Dear 23 04/17/2015 TEMPTATIONS LIVE

TEMPTATIONS LIVE

LUCKY THIRTEEN is a compilation of material Young recorded during the '80s

Joey D'Ambrosio (tenor saxophone)

Her Mother's House

as an eight-member support crew -- including pianist Robert Glasper -- plays out in dazzling form

Dear 23 04/17/2015 TEMPTATIONS LIVEThough it may be underappreciated outside of the band's dedicated cult audience, 1990's DEAR 23 is simply one of the very best pop records of its decade. The Posies hailed from Seattle, but unlike their more celebrated geographic neighbors, they largely avoided grunge. Indeed, with its impossibly sweet Hollies like harmonies and John Leckie's lush, detailed production, DEAR 23 is downright psychedelic in spots. At heart, however, it's a mature,