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Having now listened to the entire album catalog of Material Issue, do you have any impressions that you care to share?
They're very talented; but towards the later albums I could tell they were trying to achieve commercial success. All the albums are good, though.Having now listened to the entire album catalog of Material Issue, do you have any impressions that you care to share?
Or not. Your choice.
Jim Ellison committed suicide before the last one was released, I think.They're very talented; but towards the later albums I could tell they were trying to achieve commercial success. All the albums are good, though.
This explains much.Jim Ellison committed suicide before the last one was released, I think.
I think it is a crime that they never made it really big. They knew how to do power pop better than most.This explains much.
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Immaterial World: Ken Kurson Examines the Void Left by Jim Ellison’s Death | Newcity Music
My friend Jim Ellison committed suicide last Thursday. He was thirty-two. His mom had called the police to check on him after not hearing from him for a few days. They found him on top of his moped, next to his car, a note at his side, dead from fumes. Many knew Ellison as themusic.newcity.com