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Joe Mac said:
I’m kinda one of them, literally The King of Limbs is the only Radiohead/Yorke things I’ve heard that I’m not keen on and I actually like half the tracks off it even...

Radiohead fan boys can be patronising shits but there is an equally annoying strain of anti-intellectualism in parts of the UK music scene/press that shits on them just because they’re a bit different to all the other britpop stuff that came out around the same time as them.
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Yeah that is true also. The anti brigade are equally annoying. I definitely gotta try with them again
 
Selaws said:
Funnily enough im missing 'The Roots ‎– Do You Want More?!!!??!', which is one of their best IMO. I have been so close to getting it a few times but either been outbid last minute (ebay) or convinced myself I shouldn't drop over £50 on an album.

Worth mentioning that I also included their collaborative albums in that number, which I think there are 3 of 'Wake Up' (with John Legend), 'Wise Up Ghost' (Elvis Costello) and 'Movie' (Betty Wright). Then theres live albums 'The Roots Come Alive' and 'Live Au Festival Rock En Seine'.



Yeah I might have a problem....... 🤣
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How about that Jay Z Unplugged album?
 
Rahawk2 said:
I have the one that’s blue and cream. Is that a boot?
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According to Clint...
Clint Howard said:
It, like Late Orchestration, were bootlegged in Europe around the time they came out. I know, cause I ran a record store at the time and these were not available from any real distribution channels. It's one of those user-generated 'grails' like Late Orchestration that if anyone really paid attention to, they'd see it's clearly a bootleg. Not knocking ya if you still want to buy it but I'm not paying $200+ for a record some European bootleggers pressed off a cd/mp3.
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Rahawk2 said:
I think I might have paid 30 for it, I looked it up and it says Czech Republic on Discogs so yeah def a boot, I like it though, when I had the cd I remember how awesome it was to have Jay Z playing with a live band, and being the Roots made it even cooler.
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It is SO. MUCH. FUN! Jay-Z is incredibly charming. And the way they buzz through his many many hits is amazing. The H-to the Izzo Intro still gives me goosebumps.
 
Matt M said:
I need to listen to it again. But I've tried a couple times in the last year and it just hasn't clicked. @hatfieldpdx got me to take a re-listen too :LOL:
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Last try! And sorry to go back to Wilco, as I just caught back up to this. The link below is more than you ever wanted to read about ‘A Ghost is Born’, but it’s a damn good read. One thing I often wonder...if the album had been sequenced differently, would it have been more widely received and embraced as the masterpiece it is? Though “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” works well after “Hell is Chrome”, a nearly 11-minute song is a bit much to digest as the third track. I also agree that “Less Than You Think” would have been a better fit as album closer. In any case, it’s still the Wilco record that I reach for the most.

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Dusting 'Em Off: Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

Ten years ago, Jeff Tweedy jumped over one hell of a career hurdle.
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hatfieldpdx said:
Last try! And sorry to go back to Wilco, as I just caught back up to this. The link below is more than you ever wanted to read about ‘A Ghost is Born’ (but it’s a damn good read). One thing I often wonder...if the album had been sequenced differently, would it have been more widely received and embraced as the masterpiece it is? Though “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” works well after “Hell is Chrome”, a nearly 11-minute song is a bit much to digest as the third track. I also agree that “Less Than You Think” would have been a better fit as album closer. In any case, it’s still the Wilco record that I reach for the most.

consequenceofsound.net

Dusting 'Em Off: Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

Ten years ago, Jeff Tweedy jumped over one hell of a career hurdle.
consequenceofsound.net consequenceofsound.net
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I'll try and read this at the kid's volleyball clinic today. Not sure it will take though :ROFLMAO:
 
hatfieldpdx said:
Last try! And sorry to go back to Wilco, as I just caught back up to this. The link below is more than you ever wanted to read about ‘A Ghost is Born’, but it’s a damn good read. One thing I often wonder...if the album had been sequenced differently, would it have been more widely received and embraced as the masterpiece it is? Though “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” works well after “Hell is Chrome”, a nearly 11-minute song is a bit much to digest as the third track. I also agree that “Less Than You Think” would have been a better fit as album closer. In any case, it’s still the Wilco record that I reach for the most.

consequenceofsound.net

Dusting 'Em Off: Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

Ten years ago, Jeff Tweedy jumped over one hell of a career hurdle.
consequenceofsound.net consequenceofsound.net
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I basically forgot that “The Late Greats” existed until I saw them play it live a couple of months ago. “Less Than You Think” just shouldn’t exist. Love the album, though. “At Least That’s What You Said” may be my favorite Wilco track (and I’m not the first person in this thread to say that).
 
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