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I initially dislike everything he does. Then later I figure out that it's probably some of the best stuff I've heard. Cold Roses I hated for months and then finally was like "wow, this is pretty freakin' excellent." Just need some time to let it soak in, I think. That being said, I think the song on his site rocks.

This might explain why a supposed 9-disc Winterland box set got delayed indefinitely... Has anyone else heard of any more stuff like that coming out for the dead?

Just had a brain hemorrage from that camera work...

Musically, I don't think much changed in terms of how much I enjoy listeningIMO after Olsen left. I still liked the music just as much. However, as stated before, lyrically Gary falls a bit short of previous expectations. Still, songs like Smile, Broken Harpoon, Tailspin, and Save It For A Rainy Day (just to name a few) are incredible tunes.

Great article and thanks for sharing it LouieB. I haven't listened to this since I bought it...and with good reason. It is, as the article says, mostly crap. After the first 3 tracks I thought I was going to be blown away because of how good those songs actually are, but the following 18 (or 20, whatever the hell the number of songs is) really don't do anything but meander and sound like half-finished songs that never really amount to anything in the same manner the tracks on Illinois do.

If I remember right, I downloaded this from somewhere other than dimeadozen and it's from the soundcheck for sure. I'm 99% sure that's right. There were a couple other songs with it but I remember listening to that and going "wow, I'm glad they didn't put this on Summerteeth or something: it's crap." I'd repost if I could find it. Sorry all.

www.ryan-adams.com I think it's pretty cool: his voice sounds really different. Lyrically, nothing really special, but it's still Ryan so I'll let it slide. Hope you all enjoy it.

Glad to see others excited about this new disc. I can't wait for it. Thanks for the heads up on the track!

Know how I know you're gay...? J/P--good luck finding those though. Just do what I do and google the artist and the date. You never know what people have put out there.

I'd pick another way to go...you're not gonna hear Cali Stars in a 45 minute festival set. It just ain't happenin'. I'd predict the following set (not in this order): Song (Length) Airline To Heaven (4) IATTBYH (6) War On War (4) Jesus, etc. (4) Ashes (5) ALTWYS (6) Handshake Drugs (6) Late Greats (3) Walken (5) Total: roughly 43 minutes of music + banter. I'll admit, there's potential for a difference, but I just assume it'd be the addition of Spiders and the subtraction of ALTWYS and War On War. But hey, I've been wrong before.

Hmmm...and I used to think you HAD musical taste!

Don't you think the whistling gets monotonous though? That was my only complaint after seeing the guy at Summerfest. I dug *some* of the songs a lot, but got really tired of the constant whistling after about the 3rd song. That said, Nervous Tic is a great song.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/....dui/index.html On Scalz's "International Tool" scale (1 lowest, 5 highest), I previously had Mel Gibson rated at roughly a 4.3 thanks to his "efforts" to show his view of religion. After this, I must bump his rating up to a 5.0...and I may need to readjust the scale because I believe he just set a new high. I don't believe there's an actor I hate more, so that being said... Thank you, Mr. Gibson, for everything you do.

Exactly! Jeez Oblivious, you come off as some other kind of attention whore! Oh, and I voted too. Anything you can do calibeeeer...I can do about 1/8th as well.

'Tis a pity. I've seen them live twice and have absolutely loved it each time. They're the only band that even comes close to Wilco's live show in my book. But hey, if you're not a big fan, I totally understand the not wanting to spend the $$ on a ticket. What pisses me off about this tour schedule is that they're playing Chicago, Columbus, and Cleveland but they're not coming down here to Cincy. For shame...

I couldn't vote...Walken wasn't on the list. And I love how people are already considering Walken an "old song." As I recall, Jeff was playing Heavy Metal Drummer and ITMWLY a full 2.5 years before YHF even came out. Walken is extremely new.

I hear that..I even bought Eight-Legged Freaks cuz she's in it...sad.

I can't wait to get this next week. I thought Last DJ was pretty bad minus a few songs, but absolutely LOVE Echo. Still, nothing touches Wildflowers for me, but it's all a matter of opinion. As long as we can all agree that Petty still rocks, I'm cool. Other than that, I have nothing to contribute here.

I'm actually right with you on nearly everything you said. The only place I differ is that I really, really still enjoy Straightaways (when you take out some of Jay's awful out-of-key singing in the later tracks on that album). However, I thought that, while interesting, Jay's solo albums were quite terrible and seemed more like he went "hmmm, let's try this effect out." They don't feel like actual albums, more like experiments, but not in the sense that YHF was (and DEFINITELY not on the same songwriting level)...if that makes any sense. I was, on the other hand, pleasantly surprised and

At first, I was totally negative on Okemah, but repeated listens several months later ignited some interest. While I still think Ipecac is awful and some of the other songs are sub-par lyrically, I'm much MUCH happier with the album now than I was. I also will be looking forward to this new one.

I just moved and am waiting for my dad to go with me to get a wireless router we can both agree on. So my computer isn't hooked up right now (hopefully within the next few days). I have a soundboard version of the old Spiders from Seattle in '02 that sounds excellent. If you haven't gotten it from someone by then, I'll try uploading it.

You forgot to add "Pot Kettle Black" to the end of your list. I'm in complete agreement with you otherwise.

I wish more bands would do what they did with the pre-Maladroit Demos. That was just friggin' sweet checking the site in the afternoon/evening and seeing that there were 4 new demos up. Just awesome. And yes, those demos were way better than the album and there were several songs that didn't make the album that sounded really friggin' good too. However, after their newest one, I believe this is the right decision. There wasn't a good song on "Make Believe." Not one.

What do you folks think of the new album? I've listened to it twice through (I finally bought an Eels album and the new Sufjan, so Soul Asylum hasn't been #1) but the first song screamed "Jon Bon Jovi" at me. His singing, the awful lyrics, "stand up and be strong." Gross... I think the album has some redeeming qualities, but nearly every song is full of cringe-worthy lyrics that make it really hard for me to keep going.

I started to feel sad about this but, but then I remembered the song "Beverly Hills" and it made me realize that this is definitely for the best.