New Pete Francis Record and Video

If it weren’t for Dispatch, I don’t know if my love for music would be what it is today.  And it is hard to say whether or not this site would even exist if it weren’t for that first great Napster discovery.  So it is hard for me to ignore anything that those guys are doing, even if their solo efforts will never amount to the greatness of their communal effort.

Which brings us to old Pete Heimbold, who has been recording under the moniker Pete Francis for the past several years.  Francis has a new record that comes out today called The Movie We Are In.  While he may have sung lead on many of my favorite Dispatch songs, I always felt that he was the weakest member of the trio.  And I think that is becoming more apparent as I follow each of their post-Dispatch musical careers. But what I have heard of The Movie has a better sound than anything I’ve heard from him so far.  It has more of an uplifting jam band groove to it than his previous solo efforts, which I feel suits him much  better.

Inevitably though, I am sure that this album will simply serve as a sad reminder that Dispatch no longer exists and that I’ll probably never get that final concert or album that I so desperately desire.