I recently heard an interview with Steve albini reminiscing about what he'd

listened to on tour in the van sitting around in the van clipping channels on

the radio and he made this point that if a song came on the radio

and it started with cowbell, it was going to rock. Now, like most of his opinions on music, he's

fucking right. Oh, Mountain Mississippi Queen. I love Mountain.

You guys talk about Mountain?

Yeah, it's the only good thing about Mississippi is this song.

And it's so good.

I remember driving all the way to Marina Del Rey

to see a dirt rock band that JD was raving about

that was playing in a local bar.

Pliadeel Ray?

Yeah.

Well, I drove all the way there.

Got to the bar.

Not only to this band, not play Mountain, but JD met up with some young lady and left.

And I'm there by myself in Marina Del Rey with a band that had no intention of ever playing Mountain.

JD, you promised me a Mountain album?

I saw them before.

Well, I saw them before they played Mountain.

Yeah, well, no Mountain.

And then you did not buy me the Mountain album if you promised me here it is 13 years later I still

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