I'm pumped! Just got word that my ticket has finally started shipping so

I think A Slight Discomfort might be my new favorite Hold Steady song.

I have The Stage Names and The Stand Ins and like them both. However, my interest in the band has waned since I saw them open for Levon Helm back in January. The performance was kind of flat, the new lead guitarist was terrible, and Will Sheff came across like a complete tool. Only "Our Life Is...

I should still have all of the files on my drive somewhere. I'll work on getting them put up on this new site. That would be great! Thank you. If Vol. 3 ever gets in the works, I'd like to put my name on the sign up sheet. Me too! I've been known to rock versions of GD Lonely Love and The Company I...

Pavement. Haven't seen them yet but I will in September.

This article is at least a few months old, and shortly after it came out it was contradicted by the MT camp, who said that most of it was either falsified or heinously exaggerated. He still tours and he's doing fine (though he was recently hospitalized for some sort of respitory ailment, but he's re...

For those that ordered through the DBT site, have your tickets come yet? Mine hasn't.

Only 3 so far in order to save money, but: DBT- Tarrytown (June 4) The New Pornographers- NYC (June 19) The Hold Steady/The Gaslight Anthem/The Whigs- Detroit (July 15) I wanted to see the Dexateens and Jay Farrar but they're both 21+. I've decided against seeing the Black Keys this time around cuz ...

After hearing the full band versions of this and Used To Be A Cop, I think this album is gonna be reeaaaaally interesting and awesome. Can't wait to hear electric versions of the title track and The Fireplace Poker.

I LOVE Street Legal.

Happy belated!

The full band version of Ray's Automatic Weapon sounds fantastic.

(The Shadoobies are to The Rolling Stones what 3DD's are to DBT). Ahh, but Shadoobees are only one of the many varieties of online Stones fan! There are also Rocks Off-ers, IORRers, and, most importantly, Gassers! Read all about it in this book, which I am featured in: http://www.amazon.com/Rolling...

November 2008- the current lineup. Though I'm not sure Jay was an "official" member at that point. Anyone know when that distinction was made?

Haha, I love it! I thought I liked the ending of the first one better until I got to The Fucking End of the 2nd.

They all got deported before the show.

S/T was fairly mediocre IMO. I can see why he'd want to shy away from some of those songs. NOT Sunstroke though, that ranks up there with his best songs.

You make an excellent point.

The Dirty South and Decoration Day probably tie for first. Then: Southern Rock Opera/Brighter Than Creation's Dark The Big To-Do Pizza Deliverance Gangstabilly A Blessing and a Curse ...or something like that. Pretty much this. You have excellent taste! Oh, get a room you two! With pleasure. Though...

Freddie King, Mick Ronson, Mick Taylor, Dan Auerbach

It's grown on me a lot. I'd say it's still probably their weakest album but it's much better than I thought it was at first and I hope it's merely a transitional sound to something new and exciting. I really love The Smidge, for some reason.

Emily wrote:The Dirty South and Decoration Day probably tie for first. Then:

Southern Rock Opera/Brighter Than Creation's Dark
The Big To-Do
Pizza Deliverance
Gangstabilly
A Blessing and a Curse

...or something like that.

Pretty much this. You have excellent taste!

Trace
American Central Dust
The Search
Okemah
Sebastopol (half this album is the best stuff Jay has ever done, but man is there a ton of filler on it)
Terroir Blues
Straightaways
WST

If anybody could help me figure out how to enjoy the Disco Biscuits, the White Stripes, or Animal Collective I'd appreciate it. If you've had trouble getting into the White Stripes, I'd recommend checking out the Raconteurs. I didn't like the WS at all before I heard the Raconteurs- specifically th...

1. The Rolling Stones
2. Bob Dylan
3. DBT
4. The Raconteurs
5. The Who
6. David Bowie
7. Lucero
8. WIlco
9. Destroyer
10. The Flaming Lips

"The smell of fat chicks" instead of "this mellow-thighed chick" in Suffragette City.

I cannot unhear it.

I'm in! Orchestra Left, Row F, Seat 1. Though I will be struggling all night to actually stay in said seat.

Pink Floyd is the most boring thing I can think of.

OK, I'm in! But I will still consider it the special-est of occasions when and if I see DBT play Nine Bullets live!