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Does anyone else hear the distinct similarity between the drone on "Less than you think" and the first 0.5 seconds of "Deeper Down".

To be slightly pedantic, "The End" wasn't the last track on Abbey Road. Now, if W(TA) on vinyl/CD has a short, light-hearted vocal/acoustic number tacked on at the end, I'll admit you might be onto something!

Likewise, I don't like "On and On and On", but I think that may be currently influencing my lukewarm view of "I'll Fight". Glad to hear you're not experiencing the same hang-up.

Is anyone else hearing "On and On and On" in "I'll Fight"?

Couldn't agree more!

The bonus tracks on the DVD are: ITMWLY Airline to Heaven It's Just That Simple ATTWYS IATTBYH Theologians Hate it Here I found this info on an online DVD retailer's site (not Amazon). Apologies if anyone's already posted this elsewhere; I'm a little bit disappointed that the official DVD site or Wilcoworld doesn't show more information like this about the DVD.

May You Never - John Martyn

Really??? Where did you find this extremely interesting information and more importantly, is it true?

"Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division

"My Lover's on the Pier" - Syd Matters

I recently started listening to the first Loose Fur album on pretty much a daily basis and You Were Wrong certainly has an addictive quality to it. I can highly recommend the studio version!

Agree 100% (but never skip the drone!) The ones I find hard to deal with: Shake it Off It's Just That Simple Passenger Side The Lonely 1 What Light

Currently totally addicted to Ghost Days by Syd Matters. I'd go so far as to say that it's the most completely captivating record I've heard since probably, AGIB. Hey! They've both got ghost in the title!

I'm hoping that Nels plays an acoustic guitar somewhere on the next album. That could be very interesting.

No-one's helping you, are they? (Except Head in a Guillotine). I'm an English teacher, but I'm English, so I can't guarantee I'll be of much use, being unfamiliar with your High School English syllabus. However, by "personal narrative", I'm assuming you're talking about songs in the first person which describe the writer's story or feelings. As far as Wilco goes, ie Jeff Tweedy's lyrics, that's a tricky one. Although most of the songs seem to be from a personal perspective, often the narrative is too abstract or oblique to suit your purposes. As has been pointed out many times on these

This is the truth!!!!!! And you can't beat a "High Fidelity" quote every now and then. Incidentally, the first time I ever heard Wilco, they reminded me somehow of The Floyd (not that Wilco could be called Alt Country, of course).

Both of those new songs are really beautiful. I particularly like the line "Your darkest days are good for you..."

Rough Mix - 1977 album by Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane. Guests including Charlie Watts, Eric Clapton, Graham Lyle, Rabbit Bundrick, Boz Burrell and John Entwistle. Great production by Glyn Johns. I remember borrowing this from someone in 79, just before my 'O' Levels. Just got the 2006 reissue. I think it's become a top ten all-time album.

The Paradoxical Frog

Technically, you're right of course, but it's not quite that simple (and I apologize for dragging this thread away from St Patrick and using a Wikipedia quote): The name derives from the Bohemian city Budweis (specifically, it means "from Budweis" in German language), part of Austria-Hungary until 1919, and Česk

I salute your encyclopaedic Lizzy uber-knowledge! I always thought Midge Ure was a bit of a shocker, a bit like when The Buggles joined Yes!

Seven guitarists in Lizzy before Phil's untimely demise (I think they might still tour in some shape or form, but for me that doesn't count). Scott Gorham was an ever-present, Brian Robertson and Gary Moore are easy, but can you name the other four (I have a feeling Analogman can) and who, in your opinion, was the best? I think Scott was the best.

Agreed. However, over here in the Czech Republic, the real original Budweiser Budvar is an entirely different proposition (much stronger, much better). I can also confirm what any Irishman or Irishwoman will tell you, having drunk Guinness in many countries, that what you get in Ireland is immeasurably better. That's not to say that the USA is entirely devoid of good beer (as tends to be the consensus of opinion in Europe, unfortunately). There are truly great micro-breweries all over the US in my experience, and Kansas City, which sticks in my memory (but only just!) for some reason, is

You're Jeff Tweedy!!

Time will tell whether the onset of happiness has already consigned Jeff Tweedy's best work to history. However, I'm much more interested in your definitions. I know what you mean by 'alternative' and 'classic rock' insomuch as the former tends to be unusual or experimental and the latter, tried, trusted and familiar. It's undeniable that SBS does not contain many huge YHF-like sonic surprises and, as you say, is closer to most people's idea of AOR. To me though, that's only half the story. I think that one of the reasons a lot of people find SBS boring or disappointing is that it has very