Happy happy to Jon!

Trying to keep it musical, I described The Pernice Bros. to my DH as being "a smarter Wilco". (He then said "Dammit! I'm not smart enough for Wilco!") How would you-all describe them?

If we're being totally honest - I would describe them as brainier but less melodramatic than the Smiths and less catchy than Wilco. And more forgettable than both. I don't mean to diss. I loooove Joe Pernice, but I almost never find myself going back to listen to whole Pernice Bros. albums though there are some singles that stick out ("7:30" and "Let That Show" especially).

That's probably rougher than I mean to be - I had a shitty day.

To make myself feel better I am making mixes for a friend who busy being a big time lawyer and hasn't made time to listen to new music for three years. So far I have expanded my Best of 2005 mix to THREE discs. It's kind of ridiculous.

(He then said "Dammit! I'm not smart enough for Wilco!") How would you-all describe them?

"So smart that even people who aren't smart enough for Wilco will get them"? I'm not familiar enough with them to know if that's true, but it seems the obvious argument to make given his objection.

Happy birthday to Jon, ASH, Robert Altman, and Billy Zoom (that one's for Hec) among many others.

I had a relapse and had to avoid typing for the last couple weeks, but I'm better now. Not fully healed (and leery of excessive typing and/or writing since the recovery was first set back by the former and then by the latter) but mostly okay and planning on returning to work next week. Should take a good day or two before I start slacking off and posting here again...

but I'm better now.

So glad to hear you are feeling better, joe.

Should take a good day or two before I start slacking off and posting here again...

And even better news! Go team slack!!

Joe - have you heard the Bettye Lavette album that got all the rave reviews this year? I think you might like it if you haven't - it's on Emusic and I highly rec track 2 "Just Say So."

Also - I just re-read my last post. I don't mean to get cranky all over the Pernice Brothers. Sorry.

The new Destroyer album is getting great, though probably crack-addled, reviews. Want!

Less catchy than Wilco? The only way I could find something less catchy than Wilco would be to not listen to it in the first place. The Pernice Brothers just bum me out -- though Joe Pernice's song for Manny Ramirez is a fun novelty number.

Happy birthday, Jon, and yay, Joe!

The only way I could find something less catchy than Wilco would be to not listen to it in the first place.

"Kingpin" - even folks I know who can't stand Wilco often admit it's catchy beyond reason.

I just sent my favorite song of the moment to buffistarawk. It's by a band called Sparrow House which is the side project of another band I like (but not as much) called Voxtrot. This tune is very pretty, very Paul Simon-y.

Hey, happy belated to Jon! And very happy to see Joe B up & about.

I'm firmly in the pro-Wilco camp, but I don't see much comparison between them & the Pernice Brothers these days (although both, admittedly, started life in the No Depression camp). The PBs seem much more oriented towards 80s Britpop songcraft, whereas Wilco are incorporating more and more avant-rock tendencies.

Liner notes from ongoing Round Robin I'm participating in, nakedly inspired by the original one here.

Damn good mix, Corwood!