At first I was a little disappointed in the lineup mainly because of so many returnees from last year. But the more I look at it, I'm not worried about seeing great music. I'm sure there will be lots of additions/changes in the next 6 months, too.
Shawn is still in LA. You can find him on FB.
I originally thought Signify was their best effort too, but have updated to "In Absentia" and "Arriving" for a live album (although "Anesthetize" is pretty excellent, too)
Already Pre-Ordered! I never got that box set, but I still have an early double LP bootleg of that show. Haven't heard it in years, but I remember that the performance was really good.
Just got this in the mail and looking forward to hearing it. It was recorded at last year's Other Minds Festival that I was able to go to.
My "festival buddy" Nessa was there, too!
Most of the Burner's Muse albums are great! Really a shame that they're all OOP, as is the label itself. It would be great to see someone buy up that catalog and rerelease a lot of that stuff, especially Earland's!
That Grissom album is from 2011, but he has some sort of contract with PRS, so it could be an early one that he got directly from PRS himself.
Other early 80s Brit bands that were good: The Primitives, The Chameleons UK and the Charlatans UK
I guess it doesn't really bother me because I don't have much interest in these. I would much rather spend money on a "good" instrument that works for me than one that "belonged" to someone else. Having said that, I did buy a J Mascis Squier several years ago but mostly because it got great reviews and was VERY affordable at <$450.
But these look like they are more than "tributes", they're custom exact replicas with decals, cig burns, scratches, etc. Most "tributes" seem to be in the low thousands. My friend just got a George Harrison "Rocky" Strat, which was $2k.