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The National is the poor man's Tindersticks

what record is Petty's _Trans_? or _On The Beach_? and Neil's on at least even footing w/ Dylan.

i remember first seeing The Muses and being astonished at the almost complete lack of cymbals.

^^ i was thinking of that. maybe lump Badfinger in there as well.

oh, and The Mercy Seat was staggering as well.

i did take pics...that was a saga in and of itself. yeah, when he was singing "Deanna" my friend who was next to me captured it on vid...amazing! he was right in front of us on the chair backs. he spent a lot of time over at our side, way more than stage right. in terms of shooting the show, pull up a chair...here's my long-winded diatribe that i posted on my facebook page today from a fan's perspective, last night's Nick Cave show was amazingly awesome. from a photographer's, it was a nightmare. here's the bloody saga...sorry for my weeping (and he did play "The Weeping Song"). 1 - i

John Cafferty and Beaver Brown is the bankrupt man's Bruce Springsteen

Live Skull is (was) the poor man's Sonic Youth

played a few songs from the new one, which as a record is a bit dull but live the songs worked (aside from "Mermaids," which kinda dragged...he opened w/ the 1st track, played "Jubilee Street" and "Higgs Boson Blues" and ended the encore w/ "Push The Sky Away" which actually was a great way to end it. others i remember: deanna red right hand from her to eternity jack the ripper stranger than kindness the weeping song stagger lee into my arms (i think) maybe one or two others...really amazing show, and it being up so close (4th row) made a huge difference. it looked like the people in the

Because I hate the Eagles I am close-minded?

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. the bar has been set for greatest concerts of 2013. holy fuck.

that would seriously be disappointing for me.

i would be glad to see them play "Don't Fear The Reaper" again..i've never seen them do it. i could also see them taking on a Pavement song...maybe something like "Gold Soundz" or "Silence Kit" for the hell of it, i would like to see these: "Fearless" (Pat taking lead vocals) - Pink Floyd "Smash It Up (Pts 1 and 2)" - The Damned "Pink Frost" or "Dan Destiny and The Silver Dawn" - The Chills "Spiral Architect" - Black Sabbath (might be out of Tweedy's vocal range, but it would be awesome) "Couldn't You Wait" - Silkworm "Chicago At Night" - Spoon "Walking With Jesus" - Spacemen 3 "River

i will occasionally prod for a response, but hopefully don't cross over into full troll territory and insulting people. maybe i will check out that Dead rendition (though my friend tells me Cornell '72 was the zenith, and that didn't hit me square between the eyes)

but using MIDI detracts, and markedly so. mixing facts and opinions is always a tricky proposition. i should re-read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Celine-Dions-Lets-Talk-About/dp/082642788X

i've been deemed a failure. this was unexpected, and frankly, quite crushing. edit - i guess i touched a throbbing nerve. it wasn't like i called jerry a nine-fingered junkie or anything. yes, to each his own. the dead are a band that has never ever clicked for me, despite the best efforts of some of my friends.

non-jazz division (otherwise, Joey Baron heads to the top of the heap) Emil Amos (Grails, OM) Martin Bulloch (Mogwai) Dave Lombardo (ex?-Slayer) Mario Rubalcaba (tons of bands, all of whom rock hard) Rafael Martinez (Black Cobra) Brann Dailor (Mastodon) John Convertino (Calexico) Mac McNeilly (The Jesus Lizard) Britt Walford (Squirrel Bait, Slint, Breeders) John Maher (Buzzcocks) Dave Ruffy (The Ruts) Jaki Liebeziet (Can) Pete de Freitas (Echo and the Bunnymen) there are some really good drummers and i am sure i am omitting some obvious names. but the ones above really stand out (esp. L

the popcorn vendor was mind-melting. what did one deadhead say to the other when they ran out of drugs? "This band sucks"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FnvUngF-pE

i missed the 'hits' part too.

Matt Cameron - pearl jam and Soundgarden

Mark Eitzel Lou Barlow Paul Weller John Doe

David Berman Steve Malkmus