Genre: Alt rock, pop
Places I remember: JB Hi Fi
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Runaway Feeling
Gear costume: I Can't Remember
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Runaway Feeling
Gear costume: I Can't Remember
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7
Active compensatory factors: As you can tell from the cover (out standing in their field), The Thorns was basically a vehicle for Matthew Sweet to try for a Crosby Still Nash style harmony album/band. To that end he joined up with Pete Droge and Shawn Mullins. They employed Roy Bittan on piano and Jim Keltner on drums to flesh out the sound. Imagine having that talent to draw upon.
Active compensatory factors: As you can tell from the cover (out standing in their field), The Thorns was basically a vehicle for Matthew Sweet to try for a Crosby Still Nash style harmony album/band. To that end he joined up with Pete Droge and Shawn Mullins. They employed Roy Bittan on piano and Jim Keltner on drums to flesh out the sound. Imagine having that talent to draw upon.
This is their only album, and it's a beauty! The harmonies are brilliant and the songs, at least on the first half, are memorable. They kind of run out of steam but, on the whole, this is a worthwhile collaboration and for Sweet, a successful side project.
Where do they all belong? Matthew Sweet's solo albums can be found here.
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