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Tough to choose. I'll include some stuff off Sebastapol & Terroir Blues, both which have some great tunes... Life Worth Livin Wipe The Clock Criminals Windfall Ten Second News Too Early Picking Up the Signal Back Into Your World Straightface Feel Free Different Eyes Drain Feed Kill Chain Damaged Son Make it Alright All of Your Might Hanging On To You Dent County Station to Station World Waits For You

For those who have seen Inception, this article and the reader comments afterwards add great fuel to the fire of debate... http://chud.com/articles/articles/24477/1/NEVER-WAKE-UP-THE-MEANING-AND-SECRET-OF-INCEPTION/Page1.html

"Whatever Happened I Apologize" is darker and much less layered. I like it and think it has some very solid stuff on it (Engines Are Idle, Hank) but frankly, it's not a fun record. "Perfumed Air" is a bit lighter sounding overall, even if the lyrics are mostly in the dark vein. Musically, it's more typical Jay, but is still reserved overall. 2 songs on it I'd like to have heard more fleshed out sounds and layers (on these songs it sounds like just Jay and an acoustc), but otherwise I think it's perfect...gravelly voice and all.

I actually think Inception is really straight-forward. But the director appears to have purposely left it a little open to interpretation. Don't watch Lost. The Matrix was WAY over-rated, in my opinion and nothing like Inception. Inception, to me, is just cinema at it's finest.

I think Nolan left a few things debatable purposely. But I definitely lean towards one interpretation.

Pitchfork weighs in with a 6.8. I think the rating deserves to be at least 7.5 (and the mostly complimentary review suggests as much), but otherwise, a pretty fair review: More than anything, Jay Bennett understood the ins and outs of a song. His arrangements were, as the tunes demanded, lush and cluttered or spare and straightaway. His playing was limber, never showy. His own sturdy output was like a workshop in form. He had a songwriter's voice-- a little gravelly, careful to put the weight on just the right syllable. He is, even now, best known for getting kicked out of Wilco for being to

I'm not sure how to do the spoiler button, but I'll just say your Caine idea is interesting and COULD be possible, though I definitely lean towards that idea NOT being the case. I think the movie is pretty straight-forward (with possible exception of the one detail, which I happen to think is Nolan playing with the audience a little bit.) Maybe you can answer this.... (*WARNING* ---- THE FOLLOWING HAS A MINOR SPOILER...) There's the explanation throughout the movie that when in free-fall in one level, there would be no gravity in subsequent levels. But that wasn't really true. Leve

Yes. It's maybe been since Goodfellas that I left the theatre so amped up....walking out feeling like a I saw a movie by a master director who used every movie tool he knows to its fullest effect. I defintitely want and plan to see it again.

Haven't seen Dreamscape. And was neutral to Dicaprio as an actor (with exception of Gilbert Grape). I'd ignore that review you read. It's a thrilling ride and is what great cinema is all about. And Dicpario gives a really good performance.

AMAZING movie-going experience. Just wow.

Couldn't agree more. There was a vibe to Wilco from Being There to YHF. I can't explain it, but their music was almost magical. They could seemingly do no wrong. The 3 Wilco albums were classics, Mermaid 1 & 2 didn't have a mis-step on the songs they contributed. The YHF Demos, arguably, was even better than the album...in great part 'cause of Jay's contributuons. Jay's solo efforts have overall been hit-and-miss for me. But "Kicking at the Perfumed Air" reminds me of the magic I felt listening to the Jeff/Jay Wilco. Almost gives me goosebumps. To me, it's the best Wilco-esque album

I've just read numerous times that he prefers touring alone. He doesn't seem they type that would WANT to travel with a bunch of band members. On some older recordings I have, he's fairly engaging and humorous on stage. He tends to be much more quiet now. I still hold out hope the guys in Calexico or some other guys go on a tour with him one of these days.

A-freaking-men! I started a thread in Someone Else's Songs about this record. I'm VERY impressed by it. The opener, a cover of a 1979 song by the Boomtown Rats called "Diamond Smiles", is amazing....dark and heart-breaking but beautifully sung and played by Bennett. It's much more laid back in its musical textures than typical Bennett records, but does contain a handful of songs with his great arrangements and hooks. He even seems to channel Elvis Costello on "Invitation" and closes it with a song called "Beer" that seems like the perfect closer for a final Bennett album. It contains one

To me, Buckner albums are like Pixar films. You can say one of them isn't as good as another, but it's still great. "Invitation" is probably Dents & Shells track. "Charmers" is wierd but great. "Fuse" is a good rocker. That album, along with Impasse and Meadow, REALLY make me wish there could be a way to see Buckner with a full backing band. But because of his personality and finances, I don't think it will ever happen. A shame.

While I don't agree, I can understand that. I, too, liked many of Jay's "kitchen sink" songs. But there's something really strong and powerful about this new album. I wonder what Jay's final version of "Footprints" or "When Heaven Held The World" might sound like. Otherwise, I think the arrangements are perfect as is. Maybe "Kicking At The Perfumed Air" is the YHF Demos version of a YHF that we'll never get to hear, which is OK, 'cause I always liked the YHF Demos better anyway. I can only find one review of Jay's new disc, and it's a good one.: “I’m never, ever going to have a record

It's hard to pick a favorite album of his. "Since" is very good. I think the one with his best voice and the one that draws out so many different emotions is "The Hill". It's dark & creepy mostly. But it's also very touching and, at the very end, beautiful. And Joey Burns and John Convertino's accompanying music is perfect.

Coincidentally, I've been listening to old live Buckner recordings the past few weeks. I remember the first time I "discovered" Buckner, opening a show for Son Volt in '95 or '96. He was a hulking prescence, with a beard that looked like Grizzly Adams. His ex, Penny Jo, was very small but fierce on the drums. Then Buckner would command silence with a chilling acoustic song like "22". He had a mystery and voice that was very intriguing. I've purchased every album since and haven't really been disappointed by any of them. "Devotion + Doubt" is probably his peak. His most recent, "Dents &

The liner notes reveal that "Mirror Ball" was the lone "recycled" song. It was recorded in Wilco's loft in 1999, with little assistance from Pat and Glenn. Diamond Smiles Second Last Call Twice a Year Mirror Ball Footprints Hotel Song Invitation When Heaven Held the World M Plates Cartoon Physics Beer Liner Notes: All instruments played by Jay Walter Bennett, except were noted. All songs © & ℗ 2010 Jay Bennett, You Want a Piece of This Music Administered by Bug Music, except were noted. “Diamond Smiles” (Bob Geldof) © 1979 Bob Geldof “Second- Last Call” (Bennett/Burch) David

Been listening to this album most of the day. I'm really impressed by it. Curious what other long-time Wilco/Jay Bennett fans think. I found much of Bennett's solo work to be pretty good, but usually it was a bit spotty. "Kicking At the Perfumed Air" sounds more restrained and mature. I'll need more time with it, but I don't think it's too bold to say it's his finest effort.

Over the weekend, Jay Bennett's new album became available for free download...with a recommended donation to the Jay Bennett Foundation. Only listened once so far and like it a lot. Mostly it's quite spare, but there are also some classic Jay hooks and textures. Sucks he'll make no more records. Here's a note posted on the website by Edward Burch, along with the website link: Most people are familiar with Jay Bennett for his tenure in Wilco—from that very first show in the basement of Cicero’s in St. Louis (under the moniker Black Shampoo) to his dismissal from the band in August 2001.

"The Hill" - Richard Buckner "The Soft Bulletin" - Flaming Lips "Third/Sister Lovers" - Big Star "Out Of Time" -R.E.M. "Loose" - Victoria Williams "Trace" - Son Volt "Here's To Taking It Easy" - Phosphorescent

Saw TS3, and it didn't disappoint. Like all Pixar films, the detail and creativity within every sequence is top-notch. I never felt like any scene was a waste and never felt like I was being hit over the head to get a point across. The dialogue was believable and real. When characters get in sticky situations, we just KNOW they're gonna find a way out. But HOW the characters do it is always loaded with creativity. And the new characters, especially Ken, add lots of fun texture to the movie. It seemed almost impossible that Toy Story 3 could maintain the high level of the 2 earlier films AN

To me, the peak moment of the Toy Story movies....and a peak moment in movies perios...was in Toy Story 1 when Buzz walks into a room and sees a commercial selling toys of him. His realization that he IS just a toy, with Randy Newman's accompanying brilliant tune, is a powerful and amazing sequence.

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