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Jeff just called me, and asked me to pass a message on....... "And if the whole world

slightly off-topic... but I though it was quite funny when Pete Townshend pointed out that it might be a little hypocritical for Tom Waits to complain about someone trying to sound like him, when he's made a career out of trying to sound like Louis Armstrong.... ... and I think Pete is a fan of Tom. There's even a track on the last Who album where Pete seems to be trying to sound like Tom.... maybe a little ironically??

I think, to accuse a band that gives albums away before they're released, permits gigs to be recorded, webcasts for free shows on a regular basis, of selling out, is one of the most 'selfish', narrow minded things I've heard in a while....

coming out of Misunderstood as well!

I went to see The Who straight after the 2 nights of Wilco at the Empire. I love The Who, and they were as good as could be expected.... but it was definitely an anti-climax....

Oh, it's you! Well done... have to look into those Band Of Horses, mmmm better than Wilco you say?... my comment ("us Brits") wasn't aimed at you, it was more a comment on the suggestion that 'us Brits' are all the same, but then I take comments like that way too seriously sometimes...

I know... 'us Brits' .. what are we like? but yeah, he needs a thesaurus of some kind...

that must've been me... thanks to whoever corrected it....

It was like a new arrangement. It was quite slow, started with Jeff solo, but the parts where it built up weren't like on Being There, it was kind of... beautiful. It was one of those moments when you were just glad to be where you were, the audience knew it, and there was a definite 'connection', I was welling up!

Opening with Sunken Treasure was breathtaking. Nels played lap steel..... you could have heard a pin drop, it was beautiful, and what it meant was that anything after that was going have such an impact. It completely set the mood for the evening, Nels was already grinning by the end of the first song. Handshake Drugs and Shot In The Arm were blinding, they were playing like a band from another planet!! The crowd and the band were so into it, A couple less tunes from SBS than the first night. The first night (set-wise) seemed to be a little more audience friendly (Late Greats, Muzzle, What Lig

that's quite possibly libellous (or is it slanderous, or both).. anyway, can't stop now... off to my second night at the Empire ......I probably won't get a detailed set-list...

we're too interested in enjoying the gig...

well, you either get to see way more shows than is fair, or you could stop playing it..... As I don't get to see them that often, and I like the song, i was pleased with it. Live, it's a great tune, and for the break, Nels just kind of took off, started jumping up and down, and jumped right out of view (from where I was standing) to the side of the stage, and came bouncing back on, with him and Mikael smiling at each other...

that's very true... and very dim of me!! I relate to most of the trcks on AGIB the way they're played live, with Nels, and keep forgetting that he's not on the original album... (myself)

Here's my 'experience' last night. I read some comments on the webcast thread, so I thought I'd use some of them to start off thanks echo... there wasn't anything 'angry' about it, Jeff was smiling, the rest of the audience was laughing, it was funny. is it indeed...!? Jeff wasn't moody last night, in fact, he was more relaxed and more smiley than usual (for London?). He made a reference to past 'problems' in London, but he's done so many shows since that 'incident', I wonder if he'll ever get over it. The last show I saw him at was his solo show which was also at the Empire, and he was

He wasn't moody last night, in fact, he was more relaxed and smiley than usual. Jeff made a reference to past 'problems' in London, but he's done so many shows since that 'incident', I wonder if he'll ever get over it. The last show I saw him at was his solo show which was also at the Empire, and he was very chatty, the audience loved him, he seemed to have a great time.... "Jeff, it's in the past!" I think what happened in "Muzzle" was he simply forgot the words for a second... possibly because of the chat going into the song, but he just laughed it off, not moody in the slightest. The show

It'd be difficult (for me) to come up with 2 more different guitarist than Dave Gilmour and Nels.... but then Nels is fairly unique...!!

I bought the 'Special Deluxe Edition' (in the uk) with the DVD, thinking that if there were any extras, they'd be included..... .... I haven't got anything 'enhanced' either! Seems a little unfair

my tickets are for 20th and 21st (Sunday and Monday)... I haven't seen anything to suggest otherwise....

correct... IF you go to the Shepherd's Bush tube that's on the central (the red one) line, but there's another Shepherd's Bush station on the 'Hammersmith & City Line', which is about as close as the other one. BUT, confusingly enough, the nearest station is Goldhawk Road, also on the Hammersmith & City Line. There's not much difference in the distances, but depending on where you're coming from, one 'line' could be a lot easier than another.... there's a map here Shepherd's Bush is full of fairly cheap B&B/hotels, but can be a little rough. It's also very close to Holland Park, w

I was watching the film again the other day, and it reminded me how much Jeff has changed. It was almost as if the moment Jeff and Jay split, was when Jeff started to look happier. I read a review of SBS the other day, that was almost complaining that because Jeff is happier, more content (and healthier), he's lost some kind of edge. I like how SBS is the sound of a content person.

I wonder if this means different sets each night. I know the set usually gets mixed up a bit, maybe this'll be more mixed up than usual..... .... hope so, as I'm going both nights...

thanks for that. I missed them being on Jool's that time.... what was I doing?? it's a good version of War On War, and it brings it home how much they've changed since then... assuming they'll do a couple of tracks off SBS, I wonder which 2. Walken (why is it spelt like that?) and maybe What Light??... On & On & On would be cool

no Muzzle...?