Re: TRS event at Mod Lang

[kyrlidis@templeton.cchem.berkeley.edu (Angelos Kyrlidis)]

Karen reports on the Rough Trade event, which sounds rather wimpy. Well,
I went to the Mod Lang event, and found it rather nice. The whole album was
played at a reasonable volume (more on that in a minute), they handed out lots
of TRS buttons featuring the cover of the album, had an album for fans to
look at (very colorful :-)), and gave me a promo-flat when I asked them.
They had a lithograph on display and the huge subway poster. They said they
would draw the winners next Saturday. I'll be there to check it out and bring
a Happy Rhodes CD along, since the people working there sounded interested
in her music :)

Now for the album. The good news is that I like it more than TSW, LH, and TKI. 
The bad news is that the reasons I like it aren't the reasons I like 
Kate's music. But since the overall impression was positive, there's no 
reason to complain. It is really the most accessible Kate album, and my 
prediction is that it will be a major seller in the US if they start 
promoting the right tracks. I also predict that Jon Drukman will hate it :).

Moments of Pleasure, The red shoes, Why should I love you? and 
the-one-with-lily-in-the-title were amazing, IMHO.

Anxiously awaiting Tuesday,

Angelos