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| Released | October 9, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Metropolis | |||
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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.
| 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 |
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| Cinematography | Geoff George |
| Edited by | Chad Thompson |
| Music by | Electric Six |
Production company | Strikey! Corporation |
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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.
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".
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