PopTodd

You are correct. However, I think that The Mats' sound is more-easily digested than Television, which kinda makes folks who love them (like me) baffled that others don't see the same things that we do. I mean, I love Television, too. But as spiky as their sound is, it's easier for me to get how somebody might not like them. Not so with The Replacements. Does that argument make sense? postscript: If someone came here and called Television "worthless" I would, nonetheless, loose all respect for their opinion on things musical.

One of the most-inspired and most-inspiring rock bands to ever pick up their instruments. When I hear them, it makes me want to first, sing along and, second, go and write a damn song.

Steak tartar makes me nervous every time I eat it (not often). But still, the couple of times that I have had it, I really liked it.

Chopped liver. But, there are very few places that make it well. Only one or two, really. But, oh man... if I get it from Shaevitz in Highland Park, IL, it's heaven!

For Hanukkah/Christmas, my parents got me and the wife tickets to this show: My parents have season tix to the Chicago Black Ensemble Theater and have yet to be disappointed by anything they've seen there. But this one, they said, was particularly outstanding. And, it made them thing of me & the wife.Going Sunday and am really looking forward to it.

How did I miss this? http://sabotagetimes.com/music/album-review-oh-no-its-the-wonder-stuff/ Just ordered. Hopefully it'll arrive by the end of the year.

I use it to check out new artists. And for listening when I'm working from home and my hard drive is at the office. But I've discovered a couple of things through recommendations that I doubt that I would have found on my own. This being one of them: https://play.spotify.com/album/3vljYoTzf9am5UQL3lzBhE Also use it to listen to the artists that I think I should know more by, but am not willing to take the risk and drop the cash on their records just yet. So I use Spotify to check 'em out and see if I want to part with the change.

In his music class in school, my son just saw Hendrix' Woodstock performance for the first time. He was totally dumbfounded. Trying to explain it to me, he just couldn't find the words, particularly for the "Star Spangled Banner." "It was... just... really... disturbing! But, in a good way. I mean, he was awesome." And it's not the type of music that he usually listens to. Nice to see that he can appreciate something outside of his comfort zone.

Nice! Hope they come to Chicago, too!

Interesting question. I will have to give this one some thought.

Humphrey Bogart