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In the grand scheme of things, IMO of course, UT is adequately rated. If you asked me, I realize nobody did, I would say Brinsley Schwarz is tragically underrated given the quality of the music compared to the lack of attention.

Thankful he includes CO on his solo tours, haven't missed one yet. It was a good time.

Great album. But not crazy about it yet .

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Harmony Sovereign, specifically the H1260. For the money tough to beat.

I'd do some looking around on Yelp and Open Table for suggestions (reviews) about things to eat and do in Boulder. Things are very hit and miss there, I've lived within 15-30 miles of Boulder my entire life. As far as food goes some of the best places are off the beaten path, up the road in Longmont, or in odd locations around Boulder proper. I suggest looking at Open Table because it's easy to link to menus and somewhat honest reviews, you can't post a review unless you've made a reservation and the restaurant confirms your visit. Problem I have dining in Boulder is the prices, what many restaurants have on their menus is 2-3 star food priced like 5 star food. As a foodie I tend to avoid it, the really good places to eat in the Denver metro area are in Lodo, Wash Park, Uptown and Cherry Creek. However there are some very cool places in Boulder, fine dining, wine bars, tapas joints, hot spots etc. The Pearl Street Mall is pretty fun on weekend afternoons, "pro" buskers, lots of people worth watching. Chautauqua park and dining hall are worth checking out for site-seeing.

Sorry to further derail this thread.

And to the guy who ran up to the front during the encore to stand in front of the people in the front row, what the hell were you thinking? You are lucky you didn't get a beat down.

Ha, I had no idea he wasn't sitting where he eventually ended up standing. He obviously tried to justify it by flapping his arms around in an effort to encourage others, like anyone but him was ready to rush the stage, yo we weren't at a Jonas Bros show. Honestly I've never seen someone so twitterpated at a Wilco\Jeff show, the wild overhead clapping was a bit much, fully expected him to start waving a lighter. I'm guessing Jeff's Bay City Rollers comment made to those folks wasn't a compliment.

Moss, username sounds familiar. Are you the guy I gave my extra ticket to at the Jeff show at the Gothic a few years ago?

Better show for night 2, better vibe, better set list etc. Yes the crowd was better, the audience participation was more interaction than interruption, not just random people forcing themselves into the show like the night before. It makes a difference, his mood was far better as a result. Though I am surprised he says some of the stuff he does, it was bordering on invitation since much of it inspired those who were firmly in their shells previously to come out. Either way, as mentioned earlier the flow of the show was more suited to it Sat.

I suppose distaste for the crowd being disruptive depends on how close you are to the offenders. I am all for people having a good time and my expectations are realistic, it's gonna happen. I was unlucky and sat near the really loud guy, he thought he was entertaining enough to take a bow, and another that spent the first half of the show telling anyone near him about his fan credentials. According to him he was Uncle Tupelo's very first fan and has been a devoted follower since. When that is happening it's difficult to tune out.

Been a while since I've posted here. Anyway, good show not great, I actually liked the distortion of Jeff's vocals on Spiders's, gave it a cool effect that almost seemed intentional. The big-mouthed dork was annoying, yes you Mr. I have to try inject myself into the show because I think I'm cool, you're not. Maybe all the trucker hatted, western wearing, show interupting wannabe's will be in the balcony tonight.

Loved the Handsome Family, great set, nice picking on that Esquire Steve.

Not sure about anything other than I'd feel better now, while still alive, knowing that the song chosen was performed by Peter Green. However whether it be Man Of The World or Rattlesnake Shake probably wouldn't matter.

I've been at every RR Wilco appearance and it's always the same, not enough power. This will be my last. Until this band can find a way to project a song loud enough to overcome the intimate conversation in row 30 it seems like like they aren't ready for big venues. When the opener is louder you have problems getting across. I left feeling the band was anemic, again.

As per usual, dying is a great career move. Jackson's albums are going like crazy on both iTunes and Amazon. I suspect that unlike Elvis, this won't last all that long, but maybe the Jackson family can at least pay off some of Michael's debts.

 

Wouldn't it be great if they buried him in Gary?

 

LouieB

Considering MJ is already the fourth best selling artist ever with 750 million albums it's safe to assume his music would have continued to sell alive or dead. To put that in perspective that's 450 million more albums than Led Zep has sold and it took 16 years before Black Sabbath's first album sold a million in the US.

Really? It's coming down to whether or not MJ was "normal". Hmm seems like a non-issue to me considering every rock star since Elvis has either fucked their cousin or engaged in some form of freakiness. Hi, Iggy and Bowie. A shout out to Chuck Berry and his coprophagia. Not to mention the 13 yr girls who scratched the pioneers of r&r's back. Sure MJ was eccentric, but so is every other 170M selling artist. Wait is there another one still alive. Crazy how intolerant rock fans can be. Is this a GOP convention or...Where's Ryan Adams and his rake when you need him.

You can still buy brand new CIJ JM's as well as other models, several Japanese eBay stores specialize in Japanese guitars new and used. The difference between MIJ and CIJ Fender's is only the production date, 82-97 is MIJ and mid 97-current are CIJ. There's a lot of nonsense about one being better than the other but the reality is it's a date thing only. There is a difference in Japanese Fender's some weren't even made by Fender, they farm out work like any other company. Some of the mid 90's Fender's came out of Tokai's Japanese factories.

Good price on the JM. I've had a couple, bought a new CIJ from Hisashi Guitars in 2007 and grabbed a nice 1997 from an old guy selling on craigs for $375. It's the one Fender guitar I've never been able to bond with. I know it's not supposed to be a blues machine or anything but something about the bridge design coupled with the tiny vintage style frets makes bending notes difficult. Both of mine had problems with dead bends and fret out above the 9th fret unless the action was set extremely high. If it doesn't have a bridge mod you may want to consider putting a Mustang bridge on it and a buzz stop, the JM's can be pretty buzzy.

I bought mine when I was in a surf band but I haven't surfed for a while so both were sold.

Yep had the poster. RIP Farrah .

Something about late night talk shows and Wilco doesn't work, the performances always sound subdued.

It's tough for me to get into reading reviews because music means different things to different people and the overall affect can vary greatly. To this day people use decade old reviews, positive and negative, to form an opinion about music they've never heard. Music isn't that easy for me.

I like how Jay's death has been adequately covered by the media. Not that I find any good in his passing but it appears he was well respected and aparantly more well known than he often got credit for. I've always tossed his name out there as a personal fave on guitar player forums and not many knew who he was, my posts often got the "who?" response. My fave guitarist's ever are Jay Bennett, Jesse Ed Davis and Danny Kirwan. None are name brand like Jimmy Page or the like but all were extemely special in their own way. Danny is still alive but hasn't been well for many years, Jesse and now Jay have passed on. I haven't been able to spend the time to properly give Jay a personal tribute via an extended listening and watching session but I hope to this weekend.

Looks like it's gonna be LA and Magic in the finals. As far as I'm concerned the Nuggets proved they lack whatever it takes to get to that level tonight, horrid shot selection and lack of composure down the stretch. They looked whacked out and confused from about half way through the 3rd until the end, even Billups made questionable plays. On the other hand Kobe was a changed man, he made plays for his team and provided much needed leadership throughout the game and it made a huge difference. It won't matter if Denver wins 6 at home.

Like many of Jeff's songs the lyrics are somewhat ambiguous. I assume it's intentional and I like that, having to put a little thought into it or being able to interpret it in a way personal to me is a good thing. As for the song I like it, it's one of the stand out tracks on the album for me.

Cavs are done. Anybody else think tonights game may be the most important game of the payoffs?

I don't really have any go to songs but I play Zep's Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, yes I know it's a cover but I do it Zep style, and FMac's Oh Well a lot if I have an acoustic in my hands. If it comes down to noodling with an electric at some point Hideaway or The Stumble shows up.

Much Music Snow Job tour - Corner Brook Newfoundland Canada. Nor sure of the year. They looked like they were having so much fun!

My fave Wilco footage ever.

I've been buying old 70's "lawsuit" era Japanese made copies of famous guitars and have had really good luck buying on eBay. Many people have a problem with the eBay thing but I've been extremely lucky, buying from sellers with good feedback that have informative listings helps. Anyway so far the old Takamine copies of Martin's are my favorite. I have 3 and I didn't spend $500 for the lot. I have a Tak F-360 which is a D-28 copy, a F-340 D-18 copy and an F-310 OM copy. All a great and I can honestly say are better than many new Martin's I've played that cost much more. No exaggeration when I say the F-360 D-28 copy is better than any new D-28 I've seen in a long time. I've also bought a few lawsuit era Alvarez models based on Gibson jumbos that are really great too, but those were more expensive, in the $500 each range so the quality was expected.