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I'd also like to note that I think they could pull this off.

I am a YHF fanatic. But that doesn't preclude me from also enjoying SBS, which has been steadily growing on me.

I'm pretty damn disappointed in you.

All right, give me a Pepsi Free. You want a Pepsi, pal, you're gonna pay for it.

Another two years of AWATT, eh?

For me, the opposite was true: As I got older, I became more active in my search for art that had personal meaning for me. When I was 16, I was perfectly content with whatever the radio was giving me. But as life became more complex, so too did my desire to connect with more resonant music. Great post, though. You hit the nail on the head: Diving into something like music--or movies or books or whatever--does provide a kind of refuge. Over the last few years especially, I can tell you that I'm endlessly thankful for being able to love a band as much as I love Wilco.

You might be right. I dunno. All I can say is that I'm 32, and music has never meant more to me than it does right now.

In fact, it only gets worse.

What you call excuses or explanations, others might call context--and someone who has never heard Wilco before might appreciate learning about this album's context.

I keep trying, but I think I may just resign myself to the fact that Deerhoof isn't for me.

Same here. Sometimes I think it's my favorite.

You can expect your first issue of Tiger Beat in 6-8 weeks.

That's what she said. Wait, what am I saying?

Let me know what you think!

Well, I was using some ironic understatement (it's my thing). Of course I think movies can matter in our lives. Certain ones, at least. Babel didn't mean a whole lot to me, but maybe it will to you. It seems to affect plenty of people deeply. (I liked his earlier Amores Perros a lot more. Did you see that one?)

I think you can safely push it off for some other time. I dunno... I felt like, for all the technical and narrative virtuosity on display, it never really added up to much. It's worth seeing, surely, but it seems unlikely to change anyone's life. Can movies even do that?

I was a little worried that Pat and John's Autumn Defense sensibilities would influence this record too much--and I'm still a little worried.

Yeah. I liked it, I guess, but it didn't really stick with me. How about you?

Cool. Thanks, Chris!

Not so good.

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I hadn't, but I probably will now!

By all accounts SBS was a truly collaborative project... but to my ears it still sounds like the sister project of a Tweedy solo tour (if that makes sense).