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It was a great day. Amorica was so good to me from the start that it may have overshadowed A.M. at the time. Thankfully, I had a good enough taste of Wilco that I was able to hop back on the bus during Summerteeth. I can think back on most of the good to great cd's I've purchased and remember where I bought them. For example, I remember buying Superunknown and AIC's Dirt on the same day at a K's Merchandise in the spring of 1994 while on the way to watch my future wife run in a high school track meet (yes, I was late to the party on AIC).

Very similar experience for me. I first heard A.M. at a cd listening station in Circuit City. I remember buying it and The Black Crowes Amorica on the same day. While I liked the album, I can't say I was totally hooked. I missed out on Being There and then Summer Teeth reeled me back in for good, although I have had some small peaks and valleys with the band ever since. Right now is a great time for me with Wilco, and my daughters are fans too. There is nothing like hearing my almost two year old girl singing along to "whooooole love" with a big smile on her face.

Received this via email today: Like a cadre of musical brothers finally coalescing after years on the road apart, Yim Yames has joined forces with Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Gob Iron, Uncle Tupelo), Will Johnson (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel), and Anders Parker (Varnaline, Gob Iron) to gratefully deliver New Multitudes, an intimate interpretation of American icon and musical legend Woody Guthrie’s previously unrecorded lyrics. Set to coincide with the centennial celebration of Woody Guthrie’s birth year,New Multitudes will be released on February 28, 2012 by Rounder Records as a 12 track rel

After two times through, I'm liking it. I'm guessing my wife and daughters will really like it, which will in turn make me enjoy it even more. Brothers was about 3-4 songs too long, but I still like it better overall than El Camino. There is nothing on the new one as stunning as "Too Afraid To Love You", but there are also no tracks I want to automatically skip either. I actually enjoy their albums much more than the live show. I saw them about five years ago at the Vic. I thought it was a good show, but it was only 75 minutes. The thing is, I was ready for it to be over, it was just

You must be a VIP if you got better seats than Robert Plant. Was he really that into the music or was someone squeezing his lemon?

Unfortunately, there is a decent chance they don't even broadcast the Best Rock Album award. I think they have a chance, but Foo Fighters is the favorite. Arcade Fire didn't win Best Alternative Album last year and they won AOTY. I find it funny that AOTY has five mainstream artists this year after the backlash from the Arcade Fire win last year.

Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes 1. They are the critic's darlings right now. Both sold more albums than Wilco. 2. They aren't too new. If this was their first album, no chance. Just like Funeral and Neon Bible didn't get nominated, even though many think they are better than Suburbs. Or AGIB winning and nothing for YHF. 3. Bon Iver's work with Kanye brings him into a bigger spotlight. Bottom line, they are only going to give one or two slots to non-mainstream artists, and Radiohead, Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes will be ahead of Wilco in the pecking order. Personally I think an "indie" artist

I can see a nomination for Alternative Album. No way for Album of the Year (even though it's one of my favorites). Adele and Kanye will be two of the noms and maybe Radiohead or Bon Iver. Taylor Swift and Fleet Foxes are other possibilities. They always have a few big name artists nominated, regardless of quality. Not many popular old farts made comebacks this year (see: Herbie Hancock, Robert Plant, Steely Dan, Dylan, Springsteen, Neil Young, etc.) so no nominations there.

Great show, so much energy. Opener was David Mayfield Parade. US Cellular Coliseum, Bloomington IL, Nov 17, 2011 1. Will You Return? 2. Shame 3. And It Spread 4. Pretty Girl from Cedar Lane 5. Down with the Shine 6. Paranoia in Bb Major 7. January Wedding 8. The Weight of Lies 9. Go to Sleep 10. The Fall 11. Colorshow 12. I Won't Give Up My Train (Merle Haggard) 13. Tin Man 14. Murder in the City 15. Just a Closer Walk with Thee 16. When I Drink 17. One Line Wonder 18. Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise 19. Slight Figure of Speech 20. I and Love and You Encore 21. I Killed Sally's

http://web.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090321&content_id=a1&vkey=news&fext=.jsp The new guitarist, DJ Ashba went to my high school. He was a few years older than me, so I didn't know him very well. He was in the pep band playing electric guitar during basketball games . They had a really good drummer too, and they would play "Paradise City" together every game and it was always the highlight of the night. Nobody there would have ever guessed at the time that he would be in GnR over twenty years later, not someone from a little town of 3,000 in central IL.

Heard "Secret of the Sea" at an outdoor shopping area this weekend and about tripped and fell.

I got in right at 10 and pulled two, but my computer just kept cranking on the screen that said "you have five minutes to complete this purchase". There was no continue button to click because the page still had not fully loaded. After about five minutes the session timed out and I hit try again. The tickets were still there and I continued, entering all of my info figuring it would be too late by the time I got to the end. To my surprise, I got the tickets!!! So pumped to see them. I didn't get tickets to the other shows because of the drive during the week. Good luck to everyone with

http://www.billboard.com/#/news/j-cole-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-blink-1005384552.story Wilco's new "The Whole Love" takes a bow at No. 5 with 82,000, marking the fourth top 10 effort for the band. Its last release, "Wilco (The Album)," debuted and peaked at No. 4 off a 99,000 start in 2009.

So, with the bonus tracks available for individual purchase, the question is, how nice is the 50 page booklet that comes with the deluxe cd version?

For something new, have you heard Gary Clark Jr. yet? Can't wait for a full length. And a song from the EP... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e18BHJ7uajQ

Also did Borders the other day and picked up: Panda Bear - Tomboy - $3.40 The Roots - Tipping Point - $3.00 TV On The Radio - Nine Types of Light - $3.40 Carl Broemel - All Birds Say - $2.40 A week or two ago I grabbed: Low - C'mon Roots - How I Got Over Nicole Atkins - Mondo Amore Chopin and Champagne Compilation These were in the $5-$6 range. I will miss Borders. Used to buy many cd's there with 40% off coupons and gift cards through Discover rewards. I was able to consistently buy new music for $7-10 bucks, not to mention the giftcard perk.

The Saadiq/Black Joe Lewis episode is looking good. Here are some more from the ACL website: "PS – because you’ve read this far, here’s a sneak peak of Part 2 of Season 37: look forward to episodes with Coldplay, Arcade Fire, Florence + the Machine, Joanna Newsom, Gomez, The Head and the Heart and many more that we haven’t even announced yet." Obviously, add Wilco to the list as well. Adele was scheduled to record but had to cancel when she cancelled her summer tour.

I think I agree with what you are saying. It bugs me when someone gets jumped for rushing to judgment on a song or an album after just a few listens when they don't like it, but aren't the people who love the songs after a few listens really rushing to judgment as well? It could get worse over time. As a matter of fact, many of the albums that I love on first listen fade quickly over time, where as the ones that take a few listens to enjoy have more staying power. Some of the best albums grab you from the beginning and stay great forever. I have listened to this 1.5 times and now I'm g

No, thankfully a beautiful blonde (my wife).

It was weird watching Source Code in downtown Chicago (I had no idea ahead of time it was filmed there) when the city skyline came up at the very beginning. It was also a little creepy since I had just got off a train and was hopping back on one later in the day.

Liam Finn open for Wilco Delta Spirit open for MMJ In both cases I felt like I had easily gotten my money's worth before the main act came on stage. Also in both cases the main act then came out and played an amazing 2.5 hr. set.

I came across this thread searching for The Raconteurs and found it too hilarious not to bump!! I read an article where Rick Rubin said her new album is just getting started even though it's sold over 2 million copies. Said "Someone Like You" will be the next huge hit and there are 3-4 more hits on the album.

I recently posted on the MMJ board regarding a recent setlist that had 5 Evil Urges songs and ZERO from At Dawn. I expressed disappointment that Evil Urges has taken At Dawn's place as a former album from which they play 4-5 songs every night, while At Dawn songs are becoming rarities. This was met with some immediate backlash. Forget negative opinions, one is hardly allowed to have a neutral or lukewarm opinion over there without getting pounced on for not having blind devotion to the band. I appreciate that this forum seems to allow much more of a reality check to what Wilco is doing. S

Pretty sure I've seen a couple places where he played every instrument on the album. I've only been through it one time. Don't like it as much as the first one yet, but I can see growth potential.

Definitely running out to pick this one up over lunch today along with the new Bon Iver. Wasn't a big fan of the BARB album, hoping this one is much better. Really like his first album and the live stuff.