<<cause this stuff is all very directly descended of the replacements. i mean its good, really good, but not very original or unique, per se. whaddya think about that? >>
Adams has an amazing rock and roll vocabulary, he's a big Mats fan and admits that Westerberg is a huge influence. Both guys sing with such passion and write such incredible songs, who cares if they sound similar. It's the Rickie Lee Jones/Laura Nyro thing, there's definitely room for both in my collection. I don't have all the Whiskeytown records yet, but so far so awesome. Just got Heartbreaker this week and have loved it about 20 times. > <<alison e. in slc, a big replacements fan, and who > believes they are the one of the most underrated and > undervalued AND influential bands in rock n' roll. > man.>> > You are TOTALLY dead on, Alison. They were just a decade too early, they could have been Nirvana. It HAD to be frustrating to put out a great string of rock records in the 80's like they did and watch them die on the vine because they didn't fit 80's radio. To paraphrase Westerberg's lyric from "Alex Chilton": I never travel far, without some 'Mats in the car! :~) Westerberg contributes to the outstanding new soundtrack to "I Am Sam". He does "Nowhere Man", and to be honest his is one of the weaker tracks on it. Ben Folds is also there and of course rules doing "Golden Slumbers". Bob
