Where does David Landgren get his geographical background to places from which the bands come? The description of Bristol was totally unrecognisable to anyone who has lived there. It is not a sea-side town, it is on the Bristol Channel which is an estuary leading to the sea many miles away. It has docks and an industrial city, not beaches and sea swimming. While it's a stone's throw away (well assuming you're Geoff Capes) from the "beaches" or at least mud flats of the Bristol channel, this is not the border to Wales, which is further west on the River Severn, and the bridge is about 5 miles north west of Bristol, and the broder is further west at that point too.
In addition, Massive Attack is not such a transforming band within Bristol - it doesn't provide the sole source of musical interest. There was always a *lot* to do in Bristol: it has many live music venues and lots of British bands play there on tours. The place was "jumping", as you put it, for years before Massive Attack appeared. - Jane P.
--Just wanted to let you know that one tour date listed for Low Pop Suicide (opening for Chris Connelly) is incorrect. They will be appearing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 8th, NOT on Thursday, March 9th. - Cheryl B.
Since you mentioned American availability on Morrissey's new release, why not refer to "Moon River" as a b-side on "Now My Heart Is Full", as that was the release it was available on in the U.S. Otherwise, an extremely pleasant review: giving ample praise to satisfy the slavering masses of devotees, encouragement for the new followers that there is even better material in his past, and honest appraisal of his self-inflicted commercialism for those of us that have been around long enough to be cynical about these things. - Jeremy G. jeremy gotsch
