tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22618198.post7497649161944769968..comments2008-05-29T10:18:36.495-05:00WMCN Macalester College Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06509220142739837777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22618198.post-13473584036886641952008-05-29T10:18:00.000-05:002008-05-29T10:18:00.000-05:00yeeeah amtrak. the last time i rode they gave me a free mug and i got to see rural delaware.<BR/><BR/>i'd add crooked rain crooked rain (internalized), loveless (wow) and maybe ziggy stardust (dusted) to that list as well.<BR/><BR/>bee thousand > S&E (?) <BR/><BR/>i still am amazed that records like that came out, and that they seem almost uniquely american. couple of dudes hang out in a garage and bang out a left field classic. brit indie rock seems so calculated, no?nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05276034070071880542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22618198.post-81103685551959109692008-05-23T16:16:00.000-05:002008-05-23T16:16:00.000-05:00on the bus the other day i followed a similar line of thought, except for me it was about rolling stones albums. i realized that most stones fans favorite album eventually becomes "exile on main street" not because it's necessarily their best, but because it holds the most mystery. the weird mixes (which, for my money, beat "murmur" to the punch by 11 years) bury everything so much it takes a lifetime to draw it all out and piece it all together. or something.aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17389566303984348920noreply@blogger.com