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Quarterback Album Report
August 19, 1994

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Quickly rising to the top of the progressive/alternative pile, Over the Rhine spins at over 20 stations. WDET and WRSI join in this week on the album, while WMAX and WZEW bring in the infectiously bouncy "Happy With Myself?." The Cincinnati-based quartet spent considerable time on the road last year, playing over 180 live dates including opening for Squeeze, before recording their third effort. The lilting vocals of Karin Bergquist bring these images to life in a poetic and mystical fashion, as heard in "Should," "Melancholy Room," "Sleep Baby Jane," "Birds" and "June." For a bonus, track carefully to find the hidden "Bothered" that closes the disc.