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Baloo 
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 3:09 pm to TheDoc)
I've never been able to get into Lucero. Don't know why. They just never grabbed me.
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TheDoc 
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 3:21 pm to Baloo)
That's crazy. Ben is 10x the songwriter that Patterson hood or coley could ever dream of being.
Self titled
Tennessee
That much further west
Nobody's darlings
Pretty excellent albums
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Pettifogger
Member since Feb 2012
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 3:51 pm to TheDoc)
I can't get into either, which is weird because I kinda like the genre. Both just seem disjointed to me.
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LoneStarTiger
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Lone Star State
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 3:54 pm to TheDoc)
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Ben is 10x the songwriter that Patterson hood or coley could ever dream of being.
LMFAO
you are insane
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NoSaint
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 4:04 pm to TheDoc)
i love lucero but disagree big time. i think ben would likewise agree with me.
that said - DBT is at tipitinas in january. see anyone there?
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redneck hippie
Tulsa
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1579 posts
| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 4:39 pm to Baloo)
I think Lucero is a better live band than DBT. DBT has better albums, although they haven't had a good one in years.
AA is good, but they need a few more good albums under their belt before they're in the discussion.
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Spaulding Smails
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Member since Jun 2012
2178 posts
| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 7:12 pm to NoSaint)
DBT is better, you're a tad crazy to think otherwise
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DBT is at tipitinas in january. see anyone there?
Thank you for this information. I must now power fap my way over to purchase tickets
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TFTC
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 7:23 pm to Spaulding Smails)
DBT... They are original, if not somewhat past it now...
AA... in about the 5 songs I've heard from them, they've given me no reason to listen any further... not terrible, just boring...
Lucero's latest record is garbage, but I liked their first few...
Uncle Tupelo blows 'em all away...
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MrCoachKlein 
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 7:53 pm to TheDoc)
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Ben is 10x the songwriter that Patterson hood or coley could ever dream of being
Going to respectively disagree with you on this one, Cooley takes the cake hands down IMO
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Spaulding Smails
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THUNDER GUN EXPRESS
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 10:20 pm to MrCoachKlein)
Isbell was, and still is the better songwriter. Cooley gives it more of that whiskey and cigarettes type of flavor. It all rounds out though
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TheDoc
USA Fan
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2005
88298 posts
| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/9/12 at 10:33 pm to Spaulding Smails)
isbell was the best writer of that group by far
I find all their songs without him boring
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MrCoachKlein
Ole Miss Fan
Member since Sep 2010
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/10/12 at 2:20 am to Spaulding Smails)
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It all rounds out though
The way that they all complimented each other is what makes them so damn good. I'm biased though because Isbell comes off as a dick IMO (still damn good though)
Favorite Cooley songs:
Space City
Zip City
Women Without Whiskey
72
Uncle Frank
When The Pin Hits The Shell
Where The Devil Don't Stay
Gravity's Gone
One of these Days
Self-Destructive Zones
A Ghost To Most
Cartoon Gold
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TheDoc
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Louisiana
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/10/12 at 4:58 am to MrCoachKlein)
Isbell is an a-hole. Still a great writer.
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raginjeauxcajun
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somewhere between here and there
Member since Sep 2010
261 posts
| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/10/12 at 8:02 am to MrCoachKlein)
American Aquarium
These guys are a new favorite for me
Cudos to the Music Board for sending me to them.
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TheDoc
USA Fan
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2005
88298 posts
| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/10/12 at 8:19 am to raginjeauxcajun)
They have like 6 albums
Was laughing at the "lets wait and see what they do with their next album" talk
Their newest is the best album that they've recorded
Coincidentally, Jason isbell produced and recorded it
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Baloo
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Member since Sep 2003
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/10/12 at 9:37 am to redneck hippie)
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I think Lucero is a better live band than DBT. DBT has better albums, although they haven't had a good one in years.
Different strokes and all, but that's crazy talk. I've seen both bands live and there's just no contest on who's better live. Of course, DBT is in the handful of very best live bands on the planet. I don't see how you can go see both those bands and not think DBT is a better live band. But, diff'rent strokes and all.
And while I don't think the last two albums are on the same level of their prime five album stretch, I really like the last two. Especially Go Go Boots, which has a real ragged, lived in feel. It feels like the band just sitting around and riffing off each other. The Big To Do is actually their best chart positioning album, though.
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TFTC
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/10/12 at 9:42 am to Baloo)
There is usually a song or two on their past couple of albums I like...
I agree that DBT is a better live act than Lucero... Seen 'em both at the old Chelsea's by campus (only common venue) and the level of intensity wasnt even close...
I kinda like Patterson's rambling, but I can see how it could be a turn off for some...
This post was edited on 11/10 at 9:42 am
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TheDoc
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Louisiana
Member since Dec 2005
88298 posts
| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/10/12 at 11:24 am to TFTC)
DBT is boring live.
Lucero is one of the best live rock and roll bands touring right now.
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TheDoc
USA Fan
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2005
88298 posts
| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/10/12 at 11:26 am to Baloo)
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Different strokes and all, but that's crazy talk. I've seen both bands live and there's just no contest on who's better live. Of course, DBT is in the handful of very best live bands on the planet. I don't see how you can go see both those bands and not think DBT is a better live band. But, diff'rent strokes and all.
I disagree and I've seen both many times.
Funny part is, glossary blows both of them away live.
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TheDoc
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| re: Drive-By Truckers or American Aquarium? (Posted on 11/10/12 at 11:40 am to LoneStarTiger)
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LMFAO
you are insane
DBT just comes off cheesy to me in a lot of ways. I feel like they started out strong years ago, and have since packed it in and are going through the motions at this point.
There are better bands in the genre currently, and better songwriters that don't come off as trying too hard
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