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Mornin’ y’all —
Insane amounts of work this week, and prepping for a much-deserved two week vacation back West to see the folks, but I got a little somethin’ to tug on your coat about…
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin was probably the most underrated band of the early 1990’s, swept aside by the rising tide of grunge out of the Northwest US. Good talent here — just a shame they didn’t get the full recognition in the States that they rightfully deserved. And hey, what can beat a college band with two bassists?
Their 1991 release, God Fodder, liberally sampled below, is still ranked as one of the best albums of that year, possibly of the ‘90s as a whole…
Be good humans!