Like who knows really and I would never comment even in DM but there’s some users around here of whom I’m highly suspicious they are who they say they are.
my wife is a massive kristin hersh fan eh and throwing muses but it's funny the couple TM records I absolutely love she doesn't care about too much - this first one really high amongst them. I asked her "why don't you have that?" and she went like "ehhh?" when we first met.
well i have my copy!
@Robotron I used to know Throwing Muses back when they were just starting out. I saw their like 2nd or 3rd gig in Providence, instantly saw that they were something special. I was pretty close to them for a while, even playing bass for them for a short while before Leslie joined the band.
@Robotron I remember playing a gig with them in Newport and David, Kristin and Tanya were all sitting around a table gluing together sleeves. They handed me a record but told me I needed to make my own sleeve so I was like nah, I’ll just take the record.
@Robotron I also have a copy of the demo cassette that led to the 4ad album. Man, I saw so many Muses & Hersh gigs over the years, and they/she were always happy to see me, early champion of the their band. Tho last time I saw her solo I didn’t talk to her. It’s been so long it felt like I don’t want to be some weird dude from the past, reliving past glory or whatever.
@Defiance@Robotron haha. Who indeed. Just some weird footnote to a band who has some devoted followers! Some dude who hang out with them at a pivotal point in their career and watch them launch when hey found a real bass player.
As far as I know they were all the same. Though I think they hand colored them iirc.
@Defiance@Robotron They are remarkable musicians and we’re really fun to hang out with, very funny people. Somewhere I probably still have a folder of some scraps of paper, clippings, set lists, fliers. Seeing that first gig with like 6 people in the audience was one of the most remarkable shows I’ve ever seen.
@Robotron@Defiance well a bit of hot gossip is by the time Elaine left the band they were REALLY glad to see her go. They hated that Dirt on the Floor song.