I have to give it a 5! I'm *the* Those Who Dig groupie! 

Seriously, wow, this and Those Who Dig (the other CD) are wonderful,
and with bonus tracks now. 

The thing is, Trouser Galery and Those Who Dig (the CD and the group)
were really a defining part of my life for a couple years. It's hard
for me to separate 1992 and 1993 generally from Those Who dig
particularly. Their music saw me through some amazing high and low
points in my life as a young college student, and seeing these CD's
back in print really puts a smile on my face. Sorry I can't make it to
all your gigs anymore guys, but you'll always have a special place in
my heart. And your mascott has a special place in my home, too. (Alena
may not play with it.) 

Especially gratifying was seeing "St. Paul's Concert" as a newly
recorded bonus on Trouser Galery; the original tape, which I still
have somewhere, doesn't have it. It was one of my favorites in its
short run, and I had always been sorry that it never made it onto a CD
or tape. Now that that oversight has been corrected, life is very,
very good. This by itself really has to bump the rating up to a 5.

Audiophiles might really wonder at such a high rating, because it's
obvious that TG was put onto CD from some tape. Whether it's ripped
from the original four-track master or (more likely) from a production
tape of TG, which was released in 1992 and, I think, recorded in
Meyer's living room, its roots are fairly obvious, and the sound
quality isn't exactly stduio crisp or full-bodied. Still, maybe
nostalgia and the great feeling I always got at a TWD concert makes up
for it. It certainly does in my case.
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