brownie

Loved it.

 

I, too, teared up a couple of times. Disappointed in one plot point that I won't spoil for anyone, but overall I loved it.

Very late with this one as well....

 

Joseph Arthur, Dec. 11 in Lakewood NJ.

 

This was a tiny, intimate show (50 people or so?) for patrons of a local public radio station. Very cool. He said he was leaving the next day to play a festival in India.

Wow! Thanks!

I totally agree with Oasis circa Definitely Maybe/What's The Story Morning Glory. Some of those b-sides are better than some of the album tracks!

 

Calexico has a lot of very good non-album stuff, particularly covers they have done for tribute albums.

I really enjoyed this. I have never been to Solid Sound, but this film seemed to give a good feeling of the overall vibe, and it seemed like a great experience. No, it was not heavy on Wilco performances, but for sure the members of Wilco were the beating heart of this film. I cracked up at the scene where that guy was driving Jeff around and they were looking for anyone who knew who he was. *laughs* I loved the part about Glenn's buried drums and loved seeing all the kids bang on them. I loved the bird lady and her birds!

 

I admit I did not see this film sooner because I was annoyed that there was no option other than streaming it. But I was very thankful to receive the free rental code and hooked up my big TV to my computer and thoroughly enjoyed watching it yesterday morning. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I raved about it to some friends who came over last night who know Wilco only marginally, and we all watched it, and they really enjoyed it too!

Robyn Hitchcock

I was thinking maybe there was a plain dvd release - maybe there isn't. I don't own a Blu-ray player or surround sound system.

Yes, there is a plain DVD release. It is $10 less than the blu ray set. I bought it as a Christmas present for a friend.

Loved it! I don't think I've ever seen her so natural and unguarded like that. Thanks for posting!

Very Interesting. I never heard of this band, although I'm very familiar with the other work by nearly everyone who was ever a band member. I'm not sure how I missed them. Thanks for posting that link. Sadly, after some further googling I learned that Michael Carlucci died suddenly about 10 days ago.

Idlewild

Just back from Luna. Great show!

Decemberists

 

 

At Radio City? I was there! I thought the show was great! That was my first time seeing them.

Why is Carly Fiorina even in the running? She is a failed executive at a company I gave 17 years of my life (Lucent/Bell Labs) from which she departed shortly before it imploded. And she was not very successful at HP either. She presents herself well but there is no true leadership substance behind the public face.

Worst possible situation:

 

I have tickets to see the Decemberists in NYC on the evening the Pope is celebrating mass at Madison Square Garden, and I am coming into the city from NJ.

 

I highly doubt I will be able to pull it off.

 

If I had known about the Pope in advance, I'd never have planned to go to this show, but the Decemberists tix went on sale ages ago.

I am also John. No complaints... I'm happy with that!

did you get the deluxe version w/ the cassette?  I would love to hear their Sun City Girls cover.

I did, but have not yet listened to it. Some of the goodies in the tote bag cracked me up. (A basketball trading card? *laughs*)

  

Thoughts? I just bought it but haven't listened to it yet.

My initial opinion is that the songs all sound a bit samey. I guess I was expecting Fakebook II, and this is clearly not that.

I received my CD yesterday. Not crazy about the packaging, but WOW does this sound much better than the free download.

Ahh..most people dislike it but I think Strange Currencies, Crush With Eye Liner and Circus Envy are solid. I like it because it doesn't sound like anything else they have done and I think it was ballsy to head in this direction.

I agree that it doesn't sound like anything else they've done and that it was ballsy to head in that direction, but I still hate it. *laughs*

 

And trust me, I gave it more chances than I've probably given any other album, ever. If I had to pick one band who had the most influence on my life, it is R.E.M. But I just couldn't take Monster. Yes, there are a few decent songs, but to this day I cannot listen to that album in its entirety. R.E.M. lost me for several years after that. I did not even listen to New Adventures in HiFi when it was released. But they totally won me back with Up, and then I went back to listen to New Adventures and loved it. Monster just seems to be an anomaly for me.

R.E.M. - Monster

George Harrison is #65.

 

And in response to Blackberry Rust, Strummer/Jones are #57.

 

Frankly, I was more put off by the overwhelming number of ads for Apple Music embeded on that page than I was by the list itself.

 

I also thought the list was decent. They obviously included overall impact of the songwriter when they were making their choices of who to include. Although many of the "notable omissions" you all have cited are among my favorite artists, many of them are not well-known to the mainstream and did not have great impact on the mainstream. Most, if not all, of the artists they chose have done high quality work AND had a big impact. I thought that list was one of Rollilng Stone's better lists.

Having listened to this album many, many times now, I still cannot tell where Cold Slope ends and King of You begins. It sounds like one continuous song to me. I don't hear any musical difference between the two at all that signals me we've moved on to a different song.

English Beat

I guess I am a « Taste the Ceiling » guy, as opposed to a « You Satellite » guy, if you will.

And I guess I'm somehow a mixture of both. The segue from You Satellite to Taste the Ceiling is one of my most favorite moments on the album.

 

Although overall, the two I keep playing over and over at the moment are You Satellite and Random Name Generator.

I'm not complaining, just reporting... turbulence in my vid from 46:24 to 46:45- anyone else having this too? If not, then maybe I should try downloading again?

Yes, I have it too. It's in both the Dime file and the Dropbox file.