C'mon. It's Rhode Island Day.
I'm not gonna not post Throwing Muses.
At this point, both Tanya Donelly and Fred Abong had left the band, leaving only Kristin Hersh (Tanya's stepsister.... or half sister. It's never actually been clear to me. But they are sisters) and David Narcizo, both of whom you see in this video. (Leslie Langston, their original bassist, did return to do some bass work).
What resulted is arguably the worst reviewed Throwing Muses album - Red Heaven. This is not me saying this (and, truth be told, Allmusic tells me it's Hunkpapa which I love but I understand the bad reviews). I think Red Heaven is a revelation and I'd rank it 2rd in my list of their albums (House Tornado being inarguably better).
Go ahead. Debate me in the comments.
The band released two different versions of this single, and I own them both somewhere. Or I lost them in a past move. I don't know. Anyway, it's a fun song that is probably as close as they came to a pop hit.
I think it would be really intimidating to meet Kristin Hersh in reality. I had the chance to in 1995, and I regret not doing it because I found it quite intimidating.
But if you watch the interview and the intense solo performance of the song, you might understand where I'm coming from. It's intense, and as someone who has seen Throwing Muses live twice and will do so a third time if given the opportunity, yeah. She's intense.
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