Evan Gregg wrote: "another underrecognized (though they could never be worshipped enough to please me) is Giant Sand, though off shoots like Calexico and Friends Of Dean Martinez are getting some exposure Giant Sand is criminally unknown in general im sure plenty of people will disagree with me but i have to say that they are the best band in america if not the most talented group of three musicians" ...And all I can do is agree. Newcomers to their twisted desert rock should check out Swerve, The Love Songs, Ramp, Center Of The Universe et al right away. Of course, live they are somewhat ramshackle, but as Howe Gelb once remarked its all part of a search for the "wobble and the crawl". He's a one-off, an utterly captivating flake poet genius while his rhythm section are as tight as the legendary gnat's chuff. They did the best ever version of 'All Along The Watchtower' and had the audacity to follow it up with the best 'Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory' you'll ever hear too. And OP8's cover of 'Round And Round' is also bewitching, in a Shoey revival kinda' way. Now then, having seen how quickly you all picked up the conversational baton re. what you are wearing (hmm, cardies and indie band T-shirts still seem to predominate) and what you all think of B&S' font usage (at least one of you was particularly effusive on this vital matter), I should now like to know how many of us are, like the good Mr Murdoch, left-handed. That's left-handed in the left-handed sense of the word, by the way. I am, and I reckon there's an above average proportion of us cack-handed-useless-with-scissors-stick-our-tongues-out-when-trying-to- use-a-potato-peeler-types out there. Look at my website and you'll see I even play my bass in the 'sinister' fashion. -- Martin Horsfield, leftie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+