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town, and that alone gets their
phone ringing.”
Bailey said that his club at the
moment specializes in “loud, fast
music,” but with the bigger loca
tion might come more diversity. As
it is, Bailey tries to keep his per
sonal taste out of booking deci
sions.
“I like a lot of the bands in
Athens," Bailey said. “And there
are some I don’t like, but they’re
nice guys and a lot ofpeople like
them. So I book them. Then, some
times I do go out of my way to get
good gigs for bands I like. For ex
ample, they’re broken up now, but
when the Skinpops were around I’d
book them all the time despite the
draw.”
Call it entrepreneurial interest
or call it genuine concern, but
Jared Bailey has also been a vocal
proponet of the Athens music scene
in local government. His support of
candidates that favor extended bar
hours and oppose the open con
tainer ordinance is part of his ef
fort to keep Athens competitive
with comparable scenes in Austin
and Seattle.
“We’re a very small town com
pared to those places,” he said. “So
it’s amazing what’s going on here.
They’re 10 times bigger, yet we
have more bands. Like Austin, this
is a college town, with a constant
influx of students and a high
quality of life. These are the rea
sons Athens attracts bands."
Another way Bailey has tried to
foster the music scene is in his pub
lication “Flagpole.” He said he
started “Flagpole" in response to
what he said he felt was a lack of
good coverage of the music scene in
Athens.
He explained, “My feeling is that
other publications, namely ‘Classic
City Live,’ are too ad-oriented in
their coverage. I made that point
when I pulled my ads out of
‘Classic City Live’ and I noticed the
coverage of my club dried up. I
wanted Tlagpole’ to be a little
more liberal and no-holds-barred.”
But what about criticism that
“Flagpole” is no more critical of
Athens bands than their chief com
petitor?
“We’ve done some of that, I
think,” Bailey answered. “A lot of
what we write is just informative,
but I think we’ve been more critical
of the scene as a whole. I’ve even
been jabbed at a few times in my
own paper. I think we’re a little
more open."
If Bailey could change one thing
about the Athens music scene he
said he would mandate a return to
“spontaneity.”
As he puts it, “A lot of the fun
has been lost. People are trying to
be accessible and commercial from
the start, to get record deals, and a
lot of the rough, fun edge is lost.”
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Jared Bailey: Entrepeneur.
Bailey would know, if anyone,
having been on the scene since the
early 80s. Looking back, having
been here and returned, having
seen the Athens scene grow and
having played a role (however
small) in its development — does
Bailey have any regrets?
“I always pictured myself as a
musician, artist, poet or something
like that,” Bailey ruminated. “In
stead I’ve been more of an entre
preneur. I’ve always wanted to
play guitar, to be in a band, but I
don’t have time now. I haven’t
picked up a guitar in over a year.
But that's a choice I’ve made. I’m
satisfied."
1990: Year of progressive music
By NOEL MURRAY
Entertainment Writer
■ ALBUM WRAP-UP
Musical taste is a very subjective
thing, so rather than labeling this
wrap-up of the year in music the 10
“best” records, maybe it would be
more accurate to call it my 10 “fa
vorite.” In all, I’d say I heard a rep
resentative sample of some 100-
odd recorded pieces this year.
Here’s 10 1 like a lot.
1. The Replacements: “All
Shook Down" — A long, warm good
night kiss from bandleader Paul
Westerberg. This record restored
my faith in the old guard progres
sive rockers. Remember: “Any
where you hang yourself is home.”
2. The Breeders “Pod” — A fe
male friend of mine insists that the
bass guitar is a supremely sexual
instrument. If that’s true, than this
project by Pixies bassist Kim Deal
is the fruition of that concept. As
sensual as it is casual, these mus
cular pop tunes sound like what
fl RE HOSE would sound like if
they were women.
3. Yo La Tengo “Fakebook” — A
throwback to classic 60s folk-pop
that sounds happy on the surface
but is actually deeply disturbed.
4. Baby Flamehead “Life
Sandwich" — I liked this winning
acoustic throwaway Quite a bit
when I first heard it, but I didn’t
expect it to spend as much time in
my Walkman as it has.
5. British Noise Makers, i.e.
Lush “Gala,” My Bloody Valen
tine “Glider,” Ride “Smile,” and
Pale Saints ‘The Comforts of
Madness" — While the global press
went gaga over the stale Man
chester disco sound, the really in
teresting music overseas was being
made by this quartet of rockers,
who mix pop psychosis with deep
distortion. Lush is far and away
the best, but keep a eye on My
Bloody Valentine.
6. Robyn Hitchcock “Eye” —
Another acoustic collection in a
year rich with inventive, quirky
acoustic music. Hitchcock’s de
ranged visions have rarely been
better served than with this special
album.
7. Dinosaur Jr. “The Wagon" —
Only the a-side to a 45, but we fans
of noise guitar god J. Mascis will
take whatever bones are thrown.
Counting the 45 second snippet on
the “Just Like Heaven" single last
year, Mr. Mascis has given his fans
a little over five minutes of original
music in two years.
8. Chickasaw Mudd Puppies
“White Dirt" — Debut EP from
Athens’ favorite sons (after R.E.M.)
is a full-tilt hillbilly boogie fest
The most fun money can buy and
an auspicious opening bow.
9. The Feelies “Crazy
Rhythms" — Originally released in
1980, but out of print for the last
six yeare, this reissue of The Fee-
lies debut is a masterpiece. Jangly
guitars (pre-R.E.M.) over intricate
percussion make for hypnotic
sound.
10. Public Enemy “Fear of a
Black Planet” — It’s telling that
with all the infighting among rap
artists, everyone admits to liking
Public Enemy. They are the only
band that matters, and this is the
year they tightened up their phi
losophy as well.
Tnese 10 releases should be at
least heard by anyone with an in
terest in progressive music, and
don’t ignore strong albums this
year from Lemonneads, Prefab
Sprout, The Fall, Billy Bragg,
Uncle Tupelo, The Jody Grind, The
Beautiful South and Big Trouble
House. In all, a banner year.
Baby Flamehead: Their "Life Sandwich" is a treat.
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