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THE BASEBALL PROJECT
3rd
Record & CD
Collectors Show
The Midwest's Largest Record Show
(YepRoc)
3rd improves this indie supergroup's
already impressive slugging percentage.
Coming in for admiration and-or sympathy this time are Luis Tiant, Dale Murphy,
Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Larry Yount, and
every beloved player with a lousy personality ("They Played Baseball"). Coming in
for disapprobation and-or sympathy:
Lenny Dykstra, Alex Rodriguez, and
Pascual Pérez. The music ranges from
folk-rock to power-pop, the singing from
Scott McCaughey's and Steve Wynn's
sports-nerd whimsy to Linda Pitmon's
ball-girl charm. Best of all is the Dock Ellis
tribute "The Day Dock Went Hunting
Heads," which recounts the time that Ellis
jump-started the slumping Bucs by hitting
every Cincinnati Red batter that he faced
before getting pulled in the first inning.
Thirty years later, the incident still possesses inspirational properties.
–Arsenio Orteza
8
Appearing 8/7 at the Abbey Pub
The Edge) wasn't enough, the recently
unearthed track "The Way Is Love" marks
a monumental collaboration between the
late legend's left behind vocals with new
instrumentation by his sons Wesley, Roy Jr.
and Alex, plus production from John
Carter Cash. A DVD split between an hour
long documentary about the album
(including new conversations with Petty,
Lynne, Mike Campbell and many other
integral session collaborators), plus all of
it