Eleventh Dream Day - Lived To Tell

Released: 1991

Obviously inspired by Neil Young & Crazy Horse but also reminiscent of Television's guitar interplay and X's country music from hell/boy-girl aesthetic. After an uneven debut that the band was unhappy with Eleventh Dream Day put out five excellent LP's and one killer live album between 1989 and 1994 (of which you should find every single one) before the husband wife duo of Rick Rizzo and Janet Bean settled down into real life/other projects and started only to put out something every 5 or so years. Lived To Tell is my favorite EDD album, probably their nosiest affiar (which is interesting because after this they immediately started stripping the fuzz from their songs) but also feels more focused than their other albums.

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