(Yeah, it might be a little weird to pair up perhaps the most heartfelt, soul-bearing song of the first 2/3rds of the Replacements' output with an absolutely pristine power-pop ditty with confused and confusing takes on sexuality, but since these are two of the top Big Star acolytes ever, and the tempos match up, we'll go with it.)
I recently road-tripped to MPLS to see a Big Star tribute at First Avenue, focusing on the Third album; featuring Chris Stamey, Mike Mills, Dave Pirner, and many others. Notably, the Wooldridge Brothers and Trapper & Tanner Schoepp, from Milwaukee. Not to mention several augmenting musicians, strings and horns and a GODDAM BASSOON.
ReplyDeleteIt was glorious.