@steven hyden: Fair enough, I don't want to quibble with you about your personal tastes; I also kind of have a bit of an attachment to the primeval sound of early recordings. I remember in Bob Dylan's "Chronicles", he mentioned that for along time field recordings by Alan Lomax were the only records that sounded good…

@ Steven Hyden, I know you didn't say that he was lo-fi by choice. I guess I just felt like singling out the lo-fidelity suggests that it was somehow better that way, which I disagree with for the reasons I listed above.

@wrecksracer, I agree that the market really determined the release. Leadbelly and Willie McTell, it's fantastic to have that fuller vision of what they could do. Think about it: if Leadbelly were marketed solely as a blues artist, nobody would have ever heard "Goodnight Irene". That in itself is a terrifying thought.

hear*

That's what I've heard as well. There are a number of interesting claims in this article that I would have liked to here more about.

"Would I Like Him As Much Today…"
Interesting question, but I think you kind of phrased it unfairly: '"working in a modern studio, playing the exact same songs but with back-up singers and horn sections and guest-star appearances from Eric Clapton"… I can't think of a worse kind of artistic hell. And yet, a lot of…

Bless you all.

Derpity dept.
Now here's one for the Loud column!

I haven't heard any of that stuff but I'll be sure to check it out! Thanks for the recommendations!

The Jesus Lizard
I hope that you'll talk about The Jesus Lizard, especially in light of their glorious reunion tour last year. As my friend says, in the 90s, you could rely on three things: death, taxes, but also The Jesus Lizard. One of the best bands ever. As Steve Albini says, "nothing sounds as good after", or…

It was fun until you came along and ruined everything. Why couldn't you have just gone and started your own thread, eh?

It gets in your head! Co-stanza!

Derp?
Soulja Boy: SOULJA BOY!

@Cackalacky

I really don't like Mumford & Sons, but to be honest the band they're really banking off of is The Avett Brothers. Some people may not like this answer because they don't really like The Avett Brothers but I sure do.

correction to my previous post
*two

Some of my faves plus local love
I agree with many of the bands posted here. My own tow cents:

Jesse James
I second Dead Man, and also add the soundtrack for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

Heavs, my bad.

Antichrist Errata?
Noel, dammit, unless the audio is different in the actual film, that's definitely not a Handel piece. It's by Dead Can Dance and the title is Summoning of the Muse, as the title of the link you provided indicated.