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"Hate" is a strong word, but those last two Pearl Jam albums really come close. There isn't a great song between them, and only 2-4 songs that I would actually listen to. I agree. Pearl Jam is one of my favorites of theirs.

Safeco is the best. And I say that as a Rangers fan. I really liked Coors Field, so I'm surprised to see it low on lists. But it has been a while since I've been there. Minute Maid is a nice park, too.

Nobody should ever get behind the Cardinals.

As far as I know, the National Committees decide.

Every network will host its own debate of each party. The only exception I see is that Fox does not seem to have a scheduled Democratic Party debate.

Started this last night. I've always been a fan of de Bernieres.

Nobody wants to live in Houston. Plus, Texas is looking at the next 2-3 years with this deal.

I really wish Dream On and Larry Sanders were on there. Is Tales From the Crypt? I'd love to see some of those again.

The worst reviews are the ones that merely compare past albums with the current one. It's a crutch that I think a lot of critics rely on too much. In those cases, they don't really evaluate the music as they hear it, but rather set up expectations that they arbitrarily decide whether they meet. Not only is this one really bad about that, but this sentence makes me wonder if the reviewer got a different version of The Whole Love, because none of that "flourished" on the album: "Star Wars takes the Krautrock and Sonic Youth-style jams that flourished on the previous album into a more accessibl

I really think Cold Slope is the highlight, which is then bolstered by its twin, King of You, in a nice mini-suite. Those along with More..., Random Name Generator, You Satellite, and Pickled Ginger represent a direction I wish the band had gone in 10 years ago. Taste the Ceiling is the only song right now that I'm having trouble fully embracing. The length of this album is perfect. There isn't an indulgent note on here and it embraces multiple listens.

1. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2. A Ghost Is Born 3. Being There 4. Summerteeth 5. Star Wars 6. A.M. 7. The Whole Love 8. Sky Blue Sky 9. Wilco (the album) If forced to put Star Wars somewhere at this early stage, it would go right in the middle. I'm still not sure if it should be above or below A.M.

I almost posted the same thing. But I haven't been able to give Star Wars enough listens, so I was giving everyone the benefit of the doubt.

It is instructive to know if a certain critic has a cozy relationship with a band, or has an axe to a grind, or has been treated poorly, etc. It's similar to when publications disclose when they are part of a corporation that they happen to be reporting on. Also, it's fairly easy to count to three. Didn't really take any time at all.

We saw Inside Out shortly after our dog passed away. It really hit home in a lot of areas. Most importantly, its message came at just the right time. My daughter had told my wife and me on a couple of different occasions how she just couldn't stop being sad. We told her it was okay. That losing Alex was sad. Then this movie came along, which not only helped explain how it is okay to be sad, but how important and necessary it is to allow yourself to fully experience sadness and allow yourself to grieve. It's a powerful film in that respect.

Yeah. A whole 3 paragraphs. Two of which merely disclose his unique relationship to Wilco as a critic due to a previous review. Which is actually instructive to the reader.

Read in context, though, I don't think that statement is bad at all. Nor inaccurate.

I know that when he announced, nobody thought Bernie Sanders had a chance. Is that still the case, though? To me, he's the most intriguing candidate in the race right now.

I haven't been able to make it out to many movies yet this year. Inside Out was incredible and is probably my favorite Pixar movie of all-time. I also really enjoyed Tomorrowland, which seems to make me an outlier among many. I don't care, though, because the idealism at its heart affected me greatly. And I think there is a lot more going on in that movie than what appears at the surface. Now that some of these movies from earlier in the year are coming out on Blu-Ray, I need to get my Netflix queue updated.

True. It is pretty confounding since it is really difficult to read that review as anything less than the highest praise.

That's a great song! All of Bragg's songs on Mermaid 1 are excellent.

That guy just wrote a rave review of the album and pretty much nailed Wilco's career arc (while being humorous about the whole thing) and everyone here is giving him shit for it?

We should trade Nels for Speed Racer and Jules.

But Eno is also a producer. And a good one. I think that combination of having two strong voices in the room helps. They also went to an outside producer on They Want My Soul. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on Spoon's output. Except for the fact that Girls Can Tell is their best.

This is where the comparison to Spoon comes in. Both bands formed around the same time. They have both released 8 albums in the 20 years they have been around. Both lead singers are great writers and great front-men who also happen to have great bands as side projects. Both are successful producers (although Jeff has more of a resume here). But there are two main differences. 1) Jim Eno has been with the band he cofounded with Britt the whole time. 2) Spoon just released what is arguably its best album last year. And while Wilco has the slight edge with its early stuff. Spoon has released 3

Exactly.