A music-obsessed, retired San Francisco lawyer, and author of the rock & roll memoir Jittery White Guy Music (available on Amazon)... picking a random album or song in his collection every day or so and sharing a few thoughts.
The Bats' wonderfully perky 1986 single "Made Up In Blue" (later appended to the CD release of 1987 fantastic debut LP Daddy's Highway) perfectly captures the early sound of New Zealand's Flying Nun indie label. Pleasant melodic jangle, delightfully hummable, with a percolating bassline and shuffling percussion that keeps it moving at a brisk clip. It's the sort of song one would imagine being a #1 chart hit in a universe where the Feelies were as big as the Beatles.Live 1990:Slow, dreamy cover version by Steve Gunn:The Freebies:
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