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And this is where she lost me. Maybe she misspoke, but why the hell would you want to give a face to consensual incest? In my small mind the phrase "consensual incest" implies that she was a willing partner to her father. I don't plan on reading her book, but is she saying that she is learning to get over the guilt she felt for having consensual sex with her father or is she saying that she is trying to overcome the emotional scars of being raped by her father? Those are 2 very different things in my book.

Great, great thread. It's because we're still having these impassioned discussions about The Beatles almost 40 years after the band's demise that I believe they are hands down the greatest rock band ever. I just don't think The Stones or Who or Kinks or any other band can elicit such passion. Anyway, my $.02: In my earliest exposure to The Beatles, I was drawn to Paul. I liked his songs better. I liked his voice and his personality (later realizing that my personality is way more in line with John's which is why I probably didn't like him as much!). For me as a kid, John just seemed to

Damn! It's like that guy was in the room when I told my wife of my plan to have lots of kids, dress them in Wilco merchandise and one day take over the planet! Now that he's on to it, I better speed up the plan. Time to get my wife pregnant again and order more Wilco onesies.

Thanks! I've wanted this for a long time and really enjoyed it. You can tell they just barely got past the recording stage of this when they decided to abandon the project. The bonus material is an excellent, uh, bonus.

Rockford is my favorite of that bunch as well. My biggest disappointment with '97 was just that when it came out I read an article in which the author claimed it was similar in tone to the band's debut. Stupid me I fall for that kind of stuff way too often. But after I accepted the fact that it was not like their debut, I decided it was probably their best record since Next Position Please. Since then, Rockford has taken the top spot for me in CT's second life.

If any of you are still interested, I've got the latest and think it's a pretty good album. Definitely sways towards their Beatles roots with some nods towards John Lennon's solo material. If you used to like Cheap Trick but forgot about them after "The Flame", I highly recommend their last 4 albums (Cheap Trick '97, Special One, Rockford and The Latest). So maybe they don't rival CT's first 4 albums, but they are solid and will remind you why you used to be a fan. If you ever have the chance to catch them live, they are still awesome in concert.

The wife was out shopping for the kids' school clothes last week, I think they were in Aeropastle (or however you spell it)and "Heavy Metal Drummer" came on. Both of the older 2 boys recognized it immediately and told my wife (not a Wilco fan). This helped me decide to buy tickets to the Memphis show for the boys. It'll be their first concert.

I finally got to see this last night and was impressed. I really enjoyed it. Thought they did a good job of touching on all the major events without leaving too much out. Would have been cool to see some of the other memories of Riddle's family, but can understand why that was left out. The younger actors have really matured into pretty good performers, particularly Daniel Radcliffe and Tom Felton. In some of the earlier comments the Dumbledore death scene was discussed and questioned about Harry's inactivity. My guess is the director wanted to emphasize that Harry was putting his trust

I'm hoping to take my 2 oldest to see it tonight. From the clips I've seen, it looks like it should be good. I've enjoyed all the movies but like most HP geeks, wished they were all about 30 minutes longer.

I never realized until now, how much Alex looks like David St. Hubbins. Or vice versa. Posted Today, 08:21 AM Not epic enough. Looking on the bright side, though, Wilco has the potential to double Rush's double-neckness.

I'm there. I think that's why I connect with Wilco so much. I'm about the same age as Tweedy and even though his life is much more complex than mine, I feel like he's writing songs about me and my feelings, emotions, decisions. He puts to words what is either bouncing around in my head or is hidden somewhere in the darkest corners of my mind. As for newer music, I'm fortunate that as an old guy (ha ha) I get to manage younger people (under 30) and one of my employees is very much into "hip" music. So he goes out and buys Decemberists, Death Cab, Killers, Spoon and things of that ilk, the

True. I'll bet VC'ers work production is down 15-20% this week.

Man, visiting this place is really getting discouraging. If you love the new album, cool. Listen to it. If you don't like it, cool. Don't listen to it. But honestly, bitching about the new album is not going to change it. It is what it is. Many people seem to believe they have a better idea of what Wilco is supposed to sound like than Tweedy. Fine, go form your own band and make the great lost Wilco album that is in you and has eluded Jeff Tweedy. It's his band and he can make whatever album he wants to make. And in conclusion, there's this band you may have heard of, The Beatles. Y

I listened to it twice and liked it, but those listens were at work. The true test will come when I can listen to it in my truck with it cranked to 11. That's usually where I either fall in love with or out of love with an album.

I like the cover, but I'm afraid Nonesuch may have to change it. It's a little too sexy. I mean a camel in a a hat with a cake sitting on a small table? And you should have seen what they wanted to put on the table. It certainly wasn't a cake, I can tell you that. Nonesuch will be forced to release Wilco (the album) with a completely black cover.

Nice review you found. I agree with the author's sentiments and especially the bit above. "Via Chicago" is absolutely breathtaking. Perfect musical performance capped by stunning visual portrayal.

Coming from a guy who was standing in front of the soundboard, it definitely wasn't just the first few rows that were into it. But surely, that was the lamest crowd I've ever been part of. For years I've heard bad things about shows at Ole Miss and now I have confirmation. Oxford/Ole Miss should never be on anyone's tour stop. Oxford isn't a true representation of what concert crowds in the south are like. Oxford is a world unto itself and the residents/students like it that way and are more than happy to perpetuate the many stereotypes that exist about Ole Miss. For me the worst offende

Thank you, Wendy. It's nice to know someone took the time to read my post and actually agreed with my points. Now, you most definitely need to get those audio tracks downloaded. I can't stop listening to them.

I'll be there with my brother from Alabama.

I'm late to the conversation, as usual, but here goes. I'm not a film major so my views are probably not that educated or informed. I grew up as a music fan watching concert films like The Song Remains The Same, Woodstock, The Kids Are Allright and Monterey Pop and I believe the filming and editing of Ashes is as good as all of these and better than most. Wilco's performances are incredible and for me surpass the performances on Kicking TV. So to have these performances captured on film is a wonderful deal. The audio downloads sound great as well. As for criticism of the film, I underst

Nice interview. Really makes me eager to get my copy in the mail.

I think I'd rather see a well-made biopic on the Stooges. Never seen the Mel Gibson version, but remember it being panned at the time. The Stooges were so awesome, I'd rather just watch the original shorts than a re-make. The Three Stooges really deserved way more recognition when they were still alive. In the 30's the president of Columbia would call them in every year and act like he was doing them a favor by extending their contracts for another year when in fact the studio was making way more money off the Stooges' shorts than the featured films that the short films ran before. They

That was fucking brilliant! I laughed out load (you know what the kids call LOL) over that one. Thanks!

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