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Bob Dylan - "Rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35" Bob Dylan - Route 61 Revisited Wu Tang Clan - Disciples of the 36 Chambers

I've told this story before, but that's never stopped me before... Uncle Tupelo: They played just about every other week at a club in the town where I went to college (Columbia, MO -- The Blue Note). I had no desire to see them, despite hearing good things. But on Halloween, 1989 they were opening for fIREHOSE, so I figured that I'd get there early just to check them out, as long as I was going to be there anyway. Three scraggly guys ambled out on to the stage. They plugged in. They started playing. I want to say that it was either "Graveyard Shift" or "Whiskey Bottle"; either way, my jaw hi

"3 Strange Days" (School of Fish) 3 Is the Magic Number Three Times a Lady Number Of the Beast

One of my parent's best friends is Steve Goodman's first cousin, and looks exactly like him. That said, I never met the man, but yeah, I am a fan. "A Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request" is among my favorite baseball songs:

Oh and I saw Ringo's All-Starr Band a couple of years back: Ringo Edgar Winter Rod Argent (Argent/The Zombies) and a couple of others I wouldn't call legends. But it was a fun show: I saw a BEATLE and, any rock fan really needs to experience Edgar Winter playing "Frankenstein" live before he dies. Seriously a f**k-all. Wow. Now, THAT is Rock!

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I saw Prince, but is was later on -- 1996 or so. Still, the man puts on a show like no other. Dude played every instrument on that stage -- better than the folks he was paying to play for him! And, on top of that, he dances better than anyone I've ever seen; and he does it in 4" heels!!!

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abbatior Blues/Lyre Of Orpheus The Candy Skins - Space I'm In Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick (1997) Bob Elliott - Simple Machines

Oh yeah, I saw that show. At the American Theater in St. Louis. Great bill.

Calling LouieB...! I saw U2 on the Joshua Tree tour (1987 -- Rosemont Horizon). Is that early enough? It was my first "real" concert and it was a pretty amazing show. Bono's posing and posturing had yet to become a parody of itself and it made for a pretty powerful show. Also, not sure if it counts but: Pixies 1989 at The Blue Note: Columbia, MO. Probably not legendary enough? Television 1992 reunion show at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis, MO. Guitar playing like I have never seen and will most-like never see again. Richard Lloyd literally tore the strings off of his guitar at the end o

If you like The Sea and Cake (especially the first couple of albums), you will love Cavale. But start there, and work your way backwards, as the albums get more challenging, as you go earlier into their catalog. Just sloppier and sloppier. But still charming as hell and wonderful, wonderful. Let me know what you think.

Also: Billy G's "Estereo" mix (2002) and "Al's Jukebox" mix from my friend and former boss

Also good, if youdon't miond paying a premium for hard-to-find Brit stuff is: https://www.vvmo.com/ My friends and I refer to him as "The Bad Boy" because he charges so much. But he has what we want and can't find anywhere else. Damn that bad boy. But if you ever come to Chicago, let me know and I can get you to the store, no problem. It's right next to an El stop in Evanston. (Yeah, that's the Vintage Vinyl site.)

Pretty much. But I do remember the first time I ever sat down and listened to The Beatles. I was probably 8 or 9 and my dad came home with 2 records -- one for me and one for my sister: Sgt. Peppers and Magical Mystery Tour. We put the former on my cheap little all-in-one stereo turntable, and sat on my bed to have a listen. I don't think that I moved until the final chord of "A Day In the Life" had faded away. Except, of course, to flip the record over to side 2.

Brian Eno - Another Day On Earth The Millennium - Begin Old Crow Medicine Show - OCMS Brinsley Schwarz - Nervous On the Road/The New Favourites Of...

Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello John Cale - Vintage Violence Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline

I have taken down the song, as all the feedback is causing me to re-think the arrangement and, frankly, I've been happy with it up to now. The rest of the album, as you know, is going to be completely different, so I don't want to give any of y'all the wrong impression. And, as stated -- more importantly -- I wanna keep my songs sounding the way that I had envisioned them, without second-guessing myself. I know that it looks like I'm taking my ball and going home, but really... I comprimised too much on the first record for people actually IN the band and I don't want to head down that r

They are freaking amazing. Yes. Although do NOT try to tackle a king-sized sandwich all by yourself. You will be sorry. And they have great french fries there, too. I can give you LOTS of great cheap eats places to go, as can all of us Chicago folk. We all have our favorites: Cafe Colao (Humbolt Park) Iraz

The Jim Carroll Band and iTunes

I'm bad at following instructions. And yeah, that's my email address that I'm pretty sure that you're referring to. Sorry.

Meat Puppets - "Six-Gallon Pie" (good luck with that one!)

Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With the Arab Strap Paul Weller - As Is Now Falstaff - Falstaff Super Furry Animals - Radiator

My final list: 1. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 2. Beatles - Revolver 3. Kinks - Something Else 4. Brian Eno - Another Green World 5. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 6. Television - Marquee Moon 7. John Cale - Paris, 1919 8. Tom Z

The Fugs - "Boobs-a-lot"

Big, loving vibes to you all.