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I honestly never thought of Drive By Truckers as indie. Then again, I didn't know they weren't more than a regional band. Then again, I had no idea critics were paying attention.

What, this part? More Garage 'Emphasizer', Garage a Trois 'All Kooked Out!', Stanton Moore & Charlie Hunter 'Jazz for Jerks', Ten Hands 'Flyin' the Koop', Stanton Moore 'Bing, Bing, Bing!', Charlie Hunter 'Friends Seen and Unseen', Charlie Hunter Are you just against marketing?

Sal, did you ever get around to listening to this piece again? How would you describe it now? I still don't know exactly what it is, but it is dense and, to me, all guards down, pretty damned impressive. It will forever get bashed because of the roster.

Isn't that the point though? To "hip" people to good music?

I'm not saying I don't like Drive By. Matter of fact, they get lots of play around here. You go to a party, you're going to hear Drive By shows, or the occasional studio. Calexico never hits me the right way. Can't say I'm a fan of their stuff, though they do have some nice acoustic guitar/vibraphone things going here and there. I wouldn't buy an album, but I'd buy a ticket to their show. Sam Beam, I'd love to see. Columbia, SC right? Quiet town, quiet man. I like his playing. So yeah, stringing Iron & Wine, Calexico, and Califone together makes a little bit of sense. Rutili did a mini tour with them. Who are the rich kids from Louisville? I don't usually judge a musician by his background, but I would be interested to find out who you're talking about. And thanks for the recommendations. I do try to follow-up on a lot of the stuff you throw out here. Its just so damned much, and sprawling too! Found Sun Tunnels in a used bin a couple of months ago. I like it. p.s. I hope the (not really) was attached to the "self-hatin' southern man" and not the "...sorry". I got nothin' ta prove. see you in the backyard, brah (you forget, I'm coastal. round the marsh, its pronounced brah.)

Drive By Truckers best living band? Drive By Truckers best anything? How about best band to play the parking lot behind the Soapbox Lounge. Or best band to play AU frat party 2005? Come on man. That statement alone almost discredits everything you just said. Are you a War Eagle, or what? I still say y'all should be considering Califone. I wonder what Tortoise is going to sound like with Bonnie. and shouldn't it be "Negative B Squared"? It's in parens.

I was about to ask b-3er about THE DUO. I missed them when they came to town, but I remember Rooster Ties posting a link to the NEW MUSIC SEMINAR a few years back. They played Paranoid Android in completion as an organ drums duo and I really liked the other material on that disc. Jim, have you heard them? What's the word?

I don't see anything wrong with those lists. Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway for young hippies? Bad Brains for young hippies? COC for young hippies? Messiaen for young hippies? You always come across as if your taste in music/life is far superior to everyone, including many people on this board. Just an observation, and nothing personal against you. I just wonder where that comes from?

That's good news to me. I went through all of my Dinosaur Jr. albums just last month. Great shit. I was 12 when I borrowed a cassette of Fossils from a kid at the Bon Air Community Association canteen. I've still never seen Mascis live. The Fog would have been killer to see.

Would you? I would consider him a keys player. The times I've seen him, he plays more baby grand and clavinet than anything. I haven't seen him in a while, but the last disc has him playing a lot of synth. Of course it does not matter to me. Yes, I would call Medeski an organist because he has done some very cool things with the instrument that hadn't been explored yet, both in technique and sound. He really uses the drawbars to sculpt the sound expressively. He also has an instantly recognizable signature on the instrument, which is very hard to do. ok. I see what you are saying. I can agree with you there. I would really like to hear them go back to organ, bass, drums at this stage in their career to see what they would sound like. Do you have the ep that came with The Dropper? Some cool stuff there. I think The Dropper and Uninvisible were, in ways, their best yet though!

Would you? I would consider him a keys player. The times I've seen him, he plays more baby grand and clavinet than anything. I haven't seen him in a while, but the last disc has him playing a lot of synth. Of course it does not matter to me.

I think actor de jour pretty much sums it up.

Sparrow Mr. T Mystery Man Man In the Moon Wait, did I break the rules? The first was a sort of before and after jeopardy answer.

For the seafood lover in you.

I'm with you, brother. Maybe Mosaic will announce a Mosaic Select Elite series featuring the work of Malcolm Addey. Seriously, if they hear enough of it, they might consider hiring Malcolm for these reissues, right?

I think he'd pull off a great young Ellington though. Excellent casting Valerie!

I think it was just the first pressing. Maybe even a limited edition. If you went to the store and bought it the day it was released, you got this issue. It is an art booklet if I remember.

V, I have that too. Is that Taboo and Exile? I can't remember. Time to pull out some non-Masada Zorn?

That's right.

Yeah. It said 'entourage'.

I thought the same thing. Then I had a glimmer of hope that there would be a picture of Peter Jackson in drag. Maybe as some wood nymph or some shit.

At first, I was thinking "isn't Morgan Freeman a little old to be playing Ellington?" I guess I don't usually think of Duke as 64 years old. I think I have this image of him as a perpetual young man. Let's see, if this takes place in 1963, that would make Duke 64 years of age. According to le internet, Freeman is 69 years of age. I guess this is about right. Terence would have to wear a mask to look 60 anything. I'd love to see him play Ellington at a younger age though!

p.s. I have a feeling so many people are looking at this thread is they are hoping for photos!

I could give a shit. I do have a question though. "I will give her credit for the charity work she does but I have to wonder how much of this is for image. Does she do anything without a holding a press conference or have film crew present?" Does it matter what someone's reasons or motives are? Anytime charity work is being done, it is positive momentum.

I'd make sure everything was backed up on a hard drive before I sold my stuff. So far I have about 1/10 of it backed up. No, I'm not planning on getting rid of it, by the way!