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That's irrelevant, though not surprising. For better or worse, R.E.M.'s sound became so insular after the album, that commercial apathy was a given. EDIT: I don't care much for Out of Time, either, though I wouldn't say it's overrated. It had mass commcercial appeal, but the band's core fans usually agree it is one of their lesser albums.

Monster, by the way, is the most overrated album in their catalog. A few good songs aside (all of which were released as singles, incidentally), it's such a dull, dreary attempt at "rocking."

Have you heard of 'Crime and The City Solution'? Nope. And, excepting the Wire record (which, one day, will be mine), I ordered everything in the above post. The Wedding Present albums, by the way, are George Best and Bizarro, which are the only Weddoes albums still in print in the States (outside of Seamonsters, which I already have). And good job on Tago Mago, Arkham. I'll never forget the first time I heard "Halleluwah"; the entire band's performance on that track is extraordinary, but Jaki Leibezeit really shines. That he was able to maintain such a tight, minimal yet extremely funky beat with little variation is a credit to his immense talent.

Around when was this?

And I'm one of those people that prefer the I.R.S. years of the band.

Nor should it. I just had a Jet story to share, is all.

TSA talking about her sex life (again) was actually the worst part of this thread, in case you guys were confused.

(Cries in Chave's coffee) j/k You are so horrible.

Best live shows I've seen both occured last year: Sigur Ros 03/27/03 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA Les Savy Fav 10/26/03 Knitting Factory NYC

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Those dudes in Jet are assholes. When I worked the CMJ Music Fest last year, I had to watch the door for this performance they were doing at the CMJ headquarters. When setting up, they bitched over everything. Worthless primadonna cunts.

"Stuart" And chave, I haven't heard Franz Ferdinand. Nothing I've read about them interests me enough to check them out. (Mentioning Jet and The Thrills in the same category only turns me off more.)

You have to consider that the trumpet can be a far more limiting/less expressive instrument than the saxophone. Given that, Davis worked superbly within those boundaries.

Other than stating I listen to Davis more than Coltrane, I am not qualified to answer that question.

He's right. It's found on the three-disc Emancipation album, but ignore that abortion. The "One of Us" cover is all you need.

And to apply such a narrow and limiting term as "punk" to London Calling is to do it a disservice. It encompasses so many genres and styles, that calling it a rock record is the only thing that will suffice. A great rock record, too, natch.

London Calling, bitch. London Calling is a great rock record. Pink Flag is a great punk record. And though they certainly had punk spirit, outside of their first album, I really wouldn't call The Clash's music "punk." EDIT: Oh, shit. I hope this doesn't get me into an argument about "what is punk." The subject interests me very little.

Wire's Pink Flag. Fuck the Sex Pistols, Wire made the best British punk album.

Magazine's The Correct Use of Soap I'm thinking of ordering a few things online, namely a couple of albums by The Wedding Present, Wire's 154 and the Birthday Party's Pleasure Heads Must Burn DVD. In non-music matters, I would very much like to get my hands on the Lost in Translation DVD. Very much indeed.

This is what you're missing, folks.

I'm thinking my show is gonna be awesome.

Yes, it is. Oh, and for those of you don't give a flip about the Super Bowl, my radio show is on tonight from 7-9pm, EST. Here's the link: http://stream.unf.edu:8080/ramgen/wosp/wosp.smil I may not appear on the board during that time, so you can reach on AIM at alfosexual.

Pretty great.

I always love it when other people needlessly endanger their lives. Seriously, though, the first post in that thread is, by far, the most entertaining thing to appear HD in some time.

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