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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Right on! Thanks for the link.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

That's a great way to put it!

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Kevin, your mention of Flipside got me thinking: ever read MRR (Maximum RockNRoll)? I think this was one of the best sources of info for bands during the 90s for me.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

I honestly can't remember ever picking up a copy. I mean, I'm sure I did at some point, but my mind is drawing a blank.

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Steve's avatar

Always happy to see Jawbreaker mentions! I lived in the Bay Area during their heyday and saw them several times, plus a friend of mine ran Shredder Records, who put out Unfun. While I think 4/30/96 does a decent job of putting their career at the time into some perspective, a couple of anthems are missing ("Want"and "Chesterfield King") as you said, it doesn't quite capture the actual experience of a live show and the crowd all screaming in unison "I want you!" over and over. Just my thoughts...and great piece Kevin!

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Thank you! And I would've loved to have seen 'Chesterfield King' on this one too.

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Bob Tooker's avatar

Totally missed them on the first go around. Can't wait to dive into their music and see what I missed.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

There was a time when they were sort of infamous for either missing or skipping PDX shows. Nothing untoward, and it kind of became a running joke for a bit. At any rate, I hope you have a blast diving in--lots of great stuff in their records.

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Arjan Tupan's avatar

Ah, this has a raw Presidents of the United States of America vibe to it. Very nineties, indeed. Another nice disovery for me, not sure this ever crossed the Atlantic.

Thanks for sharing, Kevin

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

I'm glad you liked it!

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Bob Tooker's avatar

I feel like we had a lot of that going on in Portland. Straight from Seattle to California or the other way around. I had to go to the King Dome or the Tacoma Dome way to many times to see someone that was skipping Portland.

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