PopTodd

Heard The Flying Burrito Brothers' version of "Dark End of the Street" before I heard the original James Carr version. (Or the original Dan Penn demo.)

Bobby Fuller Four. And, by your post, I am assuming that you don't know anything else that Bobby Fuller did, either. That is something that you need to remedy immediately. The Rhino "Best Of..." is a fantastic collection that is all-killer, no-filler. Seriously, do yourself a favor and check it out. I envy your discovery. This is the version that you want of this album: (Click the image for a link to the Amazon page where they're selling it.) And here is one of the fantastic songs on there:

Dolly's version is fantastic and so much better.

Also by Three Dog Night -- "One (Is the Loneliest Number)"—written by Harry Nilsson. Me too.

This is probably true for most American kids of a certain age, but I heard Quiet Riot's versions of "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Mama Were All Crazee Now" before I ever heard Slade. Or, at least right around the same time that I did (when "Run Runaway" was a hit in the US).

I first heard that REM "Pale Blue Eyes" cover, too.

I heard Emitt Rhodes first, as covered by The Bangles ("Live") I heard The McKinleys first, as covered by The Bangles ("Sweet and Tender Romance") I heard Slapp Happy first, as covered by Bongwater ("The Drum") and Mazzy Star ("Blue Flower") I heard Roky Erickson/The Thirteenth Floor Elevators first, as covered by a whole bunch of folks (Where The Pyramid Meets the Eye tribute record) I heard Jonathan Richman first, as covered by The Burning Sensations ("Pablo Picasso") I heard Gene Clark (solo) first, as covered by Velvet Crush ("Why Not Your Baby?")

I just took my 17-year-old son to see Dinosaur Jr. at Metro in Chicago in October. The rules at Metro are, if I go with him, and stay with him for the duration of the show, it's all good. But, you might want to call the venue to get their rules directly from them, before you buy the tickets.

PASSO TORTO E NÁ OZZETTI - THIAGO FRANÇA

Slapp Happy The DrumCasablanca MoonCharlie N' CharlieSome Questions About HatsMr. Rainbow

Dire Straits Romeo & JulietSultans of SwingWild West EndSkateawayTelegraph Road

Good list. Here is mine. A very similar list: Neutral Milk Hotel Song Against SexHolland, 1945Gardenhead/Leave Me AloneKing of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 & 3Ghost

Best: Dinosaur Jr. at Metro (Chicago) Loud as hell and tons of fun. There were a couple of tunes that they left off of the set list, but when you have 30 years to draw from, you can't please everyone. And, what they did play was great. Worst: Bob Dylan at Ravinia (Chicago area) I know he doesn't like to play his hits too often, and that he likes to reinvent them when he does. Still, the reinvention of HIMSELF as an interpreter of American Standards is abysmal, even if his band was fantastic. The whole concept is crap.

This. Except for Document. There are major label records that are better than Document. Out of Time is one of them.