{"product_id":"lee-ben-quarter-century-clas-lp-60739653541","title":"Ben Lee - Quarter Century Classix [Blue \u0026 Pink LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003e\"In January 2019 I found myself stuck in a Chicago hotel room during the “Polar \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eVortex”. I was performing there with my duo Radnor \u0026amp; Lee over a few nights when \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003etemperatures dropped, leaving me unable to do much outside my hotel room for 4 days.\u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eChicago is a city that holds a special history for me, and I found myself spending \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003ea good chunk of time staring out my hotel window, reflecting on my first trip there in 1993 to \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003erecord my debut solo album  \u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrandpaw Would\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e at Idful Studios with Brad Wood. But more \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003ethan the details of that trip, I was struck by how vividly memories started flooding back to\u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eme of being a 15 year old mega fan of music, and in particular, indie rock. I LIVED for the \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003erecords that I loved and the bands who made them. I’m not sure you are ever a fan of bands \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003ethe way you can be as a teenager. It’s pretty sacred.\u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eI started re-listening to some of my favorite songs from that period in that hotel \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eroom, by the Beat Happening, Pavement, Fugazi, The Breeders, Guided by Voices. It struck \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eme as crazy that these songs and the feelings that accompanied them were now over 25 years \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eold. It started seeming odd to me that for some reason, indie rock hasn’t been canonized the \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003esame way ‘60s and ‘70s rock has. After all, Dinosaur Jr were my Led Zeppelin, Sonic Youth \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003ewere my Grateful Dead and Built to Spill were my Steve Miller Band. These were my classics!\u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eI always travel with my portable studio gear, and I immediately sat down and \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003estarted learning and recording a collection of my favorite songs. I spent my 4 days of the \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003e2019 Polar Vortex creating the blueprint for what would become\u003cem\u003eQuarter Century Classix\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003e. \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eWhen I got home to LA, I invited my friends Julianna Barwick, William Tyler and Mary \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eLattimore to my home studio to add their magic to my recordings as I knew they grew up in \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003ereverence of the same records I did. These three genius musicians became the “band” who \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eyou can hear framing these covers and I am eternally grateful for their talent and generosity. \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eLater, Maria Taylor, Mike Watt, Petra Haden and Joey Waronker all showed up to play too.\u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eTo some people these songs are just footnotes in pop culture history. But to me, \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003ethey are the essence my own personal history. I wanted to make this record a tribute to these \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003ebands, to these songs, and to the irreversible way music can touch and transform the life of a \u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c!--filtered--\u003eyoung person. I hope you enjoy\u003c!--filtered--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuarter Century Classix. - Ben Lee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeb In Front by Archers of Loaf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlueprint by Fugazi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDivine Hammer by The Breeders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCar by Built to Spill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSugar Kane by Sonic Youth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet Me by Dinosaur Jr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn The Mouth A Desert by Pavement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoldheart Mountain Top Queen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectory by Guided by Voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeeding Motorcycle by Daniel Johnston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand New Love by Sebadoh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngrown by Smudge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Noise by Superchunk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGodsend by Beat Happening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"503","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50563836346664,"sku":"60739653541","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/3734833-2500547.jpg?v=1763985680","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/lee-ben-quarter-century-clas-lp-60739653541","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}