Any thoughts on the new Wilco album? I missed its official debut the other night. I heard it described somewhere – here? – as sounding like the slow songs on Summerteeth. In the basement some dudes were saying that Tweedy’s voice had changed. For the better or worse?
Will Radiohead ever do anything that captivates people again, or are they headed for the departure of that guitar player and the eventual drafting of Johnny Marr for a politely ignored send-off album?
Wait ’til you get past the “Read more!” link and see the way Ian Hunter lifts a tiny background singer to get closer to his mic on the break in this second clip? Think that Bright Eyes guy will ever have the confidence to pull a move like that? Someone from this generation needs to. And how ’bout Hunter’s cavalier laugh as the break wraps up? Cavalier Rock Laughs are an art we take for granted. Can you think of other songs that feature such a laugh, usually at either a song’s intro or the beginning or end of a solo or middle eighth section.
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