LouieB

I love about 2/3 of Street Legal.... LouieB

I would agree that it is overrated, but it is far better than some of the other albums of the period and the production saves quite a bit of it. LouieB

I think it is one of the funnier albums he has ever done.... Can we finally dispense with the opinion that the American Songs V by Johnny Cash is the best thing he ever did? And I also read music reviews on Amazon and they almost always give high marks to nearly everything. The book reviewers tend to be more cirucmspect than the music reviewers. LouieB

While Modern Times may be mediocre (or maybe not) it is fun throughout. Everytime I have listened to it has aspects that make it worth listening to. LouieB

(Thanks for filling in the blanks to my aging brain..or really my lazy writing..) The story I recall reading about You're Still Standing is that after hearing that recording she decided to go back and redo Car Wheels, which is why I am looking for the original version of it, because I have trouble believing it was bad. In fact someone I met who had the original said the original was better than the redo. Great song and great duet; classic stuff. (Speaking of Steve Earle, his more recent stuff isn't up to par either...) LouieB

I also plan to try and see her on this tour, at the Vic... If we didn't say this before....Sweet Old World is a fantastic album... I got totally scared off from the Fillmore album when I heard a cut on the radio... There is a duet with Steve Earle on one of his records that is worth the price of admission.... LouieB

I agree and have not heard it yet, but some of the early reviews have not been that positive. Although we know each other in real life, I have to politely disagree. I love all the earlier Lucinda albums but I am bugged by alot of what is on WWT, particularly the "rap" stuff. The music is actually kinda catchy....it always sticks in my mind whenever I hear it. She Loves you is not a bad song!! In fact it is a great piece of pop music. It is a bit immature perhaps (I am wondering how old you are too..) and doesn't stand next to their best, but it was one of their first hit singles and pr

Glad someone agrees with me....sadly this is what alot of people heard, mainly on the radio. It is hardly indicitive of her actual body of work fortunately, but yea, its pretty terrible. LouieB

You don't have to prove Your manhood to me constantly I know you're the man can't you see I love you Righteously Why you wanna dis me After the way you been kissin' me After those pretty things you say And the love we made today When you run your hand All up and run it back down my leg Get excited and bite my neck Get me all worked up like that Think this through I laid it down for you everytime Respect me I give you what's mine You're entirely way too fine Arms around my waist You get a taste of how good this can be Be the man you ought to tenderly Stand up for me Flirt with me don'

Nothins is particularly wrong with it, its just kinda stupid....but what do I know, it appears to be her biggest hit single ever..... LouieB

This is clearly a joke!! Again I haven't heard it so I certainly can't say how good or bad it is, but what exactly is the problem with the older Lucinda???? Why does she have to be an American Cat Power (Cat Power IS American by the way!!!) What was wrong wtih Car Wheels? The production, musicianship, songwriting, etc is excellent and has aged well. So well that they have decided to release MORE of it so all the fans will buy it twice. As others have said, what was wrong with Lucinda before? The Koch album and the Rough Trade albums are excellent as well. (The one Folkways album I have i

Uh yea... Okay I am naive I know and I don't troll for new releases like other fans here, but I have this really strong feeling this is BS. AGIB leaked, but not this early. YHF was intentionally leaked months in advance of its release, but I suspect that this thing is not even completely mixed yet. Either way I am willing to wait. LouieB

Now I really have to hear this.....Car Wheels is a masterpiece; I find it hard to believe this is also. (Anyone want to bite my neck and give me John Coltrane???? ) LouieB

why would anyone go anywhere else??? LouieB

The original or the reissue.... LouieB

Frankly all of Chicago is more pricey than it used to be. I have wanted to go to the Whirlaway for years.....never been. Hyde Park is cool, but isolated from all the cool stuff that goes on on the northside. I think the near southside looks pretty hot, if you can find a nice cheap loft. LouieB

Yea, and the Autumn Defense the next night too. Lots of cool stuff going on that weekend. As usual too much stuff happening in Chicago. LouieB

This is another one of those threads I don't expect anyone to either read or respond to, but I am going to write it anyway. Periodically we talk about Ike Reilly here and he is playing an acoustic show this Saturday at Martyrs in Chicago. What makes this special is that I am dragging an old friend to this show named Joe. Joe actually worked with (M)Ike back in the day when they were both doormen at the Park Hyatt on the Gold Coast in Chicago. In those days they were fast friends, but parted ways over the years and have barely been in touch since. Joe rarely goes out and even less rarely

I like Prairie Wind myself. I don't know how good or bad this is, but now I am curious to hear this thing. Its just after the "bite my neck song"; whenever I hear that I think, damn here she is talking about John Coltrane, I could be LISTENING to John Coltrane instead of this shit!!! LouieB

You are correct....I forgot about that. I was thinking about the Jewel on Morse that is long gone and the Dominicks down from your house on Ridge is closing soon I understand. RP needs more than one grocery store. You are better off with Joe Moore than sleazy Bernie Stone, so thank your lucky stars on that account. LouieB

Sadly I will be missing this summit too; going to see Rosie in the Vagina Monologues. We are missing the Detroit Cobras and The Blacks for FREE at the Logan Square auditorium that same night. LouieB

I'll third that... LouieB

Don't make me laugh....they have a shot at the wildcard I suppose. LouieB

Both excellent suggestions. Rogers Park is certainly a REAL neighborhood, but no longer has a grocery store sadly. Edgewater is a much nicer neighborhood than it used to be and does have a Dominicks. If you are really looking for urban adventure, try Uptown (these are all along the Red line), which is also much less scary than it used to be and has many things to enjoy. If you can afford it, Lincoln Square along the Brown Line is really happening and would be a nice place to live. Further out the Brown line is Albany Park. There is no real reason you have to deal with yuppies if you don'

Yea, that was hard to figure. I know Two Cow are friends with Centromatic. I am not sure what GLS' relationship is with them, but it would have made more sense to open with GLS and then let Two Cow have their way with the crowd. LouieB