The Posies are at their absolute best when it's just Jon and Ken acoustic. If you ever get the chance to see them acoustic (assuming concerts are ever a thing again), I highly recommend it.
I'll never forget seeing The Posies perform an acoustic set at the opening day for The Knitting Factory in Hollywood on August 11, 2000! They just kept playing and playing!
I remember my pal was a DJ at his Uni, he sent me mixtapes from bands he discovered, Side A American Side B British .This was on one compilation along side Manics, Elastica, and it changed my entired sonic landscape. I even was inspired to pick up the guitar.
When I was back in college at the University of Idaho... The Posies were playing a show... my friend was a DJ on the campus radio station and interviewed them for the radio show... he asked them off-air that he was having a party later on and if they would come by... they said "yes" believing they would not show... they did show up! The party was lame... they got a few beers at the keg... talked to a few people... then drew a few things on the whiteboard in the kitchen and signed their names and left... such a strange experience =)
Way too talented to have ever made it big. This is how you know the music industry is entirely fixed. Just like Matt of quantum of conscience says, everyone successful has gone under the dragon wing. Thank you for not selling out. Too bad incredible talent is rarely financially rewarded.
