Actually, if you listened to these songs, you're no longer ignorant. Yay being informed!

Just to clarify: This podcast was supposed to be conversational. I didn't claim to be reviewing the Sufjan record. I was freely admitting my biases against him, and then pledging to give him another chance based on my pal Kyle's suggestion. Please take it in the spirit it was offered, my Internet friends.

Hozac is great. The Reading Rainbow record is even better than this one.

I agree that Salem works well in small doses. But over an album, it becomes pretty clear that this group is a one-trick pony.

I like both Use Your Illusion albums, though I probably prefer UYI I, even though the high points on UYI II—Civil War, Yesterdays, and You Could Be Mine—are my favorite GNR of this period.

I was expecting someone to launch a Faith No More defense. No insult was intended. Great band, and it still love "Epic."

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Yep, "Violator" is a great record. Should have been included on the short '90 list.

The years will be general headers, but I'll be jumping around a bit in each essay. I promise it will make sense if you actually read them.

Love Neil Young, brah. Saw him twice on his latest tour where he played all of these songs. (Didn't like them all that much then either.) Also, Young did play coffeehouses back in Toronto. It's not a putdown. It's a statement of fact.

Hey guys, just to clarify: I'm not saying RT hasn't made great records. He most certainly has. I just tend to prefer the live versions to the studio versions, which might be why "Small Town Romance" is my favorite RT record.

I love the new Deerhunter record, though it seems to me more like a really polished Atlas Sound album. (Not that that is a bad thing.) Haven't heard No Age yet, but I like their past stuff.

Hey Miller, that's a legit criticism. I'll be more mindful of that in the future.

Yeah, Lundgren is pretty solid. The biggest flaw with "The Expendables" is that Carl Weathers wasn't invited.

In defense of "The Expendables"
I'm guessing "Scott Pilgrim" did not include a scene where Mickey Rourke and Jason Statham have not one, but two thrilling (and surprisingly philosophical) knife-throwing contests.

I believe that was the end of June. And that album is awesome. I highly recommend it!

Hey, just for the record, my dismissal isn't pre-emptive (or even a strong dismissal). I've heard "The Suburbs" and thought it was (shoulder shrug). I'll have more interesting things to say about it next month.

Wow, I'm a little surprised by the Favreau hate. Do you guys hate him in general or in this episode in particular? I can't say I'm a fan, but I liked his self-satirizing performance here. He comes off like a tool, which—again—is intentional, right?

Hmm, I guess I don't see the unintended awkwardness you're referring to. As Todd writes above, I think "The Sopranos" is an intentionalyl insular show about powerful, occasionally ignorant, and monumentally self-obsessed people. Is the argument here that the people that write "The Sopranos" don't have an understanding…

D-Girl
Very curious for you to re-watch "D-Girl" and see if you like it more on second viewing. Personally, I love that episode, both as a stand-alone story and and precursor to the "Cleaver" plotline in S6.