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Yeah! When her voice cracks during the "Rape, Murder" part (and you hear Jagger go "Yeah") it gives me chills.

It does grow on you. I was pretty surprised the first time I heard the Beatles/Alice Cooper/Partridge Family/Elton John/Steppenwolf...etc...medley at the end but he did do "I think I love you" when I saw him in Denver a few years ago.

Bahhh! No Colorado shows!

Johnny B. Goode has it all.

Big Star Early REM

I'm going to insist my band plays at least one Wilco song and one Replacements song or I'm going on a Black Crowes strike.

I never get tired of Kashmir for some reason. Probably not the best song EVER though. Not sure I'm able to commit on this. Would have to be a Beatles song for me I think.

I agree, that song sits in well with the rest of the album. Lyrically that album is great. "No more" captures drug addiction very well: Searchin' for quality Havin' to have the very best Now scroungin' for quantity Never havin' time To do the test That's how the story goes

Stay away from his "The Raven" album. Toxic.

I thought she was already married to Elf.

I have to agree. I got Freedom on cassette when it first came out and sat and listened to it in my car over and over. I found myself going back to that one much more than Ragged Glory which I also love. It's got some real hidden gems like "No More". Only issue I have now is I am burnt out on "Rockin in the free world" because I use to play it in a band (like every other bar band out there). Greendale I thought was brilliant. Once I saw him do the entire album solo acoustic I was hooked. Amazing songs.

Freedom - Amazing album Harvest Moon - Great sunday morning album Ragged Glory Greendale - Underrated

A few: Violent Femmes - Kiss off Bob Dylan - Most of the Time Marshal Tucker - Can't you see Pearl Jam - Black Beatles - I'm looking through you

There's also a story about Dock throwing a ball at Reggie Jackson's face because he was mad about the 500 ft home run Reggie blasted off him. Any truth to that one?

James maybe has more of the cool factor (On apple records, heroin addict, was on the Simpsons - See below) although that's debatable. I hate that damn Steamroller song as much as I hate any song out there. On another note, Neil wrote better songs. From the Simpsons: Controller: Er, some good news, gentlemen. We have quite a treat for you. We've been able to coax superstar James Taylor in here to Mission Control to wish you well and play you a little bit of his own brand of laid-back adult contemporary music. Homer: Wow, former president Jame

Yeah, I can see it now The distant red neon shivered in the heat I was feeling like a stranger in a strange land You know where people play games with the night God, it was too hot to sleep I followed the sound of a jukebox coming from up the levee All of a sudden I could hear somebody whistling Fromright behind me I turned around and she said "Why do you always end up down at Nick's Cafe?" I said "I don't know, the wind just kind of pushed me this way." She said "Hang the rich." Catch the blue train To places never been before Look for me Somewhere down the crazy river Somewhere down

I actually prefer Neil over James. To each his own.

What he said!

Hoping for the best for you, good luck!

Nice, a Paul Westerberg signature guitar!

Just stumbled on this thread. I own a 2x12 Hot Rod Deville. I would have no problem recommending it but the loudness is a factor. I don't think I have ever had it above "4" and that includes playing live. You can't really get that nice screaming tube sound with it so low. I have thought about getting another amp so it's good to hear your thoughts. I was actually thinking about something like a Mesa/Boogie but I do love that Fender sound.

Along the lines of bad performers. Saw David Cook on SNL last night. Now I know it's uncool to bag on such an easy mark but I had to get this off my chest. He actually seems like he is talented and could be something but watching his band last night you could just tell there was some David Cook marketing committee that picked his band members. They were straight out of the "How to look and act like a rock star" manual. I was watching it and to me it just felt so Spinal Tap, the poses and faces they were making. What I was wondering is, am I just getting really old and cynical about bands

Doing "Game of Pricks" tells me that I would enjoy your show! Unfortunately I don't live close enough to Chicago.

Have not heard that yet. I know the Red Rocks concerts are usually announced in March or something. So far only the Mormon Tabernacle choir is confirmed for Red Rocks in June. Do they sell beer at that one?