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TP, oh man you definitely know your Louisville hardcore history on that one, bravo. I didn;t move into Kentucky until 1987, long after that record's buzz had already died down quite a bit and it was STILL freaking humming at an amazing clip.. Great call. Btw, I became a big Peter Searcy fan once I saw his band Big Wheel several times and he's still at it and making terrific music these days. EDIT: I thought you were talking squirrelbait. My bad... Now Slint, man oh man what a massive record, still doesn't come close to the version of Paul K & the Weathermen with Glenn and their re

Agree. Shows how good a person he is IMO. I also think that the fact that their producer of the record was a drummer and actually shared many of the recording duties with Glenn was important to his learning, development, technique, etc. as well as helping to make the record as brilliant as it became in the studio I remember the band practiced that record forever before going out to California to record. They actually rented a houseboat on Lake Cumberland Kentucky , which I think is the coolest. Now imagine throwing Glenn into the studio, confidently knowing the songs and Moe just throwing hi

I had the pleasure of seeing Glenn perform in the late 80s with Paul K and the Weathermen in Louisville/Lexington Kentucky at least 25+ times and he was outstanding, even as a kid fresh outta college. Then PKW went to California to record "Love is a Gas" produced by Moe Tucker (the Velvet Underground's drummer). This had profound influence on Glenn's future drumming (from his site): "After graduation, Kotche joined local favorites Paul K and the Weathermen. In 1997, they recorded Love is a Gas for Alias Records with former Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker in the producer's chair.