2004 box set by Low
A Lifetime of Temporary Relief is a box set by Duluth , Minnesota group Low , released in 2004. The set includes a two-sided DVD containing documentaries , videos and live tracks.
Track listing
Compact Disc one
"Lullaby" (Demo) – 10:06
"Cut" (Demo) – 5:41
"Heartbeat " – 4:08
"Peanut Butter Toast and American Bandstand " – 2:23
"Tired" – 5:11
"I Started a Joke " – 4:28
"The Plan" (Demo) – 2:50
"Prisoner" (Demo) – 6:10
"Prisoner" – 3:48
"Tomorrow One" – 4:28
"Turning Over" – 7:49
"Bright" – 1:45
"Walk You Out" – 4:46
"Tear Down" – 4:48
"Standby" – 5:11
"David & Jude" – 1:22
"Cheek" – 3:24
Compact Disc two
"Venus" – 3:44
"Boyfriends & Girlfriends" – 6:06
"Surf" – 2:31
"No Need" (Version 1) – 5:03
"Be There" – 8:28
"Lift" – 5:45
"Joan of Arc" – 3:21
"Long Long Long " – 3:50
"Lion/Lamb" (Demo) – 3:50
"Will the Night" (Demo) – 2:47
"Last Breath" – 4:47
"Joan of Arc" (20 Below Mix) – 3:25
"Old Man Song" – 3:48
"Try Try Try" – 0:37
"Lord, Can You Hear Me? " – 6:24
"Venus" (Time Stereo Dub Mix) – 3:51
"Those Girls (Song for Nico)" – 3:06
[silence] – 2:50
"Words" (In Misfits Style) – 2:50
"Turn" (In Misfits Style) – 1:03
"Over the Ocean (In Misfits Style)" – 1:36
Compact Disc three
"I Remember" – 3:22
"Kindly Blessed" – 2:17
"Blue-Eyed Devil " – 5:02
"Sleep At the Bottom" – 4:54
"When You Walked" – 3:55
"Back Home Again " – 5:20
"Don't Drop the Baby" – 4:02
"Surfer Girl " – 3:35
"Blowin' in the Wind " – 3:49
"Open Arms " – 4:02
"...I Love " – 2:45
"Carnival Queen " – 5:13
"Overhead" – 4:33
"Don't Carry It All" – 4:13
"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me " – 3:58
"Because You Stood Still" – 5:33
"Fearless " – 6:20
"Shots & Ladders 2" – 6:47
DVD
"Words" – 5:46
"Shame" – 4:08
"Over the Ocean" – 3:50
"Hope" – 11:28
"Will the Night" – 3:07
"Weight of Water" – 4:21
"Don't Understand" – 6:56
"Immune" – 3:31
"Home" – 2:25
"Dinosaur Act" – 4:07
"Canada" – 3:49
"Over the Ocean" – 5:03
"Canada" – 15:42
"Two Step" (Live at Bard College) – 6:11
"Soon" (Live at Coolidge Corner) – 7:38
"I Remember" (Live in Paris) – 5:40
CD2-18 to CD2-21 are uncredited unlisted tracks.
A one-disc promo version of the album features the following tracks:
"I Remember"
"Venus"
"No Need"
"Lullaby"
"Because You Stood Still"
"Lion/Lamb"
"Carnival Queen"
"Peanut Butter Toast and American Bandstand"
"Bright"
"Lord, Can You Hear Me?"
References
^ a b A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides & Rarities at AllMusic . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "Reviews for A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief by Low" . Metacritic . Retrieved April 27, 2025 .
^ Holland, Taylor (July 30, 2004). "Low" . The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved April 27, 2025 .
^ It flows like a scrapbook rather than a novel, but it portrays them as diligent experimenters and meticulous melodists who have been liberated by embracing restrictions. [Sep 2004, p.155]
^ "Low - A Lifetime of Temporary Relief" . E! Online . July 20, 2004. Retrieved April 27, 2025 .
^ Fathomlessly beautiful. [Aug 2004, p.110]
^ Don't start here before the essential LPs... But once you've fallen in love (and believe us, it's inevitable), this is a mesmerising next stop. [17 Jul 2004, p.48]
^ Ott, Chris (July 23, 2004). "Low: A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides & Rarities: Pitchfork Record Review" . pitchforkmedia.com . Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2008 .
^ Loaded with delights... that highlight their soft, uniquely beautiful sound. [Sep 2004, p.135]
^ Mathers, Ian (September 9, 2004). "Low - A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief: 10 Years Of B-Sides And Rarities" . Stylus Magazine . Retrieved April 27, 2025 .
^ This is sombre and beautiful music.... A Lifetime is satisfying as an encyclopaedia of Low, to be dipped into now and again. [Aug 2004, p.118]
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