10,000 Maniacs In My Tribe on Numbered Limited Edition Silver Label LP
Pure and Good: 1987 Breakthrough a College-Rock Staple and Band's Introduction to MainstreamAlong with R.E.M. and XTC, 10,000 Maniacs epitomized 1980s "college rock" in terms of sound, style, expression, and attitude. A staple of the underground, independent, and university scenes, In My Tribe remains a landmark recording, an ideal synthesis of fundamental eclecticism, roots music, and personalized narratives anchored by Natalie Merchant's inimitable singing.
Unlike most of their contemporaries, and in particular, the alt-country acts that followed in their wake, 10,000 Maniacs were truly a product of their environment-a small-town Appalachian setting that informs their songwriting, approaches, and arrangements.
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