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Sho Bud is a pretty well known brand for them. The pedal steel player in my old band had one w/ 2 necks (for 2 different tunings, one was more of a 'hawaiian' tuning). edit: oops .. you wanted lap not pedal.

look into a schecter corsair if you want to save some money but get a quality semi-hollowbody

neat Super 8 footage of their tour w/ commentary by a band member

i doubt the $$ amounts to a whole lot (after split amongst members). i just was reading that Grandaddy netted something like $50k for the use of their song in a commercial. jason lytle split it up to the band members as a sort of 'thanks guys' before the band broke up.

ok .. i see your point. i'd say his solo stuff adhered mostly to trad country styles. i mean got nashville cats to be his studio players.

I don't think Gram and the International Submarine Band's "The Older Boys" sounds very 'traditional country'

"You better, You bet" by the Who, references "old T.Rex" a couple of times

I guess I already made my point. wilco has 3 choices: stay where they are (no radioplay, cult fanbase) play the Payola game to try to get radioplay (unlikely) license to TV or movies (hey, wilco actually gets to make a few dollars and gain exposure to a wider audience) gee, if i was the artist here it would seem like a no brainer. no band wants to linger in obscurity.

whether licensed or not it's the convergence of art and commerce. sure, wilco doesn't know what ads are playing on a station, but wilco, the station, and the advertiser are all in bed with each other helping each other to make money. there are differences for sure between the vw commercial and a commercial radio station; but the concept is quite similar: wilco is helping out vw, vw is helping out wilco. i guess i see the same scenario with a commercial radio station. and citing the Doors as a sterling example? one of the most commercial bands in history .. even if they didn't sell to

still no one answered my question: what is the difference of a wilco song in a vw commercial or being played on a commercial radio station? it's a wilco song, then a commercial for a car dealership / night club / coca cola / whatever. perhaps the purists out there think that wilco should stop seeking radio play and become purely an NPR band. oh wait, NPR accepts corporate contributions and sponsorships too. i guess they have sold out as well.

revolution in the head is great though it's the only one i've read. you probably really get a better sense of the the beatles' story by watching the anthology documentary

And what is the difference if the commercial is on tv or on your local classic radio station?

nice one natalie jane (hi)

do yourself a favor and buy Dillard and Clark's "The Fantastic Expidition of Dillard and Clark" immediately.

If by seeking to expand their fanbase and increase exposure for their art is a "sell out", then I suppose they have. A band in Wilco's position ... a cult band with little to no radio play has 2 choices in today's scenario: continue to play to the existing fanbase or try to get more exposure. That's done through 3 channels by almost EVERY indie band these days - television shows, commercials, and movies. Why is that? Because radio is next to dead being a prisoner of the clear-channels out there. Because wilco doesn't fit big radio's current format. Get used to it, you'll see more

does this album come with a dvd of jeff perfecting his little jog-dance? i might get it for that.

talented ... but i'm dismayed at the lack of melodies

your funeral, my trial very good

maybe the emphasis is slightly different, but eh ... people buy and wear band concert tees and hats ... why not shoes?

get the poor man's jazzmaster ... a jagmaster

tiny tim

tony visconti

pink floyd - piper at the gates of dawn should be there somewhere ..

and have levon helms kick ass on drums and danko on bass

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