Baron von Bullshit Rides Again

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Baron von Bullshit Rides Again is a live bootleg album by indie rock band Modest Mouse, the first live CD unofficially, and later officially released by the group. The live performance was recorded by Modest Mouse, but was not officially released by the band. Instead, only a small number of individuals could obtain a copy at the time by purchasing the album exclusively at Park Avenue CDs in Orlando. Later that year, the album was made available on the Internet. It was released on April 13, 2004, one week after the studio album Good News for People Who Love Bad News was in stores. The live performance was recorded at The Social in Orlando, Florida on February 14, 2004 and February 15, 2004.

Track listing

1. "3rd Planet" – 5:25
2. "Never Ending Math Equation" – 3:38
3. "Wild Pack of Family Dogs" – 1:59
4. "Broke" – 3:36
5. "Paper Thin Walls" – 4:51
6. "I Came as a Rat" – 6:24
7. "Doin' the Cockroach" – 7:30
8. "Bankrupt on Selling" – 3:04
9. "Interstate 8" – 4:01
10. "The Good Times Are Killing Me" – 5:00

"Free Bird"

After the band played "Paper Thin Walls", they were heckled and told to play "Free Bird". They then listed several reasons why they wouldn't play the song.

I know I've said this before; the odds of us actually playing Free Bird are...there ARE no odds. It is not going to happen. I'll start with the first reason: we have NO idea how to play Free Bird. The second reason is: in the lovebug's natural habitat, hearing that would just fucking kill them, wouldn't it? You wouldn't want that, right? He's adorable. He is cute. Thirdly: Even if some, like, pick your deity, whoever, came down from the heavens or the hills or wherever your deity lives, and just blessed us with this vast knowledge of Free Bird and things, and we could play it backwards, sing backwards, we could do all that crazy shit, we still just wouldn't do it. If this were the Make a Wish foundation and you were gonna die in 20 minutes, just long enough to play Free Bird, we still wouldn't play it. And here's the end reason, the end reason is that life is just too fucking short to play or hear Free Bird.

— Isaac Brock

Trivia

• On the front cover of the album, is "MMIV". Given that the album was recorded in 2004, it is likely that the numerals have a dual meaning. The obvious being the band initials coupled with the number of the CD, the other being the fact that "MMIV" in roman numerals represents 2004.

External links

• http://www.modestmousebootlegs.com/