Littlebear

One of my fave pop bands, with Wilco and the New Pornographers

Jay Bennett and Ken Coomer played on many songs of his album The Earth Rolls On (2001).

Julie Doiron ~ Woke Myself Up. Really good album, maybe her best.

I don't get what you mean exactly. It feels like you consider him as a loser. But one can only be proud of such a body of work (more than twenty albums for his posterity). Billy has his hard followers. I don't find that sad.

By the way, I seem to remember some Wilco members played on one of his albums, but I can't remember which one right now.

I'm a fan of Billy Joe Shaver, I have almost all his albums! I'm sure he was in self-defense, he's a deeply peaceful kind of guy, and still faithfull despite his life full of tragedies. Now, as everyone can notice, he's also one of the real last cowboys.

It's a classic, as much as Aretha Franklin's ones. And it was released the previous day of my birth (and on my mum's 25th birthday).

does anyone know Ron Sexsmith? the king of blue melodies

Transistor Radio. By far the best Matt Ward album. None of the others comes close in terms of sounds and flow.

Well, I have hundred favorites (really), but to stay in your field: John Lennon, Lou Reed, Ray Davies who's that McCartney everyone keeps mentionning? oh wait: ob-la-di, ob-la-da

I disagree with most, and agree with a few I'm always glad to contribute

Thanks for the tip, Lizish! (by the way, be patient about what I've promised to you, it will arrive, sooner or later. I just have to find the time!)

I urge anyone to hear this. It's the most beautiful homage to one America I've ever heard. If you ever want to know more about it, just google it. But don't believe those who were critical about it, they were all dead wrong.

ms yvon let me give you a kiss and how about these songs: Freshman, Jetpack, Tender Love, The Last Line, Angel/Asshole, I Saw a Cop... Jill is GREAT!

Well, this one is in my Top 100 - easily.

"Sky Blue Sky" is way better than "Far, Far Away", though (musically at least, it's more subtle)

Well, see, I find YHF totally overrated, and nothing on it can top the best of Summerteeth - but I don't feel the need to state that opinion on this forum, knowing how much fans of YHF are around - what's the use? I guess there are many different ways to enjoy one album. Discussing on forums lead me to that observation long since - none of us enjoy one album the same way. None. We all disagree on some songs, moments in songs, etc.

I don't hear any mistake in this album. To the very least, I'd say some songs (mostly the up tempo stuff) are kinda old now, but the worse is "cool" to my ears. And the best is just wonderful.

Ditto. I want to add that discovering Summerteeth was exactly like discovering Rubber Soul to me. The same happiness, the same wonder with melodies and good vibrations. That album is really rich. And Tweedy's voice reminded me of Lennon's one then. Actually just hearing Jeff sing is a joy, as he's perfectly in tune.

My answering observations: 1) It's Bennett who added the sophisticated parts, not Tweedy 2) "electro" is exaggerated, it's just keyboards stuff 3) I don't think they did that for revealing the emptiness of arrangements, they said in an interview that they had bought new instruments and were just happy using it 4) The arrangements of Summerteeth are anything but empty, since music is something that creates emotion and landscapes that resonate deeper in us than any kind of lyrics (and actually Tweedy's lyrics also mean to suggest sensations more than anything else)

For me, I'd rather need a Top 100...