Rainy Day (1984)
Rarebird's Spotlight Album Review #16 has now been added to the site. The subject is a 1984 covers album titled Rainy Day , which was put together by David Roback (formerly of Rain Parade, Opal, and Mazzy Star). The album was recorded by a loose collective of musicians from the early-'80's California music scene known as the "Paisley Underground", including two members of the then-little-known Bangles. The review is here: http://rarebird9.net/rainyday.html I've learned that this album was the inspiration for the 2006 album Under the Covers, Vol. 1 , a similar-minded covers CD recorded by Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs. I came across this interview with Sweet and Hoffs from '06, which is mainly about Under the Covers , but there is also some discussion about Rainy Day in the second half of the interview.
