<< (american water is a masterpiece - no joke, far far better than their other efforts.) >> I wouldn't say far better than the last two albums, but probably better, yes. I'd probably recommend American Water anyways, though either Starlite Walker or Natural Bridge are quite a good introduction to the band, as well. Oh, and you might want to mention to the writer in your college newspaper that Pavement, if anything, is really the "other band," in a sense...D.C., SM and Bob N started the Joos while still at UVA, according to Berman, I believe, so I guess it's a precursor to Pavement. But you probably knew that already. gwt +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+