Soldier, statesman ... rocker? Old Kerry album gets second look

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/09/08/entertainment1651EDT0700.DTL

(09-08) 13:51 PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) --

This could finally be the Electras' breakout year.

Rare vinyl copies of their lone 1961 recording are fetching prices north of $2,000, even though the band tended to stray from the beat. Two separate CD versions of that same recording are being sold after some "Behind The Music"-style intra-band squabbling.

Of course, it's not musical chops that has renewed interest in this obscure garage rock recording; it's the bassist: Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

"Their enthusiasm is only muted by the fact that they weren't that good," summed up Chuck Miller, an Albany-based columnist for Goldmine magazine who recently bought a slightly scuffed copy of the vinyl album.
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Of the 500 albums pressed, the few that have shown up on the market have sold for big money. Miller recently paid $800 to a dealer for a less-than-mint copy that has the name of an old St. Paul's schoolmate inked on the cover. Another copy sold this year for about $2,500, to the amazement of the old band members.
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So who has this album?

[bryant69]

1. The bass

Is a serious mans instrument. I mean the saxaphone (no offense to Mr. Clinton) is the instrument you play if you want to get out front, show off, and score. Ditto for vocals and lead guitar. The keyboardists (as a former keyboardist myself) are for guys who are just generally glad to be connected to a band. The Drummers are for guys who . . . well often have issues and enjoy working out frustration. But the bass, that's for the guy who really wants the band to succeed.

Cause you don't get girls with a bass; you rarely get to stand out front. But if you aren't there the band sounds flat and hollow. A good bassist can drive the band, but even a bad bassist can make unlistenable crap slightly less unlistenable.

Anyway those are all stereotypes, but It is another reason, for me anyway, to support President Kerry.

Bryant
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[Disturbed]

2. Yeah.

As a bass player/vocalist I agree with your assesment. ;)