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i know it's extremely difficult to shake from one's set formula. even given the career twists and turns of someone like say, Neil Young, has he really done anything that stylistically different over the last couple of decades? i'd be interested in hearing people's opinions on what bands have successfully moved on from their earlier sound. i'd toss out a couple of maybes: Paul Weller Melvins

time for new heroes.

that pretty accurately describes most of the large venue bookings (outside amphitheaters and indoor stadia) over the last few years...if i was Live Nation, i'd be really worried when the classic rock/70s FM radio guys start dying in greater numbers.

didn't that country start way back when w/ "Wanted Dead Or Alive"? i agree, that band is terrible.

yeah since he never plays live really at all anymore. might as well put Bowie Spiders-era or Black Flag on the list.

Night Ranger.

nonsense. i listened to Goo the other day and it's still great. EVOL is their best record, and Sister is not far behind. SY was arguably just as influential as Black Flag. i think BF should be in there as well.

i respect that he liked and helped out The Frogs. here's a pretty cool video taken shortly after Dennis' tragic drowning this summer

i was just busting balls, but Neil and SY go into distorted guitar from completely different angles. I think Neil still hews to the standard tunings and traditional song structures (aside from the feedback freeform of "Arc" and when is the last time you listened to it?), whereas SY does something completely different.

I've seen what you listen to. yeah but aren't you from the South? you aren't supposed to get art.

If Dire Straits gets in and Sonic Youth doesn't, the building should be burned to the ground.

imagine having to listen to Wenner's iPod?

btw, it's Flavor Flav. and Kraftwerk is the Velvet Underground to electronic-based music. their influence is massive.

i saw them two weeks ago. if you were with me, and saw them do "Bring Tha Noize" you wouldn't be asking this question. edit - maybe now that Flavor Flav has learned to play an instrument, it qualifies as rock?

isn't the capacity of Maxwell's about 200 ppl? are tickets that easy to come by?

respect.

i do think that Wilco's shown they can build a diverse bill that appeals to a lot of people, and creates some new fans as well. It's a really well executed festival.

There's a small chance I'll see Bill Nace tonight.

have they announced any bands yet?

didn't he claim at one point that he left some master tapes of new recordings on a train?

the 2002 show was fucking intense. glad to see them again.

somehow, i can see a large Japanese festival that has assigned seating. btw, i hope it doesn't but odds are that the new LP will be awful to maybe tolerable.

i am hoping for a handful of curveballs like the amazing Pillow Wand set last year. Purling Hiss was also very cool...gotta figure that Nels and Glenn have some people in mind.

he is a phenomenal performer. that is a steep ticket price, but i do believe you'll get your money's worth.

has the band's popularity gotten higher since '04?