I was also a bit miffed by the exclusion of one the 90's real 'lost' classics, Jonathan Fire Eater's sole album for Dreamworks, Wolf Songs for Lambs. Do albums such as Neutral Milk's On Avery Island, Archers of Loaf's Icky Mettle, and Beulah's When Your Heartstrings Break, really qualify as lost? But I'm beginning to feel like Magnet is becoming the Alternative Press of the indie world. The latest issue is actually quite an enjoyable read, re-realizing the brilliance of Bardo Pond and Papas Fritas, giving them kudos for mentioning the Glands, Brainiac (jesus, what an amazing live band) and Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, and kicking myself for selling off copies of Rollerskate Skinny and Quickspace long ago during those heady times. Once Magnet Magazine ran out of cover stories on the Decemberists, they would start scouring back issues to compile a list of 'lost' classics that they claimed they 'discovered' and introduced to the world since the publication's inception.
