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alright, this MORE than makes up for the relatively weak new J5 record, fuck this is great

hmm... think his voice sounds great myself not that different than his last few solo records

pretty good stuff. think he coulda cut it down to one really great single disc, but there's not any downright awful tracks or anything

his voice, while gruff, can be very gorgeous too (ie: Hold On) imo i'll agree sometimes his gruff stuff (like a lot of Real Gone) is a bit much for me to take a lot of, but he's definitely one of the most intriguing & captivating songwriters/singers of the last 30 years.

$72 is all? damn, figured it'd be more than that for the best seats, good stuff.

interesting cool cover too

this record is absolutely gorgeous

i'd def pay the $100 or so tix will be for this, but Chi in the middle of the week :-/

yeah, it's pretty sweet saw them about a month ago at the Triple Rock as well, really great live too. kinda surprised at the lack of buzz about them, specially considering they're on Matador.

i'll def take a listen, i've only heard the single and one other song, was waiting for a good rip to surface. i dug a few songs from Absolution, but the guitar tones were just kinda borderline nu-metal-ish for me i guess, kinda like the last Ash record

i don't like Gogol's music too too much, but i too have heard from lots of personal friends (and seen photos/videos) of how insane their live shows are. i'd def like to check them out sometime live.

no i know, Thom & Muse, i was saying i at least like the Thom record some (haven't counted but i'm sure it'd be around 20+ tho) Muse, just really haven't liked a full record since Symmetry myself

i at least like the Thom record tho... as for Beirut, i certainly understand what people hear in it, i just happen to think that DeVotchka do that style of music a lot better personally, and i'm not even the biggest fan of them either. dude is insanely talented for 19 tho, will be someone to watch

i realized i only like 2-3 songs on that Beirut record, mostly the non european folk stuff w/ horns, etc. Postcards From Italy is a truly great song tho

and anyone who wants just a couple tracks to check out/focus on, 4 & 5, imo

ugh, i don't like this chick vocals on Brown Girl either, reeks of Black Eyed Peas... otherwise it's an ok track edit: i'd be lying if i said wasn't a bit dissapointed with this through track 9 . not that it's bad mind you... was just hoping for something better i guess.

hmm... this is pretty decent through 3 tracks (Power In Numbers was a big step down from Quality Control and the J5 EP), but the fact that Cut Chemist (a HUGE part of my love for J5) is no longer w/ them or on this record is really depressing, especially for their upcoming tour

blah, check it out Matt, that's not the best description i couldn't quite peg them either...

think Bob would entertain a version of I Hung It Up?

this is pretty damn great

and?

fuck i need to see this shit... f'n Junior Brown!!! not to mention Jimmie! sadly nothing even remotely close to MN

i need to re-listen to Mainstream & Weird Tales myself (been a while), but it might be up there for me too