Ten Million Pounds of Sludge
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Backpedaling
Monday, Nov. 12, 2007
Everyone’s got at least one thing in his or her life that could use a serious redo, but in most circumstances physics or the irreversible march of time renders that dream impossible. One can’t take back a bad relationship or a bad decision—but in the case of the Pedaljets, the members have gotten their chance at a big do-over for their second album, which in large part led to their breakup in 1990.
The Pedaljets came into their own back in the ’80s, touring as an independent band among the likes of Hüsker Dü and the Replacements. The band garnered critical acclaim with the 1988 release of “Today Today,” but circumstances surrounding the release of their self-titled second album and the weariness from overtouring resulted in an untimely breakup. Yet, knocking on 17 years later, the band has been granted second life thanks to the producing efforts of ex-Shiner member Paul Malinowski and the interest of local tastemakers and Oxblood Records entrepreneurs Robert Moore (of Sonic Spectrum) and Megan Hamilton, who chose to release the record.
The Pedaljets (and Malinowski, briefly) sat down with lawrence.com recently at Midwestern Musical Company in midtown KC to discuss old times (including a fabulous true-life story about Prince) and the re-recording of their fated second album.
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