(During in the frontier days of the Internet, there was no iTunes. Napster was still a sleeping giant. In those dark times, courageous hunters had to seek out music in the curiosity shoppes and seedy dens of FTP sites. Given the staggering wait of a 28K connection, choices had to be made wisely. Winnings were cherished. I hoarded my share …)
Today’s Track: “I Think She Likes Me” – Treat Her Right (1986)
She listens to every word I say.
I look at her, she don’t look away.
I tell her that I play for Treat Her Right …
She asks me if I’m gonna play tonight.
Back in ’86, Mark Sandman just didn’t fit in. New Wave was dying slow, drum machines were everywhere, but all Sandman wanted to do was spread his own personal gospel of low rock. So (low) guitar in hand, he joined forces with fellow Bostonian Billy Conway and two other gentlemen to form Treat Her Right. Four years later, Sandman and Conway would form an entirely new band with Dana Colley, but you can hear the early evolutionary roots of Morphine in the heavy bassline and smirking lyrics of “I Think She Likes Me.”
