#don't let my anxious post dissuade you from discovering what an amazing band Phantom Blue were...up 'til at least 1995. :/

[musicrunsthroughmysoul]

Apparently it took me at least two years (via Wikipedia) to realize that Phantom Blue put out an EP in 1998 called Full Blown. I should have known about it, but it doesn't really sound familiar? I did know that PB (with a TOTALLY overhauled lineup, except for Linda McDonald) recorded music well after most of the classic lineup left after Built to Perform, but I thought it was only a live album (which apparently also still included Gigi Hangach, but not for long after that, lol).

But I'm looking at the song titles on Full Blown and I'm like..."I'm So Happy"? "Cookie"? I'm sorry, is this Phantom Blue or Shonen Knife (affectionate)? Two completely different bands, in other words, except that they happen to be rock-oriented bands of all women. STILL, PB, WHAT. (Also, @ Linda McDonald: WHAT is this, girl. I'm sorry, but, WHAT?) I am afraid to hear it. And Wikipedia labels the EP as heavy metal still, but I am still...afraid...

At least I shouldn't be afraid to hear the live album, because I don't think I've heard that yet, either, or if I have, then I've forgotten. (Watch, I won't even be able to find it on Youtube, let alone any other streaming platform, for obvious reasons which are actually not so obvious at all.)