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Nickelback, Maroon 5, Bryan Adams, Goo Goo Dolls, Our Lady Peace, Matchbox 20, Molly Hatchet. Thankfully, they've made better selections in recent years, but you could argue this in either direction. Shall we continue thie tiresome game? I vote no.

Of course they will. They'll just have to make extra effort.

yeah, 'cause if there's one thing USA Today is known for, it's comedy pieces.

I saw that tour, but my date had Jewel instead of Soundgarden. I would have liked to see Soundgarden open for Neil. Maybe I'm being too hard on Blind Melon. They were ubiquitous at the time, so maybe I didn't give them a fair shake due to overexposure. My comments regarding Jewel and Third Eye Blind stand, though.

Yeah, John loved firearms more than life itself. This guy's a genius.

I was going to say nowhere, but this is better.

Ok, two of those acts are terrible. Blind Melon probably had some good qualities. All three are terribly inappropriate opening acts for Neil Young and the Rolling Stones, though.

By "etc. etc." I assume you don't mean Jewel, Blind Melon and Third Eye Blind.

Unfortunately, they both typically have terrible opening bands.

Has it been established that Tweedy is the reason they aren't doing the Chicago date?

Yeah, I agree. You'd have a hard time finding any musician or music fan who would disagree. But a businessman who only sees dollar signs might look at it like a step down. It's possible Wilco would make more money doing their own show. I'm sure Tony Margerita (he's still Wilco's guy, right?) is a good enough businessman to see that opening for Neil in Chicago (or anywhere) would be a good gig...even if it payed peanuts and even if they gained no new fans. If nothing else, his clients would get to share a stage with one of their heroes. Keeping your client happy is good business. That'

Management could be looking at this this opening slot as nothing more than business. Wilco doesn't need to open for Neil in their hometown as much as they need to do those shows in other towns. Management could also be taking a "my client takes second billing to no one when they play hometown shows" attitude/strategy. I doubt any of that is the case (except for maybe the last part). I'm just throwing that out there as a possible reason they aren't opening in Chicago. I'm sure (actually, I know for a fact) SOME bands have management that make decisions based on that logic. Wilco's ma

Totally. I always liked that one and Easter Everywhere more than Psychedelic Sounds.

That's what my copy is called, and that is what the cover looks like. I was referring to the whole album as being underrated.

"Late Greats" could pretty easily morph into "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere". Those two songs share a very similar rhythmic feel. They might have to change the key of one or both tunes, but bands do that all the time as the voicalist's voice loses range. That'd be a cool way for Wilco to end their set and Neil to begin his. No break...just morph. I'm surprised bands so rarely attempt that.

21st Century Schizoid Man

I'm thinking of buying myself a Les Paul Standard when I turn 40 a few years from now. But first I have to have a couple thousand bucks worth of tree work in my yard. Then I'm going to add a deck to my house, and repair my retaining wall. And maybe replace or repair the rusting iron railing out front. Might need some driveway resurfacing before then, too. And definitely a new HVAC system. My washer and dryer probably aren't going to last much longer. And the refrigerator is pretty old. Our cars aren't getting any younger. Looks like my mid-life crisis guitar is going to be pretty l

Awesome* The guitarist in a band I was recently in had an original Rebel. It was a ncie guitar. Not that that means the new ones are worth a crap. Several of those models appeal to me. Now that I decided against buying a new ride cymbal maybe I can get one of these guitars. My friend Anna with her vintage Bobcat: * I take that back. I just looked at Elderly's website. These guitars are GROSSLY overpriced.

I gave it ten seconds. Sounded like a bad Squeeze song. I didn't know that guy was still singing.

I only know one or two of his songs, and nothing about him as a person. His songs struck me as no worse than the typical Eagles song. Take away the '80s production sheen and he would probably be remembered much more fondly.

Miles talkes about that in his autobiography. He thought Steve Miller was a hack. I don't think he commented on Neil, other than just to mention them as one of the rock bands they played with.

You don't have to like their music, but Rush has just as much integrity, and are worthy of just as much respect as Neil Young.

I'd probably go with Rain Dogs, The Black Rider and either Swordfishtrombones or Big Time. Sometimes I really enjoy his early crooner in a dive bar albums, but the '80s and '90s ones are more my forte. I agree with a previous statement that Real Gone is a tough listen. It feels like an overload of sonic information. I'll try listening to the ribot/claypool/waits/brain tracks. That's a top quality lineup. I suspect the reason Real Gone sounds so harsh is the turntables.