FREE CITY RHYMES
   
Originally Released on:

NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS

also appears on:

  • MIX TAPE #3
  • Rarities 1 (live 2000)
  • 04/08/00 "LIVE AT ALL TOMORROWS PARTIES 2000"
  • 07/06/00 "LIVE IN COPENHAGEN 2000"
  • 08/05/00 "PERSPECTIVE MUSICALES - LIVE AT CAT'S CRADLE 2000"

Line-up:
Thurston - guitar/vocals
Kim - guitar
Lee - guitar
Steve - drums/percussion/vibes?
Jim O'Rourke - bass

Lyrics   status: confirmed

In a free lane
Ghosts passing time
Heat rises
Lights thru the town
Blown soundscapes
Blue city eyes
Black lightning
A new angel flies

Make a free line
To the northern sky
Holy rain falls
Ghosts burn to shine
Elevator
Reach for the lights
Intuition
Free city rhymes

Track length: 7:33

First Known Performance: 06/13/99
Last Known Performance:  06/18/01

NOTES:

  • Working title: "1"
  • This and Renegade Princess were premiered instrumentally in mid '99, and were the first songs written for NYC Ghosts & Flowers.
  • First performed w/ vocals on 6/9/00, the first show of the NYC Ghosts tour.
  • The awesome web-only Mix Tape volume 3 opened with a fascinating instrumental demo of 'Free City Rhymes', with a much more haunting vibe than the eventual LP cut.

ALTERNATE VERSIONS:

  • MIX TAPE VOL 3 - DEMO - 6:58

    A great instrumental demo, probably very early (pre-gear theft?).