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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

Lemmy (Hendrix)

no. not a big fan of the mag fields (though i dig Superchunk's cover of "100,000 Fireflies")

Robyn Hitchcock Bob Pollard Will Oldham Bill Callahan Greg Sage King Buzzo Kurt Vile Roger Waters Gustav Estjes Jason Molina

good call...also tough to omit Dave Brylawski. one name which i should have also listed is the incredible Michio Kurihara.

a baker's dozen of some names not yet mentioned (i think). Al Cisneros (Sleep, OM) Bruce Thomas (Attractions) Bruce Foxton (The Jam) Andrew Weiss (Gone, Rollins Band, Ween) Les Pattinson (Echo and the Bunnymen) Andy Rourke (The Smiths) Barry Adamson (Magazine, Nick Cave) Jah Wobble (PiL) David Wm Sims (Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard) Dan Pearson (American Music Club) Tim Midgett - (Silkworm) Anne Eickelberg (Thinking Fellers) Dominic Aitcheson (Mogwai)

. survey says no great list.

shit, i forgot Buck Dharma. he's gotta be in the top 10.

top 10 w/o over-thinking it: neil young tony iommi ben chasny jack rose steven r smith d boon john mcgeoch marc ribot thurston moore/lee ranaldo (hard to separate them) robyn hitchcock

There are a few to choose from: http://viachicago.org/topic/25051-greatest-guitarist-of-all-time/ http://viachicago.org/topic/39837-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time/ http://viachicago.org/topic/34393-top-20-favorite-guitarists/

both Thalia Zedek and Chris Brokaw dedicated their sets last night in Jason's memory.

holy shit...seriously???? this is awful awful news.

that would have been pretty awesome.