Re: (TV) THE MUMPS

[Michael <michael@recordsnyc.com>]

    I liked the 45 of Crocdile Tears. I held onto it for a few years then
unloaded it when I was cleaning out my record collection. I'll order the CD
collection on your recommendation. Live they just didn't cut it for me.
Lance was very entertaining but the rest of the band were dull to me. Of
course they preceded John Cale who was promoting his Helen of Troy & Animal
Justice EP at the time. He was nothing short of being fabulous. And then
they had to go on before Blondie who'd just gotten back from their tour of
Europe opening for Television, they too were fabulous. It would be Gary
Valentine's last show with the group. So the Mumps were easily forgettable
having been overshadowed by those two groups. Perhaps if I had seen them on
their own. M T C

> From: jpontrelli@nallmiller.com
> Reply-To: tv@obbard.com
> Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 13:59:20 -0400
> To: michael@recordsnyc.com, tv@obbard.com
> Subject: Re: (TV) THE MUMPS
> 
> Michael, I respect your opinions, but before you completely write them off I
> would suggest getting your hands on the compilation cd and listening to it a
> few times.  I find their studio work to be interesting and eclectic and very
> solid pop.  Of course, some bands just don't do it for a person and I
> understand that.  Let's just say when I first heard the Mumps it left me
> indifferent but after a few listens I could really dig what they were trying
> to do.  I believe that several of their songs (eg, I Like to be Clean,
> Crocodile Tears,

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