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Or lately, Ryan Adams. Their influence is far and wide.

Yes they are. Have you heard any of Olson's major studio solo albums? He's got two great ones in My Own Joe Ellen and December's Child.

I'd say The Man Who Loved Life, Bottomless Cup and Sound of Lies are all great songs. The rest is pretty bad. And as much as some people like "Trouble", and "Big Star" they are just rehashes of much better songs already done by the Jayhawks ( Red's Song and Real Light).

Louris just said Mark is flying out in October to begin work on a new Olson/Louris album. He will also be on Mark's new solo record. He also said there will be a tour.

Each album since Olson left has had 2-3 really good songs (O'Reagan had a great one on Sound of Lies and Rainy Day Music). But with Olson, they were all good. Has anyone heard the acoustic shows with Olson and Louris from this spring?

Generic mid-tempo pop. What happened to the Ryan Adams who made Cold Roses (which wasn't half bad?).

The new record is fantastic. A more raw sound than "Wonderful Life", but still great.

Yes, because the Beatles would have never encountered pot again if not For Bob.

Bowie wasn't influenced by VU, but rather by Syd Barrett, who was doing the free form experimentation long before VU was. Oh, and the Spice Girls inclusion just makes the entire list worthless. The Brits are really $#%$ in the head these days for some reason.

Strange comparing a folk singer with a space rock/prog band.

Bob Dylan the Folk/Pop artist > Bob Dylan the Muddy Waters wannabe

Wow he's really changed his style up on this one, like Neil going from the Shocking Pinks to Freedom.

That record is great.

There are only a few things you can count on in life: death, birth, taxes - and a Son Volt record being good.