▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁which ▁displayed ▁a ▁boost ▁in ▁recording ▁quality . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁often ▁played ▁shows ▁with ▁He av ens ▁to ▁B ets y , ▁including ▁tour ing , ▁not ▁surprising ly ▁since ▁both ▁bands ▁were ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ri ot ▁gr r rl ▁scene . ▁They ▁also ▁both ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁compilation ▁LP / CD ▁Free ▁to ▁Fight . ▁Cor in ▁T ucker ▁from ▁He av ens ▁to ▁B ets y ▁struck ▁up ▁a ▁friendship ▁with ▁Brown stein ▁and ▁they ▁dated ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁They ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁S le ater - K in ney , ▁a ▁side ▁project ▁that ▁soon ▁evol ved ▁into ▁their ▁main ▁focus ▁as ▁their ▁respective ▁groups ▁ended . ▁However , ▁Ex c use ▁ 1 7 ' s ▁record ings ▁are ▁still ▁val ued ▁by ▁fans ▁of ▁S le ater - K in ney , ▁those ▁interested ▁in ▁ri ot ▁gr r rl ▁and ▁que er core ▁record ings , ▁and ▁record ▁collect ors ▁in ▁general : ▁Such ▁Fri ends ▁Are ▁D anger ous ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fifty ▁best ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁by ▁online ▁music ▁magazine ▁P itch f ork . ▁Al be e ▁also ▁recorded ▁with ▁T ucker ▁as ▁Heart less ▁Martin , ▁re le asing ▁a ▁c ass ette ▁on ▁Ch ains aw ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁Ex c use ▁ 1 7 , ▁Al be e ▁has ▁built ▁a