Dale Shaw
It reminds me of being young and stupid and pretty much failing at everything, as the Mats did spectacularly all the time.
I’ve been going through an unwise and unnecessary obsessive Fall phase which I think I’m now seeing the other side of. But, like much Fall, this couldn’t have been done by anyone else.
A mix tape mainstay when trying to impress a girl and the first dance selection at my wedding.
More poignancy. Definitely getting played at my funeral.
One of my favourite, favourite bands that I once spent an evening with in a hotel room in San Francisco and don’t remember much about it. This was recorded for a radio session for KCRW in Santa Monica and is leagues better than the album version which is still pretty great.
Me and my girlfriend at the time danced to this, alone, at a club we were far too early for during the early days of our courtship. We later married.
No explanation necessary.
The first band I ever truly loved and a perfect song. Who couldn’t love it?
Book
If I could get some sort of combined version of the three volumes, that would be great. It feels a bit of a cheat and an easy choice, but it’s a comfort read - often VERY boring about the most exciting stuff.
Luxury
It would be good to learn something.