Jay Farrar

I understand that the world isn't a grand place to live in, but you have to live, right? Where's the joy anywhere in his music? In his performances? In his lyrics? Is every day just a bummer? I'm 32, thank you very much. I've lived in Illinois my entire life. When I was just hearing Uncle Tupelo for...

Please don't equate my not liking his voice or his recent output with thinking that anyone who likes him is not intelligent. That's putting words into my mouth that aren't there.

Thanks. Those are good points. I didn't take notice of those apparently, or I just forgot to write them down. I switch off between wanting to write about the crowd or my own perceptions. Again, this often comes down to an editorial thing. My editor likes to keep the audience reaction out of things m...

Willy wrote:By posting the review here, you've already conveyed to me that you're not a professional or credible journalist

How, exactly? See my above post. Even if you're a fan, a conflicting opinion is good to hear. I love reading critical pieces on my favorite artists.

saratoga jay wrote: ....honestly, i love hearing other peoples opinion and jay doesn't give what would ever be called a highly energized show, but i still call it a dick move.

I put it here, because Jay and his fans are intelligent and I figured that they may like hearing a different opinion.

Grand. I'm a whiner. That's what the tone was.

Next in line?

Wilco didn't really start to cook until 1996.

Well gee golly wiz...thanks for the incite. So its just shit and you have nothing better to do but call it shit and move on with your life. Still trying to get me to read your piece huh? Clever devil. Aut...you're right... moved on. Wow, you just revealed yourself! You wrote eleven paragraphs sayin...

eleven paragraphs saying the same fucking thing. school you? i don't offer up crit to a piece thats shit. get it? probably not. Well gee golly wiz...thanks for the incite. So its just shit and you have nothing better to do but call it shit and move on with your life. I'm not trying to squash your F...

bhickmans your review is a joke. Stopped reading this tripe after para 4. You've just rehashed what every critic on the planet rehashes: along with a bunch of cliches: 'Allow me to digress....'? Like I said no need to go further here. Didn't do your homework that's evident early on. Thanks for play...

saratoga jay wrote:i like your honesty...but i totally disagree with you.

keep the dave matthews...i'll stick with jay.

I despise Dave Matthews frankly. I like Jay's work with Uncle Tupelo...but his solo stuff since then has just left me cold.

Hi all. I just wanted to post a link to my review of Jay Farrar's recent show in Chicago at the legendary Metro.

Thanks for reading!