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    Favorite album(s) by....

    in Someone Else's Song

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    1. Same Place the Fly Got Smashed

    2. Devil Between my Toes

    3. Sandbox

    4. Do the Collapse

    5. Thirty Songs

     

     

    this must have been some sort of joke that i don't get

     

    but

     

    1. Bee Thousand

    2. Alien Lanes

    3. Half Smiles of the Decomposed

    4. Universal Truths and Cycles

    5. Earthquake Glue

     

    stickman? no B000? it's cool, just not sure i've ever seen an actual top-5 gbv list without bee thousand either at the top or close to it

    The Felice Brothers - Yonder Is The Clock

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    brief set this morning at world cafe live ... they were ok ... a few of the songs really, really dragged ... the uptempo tunes were fun ... the guitar player has the rick danko thing down pat ... these guys have really studied the band ... ok stuff & the new record was on sale ... i picked it up and will give 'em a shot, but live they were underwhelming

     

    loved marianne faithful's set

     

    by the way ... marc ribot is playing with marianne faithful now ... the guy is flat-out astonishing

    The Felice Brothers - Yonder Is The Clock

    in Someone Else's Song

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    brief set this morning at world cafe live ... they were ok ... a few of the songs really, really dragged ... the uptempo tunes were fun ... the guitar player has the rick danko thing down pat ... these guys have really studied the band ... ok stuff & the new record was on sale ... i picked it up and will give 'em a shot, but live they were underwhelming

     

    loved marianne faithful's set

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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    Much interesting debate here --

     

    So what about Madonna -- I mean, c'mon. Marketing genius, yes. A few catchy tunes, but really. Is Prince in? I barely pay attention but the Cleveland Plain Dealer has been running articles every day for weeks.

     

    What about Sonic Youth? Are they eligible yet?

     

    Call me in 2019 when Wilco gets in. Or is eligible.

     

    Madonna had more than a few catchy tunes. really opened a lot of doors for a lot of women artists. I'm not a huge madonna fan by any means, but i do think tracks like borderline and like a prayer are better than the best tracks by half the artists already in

    RIP Duane Jarvis

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    Duane Jarvis, brilliant musician and songwriter, died yesterday after a long battle with cancer.

     

    If you haven't heard his own terrific records, you've definitely heard his work.

     

    Duane recorded five terrific solo records and played with so many artists - Dwight Yoakam, Matt Keating, John Prine, Giant Sand, Dave Alvin and many many more - and his songs have been recorded by a litany of greats, including Lucinda Williams, Peter Case and Amy Rigby. He was even a member of the DiVinyls and before that the Odds once upon a time. Amazing, lyrical guitarist. Just a beautiful player.

     

    here's a touching obit from The Tennessean: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090401...5/ENTERTAINMENT

     

    very sad

     

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    Jeff and Pete Seeger

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    my parents took me probably to a dozen Pete Seeger concerts when i was a kid & there was nothing like it

     

    every single person in the audience would sing along, harmonize ... everybody knew all the words & was a part of the music ... was very cool

     

    pete had an amazing voice back then and was an incredible banjo picker

     

    great memories

    What are your 20 favorite Kinks songs?

    in Someone Else's Song

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    been on a major kinks bender lately, so what the hell, here goes

     

    1. Days

    2. Waterloo Sunset

    3. Victoria

    4. Lost and Found

    5. Death of a Clown

    6. Till the End of the Day

    7. This is Where I Belong

    8. Shangri La

    9. Sleepwalker

    10. Well-Respected Man

    11. Village Green Preservation Society

    12. Get Back in Line

    13. Mindless Child of Motherhood

    14. Dedicated Follower of Fashion

    15. Living on a Thin Line

    16. Plastic Man

    17. Polly

    18. Celluloid Heroes

    19. Better Things

    20. Jack the Idiot Dunce

    Surprigingly GOOD concerts?

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    i'd have to agree on the colin hay. saw him about 4 or 5 years ago and the taste of minnesota. he played before rick springfield. so 99% of the people in the audience were there to see rick (complete with 'jesse's girl' t-shirts.). besides colin's great music, he ripped on these people quite a bit. i could've done without colin's wife spinning around like a hippy at a phish show.

     

    rick springfield is great

     

    i'd love to see him

    Top 3 most underwhelming bands/artists you've ever seen

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    The Symphony is much less a visual experience, though. You're there to hear it more than to see it.

     

    Part of the enjoyment of a rock & roll concert is the manor in which it is delivered. At least for me.

     

     

    i love that when it's genuine, but if that's not what the artist is all about, i have no problem with a guy who does things the way jay does. just stands there and performs. if i dig the music, i don't need all the jumping around & chatting with the crowd. that's who the guy is & if he changed to make people happy it wouldn't ring true

    Top 3 most underwhelming bands/artists you've ever seen

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I must admit that Sun Volt was pretty underwhelming. They played the final show at Tramps in NYC, which you'd think would call for a big celebration of the place. It was billed as the final concert. It must have been around the second album, both which I really liked at the time. The music was great, but it was as if there were X's taped to the stage because they didn't move one inch from where they were each standing the entire night. And I couldn't believe that the band didn't say a single thing to the crowd, not even a hello or to acknowledge the closing of the venue. The whole thing gave the impression of a lack of energy and emotion. Strange show.

     

    that's jay

     

    you go into it knowing he's not going to talk - except for the nightly "hey, how's everybody doing?" - and he's not going to jump around and he's really not going to do much of anything except play a bunch of freaking incredible songs

     

    it's good enough for me

     

    when you go see the symphony, they don't talk to the crowd and they don't jump around the stage, but everybody seems to enjoy the music

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