I caught that Kings Theatre show described in the piece, and am so glad I did, because it was fantastic and also because I fear Suede might never again tour the US.

To me, the other fascinating facet of that moment is Suede's bizarre career arc—going from the breakout Britpop album of '93 to a polarizing art-rock masterpiece within all of 18 months, and still basically unknown in America.

It's such a fascinating, super-specific cultural moment. A lot of Boo Radleys press in 1993 was like, "Get ready, this is going to be THE band of 1994." And then Oasis kinda changed everything.

My first exposure to the Boos wasn't any of these albums, though. It was their cover of "There She Goes" on the So I Married an Axe Murderer soundtrack.

Agree very much

then I've done my job.

One of the richest, most rewarding discographies of the '90s—just one incredible album after another

That's right

thank you, friend.

Funny thing is, I wasn't going out of my way to quote your interview, it was just the most succinct and colorful quote about "Lazarus" I came across.

Thanks for all your great help with this, Ned. Hoping I did the band justice.

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These live bonus tracks make it seem even crazier that the Pumpkins never released a proper live album from their '90s peak

You know first stop is always Istanbul

Anyway, happy 60th birthday to Mike D