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Some that I didn't see mentioned: Ain't Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers Band (how has this not been mentioned yet???) Borrowed Tune - Neil Young Any World (That I'm Welcome To) - Steely Dan When You're A Free Man - Moody Blues [actually, pretty much everything off Seventh Sojourn] Nobody's Fault But My Own - Beck No Problem - Local H Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms (yes, seriously) Plush - STP Train in the Distance - Paul Simon Needle of Death - Bert Jansch

There are two versions of the original Chrome Dreams floating around. The first version was the one that existed in tape trading circles for years, and that's the 12-track one that doesn't include 'River of Pride'. There's also a CD, widely available in the 'Import' section, that has the 15-song tracklist mentioned above. However, there are some differences between the song versions used - for instance, the Hurricane on the CD is a 15-minute live version, whereas the Hurricane on the 12 track tape is the studio version also found on American Stars & Bars (and Decade). After reading

Good: Godspeed You Black Emperor! Bad: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead Good: Biff Hitler and the Violent Mood Swings Bad: Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits It's really a fine line.

The Black Crowes dumping Jeff Cease and hiring Marc Ford. For about a 5 year period, it generated some awesome music. The Moody Blues replacing Clint Warwick and Denny Laine with Justin Hayward and John Lodge. Added bonus for getting Justin Hayward from an ad they placed in the newspaper.

Well, in that case, the answer's pretty easy. It was important to bring the South back because the United States government would've had zero power as a federal institution if it just allowed states who disagreed with federal policy (or, in this case, IMPLIED federal policy) to leave whenever they wanted. One can always question whether the costs, be they in people or material, were worth the conflict, but ultimately, the Union would not have been preserved, and very easily could've seen its component parts start to shear off and form their own separate republics. Heck, there are people in Ver

Wow...sounds like it was quite an event. Hope I get a chance to hear this one.

Actually, that's not bad news. I was very concerned about Volume 1 coming out in October --- I'll be working on my dissertation then, and the arrival of the archives might just derail that project entirely.

Soundboy, thanks again. Strange thing happened...I went to download the new torrent, but I still had the old torrent in my DL queue...and within about 3 minutes, the old torrent finished downloading. I'm listening now...sounds wonderful! If anyone who was stuck at 99.9% on the FLAC torrent needs me to re-open it, just PM me. I'll keep it open until about 3 tonight.

Hey man, no problem at all. I appreciate the effort...seriously. This is an imperfect technology, so these things happen. Ironically, I got all the way up to 99.9% and THEN it stopped. BitTorrent is such a tease. Thanks again for the effort.

Well, for the moment, it's still letting me download...I'm at 96.7% and still going. Let's hope the "peers" are actually seeders in disguise.

Side with the Seeds was pretty awesome at Indy last night. That said, I was really blown away by Shake It Off. Which surprised me, honestly.

I thought Stirrat and Coomer both joined Uncle Tupelo after the last album, and were there for the final tour?

I was wondering what the deal was with that. I was directly behind the stand, about 15 rows (HH), and I saw after the first song that the microphones appeared to be crowd-surfing. That sucks...it wasn't like the mic stand was particularly huge or anything. Anyway, thanks for taping, and I'm looking forward to hearing the finished product.

I echo everyone else's sentiments...that was my fourth Wilco show, and easily the best so far. I think Spiders would've been even better if Jeff's red SG hadn't broken a string halfway through...nice save by the roadie to bring the blue one out. I'd never heard that incarnation of Sunken Treasure before...and I liked it a lot. The crowd seemed a lot younger than the Murat show two years ago...that might've had something to do with the energy level. Now I've gotta hope that Wilco starts playing south Florida, since I'm moving there in about six weeks!

Alright, I'm heading up now. Hope to see some of you there! (I'll be the tall guy with the green-and-white polo)

Are you sure that Low is playing at this show? The LiveNation page shows "Wilco with Low" for the two shows after, but not for the Murat show. Here's the link...Live Nation

I'd personally say just go with the American Deluxe Tele. The chances of that guitar letting you down are very low. What kind of SG do you have? I just recently joined the SG family.

I can't really compare EZDrummer to NI Battery, because I've never used NI battery --- went straight from an Alesis SR-16 to EZDrummer. I've found EZDrummer to be pretty easy to use, although you're somewhat stuck with the way the drums are set up - you can take pieces away by turning their individual channel volume down, but you can't really add any pieces unless you port in a second plug-and-play soundfile into the multitrack. That said, the "room" and "presence" functions on the volume really give a lot of sonic diversity to the sound you get from the drum samples...and they're really g

I guess it depends on your definition of "quick", but you can never go wrong with Bazbeaux's. Arguably the best pizza in town, and only a few blocks away. There's also a Scottish pub on Massachusetts Avenue that's pretty decent. Also very close to the venue.

The girlfriend and I will be there. Wilco shows at the Murat are always good...she lives within walking distance of the place.

Having thought about it some more, I'd say that Nothing Up My Sleeve and Venus Stopped The Train would rank up there in the depressing department.

You were mighty close. Threshold came before Children's. But you left the best one out! Seventh Sojourn. A couple others...one partially mentioned earlier: Can't Buy a Thrill Countdown to Ecstasy Pretzel Logic Katy Lied The Royal Scam Aja Blondie Plastic Letters Parallel Lines Eat to the Beat Autoamerican Shake Your Money Maker The Southern Harmony and Music Companion Amorica Three Snakes and One Charm By Your Side (okay, 4 out of 5 ain't bad) The Doors Strange Days Waiting For the Sun The Soft Parade Morrison Hotel Mars Audiac Quintet Emperor Tomato Ketchup Dots and Loops Co

Company In My Back always seemed a bit depressing to me, albeit in a good way. Ashes of American Flags as well.

Indeed, if for no other reason than it probably forced Jeff to go back and re-memorize the lyrics afterwards.

"Ashes of American Flags" protests commercialism and the de-personalization of society. "She's a Jar" protests the declining wages of American fathers. "Monday" protests youngsters dropping out of high school. "Spiders" protests accountants. I'd say you have several to choose from.