Hey Tom, as someone who was there for the CD boom, I have to say that The Nice Price series was just a sales gimmick. The real budget series that CBS did at the time was the “Collector’s Choice” series - $9.99 at the time.
Tom Trusnovic great job! I was late to the party on the Minutemen, not discovering them until taking a flier on What Makes a Man Start Fires? In the summer of 89 while staying at my grandparents house after graduation. It was shocking and so good but so damn challenging and my uncle Jim, who introduced me to rock n roll via BOC and Ted Nugent, absolutely fucking hated it.
Phew! New Day Rising is where Bob Mould took Rolling Stones assessment that "Grant writes the pop songs and Bob writes the hardcore thrashers" personally and started working the pop angle himself. Pop for popularity. He should apologize. Zen Arcade for sure, but anymore I prefer Everything Falls Apart. Gravity being so fucking heavy, man!
Hey Tom, as someone who was there for the CD boom, I have to say that The Nice Price series was just a sales gimmick. The real budget series that CBS did at the time was the “Collector’s Choice” series - $9.99 at the time.
right!
in fact, $9.99 was surely closer to what CDs (&DVDs!) should have been marketed at across the board this entire time..
Tom Trusnovic great job! I was late to the party on the Minutemen, not discovering them until taking a flier on What Makes a Man Start Fires? In the summer of 89 while staying at my grandparents house after graduation. It was shocking and so good but so damn challenging and my uncle Jim, who introduced me to rock n roll via BOC and Ted Nugent, absolutely fucking hated it.
altho the MINUTEMEN used to cover BOC! haha
glad you duggit
One of the very greatest records of all time. Agree with you re New Day Rising.
thanks for watching! 🤟👺
Phew! New Day Rising is where Bob Mould took Rolling Stones assessment that "Grant writes the pop songs and Bob writes the hardcore thrashers" personally and started working the pop angle himself. Pop for popularity. He should apologize. Zen Arcade for sure, but anymore I prefer Everything Falls Apart. Gravity being so fucking heavy, man!