An album with a football on it. Called Thirteen in reaction to the press reviews of Bandwagonesque which was slated in some quarters for its reliance on the charms, chords and melodies of Big Star. Thirteen is an album I've never played enough to really get to know it. It didn't get great reviews or sell that well at the time butishould have done because its class.
I think listening to it now that I need to amend that. It sags slightly towards the end, perhaps needs pruning but there's a lot going on. It's a band in the process of maturing. It loves Byrds, Beatles, Badfinger, Buffalo Springfield. And err Big Star. Way to go, Teenage Fanclub remain leaders of the pack. This sounded spectacular to me this evening. And not purely because I'm in a good mood. .
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