Bought this back in '95 because Steve Albini's name was on it. Listened to it more times than I could count. I don't think it gets the respect it deserves. Had this been released four years later in the midst of the "twee pop" scene, or if it said "Elephant 6" on the package, it would be considered a milestone. I'm here today because I can't find my CD and I'm mourning the passing of a man who made everything sound better.
@mathieur7915
5 жыл бұрын
I'm one of the few who had this album. Heard Soft Focus AM on a CMJ compilation (remember those?), then saw the CD in a local store and got very excited to see Albini's name. None of my friends liked it and no one else seemed to care, but I still love this album. Good to great from beginning to end.
@ifutureman
2 жыл бұрын
That picture of a guy looking very silly with reflector vest and bike helmet on the CD itself - that's me LOL ... the pic was taken during the shoot for the Soft Focus A.M. video (I was the guardian of the bike in the beginning)
@nickstedman
3 жыл бұрын
I listened to this so much back then...favorite album for a long time.
@Stygosi
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the upload! I heard "Routine" sometime in the 90's on a UK radio station. Please apologise to the band for me for not getting the album back then. But assure them they've made a piece of work that still stands up. Now we wait for the world to catch up!
@intolerant_left
3 жыл бұрын
I love this album. Wish I could get it on Pandora since I no longer have a cassette player in the house or car. Thanks for uploading it!
@ifutureman
3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@poltorosenn653
4 жыл бұрын
I bought this album when it was released in France. I liked a short review of it in a magazine, and wasn't disappointed. I see France was on a French label compilation too, with Yo La Tengo, Red House Painters, Vic Chesnutt, Liquorice and others
@HELMETMEANTIME
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing albums
@ifutureman
3 жыл бұрын
That is some high praise indeed! Thank you!
@michaelmcclelland5800
7 жыл бұрын
I was a radio dj at my local college station when i heard this. I haven't been able to find it anywhere till now!!
@philiptabaka7209
2 жыл бұрын
Been a fan since 1991!!! OP we need to chat!!!
@ifutureman
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Philip - my name's Chris and I was very close with Erik, Mike, Chris and Craig back then. Used to love seeing them at the Brighton Bar and even made a cameo or two on the mic. My band and theirs were super-tight and used to spend many late nights at the Inkwell. I would not be surprised if your and my paths crossed back then.
@73trout
2 жыл бұрын
I've been trying to find this for 25 years. Why in god's name is it not available anywhere?
@stefanschachtell2096
5 жыл бұрын
I've got them all and played the prolifically at my campus radio station. Where are they now?
@ifutureman
5 жыл бұрын
They are all still active in music. Erik lives in L.A. but works professionally, playing with, among others, Cat Power and Denny Laine (of Wings and the Moody Blues). Mikael joined Wilco in the early 2000's. Craig is working with a female singer/guitarist but I can't recall her name. And Chris and his wife run a music education program called "Little Rockers" in NJ.
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