Vacant Horizon

i didn't think it was that violent. at least compared to his other movies.

i like tarantino, but this was unwatchable. not fun at all like his movies usually are.

good points. i agree, DBT do not have a shtick. and i hadnt thought about how they really are returning to a sound reminiscent of pizza deliverance. that's an album i really need to pay some attention to.

they're just not writing as 'rockin' songs any more...(?)

they just don't need the 'rock' shtick any more. they've become a lot more confident in their song writing and as a result, reaching their true potential. they play what suits the song, not what suits the fans or themselves anymore. i think this is a good thing. patterson has always had it in him. i can see how fans would be a bit upset though.

just checked these guys out. really good alt. country with no irony:) only one album?

who knew.

our show is sept 11, when is yours? it's in probably the best venue here in atlanta. incidently, my wife recently told me she's a huge fan of patterson hood. wtf!!!! news to me:)

thanks.

goat boy...hilarious. i've been so hot and cold with mmj. if i let myself, i can really dig at dawn, it still moves, z. they have a cool sound, but yim seems to do some goofy things with his voice that i just think ruin his songs. also, his lyrics are pretty goofy sometimes...'baby in a blender'? anyway, i'm trying to suspend judgement on some stuff lately and get into some things that could be rewarding (the national, mmj, dbt). i hope this album is good and is a gateway to m. ward and connor.

ha ha! my wife agreed to go. i've been telling her that jay is like a cultural icon. he will be remembered like neil young and bruce springsteen. the real deal. she says, 'will they play drown?' !!!!!!! just so you know, we do agree on lots of other stuff, gillian welch being one.

i hate back in the ussr. i remember paul saying on that anthology tv special in the 90s in reference to this...'it's the beatles bloody white album. shut up!' (in a nice liverpudlian accent)

dungen...hmmm.

tell me what it takes...is probably one of the greatest songs of all time and definitely a gem of the late 80s. i was in my first high school band then and we used to watch that video to get inspired to write our own stuff. as far as steven goes, i feel bad for him, and other aging rockers. how long can these guys keep it up? and is it necessary financially? i really feel we'd have a lot of the old bands still with us if they didn't feel the pressure to tour as much and make as much money. jerry garcia comes to mind. even with wilco, do they really need to tour that much? why not hit

thanks buddy! are you going to son volt by any chance?

oh, i thought it was someone famous? seriously? i've been thinking about going to one. worth it? (hijacking my own thread):

good points. sorry for my reactionary comments. you are right about mp3s. i so wish the prices would come down to what they're actually worth. maybe $5 an album? also, you're right about the middle. the middle used to better i think...70s. it's gotten progressively worse. the outliers, well, people either love them or hate them. really happy people are finding new masterpieces. i tend to fall in the latter category. however, if i have nothing nice to say, i really shouldn't say anything at all

i envy that dude. i'm much like him. ask me what i want to listen to and it's usually something from the 70s. i wasn't too aware of music until the 1980, so i have no psychic reactions to 70s music. the 80s and 90s always take me back to less that fun times. the 00s are better. for me it's basically come down to neil young, springsteen, dylan, selected classic rock, fusion, and prog rock.

the rap/singing gets old really fast for me. i love the music though. same with joanna newsom. who's that girl?

mp3s are not bad. its a myth. research has been done showing that even 128kbs is indiscernable compared to lossless on most audio equipment. in addition, joanna newsom is utterly unlistenable and a good example of buzz being about nothing at all. NOONE would've listened to joanna newsom if not for the buzz.

that was me for about 15 years. jazz and dead and phish. in the car, it was the classic rock station. unfortunately, these days i cannot stomach phish or the dead. i wish i could, but i am just sick of it. it's neil young now. but i'm so busy looking for the next big thing, i don't listen to much neil!! god dammit! i feel sorry for bands that have families and have to tour. however, i wonder how much is actually about making ends meet and more about financing an institution and making more money. i mean, what's the standard of living for these guys. does wilco really need to tour

this has totally been my problem. i browse amazon and emusic everyday too. i hate it. i've downloaded so much crap that was purported to sound like neil young, it's ridiculous. torrents are another big problem. that has stopped as i'm only using my wife's macbook now. she forbids torrents:) i was the same about cd purchases in high school. i'm not buying anything for a few weeks or a month. i'm gonna try to cut back to buying one album a month. something i really really want and in my gut i know is not fluff.

the blurb about farrar says he's supposed to release a new gob iron lp in 2008...?

many good points brownie, the rub is i want artists to do different things, but things that i like:) your example of bon iver experience is enlightening. i find that i'll really get into something for maybe 2 hours. then i just hate it. this has happened several times with post rock, jazz, drive by truckers. also, i do 'want' to like stuff, so maybe that is an issue?

so so right about the buzz. paste magazine makes it's charity supported living off the buzz they in turn try to create. case in point, sujan. what's he been doing for 4 years since illinoise? now a tour and a re-working of old material? the buzz is gone my friend. unfortunately, the buzz has not died down for wilco. the praise they are getting for this new record is way out of proportion to the actual music. interviewers call jeff tweedy a superstar...oh no! wilco will probably stand the test of time though (being there, yhf). also, with all the user generated reviews of every piece