LouieB

Exactly, but I understand how bigshoulders feels. At least they play Wilco on occasion (even though it is nearly always Theologians.) But commericial radio sucks so badly that XRT sounds like fucking heaven to people from other cities. I think I have made it clear that I mourn the death of commercial radio, because i grew up on top 40. Now it is up to college and community stations to actually play something worth listening to. Back to Murmur and Reckoning....two peas in a pod. Some of the greatest music ever recorded. LouieB

Lawsuits often occur years after. It takes awhile for some things to sink in, particularly if there is money involved. (Didn't Bessie Smith's family get some dough from Columbia Records not TOO many years back? LouieB

me too...me too... me too.... LouieB

Anyone who doesn't have these albums on CD should be shot at dawn... LouieB

I can understand your enthusiasm for W(U2)X(TC)R(EM)T(alking Heads) and I continue to listen to it despite many more people hipper than me who refuse. It has a very small playlist compared to what it could have however. It only goes to show just how horrendous commercial radio is. Compared to even the college stations here it sounds like crap, but compared to the other commercial stations it is a great. Everything is relative. But the fact that XRT did jump on the REM bandwagon early and record the Sunday Night (un) concerts has left us with a show like this. So for that alone I guess w

Did I read correctly that there is now a spell check on this thing?? Wow, I never even noticed that thanks. As someone who's spelling is horrible I will use it from now on. As far as Together through life.....I need to listen to it a few more times, but it is mediocre at best, although any Dylan album is always an event. (How did Robert Hunter get away with writing such uninspiring lyrics??) LouieB

Thank goodness for WXRT; without them REM would never be the big stars they are today.... LouieB

I hear Son Volt has a new album coming out sometime not too long in the future.....or am I late to this party? LouieB

Happy Birthday!! Man everyone has a birthday around the same time.... LouieB

Happy Birthday!!! LouieB

Happy Birthday!!! LouieB

So no one thinks i am being ironic, it is really kind of nice that people are being honest about their feelings. As I reflect on this movie (which I have often recently) there are parts of it that are just downright embarrassing when it comes down to it. Okay so the follow through on some of the threads is just plain bad film making, that I can live with, particularly the lengthy discussion of the Walmartization of America. But the segment on how great each band member is, in particular the John has job security segment, is probably the low point of the movie. Good bands are always good

For sure...and if you work at it you can find many versions of this song and just play this one song over and over by diffeerent artists... I once did a mix tape of all the songs that refer to roads and highways. That was kind of fun. Lots of blues and country songs talk about and name different roads and highways. LouieB

Just come on over and I will make dinner..... She game me an organic dark chocolate bar...she is graduating next week and still not working yet. Sadly I could not get the stream to work this week... Thanks to all who wished me a happy birthday. I was out of town the last couple days (for a reason I will post later..) so I didn't get back here to thank everyone right away. Thanks again. LouieB

I will certainly defer to you on this. I suppose you are correct about 87, since I am not that big a Dead Head I just don't know. I am sure the Dead weren't that great money managers, although after a point they did very well. LouieB

Hey, I think someone here owes us a story about a trip to Chicago. I drove through a part of the southside yesterday which I had not been to much. There is a long stretch of 71st Street west of the Dan Ryan that is named after Emmitt Till and whereas some parts of the southside are enjoying a slight uptick in development, this stretch may look like what the southside has always looked like, somewhat depressed, with boarded up buildings, empty lots and a good deal of street activity. I would still recommend checking it out if you have the time. LouieB

It says they wrote the song together. Unless this was several years ago, since Willie has been gone, I would guess he is at least crediting Dixon with the riffs. Muddy didn't lift any song from Dixon, Dixon gave songs to Muddy since he was his producer (and sometimes bass player) during those years. Dixon was a staff writer and producer for Chess and associated labels and Dixon was more than willing to give those songs away since he made money on them. I bought the deluxe CD yesterday and plan to listen to it today in the car. LouieB

It is amazing really in retrospect. Kind of sad actually. Here is a guy who had it made. I mean the Dead were making money hand over fist by that point. But then again money and fame can't cure basic issues. Kind of like an acid flashback. (Just a figure of speech for all those taking anything literally..) Thanks. edit-Other comments on the site in the link indicate some of my memories were correct. It has been 25 years ago...ouch. Yea, and there I was right in the middle of it. It was pretty clear that some folks were there to see Jerry and others to see Frank. The Dead fans we

I never am at a loss for words unless being confronted by someone expressing an opinion that the old Bob Dylan trumps the young one. Someone putting up Theft and Loss up against Highway 61 is simply no contest to me. One is a pleasant listen with little heft (with the exception of High Water and Mississippi which are great songs for the average songwriter..) and a certified masterpiece with one of THE greatest song of all times on it (like a Rolling Stone) and all the rest being not far behind.... ( have I made up for lost time????) LouieB

That sounds about right. It was at the UIC pavillion. I didn't think Jerry was having a very good day, but it could well be that the sound in the Pavillion had issues. It was a funny split audience. We thought Jerry and Frank might play together, but of course that was stupid. Frank was pretty anti-drug and of course Jerry was not. Jerry opened for Frank, but ultimately Frank's performance was better, but then again I guess that was because I was way more into Frank. LouieB

omg I better get over there then. So why is the PM down. I need to get some valuable record day merch to a guy in Alabama. which album did you think was lightweight? This one or JWH?? JWH is hardly lightweight, only the initial sound comes across that way, I Dreamed I saw St. Augustine is one of the greatest songs ever and where would all of us be without All Along the Watchtower?? LouieB

Feeling or not, the songs on JWH are in general masterpeices, whereas I don't think anything on this new album sounds even close. (There sure are a few songs on JWH that are about new love, lost love, the apocolypse, and aging....) LouieB

It seems to me his entire body of work concerns these things starting with his first album. There are a significant number of songs about death on his first album, not to mention many songs about aging, mortality, lost love, and the apocalypse through out his career. Not sure that has really changed from day one. Really his songwriting technique hasn't changed either, (note Dave Van Ronk's comment about Bob being a sloppy songwriter...) except there are times that the songs simply don't sound that convincing, like he doesn't really believe this shit anymore. Until I get a real copy I su

Wow, the Vietnam War..seems like a million years ago. Of course it seems like the Iraq War was a million years ago too...oh yea, it is still going on.... LoieB

Wow, okay. I understand your enthusiasm for it and I kinda like it better than Time Out of Mind in some ways particularly his use of pre WWII song styles, and yes it has a few really good numbers, High Water, Mississippi, Po Boy, but to say it is the equal of Highway 61, well that would take some convincing, since Highway 61 is probably one of the 5 greatest rock albums ever. Love and Theft isn't even in the top five greatest Dylan albums. (Highway 61, Blonde on Blonde, Bringing It All Back Home and then Blood on the Tracks, Another Side, John Wesley Harding, Freewheelin, or a couple other