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I have DirecTV, so I have seen the entire final season. In the series finale, they used an entire Delta Spirit song during a key scene. I watched this shortly after I had discovered Delta Spirit and was solidifying my huge crush on them. One of my favorite shows of all time ending and using that song at that moment was perfect for me. So much great music on FNL over the years. Very sad to see it end, but at least it went out before it started to go downhill. Definitely need to own the DVD's someday.

Not that it makes a huge difference, esp. if you don't like the sound of the choir in general, but it was actually a group of women in the choir, no children. I thought it was a group of kids also. Here are the actual singers from the recent webcast concert: http://www.youtube.com/user/FCMahgeetah?blend=13&ob=5#p/u/0/35Ex--5pl4w

http://www.spin.com/articles/premiere-my-morning-jacket-cover-buddy-holly Cover of Buddy Holly's "True Love Ways". Simply beautiful.

Gotta say I like this one much better than Evil Urges on the whole on first listen. There is nothing as good as "Smokin From Shootin", but not nearly as cheesy either. I am hearing a lot of The Who on this record, especially in "Outta My System". Not sure if it's a specific song it reminds me of or just in general.

As a kid I used to do elbow drops off the top of my dresser onto my bed imitating the Macho Man. Will never forget the Wrestlemania match against Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat.

They are not huge. They would not sell out the UIC Pavilion for three nights like Arcade Fire just did, and I don't know that I would even classify AF as "huge" yet. MMJ is playing bigger venues the last couple of years, but I would argue that it is in spite of Evil Urges. They have gotten bigger based on their live reputation, and their live show is held up almost entirely by Z/ISM/At Dawn heavy setlists. I have been to four shows since the release of Evil Urges, and other than "Smokin from Shootin" and maybe "Touch Me 2" the Evil Urges stuff largely killed the energy in the room. Maybe

I am more excited about the live box set coming out than anything else. Has anyone seen confirmation that it is for sure the 5 night NYC run?

I agree, he no doubt has creative control in MMJ. More so than being checked by his bandmates, I think he is still somewhat constrained by the past history of the band and other people's expectations. MMJ has built a legacy and he doesn't want to ruin it. However, his solo album could be his true experiment where all of the bat-shit-craziness comes to the surface. Don't get me wrong, I'll still probably buy it on the day of release, I'm just falling a little more out of love with these guys with each new venture. After "Z" they were on the verge of being huge and they so far have fumbled

I'm preparing to cringe often during the upcoming VH1 Storytellers episode. Here is an example of what I'm talking about: There is a certain feeling you get in your mouth when you drink water or milk; it's like your mouth knows that they belong there. They mesh right in. Now, I'm no scientist, but I feel the molecules in milk and water are more circular or soft, rolling, wave-like — more akin to the cells already existing in your body, far different from the triangular pointed saw-wave feeling you get when you drink a fizzy water or a beer or something bubbly that clashes with the body. A feel

Coming from a long-time MMJ fan that has loved them live several times, I think the JJ (or YY ) solo album has the potential to be incredibly bad. I've come to the conclusion that Jim is a weird dude that I just don't connect with at times. He has come up with some really head scratching interview comments and songs in the last few years. The thought of him having an unchecked creative outlet honestly scares me a little bit.

What other bands are playing at this?

How much is shipping? I tried to look but asked me to submit info before I got that far. I was thinking about ordering the cd and t-shirt.

There is some stuff on the album I really like and some not so much. However, with 32 reviews compiled it has scored an 88 on Metacritic, album of the year type reviews. As with the first album, I just don't understand the over-the-top gushing for this band. I admit this says more about me than anything, but this gushing makes me look at the band and their albums through a different prism, and it has an overall negative effect on my opinion of them. I basically had the same thing happen to me with Mumford and Sons (not from critic reviews, but from word on the street).

The time I saw them in concert Robin sat the whole time. There were long pauses between songs and he sat there and uncomfortably stroked his beard. Reminded me of a Bond villain petting his cat or something. Just a little awkward.

...or Bright Eyes, they are opening for him at the Pageant in St. Lou. Would love to see them there, great venue, but not as an opener for Connor. Took me awhile to get into these guys, but it is full-on now. I was looking for North Hills to blow my mind right away and I just needed to let it sooth my mind instead. Listening to that album for me is just so relaxing, just like putting on comfy clothes on the weekend and chillin' on the couch.

I know "fog of war" was used as an excuse for conflicting stories, but how many times can the story change before you finally call bullshit. Once again, I'm not saying he's not dead, just that they are manipulating the story for some reason. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42892575/ns/world_news-death_of_bin_laden/ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/05/osama-bin-laden-death-obama-story.html "One compound resident pointed out Osama. Three compound residents died in the firefight. One man used a woman as a human shield. She was an Osama wife. They both died. She was only shot i

No rockers??!! So is the title track the biggest rocker on the album? Is the slow stuff schmaltzy like on Evil Urges ("Thank You Too", "Sec Walkin" etc.)? Sounds like I'm going to be very disappointed once again.

I'll bite. Bin Laden would have killed billions if left unchecked with our resources, because he was a madman. But that's also what makes it so easy to dismiss him as just a single lunatic. For me, it is far more disheartening that we have a large group of individuals, with a system a checks and balances, that is responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people, and a country full of people that elected them there that are either fine with it or choose to ignore it. It's easy to be ignorant to the atrocity of war when it hasn't been fought on your turf since 1865. I'd m

Which one brought the nudie mag with them back from the john that they had to blur out?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theenvoy/20110503/ts_yblog_theenvoy/in-aftermath-of-bin-laden-raid-new-intelligence-shifting-accounts Yeah they watched it in real time, yet they can't figure out if there were one or two women there. I can just see it now: "...wait, we said Osama's wife identified him, and we also said Osama used her as a human shield. Dammit!! How are we going to fix that one? Well, let's just say there were two women there and blame it on confusion over how fast everything went down."

Agreed, and I'm no staunch defender of Fleet Foxes by any means. I thought their first album was good, but I don't seem to like it as much as most people do. I also had a very average concert experience with them. However, I do really like what I've heard of the new album and I'm going to pick it up over lunch today.

http://www.nme.com/reviews/fleet-foxes/12024 If you want to read an alternative point of view to all of the glowing reviews of the album, check out this ruthless piece of work. Looks like we better put on something else if we wanna get some, if you know what I mean.

Let's say a U.S. based Christian terrorist group carries out an attack on another country. That country has intelligence that a cell of this group lives in your neighborhood. They send a missle into your neighborhood, killing the cell, but also taking out five houses full of innocent people surrounding the cell, including some of your family members. They got the evil ones, so it's okay that some of your family members died as well, right? It amazes me how we can sometimes discount the loss of innocent life if it's not an American life. This is not pointed at anyone in particular, just f

It's an even bigger Muslim tradition to bury the body in the earth, so their argument is a weak one. I understand not wanting it to be a shrine, but that was not given as a reason during the press conference this afternoon.

In the press conference, counter terrorism guy Brennan said it was his understanding that it was Bin Laden's wife and they used her as a shield to protect him.