> >Matthew Sweet

I'd have to say "Like +".  I'm not too fond of his A&M or Columbia stuff,
but I love 100% Fun and Altered Beast.  I thought his last couple were good,
but not great.

> >Squeeze

"Like +" as well.  I think Argybargy and East Side Story are wonderful, but
all the other albums have maybe 2 or 3 songs each that I love.  A lot of
their stuff just misses the mark for me but, to paraphrase Shoes, "when it
hits, it hits so hard".

> >XTC

Love.  Though I find the early stuff to be uneven, Skylarking, Oranges and
Lemons, and Nonesuch are great.  Oranges And Lemons is an all-time favorite.

> >Owsley

Love, both his stuff with The Semantics and his solo album.

> >Splitsville

I love Pet Soul, and increasingly like each album from their inception
onwards.  I guess you could say "Like +" here.

> >The Merrymakers

Love...but not as much as Beagle.  :-)

> >Myracle Brah

"Like ++".  I love the first album, and really like most everything else,
but they don't quite make the Love category.

> >Teenage Fanclub

"Like +".  Grand Prix and Songs From Northern Britain are wonderful, and
Bandwagonesque is real good.  The other stuff, except for the songs
"Everything Flows" and that first one on "Howdy", don't do too much for me.

> >Cherry Twister

Love, especially At Home With Cherry Twister.

> >Aimee Mann

Like.  I think I'm With Stupid is excellent, but while I own all the other
albums if I never hear them again I probably won't lose too much sleep.

> >Sloan

Here's a band that I know a lot of us love, but other than "Penpal" and any
of the songs Jay writes (which, unfortunately, aren't too many), they don't
do much for me at all.  When I saw them live at The Troubadour, they were so
loud I had to retreat to The Loft, and those of you who know me know that I
never do that kind of thing.  Plus, Chris Murphy's rock moves on stage were
so obnoxious, I almost threw up my Diet Coke.  I'd have to say "Like -"
here.

> >The Vandalias

Love, for sure!

> >The Shazam

"Like ++"  Godspeed The Shazam is excellent, and all the others are very
good.

By the way, how does Fountains Of Wayne stack up as an Audities universally
loved band?  Any dissenters?

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Pop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David