If you haven’t played through this whole album lately, do yourself a favor. I have no foul moods that this album won’t dissipate before turning me into a grinning idiot. I find “Dracula’s Daughter” (and many others) addictive, but it’s a bit uncharacteristic; the rest of the album rocks like fuck. When I finally got around to buying a copy a couple of years ago, it had a sticker that said “10 Brand-New Songs Scientifically Designed To Make Anybody Happy.” Rare case of marketing matching the product.
Tales of True Adventure for Rugged Men Not Unlike Yourself
Incredibly, this was their first record in 15 years! Lightning in a bottle, for sure. I was hooked the first time I heard “Stay Away from Downtown.”
And 2019’s Beyond the Door wasn’t nearly as good. Too many mid-tempo numbers for me.
That same song hooked me at first, but take your pick. An almost perfect record. I was streaming it around the time we saw them, but sort of forgot about it for a few years. Saw a copy while browsing in a record store in Durham area and snapped it up.
There’s a lot to be said for not making an album until you have a lot of great songs.
That’s always a fun one to come back to. I hope the documentary about them makes its way to somewhere I can see it.
One distinguished bastard recognized its genius immediately.