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Talking Heads was the one that sprung to mind for me. I liked REM a lot too, but if we're going for "favorite", it's gotta be the band with that guy in the oversized suit.

I got some groceries, some peanut butter

to last a couple of days

But I ain't got no speakers

ain't got no headphones

ain't got no records to play

NME has confirmed the tracklist, and it'll be fascinating to hear what Gabriel does with these songs:

 

Scratch My Back:

 

01 Heroes (David Bowie cover)

02 The Boy in the Bubble (Paul Simon cover)

03 Mirrorball (Elbow cover)

04 Flume (Bon Iver cover)

05 Listening Wind (Talking Heads cover)

06 The Power of the Heart (Lou Reed cover)

07 My Body Is a Cage (Arcade Fire cover)

08 The Book of Love (Magnetic Fields cover)

09 I Think It's Going to Rain Today (Randy Newman cover)

10 Après Moi (Regina Spektor cover)

11 Philadelphia (Neil Young cover)

12 Street Spirit (Radiohead cover)

I pictured him taller.

It all makes sense why Wilco and Tortoise were doing gigs together now. Tortoise needed help with their "math rock," so they went to the "dad rock" for help...hardy har har har.

I'm not seeing the connection. Most of us dads aren't that good at math. And the last thing I want is quadratic equations in my ipod.

Even as a Kentuckian I feel a line may have been crossed here.

I resemble that remark!

Am I the only one here who doesn't know what "math rock" is?

IIRC, Jeff did a pre-release listening party for AGIB at the loft. It was also a charity thing, maybe an auction; a few people were able to come to the loft and hear AGIB with Jeff before it was released. I suspect someone on the board was at that...

Peace, indeed. Hang in there. Enjoy all the good times you get.

Via Chicago for me. There's nothing quite like Jeff smoothly strumming along while the rest of the band does a sonic interpretation of WW3. They kicked off one of the LA shows with it, and I couldn't have been happier.

My favorite song live, but not really as an opener. They did that at one show I was at, and it wasn't as good as hearing it a little later. I needed a little time to get ready for it, frankly.

no love for Airline? - they should open every show with that one like the did in 2000

Definitely one of my favorites (and a great opener). Not quite my #1 tho.

Labels are for canned food

I have no inside jokes or witty comments or anything like that, but

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! !

VC. The louder, the better.

I see Ditty people

so how'd it go?

Poll?

Just to be numerically certain, you see.

Happy Birthday Wendy! Hope you have a great year

Vince

I don't know about you people, but I'm not usually up at 6:52AM after Wilco-night.

Glad you had fun.

Box Full of Letters .... sweet.

One spin so far, and I like it. A couple tracks will need to grow on me, but I like it.

It's really apples and oranges, imo. It's like comparing Michelangelo and Picasso. Other than the fact that they are both guitar players in Wilco, they don't have a whole lot in common musically or "showmanly".

But I gotta admit, the whole Hoodoo Voodoo thing is an amazing sight (and sound) to behold.

If it makes you feel any better, it'll get worse. Then it will get better, then worse again, then possibly better again. Then on Wednesday....

Vibes... I feel your pain. Our oldest is a girl, now 17. Hang in there.

Red Rocks.

Jane Says - Jane's Addiction

Electioneering - Radiohead

The Bends - Radiohead

Via Chicago (Live) - Wilco

Devils Haircut - Beck

Signal to Noise - Peter Gabriel

Happy Birthday Jeff ! !

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