Retrospective: Live From Atlanta - Set 2

The Contortionist: Retrospective: Live From Atlanta
Director: Michael Wiley
DP: Michael Wiley
Editor: Michael Lessard // Velvet Milk Media
Producer: The Contortionist
Executive Producer: The Contortionist
Production Company: Rock and Egg Productions, Velvet Milk Media

The Contortionist Is:
Michael Lessard - Vocals
Robby Baca - Guitar
Cameron Maynard - Guitar
Joey Baca - Drums
Jordan Eberhardt - Bass
Eric Guenther - Keyboards/Synth

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Set List:
Monochrome (Passive)
Godspeed
Reimagined
Clairvoyant
The Center
Absolve
Relapse
Return to Earth
Monochrome (Pensive)

[dmmhtm]

We are so f**king lucky to be alive at the same time as this band. Incredible.

[beamannydanny]

This band is truly the definition of timeless. Clairvoyant feels like an album that exists outside of time, the songs are so well written that they just don't age. It's like the best example of quality over quantity. And the fact that they can reproduce these songs live and sound so close to the record is just incredible!

[Mackenzieadventures]

This band has gotten me through some dark times.

[sharchik]

There's a lot of music out there. But there's literally nothing as all encompassing as this... Most criminally underrated band of our time.

[thezogs]

The contortionist is the best band of our time

[francis]

i don't like to talk about my feelings but fuck... since 2010 this band has taken me through many crazy periods of my life. I cried so many times while listening to them,
searching for myself, the people i've lost, understanding the meaning of my life. each time “the contortionist” was there to chase away my darkest thoughts.

my life has been stable since then, i've learned a lot now that i'm 30 but everything seems grey and aimless. it's harder to feel the passion of life. i guess that's what being an adult is all about.
but every time i go back to listen to these guys, it hurts terribly to think about the past but at the same time, i can feel the colors again.

just... thank you to make me feel alive again

[zackmoorer]

The Retrospective sets deserve so much more praise and recognition. The collection is my favorite set of recorded live performances to come out in recent years. I can't decide which set is my favorite, and at this point, I think I prefer these live performances over the studio recordings. All of the small alterations that each musician makes to each song complement the music in such a seamless way, and creates such a fresh take on songs that I have listened to so many times now. It is on repeat in my Spotify. The production is phenomenal, the directing and editing are impressively executed, and it is all to table some of the most cohesive and gripping music in the genre. Well done y'all, the work is an inspiration to musicians like me.

[Gold]

Playing guitar and drums at the same time, Incredible!

[NicholasSkinner-sc]

Love when a live performance sounds even better than the studio album. Incredible work!

[ChaboyAnthony]

Monochrome (Passive) - 0:00
Godspeed - 4:52
Reimagined - 8:47
Clairvoyant - 12:15
The Center - 18:56
Absolve - 24:04
Relapse - 29:04
Return to Earth - 35:15
Monochrome (Pensive) - 41:23

[ProjectPhoenix]

This album is easily in my top 5 of all time. It released during a very dark and difficult time in my life. It really helped me during those days in so many ways. I must have listened from start to finish about 100 times in a few weeks back then. I honestly could never thank you guys enough for writing such a powerful and inspiring work of art.

[escapewalk]

These guys always setting up new bars for what it is to be a band. A complete one.

[PhrenicDemand]

50:16 The choice to end on that chord is godly

[alexburchell]

Will never not be blow away by the power of Monochrome Pensive. Possibly one of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

[Zack-dvrz]

One of the best bands in the past 15 years easily.

[antoine]

Return to the Earth is one of the most powerful and emotional songs. Easily in my top 5 favorite songs ever, and this performance was spot on!

[MikeR-bhcg]

My favorite album of all time. Monochrome (Pensive) is stunningly beautiful

[tannersiegfort]

Hear me out. A Clairvoyant tour, but only in nice, sound controlled, seated venues across the US. This album is a work of art. Maaaan, I’d pay $500 minimum for a ticket to that.

[kielsol]

So grateful to not only be alive right now, but also have found this band back during Exoplanet. This album has helped me through a lot since it dropped.

[zaxbyeth]

This band is somehow not all over the world. They deserve it. Insane talent across all members.