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One time I listene to Cherry Chapstick 86 times in a row...great band.

One time a 380 lb man avalanched me... just engulfed me in a body splash in a moshpit.

I haven't been in one since.

The various versions of Sweetheart of The Rodeo

 

 

The songs I am most into:

 

You Won't Have to Cry

Here Without You

I Knew I'd Want You

She Has a Way

Set You Free This Time

The World Turns All Around Her

The Day Walk

She Don

I'm not familiar with this one. The only Neil Young song I know about a city in New Mexico is "Albuquerque."

Oops...Sante Fe is the Bob Dylan & The Band song...

I'm an idiot...yes Albuquerque.

Excellent album. The only problem I have with it being a driving album is that it makes me want to drink.

God, you just made me really miss college...Exile on Mainstreet w/ Whiskey. Damn...what a time.

Siamese Dream was one of the absolute best albums of the 90s...in my top 10 or 15.

that being said that was 15 years ago...

My sister didn't exist then...

she has her learner's permit now...

It's a shame Billy couldn't stop while he was ahead, he just had to get more and more ridiculous, while simultaneously sucking out all of the fun that made the early work (Gish, Siamese Dream and the rarities disc Pisces Iscariot) so damn compelling.

Zwan made a good record but it was missing something.

And Billy stopped using his Fender Strat > First Issue Big Muff > Marshall rig. That guitar tone was heavenly. Now his guitar sounds almost nu metalish.

Younger Than Yesterday is my favorite.

When I'm in the mood for an album like Sweetheart, I tend to find myself reaching for Flying Burrito Brothers instead, to be honest. Still a great album though.

01. Younger Than Yesterday

02. Sweetheart of the Rodeo

03. Mr. Tambourine Man

04. Notorious Byrd Brothers

05. Fifth Dimension

06. Turn! Turn! Turn!

those are the only albums i have by the Byrds sadly.

Just make a couple of mixes.

That's what I always did.

I made a new one for each road trip that I took -- so each mix took on it's own particular poignancy for me.

I made a mix cd for a drive I had about 4 months ago:

on it was:

01. "Second Hand News" by Fleetwood Mac

02. "Stuck Inside of Mobile" by Bob Dylan

03. "Friend of The Devil" by The Dead

04. "Caravan" by Van Morrison

05. "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman

06. "Beachwood Park" by The Zombies

07. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band

08. "Pale Blue Eyes" by The Velvet Underground

09. "Out on The Tiles" by Led Zeppelin

10. "Laughing" by R.E.M.

11. "Run For Your Life" by The Beatles

12. "Albuquerque" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

13. "Metal Fire Cracker" by Lucinda Williams

14. "Not For The Season" by Wilco

15. "Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks

16. "All Apologies" by Nirvana (Unplugged)

17. "Moonlight Mile" by The Rolling Stones

Depends on time of day for me...my dad and I drove 15 hours about a year back and this is what I remember listening to:

Morning:

R.E.M.- Murmur

Neil Young- Tonight's The Night (You haven't lived until you've seen the sunrise coming up on the highway to the chorus of Albuquerque)

The Beatles- Rubber Soul

Mid Day:

Grateful Dead- American Beauty

Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde (ACTUALLY GOT STUCK INSIDE of MOBILE TO SYNCH UP WITH US DRIVING THROUGH MOBILE)

Johnny Cash- At Folsom Prison

Afternoon:

The Band- The Band

The Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream

The Zombies- Oddessy & Oracle

Night:

Nirvana- Nevermind

Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run

David Bowie- Aladdin Sane

The Arcade Fire- Funeral

basically at night, I switched to a less rural feel.

I forgot to bring any Lucinda Williams sadly; Car Wheels would've been so great on the trip.

That's an incredibly fun song.

 

"To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)"

I like that song, but I swear I've heard the chorus to that in another song...It vaguely reminds me of "Girl From the North Country" in terms of melodic phrasing...but there's another song it reminds me of that I can't put my finger on.

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Frickin' A...7 AM lol.

I'm not sure where I implied this. You can like whoever you like for whatever reason you want. I don't think I ever made a judgment on why you like them. I personally don't like them.

 

(And I especially don't get the love for VU&N. Nico's songs bore me to tears.)

Nico's voice is a little off putting at first.

Sooo how about this Ryan Adams character...can we get back to talking about him?

it seems like you discount anything that isn't loved by the masses. to you, anything that isn't hugely popular/successful, doesn't mean anything and shouldn't be important to anyone.

Also he has this attitude that I only like The Velvet Underground because it's "Cool" to like.

I actually got into the Velvet Underground through a Nirvana cover of Here She Comes Now when I was like in 10th grade. I thought the song was awesome, so I checked out the band, and they blew my freaking mind. I had no idea they were important, I just thought they were great.

Maybe it's just that I can't bring myself to believe there is such a thing as "good" music. It's all taste. All of it.

Well many great philosophers have pondered this mystery. Take a course in aesthetics next semester. See what you think.

Do you also think there's no such thing as "good" art, film, or literature? Because if you believe that then I can accept your statement that there's no such thing as "good" music.

Well, that's because you're a snob.

I'd actually rather watch Spider-Man; and I'll be the first one to admit my cinematic priorities are screwed up.

Maybe I am a snob, or a douchebag. But I wouldn't have it any other way. By being a snob, I never find myself in a position where I have to listen to something I don't like, or jamming with people who I don't share music interests with.

Do you think Van Halen isn't an influential band?

Don't get me wrong, I love Van Halen.

But to me like

Velvet Underground & Nico= The Godfather

Van Halen's debut= Spider-Man 2

Van Halen (for instance) is a way more important band because they actually mattered to a lot of people.

Soo there's a way that I can ignore all of your posts? Because I can't read stuff like this anymore.

when John and Glenn guest-programmed a video show here in 2003, they played Venus in Furs.. so there must be some influence or fanbase carried down

Exactly. So many people have VU influence i them. For bobbob to say their influence is superficial is ridiculous.

Ok. Are you trying to make a point, or are you just typing at this point?

 

Why don't you say that I am a teenager again. There's only 3 months left for you to say it, get them in while you can.

I just can't take anyone seriously who thinks the only reason the Velvet Underground is important is because Rock critics say they are.

You don't have to like them, but don't undermine a band's accomplishments.

The VU are only considered well known or important because people who write about music have made them so. Your average music fan has no clue who they are for the most part.

They're important because so many great artists have followed in their foot steps.

By the time VU was getting heavy musical press they'd already influenced a whole generation of Glam Rockers and NYC Punks. The journalists were late to the VU legend; they didn't create it, it was already there.

Your average person probably couldn't name a VU song, either.

 

Of course, your average music fan doesn't define what music gets remembered in the history books, so I suppose that doesn't matter.

Don't worry, there will always be a copy of the 9th Greenday greatest hits compilation at your local Shell station.

im 18

Do your friends know about Wilco? I don't have many young friends...the ones who I have all know about Wilco, but being my friend it's hard not to know who they are.

The question was, is Wilco a secret? When most people under 30 dont know who they are, that is an issue. Rock n roll is a young man's sport, like it or not (and I'm not trying to sound sexist, but...well, it is).

 

And let's face it, if Wilco did tap into that demographic, they would be know by most, if not all of America.

I don't consider Wilco a secret. A band that sells a half a million copies of a record isn't a secret. There are bands that have sold a 3rd of what Wilco has that I don't consider "secret".

And if Wilco is a secret, then the Velvet Underground is a secret. And are you going to argue The Velvet Underground isn't HIGHLY influential next? cause they are.

Wilco is a secret. Ask the 18-34 demographic about Wilco. What is the average age at a Wilco show? 35? 40?

 

Most of America couldn't name two Wilco songs, that's sad and pathetic, but true. Sorry, this needs to be balanced out.

 

 

shit, I should balance out this post.

 

Love the direction Wilco is going, thought they were phenomenal this tour, actually have grown fonder of them (does that sound right?) since YFH.

 

So..there.

 

balance.

Why does it matter how old the average Wilco fan is? I don't believe that the 25-34 demographic is completely in the dark about Wilco, though I went to a liberal arts university, where EVERYONE knew who Wilco was.

But let's say the average person under 25 doesn't know who Wilco is; how does this matter? is the 25-49 crowd not a viable crowd?

And besides, the consumer doesn't completely determine relevance. To me the people who determine the relevance of a band are the hardcore music fans; the people who tape concerts, the people who write for zines, the people who form bands, the people who do podcasts, the people who are truly passionate about music; Not your average kid who just wedges music on his myspace as an interest between XBOX 360 and football.

I'd hate to be a snob, but that's how I feel about it, and history has proven that. The Clash didn't sell that many records, but they're universally considered important and influential. There are several bands that sold tons of records that are considered joke butts these days.