I like this guy doing the new music tuesdays video. He seems more down to earth.

I agree, Christian Hoard had much more to say then the same old lazy “Mott the Hoople, meets T Rex meets Joy Division meets Jesus Christ Superstar meets Hitler meets…” analogy that means absolutely nothing to the average music listener. I’d rather be told what a band sounds like than who they sound like. Nice job Hoard, but I could have done without all the Saved by the Bell bashing, especially when you missed the obvious Hot Sundae and Jessie Spano caffeine addiction reference.

In a year replete with lame releases, this has to be the lamest Tuesday on record…no?

yeah, this guy seems like a real person. excellent.

Hey Rolling Stone, I good a scoop for you. Run with this:

John Mellencamp, who spent the better part of the past year writing a slew of new songs, has just started recording his 22nd career album. Sessions began this week at Belmont Mall, Mellencamp’s studio outside Bloomington, Indiana with T Bone Burnett producing.

As has been his custom throughout this 32-year long career, backing musicians on the album (as yet untitled) are drawn from Mellencamp’s touring band including Mike Wanchic (guitars), Andy York (guitars), John Gunnell (bass) Dane Clark (drums), Miriam Sturm (violin) and Troye Kinnett (keyboards, accordion).

Burnett has produced album projects for a wide variety of artists including Los Lobos, The Wallflowers, Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, Gillian Welch and Tony Bennett & k.d. lang. He has been involved in the production of numerous film soundtracks including O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Cold Mountain.

nice review, Music Tuesday’s friggin’ rock.

nicely done with the Saved By The Bell thing.

By the way, so this ‘High School Musical 2 soundtrac’, that’s considered music at Rolling Stone?

Christian Hoard, first off, you rock at your album reviews. If I could write one that’s HALF as good as yours, I’d be happy. Anyways, i kinda had a feeling that the HSM2 soundtrack wouldn’t be as great as the first one. It gets to a point where it’s just too damn happy.

this guy knows what he’s talking about and is the only rolling stone guy not to praise high school musical

isn’t it wednesday

Dave Mathews has ANY melodies?
agh, have you listened to their crap? sounds like swinging a cat by it’s tail

The new Dave and Tim CD extremely solid to say the least. It’s great to finally have another D&T official release. Luther College was great, but Live at Radio City contains both of Timmy’s solos and a lot more Dave Speak. I’m not sure what release ELi is waiting for… my guess would be a Spice Girls reunion tour show!

Please God. No more video reviews. For the love of O.J. please stop it.

Lots of people love Dave Matthews ,,,,,I just don’t “get” it.

,,,,,Saw him in concert,,,,,,thought that him, his band and the concert were god-awful,,,,,,,yuck, ick, pa-tooey!!!

Jesus, what’s with the fucking video reviews? Are you too lazy to write things now? The written word too complicated for a magazine? Seriously, go write something. Or put up the reviews.

Read my lips….NO MORE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL! Jeez, RS acting like they’re running a teeny bopper website.

,,,,”o.k.” everybody,,,get readdy for some fiddle and saxaphone jams!!! (Oh gawd I suck and my band could’nt get jobs teaching music to crack babies,,,,,,,thank the stars that the world is full of people that actually LIKE to listen to this crap!!!! Ka-ching!!)

,,,,Oh wait,,,,I guess I’ll save the fiddle and saxaphone jams for another time,,,,And now for the big act,,,me and Tim Reynolds are gonna mutually satisfy each others manly needs,,,,you go first, Timmy!!!

Hey Christian Hoard,

I highly doubt you could play a single guitar note let along a chord
or a song, try playing in exact time
with another gifted player (Dave & Tim) and what they do is very incredible from a technical view as well as playing great acoustic versions of The DMB songs,
If I were Rolling Stone I would drop this online column.

john Mellencamp is terrible..no one cares, seriously..

Haha. Awh, man. This guy is great. One of the only few at Rolling Stone who seems to not have their head up their ass.

Elevator music? That’s alright, I’ll take the stairs.

Hey!