uncool2pillow
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Good, not as good as Baumbach's "Squid & Whale", but still good.
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I probably won't vote for Obama, but this is interesting food for thought who think all of Obama's talk about "hope" and "change" is just empty rhetoric.
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My mother's side of my family is from Kentucky, so I grew up watching horse racing. I'm not a huge handicapper or anything, but I do love watching the Triple Crown races. I dread going to work tomorrow to face my horse-loving, racing-hating co-worker; because it's nearly impossible for me to justify the sport when things like this happen, but I won't stop watching.
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When was the recorded? I'm guessing right after Summerteeth?
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"Coming Up" is the best song by a former Beatle.
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the old 97's should not be mentioned in reference to wilco.
My 2 favorite current bands are...
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We were actually talking about this the other night. I like Curb, but like something like Meet The Parents (and increasingly The Office), I find it sometimes painfully uncomfortable to watch.
That's how I feel about the few episodes I've seen of the Extras.
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I don't like Seinfeld.
Frustrates me to the point of having to turn the channel -- immediately!
And Curb Your Enthusiasm is even worse.
I can appreciate not liking Seinfeld. I love it. I think it's one of the best TV comedies ever, but some people just don't like the somewhat snotty, arrogant humor of it. If you don't like Seinfeld, I would expect you to hate Curb Your Enthusiasm. What I don't get are people who love Seinfeld who don't like Curb. It's basically the same humor with different characters. George=Larry David.
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The Eno/Bowie trilogy was great. Low, Heroes, Lodger. They get less great as you move through them, but Low is a masterpiece. Some have already mentioned Eno/Byrne's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Still sound fresh a couple of decades later. Also, he produced Fear or Music by Talking Heads.
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I respect Art Garfunkel many times more than Paul Simon.
Well Done. It's hard to imagine a more blasphemous statement than that!
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This is blasphemy?
I don't think it is blasphemy, but I do believe it's true. I was watching The Last Waltz soon after seeing night 2 of the residency. It occurred to me that Sirratt's stage presence is a lot like Danko's.
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Thanks for the info. Sounds like incredible fun!
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I am relatively new here and have been trying to figure out the backstory behind this show. Who are Dave and Martin? Is this a regular show? What is hotel SNS?
I loved the version of Sir Duke, are we ever going to be able to hear the rest of this show?
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Have you heard the CD that came out yesterday. Allmusic gave it a very positive write-up. Jonathan's great!
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Not sure how you are defining that but, if I understand correctly, you are trying to tie to whether the tour would be successful or not.
I hope, for their sake it would be financially successful. They never got their due. I do not think it would be musically noteworthy. From what I saw of the Pixies reunion, it wasn't musically noteworthy either.
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I'll start!
Except for Better Off Dead and Being John Malkovich, John Cusack's career is pretty much useless to me.
The Grifters?? I like High Fidelity a lot, too. And let's not forget 16 Candles.
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I totally encourage them to cash the big checks (filthy lucre), but I doubt it would be anything noteworthy. Their time has come and gone even more than the Pixies.
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Do your twins watch "Jack's Big Music Show" on Noggin? They feature some pretty good stuff, and I think they've released a CD.
As for adult stuff, my daughter likes a lot of Wilco's more upbeat stuff. She's recently figured out how to sing most of "Heavy Metal Drummer", which is going to get her booted out of her church-sponsored daycare.
We are fans of Jack's. Haven't watched it for awhile. We'll have to throw it back on the Tivo season pass.
I'm a little cautious about playing music with drug references, but I've played them to Wilco songs on my guitar and changed the lyrics. "Playing Kiss covers beautiful at home". Misunderstood, "the candy bars taste so good". "Handshake Hugs" instead of drugs, but then I realized buying handshake hugs downtown probably just as troublesome.
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Forgot to bring up a really good one who happens to be the son of a good friend of my mom's.
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Die.
No, don't die. But seriously, you have a problem with Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Johnny Smith, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, etc? That sucks. You're missing out on some great music.
Amen. Maybe not synthesizers, except for Herbie Hancock's "Headhunters". Some brilliant electric guitar has been part of the jazz tradition as old as bop.
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Impossible Germany heard at a local grocery store overhead play about 10:30 PM last night. I just love the guitar parts on that song! A somewhat invigorating way to end a long day.
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I'll second that charge! It would be high on my list..
Don't know where I'd put it, but I got to see Wilco cover "Reaper" at Val Air Ballroom back in 2006. Cowbell courtesy of a couple of roadies if memory serves correct.
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Turned you on how exactly?
I have a DVD of The State, it is my favorite sketch show of all time.
Is it a bootleg?? As far as I know (and I thought I knew a lot about this) there's no official release except an old small compilation on VHS and through ITunes.
Rank the Wilco albums
in Just A Fan
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I tried to go back and re-read this thread, but gave up after 4 or 5 pages of the whole chronological order angle (funny @ first, but, geez!). Is the general consensus here to rank Summerteeth so low? It might be tops for me. Here, let me try.
1. Summerteeth
2. YHF
3. Being There
3a. Mermaid Avenue 2 (Secret of the Sea alone gets this pretty high)
3b. Kicking Television
4. SBS
5. A Ghost is Born (boy, I love it, hard to believe it's 5th on my list)
5a. Mermaid Avenue 1
6. AM
I hope my inclusion of the Mermaid Avenues and Kicking Television isn't too much a violation of protocol.