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Drag city.

MattPeterson wrote:http://www.joanfrc.com

Drag city.

my god, how's he gonna get by with only 14 bands now?

That's a damn shame, they were his most tolerable band.

Greg and Steve both recorded albums for them here. I thought they were pretty great but what do I know?

Marsupialized wrote:my god, how's he gonna get by with only 14 bands now?

But this was the good one.

MattPeterson wrote:

Marsupialized wrote:my god, how's he gonna get by with only 14 bands now?

But this was the good one.

Agreed, I was surprised by how much I ended up liking Make Believe, looks like they are playing their penultimate show next weekend in Mpls, I was planning on going, but now fer sure

Make Believe are/were very great. They really caught me off-guard when I saw them play here in Minneapolis a few months back. Greg Norman deserves a prize or something for the sonic perfection of Of Course.

Actually, since the irrational hatred of Tim Kinsella was what stopped most people from checking out this band this could be a step towards wider appreciation. I doubt anyone would say that Sam Zurick isn't an interesting guitarist or that Nate Kinsella isn't an impressive drummer/wurlitzerer.

I envisage Genesis-style stadium accolades from here on out.

Sam Zurick is a remarkable player. Idiosyncratic and great.

Did Owls ever officially split up?

Mike Kinsella bailed because he was sick of Victor Villareal's inability to get it together and he was offered lots of work elsewhere. Ryan Rapsys joined for a while and they wrote some new songs for a second album that never happened. Basically, Victor was heavily into the drugs again and he was completely unreliable. Eventually Tim and Sam gave up and formed Make Believe from the touring line-up of JOA.

The Owls album is one of my favourites. Never get sick of it.