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RS: Are you even a Star Wars fan? Tweedy: No! I could have dealt with an "it's never been my thing". Or even a "no, not really". But a firm "No"? With an exclamation point after it?! Sigh. (shaking head emoticon here)

Agree with you for the most part. Inside Out was SUPER creative. I think sometimes people forget that, in original films like this one, everything was created from nothing. Similar to Monster’s Inc., Pete Docter and his crew imagined a world and created its own rules. I thought it was very clever how they illustrated the mind and came up with core memories and various islands representing different parts of a person’s personality, not to mention other characters and places I won’t talk about so as not to ruin it for anybody. I think Up, Wall-E and Toy Story would make up my top 3. Inside Out

I think Wilco (The Album) has more highlights…Wilco (The Song), One Wing, Bull Black Nova, You And I, and Country Disappeared are all very solid tunes in my opinion. And I think Solitaire is one of Tweedy’s best-written songs. EVER.

I agree. There’s an anxiousness and darkness in the lyrics and Tweedy’s voice. That, combined with the sonics and beautiful studio pop conjured up by…I assume in somewhat large part, Jay Bennett (the pinnacle being Pieholden Suite…so amazing!)…makes for really fascinating listening. For me, it's Wilco's masterpiece.

1. Summerteeth 2. Being There3. Mermaid Avenue 1 & 2 (kind of cheating to include both)4. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Can’t decide how to rank the next 3) - Sky Blue Sky (a beautiful record that coulda been even more beautiful with One True Vine and without Shake it Off, Walken and the wonky part of Hate It Here) - A Ghost Is Born (maybe a top 3 Wilco record, but the versions of some of the songs aren’t my personal favorite. Hummingbird is done creatively, but I love the more mysterious-sounding acoustic version. Same with Spiders, though I DO like the kraut-rock-like version on the record. Han

Summerteeth will always be my Episode 5 of Wilco albums. Being There will likely always be my Episode 4. YHF probably my Episode 6. This new one is gonna fight hard to be my Episode 3.

I almost went that route, but I felt Accelerate was a very forced try by R.E.M. to make a relaxed, loose record. Star Wars, to me, has an off-the-cuff, relaxed, extremely confident vibe that Hootenanny definitely has.

Wow. LONG-time Wilco fan. I listened a few times without reading anybody else’s opinion. My first thoughts: - FRESH! - LOOSE. Love the feel of it. Like they just let it fly. - Sounds like a true band effort. Hard to say or know who had what input. Not one member stands out above the other from listening…I can’t tell who’s making what sounds most of the time. That said, Kotche’s drumming sounds rejuvenated somehow. As does Tweedy’s voice, both lyrically and sonically. - It’s like the band decided “screw laboring over a record for forever, let’s go have fun and bang it out”. This isn’t the gre

Band maybe sounds as great as ever. Tweedy's voice as well. One Wing sounded good. I loved the treatment of Sunken Treasure, with the band slowly joining and doing so subtly. Panthers was nice to see/hear. I agree with charlie that I could go for a longer stretch of unplugged. They seemed to enjoy it, and it sounded fresh. Hesitating Beauty and Give Back The Key To My Heart sounded especially good. The Tupelo and Mermaid songs lend themselves greatly to this style. Imagine Fatal Wound, Airline To Heaven, Blood Of The Lamb or Someday Some Morning acoustically. Okay, just wishful thinking (spe

That would be FANTASTIC!

Wilco's members probably contribute way more to a record than we all imagine, but because Tweedy writes the lyrics and has final say, maybe recent Wilco records aren't as great of records as when Tweedy worked with other talented and strong-willed songwriters (Farrar, Bennett, O'Rourke). Simply as a greedy, selfish music fan who wants to hear cool things, I've long wondered what a Tweedy/Jack White record would sound like. Or if Wilco and Radiohead got together. Or maybe a new band like Alvvays, who has a female lead. As for a new Wilco record...I'd for sure be okay with that!

Hmm. May have to give it a listen.

I don't feel an expert on all that is Sigur Ros, but I'd probably have 3 or 4 Agaetis Byrjun songs, including the title track. "Gong", off Takk, is a keeper as well.

I'm not an expert on the Walkmen, but I really like "Lisbon" and "I Lost You". "In The New Year" I like as well.

Good list. "Deep Down" is a favorite of mine off Garden Ruin, as is "All Systems Red". "Black Heart" and "Convict Pool" are other Calexico songs I think are great. Convertino and Burns have been a part of some fantastic records: OP8's "Slush" and Richard Buckner's "The Hill" wouldn't be the super records they are without those 2 guys.

Hothouse Flowers singing "Don't Go" woulda been cool. That song was supposedly a big favorite of Letterman's, and would often be played at the conclusion of his show. The Foo Fighters? Yawn. Maybe Chris Elliott shows up? Jay Leno? Richard Lewis? Jerry Seinfeld? Sad that Terri Garr is dealing with MS...doubtful, but if she somehow made a brief appearance, she'd get a standing O. She was a great guest in the old days.

(DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS) 1. Space City 2. Zip City 3. Life In A Factory 4. Puttin' People On The Moon 5. Primer Coat

5 - Mom's albums (Beatles, Herman's Hermits, Hollies, Beach Boys) and AM radio (in the mid 70's, one single station would play Elton John, Stones, Beatles, Neil Sedaka, Olivia Newton John, Carly Simon, Terry Jacks, Simon & Garfunkel, Abba, Bread, Mac Davis, etc) 10 - Wings 15 - U2 20 - Classic Rock 25 - R.E.M. 30 - Wilco 35 until now - Try to keep up with new music (Alvvays and Future Islands are great), keep up with good artists still putting out good stuff (Jack White), re-listening to all my old cd's, and seeking out old nuggets on Youtube.

Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead Or Alive"

The Baseball Project are fun, especially for baseball fans. "Fernando" is my favorite, despite not knowing any Spanish.

Picking a "favorite" 5 is much easier that if someone asked you to list what you think are the "best" 5. "Favorite" is all personal and it's sometimes hard to explain why. For example, I came oh so close to listing the Wings' "Back To The Egg" in my top 5. I would never say it's one of the best albums of all time. Not even the best Wings album. But it's my favorite. By far. Such a damn cool record. "Summerteeth" and OP8's "Slush" just missed my cut as well (OP8 is a band with members Lisa Germano, Howe Gelb, Joey Burns and John Convertino).

1. “Loose” - Victoria Williams 2. “Out Of Time” - R.E.M.3. “March 1992” - Uncle Tupelo4. “Dragline” - Paw5. “Third/Sister Lovers” - Big Star

Summerteeth is my favorite Wilco album and I think their best. It felt really magical at the time and I still get enjoyment from it. Just a few months before, R.E.M.'s "Up" and Mercury Rev's "Deserter's Songs" were released. The Flaming Lips' "The Soft Bulletin" arrived 3 months after Summerteeth. I can't think of a better run of cd releases. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've listened to one of those 4 cd's.

(RICHARD BUCKNER) 1. Six Years2. The Last Ride3. The Hill (I’m cheating. Technically, the album “The Hill” is only 1 track. But…it has 18 song titles within its 40 minutes. “William & Emily” or “Elizabeth Childers" would be my official pick.)4. Lost5. Count Me In On This One

(THE DECEMBERISTS) 1. On The Bus Mall 2. Sons & Daughters 3. We Both Go Down Together 4. The Island 5. The Chimbley Sweep