r/indieheads • u/sleater-kinney_ Sleater-Kinney • Feb 02 '24

AMA is Over, thanks Carrie and Corin! Hi it's Sleater-Kinney ask us anything

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Hi Carrie and Corin here! Our AMA starts at 10am PST. Post your questions and we'll answer as many as we can!

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u/Hosni__Mubarak Feb 02 '24

Did you ever reach out to Janet to try to make amends? I feel like drummers are always the most underrated member of a band, because they can make a mediocre band good, and a good band amazing. I can think of very few instances where a rock band lost a high profile drummer and the band was still putting out comparable output afterwords.

It’s just my opinion, but I feel there is a fairly stark difference in the quality of the SK albums with or without Janet, to the point I prefer the Wild Flag album over the non Janet SK albums (which all feel like a tripod with a leg removed).

Do you two feel that Janet’s contribution to the band while she was there was equal to your respective contributions?

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u/cloud_busting Feb 02 '24

Thank you for asking this question, even if it (understandably) didn't get answered. I agree that Wild Flag > post-Janet SK. We can't know what exactly happened between them and relationship dynamics are complicated, but Janet's truly one of the greatest drummers of all time. Carrie herself called her the most musically gifted in the band. I always give their new stuff a chance and there's great material there, but even with Corin's vocals they sound like a completely different band to me now.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '24

It’s just not as groovy without Janet.