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The Waco Brothers.

The first real concert I ever attended was Yes (in the round) at the International Amphitheater in Chicago in 1977.  I saw them again in Champaign in around 1979.   Loved Yes in the 70's then quickly moved on and grew out of them.  Chris Squire was an incredible musician.  RIP.

Moss -- Thanks for the tips!

My bother is getting married this weekend in Fort Collins, CO -- coincidently the same weekend (and location) as the Colorado Brewers' Festival.  Anyone else going?  Tips for a rookie? 

^^^ Good call on "Fearless" -- my favorite PF song.

In no particular order:

1. Wilco

2. Guided By Voices

3. Pavement/Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

4. Yo La Tengo

5. Neil Young

6. Morphine

7. Drive-By Truckers

8. R.E.M.

9. Mountain Goats

10. The Who

11. Rolling Stones

12. Pixies

13. Bob Dylan

14. Robyn Hitchcock

15. Elliot Smith

16. Waco Brothers

17. Radiohead

18. Richard Thompson

19. Alejandro Escovedo

20. Beulah

21. Galaxie 500

22. White Stripes/Jack White

23. Lou Reed/Velvet Underground

24. Social Distortion

25. Parquet Courts

26. Spoon

27. Steve Earle

28. Superchunk

29. Talking Heads

30. Sparklehorse 

That was hard to do!!

I've enjoyed reading the responses to the question posed in this thread.  I'm 56 years old (how the heck did that happen?!) and I can honestly say that my love of music is as strong as ever. A lot of my contemporaries bitch about music "not being as good as it used to be" and I disagree strongly with that sentiment. There's so much great new music being made today -- it just takes a bit more effort to find it.  What I mean is that there is so much more music available now than when I was growing up, that much of the "good stuff" is drowned out by mainstream media/radio. Investing in XM radio about 10 years ago was a great decision and helps to keep me current (and commercial free).

One of the reasons I've been able to keep my passion for music alive is pretty pedestrian -- I have more money to spend on music than I had when I was growing up (i.e. I HAVE A JOB!).  I remember agonizing over the bins of LP's at Record Service in Champaign, IL wondering if I should spend the $5.99 for the new Talking Heads or R.E.M. album or spend that money on doing my laundry instead.  Spending $12.99 on a new CD doesn't seem like such a colossal decision anymore. I also have 4 kids who are in their early and mid-twenties.  All of them share my passion for music (I raised them right!) and they are a great source for what's new and interesting.   

And, as others have posted, there is nothing like live music to fuel my passion.  Seeing bands/artists like Wilco, Drive By Truckers, Yo La Tengo, Richard Thompson and the Mountain Goats keep me (and my ears) buzzing for days.     

^^^ And if YoYo La Tengo was to form a super-group with The La's and Django Django, they could be YoYo La La's Tengo Django Django.

Did anyone go to the RT show last night at the Vic?  Did JT make an appearance?