I was a kid but yeah, shit was terrible.  It's telling how few of those hits have any staying power at all.  You've got the GnR ouevre, of course, and a handful of hair metal hits that still get played.  "Never Gonna Give You Up" seems to have stuck in people's memory, albeit mostly in an ironic fashion. I still hear…

In fairness, J. Geils Band was awesome.

And now the oldies stations play the stuff that used to be on the classic rock stations.  And nobody is playing the Big Bopper anymore.

Lonesome Crowded West and Homogenic both came out in 97 as well.  I was going to say Emperor Tomato Ketchup but that actually came out in 96.

I think there's a distinction to be made between trying to talk a woman into spending the night at your house and grabbing a girl unawares and sticking your tongue in her mouth.

Yeah that movie sucks, despite having most of the awesome Fish Called Wanda cast.

Call Harry Shearer before you use his name for that.

FWIW, Kristofferson denies that ever happened.

I had it.  Jimmie Dale sang "No End in Sight" as well.

There's a guy on my block who drives a massive F250 with one of those Human Rights Campaign stickers on it.

Yeah that's cool, although it reminds me more of early Dylan than it does anyone in country music.

Strait is one of a handful of guys who appeals to the purists but still has enduring popular appeal.  I haven't heard anything from him in a while but I remember "Troubador" which was a pretty big hit on mainstream and hardcore country stations back in 08.

@avclub-96f15daceb6669363fbf7f762ed57703:disqus OK is what Texas would be like if there were no Austin, Dallas, Houston or San Antonio.  And we were landlocked.

A lot of the best songwriters that have a lot of country influence these days are playing a more eclectic blend that includes a lot of folk, blues and rock influences.  I would suggest you first look into the back catalogues of Robert Earl Keen, Joe Ely, Guy Clark, Lucinda Williams, Terry Allen, Emmylou Harris, and…

I groaned when I saw what is basically a stock sitcom premise being established.  But they did it in such a unique, character-driven way that it totally won me over.

Lucinda Williams's Car Wheels on a Gravel Road album is practically a concept album about that very topic.

Two part question:  1. did you ever get really close to her, and 2. if yes, what did she smell like?

Gravity always wins

Watching the Super Bowl I realized that there wasn't a single show on that network that I watch or that I have any interest in watching.  And it's apparently the #1 network.  I need to have a nielsen box, fix this shit up good.

Her face is prominently featured in most of her work, but as Liz Lemon might say, it is not being treated with respect.