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Just posted a thread about a Paul Weller record: a"]http://viachicago.or...le-splinters/. I guess that Weller could probably fit into this category too, though. Huh?

Any of y'all heard this amazing collection of Wild Wood outtakes? Being that WW is my favorite solo Weller album, it is no small thing for me to say that I think that this is just about the equal of that great record. It was hard to find from the outset, and now is damn-near impossible. For those of you not familiar with this era of Paul Weller, he is trying to channel Traffic/Dave Mason/Neil Young, and does a damn good job at it. The production on these records is a good as any record that I have ever heard, ever. AllMusic review: PM for more information.

The 90's were fun. Of course, the fact that I was in my 20s, I'm sure had a little something to so with it. Lots of going to shows -- Super Furry Animals, Stereolab, Flaming Lips, Built to Spill, Neutral Milk Hotel, Apples in Stereo, etc., etc... Lots of eating at expensive restaurants (that I couldn't afford). Lots of generally Bohemian living, with nothing to worry about but myself. Lots of playing out with my bands. And, of course, lots of girls! Yeah, the 90's were fun.

Maybe my favorite album of 2011. Definitely in the top 5. Check out the title track. But, try to listen without watching, because he looks ridiculous.

Jonathan Richman: Yeah, I think that JoJo fits here. Don't you?

Recommended for fans of: You Am I Sloan Suede Supergrass' first record

Dan Penn He wasn't really known as a recording artist through most of his career, but he wrote a ton of hits for other folks --- "Cry Like a Baby" (Box Tops), "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Aretha Franklin), and "The Dark End of the Street" (James Carr) being the best-known. He did, however, record one solo album in the early 70's and then begin recording and touring in earnest in the 1990s.

Talking to a friend about building me a custom Thinline from Fender parts. Aw, yeah!

I can start a Roy Wood/Move thread, if you like... ;-)

I wouldn't mind seeing The Wonder Stuff. Are they still kicking after their reunion, earlier in the millennium?

Always are a few of us on this board. And, as per Hillman: yeah, he is an outstanding musician. I think that I remember reading that he started as a bluegrass mandolin player, and then picked up the bass in order to join a rock band. And joined The Byrds. But Clark, as songwriters go, is one of the greats that I really don't think gets his due from folks except for the few that are "in the know".

Is that Zed and The Gimp?

Me.

Yeah, I know that he has his fans, but HE is a seriously overlooked figure in rock history. Probably had as much to do with his being lost somewhere between country and rock, genre-wise. And the only figure from the 60's and early 70's that seems to get mentioned from that genre-space is Gram Parsons. I love Gram, but love Gene every bit as much. He wrote The Byrds' "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" (just about as perfect as a song can get), and a bunch more of their earlier stuff, before being forced out of the band and going solo. Here's a typically wonderful Gene song, with incredible guitar f

Going to see Ray Davies on 11/11.

I've seen it spelled with a "Q" too. Yeah, there were a lot of ways.

Their new material is pretty great, actually. As was the Buzzcocks' when they re-formed. So yeah, there are exceptions, and new material seems to help.

I missed the confirmation updates. So, yeah. No "?" needed, I guess.

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Here's the leadoff/title track from the record. I like it a lot. Very Big Star.:

Just picked this up with a gift card that I had. About 3 songs in now and the sound of it is the sound that I love to hear from the band. We'll have to see if the songs are as strong as I hope.