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I was kind of shocked at how rough Jeff looked on The Tonight Show. Guy looks to have gained 20-30 lbs. It's obviously been a really hard year for him and his family. Hopefully Sue will be well very soon, if she isn't already.

I was really impressed by the live Quadrophenia release that just came out. If you love the album it's a must-watch. Despite their age, Townshend and Daltrey play with a lot of sincere intensity and the stripped-down presentation (no narration, no special guests) is much more effective than the '96-'97 tours.

Wish they'd found those acetates before they released a whole set of outtakes from the same period! Now we'll never hear them.

I dunno. I'm an "old school" Pearl Jam fan, and I know plenty others, and I can't think of anyone who doesn't like Yield. Outstanding album that has only gotten better with time. But hey, you like what you like. I like the new Jack White 'cause it plays up his musical eccentricities (his personal eccentricities grew tiresome a long time ago). But he still hasn't been particularly interesting since Get Behind Me Satan. The guy is almost 39 after all - nearly every rock-and-roller's best days are long gone at that age. Seems to me White peaked a long time ago and has been playing in the same

New song is decent; much better than the Nelson Mandela song. I give U2 credit for continuing to act as though their new material is going to make or break their career, even if that's obviously no longer the case. It can be easy to forget that right now they're the equivalent of Bridges to Babylon-era Stones, in terms of age.

Seeing Springsteen live turned me from a casual fan to a die-hard fan. One of the most transcendental concerts I've ever seen. Having said that, you sound like you don't want to go.

Isn't it generally accepted that Dylan has worn a wig for a long time?

These days he hardly ever plays new material after its initial release. One of the reasons why I've lost interest in his new stuff. If there isn't a single decent song that can remain in the setlist a year later, why bother?

Gotta say, you guys are making this sound like it was a completely miserable experience.

Yeah, Nels replaced Jay on lead guitar (just took a while), while Pat replaced LeRoy.

Has anyone put together a compilation from all the audience recordings? Why wait for the Roadcase?

You can download the Isle of Wight show from iTunes for $1.29 a song. Really enjoying the new release -- most of it will never be top-shelf material, but there's some very nice stuff here.

I listened to the Red Rocks shows when they were released and thought the performances were great but the sound quality was pretty lousy compared to Okonokos.

Wow, "Solitaire." Very underrated tune -- glad to see it show up. Hopefully some of these rarities find their way into the set on the next tour.

People always think long songs are jams when they haven't heard them before. Most of the MMJ "jams" are just long songs that have a structure, with little improvisation. It's like when people say Wilco is a jam band when they hear "Handshake Drugs" and "Impossible Germany" for the first time. I'd strongly recommend the live album Okonokos over any of the studio albums, honestly. It's two discs, so it's a lot to swallow at once, but once you get into it, it's incredibly rewarding.

Yes, thank you! Especially when "You're gonna die tonight!" and "He went for my gun" are exactly the kind of bullshit things someone would make up after the fact when they realized they would need to prove legal self-defense. Seeing them constantly trotted out as justification for Martin's death has been frustrating. We'll never know if those things were said or happened, but we must at least acknowledge that it's possible they weren't and Zimmerman simply tragically overreacted to getting his ass kicked by a kid he was stupidly following around like Paul Blart Mall Cop.

Martin's not allowed to "Stand His Ground" in the face of a threatening stranger?

It's funny; when I first heard of AmericanaramA, I thought it would be a home run in terms of attendance. I thought, what Wilco or MMJ fan doesn't love Dylan? And what Dylan fan wouldn't be impressed by Wilco or MMJ? But reading this board and the Dylan board, I'm disappointed to see that there isn't as much crossover among the different fan bases as I had hoped. But even the weird mix within the audience hasn't kept the bands from enjoying themselves, obviously.

I'd love to buy the 4-disc version, but Amazon is listing it at $125...

Vitalogy Vs. No Code Ten Yield Pearl Jam Binaural Backspacer Riot Act

I like all of PJ's albums, but I tend to agree with the standard story that S/T is a strong comeback album and Riot Act is a "we're trying to destroy our fan base and piss off the record company" album.

Didn't you mention in a previous post that you hadn't listened to any of Dylan's recent albums? 'Cause overall they're better than the Rubin/Cash albums.

Man, I'm sure glad this tour came around! To think they were going to take the summer off. I'd rather have them hit the studio later with the inspiration from these concerts lingering.

Taking into account what Dylan has done with his live show over the last ten years or so, I suspect he would find much of Wilco and MMJ to be excessive and sort of tasteless. I bet he'd like the Mermaid Avenue songs, though! If Dylan were interested in "competing," he could very easily have Charlie Sexton shred for 10 minutes and get the crowd fired up. He could also play the songs "just like on the album" and have a "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Rainy Day Women" singalong each night. Dylan simply isn't interested in pandering that way, and I can't see any scenario where he's threatened by Wi

Not to put too fine a point on it...but is it really Bob confounding and frustrating you when he doesn't meet your completely unrealistic expectations for the tour, based on unfounded speculation from Wilco's publicist? You thought Dylan would bring Jeff and Jim James up to sing his songs, even though that would be completely unprecedented? Dylan has been doing these baseball festivals for years -- I'm not sure how this one is any different just because his management brought in two "younger" bands instead of Willie Nelson. But I'm certainly enjoying the collaborations among the differen