It's also the only time, I think, he's used the "Space and time have grown quite wide" towards the end. For a while there he was changing it up every other performance. but this is the only time I heard that one.
Man the band's who would play up and down the east coast back in the day.....Pixies, Buffalo Tom, The Smithereens, Throwing Muses, The Lemonheads, and of course the very talented Mark Mulkahy and Miracle Legion (who at the time I thought sounded a little too much like R.E.M......sorry Mark). I was super spoiled in my club hopping late teens early 20's. Watching this takes me in the way back machine to a time where drinks were cheap and the music was (pardon my french) fucking awesome! Thanks for not only the incredible memories but also for this beautiful music!
The Amazing Ric Gratz let me sleep in his driveway in Blacksburg at the Not Shakespeare house and here he is all these years later being famous and everything. Winter Hours USA 1986.
This really brings back the feeling of how exciting miracle legion was live. I went to see them at the Wetlands right around this time and it was mesmerizing!
The music at that time was a culmination of punk rock and pop music. So many great bands from America to the U.K, Australia. It reminds me of The Go-Betweens, but it all does because they are all cut from the same cloth.
You may not get they views you deserve but know that the people that do view you appreciate you (I missed you while you where in Arcata, come back around please)
People who say they imitated REM got it wrong, it was the opposite. Plus, MM’s vocals more resemble Van Morrison if anything at all. He’s definitely his own person up there on stage.
