MCIS was the very first CD I ever had. I got a copy on my 12th birthday when I got my first CD player. I had seen the video clip for BWBW and I thought it was incredibly cool. I also liked the idea of getting a double album because it gave me more to listen to. My parents weren’t overly impressed by the track An Ode to No One, mainly because of the full title in the booklet (they were less impressed later that year when I purchased AntiChrist Svperstar, but that’s another memory).

I’m grateful for how good MCIS was, and the impact it has had on me. I became a guitarist because of this album, and for the past 25 years have made amazing friends and memories because of what this album inspired in me as a musician. If I had bought another CD I suspect my life would have been very different – this album has had such a big influence on me.