Grab Bag Tuesday - Tom Waits

Good evening. I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend. I had a very relaxing time laying around in a lake, drinking beer, listening to music, and hanging out with friends. Today was back to the grind so forgive me for being a bit tired (and a touch lazy) tonight. I didn't have anything in particular in mind to play tonight so I closed my eyes and ran my hands over my CD wall and Blue Valentine was in my grasp when my eyes opened. I couldn't have picked a better one with three open eyes. Hope you enjoy the tune. Till next time...

Romeo Is Bleeding

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Sunday Morning Coming Down - Ryan Adams

I've never read it anywhere but I have a sneaking suspicion that this tune was heavily influenced by the 80's classic Beetlejuice. If you're familiar with the movie (if not, shame on you) check out the song and try to prove me wrong. Whether it is or not it's still a hell of a catchy tune. Hopefully Ryan decides to come out of retirement soon. Till then we've got this track from 2003's Love Is Hell (Part 1) EP to enjoy.

This House is Not For Sale

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It's Alive! -Grateful Dead

In the words of Neil Diamond, "Hello Again." So after 7 plus years my trusty PC called it quits. I got some crazy viruses that i couldn't shake so i thought it was a great excuse to buy a new laptop. So this is kind of exciting for me being the first post on my new computer. This may also lead to more frequent posts (although I'm not promising anything) since i can do this from the comfort of my own couch.

Alright since this is my first post i thought I'd share my favorite Dead song with you. You can find the album version of this tune on the great Wake Of The Flood Album. For today though we're going to hear the live version from 12/19/73. enjoy...

Stella Blue

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Sunday Morning Coming Down - The Carter Family

A very special lady passed away a little over a week ago. She was well loved and meant a great deal to many people (including me). One of the things I love about music is that there is a song for every occasion. As I was going through my collection I came across many songs about death and the various interpretations of an afterlife. After narrowing it down I felt this was the best way to honor this particular person. She was a god-fearing woman with a love for country music. Anyways I think she would approve of this selection. Have a good night everyone.

Can The Circle Be Unbroken?

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Sunday Morning Coming Down - Willie Nelson

Well it's a little over 100 degrees today so I'm happy the ac is working. The Wilco/VA trip went on without a hitch. The show was definitely worth the trip and reconnecting with old friends is always a plus. Wolf trap was a perfect setting for the experience. The weather was in the upper 60's, the stars were bright and Wilco sounded better than ever. Since I'm by no means a professional writer click here for a pretty solid review of the show. All i would add is that if the boys come to your town this summer or fall check em out because you won't be let down.

Alright let's get to today's post. For me Willie Nelson is the ultimate "Tear in my Beer" troubadour. His voice and deliver are so calming. Despite all the hardships he always provides a sense of hope in his songs. I really enjoyed two of his 90's albums. The first one being Spirit which goes back to the Red Headed Stranger era with just Willie on his acoustic guitar and sister Bobbie on the piano (and i little fiddle thrown in for good measure). For today we'll listen to a track from the follow up album, Teatro. This one has a little more instrumentation and was produced by Daniel Lanois. If you're a fan of the late 90's/current Dylan records I think you'll dig this CD. Oh yeah did i mention Emmylou Harris sings back up on most of the tracks? Enjoy the rest of your Sunday...............

Somebody Pick Up My Pieces

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Wilco Countdown

Alright gang we've come to the end of the countdown. Tomorrow afternoon I'll be hitting the road for the big show. I had a rough day of going to the beach and napping yesterday so once again I'm playing catch up tonight. Here's a couple tracks from Being There & A.M. Till we meet again.......

Sunken Treasure

Box Full Of Letters

Wilco Countdown

Happy 4th everyone! So today we're going to take a trip back to 1999 with a track off Summerteeth. This album featured very dark lyrics sometimes hidden by upbeat and poppy instrumentation. It was definitely a departure from the "rootsey" Being There & AM albums (we'll get to those in the coming days) It was also an introduction to the more experimental stuff that would later appear on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. I'd suspect a lot of that influence came from the late Jay Bennett. Well I'm off to have some fun and i hope you are too. Till next time!!

In A Future Age

Wilco Countdown

I got a bit tied up yesterday so today we'll go ahead and represent two albums, A Ghost is Born & Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

The first time i saw Wilco i drove down to Norfolk from Richmond to a club called The Norva. I was about 10 feet from the stage and the guys played about a 3 three hour show with two encores (the picture to the left is from that performance). I'd put it in the top 5 live shows that I've attended. Enjoy the tunes. Tomorrow the countdown continues!!

Handshake Drugs

Kamera

Wilco Countdown

Hey Hey. Well if you're playing along with me at home you would know that today I'll be posting something from 2007's Sky Blue Sky CD. This was the first album to feature the man to your left, Mr. Nels Cline. I must say that he has brought an incredible amount of energy and passion to the live shows and in my opinion has been a great addition to the band. He definitely looks like a man possessed when it's time for his solos, you've got to see it live! That being said, the track i picked from this album doesn't showcase much of his contributions but instead this is a stripped down, relaxed acoustic based tune.(I'm a sucker for the old steel strings) Till next time.

Sky Blue Sky

Countdown To Wilco

Hello again. I'm guessing by this point everyone has had their fill of Micheal Jackson music? Well let's go ahead and dive into some other stuff. As far as the title is concerned....exactly one week from tomorrow i will be in DC seeing Wilco at the sold out Wolf Trap! As you can imagine I'm pretty excited. I was also excited driving to the record store today to pick up the new CD entitled Wilco (the album). I had a chance to listen to the CD a few times thanks to Wilco & NPR streaming the CD for free over the last few weeks. So although i heard it before i was anxious to get it into my grubby palms.

I suppose the theme for this week's posts will be Wilco (the discography). I'm going to post my favorite track from all of Wilco's studio albums (excluding the Mermaid Avenue albums & the live Kicking television Album-Hey, i just thought of this idea and i only have so many days) in chronological order going from newest to oldest.

Well i haven't had long to digest the new album but so far four or five tracks have been catching my attention. At this time the one below is the one I've gone back to the most. Enjoy!

Please note: I'm going to start taking down some of the old tracks so act fast!

One Wing

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R.I.P Michael Jackson

Holy cow, talk about stealing Farrah Fawcett's thunder. I was running on the treadmill around 5:30 this afternoon and saw that Michael Jackson was rushed to the hospital and the next thing i know he passed away.

It was hard not to be a MJ fan growing up in the 80's. i remember i would get so excited when MTV would show the Thriller video. Back then it was a huge event. I liked some of the tracks off Bad as well but Thriller was always my favorite. I also grew to appreciate his stuff with the Jackson 5. i can't think of any other bands with such a young singer that adults actually enjoy.(Sorry Miley). too bad his legacy was a bit tarnished with all the court cases. well i guess all we have now is the music and lucky for us he left behind some great stuff.. Now everybody sing it with me - Jamone, Hee-Hee!!!!


Never Can Say Goodbye - The Jackson 5

Human Nature

Sunday Morning Coming Down - The Rolling Stones

Happy father's day everybody. For today's pick i figured we'd listen to a laid back track off the classic Sticky Fingers album. I have a feeling that these guys have had some rough Sunday mornings. Enjoy.

Moonlight Mile

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Two For Tuesday - Weezer

No words of wisdom tonight gang, i am beat. Hope you enjoy the tunes.

The Good Life

Slob

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Two For Tuesday - The Replacements

Hey gang. Welcome back to another edition of Two for Tuesday. Well I'm a big fan of these guys's music but I don't think I would’ve liked to hang with the band in their "prime." I think you'd agree with me after reading the book Our Band Could Be Your Life. This book explains the beginnings (and endings) of some of the most influential bands that never quite crossed over into mainstream super stardom. It also includes stories about Black Flag, Minor Threat, Dinosaur Jr, and a few more. Bye for now...

Favorite Thing

Talent Show

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Wild Card Wednesday! - Waylon Jennings

Hello...Hello again (sorry i was just listening to some Cars) Anyways happy WILD CARD WEDNESDAY everybody. I figured for today's post we'd get a little country. Here's some late 70's era Waylon. Turn it up!

I've Always Been Crazy

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