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    The War On Drugs

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    A blurb from Pitchfork's review. Pretty spot-on to me:

     

    "A Deeper Understanding is also a fascinating study in influence; it’s hard to think of a band with more obvious touchstones that also sounds so original. Over his last two records, Granduciel has chosen a very particular slice of music history—mid-’80s rock made by baby boomers with synthesizers—repossessed it, and built a new world within it. Like the music from that era, A Deeper Understanding is all about contrast, the push and pull of rock grittiness and authenticity, while the layers of keyboards and studio sheen give the music a dreamier quality, suggesting the kind of imaginary spaces dreamed up by future-obsessed ravers."

    New Single Released on Wilco's Bandcamp

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Tweedy's quote about the song:

     

    “My dad was named after a Civil War general, and he voted for Barack Obama twice,” Tweedy said in a statement. “He used to say, ‘If you know better, you can do better.’ America — we know better. We can do better.”

     

     

    How do others interpret the quote?

     

    I think Jeff is trying to say that we can learn from our mistakes of the past. Or maybe that we all have consciences that guide us...we need to listen it. But it also comes across that if you didn't vote for Obama, you're not enlightened or intelligent.

     

    For me, political songs are dicey. I believe the U.S. is filled with a vast majority of heads-in-the-right-place people, whether on the Left or Right. I think nut-jobs on the very extremes of both sides, with today's news cycles and social media, make it SEEM a lot more divisive and ugly that it actually is America.

     

    I'd guess 95% Americans or more are for "All Lives", whether black or white or brown or old or unborn.

    The War On Drugs

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    The songs that have come out for the new one all sound really great.

     

     

     

    Agree 100%!

     

    Really amazing stuff. Search the Kimmel performance from last night's show...they sang "Pain".

     

    "Holding On", "Thinking Of A Place" and "Strangest Thing", along with "Pain", make it seem like the new record will be a classic.

    R.E.M. 1980-2011??

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I was going to suggest a couple of songs off of "Up," but then saw it was released in 1998. 

     

    With Berry departing the band, "Up", it seemed to me, forced the band to re-think how it would make unique sounds. I think the experimental sounds, combined with Stipe's lyrics of overcoming or keeping one's head above waters in bad times, makes "Up" one of their great records.

     

    The early, jangly, mysterious R.E.M. is the best R.E.M. I think a vast majority of R.E.M. fans would agree. But post-Berry R.E.M. isn't the disaster that I feel some seem to think it is.

    R.E.M. 1980-2011??

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    You can see why they hung it up from this list. Nothing from beyond the 1990's until the 50's

     

     

    Don't know if anything R.E.M. put out beyond the 90's is deserving of Top 50, but they had some gems in their last decade. 

     

     

    Fave 5 R.E.M. Songs, Post-1990's:

     

    1. We All Go Back To Where We Belong

    2. Every Day Is Yours To Win

    3. That Someone Is You

    4. I'll Take The Rain

    5. Beat A Drum

    R.E.M. 1980-2011??

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I think I read somewhere they are doing a 25th anniversary release of Automatic for The People. 

     

    That could be REALLY worth getting. Supposedly, a couple unheard full songs and a few music-only recordings from that time could be part of it. 

    R.E.M. 1980-2011??

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I am not really into lists - but Flowers of Guatemala is one of my favorite R.E.M. songs. If I had to name my very favorites I would say Swan Swan H  and Driver-8.

     

     

    R.E.M. has SO many great songs that lists like these are kinda fun for debate.  Flowers is a definite Top 10 for me. Driver 8 is hard to argue against.

     

    Kohoutek (#96) and 11th Untitled Song (#110) are 2 others that stood out to me as being way too low. 

    Walking the Walk

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Nope. We just respect the Establishment Clause. We also respect that it's a (very difficult) decision to be made between a woman and her doctor. 

     

    We also don't want to force women into a situation where they might get an unsafe illegal abortion. 

     

     

    Except when a church bulletin tells you that voting Democrat is a mortal sin.

     

    Yep. Catholics can vote for whatever candidate they want for whatever reason they want. The Church doesn't tell them how to vote. That San Diego flier isn't supported by the Church. Of course, voting Democrat is NOT a mortal sin. Silly.

    Walking the Walk

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    There's a LOT Catholics who vote Democrat. I think it's close to 50-50.

     

    They justify voting for a Pro-Choice candidate by saying they believe the Democrats respect life post-birth more than Republicans. Pope Francis, nor priests, tell parishioners who to vote for.

    Who's Marching, and Where?

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Thus my original statement regarding Sid.  I know from reading Sid's statements in the past that he is on the right of many issues and when he said he could give a "flying crap about his [Tweedy] political opinions," I felt that this came from a place of disagreement on his statement, not the fact he does not care.  IMHO he most defiantly cares, or otherwise he wouldn't have taken the time to say it. 

     

    Nowhere in Jeff's social media post does he state a position regarding anything specifically. What would I possible be disagreeing with?!

     

    How I feel about Tweedy is how I feel about Conan O'Brien or Alec Baldwin, for examples. Conan's old NBC late night show was, in my opinion, one of if not THE greatest late night TV show of all time...funny, weird and quirky. On TBS, since getting burned by NBC, Conan's show is, generally, more cynical and more political. I don't like his show as much. Not because of his political views. But because...in my opinion...political discourse has a lot of nastiness and a snarky, cynical quality that I find off-putting. I love watching Alec Baldwin doing "normal" comedy on SNL or in movies. I think his political views are off at times, but I DON'T CARE. He's entertaining. I think his Trump impersonation SUCKS. It pales dramatically to the great caricatures of Carvey's Bush, Ferrell's W. Bush or Hammond's Clinton, but I digress.

     

    I like Tweedy and Wilco because of their music, not whether they support Planned Parenthood or not. Or whether they like Trump or not. 

     

    I DO NOT CARE.

     

    Don't believe me. I don't give a flying crap.

    Who's Marching, and Where?

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    If you truly wanted other views/information on an issue at a specific time when you have no internet access, and the only people available were Jeff Tweedy and your 3 year old nephew, you'd chat up Mr. Tweedy.

     

    You're right. Hypothetically, if I got stranded on a small island, and I was one of only 3 humans, including Mr. Tweedy and my 3 year old nephew, and I needed information on how to build a raft or how to make a fire and find food to eat and stay safe at night from wild creatures, I'd love to have someone like Mr. Tweedy around and would definitely seek his advice over my 3 year old nephew.

    Who's Marching, and Where?

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Well heaven forbid Jeff Tweedy lets you down and uses his platform to express things that he feels deeply about.  I forgot about the part in the 1st amendment that said it didn't apply to celebrities and their opinions.  You should not expect anything from Jeff Tweedy or any celebrity that is an extremely selfish way to look at things.  

     

    The only reason the people (I am not necessarily saying you, but it looks that way) get so upset over celebs protesting or expressing their views is when they don't agree with them.  If Jeff wrote a letter supporting whatever you believe in, I doubt you would feel it necessary to throw out the statement that you don't care about what he believes politically.  

     

     

    Um, huh?

     

    Jeff can say whatever he wants. I like Tweedy. I think he's a genuinely very good guy. A caring guy. Seems a sweet guy. A grounded guy. A funny guy. A talented guy.

     

    I never once said anything specifically about disagreeing with him. Or being outraged in any way at what he says or thinks. In fact, the opposite. It bothers me ZERO...because I honestly think that...generally...entertainers' opinions and thoughts on political issues mean as much to me as my 3 year old nephew's opinion on political issues. I sometimes think that entertainers think, because they have popularity and a platform, that people like me all of a sudden give more weight to their opinions. I don't. 

     

    As for concerts, Jeff, for example, could walk out with one of his crude, anti-Trump sentiments on his T-shirt and lecture me and the audience on how bad Trump is. It wouldn't bother me because me of what he's saying. I could give a rip. But it WOULD bother me that someone as smart and nice and caring and Jeff would actually think a group of thousands of people wanting to have a special night of listening to great music, would want to hear HIS thoughts on politics. 

    Who's Marching, and Where?

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    But it appears to me that you do, otherwise you wouldn't have said anything.

     

     

    My point is that, I think Jeff is fully aware that if he chooses to be part of a political rally or takes a side politically, that there's gonna be some people who don't agree with said rally, and will get worked up about it and say dumb/nasty things to him.

     

    Jeff has said many times that when he and Wilco put out a song, it's not there's anymore. I love that. And I agree. I love "Pieholden Suite". It makes me think of my wife. I love "Shot In The Arm", cause when he says "what you once were isn't what you want to be anymore", I think of how many dumb things I may have said or done in my lifetime and how I don't want to be any part of that anymore. His songs are mine now.

     

    So I honestly don't care what he thinks politically. When I listen to his music, I hear what I hear. I don't always 100% like the things he supports politically, but I'm able to separate it. 

     

    Now, if I go see him in concert, I expect him to not get political. It ruins the whole concert vibe for me.

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