The Mistakes "The Mistakes" (Download)

(Released in 1995, digitally re-released in 2009.) Is The Mistakes the Great Lost Keneally Album? It's tempting to think so, but this fiercely eccentric foursome comprised of Mike, guitarist Henry Kaiser, bassist Andy West and drummer Prairie Prince created something wonderfully different from any other Keneally effort (which is really saying something). "This album, and the fact that this band existed," says Mike, "is still kind of a secret." A mere thousand copies were pressed in 1995 and it has never been reissued until now-- one of those records that more people have heard of than actually heard. It would be futile to attempt to describe this music, except to note that it's a bravely unsettling concoction born of rambunctious rock n' roll interplay, the peculiar contributions of four legendarily talented musicians and even a bit of poetry. Guitar Player magazine suggested that we "consider this all-star aggregate the new Traveling Wilburys-- roaming the underground and armed with a