Well, a couple of things here. Ironically you call them the Dixies, but they have changed their name to The Chicks. That is a very regrettable change in my view. Secondly, I’m not a fan of their music generally, […]

Dixie Chicks – Wide open spaces

I hope you passed it on to some other unfortunate.

Nice. Very nice.

And the old tightwad* himself tapping ever so gently on Heaven’s Door.

*cross-reference

What you were wrong about was not seeing that the rot set in long before the Great White. About three albums before, in my reckoning. Some time around then they dropped some acid and had the reverse epiphany: we […]

I came to him fairly late, I must admit, and only really know his last two albums. Some of his other stuff is is bit too cacophonic for me. I feel the same way as I do about free jazz. I love it, except when it […]

My man Lightnin’ Hopkins did it all the time, in third-person narrative style, e.g. “Lightnin’ sure was pleased”.

But my favourite example comes from Iggy Pop: “she says, Jimmy just you shut your mouth.” (China Girl)

Now, now. Why so serious?

BTW what’s your general opinion of bonus tracks? According to you, more music is always better, is it? Well, load up those boxes.

As for “rock And roll”, au contraire, it has […]

But why? he asked.

I thought of Exile and concluded that it must not be reduced, The perfect double?

But then you would omit the fabulous Voodoo Chile (the slow blues one). Unthinkable!

Sorry, still getting the hang of this. Too much chin strokin’ I guess.

Damn, same mistake again. Ok here’s my reply to Rig D now: Nearly 60 min is par for the CD course nowadays.

And BTW, is there anyone besides me who thinks that CDs are generally too long? Take A Bigger Bang for […]

Oops, meant to reply to Diddley.

As far as Hawk’s point is concerned, would that make BoB a better album or not? If it were up to me, I would rather start by chopping the insufferable Everybody must get […]

If you mean either number one on the album or first to be chopped. I would go for the former, seeing as it is one of Jimi’s most powerful performances ever.

What, no Slight Return? The ultimate air-guitar song.

Lady Madonna is preferable to some of Paul’s that are actually on the album.

Here’s one for those who know the album: Lou’s Take no Prisoners. Walk on the Wild Side, of course. My guess is that anyone who buys that album only plays that side once (hopefully), or twice (as a joke). What a […]

Ah sorry I missed that.