Dgarretson,
Thanks for the tip. "Blue Haze" appears to be right up my alley. I'll try to chase it down.
As to Matthew Sweet. Judging from the "Under the Covers" cds, I guess that he (and/or Hoffs) and I share very similar taste. He is a fine guitarist, but he always has an even beter player in his band for live shows (often Ivan Julian). I've seen him play a half dozen or so times when I lived in NYC.
The "Covers" cds make me wonder how much he just wanted a shot at some of the guitar parts - parts that he would often defer to his bandmate. He does them well, but not enough to redefine the songs, IMHO. In any case, I do like the Covers CDs, even if I can't shake the feeling that they could have been even better.
Marty
Thanks for the tip. "Blue Haze" appears to be right up my alley. I'll try to chase it down.
As to Matthew Sweet. Judging from the "Under the Covers" cds, I guess that he (and/or Hoffs) and I share very similar taste. He is a fine guitarist, but he always has an even beter player in his band for live shows (often Ivan Julian). I've seen him play a half dozen or so times when I lived in NYC.
The "Covers" cds make me wonder how much he just wanted a shot at some of the guitar parts - parts that he would often defer to his bandmate. He does them well, but not enough to redefine the songs, IMHO. In any case, I do like the Covers CDs, even if I can't shake the feeling that they could have been even better.
Marty