GregK

Thanks! I wish I could spend more time discussing music, etc here. With both kids in school and Mrs. K working evenings and weekends (meaning my free time has vanished) I'm barely checking this site more than once a day anymore!

I wish we would abandon this thing. What a hassle.

Thanks. Big day for us chemists.

Happy birthday Chris

why the hell didn't they start Smoltz? The winningest postseason pitcher in history comes in in relied and strikes out 5 straight! What a waste. LaRussa is an idiot.

any idea why Lewis Porter did not do the liner notes for this set after doing them for the first two?

This is very slow shipping. I ordered on 9-30-09, got the email saying it was shipped on 10-2-09, and still, nothing. Findlay OH (if that's where it's coming from) is not that far away from Michigan!

Then you should be suspicious of Johnny E, too.

What Lon said! If you already have the old box, there really isn't a reason to upgrade. If you're like me, though, and don't have any Coltrane Prestige (or "didn't," before these boxes came out), this is definitely the way to go. I agree with everything above, and I'd like to add that the liner notes are worthwhile too. Plus the original album covers are reprinted in the booklet.

What is yuganaut?

Damn, Roscoe will be here again? I had no idea. I most likely will not be able to make it due to kid stuff.

will this make him funny, finally?

Happy birthday Mr. Abrams! I'm so glad I got to see him with Roscoe Mitchell and George Lewis 2 years ago.

digipacks of "Agartha" and "Pangaea"? I thought there only were the jewel case Master Works vesions (with red frame, not blue)? I recently got those, having given up ever getting newer versions. Of all the other 2CD sets (Fillmores, In Concert etc) I got the digipack versions. You are correct, they never were issued in the digipak. That is why I was wondering if the box set editions were different from the currently available versions because they were not reissued along with all of the other albums 10-12 years ago.

And, maybe I missed it, but are Agharta and Pangaea remastered or otherwise enhanced at all?

From AnnArbor.com: http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/501-jazz-series/ Nice that they featured a picture of you when you're not playing Goodnight Gracie's until next April.

If you are seeking funky or greasy then you're looking in the wrong place. Most ECMs are coming from a different direction. If you are attuned to that direction there's just as much excitement as anywhere else. I'm someone who often doesn't find funky or greasy very exciting as it can sound formulaic. The problem lies in my expectations, not the music. I think we've got a rich enough world of music for these things to live side by side. Absolutely agree, Bev. The lack of "greasiness" is what makes these interesting for me.

Yes, formulaic in the sense that it has a sampling of a lot of the styles of music he's tried out in the past (it reminded me of Spike immediately). Not bad, just not nearly as interesting as Delivery Man, River in Reverse or Secret, etc.

It's fantastic! It's the best Costello I've heard since The Delivery Man (which is my favorite of all his albums), maybe even better than that. I love the instrumentation (acoustic country/folk/bluegrass) and some of his strongest songs in at least 15 years. My only problem with it is that one of the bonus songs on the vinyl is Femme Fatale, which just sounds out of place (I've never been a big fan of Lou Reed anyway). But after the rather formulaic Momofuku, it's great to hear him sound so different.

I know Robbie Robertson worked with him but I'll still never understand the presence of Neil Diamond at that concert. Just so opposite of The Band's music and image.

Ok, but is it defensible? I mean come on, can anyone really say this forum is being "taken over" by all these right-wing rednecks? You gotta be kidding me...

Wow. This is now the most idiotic thing I have ever read on this forum. Amazing.

could you see the snowball hanging from Neil Young's nose?

What about it do you find interesting?

I hope this is temporary. The two times I saw Organissimo were at the Firefly (in it's previous location on Ashley): http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/an...de-of-jazz-bar/