John Prine - self-titled, for those that don't know

Another question would be whether or not Jay and Jeff would have ever started a band together in today's music scene. Given the popularity of experimental-pop music today maybe Jeff would have seen the type of music he eventually wanted to make (i.e., Wilco) right away and gone that direction while ...

Two of the biggest throwaway statements by music fans: Ok, I'll bite and address both. 1) "I don't like genre xx, it is too repetitive"a all music is equally repetitive..rock, rap, hip-hop, country, etc. If you like it you want to hear the same thing over and over. If you don't like it th...

whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:

ride ride ride, at least I'm enjoyin' the ride

My copy arrived today

shuffle wrote:Hello Rob, good to see you posting here needless to say, great list, although that Jakob Dylan album didn't do nearly as much for me as it did for you...

Yeah, it seems to be pretty hit or miss with people I know...

2) "You would like them more if you saw them live." I have heard this about 100 different bands. When the band plays music you like it will generally make for a good concert not the other way around. Wrong. Examples: I have had friends I tried to get into DBT, they didn't like them, final...

1. Sun on my face
2. A good cigar
3. Cold beer
4. Mountain jam
5. All of the above, mix well and serve

Two of the biggest throwaway statements by music fans: 1) "I don't like genre xx, it is too repetitive" All music is equally repetitive..rock, rap, hip-hop, country, etc. If you like it you want to hear the same thing over and over. If you don't like it the same thing over and over is anno...

I have and like about 60 of those so I guess its a OK list (as someone pointed out all these lists suck in one way or another). Completely agree with that Neil, Bob, Bruce and DBT (of course) are major omissions. Given they skipped DBT its also not surprising they missed Stranger's Almanac, Trace, W...

Smitty wrote:shakeywaits, at first glance I thought your signature was an Eddie Rabbitt quote.

No, I would have picked "I love a rainy night, I love to hear the thunder, Watch the lightning, When it lights up the sky" for him

Big fan here too. Liked "Emotionalism" a lot when I first heard it but "I and Love and You" put them over the top for me...one of the best albums of 2009 and the title track is my favorite song from last year.

In order:

Neil Young
Tom Waits
Bob Dylan
Grateful Dead
The Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen
Elvis Costello
The Band
DBT
David Bowie

Top 7 are rock solid....have about 20 bands fighting for places 8-10.

Here is my rock/country top 10 so far... 1. The Black Keys - Brothers 2. The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt 3. Jakob Dylan - Women and Country 4. DBT - The Big To Do 5. The National - High Violet 6. Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock 7. The Roadside Graves - You Won't Be Happy With Me 8. Whispering Pi...

Long time lurker on 9B...time to jump in with both feet on 3DD