[1986]
Bass players named Kim for a thousand. Kim Gordon, Kim Deal and this Kim from some forgotten 80s Boston band, she had hair like Jean Shrimpton and a stance just like Bill Wyman.
Nifty lyrics, crafty tune and a pretty legendary 80s alternative sound. Power pop had spent five years in the wilderness when it was brought back by The Smithereens in a new incarnation that was much darker and heavier. The dude who co-produced REM's first two LPs, Don Dixon, twiddled the knobs to great affect here.
Some albums you taped off your friends and I can picture a TDK D-90 with Especially For You on one side and 1988's Green Thoughts on the other.
Kim Scott from TMOC too.
ReplyDeleteI thought Battlesick was a hoot. Were Mark of Cain a bit funny or were they really that dour?
ReplyDeleteI'm in hell!!! A powerful live band for sure. I reckon it's just the aesthetic or schtick they align with. I've associated in circles with the singer and had a few brief conversations with him. He's quite affable in person actually.
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