Jenniever

Given, I've only done a quick skim through recent entries, but did anyone get the Bala setlist? It occurred to me during the show to write it down, but for some reason I didn't.

I loved Eternal Sunshine...but the only movie I went back to the teater to see twice this year was Napoleon Dynamite. I'm not sure what that means.

I kind of really want to see this movie, but seeing how thin Christian Bale looked in the previews, I'm not sure I really want to watch him for any sort of extended period of time.

I think the answer is not "or something".

"Can't Get Shot" is definitely teh awesome.

I feel like swooning everytime I see them on TV - perhaps a bit of a crush - but they make a great TV duo

You could see them smirking as they kept playing long after Ashlee left the stage - you could tell the lead guitarist was thinking "I never have to play on this ridiculous pink guitar again...."

"Learn from the Druid" - 7L and Esoteric damn, that was hard.

I didn't know there were two versions! Oh man...now I feel the terrible compulsion to have both. yes, I am weird. yeah...i didn't either for a long time...so you're not alone in that boat. Are the differences that noticeable? Is there thunder in both of them? You gotta have the thunder, man.

Ok, so at least I'm not completely crazy in hearing some similarity.

Godspeed You! Black Emporer is a Canadian (I think Montreal-based) instrumental tentet. There music is bizarre and oddly appropriate on every occasion - it's sometimes spooky, sometimes fun. Always complex and pretty riveting to listen to. Matt metioned them in an interview once, I think.

Bob Mould, VHS or Beta, Kevin Devine, and sElfself are all artists to check out. Good luck!

I know Matt is a big Pete Townshend fan - Double Life and Ex-Pats, among others. I would wager a little Godspeed You Black Emporer came into play during Avelanche. He references Judas Priest on Underdogs (although the music doesn't necessarily betray this interest). It was metioned before that he pulled WLRRR's title from a Velvet Underground album. Empty Road is Johnny Cash-ish. What other influences do you hear in his music - early or current? Anyone know where his early folk-singer singing style was pulled from?

I never thought so, either, but then when my friend mentioned it I had to start thinking about it. Because while the subject matter is different, I can see how the sound could be the same.

'00 in Asbury Park, NJ. If you see a pic of Matt Crowd surfing with a drink in his hand, that was the show.

Emo band from the mid-1990's. They're not half bad. I'd reccomend them.

I saw it - the movie was OK I thought. Being from NJ, I thought it would be more NJ themed - perhaps in a more tasteful way than a Kevin Smith film. But it wasn't. It was a simple story for the most part and Natalie Portman's character was lovable. But it's not a movie I'd go see again or anything. It's even worth waiting til the bit torrent is more widely available, to be honest.

I played AoB for a friend of mine who commented that MGB sounded a lot like Sunny Day Real Estate. I guess I can kind of see the connection, but it seemed a reach to me. Thoughts on the comparison?

out of curiosity - did WCC get much radio/MM play in Canada? I wasn't a huge fan of the idea of it as a single. I saw the video and it didn't seem like it was a big attention grabber (unlike Weapon and the like)...although he looked incredibly cute with the bare feet and the guitar.

I emailed him at his (At the time) website email address once (AoB era), mostly out of mid-winter weekend boredom, and asked him for advice on something. He actually e-mailed back and gave me some really good advice.

Hah...those are pretty good. Taco Bell shoes got me til this day. Thanks! these i finally cleared up...but still... "In an Alabama motel room I want to be tied up in the bathroom." - Alabama Motel Room "You can sell the sad, sad world tonight. And they will take it. And they will move it on you." - Flashdance II "And nobody knows I loved you buried in lies." ~Jenni's Song.

Nice tidbit.

I didn't know there were two versions! Oh man...now I feel the terrible compulsion to have both. yes, I am weird.

I think you're right.

Yes...but that doesn't change the fact that Endsong is really funny. I wouldn't be here if I didn't think he was an incredible songwriter. But it's fun to see where he started at. And good to see he's progressed. Like you said, I'm sure he views his early stuff similarly - if he takes it out at all. Endsong is History Teacher era, non? A lot of his stuff from that era is a lot less trite - or just as trite but in a more digestable way. Like Whispering In The Dark and Heather's Like Sunday. Those are good songs. And early as well. Saturday the 12th also makes me laugh. But that can make anyone laugh. Just good clean fun.