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I envy you....and I wouldn't presume to argue that point. OTOH - if Neil's pinnacle was RNS, where Crazy Horse were the very basic garage band foundation for his brilliant creativity, then it makes me respect what Jeff's done all the more. Rather than stand on the shoulders of a "good" band playing exactly what they're told to, he's challenged himself to work with better and better musicians over the years. You may not like the Gen3 Wilco as much as the earlier versions, but they have serious chops and great chemistry. That takes effort to accomplish, and a fair bit of ego downsizing.

Sure was. I was turning 14 that year, my friends and I saw it several times on the cinema screen. So I guess you could say I was one of the first Rusties, haha (and maybe one of the youngest). We were doing a lot of "recreationals" in those days, but the Cow Palace shows on film left a lasting impression on me...especially the performances of Thrasher, Like A Hurricane, Powderfinger, and Cortez. Still one of my all time favorite concert films.

Seriously, that looked like a snorefest. Nearly all the clips sounded like easy listening / adult contemporary. That ain't Neil. This is Neil. No makeup, no fancy threads, no great vocal technique, no great technical prowess on guitar, no great nothin'. Just freakin' GREAT.

I share in the parental joy of this thread...I have three kids, 14, 12, and 6. We all want our kids to like cool music and to reject the mass inflicted crap. Just always keep in mind that every kid is different and responds in their own way and time. One thing leads them to another thing, just like all of us. The fun part (and it happens in every music loving home) is seeing the epiphany that "music is my saviour" and the effect it has on your child. Whether it happens when they hear Coltrane, Dylan, The Beatles....or for that matter Eminem, Gwen Stefani, or ABBA...really makes no difference

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Not surprised...plus that is one of Neil's most god-awful songs ever, hard to believe anyone would want to cover it. Thanks for the review and setlist!

He wasn't a current member of the band when he died, I think that's an important distinction. Dunno HOW they came up with "co-founder"....maybe they ask the family what they'd like it to say in the caption? And then don't bother to research it to verify?? Weird. Or maybe some flunkie just got the Jays mixed up with the Tupelo and Uncle Wilcos. Still makes no sense that his whole identity as a human being would be "Wilco member" when he had only spent 5 years of his life in the band, and not that recently. Anyway this whole thread confirms my current stand against network television as a

Very sad indeed. My dad and stepmom raised their children in the west side of Outremont in Montreal, where Leonard Cohen, the McGarrigle sisters and the Wainwrights are indeed considered as local royalty. Kate was a wonderful singer, songwriter, and person.

Wikipedia entry for Bobby.. I just got into him recently as well, on a labor day road trip with my brother. Never knew he wrote Walkin' To New Orleans and See You Later, Alligator. Nor did I realize he was on the bill at The Last Waltz show....

Sad news. He wrote some classics. This is a great record, check it out if you've never heard it. http://theband.hiof.no/albums/bobby_charles.html

I should have just said "most interesting". Hell, even Amy Winehouse could have tacked up some votes. Or Brtiney Spears.

Why not "most prolific"?

By "prolific", all I meant (as the OP) was, "did the most", "had the most impact", "was most influential", etc. How is that so tough to decipher?

^ ^ ^ 100% agree.

It's guided by choices. (or lack of)

I voted for White even though I enjoy the first other three more. By no means my favorite artist but I feel that JW has been both consistent and courageous, and did a lot more than his share to keep the genre alive and kicking the last 10 yrs.

Sorry folks....I didn't have time to check back in til now. I've added Jandek and Robert Pollard to the choices, hope that helps.

I'm sure I'm missing some important people in the choices, I just can't think of who they are. It looks like I can edit the poll and make additions, but once the votes start I'm not sure I'll still be able to.

I thought that was supposed to be Mr Jeff Tweedy paying his cheeky homage in between of the two Swedish beauties. ?? Maybe I take Lotti's posts too literally. It does kinda look like Jeff though. Probably some poor visaless bastard named Fernando working day and night on the stage sets and forced to wear those girly white Lee denims perpetually trying to keep them free of grime and grease from the underbelly of the A**A beast. A**A's road crew commisczar kept Fernando going on coffee and stale tobacco for almost 3 months, but by the time doctors discovered the bleeding ulcer from the

First of all, this could be way off base because the source is "me", and I've barely had time in the last 5-6 weeks to think about it much less verify anything. It just made me wonder what was up. Around the time they announced Wilco would play at the Winter Games, I heard a kind of heartbreaking story about a small, poor native kids choir from Newfoundland, who made some kind of special impact on an audience and were promised by Susan Agluarkuk that they were going to perform at the ceremonies, and then later were abruptly informed that they were "not invited". Some of these families were

I know...it bugs me to rename him too, I just figured I'd respect his right to use a different name which I assumed was for contractual reasons. Kinda like the Wilburys did (?). Speaking of which-- on a few songs they just absolutely NAIL the sequential vocal part thing. Listen to Baby Boomer, it's like a perfect homage to the Traveling Wilburys stuff in a way. And it's gotta be one of the 3-4 best tracks on MOF.

Iron & Wine's Around The Well was the "best" thing I heard this year, certainly the record that affected me most. It helped me through some rough times and I think it'll remain in my desert isle pile for a long time to come. It's hard to think of too many double albums with so many incredible, mesmerizing songs. The other thing that blows me away is that by the luck of crappy track naming, I've always listened to this album in the "wrong" sequence - and not only does it still hang together with complete integrity (in my wrong order), but it's generally really, really tough for me to sor

Not Dark Yet..but it's gettin' there

I'm happy to share some recos, if you'd give a little more info. (music, budget, system, room, used/new, etc)

Totally agree with you, I was citing some common audiophile babble there and I got myself cured of that years ago. (I hope) When you spend, say, $1200 or $2500 on your set of handmade dream cans from Japan made of virgin-sanctified holy woods, you'll want them to sound as good as they possibly can, and that's when you start fussing over recording quality of the music, amps, high-end cables, and even boutique capacitors and resistors -- the next step after that is to throw yourself off a bridge into a cold polluted river because you realize some 4-year-old in Sudan died while you were obsessin