Hello. My name is Mike and I just got out of the nursery. I'm originally from Los Angeles, but I now live in Idaho. I bought IYFS a year or so ago simply because I thought the cover looked cool -- I had no idea that I was about to hear some of the most beautiful and brilliant music ever recorded. "The Stars of Track and Field" stuns me to this day, every time I play it. I remember seeing the Smiths in '85 at the Hollywood Palladium and being very conscious of the fact that I was in the midst of something powerful and lasting, and I really hadn't felt that way again until I discovered B&S. Last month I finally got to hear Tigermilk for the first time, and I was not disappointed. It blows my mind that a debut album can contain songs as perfect and expansive as "My Wandering Days Are Over" or "We Rule the School". I also love "I Could Be Dreaming" and "You're Just a Baby", which are pure Velvet Underground. One thing I've noticed while digging through the posting archives is, for the most part, TBWTAS is regarded as something of a disappointment. I couldn't disagree more -- I think it's a brilliant, logical expansion of the band's sound. I just wish they would've thrown "Slow Graffiti" (their crowning achievement to date, in my not-so-humble opinion) on that album, where it would've fit perfectly.... I've just realized that I'm rambling. So I'd better stop. Bye, Mike +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+