This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Dark Fantastic mastermind Mark Pickerel was the original drummer in Washington’s Screaming Trees. But don’t expect to hear any of the flannel-clad grunge of his old gig on his debut solo outing.
Instead, this disc leaves Seattle way behind and ventures out on a sightseeing tour of the pop landscape — some Gary Numan electro-pop straight from the U.K., a little folk-rock from Hotel California, some of Pink Floyd’s outer-space acid flotation, the occasional glimpse of ’60s Woodstock rock and even some drizzly Northwest ballads. By the time he finally arrives back home with a post-grunge rock riff or two, it’s been a trip well worth taking — dark and smooth, and yes, pretty fantastic.
