Absolute Pleasure
Absolute Pleasure is a live album by Detroit rock band Electric Six. It is composed of recordings from shows at both First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Double Door in Chicago, Illinois.
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| Released | October 9, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Metropolis Records | |||
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Track listing
    
- "It's Showtime!" (from I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master)
 - "Down At McDonnelzzz" (from I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master)
 - "Danger! High Voltage" (from Fire)
 - "Future Is In The Future" (from Señor Smoke)
 - "Dirty Ball" (from Flashy)
 - "When I Get To The Green Building" (from I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master)
 - "Gay Bar" (from Fire)
 - "Infected Girls" (from Switzerland)
 - "Jam It In The Hole" (from Zodiac)
 - "She's White" (from Fire)
 - "Body Shot" (from KILL)
 - "Dance Epidemic" (from Señor Smoke)
 - "I Buy The Drugs" (from Switzerland)
 - "Hello! I See You!" (from Heartbeats and Brainwaves)
 - "Crazy Horses" (The Osmonds cover)
 - "Dance Commander" (from Fire)
 - "Synthesizer" (from Fire)
 
Personnel
    
- Dick Valentine - vocals
 - Tait Nucleus? - synthesizer
 - The Colonel - guitar
 - Johnny Na$hinal - guitar
 - Percussion World - drums
 - Smorgasbord - bass[1]
 
Absolute Treasure
    
| Absolute Treasure | |
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| Directed by | John Anderson | 
| Written by | Tyler Spencer | 
| Produced by | Mel Caceres, Phil Crossland, Pat Divis, Sharon Iles, Peter Schofield & Niles Stanbery | 
| Starring | 
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| Cinematography | Geoff George | 
| Edited by | Chad Thompson | 
| Music by | Electric Six | 
Production company  | Strikey! Corporation  | 
Release date  | Feb 2014 | 
Running time  | 93 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
| Budget | $62,760 | 
Absolute Treasure was originally announced as a film alongside Absolute Pleasure with both intended as companion piece recordings of live-shows to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary. The initial announcement stated that the band would be playing a special anniversary gig at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in London on December 15, 2012, consisting of two sets: the first being made up of greatest hits and the second being the album Fire, performed in its entirety. Plans to film the performance fell through,[2] but, otherwise, the gig went ahead as planned. In addition to the two sets, Dick Valentine opened the show with a small solo set and the band performed an encore.[3]
In 2013, the band resurrected the project, raising production funds via a Kickstarter campaign. The show was performed at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, Michigan on September 7, 2013.[4]
Among other fundraising perks, the band offered five opportunities for people to choose a song of their choice for the band to record a cover version of. The songs selected were "Gary's In the Park" by Gary Wilson, "Maneater" by Hall & Oates, "Pokémon Theme" by Jason Paige, "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams, "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals and "2112: Overture/The Temple of Syrinx" by Rush.[5] The success and popularity of these covers lead to the band's second Kickstarter project, "Mimicry and Memories", a full covers album.
Track listing
    
The band performed a different setlist to the one featured on their "Absolute Pleasure" album. Among others, it featured a song from their album "Mustang" that was released between "Absolute Pleasure" and "Absolute Treasure".
- "Down At McDonnelzzz" (from I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master)
 - "Devil Nights" (from Señor Smoke)
 - "Transatlantic Flight" (from Flashy)
 - "Future Is In The Future" (from Señor Smoke)
 - "Danger! High Voltage" (from Fire)
 - "Show Me What Your Lights Mean" (from Mustang)
 - "Steal Your Bones" (from KILL)
 - "Hello! I See You" (from Heartbeats and Brainwaves)
 - "Gay Bar" (from Fire)
 - "Jam It In The Hole" (from Zodiac)
 - "Clusterfuck!" (from Zodiac)
 - "Body Shot" (from KILL)
 - "Synthesizer" (from Fire)
 - "Dance Epidemic" (from Señor Smoke)
 - "I Buy The Drugs" (from Switzerland)
 - "Dance Commander" (from Fire)
 
-Encore-
- "Formula 409" (from Flashy)
 - "Rip It!" (from I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master)
 - "We Were Witchy Witchy White Women" (from Flashy)[6]
 
Personnel
    
- Dick Valentine - vocals
 - Tait Nucleus? - synthesizer
 - Johnny Na$hinal - guitar, background vocals
 - Percussion World - drums
 - Smörgåsbord - bass
 - Da Ve - guitar, background vocals
 
References
    
- "Electric Six - Absolute Pleasure". Discogs.
 - "History - ElectricSix.co.uk". www.electricsix.co.uk.
 - "Electric Six Setlist at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London". setlist.fm.
 - "Electric Six - Live DVD "Absolute Treasure"". Kickstarter.
 - "Songs (A-Z) - ElectricSix.co.uk". www.electricsix.co.uk.
 - "Electric Six - Absolute Treasure". Discogs.
 
