To the list already begun, I'd add:
Slaid Cleaves, "No Angel Knows"
Spoon, "Telephono" and the even better EP "Soft Effects"
Bettie Serveert, "Palomine"
Toni Price, "Hey"
The Volebeats, "The Sky and Ocean"
and Brad, "Interiors"
Those are all pretty much late 90s, and I guess that is what is on my mind
really. I consider Mick Jagger's "Wandering Spirit" also underappreciated
because, and pretty much only because, of the fantastic song "Evening
Gown." I was very excited to see the Alejandro Escovedo Orchestra play the
song and hear Alejandro introduce it as one of his favorite songs...started
thinking maybe it wasn't underappreciated cause they played the hell out of
it.
To weigh in on the Posies in a sort of fluff manner. I always find it
interesting that the one album that each of the girls I have dated since
1990 have owned has been "Dear 23." Considering my fondness for the album
(for the record I am also a fan of Frosting) I am not really surprised that
the women I find attractive all like it, but always thought it was kind of
an interesting album to be the ONLY one each had in common.
I found Don's rant interesting if only his assertion that those in the NW
"always thought the Posies were 'wussies' because, having never been to
Seattle I relied on the 15 or 20 transplanted Wasingtonians who now make
their homes in Texas who have always told me that the Posies were more
appreciated than some of the other local acts who enjoyed greater national
success. I always veiwed that with skepticism...just as I think Scott
Miller's assertions should be viewed with skepticism. Just because one
musician involved with Power Pop is off base about other genres of music
doesn't necessarily imply all of of us who appreciate power pop are.
Chad Cosper
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Chad Cosper
Dept. of English
Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro
336-275-8576
http://www.uncg.edu/~cscosper
