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Old 06-28-2015, 03:22 PM   #31 (permalink)
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No, we shall continue talking about Wilco forEVEEEEER
Uhm. Let's not.

Best PIL track, and one of the greatest openers of all time.

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Old 06-28-2015, 03:27 PM   #32 (permalink)
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London Calling, without a doubt.
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Old 06-28-2015, 04:20 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Uhm. Let's not.

Best PIL track, and one of the greatest openers of all time.

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any album that opens with my favorite writer reading from his greatest novel is purrrfect

also this song simply fucking rocks
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Old 06-28-2015, 04:29 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Honestly I've never heard a more bleak opening to an album.
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Old 06-28-2015, 04:47 PM   #35 (permalink)
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To those who have not heard this, the feedback starts up in this video about 4 seconds in, and it's a high pitch and loud.

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Old 06-28-2015, 04:54 PM   #36 (permalink)
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^well yeah.....its Guitar Wolf

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^i don't think i can honestly think of an opening track that sets up the general feel and philosophy of an album better than this one
Bringing back some major memories of listening to this album for the first time around 1992.
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right around the same time for myself too....a real life changer
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right around the same time for myself too....a real life changer
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