untitled]
Julia (or, 'Holy to the LORD' on the Bells of Horses) x2
Another Head for Hydra x2
2,459 Miles
Tortoises All the Way Down

Best band. Gah

 

I am almost positive from memory that they did angle of death at the first show and at the Grimey’s in store they did several of the untitled EP songs too but I didn’t add them because I can’t confirm it

 

looks like you got 3 of the untitled ones, no Angel of Death, though
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mewithoutyou/2018/grimeys-nashville-tn-b97cd0e.html