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None so far . I will definitely find some new classics mid to late January though. I'm beginning to think I need to check out Dr. Dog, Delta Spirit and Justin Townes Earle's latest.

I'm inclined to agree, but how much "Be Not So Fearful"s are out there?

Good version, I've never heard a disappointing HD version though on gigs I went to (only seen it three times but still). The Jesus, Etc. and When The Roses Bloom Again versions of that set you posted are exquisite as well. He's poored more emotion into other renditions of Jesus, etc., but I like it when he slips into a lower key, reminds me of the vocals in When The Roses Bloom Again (my favorite vocals except for Hell is Chrome and Pieholden Suite)

http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2010/09/03/wisco-a-tribute-to-wilcos-summerteeth/ It's not very good though...

I'm thinking of giving my mom the gift of christmas spirit, every year I have to convince her to put a tree up after all, it's been postponed as long as the day before christmas eve previous years. It's up now and it's still not decorated, I'd do it but she'd just re-do it so why bother. I'm always thinking of new ways to disguise a present, I read a lot and give out a lot of books so that's a transparant gift shape-wise. I'm thinking of getting my brother a book that I heard him mention but I'm not 100% he doesn't own it already, and I'm not smart enough to trick him into telling me withou

Well You & I has been accused of being too sugary, not complex enough and that's exactly what Big Star's Thirteen is but in a good way. When Jeff's been sweet it's usually with a dark edge (far, far away territory). After hearing Unlikely Japan a reworking of some of his back catalog could turn out well...

Absolutely LOVE that cover. I've never heard some of the covers mentioned in this thread and I've about 40 of them on my hard drive I reckon. You're a fine die-hard crowd. The most interesting cover he's ever done's gotta be "Crack a smile", there's something about that one. And I'm sure it's got it's detractors on this forum (keeping in mind all the You & I bashing) but his "Thirteen" is almost on par with Elliott's.

See, I've a hard time swallowing that you can listen to White Chalk "all of the time". Or Regina Spektor. I like both artists, don't get me wrong.

Hell is Chrome was an early favorite of mine, but now it's Pieholden Suite. I think these shifting of favorites also happened during the renewed appreciation of ST. And of course the mind-blowing version of PS on the IATTBYH bonus dvd.

You can grab one of Tweedy's solo shows on owl&bear, in addition to buying "Sunken Treasure" which is filled with folky goodness.

It's always fun to hear other people's original christmas gift ideas, what are you getting this year? Assuming family members don't peruse the board...

My hump of hate is usually full but I can't think of any artist I torture myself with by listening to enough of their music to hate them...I mean Coldplay sucks but they're way at the edges of my peripheral artistic vision, if you will. There are artists that began to suck after a couple of excellent releases, for instance U2 and Kings of Leon, stadium rock is a waste of life.

Answering the original question implies leaving out some of my favorites whom I don't always feel like listening to i.e. Sparklehorse, Elliott Smith, The National, Jeff Buckley and other highly emotional vocals that fit certain moods only. Jeff Tweedy/Wilco Josh Rouse Aimee Mann Pearl Jam Beulah Yo La Tengo Pixies Seems about right.

1. The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt 2. The National - High Violet 3. Beach House - Teen Dream 4. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 5. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor 6. Laura Veirs - July Flame 7. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can 8. Johnny Flynn - Been Listening 9. The New Pornographers - Together 10. First Aid Kit - The Big Black And The Blue I've been editing and re-editing this list since September and there are about twenty more records I've loved this year that were at one point in this top 10. Best to keep it concise though.

Hmm Bright Eyes' First Day of My Life's got appropriately sweet lyrics about two people starting a life together. I don't know much traditional wedding songs but I guess you weren't looking for those anyway.

Can you post that one? P.S OP is this also yours?

that part of his body has more personality than his whole face... about 3 minutes in... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjq8KsGrlL4

ah man! I subscribed to their newsletter especially to keep tabs on this session.

Loving it much more than when it came out. Givin it Up is right up there with Winter In the Hamptons. I'm just getting into Ryan Adams but the only album that really stuck with me for now is love is hell tbh.

Pretty similar order, Smile Faithful Red Mosquito Light Years Fixer

Thanks for the bootleg tip, the ones I named weren't actually so recent. Did your recommendations have soundboard quality as well as killer versions or one or the other? Wow, I couldn't disagree with you more about the tracks on the latest two albums, just to test out how opposite we actually are (well how opposite one can possibly be as big fans): rank these from favorite to least favorite Smile Faithful The Fixer Light Years Red Mosquito This is easy as pecan pie for me so I'm curious about your answer.

If they move away from the previous two albums, I'd far likely be more towards the guitar-rock/krautrock direction than alt-country in my estimation. But in the spirit of wishful thinking, alt-country is absolutely my favorite road to take for them. Oh, and to answer the OP's question, about 15%.

I've unraveled the conspiracy then, Wilco actually recorded two albums in the aftermath of SBS and decided to release the less impressive one first, it's diabolical genius. It's more plausible than Wilco releasing a hit and miss record without ulterior motive. Bwa ha ha ha ha! Strangely, most folks I try to turn on to Wilco by ways of the new album pick "You and I" as an early favorite. I still don't hate it, no matter how much peer pressure on this forum. Oh and I don't love the album version of Spiders either. Lucky you guys don't know where I live... Of course I've since learned ST

Johnny Guitar is the weakest BSP track by far, followed by Supersonic, but I love the new record way more than 2006's. Except for Johnny Guitar there are no skipable tracks like i.e. Marker In The Sand, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve or Big Wave (the last which feels like a retroactive BSP b-side). Well that's half the album named right there. I do enjoy the hell out of Severed Hand, Gone and especially Inside Job (the last feels very Binaural). In fact, Backspacer is my 2nd favorite PJ album right this moment but that's a very fluid ranking (aka what records I've played most recently). The t

If any record is overrated, it's Vitalogy, not VS. And is it considered cool in this thread to act like Ten isn't a brilliant record ;-)? I don't know why I get drawn into these (albeit good-humored) discussions. I like all their albums. Well, except for the bulk of riot act, obviously. I've been obsessing over No Code lately, so this Yield topic is about 12months past due for me. I'll swing back around to obsessing about that one in a while I'm sure, so no worries. On a completely unrelated note, does anyone care to share their thoughts on Vedder's take on Reign 'O er me?