On Fire, Galaxie 500, LP Andrew S. Karsch C/Rtg: R The Slugger's Wife

C/Rtg: R The Slugger's Wife (1985) Neil Simon once again explores the wobbly relationship between young marrieds in this comedy about the effect their careers have on the marriage of baseball player Michael O'Keefe and rock singer Rebecca De Mornay

keeping alive the tradition of characters crossing over between the shows

Her second novel

the Hotel Wallner

But she was also born a fighter

On Fire, Galaxie 500, LP Andrew S. Karsch C/Rtg: R The Slugger's Wife'On Fire' is widely recognized as the canonic pinnacle of Galaxie 500's career. The artwork conveys this, with a low angle shot of the band, looking up towards an amber sky. This record marked the realization of their signature sound. Nowhere is it clearer than on the album opener, "Blue Thunder," the closest a song can come to waves crashing on a beach in song form. Lyrically inconsequential, with a chorus composed entirely of "la'"s, the track's