Ryan Adams and the Cardinals...or a Whiskeytown reunion (yeah, right) Son Volt Old 97s The Avett Brothers Chris Knight Chris Knight is great live. Son Volt... YMMV. I hear you. I saw them on Austin City Limits and Jay barely moved. It was like he had suffered a severe head injury as a child. I'd li...

Thanks for the heads-up. I'm a big fan of ATS but it's been kind of quiet lately.

The first time I hear The Doors when I was about 10. I think it was Light My Fire. I'd never heard vocals like Morrison's before and it was so different from anything else I'd ever heard. It blew me away. More recently, Decoration Day. That was my first DBT album and every song gave me goose bumps. ...

Overrated:

The Black Keys
The White Stripes
Todd Snider
(admittedly, they're all talented, but I can't get into them)

Underrated:

The Whigs
Leeroy Stagger
Glossary

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals...or a Whiskeytown reunion (yeah, right)
Son Volt
Old 97s
The Avett Brothers
Chris Knight

I was practically weaned on Ozzy era Sabbath and hated the change-up. But the first time I heard Mob Rules and Heaven and Hell I adjusted. I hit emusic this morning to DL Mob Rules and man, talk about flashbacks. I was like 12 when that album came out. Rest in Peace RJD. You knew how to ROCK it.

I'm tempted to say it'll get better. And it will. But you will still need to dig deep and recalibrate your coping abilities to deal with everything from diapers to birthday parties. It's all good though. Especially once you grasp the concept that your needs are now much less relevant. Kind of like a...

yeah, thanks. i was having some trouble with that.

Some good suggestions so far, much appreciated. Last night I learned "Let It Be". Can't go wrong with that one. Probably work on a few more Beatles tunes while I'm at it. Good campfire stuff if nothing else.

I guess I'm thinking...taking a big stab here, songs from say, U2 or the Eagles or Skynyrd or AC/DC or Sabbath or the Dead. You know, something you can strum, maybe pick out a few chords or play a riff, get your average girl swooning? I know most of the relevant chords, have been practicing the comm...

After years of listening to it, I decided to learn to play it. The primary inspiration being DBT. So just over a year ago I bought an acoustic and started to teach myself guitar. I play every day whether it's minutes or hours and I'm slowly making steady progress. Then, just the other day, a guy I m...

PS - the second disc of Whiskeytown's Deluxe Strangers Almanac is so fucking good, excuse my language, that it's worth listening to even if you think you don't like Ryan Adams.

I got into Son Volt and to a lesser degree Wilco because of Uncle Tupelo. And I became a Ryan Adams fan because of Whiskeytown. I was exposed to them first and they led to the others. And in response to the question would UT be as big a deal now. It's almost a chicken and the egg question. Sure ther...

Getting ready to hit the dojo.



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I have an etiquette question. Is there ever a time when yelling "COOLEY!" at the top of your lungs inappropriate? And for the record, the times I was able to get up front I always held spots, defended against (frat) ruffians and met the best fans ever. I even got to shake Cooley's hand onc...

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