Lifter: “Rich, Dark, Sultry Red of Hate”

I can’t believe how much the beginning of this song sounds like Silkworm. I can’t believe this band got away with calling their major label debut something so ostentatious as Melinda (Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt). I can’t believe there was a time where a guy who looked like Melissa Etheridge would go to wardrobe and be given a shirt that looked like the slipcover of a chaise lounge. I can’t believe I took one look at the bass the skinny guy is playing and IMMEDIATELY thought, “Oh, that’s what the guy in Chavez plays!” I really, really can’t believe how much I love this song.