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honestly, even though they're not amazing live, they blow the shit out of The Shins live IMO. every band sounds like another band, and often not as good, so i don't really take much stock in that i guess. The Funeral is still one of my favorite songs of the year hands down.

i'm w/ Essox on this one, it is a really great debut record and they're a lot of fun live. maybe if you don't like MMJ, The Shins, Built To Spill, or Mercury Rev, the 4 bands they remind me of most...

you need to hear more albums if you truly think that, i can name plenty more boring, the new Ray LaMontagne for one.

also, whoever said they hated Echo? i just said that save for a few songs it didn't hold my interest too much. i haven't really hated any Petty record. and i like Cabin Down Below, was fun live in St. Paul

in concert Ben sits down and plays pedal steel for a majority of the show.

that statement cannot be "true" or "false", ever hear of personal opinion? just like your OPINION that Jay is a better guitarist than Nels, you're more than entitled to it. been a pretty big fan of Petty all of my life but those ones save for a couple songs on each just didn't hold my interest enough to warrant many listens. there's nothing to "get", i don't care if it's sad or if the lyrics are meaningful/important. Petty's never been one that i come to for great lyrics honestly.

oh yeah

i really really like I Can too

guess we'll have to beg to differ on both of those records then

the best track, Murphy's 'Hurricane', is towards the end, but i like the whole thing. then again it sounds like a Kraig solo record for the most part and i love his solo stuff.

thank you!

it's pretty decent, i got a promo of it a few months back so i won't be buying it. Dancing On The Lip of a Volcano (feat. Michael Stipe) frickin' rules tho

i didn't like the single at first, now i like it a lot

hoping i can make the Mpls show, i missed them there in '03, haven't seen them since opening for The Shins in '04 (short set)

it doesn't like you either, so all is well

Double Vinyl is also out today!

The Last DJ pretty much sucked, sorry, and i'm a pretty big Petty apologist. The sentiment and concept of it were great, but the songs just bored me to death other than maybe 2 songs. Echo had a few great songs, but overall was just really bland. how many times have you heard this new one yet? if you just downloaded it, keep listening. have been listening a bunch since it leaked late Friday night, it only gets better.

i'll send you a PM later lotta good records out next Tue to wait for: White Whale, Midlake, Silversun Pickups, Sleepy Jackson, NY Dolls

add Flirtin' With Time to that list, that melody is now stuck in my head

not off iTunes anyway, save your $$ i'd say

i've seen her before (w/ Feist playing w/ her as well), quite amusing to say the least.

that's what it could definitely use more of, is some guest MC'ing

love it

oh i disagree, Square One, Turn This Car Around, Big Weekend, This Old Town, all really great songs i like all but maybe 1 or 2 songs a ton myself

it starts to lose my interest by the end, but not bad for his first solo effort. fans of Shadow/RJD2 should dig it