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When my ex dumped me while I was in England I sent her the lyrics to "You're a Big Girl Now" in an e-mail. "I hope you can hear me singing through these tears." I was going to record it, but my 4 track was kind of 3,000 miles away.

you should really check out some of his other stuff too; St. Dominic's Preview and Veedon Fleece are almost just as good as those two. There's tons of Van worth listening to.

And if you save yourself You will make him happy He'll keep you in a jar And you'll think you're happy He'll give you breather holes And you'll think you're happy He'll cover you with grass And you'll think you're happy Now You're in a laundry room You're in a laundry room You're in a laundry room Conclusion came to you And if you cut yourself You will make him happy He'll keep you in a jar And you'll think you're happy He'll give you breather holes And you will seem happy He'll cover you with grass And you'll think you're happy Now You're in a laundry room You're in

yeah...maybe it has less to do with the age difference and more to do with the attitude difference; I was only 18 when I bough Summer Teeth...definitely not married...but I still related to the relationship strain stuff. Maybe this album is just too accepting for me? Not to get into an angst fest here, but Jeff is on the other side of a lot of his problems, where as I'm still wrestling with a lot of mine...so it's kind of like the connection is gone... I think a lot of our favorite music has to do with someone championing our feelings, articulating what we can't say, even if they don't inten

I still consider "The Late Greats" a throw away. But "Wishful Thinking" is so godly, it adds like...a half star rating for AGIB to me.

Yes... I know. It's a fucking crime that people can't go out and discover the joys of St. Dominic's Preview or Veedon Fleece...Especially in recent years, as both albums reputations have grown tremendously with critics (both recieved 5 stars in the last RS album guide, and have gotten a little more attention in critical essays etc.) The only ones prior to this that were in print were: The Bang Masters Astral Weeks Moondance His Band & the Street Choir Greatest Hits and like his last 5 or so releases. I guess they got enough people bitching about the availibility of Tupelo Honey, St.

Back in the old folky days the air was magic when we played the riverboat was rocking in the rain midnight was the time for the raid Oh isabella proud Isabella they tore you down and plowed you under you're only real with your makeup on how could I see you and stay too long? all along the Navajo trail burnouts stub their toes on garbage pales watresses are cryin' in the rain will their boyfriends pass this way again? Oh mother goose she's on the skids she ain't happy neither are the kids she needs someone that she can scream at and I'm such a heel for making her feel so bad I guess I'l

Glad to see another Veedon Fleece lover...what a beautiful record...One I've never bought due to the availability factor...I spent 40 bucks on Saint Dominic's Preview and decided "Fuck it, I'll wait for reissues for Veedon Fleece". One thing that should definitely make the Astral Weeks bonus disc is the complete "Slim Slow Slider"; the version on the cd is just the tip of the iceberg...it goes into a freeform jam for like 15 minutes...you can hear the jam as the song starts to fade out.

Mr. Young probably thought someone might get enjoyment out of it, and being a difficult artist, he shitcanned the idea...and decided to not play anything from it.

Summer Teeth was my travelling album; I went through this period early in College where I felt really lost, like I didn't have a home, living in New Orleans for College, having my family in FL, and my girlfriend in Omaha...I remember sitting in a terminal in Chicago and listening to "Via Chicago" (cheesy I know...it just happened...didn't hit me till the song played.) But there are so many great moments in that album like that ("When I hold the cold in my jet lagged palm", "Searching for a home", "Can you be where you want to be?", "High above the sea of cars")...it really is an album for wh

It's one thing to go against the grain; it's another thing to make it extremely hard for fans of yours to hear your releases.

Fuck you Neil Young Blu-Ray and DVD. What in the hell...

I remember being in England; my ex had broken up with me over the weekend, and I had this terrible feeling something was wrong at home (turns out my Uncle had died the same day)...I used to walk around London just listening to "Less Than You Think"; It can be a really theraputic song. When I met Jeff I thanked him for that song; it was there for me during a rough time. God...you aren't the chick from that commercial are you? I just jokingly busted on the user "Michael Bolton". I hope he's not really Michael Bolton.

I agree... even if you sang that terrible cover of "When a Man Loves a Woman"

Restraint and "lack of ideas" can be confused sometimes. Sorry to confuse your gender...I was too lazy to look. I can't get into it because it doesn't stimulate me; intellectually, emotionally or otherwise. I'll be the first one to admit, the only Wilco record I've ever loved out of the box was Summer Teeth (I was in the middle of a Beach Boys/ Beatles phase...it was perfect timing). Being There was a little too country for me (it was the first country based album I'd EVER owned), A Ghost is Born was kind of sprawling and off-kilter, and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was just too monolithic for me

Whenever you tell that story it makes me sad...I hope I don't make you feel weird saying that... My condolences.

Great artists hate Florida.

I've been on a "Way Out West" kick lately. I've been meaning to check this one out for a while....I need to write down all of the albums I need to check out somewhere. All right...that makes....3 people on this board that don't hate Nirvana...glad to have you aboard

I can't wait to have Van's albums blasting crystal clear in all their glory out of my speakers :-)

So today I found myself browsing FYE with a few extra bucks, and what do I see? Van Morrison has begun a reissue campaign, remastering all 29 of his albums (at least a good 10 or so of which are essentials.) I of course freaked out, as I'd just been bitching about the shoddy mastering on Van's CD releases to my friend. So I pick up It's Too Late To Stop Now (Van's 1974 Live record) and it knocks me on my ass. It's punchy, clear, and dynamic, without sounding too tampered with. The sound isn't overly hollow (see the Rolling Stones Between the Buttons reissue for that kind of hollow sound th

*Shrug* You'd think a record with 6 people this talented running on all gears would be a lot stronger than Sky Blue Sky. I just think the record sounds completely below this band's potential. I can't believe this is the best they could come up with. This is the best live version of Wilco imo, by far. I'd just expect the studio records to match. And for the guy who made the "Wilco's never been expiremental" comment...I should've used the word "Adventurous". sorry. Remember back in the day Jeff said he was spinning Fela Kuti records? Where's that exotic elements we expected? I thought we we

They've been consistently sliding since Bennett left; I love AGIB, but to me, it's no Summer Teeth or Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. I personally don't think Wilco's current lineup challenges Jeff; Wilco to me feels a lot less like a group and a lot more like a sextet with a distinct band director. Sometimes you need a guy who will stepup and say "Let's try this another way." Friction is great for art; look at Lennon and McCartney; they made some of the best albums of all time when they hated each other. I can't imagine Nels Cline, with his extensive background in expiremental music, thinking the

"Sign on the Cross" by Bob Dylan & The Band (unissued song from the Basement Tapes) Now, I try, oh for so awf'ly long And I just try to be. And now, oh it's a gold mine But it's so fine. Yes, but I know in my head That we're all so misled, And it's that ol' sign on the cross That worries me. Now, when I was just a bawlin' child, I saw what I wanted to be, And it's all for the sake Of that picture I should see. But I was lost on the land As I heard that front door slam, And that old sign on the cross Still worries me. Well, it's that old sign on the cross, Well, it's that old key to

repeat after me FRENCH TOAST IS BORN