I have nothing witty to write. My brain is mush. So, here’s what I’m listening to this week [or what I'm supposed to be listening to, but I hadn't rated much of it, so it's not been in the rotation]:

• John Fahey’s The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death.
  
• Bruce Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love.
  
• 27 Aug 1995 [Atlanta, GA, USA] concert bootleg of Wilco.
• 8 May 2005 [Nashville, TN, USA] concert bootleg of The Fray.
• 18 Aug 2006 [Lyons, CO, USA] concert bootleg of Jeff Tweedy.
• 13 Oct 2006 [San Antonio, TX, USA] concert bootleg of Wilco.
• 19 Apr 2007 [Birmingham, AL, USA] concert bootleg of Derek Webb.

Last week saw me checking out a classic Springsteen album, a classic Fahey, and some bootlegs:

• Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A.. I friggin’ love this record. I should have bought this a decade ago. Five stars. Seriously, it’s right there with Nebraska for me, and I revere that album.
  
• John Fahey’s The Legend of Blind Joe Death. I wasn’t expecting this to be solely acoustic—I guess I was expecting some vocals—but the playing is pretty great. Three-and-a-half stars.
  
• 21 Jul 1974 [San Francisco, CA, USA] concert bootleg of Eric Clapton. It’s a solid recording from three decades back. Three-and-a-half stars.
• 12 Nov 1996 [Hollywood, CA, USA] concert bootleg of Wilco. Two-and-a-half stars. About now, I’m getting bored of the early era Wilco shows. The new stuff, I like, but … man. Anyway.
• 16 Aug 2006 [Raleigh, NC, USA] concert bootleg of Jeff Tweedy. Good show. Three-and-a-half stars.
• 23 Aug 2006 [Raleigh, NC, USA] concert bootleg of Counting Crows. Three stars. Sounds like the recording environment wasn’t very conducive. Fairly sure it was outside.
• 19 Oct 2006 [Washington, D.C., USA] concert bootleg of Wilco. Really warms up in the second half, like a good Wilco should. Three-and-a-half stars.