bands you truly miss

Second Thin Lizzy. Though they still occasionally tour with Gorham and Sykes, TL without Philo is . . . well . . . not Thin Lizzy. He was one of the greatest frontmen to ever prowl a stage, and with him at the helm, Lizzy were one of the best rock bands I've ever heard or seen. Still in the top three of the best shows I've ever been privileged to see.

Emailists, I assume you are refering to the Tom Robinson Band...?

the dB's - had two brilliant albums and then - nothing more.

how about the Replacements.. never got to see them live.

Husker du...

Jimmdavis: After Trace and AM (which both seem to be Uncle Tupelo material), Son Volt and Wilco did not do it for me, so much. I admire Wilco for moving in new directions, while Jay F. seems to be doing the same sort of stuff, but I've tended to sell discs from both groups when I've picked them up.

Have you checked out Two Cow Garage, from Columbus? One of the best rock bands now playing, for my money, and solidly in the No Depression tradition.

And to return to the demised band theme, you might try St. Louis' Nadine, and their very fine "Downtown Saturday."

jmd

Here's a guilty confession: Squeeze They're one of those bands that defines an era for me, conjuring up all sorts of memories.

Marco