i don't normally post, but someone mentioned the polyphonic spree so i had to chime in. as a former resident of dallas, i got to see them several times. the lead singer that you said was ripping off wayne of the flaming lips is tim delaughter, formerly of tripping daisy. and yes, tripping daisy did seem to take a lot of their inspiration from the lips. so i guess it would make sense that polyphonic would have some similarities too. as for the album, i love it. if anyone sees "the beginning stages of the polyphonic spree" at their local record store, get it. or at least give it a listen in the store. they do put on a great live show as well, not quite as good as the lips, but it's still an experience. errr...this has been devoid of any b&s content. how bout this - you want to know the saddest thing in the world? do you? i had 4 tickets to the chicago show and had to give away or sell them all. don't you feel for me? okay well, ciao. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+