Herring, I like Ben Folds' stuff , gotta be in the mood. "Kalamazoo", was excellent! love that song at night on the freeways. Plants a trouper, still going at it , I haven't put it away this weekend. I feel like I'm in India smoking hash.

How is the Freedy Johnston CD that you mention?  I have not heard that one, but I really dug "This Perfect World" a few years back.

The New Freedy is actually really old Freedy, Rough Demos, never made his first records, catchy as hell, creatively simply unpolished, and at that level where he's got that hook, and playground ideas swirming around in it. "She's a Goddess" and I've Got The Papers Right Here" throw in "Friend in The City", all very cool and worthwhile. Freedy has never (imho) come close to "this perfect world" since, he needs that Butch Vig production again. Always thought Vig would be an excellent Producer for a Baerwald Solo Disc.

Cheers!

JW